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Nano Ascension by mikelovesrobots3

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made by mikelovesrobots3 for LD23 (COMPO)
Journey into the heart of a computer and fight for your freedom while a programmer tries to eliminate you. Features voice acting, sound, music, puzzles, an original story and more.

This is my first attempt at making a 3D game, making a game with sound, and more importantly, making a game with an actual story. It was a crazy experience. I need some sleep.

I hope you enjoy it. I had an excellent time making it.

Twitter: @mikelovesrobots

[edit: An early playtester didn't notice the brief message informing him he could hold SHIFT to run. The game is super hard without it so you might want to make a note that shift is awesome and may improve your experience if used once in a while. Also, undocumented, you can press escape to quit the game. You'd probably figure that out on your own though.]

[Bonus: Try to find the easter egg of me making the AW YEAH face.]

[edit 2: Win32 link fixed. Sorry for the inconvenience.]

Windows 32bit http://dl.dropbox.com/u/664907/Nano%20Ascension%20%28Win32%29.zip
OSX http://dl.dropbox.com/u/664907/Nano%20Ascension%20%28Mac%29.zip
Windows 64bit http://dl.dropbox.com/u/664907/NanoAscension%20%28win64bit%29.zip
Source https://github.com/mikelovesrobots/nano
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23/?action=preview&uid=5908

Ratings

Coolness 73% 3
Overall 4.03 21
Audio 3.45 90
Fun 3.66 55
Graphics 4.07 54
Humor 3.46 50
Innovation 3.22 299
Mood 3.85 22
Theme 3.51 180

Feedback

SidetrackGames
23. Apr 2012 路 05:00 UTC
Love it, the visuals are smooth and the concept is good.
cirolve
23. Apr 2012 路 05:31 UTC
wow, that was a good looking game! humor was great, and the platforming was fun, best game I've played so far. my only problem was that sometimes the camera would get annoying and block my view, moving it a bit higher would solve that problem. other than that, great game! 5/5 :D
Blengineer
23. Apr 2012 路 05:37 UTC
this game looks neat but the 32-bit executable is looking for a data folder. I tried using the 64 bit's data folder but to no avail. Drop me a message if host a web version or something, I'd like to try it out.
PacifistGames
23. Apr 2012 路 05:39 UTC
Definitely the best LD23 game I've played so far!
I like the concept a lot, but there were some minor things that bothered me. The text isn't up long enough to read, and it's white so it's invisible against some objects. The graphics were awesome!
馃帳 mikelovesrobots3
23. Apr 2012 路 05:53 UTC
Fixed the 32-bit link. My apologies!
aaronsnoswell
23. Apr 2012 路 06:49 UTC
WOW - AMAZING work mate! This game was fun to play, and had me hooked on the story line! At first I was like, Oh, no, not another tron-themed ripoff, but it was really really well done :)

Feedback:
* The mouse didn't lock on my mac - meaning I had to keep moving it back to the center of the screen (a bit annoying).
* The voice acting really made the game - great work.

What font did you use for the programmer text?

AMAZING!
FrankTheTank
23. Apr 2012 路 06:50 UTC
The graphics are really good! I also liked the voice overs, but sometimes the text disappears too quickly.
KhaoTom
23. Apr 2012 路 06:53 UTC
Fun entry. Enjoyed the programmer dialogue and sound effects in general fit really well. Gripe: the camera was the toughest foe. Good work and congratulations on finishing!
馃帳 mikelovesrobots3
23. Apr 2012 路 06:57 UTC
@aaronnoswell It's funny, I had a friend ask me that same question. The font was ARCADE from 1001 free fonts. http://www.1001freefonts.com/Arcade.php

