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Blue Moon by Mark Smith

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made by Mark Smith for LD35 (COMPO)
Blue Moon is an exploration and collecting game where the player controls a shapeshifter who can swap between 3 forms; A wolf, a shark and a bird.

Each form gives different advantages that are needed to collect all the gems and avoid the evil Hunters.

Controls:

W,S,A,D & Arrow Keys - Move your character

Spacebar - Jump/Swim Up

1 - Shapeshift into a Wolf

2 - Shapeshift into a Shark

3 - Shapeshift into a Bird

Mouse Scroll Wheel - adjust camera

* I apologise for a couple of movement bugs I didn't have time to fix *
Web https://9279d978eace8d05ead6ef7ee0c0088c42a48fcf.googledrive.com/host/0B4lOz-3CnBpSUmNabHYzaVpBc2s/
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/gryz5q22ftxi9b6/Blue%20Moon%20Windows%20Build.rar?dl=0
Source https://www.dropbox.com/s/sexukd1cpz26vjb/Ludum%20Dare%2035%20Project.rar?dl=0
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=55617

Ratings

Coolness 95% 2
Overall 3.30 387
Audio 3.28 210
Fun 2.96 579
Graphics 3.91 105
Innovation 3.23 381
Mood 3.28 230
Theme 3.73 224

Feedback

qikcik
17. Apr 2016 · 20:03 UTC
Nice :D
sand6r
17. Apr 2016 · 20:49 UTC
Hey, man, looks like it doesnt run in web-mode
sand6r
17. Apr 2016 · 20:49 UTC
or maybe it's just my laptop thats too outdated to play this
jacklehamster
18. Apr 2016 · 03:07 UTC
Nice work! It's pleasant to navigate into the round world.
brinkhousegames
18. Apr 2016 · 03:08 UTC
Very creative, loved the calming music. Had some issues with controls and movement, and I thought there could be a little more direction about the motivation, but great work overall!
Tater_hater
18. Apr 2016 · 03:18 UTC
It is a very pretty game! 100 objective pts is a little much for a jam game..
egos
18. Apr 2016 · 03:18 UTC
nice visual aspect
But the control are really buggy with me
Garrett Hoofman
18. Apr 2016 · 03:20 UTC
Great game! Only feedback is that it was a little tricky seeing the jump on the wolf when the camera is directly above. Maybe tilt it just a bit?
Docjekyll
18. Apr 2016 · 04:08 UTC
Great visual style :-D
chobrah
18. Apr 2016 · 04:37 UTC
This game is absolutely stunning. I am transported to a distant memory of Mario64 and love it. The controls and movement bugs detract a little bit, once you master the programming side you will be an unstoppable force. What you accomplished in LD conditions is unfathomable to me.
reheated
18. Apr 2016 · 05:04 UTC
It's gorgeous, and I like the little details like whizzing bullet sounds.
cornand34
18. Apr 2016 · 08:14 UTC
nice game
jk5000
18. Apr 2016 · 09:07 UTC
Simple, fun and beautiful.
TideS
18. Apr 2016 · 09:27 UTC
Cool graphics style, but too easy to play.
wumpus
18. Apr 2016 · 09:32 UTC
Haha, I was going to say it was a bit pedestrian until I found my first hunter and crapped my pants. I got 49/100 before the swines shot me out of the sky.

Movement was a little ropey (this fish was painfully slow) but the objective and challenge seemed to be balanced just right. I like the touches like sound of the bullets zipping by you and it looks quite nice.

I really enjoyed it.
Przekop
18. Apr 2016 · 09:33 UTC
That was great experience. For me bird, and shark was bugged a little. Bird was trying to go somewhere without any input, and shark was very slow in water.
norseware
18. Apr 2016 · 09:36 UTC
Wow. This was awesome! I really liked playing this. It's creative, and engaging. The hunters are awesome! :)
nopogo
18. Apr 2016 · 09:36 UTC
Liked the perspective and controls. Also great level design.
HoldMeImScared
18. Apr 2016 · 09:38 UTC
I got 67 coins before I quit. A little glitchiness with movement, but on the whole pretty nice. I like your little planet :)
Berserker_Chris
18. Apr 2016 · 09:57 UTC
Nice Game, the shooting range is a little bit to high.
but good idea and music
Fatsheep
18. Apr 2016 · 10:13 UTC
Pretty nice game, some minor bugs, has an overall good feel.
NCBRdev
18. Apr 2016 · 12:28 UTC
The only critique I have is that the game runs REALLY slow on some browsers/computers.
neilcorre2k6
18. Apr 2016 · 14:05 UTC
Hi there! :)

