incandescence by drtizzle

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made by drtizzle for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

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music: Sam A La Bamalot - SPOTIFY

gameplay: Tijn Arts - WEBSITE


controls: WASD or Arrow-Keys


Play WebGL

Play Windows or Mac


changelog:

11 oct 2019: Smaller file sizes (Win and Mac from 150MB to 50MB, WebGL from 32MB to 27MB) - Added a Quit/Restart menu - Added a fade-out at the end - Grounded some floating trees - Sort-of fixed unwanted culling of particles :shrug:


Ratings

Overall 375th 3.617⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 867th 2.9⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 768th 2.914⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1073th 2.31⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 190th 4.133⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Audio 26th 4.19⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 7th 4.483⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 36🗨️

Feedback

Sam Machell
09. Oct 2019 · 20:06 UTC
really nice experience! the lighting effects on the rain/fog are really great and the first time the firework went off i actually gasped out loud! beautiful!

i get that the experience is a meditative one, but it felt slightly too sluggish. not a pacing issue but a gamefeel one perhaps?

great audio also - nice stuff
tohubohu
09. Oct 2019 · 20:07 UTC
Great job synchronizing the visual effects with the audio. I liked the atmosphere quite a bit. Wished that I could have made the car go faster, but still enjoyed the experience. Got 11 orbs by the end of it. Well done!
aevek
09. Oct 2019 · 20:14 UTC
Really great job creating a mood/atmosphere here. Love the look and sound of this. After the music faded away at the end I wasn't sure if it had ended so I kinda just did donuts in the clouds for a while and eventually gave up and closed the game. Probably some kind of clear its over/keep waiting indication there would help. Other than that though, I loved it. It was good enough that I waited around after it ended in case there was more I didn't want to miss.
agrdev
09. Oct 2019 · 20:15 UTC
Amazing light effects and the mood in general. Liked the trees wind animation!
FizzpowMike1
10. Oct 2019 · 00:00 UTC
I'm not sure what this was, but I played it to the end and I feel satisfied.
Lone_Wolf
10. Oct 2019 · 03:38 UTC
Nice work! Great calming game. I enjoyed the drive :thumbsup:
nsadie
11. Oct 2019 · 18:50 UTC
Great atmosphere! Felt a bit slow paced, but was nonetheless and interesting experience!
GreenDinoGames
11. Oct 2019 · 20:49 UTC
Definitely one of my favorite games at this LD! The light effects are very impressive. Good music choice for your game, gives it a very deep atmosphere :)
TORT60091
11. Oct 2019 · 21:01 UTC
Mood is awesome, I saved this game for the moment when I will have a good weed and I will be restart this game a lot of times )))
kothead
11. Oct 2019 · 21:04 UTC
It is like an interactive music video clip! Good job!
Paulius
11. Oct 2019 · 21:17 UTC
it looks amazing, I hope to see more of your work in the future
daria-toni
11. Oct 2019 · 22:33 UTC
As a visual art this is such a cool thing! Great atmospheric mood and graphics.
Lombax
11. Oct 2019 · 23:03 UTC
wow, a realy atmospheric game. loved it.
croewens
12. Oct 2019 · 12:37 UTC
Oof you nailed that mood. Great lighting and overal aesthetics! Felt like an interactieve music clip. Super cool submission! Extra points for a browser version!

Edit: just realised some1 said that already, but I really meant it!
Enzo_B
12. Oct 2019 · 12:38 UTC
great job love the atmosphere :D
Raivk
12. Oct 2019 · 12:40 UTC
Incredible mood and atmosphere ! That's really incredible :) congrats
burakkurkcu
12. Oct 2019 · 12:48 UTC
the rain blur is ingenious. it makes greatly get into the mood of driving at a rainy night with a very very low sight. great interpretation of theme. smooth and clear execution makes this game stand with polish I believe and because of that I will keep this game on my mac :) keep up the good work!
Norris Eldridge
12. Oct 2019 · 14:20 UTC
I like your vibe but I do agree with an earlier comment I read which was that it felt a bit slow paced. I think the concept is cool and again the mood / vibe is quite nice but honestly I was just a bit bored while playing. I felt like my car was crawling along at like 3 miles per hour. There weren't really any obstacles to avoid to make me feel engaged. I was really just playing to find out what happened at the end. I like your visual effects. The rain looked nice and the clouds also look great.
cybersoftuk
13. Oct 2019 · 18:26 UTC
Wow! Impressive aesthetics, the lighting and blurring mixed with the music creates a really nice mood and that first explosion/fireworks that lights the scene up - very cool!

Great track, nice simple low poly environment works really well!

I liked this, it's an interactive music video of sorts, layering the track off of the orbs collected, very creative!

Well Done!
jk5000
20. Oct 2019 · 18:05 UTC
Interesting
MikroPiru
26. Oct 2019 · 11:30 UTC
I simply love the mood! The graphics and music play really well together and make this an enjoyable experience. At times I wished I could move faster but I think that could've also ruined the mood a bit. I'm not sure how well this hit the theme but I also didn't really care while playing. :-)