Shadows by jayemjee

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made by jayemjee for LD26 (COMPO)
My very first ever Ludum Dare entry: a game about moving light through rooms. Made in Game Maker 8.1. It could have been better, but I certainly learned a lot, so I count it a success!

Time lapse here: http://youtu.be/WfRoJyCSUZ8

Ratings

Coolness 47% 1316
Overall 2.96 778
Audio 2.92 428
Fun 2.59 922
Graphics 3.04 547
Innovation 3.22 476
Mood 3.46 163
Theme 3.46 632

Feedback

Moist
29. Apr 2013 · 15:32 UTC
I love the aesthetics and the text system. The gameplay is well-crafted too. Good job!
howieV (binarygirl)
29. Apr 2013 · 23:12 UTC
like the mood and gfx.. i couldnt get very far tho.. i think its just because im an eejit :)
nintendoeats
29. Apr 2013 · 23:59 UTC
I cannot get past the "the world will thank you" level. I just don't know what I am supposed to do.

I do really like the visuals, and I think the mechanic is very cool.
Tainted_Code
30. Apr 2013 · 12:15 UTC
Ooooh this is very nice, great mood surrounding the feeling of the game! :)
Lucas Tiridath
30. Apr 2013 · 12:42 UTC
Nice idea and great art style. I found the actual gameplay mechanic pretty confusing. Maybe you could add more of an explanation here? What I didn't really understand was why blocks sometimes were destroyed and sometimes were not.
🎤 jayemjee
01. May 2013 · 01:47 UTC
@Lucas Tiridath: If there was anything that I feel the game is lacking, whether due to time constraints, lack of experience, or whatever, it's training. The game doesn't do a very good job of teaching you how it works. I put levels in with the intention of teaching the play how to play, but it throws too much at you too fast. It should have been spread out more.
sP0CkEr2
01. May 2013 · 02:23 UTC
cool idea for a game -- had a lot of fun -- nice effort
lekochen
01. May 2013 · 02:30 UTC
I really like the mood and music, but I feel confusing.
zatyka
02. May 2013 · 01:06 UTC
Like others, I found the game play a bit confusing. However, I loved the simple contrast of dark and light. Also, nice death effect :)
Rose
02. May 2013 · 01:11 UTC
This is a really interesting game. It looks nice and you got some pretty good music out of audio-tracker! (If you didn't use audio-tracker, forgive me.) I got through a few levels but still don't understand the mechanics - but I'd love to play again once you have a better instructions/training.
pvwradtke
02. May 2013 · 03:07 UTC
Very nice, liked the B&W art. The idea to let light flow through levels is very good.
netmute
06. May 2013 · 15:27 UTC
I'm on a Mac. Sorry :(
Spelchan
06. May 2013 · 15:29 UTC
As others have already mentioned, better instructions or tutorial is needed.
chrismcr
18. May 2013 · 22:23 UTC
Took me a while to get it, but it was worth it!