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Epoch by Cosmic Adventure Squad

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made by Cosmic Adventure Squad for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

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Play at Itch.io: https://cosmicadventuresquad.itch.io/epoch

🌞 Summary

In EPOCH, you play through the major phases of the creation of the universe. In the beginning there was nothing, then there was a big bang and you come to life as a tiny quark. Quickly amass matter until you become a supermassive black hole.

  • Collect all matter in the universe
  • Boost into matter larger than you
  • Boosting will cause you to eject some mass

:video_game: Controls

Mouse: * Point to move * Click to boost

:bulb: Credits

  • Vu Ha - Code :computer: (@strega)
  • Rose Peng - Art :paintbrush: (@rosypenguin)
  • Johan Soriao - Music :musical_keyboard: (@tenlki)
Youtube https://cosmicadventuresquad.itch.io/epoch
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/epoch

Ratings

Overall 66th 4.119⭐ 61🧑‍⚖️
Fun 109th 3.924⭐ 61🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 704th 2.991⭐ 60🧑‍⚖️
Theme 54th 4.208⭐ 62🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 54th 4.392⭐ 62🧑‍⚖️
Audio 7th 4.364⭐ 61🧑‍⚖️
Humor 639th 2.549⭐ 53🧑‍⚖️
Mood 138th 3.915⭐ 61🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 32🗨️

Feedback

merkisoft
07. Oct 2019 · 22:16 UTC
perfect game idea, amazing intro (cloud effect), funny particles with eyes, "boosting into" was not obvious to me, but then RTFM :smiley:
Riodsh
07. Oct 2019 · 22:18 UTC
Great job guys your game looks, feels and plays good!
nobless09
07. Oct 2019 · 22:20 UTC
a little hard to get started, great music. Its the first level of spore :) lol
anstabo
07. Oct 2019 · 22:30 UTC
Very relaxing and simple game after the jam stress 🙏
SuperGamersGames
07. Oct 2019 · 22:39 UTC
HOLY CRAP! I'M BLOWN AWAY BY THIS GAME!

Solid performance y'all!
JusticePro
07. Oct 2019 · 23:07 UTC
Agar.io now Lag Free!

Nice Game Guys
Herman Chau
08. Oct 2019 · 01:43 UTC
Love the music! The length was just perfect for a short chill playthrough :)
Hydezeke
08. Oct 2019 · 07:59 UTC
This game has incredible audio+visuals for a three-day project!
It plays super well too. It's a really satisfying experience.
+1 again to the audio - best audio I've heard so far during this jam.
arzi
08. Oct 2019 · 10:37 UTC
Great mood and I like the subject, good use of the theme!
Chocolat-Endive
08. Oct 2019 · 11:43 UTC
Wow really cool! The gameplay feels very polished, the graphics are stunning and the music perfect for the game. Well done! :)
Hajden
08. Oct 2019 · 11:44 UTC
Awesome, I love this! The visuals and music are perfect, the gameplay and theme are fun. Controls well too.
I would love to see some spawning of new matter during play, at one point I was stuck small, no matter around to ingest, but didn't really want to die. But it's a tiny detail as the runs are really fast, and probably would be anti-thematic anyway :) .
Matthew Engurasoff
08. Oct 2019 · 13:31 UTC
Gameplay feels very clean, visuals are great. If anything, speed was a bit hard to control
JoaoSoliva
08. Oct 2019 · 13:43 UTC
Visual is gorgeous and sound enhances the mood a lot. Loved the boost, feels very nice to speed up :smile:

Controls took me some time to get used to and the instadeath -> main menu could be just a level restart. But apart from that, I really really enjoyed the experience. Nice work <3
JoaoSoliva
08. Oct 2019 · 13:44 UTC
Visual is gorgeous and sound enhances the mood a lot. Loved the boost, feels very nice to speed up :smile:

Controls took me some time to get used to and the instadeath -> main menu could be just a level restart. But apart from that, I really really enjoyed the experience. Nice work <3
Asue
08. Oct 2019 · 18:05 UTC
I'm so jealous. This game is exactly what I would have liked to produce for the game jam. Congratulations to the whole team, I really loved it !
Autumn Schutt
08. Oct 2019 · 19:57 UTC
This game was very polished and very nice. It has a calming effect. I really really enjoyed it, and would definitely play it more. If this was a phone app I would spend hours just mindlessly playing it
kromeboy
08. Oct 2019 · 20:40 UTC
nice take on the "spore" game mechanic
Maaya
08. Oct 2019 · 22:53 UTC
Really fun to play, I like the art and enjoyed the music as well!
ghost-in-the-toast
09. Oct 2019 · 01:06 UTC
Amazing game. Bravo! Graphics, Music, and Mechanics are perfect. I beat the game and felt very satisfied with my cute little 'super massive black hole' even if he was a destroyer of worlds. lol

