Other Space by GarethIW

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made by GarethIW for LD26 (JAM)
OtherSpace

By Gareth Williams (@garethiw) and Paul Yendley (@gredgie)

Our first Ludum Dare Jam game for LD26.

Windows:
Should run on XP SP3+. Might possibly need OpenAL installed if it fails to run.

Linux:
This has been tested on Linux Mint 14 (Cinnamon), you may need to install libSDL-mixer (sudo apt install libsdl-mixer1.2). Run OtherSpace.sh. If no joy, run from a terminal (mono OtherSpace.exe) and copy/paste the output into a comment.

Ratings

Coolness 76% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.58 112
Audio(Jam) 2.97 253
Fun(Jam) 3.29 134
Graphics(Jam) 3.89 94
Humor(Jam) 2.27 241
Innovation(Jam) 3.04 253
Mood(Jam) 3.32 162
Theme(Jam) 2.64 463

Feedback

Crazi456
30. Apr 2013 路 03:12 UTC
Very enjoyable, loved the art!
notepid
30. Apr 2013 路 09:37 UTC
Good graphics, good controls. unfortunately the game crashes for me after the 3rd teleportation. I would like to see more of this game.
mollymus
30. Apr 2013 路 09:48 UTC
Wow, that looked awesome! It crashes for me after the 3d teleportation aswell though:(
馃帳 GarethIW
30. Apr 2013 路 09:54 UTC
Hi notepid, I have re-uploaded with a (possible) fix. Let me know if you see this and try it again!

Also, I think the bug was due to system locale settings (number formatting to be precise) - could you let me know what your region is set to in Windows?
BrainSlugs83
30. Apr 2013 路 10:03 UTC
Nice entry. Can't figure out what to do after the "yield" (don't want to ruin it for others) part.
馃帳 GarethIW
30. Apr 2013 路 10:19 UTC
Alright, I managed to reproduce the above issues by setting Locale to French. Have uploaded a fixed version. My apologies!

BrainSlug: Nothing special to do there ('tis just a homage to the theme that wasn't), the second teleport will send you on your way.
HelkeGames
30. Apr 2013 路 11:02 UTC
Cool game , well done ;)
dertom
30. Apr 2013 路 11:04 UTC
That was cool. Teleporting was fun...
Mach60KAS
30. Apr 2013 路 18:29 UTC
Graphics were lovely, and the audio was really atmospheric. The gameplay was pretty cool and the teleportation mechanic was great! The valve references made me chuckle. :)
8BitPimp
30. Apr 2013 路 19:28 UTC
Nice game. Some of the graphics are really nice too. I like the depth you get when teleporting around.
Christopher Schulte
30. Apr 2013 路 19:42 UTC
The timer being marked in a unit other than seconds that gives motivation to getting a high score was a great idea.
triplefox
30. Apr 2013 路 20:05 UTC
The gameplay loop's delta time needs a maximum limit, when my laptop fan spun up it started skipping so many frames it was unplayable. Fun game though.
Jellycakes
01. May 2013 路 00:38 UTC
Pretty decent game, I died a couple of times and had to restart but I was still interested enough to keep trying. I didn't make it to the end but it was still a really nice looking game, played well too. Nice one!
Purplescape
01. May 2013 路 08:09 UTC
This game was fantastic. I really enjoyed the art and the wonderful animations (even if the jump is a little slow). Great job on the story, as well.
Pixelfan Games
02. May 2013 路 12:14 UTC
Good game i have some crashes but i like it
Alucard J
02. May 2013 路 23:14 UTC
Very nice looking game, was challenging trying to beat the drown-timer and finding those valves(!). I would like to see it developed further, Well Done =]
JawbonedHero
03. May 2013 路 19:25 UTC
Great game! I really like the idea of teleporting between layers and how that was implemented. Also, the controls feel precise which is sooo important for a platformer.
GranaDa
03. May 2013 路 21:54 UTC
Nice game. Would be great a full version. Good job!
zanzindorf
03. May 2013 路 22:06 UTC
That was sweet. I really liked the graphics and character design. I feel like some music would have helped the theme though.
acro
03. May 2013 路 22:06 UTC
The ambient sounds work very well and I really liked the graphics. The counter and water level give a good sense or urgency. Well done.
belickim
04. May 2013 路 10:45 UTC
You have some really nice valves :D. The game is quite fun, teleporting between layers brings lots of depth, and combination of mostly monochromatic graphics with ambient sounds creates convincing mood of postapocalyptic world.

I would love to play a more polished version.
loxo
05. May 2013 路 15:30 UTC
Very interesting concept and great graphics. Teleportation is great too. But sometimes I had issues with holding on to the next platform, maybe it's the collision detection.
MinionStudios
05. May 2013 路 16:25 UTC
Very well done and very interesting. The funny elements compete with the dark elements...
vapgames
06. May 2013 路 10:27 UTC
I really like this.
SuperlevelSebastian
07. May 2013 路 17:59 UTC
Sadly the game just crashes when I try to start it (without any special error message). :( (Win XP, 32-bit laptop here)
kibertoad
09. May 2013 路 15:56 UTC
loved the character design. works well and looks great.
OrangeeZ
14. May 2013 路 15:59 UTC
I liked the game and the depth effect looks really nice! Although all those valves made wonder whether you guys know anything about HL Ep3...
Norgg
15. May 2013 路 12:51 UTC
Really nice art and atmosphere and the game had a lot of interesting ideas in it like the death toll and the layer teleportation, the platforming felt a bit floaty though, as if the gravity was really low.
lorancou
15. May 2013 路 16:22 UTC
Nice depth effects !
Zim the Fox
17. May 2013 路 00:18 UTC
Fisrt of all, thank you for commenting on my game!

I had a few small issues I'd like to start with: at first you are forced to walk on a pipe, but any pipes from then on you fall through. Some jumps are too spaced apart (http://imgur.com/TLOnCTr this one made me restart the game four times) and finally, 344 288 people killed seems more like a city being flooded, not a planet dying :P

Other than that, I quite liked the game. The graphics were great and having some audio really helps out the game. I loved seeing the multiple layers of the world but I think the teleportation mechanic lends itself to be more 'puzzly' (visually, the levels are broken up, but in truth they are straight-forward).

Great job, though!
(The reference to Valve <3)
chrismcr
18. May 2013 路 22:35 UTC
Nice! Like an apocalyptic 'rainbow islands'. Loved the layer/focus effect.
Misael.K
19. May 2013 路 22:05 UTC
Unique graphic style. Gameplay reminds me of Oddworld's Odyssey games, but without the puzzles. Even with the multi-level platforming it felt a bit too linear at times. Nice level design.
michail
21. May 2013 路 00:16 UTC
Great game and story! I'm happy that I managed to rate it, just 40 minutes before end of judging.