z0t by josefk

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made by josefk for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

Start from nothing. Absolute zero. Roll around. Jump. Improve. Shapeshift. Become something more. Jump higher. Move faster. Reach places that you were not able to reach before. Become a 1.

Controls

WASD/arrow keys - Move

Space - Jump

Left Shift - Shapeshift

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Ratings

Overall 448th 3.558⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Fun 393th 3.477⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 517th 3.226⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Theme 630th 3.226⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 714th 3.25⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Audio 329th 3.453⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Humor 598th 2.625⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Mood 647th 3.244⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Given 40🗳️ 33🗨️

Feedback

FlyingKiwi
07. Oct 2019 · 21:33 UTC
Absolute Zero is totally cool! Very nice graphics and auto to go with, a creative spin on the theme!
Hmaya
07. Oct 2019 · 21:39 UTC
It is so simple and yet so fun.
I love how technical it gets with the shape shifting.

It's a great idea, and you went a bit further with binary messages that turn to letters and the floating digits in the background.

It's a cool and fun platform game.
Fragment Games
07. Oct 2019 · 21:41 UTC
Simple and fun to play! Nice take on the theme :-)
Abacus
07. Oct 2019 · 21:43 UTC
This game is amazing! I probably spent way too much time on this game, but I just couldn't put it down! The music was nice, the game had a very clean, simple aesthetic, and the core mechanic was really enjoyable. There are a few minor bugs, put nothing really game breaking. Awesome game!
MarinMassiveDev
07. Oct 2019 · 21:45 UTC
Interesting game :-)
Dafral
08. Oct 2019 · 11:01 UTC
Cool idea and very well executed. It was so addicting!
Skyeward
08. Oct 2019 · 11:02 UTC
Played through about 16 levels before the difficulty got too steep, shapeshift was the puzzle that really made me think you had a great idea on your hands. SFX were ace, controls were nice, whole thing was super enjoyable!
aisus
08. Oct 2019 · 11:09 UTC
Really cool idea, pretty sound and graphics. Controls are a bit unresponsive, but great job overall!
s-yanik
08. Oct 2019 · 11:14 UTC
Good concept.A well-balanced difficulty with efficient graphics and a good sound accompaniment.
Nice.
Miss Pi
08. Oct 2019 · 11:24 UTC
I liked the graphics and the music! The game is fun, unfortunately I am bad at jumping.
jk5000
08. Oct 2019 · 12:44 UTC
A very pretty game with some really good music. The gameplay is simple and it is pretty fun to play. Overall a good jam game. Well done.
Emma B
08. Oct 2019 · 15:33 UTC
So much fun to play ! The graphics are pretty and simple. They work very well. Fortunately, the 0 can hang on to the walls, it saved my life more than once hehe

Some bug when I load the levels (I click on level 2 for example and I arrive on level 3)
namnam
08. Oct 2019 · 15:37 UTC
One of my favorites, nice concept, nice level design, graphics are neat. Somme colisions bug but nothing to bad. Very challenging (stopped at level 14), more easy level with number one would have been nice (the difficlulty curve is a bit harsh). Anyway awesome job !
WhatNameGames
08. Oct 2019 · 18:25 UTC
This is great. Awesome art and sounds etc. A really cool take on the theme as well.
evilobjective
08. Oct 2019 · 18:27 UTC
This is one of my favourites so far. Loved the concept; the art/sound/mood all work great together.
mmatt_ugh
08. Oct 2019 · 18:36 UTC
Nice game! The levels were simple yet fun but I wish the earlier ones had more variety. The contrast of how 0 and 1 felt to move was good. When I first switched to 1 I was thinking I could maybe roll, I thought it was pretty funny as I just did a face plant and didn't go anywhere. Great job introducing the main mechanic aswell.
Chocolat-Endive
08. Oct 2019 · 19:56 UTC
Perfect! Simple concept, fun mechanics, clean graphics and cool sound effects. I laughed a lot at my improbable jumps while awkwardly switching between 0 and 1.
blobo
08. Oct 2019 · 21:46 UTC
Oh cool! I wish the shape shift mechanic was introduced a little earlier in the game, it's a lot of fun! Great work.
Coldsanwdich189
09. Oct 2019 · 02:46 UTC
the web version is laggy, great mechanics though
Lightwaves
09. Oct 2019 · 18:49 UTC
:( Seems the Web version is somehow broken, I wasn't able to even move the character and was stuck on the level screen
ScarletMayhem
09. Oct 2019 · 19:26 UTC
Very interesting idea but I couldn't shapeshift my zero even after several levels :(
Not sure if this is a problem with my browser tho >.<
Anyway I laughed really hard dying over and over again because of the zero's inertia when jumping ahahah
Feko
09. Oct 2019 · 19:35 UTC
@lightwaves, heyy thanks for checking out our game. You did try to enter/start the level by pressing enter, riiight... ? :)
Feko
09. Oct 2019 · 19:38 UTC
@scarletmayhem, there's a subtle clue in the levels about whether you can shapeshift or not ;)
Hint: pay attention to the background :)
Lightwaves
09. Oct 2019 · 19:59 UTC
uhhhhhhh @feko maybe ... maybe not
Rocktavious
10. Oct 2019 · 03:53 UTC
Awesome game - this is one of my favorites of LD45. Really interesting take on the mechanics and creative level design. At first I was like oh this is not going to be good, but then on level 12 you threw me for a loop and thats when i found out about shape shifting and then i started going back and playing the other levels. Great work!
OWC
10. Oct 2019 · 11:12 UTC
I like the gameplay and the main idea. Music is cool too. Art is minimalistic, but the game is looking interesting. So, good job, congrats!
Space Nomad
13. Oct 2019 · 06:22 UTC
i love minimalism in games. Good job!
tobb
15. Oct 2019 · 20:56 UTC
Really nice game, enjoyed the shapeshifting mechanics quite alot, felt like a fresh take on the platformer genre. Some bugs i noticed were that you would sometimes get stuck inside the platform while shapeshifting. And if you shapeshift while jumping you get an extra jump, but maybe thats intended?

All in all, great game! one of my favorites from this jam!
ToxicComputer
15. Oct 2019 · 21:47 UTC
Loved the simplicity. Great job :)
fancypants
16. Oct 2019 · 18:06 UTC
Hi! Thanks, everyone for the great feedback :D. @tobb The extra jump when you shapeshift is intentional, and the bug where you sometimes get stuck inside a platform is something we just didn't have time to fix.
Yhi
27. Oct 2019 · 19:06 UTC
Good idea! A lot of levels with a good increase of difficulty.