Boomerang by Deity

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made by Deity for LD28 (COMPO)
You get 1 Boomerang. It comes back to you if it doesn't hit anything. Collect the Orange ball to go to the next level.

Left click to fire boomerang. That's it.

Ratings

Coolness 48% 998
Overall 2.95 554
Audio 2.13 644
Fun 2.90 466
Graphics 3.30 307
Humor 1.85 678
Innovation 3.17 317
Mood 2.48 689
Theme 2.73 570

Feedback

SilentBunny
16. Dec 2013 · 03:11 UTC
poor boomerang didnt come back
mcgraw
16. Dec 2013 · 03:11 UTC
That was fun/interesting! Great work!
supremefist
16. Dec 2013 · 03:11 UTC
Hard to predict what the trajectory of the boomerang will be!
Snail_Man
16. Dec 2013 · 03:13 UTC
I really liked the clean, crisp graphical style. Sounds were okay, although they cot a bit annoying after a while. The boomerang's physics felt very weird and inconsistent though.
archaeometrician
16. Dec 2013 · 03:16 UTC
Cute game ! I lost my boomerang after level 6 :P Good job with the graphics I love the isometric view.
andrewkennedy
16. Dec 2013 · 03:23 UTC
Cool take on the theme, You've got a pretty fun game here!
ashen
16. Dec 2013 · 03:30 UTC
What a fun game! Well done! The graphic style is clean and the use of the theme very clever.
WojWorks
16. Dec 2013 · 03:35 UTC
A fun, albeit simple game. Not sure how well this fits the theme though.
ehtd
16. Dec 2013 · 03:56 UTC
A nice but a little unpredictable boomerang. I played for 30 levels, did not know if the game had an end. Simple concept, but nice gameplay.
mcapraro
16. Dec 2013 · 04:44 UTC
nicely executed!
dcolgan
16. Dec 2013 · 06:39 UTC
Very fun! It's a video game boomerang simulator game.
primaerfunktion
16. Dec 2013 · 10:05 UTC
The boomerang is hard to predict, but it's fun to play.
nicotuason
16. Dec 2013 · 12:48 UTC
Nice crisp graphics! Bit hard to predict the boomerang's path, but still fun.
Tonasz
16. Dec 2013 · 16:25 UTC
I love this minimalistic art style and enjoyed this idea for puzzle gameplay. :) The mechanics of boomerang could be explained better, but I think I got it. Are levels generated or preseted? And I'm not sure if that's bug, but few times the ball has moved around after failure, and once got inside a tree.
🎤 Deity
17. Dec 2013 · 01:17 UTC
Thanks for all the feedback! Was my first entry to Ludum so I kept my plans simple so I could finish.

Boomerang is definitely a bit tricky. I wanted a fully elliptical path but that didn't work so well so I made it to where the boomerang first goes to where you click then does the full 180 degree semicircle before returning.

@Tonasz: levels are all randomized/generated. And yes I think on the return path, the boomerang can sometimes glitch through trees (collider fail due to the movement/rotation speed I think).
Adam Tea
17. Dec 2013 · 05:30 UTC
I quite like the graphics! It's quite cute. I made a boomerang game too! Quite different to yours which goes to show there's a lot you can do :D
Please check it out!
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=29328
danbo
17. Dec 2013 · 12:13 UTC
Cute game, though since you can just keep throwing it I dunno how much it adheres to the theme.
SecondDimension
17. Dec 2013 · 12:26 UTC
When there were a few trees and you swung the boomerang between them it was supremely satisfying!
Venturelli
17. Dec 2013 · 16:37 UTC
Nice idea, but the boomerang trajectory is a little weird, I think! We made a boomerang game as well, nice to see the same idea generating games in completely different genres :D
Zerkruemler
17. Dec 2013 · 20:37 UTC
Nice idea, good implementation. but unfortunately it is more luck than skill required. More different levels would also be nice.
somepx
18. Dec 2013 · 21:46 UTC
A good game. Stuck at level 6 tho ;)
Jgpicatoste
19. Dec 2013 · 21:48 UTC
Pretty good, with clever level design and vibrant graphics. I found, though, that the boomerang mechanic behaved somewhat unreliable sometimes.
Miltage
20. Dec 2013 · 13:07 UTC
I loved the concept, but the puzzles aren't very well thought out. If you hit the ball, but don't get the boomerang back, the level restarts with the ball in a new position. This makes me think that the levels are actually random and not puzzles at all, more a luck-based game as opposed to a skill/logical one which I hoped it was. Overall, an enjoyable game, nicely done.
diegomachado
21. Dec 2013 · 20:39 UTC
I like the minimal graphics style and gameplay! Could improve control (or lack of) the boomerang when it's comming back. Nice work!
rnlf
22. Dec 2013 · 02:10 UTC
Interesting idea. Is there a way to predict the direction the boomerang will turn? It's quite hard this way. Funky art style.
Diptoman
03. Jan 2014 · 13:23 UTC
Simple and fun! It was hard to know if the boomerang would turn left or right, so too a lot of gambles. The spinning was weird. But other than that, great game, and a great way to kill time.
Jupiter_Hadley
04. Jan 2014 · 17:20 UTC
Really cute looking. Love the game :) I included this game in my Ludum Dare 28 compilation video series, if you'd like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/fUXvqevl8YI