Bipolar by Squared Muffin
POST-JAM FIX: A lot of people were having difficulty completing the game, so we compiled an easier version, with more help text and easier challenges! If you want the original hardcore version, play the second web link ;)
Bipolar is physics puzzler game about a robot whose arms get into an accident and become wrongly polarized.
Now he must return to the factory where he was created to fix himself.
Ahead lie many challenges that are hard for a robot with swapped magnets.
Left click and Right click to activate each magnet.
Magnets have limited range (If you're in range your sight will change)
WASD to move around.
Fullscreen recommended.
Web version is the optimal version, use windows if web doesn't work properly.
We hope you enjoy it as much as we did making it.
PS. There's a hidden potato
Bipolar is physics puzzler game about a robot whose arms get into an accident and become wrongly polarized.
Now he must return to the factory where he was created to fix himself.
Ahead lie many challenges that are hard for a robot with swapped magnets.
Left click and Right click to activate each magnet.
Magnets have limited range (If you're in range your sight will change)
WASD to move around.
Fullscreen recommended.
Web version is the optimal version, use windows if web doesn't work properly.
We hope you enjoy it as much as we did making it.
PS. There's a hidden potato
| Web (Post-Jam fix) | https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2481618/Bipolar2.0/Bipolar2.0.html |
| Web (Original entry/Hardcore mode) | https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2481618/Bipolar%201.0/Bipolar%201.0.html |
| Windows (If you can't play web version) | https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2481618/Bipolar_Win.rar |
| Linux | https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2481618/BipolarLinux.rar |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=22969 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 74% | 3 |
| Overall(Jam) | 3.78 | 49 |
| Audio(Jam) | 3.43 | 123 |
| Fun(Jam) | 3.56 | 68 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 3.67 | 154 |
| Humor(Jam) | 2.29 | 234 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 4.25 | 5 |
| Mood(Jam) | 3.49 | 113 |
| Theme(Jam) | 3.15 | 321 |
It remembers me of Antichamber! :)
Getting past the swinging bar magnet right after the potato was tough, but kind of good as it made me more familiar with the bar magnet. The holy singing potato voice got annoying after I fell in like 38 times, though. :D
Only a few things I didn't like: I didn't give a very high score for graphics because it was too high contrast - I realise this was to do with theme, etc, but lowering the saturation or lighting it a bit more naturally would really help make it easier to play for longer. My eyes started to hurt (although, maybe because I've been staring at a screen for 5 days with not much sleep ;). Relatedly, the areas where the lights were just turned off: that felt a bit cheap. However the jumping sequence was good there for some reason, despite being a pain to see anything. Lastly, the variable magnet strength is offputting, especially when it's really powerful room-leaping pulls one second, and barely reaching something 2 metres away straight after.
But, still, these things didn't stop me enjoying it, and it's the best game I've seen so far! Great job!
And I couldn't play it on Windows. There was message saying that the folder was not found but it was there O.O. Take a look at it.
I've got to say this game was really impressive, the only comfort I could take that made me less jealous was to appreciate that you guys had a decent sized team. Which is cool, you guys clearly work very well together.
Anyway if you plan on developing this game further I'm definitely interested to see more. Great work!
Very interesting concept, lovely design and great puzzles.
I felt a little influence of Mirror's Edge ;)
This has a great Portal feel to it (So I expect to see it in Steam this year :))
Well done!
PS: I do agree that the metal clang sound gets annoying.
Two gripes though; the motion blurring killed my framerate, would've been nice to be able to turn it off. And in the original entry the magnets didn't seem to work correctly, for some reason I just stood on the ground and slid towards the center of the room.
Gameplay is crazy awesome.
It's a great experience like Portal.
Very hard also, I've not been able to solve the darkness room.
- SEPHY (@sephyka)
I mean you have to. When you do, please post a link on this page.