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Uballto by Omiya Games

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made by Omiya Games for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

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Welcome to Uballto, a Linux distribution for...distributing balls. That's right, in this desktop environment, dialog windows are used to guide balls to their target flags. Do you have the technical wits to master this distro?

Made by one individual (and a lot of royalty-free assets).

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Controls:

  • Played entirely with the mouse.
  • Tap ESC will also open the menu as well.

Logs:

| Version | For Judging? | Date | Description | |--- |--- |--- |--- | | v1.1.0 | No, Post-Jam | 10/10 | Adding support for screen resizing (more for web-builds), all screen resolutions, level name appearing on the menu, and potentially some performance improvements. | | v1.0.1 | Yes, Bug Fix | 10/10 | Fixing the menu to have level 9 unlocked by default. Also added support to 16:9 and 16:10 screen resolutions (which involves just checking 2 checkboxes in Unity) | | v1.0 | Yes | 10/7 | Increased the number of levels from 3 to 9 before the Jam deadline. | | v0.1 | Yes | 10/6 | Initial upload. |

Notes:

  • 10/7 - Tripled the number of levels before the Jam deadline. Enjoy!
  • 10/6 - Submitting this early due to a very busy schedule on Monday. In theory, though, I should be able to fit in more levels and game mechanics before the jam deadline. Stay tuned!
Youtube https://gamejolt.com/games/uballto/443474
Youtube https://omiyagames.itch.io/uballto
Youtube https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/739596
Youtube https://www.kongregate.com/games/OmiyaGames/uballto
Youtube https://omiyagames.itch.io/uballto
Youtube https://omiyagames.itch.io/uballto
Youtube https://omiyagames.itch.io/uballto
Youtube https://github.com/OmiyaGames/uballto
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/uballto

Ratings

Overall 74th 4.095⭐ 81🧑‍⚖️
Fun 29th 4.165⭐ 81🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 4th 4.614⭐ 81🧑‍⚖️
Theme 548th 3.318⭐ 79🧑‍⚖️
Humor 319th 3.201⭐ 69🧑‍⚖️
Mood 412th 3.507⭐ 73🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 24🗨️

Feedback

omnikrll
07. Oct 2019 · 07:32 UTC
this is great
Muse en Lystrala
07. Oct 2019 · 18:43 UTC
I really enjoyed this! Please keep working on it!
🎤 Omiya Games
07. Oct 2019 · 22:38 UTC
@omnikrll and @muse-en-lystrala We have tripled the number of levels on the game! Play it again, and let us know what you think!
karwei
08. Oct 2019 · 00:47 UTC
Deceptively simple at first, but very clever puzzles and concept. Nice work!
eupde
08. Oct 2019 · 03:36 UTC
Incredibly clever. Well done.
MrTroy
08. Oct 2019 · 06:27 UTC
Another solid entry. I love the way your brain works. :D
Catusfelony
09. Oct 2019 · 00:48 UTC
This is my new favourite distro. No more using the terminal, just balls.
Unicorn Studios
09. Oct 2019 · 03:00 UTC
Awesome concept and well executed, good job!
Herman Chau
09. Oct 2019 · 03:57 UTC
I love the base mechanic and some of the puzzles were pretty clever! I think the physics are a bit jank at times but that's fine. I'd love to see some more content, there's a lot of interesting level ideas that could be added.

