POP! Save Person McPersonFace by SixBeeps

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made by SixBeeps for LD 42 (JAM)

Oh no! Person McPersonFace has gotten trapped inside a bubble, and if it pops, he dies! Do you have what it takes to save him (or this game's logic) in a timely manner?

In-game instructions can be located from the main menu.Game1.PNG

Tools used: Unity3D Piskel GIMP Music Studio 2 Audacity

Ratings

Overall 1186th 2.69⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1171th 2.5⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1172th 2.425⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1205th 2.381⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1141th 2.286⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 481th 3.1⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 19🗨️

Feedback

Stellary
12. Aug 2018 · 02:07 UTC
Simple and challenging game.But no idea what "Relocate" can do.
🎤 SixBeeps
13. Aug 2018 · 01:04 UTC
@stellary Relocate puts the Bubble Point in a different location.
zachw136
13. Aug 2018 · 01:11 UTC
Nice job on this one. The music makes me feel like i'm playing a N64 racing game!
Ian Kettlewell
13. Aug 2018 · 05:26 UTC
I like the music!

For some reason the controls felt reversed to me using keyboard controls. Am I insane?
Mazzletov
13. Aug 2018 · 06:35 UTC
The music is pretty spot on, as @ian-kettlewell mentioned I also felt the controls were inversed. You should die if you get off the platform/ground.
Scott Purcival
13. Aug 2018 · 07:27 UTC
Great music, clean and simple game. It made me a bit motion sick... so sorry i could not play it more.
My top score is HIGHSCORE! XD
BladeSides
13. Aug 2018 · 08:48 UTC
I managed to get to level 5. It was pretty fun, though the weird controls made me sick. Plus, the bubble spawned out of the area sometimes. As others picked up, the music was spot on. Overall, a good entry. Keep making good games.
dalbinblue
13. Aug 2018 · 11:06 UTC
Sound is very good in this game, but the controls get me very confused; I feel left and right are reversed as A turns right and D turns left. I spent so much of the time pressing the opposite direction to what I wanted to go (I haven't played a lot of games with tank controls, but I don't remember them working like this.
🎤 SixBeeps
13. Aug 2018 · 13:56 UTC
@zachw136 An N64 racing game, huh. Interesting take on the music :)

@ian-kettlewell + @dalbinblue Thanks! Yeah, I've been getting lots of people saying that the controls are inverted. I kinda wish I added an invert option now...

@mazzletov That was a though I had about the platform, however, I didn't think that was realistic with the "Don't run out of bubble" concept. Maybe if you respawned in a couple of seconds afterwards? I may patch this game afterwards to test the idea.

@scott-purcival + @bladesides Sorry to hear about the motion sickness! With the patch that may or may not go out, I will look into a better camera. I do agree that the stage shouldn't rotate, but the player should.
2lol555
13. Aug 2018 · 16:04 UTC
I got motion sickness from playing around a few minutes but here is my opinion on the few minutes I spent in the game.

I immediately got the controls wrong as soon as I started. I feel like left and right (A, D) are inverted. My brain kept kicking in with skills from GTA and other games about how to properly reverse and go forward but it was always wrong when I didn't concentrate on the gameplay. When I did concentrate it was a bit better but that increased the motion sickness factor massively.

The graphics are simple and get the point of the game across. I would suggest maybe binding the action buttons to the user's keyboard and letting them keep their hands off the mouse.

Otherwise, it was a great concept.
thebmxeur
13. Aug 2018 · 16:20 UTC
Same as dalbinblue, I wished the left and right controls were inverted.
Andy D
13. Aug 2018 · 17:26 UTC
The intro was so calm, and then the game was intense! The music and the countdown timer really put the pressure on! The controls are confusing, but it kind of adds to the challenge.
Jisam
14. Aug 2018 · 04:30 UTC
I like the map loop!
comenoha
17. Aug 2018 · 05:04 UTC
Simple game, well executed. I might have a headache because of the camera now but that doesn't mean I didnt enjoy it!!! @andy-d I actually thought about the music in the same exact way - heart and soul almost to some sort of electrorock type thing definitely surprised me. Well done!