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Gravity Blocks by LDJam user 299210

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made by LDJam user 299210 for Ludum Dare 51 (COMPO)

A little game I made for my first jam/compo ever. Avoid getting smashed, collect coins, and keep an eye on that timer for when the gravity changes! I hope you have fun with it.

You can use a gamepad if you want, pressing a d-pad button initializes gamepad controls.

THE HTML5 VERSION WAS ADDED ON 10/8/2022. I added this so that people can easily test without having to download the game. I DID NOT CHANGE THE GAME, even though I wanted to fix the slippery movement that people have mentioned.

KNOWN ISSUES: Sometimes it is possible to get stuck on the side of a large block.

I wish I had time to: Add more sounds, compose better music, add more ring patterns, and fix any bugs that I didn't notice.

I was only able to work on this Saturday. So all in all, I think it came out okay. Enjoy.

Link https://soultie.itch.io/gravity-blocks-ludum-dare-51
Link https://soultie.itch.io/gravity-blocks-ludum-dare-51
Link https://soultie.itch.io/gravity-blocks-ludum-dare-51
Link https://soultie.itch.io/gravity-blocks-ludum-dare-51
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/gravity-blocks

Ratings

Given 22🗳️ 11🗨️

Feedback

confusedsoph
03. Oct 2022 · 19:02 UTC
This is a fun little game. Props on including a tutorial.

One recommendation: Provide an on screen notification about how many coins you've collected. That would be fun to know as a player.
LDJam user 221199
03. Oct 2022 · 19:05 UTC
Congrats on making a PS Vita version!
realryanrogers
05. Oct 2022 · 02:01 UTC
The sound and the visuals were great! Gameplay was a very interesting, and took a few runs to get used to, but I had a great time. Collecting is very satisfying, and trying to keep track of everything happening and your orientation is just the right amount of mind-bendy. Well done!
EtherianX
05. Oct 2022 · 02:15 UTC
Nice ! really clean and well executed. The gameplay is simple but fun and the graphics are really good.
Brandon1037
05. Oct 2022 · 02:18 UTC
Very exciting game experience. I'm sorry I played it in class, I can't hear its audio. I like the idea.
Eleven Scute Turtle
05. Oct 2022 · 02:23 UTC
I really enjoyed the neon visuals and collecting the large batches of coins that would appear every now and then.
adhesion
05. Oct 2022 · 02:28 UTC
Cool game - solid concept/use of the theme and pretty satisfying to play. Nice use of tutorial text and good difficulty progression too. Controls were pretty good although the movement speed/acceleration was a little slippery IMO, took a bit of getting used to. Could use some more sound effects potentially - double jump, the big spiky blocks smashing, and it might be helpful to have a warning for before the gravity shifts, I got caught off guard a lot when that happened. I did seemingly get stuck on the edge of a block one time too, not sure how that happened. Still a pretty fun experience overall, nice work!
Diego Escalante
06. Oct 2022 · 23:44 UTC
Fun prototype! I appreciated how the game taught you how to play at the beginning once you started playing. The controls felt a wee bit slippery for me. The visuals are simplistic but cool, I think they fit nicely. I loved all the various ways that coins moved on the screen, it kept the gameplay pretty interesting and fun. Nice game, good job!
Wheffle
07. Oct 2022 · 04:34 UTC
The graphics and mechanics are simple but they add up to a fun experience. I like the details, like the squishiness of the player square, the warning flashes for blocks that are about to become spikes, and the way the particles change directions when gravity flips. Maybe some kind of high score table would add a bit of replayability? Cool entry! Great work!
Capitals
08. Oct 2022 · 22:05 UTC
Thanks for showing this to me on [stream](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1618839154)! For seven hours this is really impressive. I did find the blocks a bit tight at times, but visually it looks really good. Well done!
Faust_Mi
09. Oct 2022 · 16:43 UTC
Very interesting idea and mechanics! Thanks for the fun and experience! Cool sound! Great job!
MateusBoga
09. Oct 2022 · 21:07 UTC
This was fun! Thanks for submitting it to the stream, here's the VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1619874562
UnitedFailures
13. Oct 2022 · 00:38 UTC
This is a fun platformer. I would have liked the gravity switch to be more noticeable - but once I got used to watching the timer I was able to have a good time.

Good job!
cobrajs
16. Oct 2022 · 09:36 UTC
Nice amount of polish for such a short time! The gravity switch is a nice mechanic, and it gets really chaotic after a short time, which is pretty cool. I think the ability to respawn and keep the same score diminishes the point of having a score, so like having the score showing on the death screen and then restarting from the beginning would make it feel like there's more of a point (like beating your previous score). Overall though nice work!
bwalter
17. Oct 2022 · 00:25 UTC
I really liked the aesthetic of this one!
Dannyk1994
17. Oct 2022 · 17:46 UTC
Like the graphics, the gravity switch was cool. Was a fun jam game. Enjoyed playing it on stream too! https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1626886541