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Flod Embarks by amodo

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made by amodo for LD22 (COMPO)
I had almost given up because I had some tough weeks prior to the weekend, little time, and even fewer ideas. Then, Sunday noon, I finally started with half an idea. But I'm happy about what came out in the end. I put about 14 hours into it. Enjoy!

Tools:
Flash Builder 4.5, Flixel, Flixel Powertools, TileStudio, Autotracker by Greasemonkey (modified a little), Audacity, SFXR

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You are Fraxtol Flod-Pirno S'nint, a lonely robot looking for friends.

cursor keys: move
+/-: volume

Web http://www.rebeloyster.com/games/flod/Flod.html
Source http://www.rebeloyster.com/games/flod/Flod_source.zip
(postcompo) http://www.rebeloyster.com/games/flod/postcompo/Flod.html
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-22/?action=preview&uid=8798

Ratings

Coolness 56% 3
Overall 3.06 170
Audio 3.82 9
Community 2.48 346
Fun 2.51 288
Graphics 3.43 122
Humor 2.24 217
Innovation 2.76 229
Mood 3.37 78
Theme 3.50 87

Feedback

Gaeel
19. Dec 2011 路 12:43 UTC
Fun little idea. I wish it were possible to explore the planets a little more, but a great idea, and cute characters too.
Cell
19. Dec 2011 路 14:19 UTC
Really great game :D
dr_soda
20. Dec 2011 路 07:27 UTC
Is something amiss here? I follow the link for "web" and get a perpetual "Flod" page that is stuck forever
馃帳 amodo
20. Dec 2011 路 10:55 UTC
dr_soda, strange! It should play via the flash player. Didn't hear that before!
Jeck
20. Dec 2011 路 14:45 UTC
Great soundtrack.
ChainedLupine
20. Dec 2011 路 20:30 UTC
I found a friend! YAY! But capping the velocity on the ship might be a good idea. :)
bitbof
21. Dec 2011 路 01:53 UTC
I liked the animations as simple as they were
neilogd
21. Dec 2011 路 11:12 UTC
Good idea, very cute graphics, music is well done too. Would love to see you take the idea further!
Rudy
21. Dec 2011 路 11:38 UTC
Interesting concept, cute graphics. Planet indicators should show the distance somehow or it's too easy to overshoot. Also spamming T let's you teleport regardless at high speed. I like the small attraction planets have, Not a lot of content in space or on planets though. Nice soundtrack.
marudziik
21. Dec 2011 路 13:22 UTC
Nice idea, great music, simple graphics work well. I agree with @ChainedLupine on capping ship's velocity, but some more gameplay would also be interesting.
Sparrow
21. Dec 2011 路 14:39 UTC
The game fits the theme but I missed depth in the game.
The ship maneuverability was a bit unresponsive at high speeds.
dr_soda
22. Dec 2011 路 05:36 UTC
The game finally loaded. Yay!

So I have to ask you, have you heard of the game "Aether?" The flight through space reminded me of that game, as well as exploring planets, though the planets in Aether weren't discrete screens.
TheOMP
23. Dec 2011 路 01:52 UTC
Great idea! I wish I could explore the planets a little bit more though. Also, capping the velocity of the ship would be a good idea as well as increasing the power of the break when turning so that way players won't go flying by planets ,but the over all concept is great!
RobProductions
23. Dec 2011 路 16:29 UTC
Good game! The music and sound design was good, and the sprites had a nice feel to them. I especially liked the main character's walking animations!

The ship is a little hard to control, but otherwise I liked the user interface and mood. Nice job!
matthias_zarzecki
24. Dec 2011 路 10:46 UTC
This is great. I love the sound and the effective non-interface. Nice work!
tcstyle
25. Dec 2011 路 20:38 UTC
Whoa, newtonian spacecraft physics. I don't know what's the goal of this game. Looks nice.