LudumData

RGB by Jaus_LXXIV

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made by Jaus_LXXIV for LD26 (COMPO)
...And I'm done with my first Ludum Dare! It's essentially a minimalist's infinite runner but with a unique (as far as I know) dodging mechanic and kinda-procedural "music". You'll see what I mean. Feedback is welcome; I'd like to know what I did well and what I can do better next time.

It's made in Java using LibGDX so the Windows link should work for everyone. Let me know if you have problems on Mac or Linux as I don't have either platform to test on at the moment.

Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/imdgar649l3gn15/RGB.zip
Source https://www.dropbox.com/s/xco61wnf0ayf8bk/src.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=21307

Ratings

Coolness 48% 1284
Overall 2.89 861
Audio 2.44 711
Fun 3.04 509
Graphics 2.26 1126
Humor 1.75 916
Innovation 3.32 401
Mood 2.38 1019
Theme 3.46 632

Feedback

Kortuga98
29. Apr 2013 路 04:45 UTC
Not entirely sure of controls, would like some direction.
TaleLore
29. Apr 2013 路 04:46 UTC
Decent.
馃帳 Jaus_LXXIV
29. Apr 2013 路 04:47 UTC
I was hoping it would be self explanatory :< guess I failed since you're not the first person to say that. Hover over the buttons at the bottom to change the background color.
Infernal
29. Apr 2013 路 05:51 UTC
odd thing, a green bar had hit it seems then I changed colors and the back of the green bar impacted the black square. otherwise pretty cool!
Frolacosta
29. Apr 2013 路 06:23 UTC
I loved it!
At first I couldn't tell where the difficulty was but then I failed and it became very clear! Well done, it's a great, simple little game :D
SomeNetworkGuy
29. Apr 2013 路 06:48 UTC
It doesn't open on the Mac for me. :( The window closes right away.
Ian MacLarty
29. Apr 2013 路 07:14 UTC
Innovative idea! I think it would have been even more fun with keyboard controls though.
Holofire
29. Apr 2013 路 13:16 UTC
Wow, very unique idea. Never seen a game like this before. Its looks and sound pleasant.

I do struggle to learn the controls at the beginning though.
PushmePullyu
29. Apr 2013 路 13:27 UTC
It would be better to run it with touch rather than mouse but I like it.
Legogris
29. Apr 2013 路 14:03 UTC
I like the unique concept and I think you could make something really cool with this.
However, I think gamepad or touch controls (or even keyboard) would work much better than mouse.
argo15
29. Apr 2013 路 22:38 UTC
Really fun, an interesting concept for a rhythm game
fussycashew
29. Apr 2013 路 22:42 UTC
Really addicting... It's got all my favorite things, colors, shapes, and counters. Put in my play again folder. :)
Rabbits...
01. May 2013 路 05:18 UTC
That took me a second but now I feel smart for getting it, Thanks for the challenge
DBRalir
02. May 2013 路 00:41 UTC
This would be very nice with a touchscreen. Pretty cool idea.
Monxcleyr Productions
05. May 2013 路 05:54 UTC
There needed to be an introduction to the controls, or a short tutorial. It took a few goes to understand what was going on. The colored bars could use being a slightly different hue, or bordered in some way, so when the track is the same color, the bar is visible still. A couple times I died from switching colors too soon. That may have been intended, but it gives poor feedback to the player about what they are doing wrong.
Kvisle
08. May 2013 路 22:06 UTC
First I was wondering what this was all about, but reading the instructions you posted in the comments helped alot. Now it's actually quite fun.

Worked fine in Ubuntu 13.04 with sun java 7.
Pisti
18. May 2013 路 12:51 UTC
Wow nice concept, I loved it - once you know how to play it :)