The Adaptor by Tristan

made by Tristan for MINI30 (-)

I made this game while learning how to use the Flixel game engine. In the game the control keys depend on what color the
character is currently stepping on. I wanted to create more levels but I'm afraid this is all I could do with the time limit. I'll probably improve the game after the competition.

Controls
Red blocks-normal arrow keys
Blue blocks-reversed arrow keys(left is right, right is left)
Green blocks- WASD keys
Space-Jump

I got the music for the game from http://www.playonloop.com/

Web	http://dl.dropbox.com/u/42996354/Adapt.swf
Source	http://dl.dropbox.com/u/42996354/Copy%20of%20Adapt.rar
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/minild-30/?action=preview&uid=4963

Feedback

caladan21ph

06. Nov 2011 · 19:52 UTC

By the way I know its quite clear, but just in case, the player has to "adapt" to the changing controls.

galman

06. Nov 2011 · 21:18 UTC

Looks nice and a very creative idea!

digital_sorceress

07. Nov 2011 · 18:06 UTC

I got to level 5 (I think. It was the level where you have to double back at the end). I had nowhere near enough time.

A very difficult game! It took me a while to work out what to do on green squares!

Moderately enjoyable. I think the game is taxing enough without needing the advancing wall of death AND the holes to fall through.

chrupp

08. Nov 2011 · 14:51 UTC

Fun little game. But extremely challenging. Maybe the first few levels should be a little easier...

kblaney

08. Nov 2011 · 21:12 UTC

Very challenging to get the controls right. I generally found that jumping from one color to the next was far easier than just walking.

On the level where you have to double back, the red blocks on the top layer seem to act like green blocks. This led to some confusion for me.

🎤 Tristan

08. Nov 2011 · 23:12 UTC

Thanks for the critique. I had to rush the levels since I was learning Flixel for most of the time. Didn't have the time to playtest it with other people except for my bro who(despite not being a gamer) seemed to find it easy.

@kblaney:hmm..seemed I missed that.let me check that out. Thanks!

kblaney

13. Nov 2011 · 03:14 UTC

Seems to be fixed, Tristan. Thanks. Actually, the more I'm playing it, the easier it becomes. That is, I'm adapting to the controls and most of the challenge comes from that adaptation.

I keep coming back to this game. Will it be on Kongregate or anything in the future?

🎤 Tristan

17. Dec 2011 · 01:21 UTC

Hey! I posted it on Kongregate here: http://www.kongregate.com/games/caladan21ph/the-adaptor

I'll be improving the game to see if any more ideas can be squeezed out of it. Glad to hear you like the game.:)