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Soldier of Yellowism by ovenchips

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made by ovenchips for LD26 (COMPO)
You are Vladimir Umanets, gallery infiltrator and supporter of the principles of Yellowism. After a two year prison sentence for defacing a Rothko at the Tate Modern, you set your sights on an exhibition of the Minimalist artist Piet Mondrian.

Use WASD (Move) + Mouse (Look) + Space (Jump) in the gallery.
Approach a painting and press Enter to play it (use arrow keys or WASD to control the yellow ball).

Notes:
The game was developed using the PlayCanvas engine. Therefore, it uses HTML5 and WebGL. Here's a run-down of supported browsers:

Chrome/Chrome OS: Runs correctly.
Firefox: You need to be using Aurora or Nightly in order to have pointer lock work in non-fullscreen mode.
Safari: UNSUPPORTED.
IE: You will be asked to install Chrome Frame if you don't already have it.
Web http://apps.playcanvas.com/will/mondrian/ld48
Source http://platform.playcanvas.com/will/mondrian/code
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=19236

Ratings

Coolness 77% 2
Overall 3.30 416
Audio 2.46 694
Fun 2.74 777
Graphics 3.26 397
Humor 2.57 344
Innovation 3.40 344
Mood 2.62 816
Theme 3.63 458

Feedback

Fervir
29. Apr 2013 路 12:16 UTC
I couldn't unlock the other paintings.
Am I supposed to fill the entire painting with yellow?
I tried a few times and it seems pretty difficult.
This game basically like a pacman puzzle game
馃帳 ovenchips
29. Apr 2013 路 15:14 UTC
Hi Fervir. So, it seems that if your frame rate dropped below 60FPS, the movement step was affected (silly logic bug in my code). I've patched the game, so if you clear your browser cache and play again, this should be fixed. :)
Leebo86
29. Apr 2013 路 21:33 UTC
I have no idea what I'm supposed to be doing...
Canobie
29. Apr 2013 路 21:38 UTC
Very... interesting...
r3d5
29. Apr 2013 路 21:39 UTC
Cool concept and fun!

Small suggestion for post update, could the yellow ball create a yellow trail to outline what the previous path was? Might have already been thought of but just putting it out there. That way, the player can think less of where they came from and more about where to go.
Joror
29. Apr 2013 路 21:40 UTC
When I completed the first one with two seconds to spare, I was pretty pleased with myself! I would make it somewhat easier to let the 'intuitive' players get further.
larb
29. Apr 2013 路 21:43 UTC
Nice idea. Really works out my brain. Love it!
jmf
29. Apr 2013 路 21:44 UTC
This is brilliant. Probably the best innovation I've seen in gameplay so far this Ludum Dare.
Lucas Tiridath
29. Apr 2013 路 21:47 UTC
Very original and entertaining entry. Vandalising paintings is hard work! Maybe you should have given the player a little longer, given that you only unlock the next painting if you get 100%. Aside from that, very nice. Good use of WebGL too!
Jesse111
29. Apr 2013 路 21:50 UTC
Is there a "final ending" if you improve on your performances, or is it just for high score? Anyway, beat all 3 paintings, it was surprisingly fun / intense. It's like a big memory game of "just how far around this block have I drawn? You need quick reflexes to change your path and get moving once it turns yellow, so that you don't waste any time. I'm giving this full 5s across the board, I'd say it embodies one of the best representations of the theme I've seen so far, while being fun to play!
nseward
29. Apr 2013 路 21:51 UTC
Gorgeous work. The 2D puzzle was great by itself. To add the 3D on top was super awesome.
馃帳 ovenchips
29. Apr 2013 路 21:58 UTC
@Jesse111 Yeah! Exactly my thinking. I think it adds another dimension to have to remember where you've been. Maybe I could have made a trail toggable. Loving all the feedback, you crazy bunch!
Leebo86
29. Apr 2013 路 22:04 UTC
Ah, okay, I see now. I didn't understand the instruction of "cursor keys to vandalise". It would help if there was some visual feedback before a block turned yellow, like a trail from the yellow ball.
Galvesmash
29. Apr 2013 路 22:06 UTC
interesting, a playable museo!
NuSan
29. Apr 2013 路 23:53 UTC
Great game ! Reversing somewath the theme by making you a vandalism, and having a balance between the "realistic" 3D and the abstract 2D is a good idea. I love the generated voice, witch make the "museum" theme prety clear. I was a little puzzled until i realise i have to switch to arrow keys instead of wasd. And the game seam hard, but fair. Understanding the mecanism all by myself is also something i loke in games.
And you use PlayCanvas that i was using last LD, i wonder how much it has evolved.
thenmal
01. May 2013 路 02:29 UTC
I can't seem to turn around. I got the first painting to be completely yellow, but I couldn't unlock either of the other two paintings I could see. I suspected there was a painting in the room behind me, but I couldn't turn around to see it.
TehSkull
01. May 2013 路 04:17 UTC
Interesting idea, but way too difficult (or maybe I'm just bad). Also, jumping is wholly unnecessary.
Uhfgood
01. May 2013 路 06:20 UTC
Mouse look didn't seem to work in the web version on firefox.
馃帳 ovenchips
01. May 2013 路 08:19 UTC
@Uhfgood: Correct, you need Aurora or Nightly for that to work. Alternatively, the game works flawlessly in Google Chrome. (It mentions this in the notes...)
馃帳 ovenchips
01. May 2013 路 08:20 UTC
@TehSkull Have you never jumped up and down on your bed? Totally unnecessary. But FUN! :)
Ismei
01. May 2013 路 09:48 UTC
This definitely fit the theme. I enjoyed playing this, it really gave my brain a workout. I too would have like a trail, just so I could see where I had been as I found the more complicated pictures quite tough.
visibleatom
01. May 2013 路 16:38 UTC
For chrome users, at least, be sure that you notice that little popup that shows up at the top of the screen asking to disable the mouse cursor, otherwise you won't be able to turn around completely.
bluescrn
01. May 2013 路 18:56 UTC
Very nicely made and presented. Definitely one of the more original game mechanics that I've seen so far, and the time limites seemed well tuned, too - nice job!
matthias_zarzecki
02. May 2013 路 05:55 UTC
This is a great combination! I love the fact athy ou can run around the "overworld", and then it turns into low-fi Pac-Man.

Nice work!
GranaDa
02. May 2013 路 15:10 UTC
Great idea. The 3D movement is a bit heavy but was a good insertion. I played the web version.
Yezu
20. May 2013 路 13:45 UTC
Very nice, although it did take me a while to figure out what to do.