Natural by Oye Beto
One button game with simple graphics.
Instructions in game:
- Use click or spacebar.
- 'R' to restart.
- Collect ALL the yellow squares to appear the exit.
Post-compo ideas:
- Change platforms to a different pair of colors after each death.
- Mirror level after some deaths.
- Procedurally generated levels.
- Short levels or checkpoints.
- Music.
- Add easy mode (with arrows on platforms)
Thanks for playing :)
Instructions in game:
- Use click or spacebar.
- 'R' to restart.
- Collect ALL the yellow squares to appear the exit.
Post-compo ideas:
- Change platforms to a different pair of colors after each death.
- Mirror level after some deaths.
- Procedurally generated levels.
- Short levels or checkpoints.
- Music.
- Add easy mode (with arrows on platforms)
Thanks for playing :)
Ratings
| Coolness | 57% | 3 |
| Overall | 3.49 | 251 |
| Audio | 2.41 | 730 |
| Fun | 3.59 | 124 |
| Graphics | 2.65 | 861 |
| Humor | 2.11 | 640 |
| Innovation | 3.92 | 68 |
| Mood | 2.84 | 584 |
| Theme | 4.05 | 126 |
The original idea was platforms with arrows but I found the current approach required more thinking and I preferred it.
I'll try your game later.
Cons: Audio was lacking
All in all a great little game. Would like some sort of automatic save system so that i didn't have to restart from scratch. 5 for innovation and 5 for fun =)
My own game is a one button game, and it deals with changing directions in a similar, yet quite different, way. I also chose to put the player's brain to the work, and avoid visual hints that would make the game unnecessarily easy. Here, the platform's color clearly points to the direction the character will move - that's more than enough.
A game to follow, should you decide to keep on working on it post-LD!
Congratulations! :)
Very challenging and innovative mechanics, good work!
I think it would be good for hand-held devices. However, if you are going to extend this game, I recommend you to get rid of minimalism.
It's hard, but beatable after several times.
Great Job!
I'll try your games in this 4 days.