This is a very interesting game! :D it can be used to raise awareness :D

just sayin' ;)
plantprogrammer
18. Apr 2016 · 15:14 UTC
An excellent entry :)
Despite the wobbly/glitchy controls, I loved playing it.
Jukepoks1
18. Apr 2016 · 15:16 UTC
This is really nice! only problem is that when I shapeshift to a bird it starts below ground sometimes. Hard and fachinating game. I like the music. Audio of those bullets passing by is awesome! it makes the game so intense all of a sudden :D This game looks beautiful even though its lowpoly!
Dooskington
18. Apr 2016 · 17:29 UTC
Cool game! I liked the whole "round world" thing.
RyanNielson
18. Apr 2016 · 18:01 UTC
Great game, I love the music and the art. There was a bit of hitchiness on my laptop though for some reason. Overall, great effort though. It's quite unique.
wheerd
18. Apr 2016 · 20:02 UTC
I love the graphics and the music, and the use of shape shifting is cool :)
bluszcz
18. Apr 2016 · 23:03 UTC
Nice (and it does run in the web mode - Chromium / Linux)
KunoNoOni
19. Apr 2016 · 00:34 UTC
What a wonderful little game. I really enjoyed not have to kill anything lol. Just need to run around and collect thinks. quite relaxing :)
Ogniok
19. Apr 2016 · 01:31 UTC
The game is pretty neat. I love the idea of changing into different types of animals :D
Spud
19. Apr 2016 · 10:21 UTC
I enjoyed the tiny planet
Jupiter_Hadley
19. Apr 2016 · 23:23 UTC
I like the graphics and feel of this game! I included it in my video compilation series of Ludum Dare games, if you’d like to check them out :) https://youtu.be/F-G7DKrQW4g
Patomkin
20. Apr 2016 · 13:35 UTC
A very pretty game! I've had some problems with controls, though - the shark (whale?) is very slow, making it really time consuming to collect coins underwater, and the bird sometimes freaks out and flies into the ground :/ don't know, why.
Tried a couple of times to eat those hunters. Raawr! :D
Ithildin
20. Apr 2016 · 16:04 UTC
Great entry! Navigation around the globe is smooth, and despite the hunters the experience is mostly relaxed, well done!
ObsessiveNotion
20. Apr 2016 · 22:41 UTC
I have always been a fan of planet games. I think the controls are bad, would be better if the character looks instantly into the direction I want to go or atleast much quicker. Keep it up
blockdroppers
20. Apr 2016 · 22:41 UTC
Pretty fun game!
joaomosmann
20. Apr 2016 · 23:03 UTC
Beautiful! The graphics matches well with the audio. As expected, it needs some polishing. There is some bugs when shape-shifting between bird and shark. But you're in the right track. Could totally become a bigger game!
WojtaW
20. Apr 2016 · 23:18 UTC
Nice game.
Uson Chen
20. Apr 2016 · 23:19 UTC
Great style~ I like the natural stuffs.
Shatter Point Studios
20. Apr 2016 · 23:38 UTC
The art design and music is really nice. I think I would have enjoyed this more without the people shooting at me; it seems like it could be a nice relaxing puzzle/platformer thing.
Solifuge
20. Apr 2016 · 23:48 UTC
I liked the atmosphere, the visuals, the water shader, and the sound quite a bit. Was fun juking and hopping around shots, though I wish I had a way to remove the threats from some areas; perhaps tricking poachers into shooting one another or something? Also, some cost or mechanic that limited how often you could shapeshift, or changed it in some other way, might have been neat. As it was, it was a bit slow, but I enjoyed playing it; my record was 65/100. Thanks for putting this together!
AnaGF
21. Apr 2016 · 01:08 UTC
Cute game, creative and original idea. Graphics and audio are nice too.
vini60
21. Apr 2016 · 01:20 UTC
Really great atmosphere. I love the mini-world.
fenwick
21. Apr 2016 · 02:00 UTC
Very nice and peaceful game. Good peaceful music too. Unfortunately I could only find 99 of the 100 coins :(. Also I think diagonal movement is faster than up/down...
Freank
21. Apr 2016 · 16:52 UTC
Hi, nice game ! We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #35.
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description
endel
21. Apr 2016 · 21:10 UTC
Pretty cool. I can see a lot of potential on this core idea. The mood is really deep and relaxing. Keep it up! Congratulations.
drazil100
21. Apr 2016 · 23:42 UTC
Those hunters are mean. how do you eat them?
MintArcade
23. Apr 2016 · 09:30 UTC
Fantastic game! Nice models, great visuals for compo entry. Wow!
Andreas Brandt
23. Apr 2016 · 10:21 UTC
NICE! great entry, a little bit difficult to die here, but amazing graphics.
jasonalighieri
26. Apr 2016 · 01:36 UTC
This has a great feel to it. Sadly I kept hitting a bug where I'd be moved to sea-level every time I shifted to a bird.
medidog
01. May 2016 · 04:54 UTC
This game really has unique setting. Really lacks a balance of challenge though. Would improved if the collision of the coins would be wider. I also found the speed of the movement a little slow. Overall, nice entry!
Louspirit
06. May 2016 · 09:23 UTC
It is a relaxing game. I experimented some troubles with the bird that didnt want to fly sometimes.
smbe19
09. May 2016 · 11:21 UTC
Good entry, the perspective was a little weird, though. The art style was cool, but the gameplay is lacking diversity. But that's understandable for a 72 hour game. Good job.