Y.A.H.G (G for Game) by EggDestroyer
I wrote a small post-mortem for the game here, would you be interested : http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2013/05/01/yahg-small-post-mortem/
Made for LD 26 "Minimalism", with Game Maker Studio & Wwise Plug-in + Reaper & 2nd Speech center.
Unfortunately, no HTML5 export due to Wwise plug-in DLLs.
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GAME :
- Figure out how to leave the box.
- HINT : If the volume becomes too loud, you die. You have to control it to be safe while being able to listening to the machine (at least... this is the "intention"...).
CONTROLS :
- Arrows keys to move.
- Left click to activate volume control.
- You REALLY need sound !
- Maybe some other stuff ?
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IS IT AWESOME ?
...Not really :-) My main goal was to learn how to use Wwise, so I took the "gameplay" and "fun" part quite lightly, this is a mere prototype on this side. But you will see !
Although there's obviously tons of things to rework, any constructive feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot !
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WHERE IS THE MINIMALISM ?
Graphic minimalism (which is obviously the cheapest way to use the theme) and the presence of just one level.
Yes, that's kinda lame :-p
Made for LD 26 "Minimalism", with Game Maker Studio & Wwise Plug-in + Reaper & 2nd Speech center.
Unfortunately, no HTML5 export due to Wwise plug-in DLLs.
_____
GAME :
- Figure out how to leave the box.
- HINT : If the volume becomes too loud, you die. You have to control it to be safe while being able to listening to the machine (at least... this is the "intention"...).
CONTROLS :
- Arrows keys to move.
- Left click to activate volume control.
- You REALLY need sound !
- Maybe some other stuff ?
_____
IS IT AWESOME ?
...Not really :-) My main goal was to learn how to use Wwise, so I took the "gameplay" and "fun" part quite lightly, this is a mere prototype on this side. But you will see !
Although there's obviously tons of things to rework, any constructive feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot !
_____
WHERE IS THE MINIMALISM ?
Graphic minimalism (which is obviously the cheapest way to use the theme) and the presence of just one level.
Yes, that's kinda lame :-p
Ratings
| Coolness | 100% | 1 |
| Overall | 2.81 | 940 |
| Audio | 3.36 | 177 |
| Fun | 2.77 | 747 |
| Graphics | 1.98 | 1265 |
| Humor | 3.06 | 160 |
| Innovation | 3.68 | 156 |
| Mood | 2.78 | 651 |
| Theme | 2.85 | 1123 |
And had to restart all the time.
You managed to get a very GladOS-like thing going on, without being a complete copy. The different little puzzles were interesting as well.
I really like the game. It could definitely use some love in terms of graphics (like a better background or something), but I had a lot of fun.
I made it to level 6 before I had to move on. I will be back!
Btw, if by "making negative connexions" you mean "lowering the volume" (this isn't clear I admit), you have to do that to prevent the narrator from yelling too loud, thus killing you.
Stiju > Yep, I have some big issues with the rythm. You die if you don't manage to find the answer to the riddle fast enough, thus forcing you to restart it.
caranha > Glad you like it :) ! And you're right, I kinda mixed "minimalism" with "putting little effort into something I suck at" :D
Thanks for comments guys :)
Si tu continues ça sera cool.
Petit bémol pour l'interface (j'avais pas tilté qu'on pouvait clic sur les flèches de volume au départ, mais bon je suis un peu débile aussi -_-).
Merci pour le feedback :)
Great concept =)
Jockeying the volume while dodging spikes and listening for clues was a neat experience.
Madball : Yes, this is a major issue of the game. I wanted to put subtitles which would blur when the volume is too low, but I just didn't have the time. So the game is downright unplayable if you don't understand vocal English, and even so, it's somewhat difficult...
Christopher Schulte : Yes, indeed, I was afraid of it, this level is quite ill-designed, I should've put more clues in the text before. It was quite hard to manage a good flow & a decent "sort-of tutorial" so this level, serving both purposes, may be a bit light for both, thus flawed !
Neat idea to use text to speech, and it would have been great to see some commentary if you die.