Polarity by nornagon

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made by nornagon for LD23 (COMPO)
You're an atom. Switch your polarity between positive and negative to navigate your way to the next level!

Sound effects only work in Chrome.

(pro tip for Infinite Potential Well: don't touch the ceiling, it slows you down.)

Ratings

Coolness 81% 2
Overall 4.07 13
Audio 2.98 237
Fun 4.12 6
Graphics 3.54 170
Humor 2.28 402
Innovation 4.34 9
Mood 3.09 208
Theme 3.57 150

Feedback

Racura
22. Apr 2012 路 13:42 UTC
Broke link, I got 404 error
馃帳 nornagon
22. Apr 2012 路 14:12 UTC
Racura, try again?
mikecampo
22. Apr 2012 路 14:24 UTC
I like it! I couldn't get past the push and pull level though...good job.
caseymac
22. Apr 2012 路 14:24 UTC
worked for me, sweet game.
Paulloz
22. Apr 2012 路 14:28 UTC
I love it !
22bitstudios
22. Apr 2012 路 15:27 UTC
Amazing, had a lot of fun!
Last level was a bitch, but it felt so rewarding when I completed it
Magnega
22. Apr 2012 路 18:08 UTC
Great, just great. Simple and smooth gameplay. Keep on a good job! (And add more levels!)
Druu
22. Apr 2012 路 19:09 UTC
Nice job, I like it!
joekinley
22. Apr 2012 路 20:22 UTC
Awesome job, awesome game
altoid
22. Apr 2012 路 22:14 UTC
By far the most addictive entry I've played so far. This feels like it could easily be an extremely fun android game (I'd get it :D)
limbster
23. Apr 2012 路 03:27 UTC
really cool game. Just keep working on it, and you'll be able to get an iOS game out of it :D
Jezzamon
23. Apr 2012 路 05:27 UTC
I love it! Fits the theme perfectly!
Oreganik
23. Apr 2012 路 06:04 UTC
Yep. 12 levels and I'm stumped, but man, you nailed the concept and innovated, to boot. Congrats!
j_peeba
23. Apr 2012 路 06:21 UTC
This was great. Simple (in a good way) and very fun!
MillerMan
23. Apr 2012 路 06:27 UTC
Simple and effective! Nice job :)
Daniel
23. Apr 2012 路 06:29 UTC
Nice idea and well executed!
Mago
23. Apr 2012 路 20:18 UTC
Nice and polished game. My favorite level was "elixir of life"
Cake&Code
23. Apr 2012 路 23:28 UTC
Super fun! I've been playing this since the early builds and the improvements are great. It's got a good level of difficulty with addictive and simple mechanics. I don't immediately see the connection with the theme other than they're small magnets, but that doesn't really detract from the fun factor. :)
馃帳 nornagon
23. Apr 2012 路 23:36 UTC
@Cake&Code too bad I didn't get the theme across well enough in the game, but the idea was based around the fact that physics is different at nanoscale. Specifically, the electromagnetic force overcomes gravity :) You're a tiny nanomachine that can change your charge.
gelatindesign
23. Apr 2012 路 23:41 UTC
Very difficult in places but good fun, great idea
Kevin_R_K
23. Apr 2012 路 23:45 UTC
Extremely fun!
seigenblues
24. Apr 2012 路 04:53 UTC
Very awesome!
Alink
25. Apr 2012 路 01:46 UTC
Excellent. The idea and controls are very elegant, and the levels are well done. Maybe try be neutral when both keys are pressed. Anyway, really good.
leafo
26. Apr 2012 路 05:49 UTC
Really fun game, great idea.
Blake
26. Apr 2012 路 05:52 UTC
That was great! Interesting concept and it was fun. Just needed some background music.
Topaz
26. Apr 2012 路 06:04 UTC
Wow. Definitely one of my favourites. And I finished it :P
keenblaze
26. Apr 2012 路 09:00 UTC
All r
keenblaze
26. Apr 2012 路 09:00 UTC
All rates to 5!
HD408
26. Apr 2012 路 11:47 UTC
Can't be all 5, there's no humor in this game.

