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HYPERTUBE 3021 by Ben Taylor

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made by Ben Taylor for Ludum Dare 48 (COMPO)

Tube Corp Inc. discovered the HYPERTUBE in 3021. None have found its end. Successful explorers unlock citizenship at the inner sanctum for their entire family.

Will you jump?

Play on Itch Now

Hypertube is an infinite faller with progressively harder levels. Pick up speed and dodge floating obstacles. If you can go fast enough you'll warp to the next level.

There are four levels worth of art, after finishing the first four you'll increase the difficulty and start again.

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Link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BYgkOfYbeGFu0r2woeM4U3-c0Wworz38/view?usp=sharing
Link https://taybenlor.itch.io/hypertube-3021
Link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WrCt3xzEIqt0IwNXTLIPW87MdjEdC5vs/view?usp=sharing
Link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-NLShyTRMgcwYFkU38s3DRgdQkuhDMcH/view?usp=sharing
Link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A-e69lAvXD448-YO3Nl5GKCPsAldpcDm/view?usp=sharing
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/hypertube-faller-3021

Ratings

Overall 271th 3.674⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 164th 3.792⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 585th 2.978⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 285th 3.833⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 404th 3.5⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 32th 4.087⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 264th 2.947⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 94th 3.947⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 33🗨️

Feedback

drewstillwell
26. Apr 2021 · 03:43 UTC
Really fun! Loved the music, very 80s retrowave mood. Was a little difficult to see ahead of myself because the player person blocked the screen but I still played multiple times. Nice job
LDJam user 237913
26. Apr 2021 · 03:44 UTC
The bit of back story at the beginning is brilliant. Draws you in. Then when you hit Hyper speed it's so awesome! Second play through I got hit a lot more, but I almost liked it better, awesome animations and graphics on the spins, etc. Loved it. Thanks for making it!
bkelly
26. Apr 2021 · 03:47 UTC
This was quite fun! The parallax effect in the tunnel was well executed and the music reminded me of Bit.Trip. Finally getting to hyperspeed and thinking I beat the game, only to be greeted by level 2 was a nice surprise. My only note would be to throw less items at the player in the first level, so they can get to level 2 faster and realize that there's more game to play!
🎤 Ben Taylor
26. Apr 2021 · 03:48 UTC
@drewstillwell @doc-kaos Thanks so much!
cheesepencil
26. Apr 2021 · 03:49 UTC
while it would have been helpful to have a visual indicator how close i was to the wall, this is a solid compo entry!
Turkey
26. Apr 2021 · 03:57 UTC
I liked the infinite faller concept where simply hitting an obstacle isn't a hard game end! Going for speed was also another nice change up! I do with the player model eventually returned to a full downward face as other wise it was hard to see if it was in the wrong position with no way to control it. Still really good!
🎤 Ben Taylor
26. Apr 2021 · 04:02 UTC
@bkelly Thanks! I definitely tweaked difficulty in a few different ways and haven't landed on something I love.

@cheesepencil Haha, thanks! I really like flat colours but could probably have gone a little bit of shadow and texture in there.

@turkey Cheers! Yeah I ended up running out of time to sort out the character and the camera. Would have liked better camera and a ragdoll character that re-orients.
rhoff95
26. Apr 2021 · 04:49 UTC
Cool game. I think the obstacles/walls should be colored to indicate danger, maybe red. At first I tried to get them. I think that you can hit things and not instantly lose, very fun.
Listonos
26. Apr 2021 · 08:15 UTC
I've made it to the level 3 and had a lot fun. I would highlight the music and sound effects, that really helped with the mood. I would appreciate some indicator how close you are to the wall before you hit it and the character definitely gets in a way sometimes.
🎤 Ben Taylor
26. Apr 2021 · 08:49 UTC
Thanks @rhoff95 and @listonos! Very helpful feedback.
Loig
26. Apr 2021 · 09:58 UTC
Nice game, I liked to play it.

As said before, the fact that the character sometimes hides the traps is a bit frustrating.
Acdia
26. Apr 2021 · 13:06 UTC
Sounds, Music and Camerashake work well together and give the player a feeling, when the warp is about to happen. Since, as already mentioned by a couple of people, it's a bit hard to see everything and know how far the wall is away, I thought that maybe the sounds could help on that as well. Maybe some high pitch before colliding with something... These are just my thoughts. Anyway, well done.
RedSPINE
26. Apr 2021 · 16:21 UTC
The sound design ! WOOOOW
Ariorick
26. Apr 2021 · 16:22 UTC
Hyper speed effect and level transitions are cool, game is pretty fun averall. Somewhat similar to my game, i think i would benefit from different sections too
joonamo
26. Apr 2021 · 19:24 UTC
Great arcade experience, simple and fun concept! The screen shake and intensifying music created a very immersive experience. The game also worked AMAZING on an ultra wide monitor, I bet this game would be incredible on VR set.

Only complaint I have is that I had to click on the retry button, hitting space or enter would have been better. All in all great job!
Chensu
26. Apr 2021 · 23:06 UTC
Really cool artstyle :):) Love the block effect you went for. Love the UI
🎤 Ben Taylor
27. Apr 2021 · 00:12 UTC
@loig Thanks heaps!

@acdia A proximity noise is a really good idea, would help assist in being more intuitively reactive.

@redspine Thanks!!

@ariorick Cheers, I'll check out your game!

@joonamo Thanks! Yeah I was testing it in the little unity player for ages, then first time I played it full screen WOW.

@chensu Thanks for playing!
jorgeblanco
27. Apr 2021 · 01:04 UTC
Solid entry, I wish the character were smaller so I could see what's coming ahead better. Really enjoyed the hyperspeed mechanic. The audio is great too.
LDJam user 235307
27. Apr 2021 · 02:40 UTC
This was fun! I wish the character would recover its position after a period of time after getting hit. I like the audio and overall feel!