Double Helix by BroCade

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made by BroCade for LD34 (JAM)
Growing? Two button controls? Guess we will just have to do incorporate both themes into one game. Presenting Double Helix, a game about growing/replicating DNA using only two buttons. Can you successfully overcome all the DNA challenges or will you accidentally create a hideous freak of nature?

When chromosome nodes line up hit the appropriate symbol.
The whole game is played with only Z & X.

The latest webGL build is up, if you had issues running the game in the past they *should* be resolved, otherwise there are stand alone builds available to download.

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.89 90
Fun(Jam) 3.69 137
Graphics(Jam) 4.24 110
Humor(Jam) 2.67 496
Innovation(Jam) 3.83 91
Mood(Jam) 3.75 150
Theme(Jam) 4.27 63

Feedback

Rfdshir
14. Dec 2015 路 11:03 UTC
Have the error during loading the game: "The browser could not allocate enough memory for the WebGL content. If you are the developer of this content, try allocating less memory to your WebGL build in the WebGL player settings."
I have 4 GB of RAM, by the way...
馃帳 BroCade
14. Dec 2015 路 11:44 UTC
Thanks Rfdshir, your not the only person with that problem. Its an error with out settings somewhere. Will fix it as soon as possible. Thanks for the heads up.
Lancelot Gao
14. Dec 2015 路 12:44 UTC
can't run the game:/
rzuf
14. Dec 2015 路 13:13 UTC
Game doesn't run in Chrome or Opera, but runs in Firefox and oh my, it's beautiful! Could use more feedback on "eating" a genome. Screenshake? Lights? More particles? Great experience!
Thembi
14. Dec 2015 路 13:39 UTC
I love it.
Thought Reactor
14. Dec 2015 路 14:12 UTC
Really interesting concept. Love the graphics - makes me feel like I'm some clandestine scientist. Good job!
anael
14. Dec 2015 路 14:33 UTC
waw! awesome! very fun, complex, with great progression. Congrats.

ps: I like the crt shader (mine is not as evolved)
馃帳 BroCade
14. Dec 2015 路 14:48 UTC
Thanks for the feedback everyone, we realy appreciate it. rzuf we are updating the build with more feedback tonight, hope you come back and check it out. :)
vhaugan
14. Dec 2015 路 15:38 UTC
Looks and sounds great, really fun to play.
lefane
14. Dec 2015 路 16:37 UTC
This is really fun and looks great. Doesn't work on Chrome, but on Firefox it's beautiful.
chunkybrewster
14. Dec 2015 路 16:38 UTC
Very addicting and the music is really awesome! Wish the levels auto-advanced as you completed them, was a little confused as to how to change levels at first. This would break the two button part of the theme, but I was hoping the further levels would have more genome colors. I also get a memory warning from time to time, but usually runs fine.
Humbleness
14. Dec 2015 路 18:40 UTC
This game is really good looking, if I win a round the first time, I have to go back and lose again just so I can see the death icon :D

I can tell you put in a lot of work, great job :)
danielsann7
14. Dec 2015 路 19:29 UTC
awesome game! realy realy difficult but also very fun! the sound and graphics are amazing, good work!
DesignerNap
14. Dec 2015 路 21:09 UTC
Tried three browsers and cannot get this to run :( shame as it looks interesting. Gimme a shout if you manage to figure it out!
馃帳 BroCade
14. Dec 2015 路 21:52 UTC
Web build has been updated with some fixes and improvements. We are busy uploading Mac and Windows builds.
floppya
14. Dec 2015 路 22:45 UTC
Excellent graphics. I found it somewhat difficult to see which track the checkpoints were on but maybe that's the point.
Suui
14. Dec 2015 路 23:15 UTC
Great idea, great game, love it!

I find it a little buggy or shaky from the 3rd level, but it's just great and fun to play! Visuals also excellent and nice sound.
Angelosz
14. Dec 2015 路 23:49 UTC
Oh my god, I love this game! There are some bugs that makes me a bit nervous, but for the rest: Well done.
NirabazGAMES
14. Dec 2015 路 23:50 UTC
Very cool graphycs ,but i didnt get how to play(
IAmSpencer
14. Dec 2015 路 23:51 UTC
super polished graphics and overall feel.

tough but fun gameplay, with very nice audio.