Thanks for the kind comments.
KungPhoo
23. Apr 2012 路 12:47 UTC
Very polished entry. Hats off.
Fireblend
23. Apr 2012 路 13:06 UTC
Great mood, great graphics, and even though a little repetitive the narration kept me playing. A little graphical weirdness here and there, but amazing nonetheless. Good job!
gregdevice
24. Apr 2012 路 06:04 UTC
Brilliant! Love the look of the textures and really like the sounds. Slight camera clipping issue, but you did some amazing work in 48 hours!
dx0ne
24. Apr 2012 路 12:12 UTC
Great game. Definitely one of the best in LD23. Liked the audio.
CoffeeOnimal
25. Apr 2012 路 01:30 UTC
Very nice. Graphic style is great, only suggestion I'd have for an updated version is something in the background.
The mouse issue is a bit of an annoyance, but it's the only problem I had with the controls. Good job!
netmute
25. Apr 2012 路 19:39 UTC
That was awesome! Very polished, cool graphics, cool sound. Really liked your humor :)
ccscanf
25. Apr 2012 路 19:46 UTC
Awesome game.
Mach60KAS
25. Apr 2012 路 21:16 UTC
I thought the graphics looked very nice, and I enjoyed the concept. I noticed that the camera often clipped through geometry, and tried to rotate back towards its default position though.
firstrowgames
26. Apr 2012 路 13:44 UTC
great game has a portal-ish feel.
Had a great ime playing it.
Great job :)
Suese
27. Apr 2012 路 05:54 UTC
I find a lot of these unit games feel more like 'levels' than games. I'm not sure what goes into them, but you put a decent amount of content into this game and it's clear you know what you're doing when it comes to visual style. This entry could have become a 5 star entry if it just had some music.
johnfn
27. Apr 2012 路 06:05 UTC
Cute game with a cute concept. Fantastic work for 48 hours. My only suggestion would be to make the camera view from higher up so that it clips less.
Gabriel
27. Apr 2012 路 19:35 UTC
Wow man, that's a superproduction! Amazing to get all the graphics and shaders done in such short time! The camera is really the only big downside, but I think it's difficult to code camera in such a short time. Anyway, great entry! :)
Izzimach
28. Apr 2012 路 04:04 UTC
Camera was a bit wonky, but everything else was well thought out and polished. The audio snippets really added to the coolness factor of the game.
10WonXero10
28. Apr 2012 路 04:21 UTC
That art style!
Love the back-chatter from the programmer, adds a lot of depth to the world.
The camera got buried inside geometry a few times and made it hard to see what was going on, but it's only a minor gripe.

With a little polish and a longer story, I'd pay real money for this game.
Tourgen
28. Apr 2012 路 05:29 UTC
pretty good start. camera and mouse-look need some help. I had fun.
scgrn
28. Apr 2012 路 06:08 UTC
It took me a minute or two to figure out what was going on, but after that I enjoyed the hell out of this game. The camera and controls need a little work, but this is a really nice, stylish game with a great concept.
robcozzens
28. Apr 2012 路 06:29 UTC
OMG! That was amazing. It's hard to believe you made that in 48hours.
I agree that the camera caused some problems.
I also didn't see that you could hold shift to run, and it felt like the difficulty was just right... you might want to drop that feature.
samoojamies
28. Apr 2012 路 11:06 UTC
Finished it and enjoyed. Camera angle could be better.
ElectricGuillotine
29. Apr 2012 路 00:21 UTC
This one's so good! Awesome job.
s0ulcrusher
02. May 2012 路 19:26 UTC
Visually awesome and great theme! One suggestion - the controls are slidey and floaty and that makes precision platforming pretty tough. Maybe dampen the player's momentum?
Jack
03. May 2012 路 14:16 UTC
pretty fantastic, loved all the dialogue. The kind of thing that wouldn't really work outside of Ludum Dare
jedilemons
03. May 2012 路 16:58 UTC
The sounds and voices made me laugh xD And the visuals were very good! It was actually quite inspiring :D
character
03. May 2012 路 17:27 UTC
Oh man, I want more levels. I love the aesthetic. Great mood going on with the entire piece. Well done =)
timelessbeing
26. May 2012 路 00:47 UTC
You say it features music, but I can't hear any on my mac.