Another Dimension by pikmin4000

made by pikmin4000 for LD35 (COMPO)

Another Dimension is a puzzle platformer about transforming your state of being in order to move in the direction you want.

Obstacle:
The bar on the bottom of the screen measures how many transformations you have done so far. Every level is different ranging from 1 to 100 transformations. There are 10 levels.
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Controls:
Arrow Keys to move/transform
Up Arrow- Become Circle that can bounce and maintain velocity
Down Arrow- Become Triangle that can has an initial bounce but then slows down
Left/Right Arrow- Moves from side to side as the Square

M - Mute Sounds
F11 -> F10 - Fullscreen mode for HTML5 on my website
F - Fullscreen for windows
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Story:
You are guided by a narrator with an ulterior agenda. He's an experimenter that has tested many other specimens in order to solve his dilemma of being trapped in Another Dimension. He refers to the real world and wishes for a being that is able to break the barrier that is containing him.
Refer to the screenshots for the first and final levels of the game.
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Feedback:
I am aware that my game may be too challenging at certain points, so feel free to ask any questions about the answers to any of the puzzles.

Contact/Subscribe to me at http://www.chillhammer.com/subscribe/

Web	http://www.chillhammer.com/dimension/
Windows	https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0ok5q2g5v_JWS05YWtkejhlTUE/view?usp=sharing
Source	https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0ok5q2g5v_JLVdITU5pME5pUG8/view?usp=sharing
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=13796

Ratings

Coolness	30%	1854
Overall	3.12	550

Audio	3.21	238
Fun	2.97	570
Graphics	2.94	504
Humor	2.22	457
Innovation	3.44	277
Mood	3.03	392
Theme	3.97	91

Feedback

jacklehamster

18. Apr 2016 · 03:00 UTC

Interesting entry. The fact that the controls are linked to the transformations makes the gameplay a bit confusing and frustrating. Maybe it would be less frustrating if the excess of transformations didn't kill you.

theOnlyGoodDrcz

18. Apr 2016 · 14:39 UTC

I like the tune and the "eschatological" mood. but the controls are horrible!

🎤 pikmin4000

18. Apr 2016 · 16:08 UTC

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lonewookie

19. Apr 2016 · 10:35 UTC

I liked the mechanics. It is hard to get used to and I got stumped after the level with the squares blocking your way. I think if you made the controls clearer and balanced the difficulty a bit this could be a good game.

🎤 pikmin4000

19. Apr 2016 · 15:00 UTC

Ah the phasing level! Yes I agree it is quite a difficult concept. You have to accelerate yourself using the Triangle form(down arrow) to reach a speed that can allow you to phase through the blocks. Good luck!

ginger9

19. Apr 2016 · 15:50 UTC

I can't pass that glass :(

🎤 pikmin4000

19. Apr 2016 · 21:03 UTC

Try holding up-arrow key and tapping the down-arrow key to bounce off the wall and speed up.

Thank you for your patience.

Cosmologicon

26. Apr 2016 · 17:33 UTC

I managed to beat it after following your advice for phasing. It's not a bad idea for a mechanic, but it very non-intuitive. It seems like a game glitch and if you hadn't specifically said that that's what you're supposed to do, I would have assumed it was "cheating". Maybe if the glass shattered when you went through it instead. Overall not bad. I liked the mood.

tomlum

29. Apr 2016 · 13:46 UTC

Very very very cool. Took me a minute to get used to shapeshifting but once I had it down it felt really intuitive and very satisfying. Limiting the number of transformations was a surprisingly interesting mechanic, and also the puzzles were all (for me) the perfect amount of challenging and interesting. A+

DevelopTech

30. Apr 2016 · 09:33 UTC

Interesting mechanic and also good puzzles. However at firt I cannot figured out what does any of the shapes and I had to read it in LD entry.
Also controls are a bit tricky.

Nice work!

badia_r

30. Apr 2016 · 12:15 UTC

Nice game! A few bugs but quite fun to play.

Malvern

30. Apr 2016 · 18:26 UTC

It's an interesting idea but I didn't have fun with it. The controls were too difficult for me.

broknecho

09. May 2016 · 15:46 UTC

Really nice start here. I do agree that the controls kinda work against you but the whole physics behavior difference for each shape was really neat. Could definitely see more shapes with different properties being fun as long as the controls could be nailed down.

Nice work overall!

nhojrekrap

09. May 2016 · 17:27 UTC

After getting to grips with it I really enjoyed the control system and the way you have built levels around it!

spiffl

09. May 2016 · 21:29 UTC

Good game! I got stuck, but I don't actually think it's too hard; I'm just bad at these sort of games. I do think transformations shouldn't be the up and down keys: in general, it's a good idea to relegate "actions" to other buttons (usually z or x), since the transformations don't directly cause movement. Changing to the triangle to make a big bounce, then back to the circle to maintain height is a great feeling though!

Omiya Games

09. May 2016 · 22:41 UTC

Most puzzles were pretty good, but any level requiring phasing through solid blocks seems to demand a lot from the player. Not to mention creating a strange bug into a feature. Wasn't a fan of those puzzles.