Separation Anxiety by TaintedFork

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made by TaintedFork for LD22 (COMPO)
NOTE: The "Web (Alt)" option is in case my own website is down. The hosting service is messing with my server and the site has been unstable lately.

This is a puzzle game and it's meant to be challenging. I hope you enjoy thinking. :)

There is a hidden kitty in the game, if you're interested in looking for it. Good luck; it's very well hidden! ;)

Ratings

Coolness 56% 3
Overall 3.41 69
Audio 1.07 587
Community 3.29 78
Fun 3.16 86
Graphics 2.29 465
Humor 1.41 523
Innovation 3.12 127
Mood 3.00 138
Theme 3.59 71

Feedback

crackerblocks
19. Dec 2011 路 06:00 UTC
your site gives me a missing plugin error, but if I go to http://www.tasteofmoonlight.com/games/separation.swf, it works fine. just sayin'.

I like the puzzle mechanic, but the teleporters hurt my brain.
Thief
19. Dec 2011 路 13:45 UTC
I love this game
馃帳 TaintedFork
19. Dec 2011 路 17:43 UTC
@crackerblocks Oops! Should be fixed now.
cadin
19. Dec 2011 路 19:48 UTC
Fantastic!
FrankieSmileShow
19. Dec 2011 路 23:59 UTC
That was excellent! Very nice puzzles.
Kazinsal
20. Dec 2011 路 04:27 UTC
Favourite game in the compo by far.
Jeck
20. Dec 2011 路 14:01 UTC
Cute little puzzler with very good mood. I like it :)

Especially well done was the way you introduced new mechanics slowly and in easy-to-understand levels.
Fififox
20. Dec 2011 路 19:14 UTC
That's a nice game with nice mechanics, and a nice little story. I would have liked more levels, but that's usual for LD games not to have 100 levels. :P
Also, I couldn't find Kittens in it, even after playing the game twice !
morganquirk
21. Dec 2011 路 01:32 UTC
Well executed, great level design.
TestSubject06
21. Dec 2011 路 04:18 UTC
This was one of the best games to come out of LudumDare.

Controlling both at the same time is nothing new to gaming, (but these days what is?) but it's really well implemented here, and the first game I've seen in this compo to use something like this.

I don't like puzzle games, not one bit.. but I actually played this one all the way through. That says something about the fun factor.

The text between levels really helps to boost the alone theme.

The graphics are simple and effective, I really like the subtle animation in the ending.

No audio, so I can't give any points there.

Not funny, sad. But that ending was really well done, and is definitely like an Inception ending.
Dark Acre Jack
21. Dec 2011 路 16:52 UTC
Very nice visual presentation.
bostelk
21. Dec 2011 路 20:28 UTC
Fantastic! I absolutely loved this entry. the puzzles ramp up perfectly, and there's just the right amount of levels. brilliant design!
MurrayL
21. Dec 2011 路 22:45 UTC
Great puzzler! I wasn't a big fan of the black+white tiles, as the gradients gave me a headache.
Loved the concept, though, and I spotted a kitty!
Gaeel
22. Dec 2011 路 11:55 UTC
A decent puzzle game, with nice mechanics
dr_soda
23. Dec 2011 路 04:47 UTC
Simply beautiful! I like how you were able to devote so much time to engaging puzzles levels in your 48 hours due to your artistic choices.
Ishisoft
23. Dec 2011 路 12:01 UTC
(copied from TIGS)
Lovely stuff. Surprisingly touching considering it's just a couple of blocks. The text and animation does a good job.

Gameplay-wise the puzzles were well-designed. Occasionally I failed a level by going on the red tiles, but it took me a bit by surprise. Quick animations when the blocks move between tiles, and an indication of one when it lands on a red tile, would make it clearer what was going on.

Just a small niggle though. Enjoyed it overall.
matthias_zarzecki
23. Dec 2011 路 23:22 UTC
Nice puzzle-concept.
yosh
30. Dec 2011 路 22:57 UTC
Bonus mood for the texts.
Tom 7
31. Dec 2011 路 22:11 UTC
I liked the presentation of the tutorials a lot. Good puzzles too, though I think this particular mechanic has been used a number of times before (I think I have even seen it in LD maybe 19?). I never quite figured out the point of the projections when you were on the goal dot?
dcfedor
03. Jan 2012 路 04:42 UTC
Aced the theme. Especially with the ambiguous ending. The puzzles were good too. A few had me going a while before figuring out. Good use of tutorial levels on the teleporter, though the red squares were a bit weak on tutorials (still fine, though, as the game supports easy retries).

Not much to criticize here. Graphics were simplistic, but appropriate. Audio would've been nice. And the fade effects between text messages were a bit slow. But good work overall.
Sheep
03. Jan 2012 路 14:32 UTC
I think I'm still the only one who found the kitten in this game.

I got a little help though.
SonnyBone
05. Jan 2012 路 20:40 UTC
Nice lil puzzler!