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Zip by Chronodrax

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made by Chronodrax for LD26 (COMPO)
Zip is a 2d platform game with minimalist gameplay, graphics and level design, where the background and the obstacles are the same thing!

When going down from a platform, Zip will absorb that platform's color, then he'll be able to pass through any obstacle of the same color!

11 levels done, level design inspired by minimalism art.
Original art (Zip); no sound/music.

The javascript source is formatted with Notepad++ (if you want to read it);
Whole game is downloadable following the link above (source download).

Have fun !

Web http://www.teradem.net/HTML5/Zip/
Source http://www.teradem.net/HTML5/Zip/game.js
Source (download) http://www.teradem.net/HTML5/Zip/zip.rar
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=21759

Ratings

Coolness 75% 2
Overall 4.18 11
Audio 1.52 1036
Fun 3.96 19
Graphics 3.75 163
Humor 2.17 603
Innovation 4.15 26
Mood 3.22 282
Theme 4.10 101

Feedback

gilmore606
29. Apr 2013 · 06:50 UTC
What a great idea, very original. The way the levels ease you into the idea is great. Visuals are very soothing.
Crowbeak
29. Apr 2013 · 06:51 UTC
I feel like this really needs some sound.
ThreeUp
29. Apr 2013 · 06:52 UTC
first glance was... not another platformer, but your color change game mechanic and art is very good! Pleasantly surprised.
Lamprabbit
29. Apr 2013 · 06:53 UTC
Really awesome idea, I love how such a simple mechanic can make you stop to have to think about the puzzle. Nice work!
ilovepixel
29. Apr 2013 · 06:53 UTC
Great game! very smart design and vfx!
Spierek
29. Apr 2013 · 06:54 UTC
Very nice visuals, an interesting game mechanic, and the level transitions were just great. Good job, sir.
sol_hsa
29. Apr 2013 · 06:54 UTC
Excellent! All this one needs is a cheerful soundtrack =)
nseward
29. Apr 2013 · 06:57 UTC
Genius. A pretty, deceptively hard, puzzle game.
unclejunkie
29. Apr 2013 · 13:49 UTC
Great game, smart and addictive.
netgrind
29. Apr 2013 · 21:47 UTC
That was a cool concept and nicely executed, most of the puzzles were trickier than I first realized and I really liked that.
multikorv
29. Apr 2013 · 21:48 UTC
Very nice idea! Sometimes confusing to keep in mind what color you are.
Lianne Booton
29. Apr 2013 · 22:49 UTC
This is absolutely fantastic, great work! Zip is such a great little character for having so few pixels :3
meszka
29. Apr 2013 · 23:08 UTC
Nice idea and clever puzzles :)
FrozenCow
30. Apr 2013 · 00:16 UTC
Really good idea. I liked it initially, but at the level with the many colors (3rd screenshot) my colorblindness kicked in. I could hardly tell the difference between the purple and blue rectangles! Couldn't finish that level because of it, but still a great experience.
scottychips
30. Apr 2013 · 00:16 UTC
Awesome concept and execution- gets fairly difficult as well in the later levels!
aare
30. Apr 2013 · 00:17 UTC
Amazing transition effect between levels. I really like it!
howieV (binarygirl)
30. Apr 2013 · 00:19 UTC
really good concept.. missed some audio abit tho.. great overall ..super smooth circles :)
Markavian
30. Apr 2013 · 00:21 UTC
Really excellent game, really inspirational to see ideas like this... soaking up colour from the environment... to walk through walls! Zip is awesome :D
sigfig
30. Apr 2013 · 00:22 UTC
This is a great variation of color changing platforming. Your graphical style and level design are very good.

