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Spectrum by Keith Evans

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made by Keith Evans for LD28 (JAM)
Spectrum
A colorful puzzle platformer.

You are a small white orb trapped inside a mysterious test chamber. A floating colored portal can be seen in the distance but when you touch it, nothing appears to happen. Your goal is to find a way out of 5 increasingly difficult test chambers.

Absorb the color of lights in the environment
Mix colors together to match the color of portals, switches, and force fields.
You ONLY GET ONE COLOR at a time.

Good luck!

Apologies to Mac users, there is a random crash we are still tracking down.

Art, Code, and Design by Keith Evans and Matt Krystek
Music by Michael Krystek

Post Compo Release Notes:
Updated Player Physics based off everyone's awesome feedback. Thanks!
Changed Jump Pad Geo for easier activation.
Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/181017721/Spectrum/Spectrum.html
Web (Post Compo) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/181017721/SpectrumPostCompo/SpectrumPostCompo.html
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=25189

Ratings

Coolness 69% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.37 147
Audio(Jam) 3.03 219
Fun(Jam) 3.11 184
Graphics(Jam) 3.50 188
Humor(Jam) 1.74 419
Innovation(Jam) 3.50 62
Mood(Jam) 2.91 255
Theme(Jam) 2.37 398

Feedback

Seigeengine
17. Dec 2013 · 05:44 UTC
It's a pretty cool and enjoyable game, but I'm really not feeling the theme association. Especially with the blending of colours. Just feels off. Still, a fun game. Played it longer than most others even.
metkis
17. Dec 2013 · 10:59 UTC
I like this idea, it's really interesting. I feel like it fits the theme alright! Graphics are tight, there's solid audio and music. Overall an enjoyable idea that could be taken even further. My only gripe is that the controls were a little finicky, but otherwise great!
TeamRoboto
17. Dec 2013 · 19:59 UTC
You can only have one colour! Enjoyed it! But I had some hard times with the controls at one point and got stuck to a wall.
Scifer
17. Dec 2013 · 20:04 UTC
Top notch for graphics. I can see this being on Steam, easily. :D
Zerkruemler
17. Dec 2013 · 20:08 UTC
Very good concept. Well done. The soundtrack is a bit repetitive, but fits well. Excellent work for a game jam!
kidder
17. Dec 2013 · 20:09 UTC
Fairly standard puzzle platformer, but well-implemented and very polished. I love the bounce animation on the orb when you jump.
Paradeem Team!
17. Dec 2013 · 20:13 UTC
Gorgeous. Only complaint is the controls, they're really stiff, otherwise, you guys did a great job.
Pietro Ferrantelli
17. Dec 2013 · 20:37 UTC
The concept is awesome, this is a really good game !
srimech
17. Dec 2013 · 21:02 UTC
It was looking really good but when I finished the second level I got "The content was stopped because a fatal content error has been detected." (Chrome, OSX 10.7.5). I haven't rated it yet. Hopefully I'll get another try.
AtomicVikings
17. Dec 2013 · 21:04 UTC
YAY Unity is cool! The game is awesome. Graphics are nice and I had fun to play it. Easy understanding. ♥ I would buy it ^^
Nikteddy92
17. Dec 2013 · 21:07 UTC
I love this kind of platform/puzzle!
Jgpicatoste
17. Dec 2013 · 21:10 UTC
Loved it! Controls were a little rough sometimes, but I managed to complete it. Nice idea and good execution!
🎤 Keith Evans
17. Dec 2013 · 21:12 UTC
@srimech, thanks for the heads up. That seems to not be very common but I will definitely be keeping my eye out for it. Hopefully it was a chrome crash. :) Thanks for the feedback.
StoneMonkeyStudios
17. Dec 2013 · 21:14 UTC
I love the mood, the music, and the visuals, but I had trouble with the character controls, especially on ramps. The character was pretty tough to control. I'll agree that the theme was a bit loose, but overall, I think this was a great entry!
Riilu
17. Dec 2013 · 21:38 UTC
It really missed out on the theme sadly, but the game was fairly fun, more work should have been put into the controls though, they felt slippery, and the jumping felt very inconsistent, it was as if everytime I pressed space the orb would jump to different heights. The visuals were nice and in general there was nothing particularly bad about the game.
pkenney
18. Dec 2013 · 20:40 UTC
Supercool, so glad I didn't read the directions.

Controls a bit wonky, I kept struggling against them, first feeling that I couldn't move enough and then suddenly getting unstuck and overshooting my target, which was the only mar in an otherwise sweet experience.
🎤 Keith Evans
18. Dec 2013 · 20:41 UTC
Thanks for all the great feedback everybody! We have uploaded a post compo release for anyone wanting to try out a slightly more polished experience.
Lyje
19. Dec 2013 · 01:00 UTC
Controls are annoyingly finicky sometimes, but the concept, mechanic, graphics and audio are all fantastic!
TreehouseElite
19. Dec 2013 · 02:36 UTC
This is a wonderful concept, like you said it is similar in theme to our game but this is certainly a unique style. Unity is extremely powerful in comparison to LibGDX so I am very interested to see where you take this if you plan on releasing it.

Overall I think this is a fantastic game though it seems a bit loose on the theme, same for our game though!
Xavier
19. Dec 2013 · 16:39 UTC
I love the concept of solve the puzzles by colors. It can be a good starting point to make something much elaborated. On the other hand the controls are, as others said before, a bit wonky.
jdpalmer
19. Dec 2013 · 17:30 UTC
I also got the "The content was stopped because a fatal content error has been detected." message but it was really great up to that point (level 2)!
🎤 Keith Evans
19. Dec 2013 · 18:02 UTC
@jdpalmer What web browser were you using? It might have something to do with your Unity web plugin being old (download the latest version here: http://unity3d.com/webplayer), we are trying to track this issue down and will put up a windows version of the game tonight. Sorry about that!
Atmospherium
21. Dec 2013 · 01:23 UTC
I like this idea a lot, I just wish you had time to make more levels. The color mechanic really has a lot of possibilities. Keep working on this!
csanyk
21. Dec 2013 · 06:02 UTC
Once I figured out what I was supposed to do, and how things worked, it was pretty fun. Visual design of the objects could have helped make it a bit more apparent what I was supposed to do, but figuring it out didn't take too much effort...
Jacques_le_lezard
21. Dec 2013 · 20:04 UTC
Oh good one! Nice mood an polished game =)
kristoffer zetterberg
23. Dec 2013 · 21:25 UTC
nice puzzles, visuals and music! the collision detection is a little strange, and the controls a not very precise, even in the post-compo, but great job nonetheless!
Coin Flip Games
24. Dec 2013 · 04:58 UTC
Pretty good game. I thought it was very innovated and was fun.
🎤 Keith Evans
29. Dec 2013 · 17:39 UTC
We have tracked down the random crash and it seems to be a Mac only issue. Apologies to Mac users, we are in the process of working on a solution.