overall, this is a really solid entry, I loved feeling a bit like a mad scientist creating horrible mutations haha, nice job!
Lares Yamoir
16. Dec 2015 路 18:35 UTC
Damn good game! Got occasionally a bug where the game wouldn't spawn these button press entities, but I didn't mind that to much.
marod
17. Dec 2015 路 13:19 UTC
Truly amazing and well done game!
Ludic
17. Dec 2015 路 14:48 UTC
Good art work, the visual effects are exelent!
elizeu
17. Dec 2015 路 18:20 UTC
para smartphones seria bastante interessante
fistmaker
17. Dec 2015 路 20:42 UTC
Neat concept. Good use of the theme.
Diventurer
17. Dec 2015 路 21:07 UTC
Interesting game. It was very hard, but also pretty fun!
someone
17. Dec 2015 路 21:28 UTC
Cool game but has a few bugs.
Running full screen the graphics didn't line up making it really hard, and sometimes I got the missed effect directly after a hit for no apparent reason. Also it seems like a rhythm game but the music didn't seem to correspond with anything. Cool music though.
I would have also be better if it saved your progress. I kept accidentally restarting the first level.
Some levels also have the first way too soon, before you have a chance to judge the speed.
denycetm
18. Dec 2015 路 16:06 UTC
Looks amazing. Good challenge. maybe a little more leniency in the presses. grade them as weak - strong bonds.
Cake_Catastrophe
19. Dec 2015 路 20:12 UTC
Loved the look and the music, but I just couldn't work out how to play. I tried to find instructions but there don't seem to be any.

It seem like you are meant to hit x when the your orb (the one with an x on it) moves through another blue orb? And the same with y for the green orbs? Except, it seems like they rarely go right through each other - lots of them just float past without ever touching either orb, causing an unavoidable miss.

Other time the blue orb would pass through a green orb leaving me confused as to what to press. I never managed to succeed on the first level, though I did try them all anyway.

Overall, art and music are great. Shame I couldn't work out what to do!
Ithildin
21. Dec 2015 路 21:39 UTC
Great entry! Gameplay and graphics are awesome :)
Cherishing.Team
23. Dec 2015 路 13:53 UTC
Awesome game.

I can only say that quite often I got false negatives because I was introducing the right sequence.
zenmumbler
29. Dec 2015 路 11:36 UTC
Nice concept, interesting but frustrating. Good mood from the combination of good, consistent visuals and music. Well done.
JangoBrick
29. Dec 2015 路 11:43 UTC
This is really a great game. Very simple system, yet big fun. Visually very pleasing too.
EternalCastleStudio
29. Dec 2015 路 12:37 UTC
The game is really complicated but the feel is very good. Good graphics, original gameplay... nice job!
Molpe
31. Dec 2015 路 22:05 UTC
Awesome music! Great idea! I love it!

I've made a short let's play video if you want to check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfEVSiI9fFk
BlackBulletIV
02. Jan 2016 路 10:44 UTC
Really surprised you disallowed audio ratings. The different tracks of music was great! The concept, graphics, and execution were all great too. Well done!

A couple of things though. Starting back on the menu with the last level attempted selected, or having a restart button would be nice. Also, the "miss" screen seemed to appear even though I successfully got the nucleotide.
Simonaiso
02. Jan 2016 路 12:08 UTC
Really great game! Nice way to implement the themes, epic music and a nice difficulty curve (I really felt like achieving something after finishing the first level). Too bad I could not find out how to go to level 2...
nihilaleph
02. Jan 2016 路 13:29 UTC
Pro:
+ Great graphics and music giving a nice mood
+ Very cool concept and mechanics
Con:
- Sometimes it gets really hard with the random positioning, sometimes I also receive damage upon start, I guess there is a node right at the beginning
Obs:
o Got stuck in level 5

Awesome work!
SinclairStrange
04. Jan 2016 路 17:35 UTC
Had a couple of bugs happen, sometimes it was say "miss" even though there was nothing there and I wasn't pressing any buttons. Weird. Also after beating stage 1, the next stage weirdly didn't unlock first time.

Other than that, fantastic graphics and simple but effective gameplay. I really like the atmosphere with the music and setting.

Great stuff! :)
Sir Magic
04. Jan 2016 路 20:49 UTC
I really like this, the graphics are neat, the idea is amazing and it fits well with the theme. I still kind of feel like a tutorial would've helped me figure out how to start out. Overall, very good game!
Tapehead
04. Jan 2016 路 21:03 UTC
GREAT ENTRY!!!!
Martin Vilcans
04. Jan 2016 路 22:11 UTC
This requires some focus. Once I get into the "zone", I can manage, but it sure is a brain-bender. I've seen a few similar games in this LD, but this one looks and plays very well (as to be expected by a jam entry).
Geckoo1337
04. Jan 2016 路 22:43 UTC
Really interesting concept. Love the graphics and the way you use some post FX. Thumbs up ++
Kerdelos
04. Jan 2016 路 22:50 UTC
I have nothing particularly polished, everything feels great and polished. Overall excellent job !
ChuiGum
04. Jan 2016 路 23:46 UTC
Really awesome innovation! Great concept! Awesome game! c:
yuigoto
05. Jan 2016 路 00:43 UTC
Whoa, great idea! The graphics are beautiful and the game is quite challenging!

Made me imagine what would be if we had the whole four bases of DNA pairing! :P