Particle Shift by ccglp

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made by ccglp for LD35 (COMPO)
Hi there! I'm CCGLP a student video game developer, and this is my entry for this LD. ParticleShift!


I made this game as training with 3D games and cameras, but my efforts went down at the same time that I begin with the camera code.

Well, I made two games in one, one being more level based (and very short) and another being a runner without any relationship with the theme ^^"


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Move: WASD or Arrow Keys Also, in the runner the up and down is for flying.
Space: """"Jump"""""
1 and two: Shape your body with less or more particles
O: Slow time

Fly runner: Up and down keys or WS

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*****************************CONTACT*******************************
You can check my other work at http://ccglp.es
Or follow me on twitter @CCGLP_DEV




Thank you and good luck with your own games!

Ratings

Coolness 68% 3
Overall 2.53 884
Audio 3.00 318
Fun 2.40 861
Graphics 2.29 816
Humor 2.16 488
Innovation 2.71 713
Mood 2.33 747
Theme 2.86 760

Feedback

_beta
18. Apr 2016 路 06:57 UTC
Nice game buddy. I had very fun
bobismijnnaam
18. Apr 2016 路 07:49 UTC
"./LinuxExe.x86: error while loading shared libraries: libX11.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory" :( I'm on Ubuntu 15.10. Screenshots look interesting, a very techy/computer ambient.
bobismijnnaam
18. Apr 2016 路 07:59 UTC
Did some digging. First I had to "sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-0:i386", then "sudo apt-get install lib32stdc++6". Together with chmod +x on the executable it started. However when I pressed play I saw some purple triangles, and then it crashed with the message "Aborted (core dumped)".
馃帳 ccglp
18. Apr 2016 路 08:06 UTC
Yep, sorry. I didn't test the game on Linux, and it might be unity export problems. Tell me if you check the game on a windows/mac environment and sorry for the trouble
Souperstrawer
18. Apr 2016 路 08:11 UTC
Really enjoyable game. I would like to see this turned into a longer game. Jumping and shifting mechanics were a bit unresponsive. The music, graphics and light-heartedness of the writing made this an enjoyable experience overall.
Martin Enderleit
18. Apr 2016 路 08:14 UTC
The controls was a bit uncomfortable. The runner part was bugged it seemed, couldn't really jump or do stuff.
[email聽protected]
18. Apr 2016 路 08:24 UTC
Nice, complex game. A bit unintuitive at first but it doesn't make it even a bit worse ;) Gj!
jk5000
18. Apr 2016 路 08:59 UTC
Great idea, but really buggy.
Przekop
18. Apr 2016 路 09:04 UTC
It took me 15 minutes to finish "story mode", i guess because i was too stupid for tutorials XD. Long transitions between levels/respawn made dying very frustrating (i guess that good). Jumping and shifting takes long to get used to. In runner mode i would love a little shadow under the player, that would make fitting through holes easier.
Danny Gallagher
18. Apr 2016 路 09:06 UTC
nice music

The traditional wasd controls with fixed viewpoint camera doesn't really work.

See resident evil x
qu2
18. Apr 2016 路 09:42 UTC
Nicely done. Maybe make the tutorials shorter though, (or better, integrate them into real gameplay).
WayneTao
18. Apr 2016 路 09:55 UTC
It looks like some wrong in the second scene.
And it is a good game.
WizByte_Games
18. Apr 2016 路 13:55 UTC
The controls could have been a bit better, but over all I had a little fun with this game.
SuperIzzo
18. Apr 2016 路 15:30 UTC
I'll start with the second game "Runner" as I enjoyed it more :)
The idea is very good, and you can (and probably should) explore it and expand on it - a 3D flappy bird/ hole in the wall.
This version of the game however has a few flaws:
1) you should take into account the size of the walls with respect to how far the ball is from the camera, I shouldn't have to go off screen to pass through a holes
2) it is hard to judge distances from this camera angle, because its perspective things move sideways as they come closer, consider casting a shadow of the ball onto the walls, a directional light behind the camera should do the trick (you can also project a marker)

Some notes on the first game:
If you fail a the last section of the first tutorial you have to repeat the whole thing. It is an odd design choice because you would normally expect players to have learned the mechanics shown in the previous sections.
Also when you add timed mechanics like the "O" key, it is good to provide some form of feedback on the remaining time like a cooldown wheel, or a timer or just play sound (alternatively you can signal the players right before it runs out with blinking or gradually speeding up). On the second level I am greeted with a wall and I'm not sure how to proceed, I tried climbing all 4 walls but the camera doesn't follow me anywhere.
Ibzy
18. Apr 2016 路 17:30 UTC
Nice music, and an all-round fun little game.
Controls are a little unresponsive regarding the size shifting and jumping, and the WASD is hard to interpret once the camera spins around.

I god stuck at the start of Tutorial 2 as after I shifted bigger and broke the wall, if i tried to move past the wall ever I would die inexplicably.

A nice concept that has a lot of potential for a great puzzle-platformer.

Did't try the Runner as, as you say, it wasn't part of the theme.

Good job :)
SuperIzzo
18. Apr 2016 路 20:42 UTC
@Ibzy ah that's how you're supposed to get past the wall :D

same happens to me though
16BitsOfAwesome
19. Apr 2016 路 02:22 UTC
Like everyone else said, the controls did not feel very comfortable. However, really liked the concept!
aemiliu5
19. Apr 2016 路 11:31 UTC
Interesting idea, although the controls and the cameras felt really clunky :(
eymrich
19. Apr 2016 路 16:01 UTC
It was fun. Recycling by making another game with the same assets was well done!
frogcheese
01. May 2016 路 10:21 UTC
The controls were a bit clunky for me. I didn't get very far into the first game either since I kept dying in the tutorial for "two are better than one" without really realising why I died. The camera pans were cool, but I think you could've done without the fadeouts after each completed task.

In any case I liked the audio, and the endless runner was fun to play with.
Franklin's Ghost
08. May 2016 路 00:08 UTC
Enjoyed the tutorial and thought it was nicely set up to learn the different mechanics. Liked the humour you instilled in the text.