Vacuum by Zerptin

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made by Zerptin for Ludum Dare 45 (COMPO)

starting with nothing surrounded by void, try and gather enough energy to create the universe.

A really basic game I put together in couple of hours, figured this compo would be a good opportunity for practice.

Ratings

Overall 486th 2.65⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 484th 2.325⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 426th 2.625⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 210th 3.5⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 459th 2.375⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 452th 2.389⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 11🗨️

Feedback

07. Oct 2019 · 03:06 UTC
Too simple... :boy:
voxelv
07. Oct 2019 · 03:06 UTC
I got to about 206 energy, but the red particles spawned too rapidly and were too fast to be avoided.
The background was neat.
burnedkirby
07. Oct 2019 · 03:07 UTC
Kind of hard. I don't think I reached above 300 energy because I kept on getting blindsided by red particles due to the random nature of the particles. This is made more difficult by the fact that red particles decrease your energy much more than blue particles increase it. I'm not quite sure if anything else changes other than more particles spawning. There doesn't seem to be audio in the game but I can give an audio rating? It could use something more to make it more fun, but it can't be helped since it had to be made in two days. Good job.
🎤 Zerptin
07. Oct 2019 · 03:22 UTC
@burnedkirby thanks for reminding me, I forgot to opt out of audio, should be good now.
CantThinkOfName
07. Oct 2019 · 05:17 UTC
Very simple game
khaotom
07. Oct 2019 · 05:33 UTC
I like this. I learned that creating a universe takes a long time and lot of patience and a lot of luck.
NachtWitch
07. Oct 2019 · 15:19 UTC
Really cool concept, took the theme to a whole nother level!
John Flowers
07. Oct 2019 · 19:14 UTC
I liked the idea however I wished the blue particles lasted longer and moved slightly slower because by the time I realized that they had spawned... they were already gone. BUt other than that slight annoyance it was quite fun.
CiaranW
07. Oct 2019 · 23:11 UTC
Simple, but nice underlying concept and a good start - I think even for a simple game like this it would be nice to add sounds or particle effects, which can really improve the 'feel' of a game. Also as others have said the particles move reaaaly quickly its difficult to keep track!
loyance
07. Oct 2019 · 23:20 UTC
The game would definitely benefit from some small details like sound and particles. I found it a little challenging to start, since the spawn rates of particles were very low and they flew by wayyyy too fast. This was fun, but it can be improved
🎤 Zerptin
07. Oct 2019 · 23:35 UTC
@loyance I agree, I tried to add particles to this one but I wasn't able to get anything I was happy with. Something I hope to improve on in time for the next one.
🎤 Zerptin
08. Oct 2019 · 00:02 UTC
@khaotom I was worried the message was to vague / not clear, i'm glad you got it.