Arc by ChuiGum
*Headphones Recommended*
POST COMPO: DIFFERENT COLORS, NEW POWER UPS/POWER DOWNS, MORE MUSIC, AND MULTIPLAYER! Check it out! c:
I will probably keep updating it though too.
*Fullscreen tends to work better by the way.
This is my 8th Ludum Dare. If you were here for the last Ludum Dare, I made 'Perspective.'
Arc is a Simple, Classic, ARCade Game (see what I did there). Escape from your Arc before it closes on you! Don't crash into another Arc though. Dash to another Arc for score, and collect Gold for extra score. Get the Power Ups, but watch out for the Power Downs. The Power Ups and Power Downs are filled circles but with each one a different color. Which one is which you ask? Figure it out yourself. c:
Funny thought; my name is Noah, so this game could also be called, Noah's Arc.
INSTRUCTIONS: Left, Right, Up, and Down Arrow Keys to move, and P to Pause.
THEME: I already had the idea for this game before LD, so I didn't even really care about the theme. Feel free to rate theme though.
I'm planning to make this game for Mobile Devices including iOS and Android.
Let me know what your High Score is in the comments please! You may not believe it but, my Best is 54. c:
And if you've streamed this game on Twitch already, let me know in the comments.
Follow me on Twitter: @ccolongames
Become a Patron: patreon.com/ccolongames
Check out my other LDs or some other games I've made, at: ccolongames.com
POST COMPO: DIFFERENT COLORS, NEW POWER UPS/POWER DOWNS, MORE MUSIC, AND MULTIPLAYER! Check it out! c:
I will probably keep updating it though too.
*Fullscreen tends to work better by the way.
This is my 8th Ludum Dare. If you were here for the last Ludum Dare, I made 'Perspective.'
Arc is a Simple, Classic, ARCade Game (see what I did there). Escape from your Arc before it closes on you! Don't crash into another Arc though. Dash to another Arc for score, and collect Gold for extra score. Get the Power Ups, but watch out for the Power Downs. The Power Ups and Power Downs are filled circles but with each one a different color. Which one is which you ask? Figure it out yourself. c:
Funny thought; my name is Noah, so this game could also be called, Noah's Arc.
INSTRUCTIONS: Left, Right, Up, and Down Arrow Keys to move, and P to Pause.
THEME: I already had the idea for this game before LD, so I didn't even really care about the theme. Feel free to rate theme though.
I'm planning to make this game for Mobile Devices including iOS and Android.
Let me know what your High Score is in the comments please! You may not believe it but, my Best is 54. c:
And if you've streamed this game on Twitch already, let me know in the comments.
Follow me on Twitter: @ccolongames
Become a Patron: patreon.com/ccolongames
Check out my other LDs or some other games I've made, at: ccolongames.com
Ratings
| Coolness | 90% | 2 |
| Overall | 3.46 | 308 |
| Audio | 3.64 | 103 |
| Fun | 3.52 | 224 |
| Graphics | 3.32 | 364 |
| Humor | 2.02 | 627 |
| Innovation | 3.72 | 155 |
| Mood | 3.19 | 329 |
| Theme | 2.19 | 950 |
hard and awsm!!!
It's freaking good ! And hard ! ... but good !
And the music is juste awesome ...
Only downside is it's only very loosely based on the theme. Doesn't matter too much.
And I find it pretty har^B^B^Bchallenging. :-)
Nice arcade feeling overall though, makes you want to try hard.
Also the game is really hard. A health system would have benefited I think.
Overall though, nice job!
Graphics are simple but suit the game type perfectly, controls work great.
I think this would work well on a mobile device, would seriously consider porting it was very addictive. The screen shake added to the difficulty!
Will keep playing only at a best of 11 at the moment.
Good job! And yes, that's too difficult, but that's what make this game so cool!
Great job! You should continue with it and release it on mobile!
My high score is 5 :S
Well done!
I'd like to see an AI play this... I'm curious if it's possible or even likely to get into unwinnable situations.
It's super addictive, though, and looks and sounds great. Good job!
I was a bit disapointed that it didn't fit the theme, but you have been honest with it, good point for you!
Thanks for the game.
judged on stream at http://www.twitch.tv/meep706, watch the highlight to see me play
Insanely difficult and very fun concept. It doesn't really fit the theme, but the entry is awesome.
My high score is 5. I think because the game is so difficult, a lot of people (me included) don't see everything the game has to offer.
The fundamentals check out, it kept me trying for a while. The visual style has a distinct personality to it, and the palette is fairly tasteful. Music's alright, gives this a fittingly tense touch.
So yeah, this is a solid entry. It's just that I can't really see a connection to the theme(s).
Downloadable version would be nice, cause when run in browser UP and DOWN scrolls the page... that's not right.
This game is certainly hard, though. I also can't really tell what are power-ups or power-downs, or what any of them do. :P
Obviously you already realise this doesn't fit either theme, at all.
So, basically, top marks for innovation but I hope you can work on accessibility for future games.
The game is really damn difficult and that power-down that reflects the player back always killed me, so I just started to avoid all power-ups/downs. My best score was 16.
Anyway, super fun game: I think it would work great on a mobile device!
Music is very very cool! Difficulty could be at the beginning a little easy.
Great game, love it!!
My max: 7 ;-;
Great job!
My highest so far is 11.
Wishlist:
- instant restart (or at least less than .25s on death screen)
- 3 speed/difficulty choices, with current difficulty at medium.
Definitely consider selling this for mobile devices.
The music and brutal-fast gameplay make for a very hectic arcade experience. Quite nice.
The graphics were interesting however, and the music was excellent; very much enjoyed listening to it.
Overall, great entry - would love to see it continued.
Compo games typically provide source code with their submissions, so I've left the Overall score as N/A for now. If you add the source link, please let me know and I'll rate it!
My best was 10!
Consistent game with nice concept!
Congratulations!
Great job though, solid concept and it's devilishly addictive despite making me cry for 5-10 minutes. I got 5 as my best score, pathetic but I ain't got the patience for this!
otherwise it looks and plays interesting!
Music was my favorite part.
The music is awesome. Gameplay is great, too.
It's kinda disappointing that off-screen objects despawn. I guess that was made to avoid situations when the player traps himself, but I often find myself making a detour to collect many powerups, and I don't want them to despawn.
I'm not sure what I think of the powerup system, but I don't think it should be about guessing or remembering which colors do what.
I had to play in Chrome because there were lag spikes in Firefox. Your post-mortem didn't work in Firefox at all o_o. Everything worked fine in Chrome though.
All in all, great little game! Best of luck!! Hope to see this on mobile ;)
The music fit very well, and the use of the growing theme was also very creative. Two-button controls could have been added easily, but I think it's better that you didn't include that theme.