MagnoMonster by puttputt

made by puttputt for LD26 (COMPO)

MagnoMonster is a 2.5D puzzle game created by Kyle Smyth. Players play as the monster, whose horns are magnetic, to collect hearts and avoid bombs.

The theme Minimalism was interpreted as having models with very low polycounts, very basic/cartoony particle effects and simple gameplay mechanics.

Use WASD to control the Monster and SPACEBAR to swap the horn magnet polarity.

Built in Unity3D.
Models in Cinema4D.
Textures/Particles/Logo/Menus in Photoshop / Inkscape.
Sound in Audacity.

Windows	http://kylesmyth.com/games/mm/mm-0.3-win.zip
OS/X	http://kylesmyth.com/games/mm/magnomonster_0.3_osx.zip
Web	http://kylesmyth.com/games/mm
Source	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37405608/magnomonster-source.zip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=22072

Ratings

Coolness	50%	3
Overall	2.89	861

Audio	2.11	889
Fun	2.86	662
Graphics	3.07	521
Humor	2.68	284
Innovation	3.21	484
Mood	2.71	732
Theme	2.14	1338

Feedback

mire

29. Apr 2013 · 03:57 UTC

think it's really cute (especially when you die), but the sound effects are too prominent

McDonaldsWizard

29. Apr 2013 · 04:01 UTC

It's pretty fun and challenging to collect all the hearts. The death / explosion art feels a bit out of place, its not the same style as everything else. You could use some more level design bits in there to really spice things up, even just walls would go a long way.

Cyboot

29. Apr 2013 · 07:07 UTC

Cool and funny game. :)

I really like the "pickup animation" on the hearts and if you die.
good job

donan

29. Apr 2013 · 07:14 UTC

Really cool graphics. Sound can be better :)
Gameplay its quite nice.

wccrawford

29. Apr 2013 · 12:41 UTC

Sometimes the spacebar didn't actually switch the polarity, and that was painful. It looked like it'd switch, then suddenly be back where it started.

DustyStylus

29. Apr 2013 · 19:43 UTC

Wow, this is pretty challenging. Very smart game concept.

hgouveia

29. Apr 2013 · 22:35 UTC

Cool and funny game. :)

Zampi

29. Apr 2013 · 23:56 UTC

Wow! Very funny and cute. Great job

pereubu

30. Apr 2013 · 13:35 UTC

great idea here, the controls are a bit harsh but i like it :D

mrexcessive

02. May 2013 · 14:49 UTC

Like the 2.5D, the cute devil, the gameplay. Thanks for including tutorials. Positioning is very sensitive, movement skill test not so appealing to me but it is challenging to try to grab a heart out of the middle.

Gareth Jenkins

03. May 2013 · 14:58 UTC

Awesome idea.

Polar

03. May 2013 · 16:32 UTC

Quite a nice game, and I really liked the low poly-count hearts - for whatever reason, it reminded me of Ocarina of Time from the Legend of Zelda series :) My only issue was the animations when you got a heart or died, they seemed a bit out of place.

Jellycakes

06. May 2013 · 22:06 UTC

Was a pretty cool mechanic, although it was really frustrating to actually win. Other than that it was good.

Prelucid

16. May 2013 · 21:08 UTC

The main character looks like Spyro. I like this magnetism idea a lot and it was really well done.