Downfall in Polarity by danielsann7

made by danielsann7 for LD34 (JAM)

Downfall in Polarity is a hardcore roguelike shmup-like

You are Booliver volt, a scientist in a digital world who jumps in a digital pit to reach your motherland's core which is being attacked by a horrible virus!
You must change the polarity of your character to avoid obstacles, and collect power ups to help in your journey through 3 levels and a boss level!

instructions:
left mouse: click or hold to move your character
right mouse:click to change the polarity (red polarity passes through red obstacles, and blue goes through blue obstacles).

Web	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35405011/Downfall%20in%20Polarity/index.html
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=56331

Ratings

Coolness	75%	2
Overall(Jam)	2.64	1022

Audio(Jam)	2.79	585
Fun(Jam)	2.57	939
Graphics(Jam)	2.45	924
Humor(Jam)	2.17	750
Innovation(Jam)	2.57	874
Mood(Jam)	2.50	918
Theme(Jam)	2.93	955

Feedback

Eshford

14. Dec 2015 · 16:10 UTC

Fantastic music, and very interesting gameplay mechanic. I love it!

Reisen

14. Dec 2015 · 16:41 UTC

Control doesn't work as advertised.
LMB : Hold to move and set polarity to blue
RMB : Hold to set polarity to red

Which simplifies this game to "Hold LMB and dodge red stuff".

justinooncx

14. Dec 2015 · 16:42 UTC

The hitbox is a bit odd, leading to quite a few deaths on the first level. And Level 2 is just straight up bonkers. And you have to restart on death...

goffmog

14. Dec 2015 · 16:44 UTC

Really liked the sound and the gameplay idea is solid. However the controls seemed to let me down at odd times, once I figured out you actually have to move the mouse to move (otherwise you can only move left) I found that once I'd used the polarity switch once, the controls seemed to drag to the left. The only other gripe I have is that it got frustrating having only one life and having to return to the title screen and replay the story to get back into the game.

nonetheless

14. Dec 2015 · 18:13 UTC

Nice music. And it's always great to have story even when the mechanics are simple. Like your "drawings" as well. Good entry :)

Leon Möhring

14. Dec 2015 · 21:22 UTC

I really like the parallax background

Cake_Catastrophe

14. Dec 2015 · 21:32 UTC

Liked the story and art, hated having only one life. Level 1 is slow and boring compared to the others, and they all seem to go on for a long time. Got as far as level 3.

The central mechanic is a nice idea, but the control implementation feels awkward.

elizeu

14. Dec 2015 · 21:57 UTC

I enjoyed the soundtrack, I am from Florianópolis and also spent the weekend working hard to join, great job

hoqjed

15. Dec 2015 · 17:48 UTC

Cool concept! SO the menu has "history mode" which confused me, as I think a simple "Play" would do better.

Also, i got to the second level and just got destroyed right away. i think there needs to be more time for the player to react and there was too much on screen at the start.

Otherwise well done!

Rocketship

15. Dec 2015 · 17:56 UTC

Takes a bit of time to get used to the controls and the hitboxes but when it gets faster and you feel at ease with the controls it's a lot of fun. I maybe would have still preferred that the character simply followed the mouse, it's still an interesting control scheme.

redzero

15. Dec 2015 · 18:06 UTC

Awesome game!

loxo

15. Dec 2015 · 21:23 UTC

Interesting idea. At first I didn't know how to start the game, because there is no play or start button. I tried History Mode and found the game.

crucknuk

15. Dec 2015 · 21:29 UTC

The music is a little bit too repetitive, the gameplay is simple but efficient. Well done :)

randomhuman

15. Dec 2015 · 22:21 UTC

Graphics are simple but nice, and the music is great, but you can kind of just coast through a lot of the first level, and where there is a challenge it involves deciding whether to change polarity while still half-way through an obstacle. I like the idea, but I think this game could have been improved if it was twitchier, and more positive about its collision detection.

elizeu

16. Dec 2015 · 20:16 UTC

Entao, eu nao sei tbm o que ta rolando, eu sou usuario de mac, compilei pra windows apenas para poder postar no LD, eu so tenho uma maquina com windows e nao estou conseguindo testar direito, se puder me ajudar entra em contato elizeu.nrj@gmail.com a versao android acredito que esteja funcionando né?

NuggetTeam

16. Dec 2015 · 23:55 UTC

I wish the game has a way to restart directly without passing the intro, but it has a good story and the gameplay is original. Nice one :)

sugarbyte

17. Dec 2015 · 00:57 UTC

I liked the sound, the story was great, and the game design is really unusual and fun. I agree with other commenters that more lives and a faster restart would be great - it took me a bit to learn the controls and I just wanted to dive right back in after game overs!

pjimmy

17. Dec 2015 · 11:55 UTC

cool game, very simple but engaging, well done

monetai

17. Dec 2015 · 13:30 UTC

A good idea, i like the sensations !

jeroenwimmers

17. Dec 2015 · 13:45 UTC

I get the idea and how it works with the theme. but really I can just hold LMB and dodge the red objects. too bad, cause I think it could've been fun changing colors around

commodoreKid

17. Dec 2015 · 19:33 UTC

I think it would be better if the color change was permanent. Also a checkpoint at the start of a level could be nice. I failed the second level immediately. Graphics and sound need rework. Also colliders were off I think. Expecting better next time!

JoseArias

03. Jan 2016 · 18:10 UTC

Nice game! Simple and challenging