Tracewire by Drachlen

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made by Drachlen for LD27 (COMPO)
Tracewire is a game about defusing bombs before the timer runs out.
Your goal is to trace along the wires as quickly as possible.
You have 10 seconds to trace out each wire.

CONTROLS:
Arrow keys to trace along a wire. Spacebar to clear gold nodes.

The game also includes the level editor, which was used to make all the levels. View the readme for more information.

If you're unsure whether you have the .NET framework to run XNA, use the Windows Installer. If you do have the framework, use the Windows zip.

Ratings

Coolness 59% 3
Overall 3.91 39
Audio 3.41 118
Fun 4.03 13
Graphics 3.76 131
Humor 1.74 853
Innovation 3.91 54
Mood 3.44 122
Theme 3.94 48

Feedback

Vaughn
25. Aug 2013 · 23:56 UTC
Definitely not for the faint of heart. Very challenging (especially levels 13/19/20), but some nice production here. Bonus points for level editing!
conix
26. Aug 2013 · 03:04 UTC
Cool game. Graphics are nice and clean, and gameplay is fair and challenging.
Ravetcofx
26. Aug 2013 · 03:33 UTC
Man, no Linux version
kidder
26. Aug 2013 · 03:34 UTC
Woah, fun, challenging, stressful. Great atmosphere and polish.
The Jahn
26. Aug 2013 · 03:34 UTC
... this is spectacular. the gameplay is great. music is great. the graphics work well. works perfectly for the theme.
ethankennerly
26. Aug 2013 · 03:37 UTC
The snappy sounds and polished pixels gratified me and the arrow typing in ten seconds interested me! If you continue to develop this, have you considered hinting at the keys to press in the first trial?
shockedfrog
26. Aug 2013 · 03:51 UTC
Simple, fun gameplay, appealing graphics and sound/music, and even a level editor - great entry overall, already feels quite complete but I'd love to see it developed further.
timothyolt
26. Aug 2013 · 03:57 UTC
Runs in WINE! :D
@TeddyNashor
26. Aug 2013 · 07:41 UTC
Nice! I saw you stream this for a bit! really good outcome!
bonsairobo
26. Aug 2013 · 07:43 UTC
This is a cool take on "rhythm" games. You make your own rhythm. Finger patterns are fun :)
netgrind
26. Aug 2013 · 07:44 UTC
12 Bombs on my first go. That was well wicked. I really enjoyed getting into a button tapping zen.
juaxix
26. Aug 2013 · 12:53 UTC
I love this game, if you adopt the swipe touch controls you would be able to deploy to mobile devices too, i would love to play there :)
01010111
26. Aug 2013 · 18:16 UTC
Really cool concept for bomb defusing! It was a rush to play, great work!
ripatti
26. Aug 2013 · 19:52 UTC
Good entry.
My record is 16 wires after 6-7 tries.
The 14th (or 13th?) is hardest one, I lose here almost always)

Small bug: no music repeat.
Ossi
27. Aug 2013 · 04:36 UTC
That was really fun! Such a simple concept and controls and it starts to get really difficult when you introduce lots of wire slices and alternating gold nodes. Great job!
tripleVisionGames
27. Aug 2013 · 20:02 UTC
The good kind of stress right here! I like that it's difficult but not frustrating and also nicely polished.
Kragnir
27. Aug 2013 · 23:39 UTC
It give a good sense of lack of time when you start failing. Like the game overall.
Jellycakes
28. Aug 2013 · 03:22 UTC
This game stressed me out so much I had to be taken to hospital. I was then diagnosed with an extreme mental disorder which I then had to undertake 3 years of mental rehabilitation in the end, diffusing a bomb reinstated my mentality. Thank you for this life changing experience.
ix
28. Aug 2013 · 03:33 UTC
Very solid entry!
Fervir
28. Aug 2013 · 03:41 UTC
This game is great.
Got my adrenaline going.
Couldn't beat lv 19 though.
Wertle
28. Aug 2013 · 03:48 UTC
Really good pacing and difficulty ramp-up, not just between levels but within each level. Good job!
Thermite
28. Aug 2013 · 16:07 UTC
That. Was. Awesome. I love this game.
tamat
31. Aug 2013 · 13:35 UTC
Loved the mechanics! I was missing maybe a countdown sound in the last 3 seconds to make you get more nervous. Great work
moomoo112
03. Sep 2013 · 22:27 UTC
Amazing game, very well put together!
Eelfroth
16. Sep 2013 · 21:49 UTC
That is some innovative and fun gameplay! Nice soundtrack, too.