BIPOLAR by CatOnMars

made by CatOnMars for LD34 (JAM)

BIPOLAR is a game about using only TWO buttons to control an abstract soul.
The goal of this game is to navigate through the "boss room". We suppose this game is a fun and challenging 2D-platformer.
Hope you enjoy it!

Control Scheme:

A , D: Press and hold to spin the L/R "fists".
Release while Spinning to launch the fist.
While fists attached, push A/D again to recall them.

Hope you enjoy it, we may made an post-jam version while the boss back to her duty.

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We removed the WebGL version because it does not build correctly.
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Credits:%
90% programming,30% level-building : @WASD
90% Level design,10% programming : @CatOnMars
100% Audio : @Ash

Windows	http://tweetableart.site44.com/win.zip
OS/X	http://tweetableart.site44.com/OSX.zip
Linux	http://tweetableart.site44.com/linux.zip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=24717

Ratings

Coolness	62%	3
Overall(Jam)	3.28	558

Audio(Jam)	3.19	418
Fun(Jam)	3.09	573
Graphics(Jam)	3.58	450
Humor(Jam)	2.67	496
Innovation(Jam)	3.63	175
Mood(Jam)	3.22	507
Theme(Jam)	4.06	186

Feedback

Quails Hill Studio

15. Dec 2015 · 00:50 UTC

The Game seems rather unfished :( Too bad, the graphics looks great, but the goal is rather unclear...

Steven Miller

16. Dec 2015 · 07:53 UTC

Pretty awesome game, very cool use of the theme, and very stylish graphics.

Krafty

16. Dec 2015 · 08:36 UTC

It's a neat game but I'm not really sure what to do :0 I hope you work on this more, it looks really good and I think it could be really really great given some more time! :)

triello

17. Dec 2015 · 13:27 UTC

I like the concept, like Tao's yin yang...

puddelipip

17. Dec 2015 · 14:27 UTC

Not sure what I am supposed to do, but it was an interesting take on grappling hooks, would be interesting to see where you take this!

Cliff Lee(CL)

17. Dec 2015 · 14:53 UTC

Good style and concept!
Gameplay is fun but I came across a bug that make me fall forever:(

Polith Games

17. Dec 2015 · 15:05 UTC

Funny game, good concept

Geckoo1337

17. Dec 2015 · 15:14 UTC

Great entry. The way you use the theme is perfect and I like this minimalist aesthetic. Mood is quiet even when the level is hard. The music is beautiful. One of my favorites - five stars because you share the source code (jam entry) ++

Lullaby

17. Dec 2015 · 15:22 UTC

Pretty nice entry. The mechanic is kinda funny, but a bit slow to me. Graphics and music create a whole specific universe, I like it! :)

Cheers

Geckoo1337

17. Dec 2015 · 15:26 UTC

I am sorry. I did an error - my previous critic was for another game. However your game is really cool. The big problem is in the movement. In fact, it is very hard to control anything because the physics doesn't allow us to decide a direction. We press a key and then we wait where the bullet is stopped. Not really controllable. Overall I like it ++

🎤 CatOnMars

17. Dec 2015 · 15:30 UTC

Thanks for all your comments~
For those who don't know what to do, just treat this as a platformer: go to the boss room, and then you clear the game!

We'll share our source code, but not until we finish our post-jam version. Don't bait us, lol, please wait for a short time for the boss to come back. Gwehehe~

🎤 CatOnMars

17. Dec 2015 · 15:32 UTC

@Geckoo1337 Anyway, thanks for your comments lol.

TheMeorch

17. Dec 2015 · 23:22 UTC

Wow, that's a really interesting movement mechanic -- once I got the hang of it, I enjoyed playing around with it a lot. Great presentation too, from the audio to the visuals. Nice work!

elizeu

17. Dec 2015 · 23:23 UTC

Great use for the theme! Good job

radmars

18. Dec 2015 · 02:32 UTC

Cool concept but pretty tough to control, got stuck near the second checkpoint - it was really hard to not swing into the spikes accidentally. With some more balance this could be awesome!