Edit: I've been listening to the music in the background... If I could give you a 6 in audio I would!
ArithiPathic
09. Oct 2019 · 04:59 UTC
Nice! Loved the theme of the big bang. Amazing music, professional looking graphics (also really cool title screen). Reminds me of Osmos, which I played a long time ago, but that one has a more relaxing feel. Very addictive, hope you add to it!
Keithdae
09. Oct 2019 · 13:47 UTC
Very relaxing game, art and gameplay are on point, it's somewhat of a mesmerizing experience. Thanks and great work !
Jason Lothamer
09. Oct 2019 · 15:23 UTC
Great job with the big bang idea! I had the same one but didn't know what game play that would involve. I think everything's great about this game! I really enjoyed it!
rosypenguin
09. Oct 2019 · 16:02 UTC
Thank you for all the wonderful comments and feedback! We really owe it to our musician for the beautiful soundtrack. If anyone is interested it can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/tenlki/epoch

As for the art, I aimed to combine 2D and 3D techniques seamlessly and also put more emphasis on shaders and visual effects. Each of the characters are composed of a 3D body and a 2D frame-by-frame animated graphic around it.

We'll write up some more of our development process in a post-mortem, stay tuned!
ynneblack
09. Oct 2019 · 16:42 UTC
Me and my partner both loved the game! It is such a fun take on the grow-and-eat-others mechanic, the art is really pretty and the music fits it really well, too. :) And my partner especially liked the color indicators of who you can consume/who can consume you, it made it a lot less stressful. I don't really have any criticism, it was a very enjoyable experience!
cybersoftuk
09. Oct 2019 · 18:06 UTC
Best audio track iv'e heard so far that was made for the jam, really cool!
Lucien Catonnet
09. Oct 2019 · 19:16 UTC
That was such a nice experience! The graphics and music are really on point, I kinda felt Outer Wilds vibes. The gameplay is obviously Spore/agar.io but it's very well done and the overall feel of the game is what really does it for me. Very cool idea to combine 2D and 3D techniques! Congratulations on shipping a game that polished!
PabloTitan
09. Oct 2019 · 20:34 UTC
Well fitted to the theme imo :D Beautiful art and audiovisual techniques combined with well-known gameplay ;)
NavrcL
10. Oct 2019 · 10:45 UTC
It's really well made! The art and atmosphere and controls are wonderful. Very nice and fun game!
saintheiser
10. Oct 2019 · 16:44 UTC
Very cool relaxing game. Love the visuals and music.
JFY it took the time to figure out that "green I can eat, but red - don't". Maybe game should explain it somehow.
Good entry, anyway!
Drums
10. Oct 2019 · 17:01 UTC
This might be the best game i've played so far. It's beautiful and fun to play. Reminds me of rolling my Katamari around!
Guilb
10. Oct 2019 · 18:43 UTC
Very strong submissions for the LD, nice graphics and controls, nice concept and design. Good Job!
NoobDev
12. Oct 2019 · 13:09 UTC
The menu of the game itself is just amazing and relaxing to look at and I wont even start talking about the game cause it will take a long time to explain how amazing it is! The art is simple but beautiful and the music is just calm and it soothes your heart, well done!!
Ferdi
13. Oct 2019 · 07:48 UTC
I love how everything is floating in your game including UI. Sweet little experience that made me feel great to complete. Relaxing and addictive, in a Katamari way. Good job !
ogre
18. Oct 2019 · 05:03 UTC
Beautiful, fun, challenging, this game's got it all. A little hard at first, but once you get the hang of it it flows nicely. Really great work!
johnnysix
24. Oct 2019 · 20:48 UTC
Wonderful game, loved the evolution of the music along with the 'scale' factor. I reache galaxy level but couln't get further. Only minor thing was I found it a little hard to tell if my size was big enough to consume another object.

Bonus points for doing all this in a web player version. Great stuff!

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maskinmask
25. Oct 2019 · 07:37 UTC
so coool~from nothing to eat everything ~love the music and the mood~feels special~
namnam
26. Oct 2019 · 06:08 UTC
the game looks great and very polished, sound and music are also really cool. Kinda hard and a bit frustrating with the mouse.
BrokenMirrorMedia
28. Oct 2019 · 06:26 UTC
That was really cool! It reminded me of Agario (obviously) but the animations / art style is so cute and well polished. The music was great for setting the tone, and I loved the progression as you expanded into different categories until the inevitable conclusion. Great work, this was a super fun little game!