ORBid by Martynas

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made by Martynas for LD 44 (COMPO)

Thumbnail.PNGA game about using your life for all types of stuff. Invest your life wisely and you may pass the levels, make foolish decisions and you shall perish.

Couldn't reach the level of polish i wished for, but still very happy with the results. You can mute sound in-game with F1 if it gets too annoying. This is my second time participating in Ludum Dare. Also the game crashes when you reach level 17 because it's the last level and I wasn't able to add a winning screen in time. I also misspelled the word defeat but I don't think it warrants a patch.

Thank you for all the kind comments :heart:

Post compo minor fixes :

-Changed WebGL presentation resolution because some people were getting their screen cut off.

-Moved enemy behavior from Update() to FixedUpdate() because people with different framerates were getting different enemy speeds.

-Fixed a typo in the tutorial text and added the part that says you can move with AWSD.

Ratings

Given 28🗳️ 25🗨️

Feedback

meursault
29. Apr 2019 · 09:35 UTC
I really had much fun playing your game. I did'nt get the concept right away, took me some time. But then the upgrade loop was fun. Good job!
Jani Nykanen
29. Apr 2019 · 10:50 UTC
Considering that this is a compo game and made in 48 hours, you have a lot of content. The game idea is also fascinating. Nice job.
JakobTheQuizGuy
29. Apr 2019 · 11:22 UTC
This game is really impressive! Very nice graphics and lots of content. Gameplay is fresh and interesting. Great job!
pwroff
29. Apr 2019 · 11:26 UTC
One of the best games I've played so far for compo. Great graphics, great audio, great idea.
PurpledArtFrog
29. Apr 2019 · 11:30 UTC
Very nice entry @martynas :thumbsup_tone1:
SoerenBachNielsen
29. Apr 2019 · 11:39 UTC
Really well done! You got me hooked on the gameplay. I like the balance between harvesting and killing the enemies.
otresnjak
29. Apr 2019 · 11:42 UTC
Looks and sounds great, and the gameplay is addictive! It was hard to stop playing. I couldn't get past level 9, though! I'd love to see this project elaborated on further. :)
8bit beehive
29. Apr 2019 · 13:07 UTC
first it was confusing but after a few tries the game became fun
Pincushion
29. Apr 2019 · 13:55 UTC
That was fun! The mood is really set well. I really like the music, and how it fits the art style.

Also Orb-id... cute name.
c0d3d
29. Apr 2019 · 13:58 UTC
Really cool and fun game!
LiauJ
29. Apr 2019 · 14:00 UTC
Wow, this might be my favorite of the compo's so far, this is extremely well done! Extremely good tutorial too.
gimblll
29. Apr 2019 · 14:03 UTC
Really solid game! Very well put together, one of the very best I've tried so far if not the best.
pvp
29. Apr 2019 · 14:06 UTC
Nice job. Play good, sound good, look good :).
pcmaster
29. Apr 2019 · 14:11 UTC
You just blew my mind, sir. This is really, really strong. I would totally play such a game on a phone in the bus. The possibilities with the powerups (shop) are limitless. I love the graphics, the mood, the sounds even, the movement. Awesome. I think you've got something truly solid here!
OrbitalBlueprint
29. Apr 2019 · 15:16 UTC
The music and the graphics set an AMAZING mood, especially with the main character design and the floating life orbs. This would be amazing as a mobile game!
Niteb
29. Apr 2019 · 15:54 UTC
Amazing art style and interesting concept!
Barrier
29. Apr 2019 · 15:55 UTC
Concept slightly remins me of my game.
Very cool art and music! Gameplay is pretty fun too. I often kill myself by using all my seeds :D
notb
29. Apr 2019 · 15:57 UTC
I really like it, you have great art and style, really sets a mood. Fits the theme well, too. Nice job!
kristinnes
29. Apr 2019 · 17:43 UTC
Great game! I kept losing track of my orbs and killing myself, which is the point I imagine.
Simone
29. Apr 2019 · 17:48 UTC
I will be surprised if this will not be in the top 10 ;)
Very good job mate!
Danga
29. Apr 2019 · 20:25 UTC
Cool concept! I do think it should be a little faster but the mood it sets is very good!
TasakaSama
29. Apr 2019 · 20:45 UTC
good little game bravo to you :)
Rancoud
29. Apr 2019 · 21:16 UTC
Very nice game, I love it! It was very addictive when you had some powerful upgrades.
You can improve the tutorial with some gifs in game.
Syrapt0r
29. Apr 2019 · 23:54 UTC
Hi, I played your game on stream today. You can find the video here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/418104572?t=02h50m40s