Tip for HTML5: make sure to override default actions when using keyboard input. WASD may not seem like it warrants dedicated input handling, but remember ctrl+w/s/d are all common browser hotkeys.
GertJohnny
30. Apr 2013 · 00:27 UTC
I like this visual style a lot - the novas especially.
deathray
30. Apr 2013 · 00:28 UTC
Amazing! Great idea, well executed. Lots of 5 stars. Your level designs are wonderful.
The only thing I'd add is some nice mood music, some slight tweaks to the jumping mechanics, and even more levels!
jerombd
30. Apr 2013 · 00:33 UTC
Puzzle game with a clever color twist! Great potential!!
BipolarMike
30. Apr 2013 · 06:37 UTC
Greate idea! Please turn this into a full game!!
3.14
30. Apr 2013 · 11:37 UTC
Mind bending, though I play it mostly semi-random.
Exclamation Mark
30. Apr 2013 · 12:07 UTC
Excellent! Original, on theme, works, fun. Excellent.
Simon
30. Apr 2013 · 15:43 UTC
Wow, that's awesome, everything's great, from the animations to the concept, it's dead simple yet deep. Great job!
AnnaGavaldaKedavra
30. Apr 2013 · 18:58 UTC
GENIUS, perfect, and very nice graphics. Best game so far!
glbs
30. Apr 2013 · 19:17 UTC
Yeah, I agree with my fellow LD'ers (the last two), best so far! Well, just missing a bit of sound
glbs
30. Apr 2013 · 19:24 UTC
I pretty like the in-game credits in the end.
heuermh
01. May 2013 · 03:52 UTC
Wow. Very well done.
Kilian
01. May 2013 · 13:04 UTC
Amazing. This is just a great game :-)
SecondDimension
01. May 2013 · 20:23 UTC
Great idea, really nice mechanic.
Logun
02. May 2013 · 09:16 UTC
A very cool game. Want more levels, and gameplay extrapolations!
sparkleswirl
03. May 2013 · 06:39 UTC
The first thing that really impressed me was the level change effects. But then as I got more into the game the level design really stood out too. I think of all the "change colors / things you can pass through" games I've played this LD yours is definitely the best.
Jorjon
03. May 2013 · 08:51 UTC
Excellent graphic effects and transitions. Mechanic was really interesting. Sometimes it's hard to see what color Zip is.
Angerus
03. May 2013 · 11:01 UTC
Great...just great. Personally, I would love to see that gameplay take a little deep/change as you progress and play this game with a bit of music!
moomoo112
03. May 2013 · 12:38 UTC
there's some serious potential in this, you should develop it further
bitbof
03. May 2013 · 12:55 UTC
really nice puzzler
yetanother
03. May 2013 · 21:51 UTC
It's very clever
MinionStudios
04. May 2013 · 00:48 UTC
Amazing game, well made. I think the mechanics are super tight.
0beah
04. May 2013 · 01:10 UTC
Love this game. However, im pretty sure ive seen a similar mechanic in one the entries. Granted your take on it more fleshed out and your puzzles way more devious. All in all, its a create game.
Diamonde
05. May 2013 · 14:29 UTC
Fantastic game! I even had to complete the "Game Over" and "Play again" levels :D
JustinMullin
07. May 2013 · 18:45 UTC
Very cool. The only thing I'd add would be a touch of sound and music - with a game this polished and complete, the silence is more jarring. That's a minor quibble though; the difficulty was spot on, and you managed enough content to really show off the idea - hard to do in 48 hours! Nicely done!
Christian S.
07. May 2013 · 19:38 UTC
Very nice. Reminded me of my own entry ;)
Sylvain.p
07. May 2013 · 19:51 UTC
Great level design. As everytime, great creation. Two things you can optimize. 1- It’s hard to see the different between blue and purple (but it’s perhaps my eyes) 2- I think the level aren’t in order of difficulty.
kill0u
09. May 2013 · 12:38 UTC
Nice idea.
Tozy
09. May 2013 · 20:16 UTC
I loved it! You managed to get something original out of a platformer.
J
11. May 2013 · 17:24 UTC
Nice idea, and it controls well. A few minor issues:

I struggled a little with colour-blindness, but apparently mine isn't as bad as FrozenCow's - it was only a problem on the second screenshot below the main one, between the blue and purple in there, and I managed it by trial and error.

I don't quite understand why there are two more levels once I've been told I've won. Kind of weird.

The fade in effect is really slow on my browser, which gets annoying (Firefox 20 on Linux with integrated graphics).
Misael.K
12. May 2013 · 06:13 UTC
Great work! Awesome level design and progression. Controls are just right. One would think that having the background and the obstacles as the same thing would be confusing, but you managed to pull it off successfully.
Keep it up!
hypp
12. May 2013 · 06:59 UTC
I liked the color changing idea. Well done!
Alink
14. May 2013 · 20:38 UTC
Nice idea and good levels, really fun to play.

BTW, I found your game via reddit, and I had a hard time to find it here (I guess searching 'zip' return all games providing a zip file)
Xanjos
19. May 2013 · 23:17 UTC
Despite the lack of audio, I really enjoyed the colour absorbing mechanic and the levels were well designed. A pretty fun game overall.