Great game. Didn't rate the sounds, everything else is 5.
HD408
26. Apr 2012 路 11:47 UTC
And level 10 is really hard.
Mrnewt
26. Apr 2012 路 14:25 UTC
Nice concept. Some sounds would round it out nicely.
SidetrackGames
26. Apr 2012 路 21:47 UTC
Very cool concept, though a bit hard at times :)
BenW
27. Apr 2012 路 01:19 UTC
Got stuck on level 10, tons of fun though.
Shadow
27. Apr 2012 路 01:31 UTC
Cool graphics. quite polished. I recall playing this game during the compo when it was still a prototype. Quite a leap in terms of quality. congratulations.
Pixelulsar
27. Apr 2012 路 20:19 UTC
It was interesting and it fit the theme well.
Devon
27. Apr 2012 路 20:38 UTC
Im awesome! and you're awesome for making this game game. :D
wgemigh
28. Apr 2012 路 19:19 UTC
This is a great concept. I love the level intros as well. The're simple but they get the job done.

I enjoyed it until I got to 'Tunneling' and then 'Infinite Gravity Well'. Those levels were too finicky and got less enjoyable pretty quickly. Adding the ability to skip a level or adding a bonus difficulty (e.g. getting through is easy, but getting all of the gems is hard) might help with that.

Good job overall, though!
Kvisle
29. Apr 2012 路 01:17 UTC
Stuck at Infinite Potential Well.

Very good game, with a very solid game mechanic. I'm usually not that entertained by the really simple games - but this hit the nail on its head.
refreshcreations
29. Apr 2012 路 09:12 UTC
Sweet Physics Puzzler! I got to the 10th level i think it was infinite potential well then got stuck. Really playable game and muchly enjoyed. Mobile version plz :)

Just read te tip for level 10 , will have to play through again :)
uprightpath
29. Apr 2012 路 23:49 UTC
So much fun. I applaud you!
netguy204
29. Apr 2012 路 23:59 UTC
Love the gameplay and level design. Very clever and original concept.

Fun!
Niavlys
30. Apr 2012 路 00:15 UTC
YOU're awesome! Great idea, physics and all.
Niavlys
30. Apr 2012 路 00:29 UTC
Also, it made me discover Web Audio API, thanks. And thanks for making an HTML game (mine is, too). Let's fight against Flash and Java applets!
Fireblend
30. Apr 2012 路 00:43 UTC
Wow, seriously fun! I think this game probably has the most imaginative mechanic I've seen in any compo entry that just works and doesn't need anything added or removed; great job! Had lots of fun and played through the whole thing. I'll be passing this around :D
Peter Cooper
30. Apr 2012 路 01:14 UTC
Simple, slick, smooth.. plays really well and actually enjoyed it. So a good rating :-)
mes
30. Apr 2012 路 17:28 UTC
fantastic!
Incredible Ape
30. Apr 2012 路 18:18 UTC
Reminds me of our Ludum Dare 20 entry, POLARITY: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-20/?action=preview&uid=4336

Nice polish. :)
bompo
30. Apr 2012 路 19:29 UTC
Great puzzle game! Very creative concept!
dwrensha
30. Apr 2012 路 20:08 UTC
I'm awesome! Nice idea, and just the right difficulty level.
Danvil
30. Apr 2012 路 22:21 UTC
One of the best games I played for LD23! Challenging but not too hard. Fun gameplay and the graphics fit perfectly. Excellent job!
Tourgen
30. Apr 2012 路 22:24 UTC
cool concept
Raptor85
01. May 2012 路 03:19 UTC
for the most part pretty easy, "well well well" took some timing to get down but not too bad. The controls are great and it's a really fun concept, a blast to play. You should expand on this more post-compo, make some larger levels and add in a bit more variety for more puzzles!
Jigxor
01. May 2012 路 04:15 UTC
Awesome game! Very compelling, fun mechanic and great graphics and presentation. I had a lot of fun with this entry :)
jeffz
01. May 2012 路 04:25 UTC
fun and interesting, well done!
Datamosh
01. May 2012 路 04:38 UTC
"Tunneling" was my favorite level! Really addictive mini game, at first I wasn't that IN, though. I did wanted a bigger screen size!
Alexandre
01. May 2012 路 07:36 UTC
Fun game!
The level infinite potential well is kinda hard though.
AD-Edge
01. May 2012 路 09:44 UTC
Very polished little game here, love the text and smooth feel of it all mixed in with the pixel graphics.
Sfx and music would have really added to it however, shame there isnt any.
馃帳 nornagon
01. May 2012 路 22:23 UTC
@AD-Edge, there are SFX if you play in Chrome. Didn't get time for music though :(
Ryusui
02. May 2012 路 04:40 UTC
Brilliant. Absolutely loved it. Only played the first ten levels, but what I saw, I liked. Love the mechanic, love the gameplay.
jwolf
03. May 2012 路 02:17 UTC
It gets really difficult eventually, but is pretty fun nonetheless. Very neat idea!
Zillix
05. May 2012 路 07:53 UTC
Really tricky, but a great concept that is presented simply and elegantly. Great game!
Danik
05. May 2012 路 09:35 UTC
I like how simple it is, and still fun and challenging. Neat concept, not entirely new but still very innovative.

