Point One Hurts by Tom 7

made by Tom 7 for LD27 (COMPO)

This is a web-game you can play in your internet-browser.

This game is a bit harder than I hoped, due to too much time spent on the wrong stuff. Your gaming instincts may lead you astray, so if you want to win (it is possible), pay attention and make sure you're using Z and X liberally.

Did this all from scratch in Flash, including the things where I should just use some pre-existing package. I'm happy with the ten songs of the themetrack, at least!

http://pointone.spacebar.org/compo.shtml

If rating, please use the compo version, with its glorious hostile physics. Otherwise, the jam version fixes some bugs and is a little friendlier.

Web	http://pointone.spacebar.org/compo.shtml
Bugfix jam version	http://pointone.spacebar.org/
Source	http://sourceforge.net/p/tom7misc/svn/2045/tree/trunk/pointone/
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=1984

Ratings

Coolness	47%	1196
Overall	3.25	365

Audio	3.42	114
Fun	2.85	617
Graphics	3.35	288
Humor	2.68	318
Innovation	3.78	88
Mood	2.95	387
Theme	3.27	467

Feedback

matthias_zarzecki

26. Aug 2013 · 13:43 UTC

Nice mechanic! ..although I'm still not quite sure what is supposed to happen :P

xgeovanni

26. Aug 2013 · 19:27 UTC

Just because I don't understand what's going on doesn't mean it isn't great.

xgeovanni

27. Aug 2013 · 18:28 UTC

Alright, I think I get it. The goal is to close yourself in to a box exactly when the spikes come, right?

zlowrance

28. Aug 2013 · 01:53 UTC

Great looking game, and the music was good. Not sure what the point was, but I tried collecting all the #'s

LegacyCrono

28. Aug 2013 · 02:18 UTC

Man you never fail to come up with interesting ideas :D Great game, took me a while to figure out what was going on. I still couldn't figure out how to escape from the spikes though... Good job!

🎤 Tom 7

28. Aug 2013 · 02:23 UTC

Part of the point is to figure out the point(s), so I won't spoil it in here. :) But it's not that abstruse; just don't necessarily trust your game instincts, and do pay attention...

ZYXer

28. Aug 2013 · 03:08 UTC

Wow! Awesome graphics and soundtrack. Love how the physics and game rules change every ten seconds. Great work! (Though I must admit that I'm not quite sure what I'm supposed to do.)

Solifuge

29. Aug 2013 · 00:11 UTC

Excellent puzzle platformer, with a truly unique set of mechanics. I finally won, after lots of experimentation. Excellent work on this, and thanks for sharing it!

murilo

29. Aug 2013 · 01:48 UTC

Very solid stuff here, man! Like the graphics, music and all even though I couldn't quite understand the goal.

kazukishida

29. Aug 2013 · 14:57 UTC

gerdermit I don't understand it still T___T I'll be back with this! I won't rate it till I understand it!

proc

29. Aug 2013 · 23:00 UTC

YES! Did it! Took some work but i got there. Very enjoyable little game and I feel the end was a good reward :)

goyal

30. Aug 2013 · 01:53 UTC

I got stuck on a platform with two giant bar on each side. They are higher than my jump height. Couldnt do anything after that point other than to restart the game.

The music is good.

SnoringFrog

30. Aug 2013 · 02:40 UTC

Never was able to beat it, but I did really enjoy playing it. If classwork wasn't piling up, I think I'd sit here half the night until I won. Great work!

🎤 Tom 7

30. Aug 2013 · 03:21 UTC

goyal: It should be impossible to get stuck. You should try the Z and X keys (again, I apologize that there is not enough hand-holding in the game. :( )