Glide by Sgt Squirrelly

made by Sgt Squirrelly for LD26 (COMPO)

In "Glide", you play as a bird navigating through a field of balloons and windmills. My intention was to make a very relaxing, flowing experience, and I think I succeeded!

Highscores will be erased at the end of the session in the web version, so please tweet at me (@joshuahriley) if you get a really high score, I'd love to see it! Once I get some stand-alone versions working, the local high scores should save themselves.

If anyone has a mac or linux machine and is willing to help me out in testing them out, please let me know!

Web (Game Jolt)	http://gamejolt.com/games/other/glide/14259/
Windows (Game Jolt)	http://gamejolt.com/games/other/glide/14259/
Source	https://www.dropbox.com/s/e0mqh4r4qxs08zd/Glide%20Code.zip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=14165

Ratings

Coolness	49%	1236
Overall	2.87	882

Audio	2.77	512
Fun	2.80	720
Graphics	2.73	789
Humor	2.25	529
Innovation	2.17	1169
Mood	2.50	926
Theme	2.72	1187

Feedback

Saturnyn

28. Apr 2013 · 21:56 UTC

Hi ! I did 1081 :)
Nice game, gameplay is good, and the music is quite appeasing.
A suggestion if you make it evolve: give the clouds and the sky less distinct colors, it will be easier on the eyes.

EdoMiyamoto

29. Apr 2013 · 03:30 UTC

I lost an eye on clouds but this game is relaxing and challenging !

McDonaldsWizard

29. Apr 2013 · 03:32 UTC

I dig the graphics, except for the clouds. They feel like they are in a different style than everything else. A little wider horizontal view would be good too.

FuzzyWuzzie

29. Apr 2013 · 04:17 UTC

Poor bird! Keeping him alive was harder than I thought!

cwilloughby

29. Apr 2013 · 04:56 UTC

Very cool, got 981. Love the graphics and the audio. Especially the walking people. Didn't think the balloons would hurt me. The controls were a bit more touchy than I would've preferred, but still managable.

hissssssssss

29. Apr 2013 · 13:49 UTC

The music made this a pretty soothing experience. It would have been nice to cut down on the obstacles for the first 5-10 seconds of play or so to let the player get a flow going. The experience of flying felt more like the experience of crashing, over and over, since it was very easy to hit obstacles right out of the gate. Since you were trying to convey the experience of gliding, a very smooth movement, it was jarring.

omaromeir

30. Apr 2013 · 09:07 UTC

Nice game, also about a bird :p. I loved the floating mechanics ;).

Sylvain.p

30. Apr 2013 · 16:15 UTC

855 for me (the end is realyy hard). Simple but fun !

bvanschooten

30. Apr 2013 · 16:19 UTC

This game creates an interesting atmosphere. It's a hard game, mostly because you can't see the objects coming. I keep crashing a lot, so I do not get into that flow experience you mention.

rustybroomhandle

30. Apr 2013 · 16:21 UTC

this was a very fun and challenging yet relaxing game I like how the windmills rotate and the music over all great game!

Dohan

01. May 2013 · 13:04 UTC

The game is fun, but my spacebar says that it's not as relaxing as expected from the description XD

sharbelfs

03. May 2013 · 04:58 UTC

This kind of game is always addictive. One thing: i don't know if the sound you made, but i believe the music can be better with no drums, or a more relaxing one.

ohsqueezy

07. May 2013 · 17:03 UTC

It's fun to see the flight paths that emerge. Flying near the ground reminds me of seeing people at a carnival while riding one of the rides.

kedume

17. May 2013 · 21:55 UTC

The movement of the bird is the clue, and the dificulty of the game. I don't know if this is good or not :-S