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Loophole by louis-denizet

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made by louis-denizet for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

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Ludum dare 47 - Stuck in a loop

I made a very litteral interpretation of the theme with a minimalistic art style as I do not know how to do more complex art! I took a flat design color palette to try staying coherent.

I made the code on Construct 3 game engine and I really hope you enjoy the game concept there!

Known issue : in certain cases the walls do not open, I could not fix in time!

*Controls : *

Left click : create right rotation circle

right click : create left rotation circle

numpad 1 : activate camera centered on active circle

numpad 2 : activate camera centered on player position

numpad 3 : activates default camera following mouse

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*Credits : * Font - Lato Light Music - https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/extrapolation/ SFX : - https://freesound.org/people/Bertsz/sounds/500904/ - https://freesound.org/people/GregorQuendel/sounds/511723/ - https://freesound.org/people/quedicemipez/sounds/522699/ - https://freesound.org/people/Seidhepriest/sounds/211424/ - https://freesound.org/people/ryusa/sounds/531124/ - https://freesound.org/people/Komit./sounds/399294/ - https://freesound.org/people/JomelleJager/sounds/252681/ - https://freesound.org/people/zimbot/sounds/122972/

Youtube https://louis-denizet.itch.io/loophole
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/loophole-1

Ratings

Overall 121th 4.1⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Fun 207th 3.902⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 104th 4.061⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Theme 30th 4.439⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 319th 4.085⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Audio 452th 3.577⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Mood 262th 3.91⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Given 6🗳️ 6🗨️

Feedback

Smarto Club
06. Oct 2020 · 00:47 UTC
Took me a moment to get the hang of the mechanics but when I did it was a lot of fun! The camera movement made placing circles a bit frustrating some times but since you never need to be extremely fast it wasn't that bad.
Potato Imaginator
06. Oct 2020 · 21:28 UTC
Good idea!
Banholio
06. Oct 2020 · 21:31 UTC
I did like it overall, but it fell kind of slow sometimes.

Good audio BTW, went good with the motive of the game.
riroriro
06. Oct 2020 · 21:32 UTC
I love this! Super inventive and lots of fun! The difficulty is just right and it's hard to stop playing. This is the most on-theme game I have played so far - well done!
Doc_Moustache
06. Oct 2020 · 21:33 UTC
I liked the mood of the game, maybe the music is a bit repetitive but it fits perfectly the theme! With some improvements you could have a very nice concept for a game!
Aiko
06. Oct 2020 · 21:34 UTC
Short, sweet and polished to heck.
I love what you've done! Taking a simple concept (That totally fits the theme), putting it into a game and then just perfecting it. The music fits, the particle effects are beautiful but simple, and it was fun!

The final dot was quite tricky to get, but I got it on my first shot!
melvinng
06. Oct 2020 · 21:35 UTC
Good audio and great application with theme! Fun little game :)
fachscahfttf
06. Oct 2020 · 21:36 UTC
This was very nice to play. The music, the environment, the screen shakes and sound effects were amazing.
Would have loved to have some checkpoints.
The music did not restart when i died, but reloading the game was also an option.

Very good job!
ukra174
06. Oct 2020 · 21:39 UTC
Really cool audio and graphics design, like it!
brads.space
06. Oct 2020 · 21:39 UTC
Really cool game!
Nehvis
06. Oct 2020 · 21:39 UTC
Very nice idea, beautiful graphics and music!
wizard sino
06. Oct 2020 · 21:40 UTC
By god... Every part of this is amazing.
axelrinaldo
06. Oct 2020 · 21:42 UTC
Great audio, atmosphere and very zen-like gameplay. My only criticism is the lack of checkpoints, getting annoyance mixed in with all the zen was not something I was expecting. :D
Loku
06. Oct 2020 · 21:42 UTC
What a great idea. I'm really in awe! The physics are so nice, and the audio creates a vibe that makes me... sympathise with a glowing ball? Enjoyed it a lot!
Daitse
06. Oct 2020 · 21:42 UTC
I like your game ! The graphics are simple but quite elegant and the music fits quite well with the game atmosphere ! Very soothing mood ! Nice entry !
smiley405
06. Oct 2020 · 21:43 UTC
nice concept
Seskon
06. Oct 2020 · 21:44 UTC
Fun game, well done.

Only issue i had was with the screenshake and the camera movement, its sometimes hard to place loops exactly where you want them to go
CaptainProton42
06. Oct 2020 · 21:45 UTC
Wow, that was an amazing experience! Everything works in this game, from the simple yet addicting gameplay to the amazingly polished sound and visual designs. I could really see myself playing this for an extended amount of time!

Tiny nitpick: The camera messed with my aim a bit in the beginning but I got used to it after a while (also I don't really knwo a better solution from the top of my head).
Quiny101
06. Oct 2020 · 21:47 UTC
Looks and feel really cool, was a lot of fun. Has a lot of potential if more content was added
Denzil Gomes
06. Oct 2020 · 21:49 UTC
Where do I start here. Really elegant design. Great choice of music, I actually let it play a while at the start screen, it also goes well with the graphics. The way the game starts and ends and seamlessly loops back to the start screen is very well done. The feedback is rich...again...just an elegant design. I really like the idea, easy to pick up and very enjoyable. You tied this together really well. I'd say perhaps making it slightly easier to begin with, before having moving obstacles a little more practice would be nice but other than that I'm impressed
C0nt
06. Oct 2020 · 21:50 UTC
It was kind of fun. I liked the elegance of it. The jarring death sequence detracted from the game though. Since the mood that you were going for doesn't seem to be hectic, perhaps it could be more forgiving or ease you in better.
Protagonist-kun
06. Oct 2020 · 21:56 UTC
Nice and relaxing game!
kamennsq
06. Oct 2020 · 21:57 UTC
I really loved the game! The soundtrack and separate sounds are great! Very relaxing and enjoyable!
Kaganobik
06. Oct 2020 · 22:23 UTC
The game fits the theme so well. Good work!
necauqua
06. Oct 2020 · 22:26 UTC
I very much like the minimalist art and animations, well done! Also yeah, as everyone already said, fits the theme very well. Audio was on point too.

Tip of the hat for easily playable HTML5 :)
namnam
06. Oct 2020 · 22:27 UTC
Très chouette, j'aime bien le concept, pas forcément évident à gérer entre les cercle à gauche ou à droite. La musique pose un mood très relaxant, ptet que du coup le fx sonore quand on change de cercle est un peu sec à côté. En tout cas j'ai passé un bon moment sur le jeu.
pichuscute0
07. Oct 2020 · 05:07 UTC
I found myself wishing there was a bit more to play and that you went a little farther with the mechanics, but I really enjoyed the time I spent with it. That's probably one of the best things a game jam game can do, so I'd say you nailed it. Really liked the overall presentation too. It enhanced everything quite nicely.
fmdkdd
11. Oct 2020 · 15:28 UTC
Super clean presentation. The minimalistic art style and audio work well together, and yet the polish is far from minimal. The title screen is gorgeous, and I liked the ripples and the drawing animation for placing a circle.

The mechanism is simple, but does not get old as the game is short. I'm sure you could get some variation in later levels (such as reversing directions, playing with speed and radius of the circles).

My main gripe would be the slowly-panning camera which gets in the way of placing your circles. I liked that the level is explored this way, but having to wait until the transition stops was a bit annoying. Speeding up the transition a little would solve this.

Anyway, very solid title.