One critique would be that the hit boxes of the spikes are a bit too big, well, they seem to be boxes instead of following the shape of the spikes. Also, maybe you should sacrifice some realism for fun by setting a maximum radius of influence, maybe even showing this graphically to make it easier for the player to see what's going on.

Very good entry!
rvmook
05. May 2012 路 17:01 UTC
Lovely game, great level designs aswell. Played one of your earlier versions during the competition, great to see how it worked out.
Gaeel
06. May 2012 路 10:30 UTC
Why is it so HAAAARD!

Good game sir!
dustmyte
07. May 2012 路 12:27 UTC
Wow, one of the best games submitted. Gameplay is infectious and engaging. Graphics are cool looking and a wide variety of situations are achieved with level design. It's all kinds of legit!
castor
07. May 2012 路 16:59 UTC
Very clever. Excellent game.
chambers
08. May 2012 路 04:35 UTC
Really good game! Nice level designs from the start to the end of the game!
Syntaxide
11. May 2012 路 00:29 UTC
Wow, this is a really fun puzzler. Graphics are clean. The animation for the level text is slick. I'm probably going to play this all the way through. Some music would be nice, but its not a big deal. My entry was silent too.
DDRKirby(ISQ)
11. May 2012 路 05:02 UTC
Nice concept, great presentation. Good work :)
馃帳 nornagon
11. May 2012 路 09:27 UTC
Thanks so much everyone ^__^
matthias_zarzecki
11. May 2012 路 13:25 UTC
Awesome mechanic!
KevinWorkman
12. May 2012 路 00:04 UTC
Fun, simple game. I could see this being a popular mobile game. It would be cool to see some type of level editor, even if sharing is done by copy-pasting a text representation of the levels.
馃帳 nornagon
12. May 2012 路 05:05 UTC
KevinWorkman: there is a level editor :) though you can't easily share the levels you make. Press [P] while playing a level, then press [Space] to select what tile to place. [B] and [N] go between levels. [R] restarts the current level.
KevinWorkman
12. May 2012 路 05:26 UTC
Haha cool!
hungyg
12. May 2012 路 05:34 UTC
awesome game! got stuck at the infinite potential well tho.
dr_soda
12. May 2012 路 06:07 UTC
You've surely done a lot with a very little here. I feel like I don't really have much to add beyond what's already been offered. Great job!
JonathanG
12. May 2012 路 07:28 UTC
This is a fun little puzzle game that needs dexterity too! I like the simple control scheme, and how you've made plenty of puzzles around it. Graphics are nice and simple, it's a shame the sound didn't work for me on Firefox.
Keirua
12. May 2012 路 09:40 UTC
Very good realization (I love the title screen for the levels), however it's a bit hard to play. The idea is also very original and that's very innovative for a game with 2 buttons
Maple
12. May 2012 路 10:12 UTC
I felt the physics could have been improved upon a tad. I did beat the game though, so it wasn't frustrating or anything. Just felt sometimes it didn't respond the way I thought it would or should. Otherwise, great idea and great result. It's a shame there was no sound.
ehtd
12. May 2012 路 17:09 UTC
Very nice! Loved the concept. Got stuck at the Infinite potential well
omaha
13. May 2012 路 14:51 UTC
This was a lot of fun. I couldn't get past level 4 :(