One idea for improving the game might be to make the walls transparent so you can see what the level layout looks like!
AdamCYounis
09. Oct 2019 · 03:59 UTC
I liked the presentation and concept behind this game. (the menus were really nice, great UX). I thought the sound was really well implemented and the systems themselves were solid. I struggle a little bit with how to get around the anxiety of not having much agency as a player. I'd like to see this concept refined a little bit more. Great entry. Thanks for the game :)
Birdybirdkirby
09. Oct 2019 · 04:40 UTC
Really clever game, made me think which is always good!
T-Bo
09. Oct 2019 · 19:32 UTC
Awesome game ! I love the background ! Beautiful work ! Congrats ! :clap:
el_fideo_rubio
09. Oct 2019 · 20:15 UTC
Great game easy to understand and super creative with the theme :)
Marcin J
09. Oct 2019 · 20:53 UTC
Very clever and innovative mechanics, good stuff!
CatilianGames
09. Oct 2019 · 20:55 UTC
Amazing game idea, and well executed with the smart level design. Great job!
gamesplusjames
09. Oct 2019 · 20:56 UTC
This was a really cool idea! You had interesting twists on the core mechanic that really added to the fun as you went. I liked the style you had for this a lot. Great work!
Almighty Games
09. Oct 2019 · 20:57 UTC
Very unique game concept. This is a really clever puzzle game. Way to go! :)
Annie Owl
09. Oct 2019 · 21:04 UTC
Interesting puzzle game. I had a lot of time playing it. Good job!
erebus
10. Oct 2019 · 00:32 UTC
Great submission. Really interesting mechanics! Thanks so much for bringing it by the stream!
Smitto
10. Oct 2019 · 05:52 UTC
Saw this on stream and jumped right in, incredibly imaginative and well thought out. Good on you for detailing when bug fixes occurred and what versions are for judging. Great work!
atraxgames
10. Oct 2019 · 06:38 UTC
Innovation is great with this one. Bravo!
Gaming Night
10. Oct 2019 · 06:46 UTC
Wow, my favorite game so far. I really like the idea, very smooth to play !
And what a good use of the sound <3
bigwhiteshogun
10. Oct 2019 · 06:58 UTC
Very cool idea! Had fun beating it, wish there were more levels ;)
derpylz
10. Oct 2019 · 07:07 UTC
Amazing concept! I really love that there are often multiple ways to solve the levels. Great puzzle game, with a lot of potential.
SageWare
10. Oct 2019 · 07:29 UTC
Stunning game and amazing concept. The only other time I've seen a revealing box used was in Cyan World's educational game, "Spelunx and the Caves of Mr. Seudo". Your use of the revealing box combined with physics and animation is really genius. Loved the sound effects as you progress. Some of the levels where you control a box were a bit too easy, since I could complete them with only the box menu (no base or water needed). The color scheme was also very appealing. I really hope you continue with this game.
Jin9310
10. Oct 2019 · 08:07 UTC
What an Idea! Amazing approach to the theme! There are no other words that would describe this better > Well Done!
despdair
10. Oct 2019 · 12:14 UTC
main idea and game mechanic is impressive and very creative. I liked it
Hadi Danial
10. Oct 2019 · 14:59 UTC
Great entry! I liked the mechanics
kuviman
10. Oct 2019 · 17:58 UTC
Really nice puzzle, I enjoyed playing it :)
Snowdrama
11. Oct 2019 · 10:54 UTC
One of the more innovative games I've seen! Clever use of the multiple windows to have unique mechanics. Loved it!
sztobar
13. Oct 2019 · 09:25 UTC
Super fun game to play. I loved especially the music, it was really fitting.
koukwst
13. Oct 2019 · 18:37 UTC
Best OS ever!! Very original idea!!
Rodrigo Denúbila
14. Oct 2019 · 02:33 UTC
Amazing game and very well executed. I hope you continue expanding this game. Good job!
guckstift
14. Oct 2019 · 10:23 UTC
This OS/game was just really really cool!!! Next step: Embed it in a real Live-Distro :smile:
Emiliabea
14. Oct 2019 · 15:36 UTC
Challenging puzzles, I enjoyed this game a lot, and I think the backdrop of the game is really pretty
Emiliabea
14. Oct 2019 · 15:36 UTC
Challenging puzzles, I enjoyed this game a lot, and I think the backdrop of the game is really pretty
Kurokabe
14. Oct 2019 · 16:56 UTC
The concept is really cool! The music is quite annoying though ^^'
SpicyPaper
14. Oct 2019 · 16:59 UTC
Great concept. The music was disturbing me, bad choice in my opinion. But realy cool concept and ideas ! Great job
Artyom Volkov
14. Oct 2019 · 17:21 UTC
A peculiar puzzle game with superb realisataion. Notably, nice work with sound.
King Kujito
14. Oct 2019 · 20:12 UTC
Cool idea. Game is solid, sound design wasn't that pleasant unfortunately. Well done either way :)
Suchista
14. Oct 2019 · 21:46 UTC
I love that a great idea was combined with really cool level design and overall execution. The game somehow reminds me of old flash games, probably done on purpose by aesthetic. Very cool project!
dreamlogician
15. Oct 2019 · 01:06 UTC
I had a ball with this! :soccer: Another great entry - really impressive in terms of both concept and execution.

It seemed like there were multiple solutions for many of the levels, and finding my own approach felt rewarding. The design feels like it would lend itself well to having lots of optional hidden paths and Easter eggs. I would love to see the game expanded with additional types of environmental features.
stark
15. Oct 2019 · 15:24 UTC
Great game! Wish it did have more than 9 levels =)
pl4typus
15. Oct 2019 · 15:48 UTC
awesome entry ! so much potential here
aeveis
16. Oct 2019 · 05:32 UTC
very nice! Could see a lot of windows do different things, or having windows resize and do different things. Sometimes it felt a bit physics finicky but overall good exploration of the mechanics presented. Nice job!
Firesplash Entertainment
17. Oct 2019 · 19:55 UTC
Very cool mechanic! I loved the idea of somehow controlling the environment by moving windows. Seems quite original to me! Thanks for submitting the game to our stream!
Swanijam
22. Oct 2019 · 03:10 UTC
WOW that's a brilliant. Awesome idea and very well executed. Thanks :D
MKnooihuisen
24. Oct 2019 · 19:41 UTC
Excellent game! Thanks for submitting it to our stream! We played it on stream today and we should have the highlight available this weekend, in case you want to see.

https://twitch.tv/cyberlightgames Can't link the VoD directly because we're still making it as I type. ;)
selkkie
27. Oct 2019 · 20:07 UTC
This was probably the coolest game I've played all jam, super innovative, I adored it!
The way the audio worked too was a really cool touch, although it seemed to be a little buggy.
Fantastic design and presentation, excellent work!
I would love to see it expanded on, since there's a lot of potential for different window mechanics!
BrokenMirrorMedia
29. Oct 2019 · 07:15 UTC
This is actually such an original idea and it's executed really well. The vapourwave aesthetics work great, and everything works together really well. I did notice some lag when dragging windows around in the web version but that's to be expected in a game jam entry. Overall I was really impressed not just by the execution but by the core idea itself. Great job!
elysiagriffin
30. Oct 2019 · 01:38 UTC
Congrats on #4 in Innovation!

Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my livestream!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/494941349?t=9h46m25s

Hope you got some valuable feedback on your game and looking forward to seeing you next LD jam if I dont catch you before then! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin