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Pixelfall by redhotvengeance

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made by redhotvengeance for LD28 (COMPO)
Pixelfall is a race to the bottom. Can you fall the furthest?

Pixelfall is a quasi-multiplayer game - the whole internet plays the exact same round at the exact same time, and then everyone sees how they ranked.

Can you fall the greatest amount of pixels? Give it your best shot - but watch out! There are white and black blocks that will come at you fast. You can break through the blocks if you are the same color as them (and even get a speed boost when you do), and you can change colors with ::spacebar::.

YOU ONLY GET ONE minute to fall as far as you can, and YOU ONLY GET ONE color at a time.

HTML5/WebGL/Canvas. Built on the Phaser framework. Music with autotracker.py. Sound effects with cfxr.

* You may see a grey screen while it loads - that's normal. Just give it a few seconds to finish loading. *
Web http://ld28.herokuapp.com
Source https://github.com/redhotvengeance/ld28
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=29246

Ratings

Coolness 57% 3
Overall 3.14 391
Audio 2.63 447
Fun 2.87 491
Graphics 2.43 745
Humor 1.95 629
Innovation 3.03 411
Mood 2.50 677
Theme 2.60 649

Feedback

Gemberkoekje
16. Dec 2013 · 08:33 UTC
I couldn't seem to get it to run, it was just stuck on "Sigh" with the name thing (Even when I did fill in a name)
Gemberkoekje
16. Dec 2013 · 08:34 UTC
After restart, filled in a name immediately, GO didn't do anything... :(
Citiral
16. Dec 2013 · 08:40 UTC
It was really fun :) I really liked that you could see everyone elses score at the end of the match, it instantly sparked that competitive feeling! The graphics and audio where a bit lacking though. Overall it was really good
ThatGuy
16. Dec 2013 · 08:41 UTC
Simple and fun game. It may be a bit too easy though, since every time after my first try I was able to make it the whole fall without hitting anything. Perhaps encouraging dangerous play would spice it up, giving boosts for smashing through the lines, encouraging players to switch colors more often in an attempt to get both white and black lines. All in all, it's a solid game, great work! Also, cool idea for temporary score boards.
MRvanderPants
16. Dec 2013 · 08:43 UTC
I really liked how you could play against others online. Particals were a great addition to the game.
mortl8324
16. Dec 2013 · 09:24 UTC
Awesome game. The networking really made it come alive. If people are having trouble loading it, just try to give it time. Leave it for awhile. I think it waits for the next match to start you.
DanielVF
16. Dec 2013 · 13:29 UTC
I love the gameplay difference between the white and the black bars. Also a nice mechanic that you don't die when you hit something, but rather get delayed in your fall. This keeps you playing during the entire online game, rather than getting bored and quitting.
rnlf
16. Dec 2013 · 14:41 UTC
I ran very slowly on my machine, or maybe it was my internet connection (HSDPA) at the moment. The mechanics seemed to be fun, though.
capnramses
16. Dec 2013 · 15:32 UTC
nice work! very tidy, worked well for me!
ovenchips
16. Dec 2013 · 22:46 UTC
Well done for showing how a client-server design can really lift a game. Great idea. It's inspired me to add a server component to my next LD game. Nice clean art style. I scored this really high for innovation. Hurrah!
Kyatric
17. Dec 2013 · 06:44 UTC
Well, when I tried the game, there wasn't anyone else, so apparently one of the "funniest" aspect was missing.

As a "solo" game, the mechanics are missing a true challenge. The time spent when hitting a wrong platform is too long and cuts the "free falling" feeling.

The music and audio is pretty annoying and it's sad there's not a switch to cut it off.

Despite my critics, I reckon the technical aspect and congratulates you for doing a client/server game during the week-end.
🎤 redhotvengeance
17. Dec 2013 · 18:46 UTC
@Kyatric Good constructive critiques. I agree with them. The client/server aspect took most of my focus, and the game mechanics are missing some love. Oh, and I really wanted to add a mute button, but just ran out of time. Thanks for the feedback!
SimianLogic
18. Dec 2013 · 22:45 UTC
Simple falling game. The platforms are SUPER sticky -- maybe have the main character blink while input is locked so we can tell what's going on? Interesting that everyone plays together...

I didn't get the reason for the black/white platforms. Once I figured out I could smash my color it got easier, but didn't see a point.
xrm0
19. Dec 2013 · 12:37 UTC
The first time didn't know what to do. Couldn't make the game to start. It was I needed to enter a name. The name input and the validation message should be different from the rest of the instructions somehow, different color, some visual effect, etc.
Tex Killer
27. Dec 2013 · 16:27 UTC
It was OK, I guess... Very easy, you get bored too quickly.
garygreen
01. Jan 2014 · 18:41 UTC
When the timer reached zero the game just kept going and I couldn't see how I ranked with others. Good fun though. :-)