Octopodes by jward

made by jward for LD34 (COMPO)

-- Use 'z' and 'c' keys to maneuver.

Wow, so I whipped this out in only daylight hours, so I only got about 16 hours into it. It shows -- it's very short (4 levels), the level design needs a lot of work, and there's no story. But it's the most complete and playable game I've ever made, so I'm proud of that.

The audio files are from freesound.org, so I declined to be rated in the audio category.

This is written in Haxe, using OpenFL, entirely from scratch (no other frameworks.) This also shows, lots of hackish stuff. ;)

Web	http://jcward.com/ld34/
Source	http://jcward.com/ld34/source.zip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=14909

Ratings

Coolness	41%	1679
Overall	3.32	412

Fun	2.79	726
Graphics	3.79	172
Humor	2.19	566
Innovation	3.00	571
Mood	3.75	89
Theme	4.07	184

Feedback

jcmonkey

14. Dec 2015 · 03:07 UTC

the sound of the water, i think its water, was a bit overpowering i had to turn down the volume.

CMG

14. Dec 2015 · 04:30 UTC

Very nice atmosphere!

paraboxx

14. Dec 2015 · 05:00 UTC

Nice atmosphere. For the sake of non-english players, consider X/C instead of X/Z, Z is switched with Y for a lot of people.

Crowno

14. Dec 2015 · 05:37 UTC

I really like the atmosphere and visuals, that despite of being simple are still charming. Also very challenging, but it can get addicting as you go along. I'm just not a fan of the sound effects. Anyway, nice work!

Elenesski

14. Dec 2015 · 08:24 UTC

Neat idea. Good Sound. I found controls were hard to use and I smashed into the walls too much. Maybe smaller swimming thing and less abrupt turning might make it easier to control.

broknecho

14. Dec 2015 · 16:14 UTC

Great Atmosphere! The turn speed was a little harsh as it was very hard to not overturn in the tight hallways. Great job though for ~16 hours.

Belvar

14. Dec 2015 · 19:29 UTC

I like the disturbing weird atmosphere. It matches the tough gameplay.

joekinglake

14. Dec 2015 · 19:38 UTC

Nice game! I really love the aesthetic! Good work!

IAmSpencer

14. Dec 2015 · 21:44 UTC

I loved the atmosphere, really felt cold and dark, and great implementation of the themes!

nice movement, I felt I had control over the octopus the entire time, and the challenge was a nice steady 'stream' [hehe aren't I clever] of progression, nothing really felt unfair.

Nice game, great work for 48 hours! :)

francoisvn

14. Dec 2015 · 23:53 UTC

Nice level of polish. I wish I could get further, but it was also surprisingly difficult. The system of going back a level when out of lives works well, but it's still quite difficult to progress, at least for me :)

blackmagic

15. Dec 2015 · 01:21 UTC

Nice setup and mood, the controls are stiff though :)

Gamepopper

19. Dec 2015 · 21:48 UTC

Something about the anti-aliasing effect works in this, also when you die in Level 3 you get sent back to Level 2 for some reason.

01010111

04. Jan 2016 · 23:36 UTC

Hey! We have similar games :D I really loved the mood of the game! The fuzzy graphics and bubbly audio really made me feel deep underwater! I had some trouble getting used to the controls, and kept missing one or two points in level 3. Awesome work!