This is REALLY impressive, especially for a compo game. Solid mechanics, good graphics, nice sound design... really good overall.
zampi
30. Apr 2019 · 05:41 UTC
Nice done. Very great concept
NandoN
30. Apr 2019 · 11:12 UTC
Very interesting mechanics
elq
30. Apr 2019 · 12:05 UTC
Nicely done and pretty fun game. It was also quite challenging. Well done!
schizoid2k
30. Apr 2019 · 17:01 UTC
Really well done... the "space-y" effects and music are great. Game play is interesting and fun to play.
Nayaki Anandan
30. Apr 2019 · 19:54 UTC
I really liked this game! Excited to beat it later when I'm not streaming.
Kimily
30. Apr 2019 · 22:18 UTC
The music, sound effects, and mood are spectacular XD I love the chiptunes haha.
I have a few suggestions:
When you introduce the first enemy, don't have it spawn right behind the tutorial box. Also it blends into the green background. That's all, really :3 <3
Kylazaur
30. Apr 2019 · 22:48 UTC
AMazing, a bit hard to understand what's going on in the beginning but once you get going. 👌
OwlyCode
30. Apr 2019 · 22:54 UTC
I couldn't keep myself to sow my last orb at the beginning, I laughted a lot. The game feels really good and polished as it is.
dinosire
01. May 2019 · 01:22 UTC
Wow what a neat take on the theme, I love it! So aesthetic! Very well done!
qst0
01. May 2019 · 07:26 UTC
This was a great game. Super fun. I clicked past using my bank on level 8, that made things interesting for level 9... I was always too greedy with planting too!
Yaen
01. May 2019 · 21:32 UTC
Really nice game, man. I enjoyed playing and upgrading a lot until I died to the fast enemies that caught me off guard.
Because I wanted to hop right back in, I hastily clicked the restart game button, not knowing that it would erase all my progress. That's such a shame and I think that such buttons should be placed elsewhere and with a warning since I don't think that most people want to ever wipe their progress. It was a really nice and satisfying game loop until then though!

I also liked the complementary colour scheme and in general you built a cool and interesting atmosphere with this game.

However, I think the 8-bit sound effects took away from that atmosphere quite a bit. It's as if the game audio is actively trying to remind me that I'm just playing a video game. I think 8 bit sounds mostly belong into 8 bit games to serve the aesthetic such games are going for. This game didn't give me 8 bit vibes though so the sounds didn't really work for me. The music was great though, loved that part of the audio!
mrjoshuamclean
02. May 2019 · 03:02 UTC
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/418002198?t=05h50m28s
Vimlark
02. May 2019 · 06:11 UTC
Great work. I really liked the game play and mechanics a lot. Had an issue with the web build, the game didn't read my WASD inputs but the download worked fine. I ran into a bug where I died as I entered the portal. I was taken to the shop as usual but when I was done the next level started to load but still had the death prompt up and I couldn't click anything.
chawls_v
02. May 2019 · 23:14 UTC
This was a lot of fun and a really cool take on the theme. I played for levels and levels, very addictive, great mechanic!
JamesOliverMusic
03. May 2019 · 13:48 UTC
Cool game. With some extra polish this could be great. The difficulty ramps up significantly after the first 15 levels! Maybe make that transition a little smoother? Some more detailed character/enemy models would be nice. Very addictive game!
Jonas Tyroller
03. May 2019 · 21:54 UTC
Nice. Fantastic little game. Super simple but clever design. I like that even though you have mostly number upgrades they at the very least feel very significant. Really feels like you're constantly getting more and more powerful. Also looks quite pleasing. Well done.
Mags
04. May 2019 · 19:09 UTC
Ahh, this game! I definitely played this game longer than I expected to. :heart:
Kaisean Games
04. May 2019 · 19:49 UTC
So far the best game this LD.
Compo?! Gratz!

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Carbs
05. May 2019 · 17:11 UTC
Very cool game! Love the trail effects and the music is actually quite relaxing!

Lots of upgrades def makes the game last a while and want to get better as you play.

Had a ton of fun playing. Keep it up!

Here is my gameplay video from the other day [ORBid By Martnyas](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/420781176)