You're Winding Me Up Harvey by nanolotl

[raw]
made by nanolotl for LD 39 (COMPO)

You'reWindingMeUpHarvey 2017-07-30 23-36-54-228.pngA 3D Puzzle Platformer.

Harness the power of wind-up motors to retreive Harvey's Heart.

Controls: WASD - Move

Mouse - Look, Interact

Space - Jump

F4 - Toggle Fullscreen

Esc - Free the mouse

Esc then Q - Quit

Links:

Itch.io (Windows) : https://nanolotl.itch.io/youre-winding-me-up-harvey

Windows: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lcondq7559d0mhc/You%27reWindingMeUpHarvey.exe?dl=0

Source: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pfpc33mhh7ii6gl/LudumDare39.zip?dl=0

Ratings

Overall 11th 4.19⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 19th 4⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 36th 4⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 187th 3.75⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 97th 3.905⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 253th 3.048⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 196th 2.813⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Mood 191th 3.316⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 11🗨️

Feedback

Zotair
31. Jul 2017 · 12:45 UTC
I'm stuck at the level in the screenshot...like is the platform meant to continue?
Drachmor
31. Jul 2017 · 12:46 UTC
As I look through these games, they seem to just get better and better. Congratulations for continuing this trend! This was an excellent puzzle game through and through - I loved the environment, the aesthetic, and I loved having that "aha" moment when I finally completed a puzzle.
Zotair
31. Jul 2017 · 12:48 UTC
Eyyy figured it out...took awhile but I did it
Zotair
31. Jul 2017 · 12:56 UTC
That was cool, could see this being a cool puzzle game in the future :)
zee
31. Jul 2017 · 19:33 UTC
The amount of polish is really nice, Well done!

The puzzles seemed like a good introduction to something bigger, but they never really ramp up to anything more then that. My only real complaint is I felt like I never really left the tutorial, but the mechanics were solid, and I had fun figuring them out.

The graphics are clean and simple, and are fairly pleasing to the eyes, and work great for the style of game. Some variance between levels would have been nice, even something simple like red bricks on the later levels. Although, it's a small complaint.

The controls were spot on. I felt like I had good control over my character, and couldn't cheese the puzzles! My only grip is when you're starting the level, you always face some odd direction, like the floor or a wall.

Overall, Great Job! The ending was a nice touch!
wwwhizz
01. Aug 2017 · 07:14 UTC
Very cool game! Loved the puzzles. A bit more variance in colors would be nice. I also feel the gravity is a bit too strong. Overall very well done, very polished, nice minecraft-like feel.
PjchardtTheSecond
01. Aug 2017 · 07:29 UTC
I had a strange issue with the controls no one else commented on so I wonder if it was my machine. Anyway, sometimes I cannot look with the mouse (using a touchpad) while moving with the keys. Doesn't happen every time, and couldn't isolate it. Sorry I cannot be of more help, but I wanted to mention it as it made the platforming very difficult. Otherwise, the mechanic was pretty solid, although I would have like to see more puzzles stray from the timed platform theme.
alexander0153
01. Aug 2017 · 07:50 UTC
Nice game! I really liked how you created multiple variants around the mechanic of winding up.
boaheck-artgent
01. Aug 2017 · 17:38 UTC
This is the longest I think I've spent with a ludum dare 39 game yet. Great job. Clever interpretation of the theme with fun and constantly changing mechanics. I love it!
Descrout
03. Aug 2017 · 10:12 UTC
This is the best ludum dare game i've played so far . Really clever idea and clever level design. This game is like portal, whole game is like tutorial and its really fun to figure it out the puzzles . Great job !!
Simon Millard
03. Aug 2017 · 10:20 UTC
Really neat game! Polished, well balanced difficulty and some interesting puzzles. I enjoyed it a lot, and I did manage to find Harvey's Heart! Great game, well done!
MalicWanderer
03. Aug 2017 · 10:22 UTC
Really liked the wind-up power interpretation for the theme. Having to remove the gears again to sort of "cheat" the wind down was also really cool. Only thing that felt missing was maybe a light background track.
Noisybass
03. Aug 2017 · 10:22 UTC
Really good mood! And I think it's an original way to take the theme. I really love the desing of the rooms, but I got stuck in the fourth room, the one in the screenshot :( I don't know if it's a bug or it's just to difficult for me, I would love to play the next levels. Very nice game!
MCjammydodger
03. Aug 2017 · 10:27 UTC
Brilliant game! I really enjoyed the puzzles. Some were quite clever and challenging. I managed to reach Harvey's heart and had a lot of fun along the way.

The only level I didn't like so much was the one with the jump boost thing, because if I missed the platform it was a long walk back. All the other levels I enjoyed a lot.

Good job!
minibobbo
06. Aug 2017 · 05:24 UTC
I really wanted to play this! The screenshots remind me of Tick Tock Clock from Mario 64. Unfortunately I can't get it to run. The download works and the icon looks right, but it just comes up to a black screen... :cry:
🎤 nanolotl
06. Aug 2017 · 08:02 UTC
@minibobbo That seems quite unusual. Are you just running it on Windows 7/8/10?
Batheo3000
06. Aug 2017 · 09:15 UTC
that's an impressive amount of polish for just 48 hours. Good job ! The puzzles were alright but I wish that you could have evolved on the idea of the jump pad. I found it really cool.
Didn't really get the ending tho. Maybe there's so kind of secret in the game like in Portal with Ratman...
Garywiss
06. Aug 2017 · 11:25 UTC
Great puzzle fps, the graphics are really cool and the puzzles were really good.

Good job !
Knarfux
06. Aug 2017 · 11:29 UTC
Wow, I love the graphic style, and the puzzle concept is really cool, there is so much level design possibilities! Only the jump feeling seems a little odd to me. Great game.
Meta-link
06. Aug 2017 · 11:59 UTC
Amazing game, the best I've played during this LD so far !

The core mecanics are working very well, and the level design is more clever than ever at each new level. Also I really like the graphic style, clean, simple but effective.

Good job, you really did a great game :)
Delalandii
06. Aug 2017 · 14:25 UTC
I have tried all the links but when I try to run the game (Windows 10, 1440x900) I only see a black screen. Hope I can play it at some point, the game looks great and the comments are encouraging!
pvtroswold
06. Aug 2017 · 14:40 UTC
Great game. Nice to see a good ol' 3D platformer. The puzzles were fun, yeah the one in the screenshot stumped me at first, haha. Controls & mechanics were pretty solid on my part.
mrboxbox
06. Aug 2017 · 16:53 UTC
Wow this is great one of my favourites this jam so far. The puzzles were cool. Challenging but not too hard. It's a bit weird that the launchpad was introduced in it's own level but never used again, but other than that this was really really good. It left me wanting more.
minibobbo
17. Aug 2017 · 12:59 UTC
I am running it on Windows 10. And it was unusual. I'll give it another shot and let you know.
ijona
20. Aug 2017 · 02:25 UTC
This game has a cool Minecraftish style and pretty interesting - and well-implemented - mechanics. The atmosphere is mysterious, like it should be in a good puzzle game (Antichamber, for example). With some background music, it would be perfect! I definitely had fun while playing it and was surprised to see such a polished game. I think it deserves 5 stars.

One more thing that could be be improved: winding up those mechanisms was pleasant (thanks to the cool sound), but felt a bit too slow. Maybe speeding it up a little would work better, though I am not sure.