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Hard Light by Guardaro

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made by Guardaro for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Battle for supremacy atop the global leaderboard in *Hard Light!* In this twin-stick runner, swoop and glide through a procedurally-generated map and collect coins to increase your score while avoiding the flaming wall of death that is always at your heels.

Play on itch.io here: https://orionbh.itch.io/hard-light

https://youtu.be/MGM3zAwLtCQ

*CONTROLS*

Gamepad is strongly recommended.

  • The ship constantly moves forward in the direction it is facing
  • Use the right stick or arrow keys to change direction
  • Use the left stick or WASD to move directly. Push in the direction you are facing to speed up, push backward to slow down, and push to the sides to strafe.

*CREDITS*

Theme music: Nonstop by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4143-nonstop License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sound effects generated via JSFXR: https://sfxr.me

Leaderboard by Carmine T. Guida: http://dreamlo.com/

Link https://orionbh.itch.io/hard-light
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/hard-light

Ratings

Overall 391th 3.757⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Fun 167th 3.9⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 618th 3.386⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Theme 684th 3.657⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 540th 3.838⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 349th 3.809⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 8🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

Aarimous
04. Apr 2022 · 04:22 UTC
Wow, the lighting and theme of this one was awesome. Can't believe you made this in 1 weekend. I'll come back to try this once I have my controller.
HolyBlackCat
04. Apr 2022 · 15:01 UTC
Nice neon aesthetic! The music fits well too.

The controls felt a little weird though: for max speed you need to hold a direction on WASD, *and* make sure you're facing the right direction.

Got to 47 points...
BingThePing
04. Apr 2022 · 15:46 UTC
Like the music and the aesthetic, quite hard for me though xD
MrScythe
04. Apr 2022 · 15:57 UTC
Fun and great looking game :D
foxwater
04. Apr 2022 · 17:57 UTC
Nice work! Keyboard controls were a little challenging but still had a fun trying to find the optimal path for picking up the coins. The neon visuals look great and everything worked well together!
PetTurtle
04. Apr 2022 · 20:35 UTC
I love the procedural world generation. The keyboard controls are harder, I ended up pressing the same respective arrow key buttons as the wasd.
ScalphaMission
04. Apr 2022 · 20:50 UTC
Terrific visuals and thrilling gameplay check out my review at https://www.twitch.tv/scalphamission
BluishGreenPro
04. Apr 2022 · 23:55 UTC
Pretty well put together, thanks for sharing this on my stream
jitspoe
05. Apr 2022 · 00:24 UTC
Solid entry! Had fun playing it. Small suggestion: Make the game size smaller on itch so there aren't scrollbars on 1080p (can hit the fullscreen button for a larger window). Controls seem intuitive, but it took a second for me to grasp them. Just need more play time.
CrazyKittens 892 YT
05. Apr 2022 · 00:53 UTC
This game is amazing! I spent forever trying it out and I think it's really good. One thing, I suggest telling the player what the particle system is, because it killed me. I didn't know what it was or why I died the first time. Overall, great job!
xmagpie42
05. Apr 2022 · 02:13 UTC
Excellent
LDJam user 257946
05. Apr 2022 · 02:33 UTC
I love the graphics and the general concept, but I found the controls unintuitive.

Overall, though, Nice job!
Forgin Bits
05. Apr 2022 · 10:32 UTC
Cool game ! But I had trouble to have it running properly, first because I had a smaller screen than 1920x1080 and the game doesn't scale properly, and second because with a European layout keyboard, you can't really use WASD keys easily (it's QSDZ for us)... Nice entry with great potential still ! Good job
Cover Club Media
05. Apr 2022 · 15:24 UTC
Creative idea, perfect scope for this jam. Sounds music thumbs up!
Josh Bothun
05. Apr 2022 · 18:23 UTC
Really fun and addicting, the fxare simple but effective, especially like how the wall lights up. Nice game!
theheheo
05. Apr 2022 · 21:19 UTC
Awesome! Had really fund playing this, loved the graphics and the level generator. The controls were a bit hard to grasp at first but maybe that was intentional? It was really hard on keyboard but easier with gamepad. Overall great work, hope you had a fun JAM :D
milq
05. Apr 2022 · 23:09 UTC
Impressive! Very addictive, very good music and proceduralcontent! Why are there no executables? I look forward to playing it with a good performance! Seriously, congratulations, great game!
etrealjunior
06. Apr 2022 · 14:04 UTC
Congratulations for the very intuitive game, I love this style and as it worked well with the element of destruction, I felt that it would be more fun if played on a mobile device, because of the touch that would make it more difficult, a really great entry, if you can give your feedback in my game will also be very happy a big hug.
Andreadbx
06. Apr 2022 · 14:05 UTC
Had a blast playing it on stream! Simple game but very fun, controls are a bit weird at the beginning but once you get some pratice are fairly easy! good job!
Mateu
06. Apr 2022 · 22:18 UTC
Second place, not bad! This was a really fun game to play. Simple, easy to understand, decent enough graphics/sound. It all adds up for a really good game.

My two gripes are: A: the controls felt really weird at first (but I got used to them) and B: The longer I survived, the laggier it got. For somebody with a good computer this wouldn't be a problem, but on my laptop it didn't feel great. This probably stopped me from being number 1 :(

Anyways, awesome game!
mrbrainfed
07. Apr 2022 · 02:33 UTC
tried my best to get 135, couldn't. got 3 134 runs and a 127 that couldve been a 135 run but then i glitched out of the map. really fun, found myself playing for far too long lol
Arihan10
07. Apr 2022 · 02:46 UTC
One of the few games I'm gonna keep after the jam! I really enjoyed the very simply gameplay loop in this one, and the graphics and sound design was perfect in setting up the mood. Good job!
CharQ
07. Apr 2022 · 07:27 UTC
The colors and music are spot on! I think the controls are super smooth but still a bit advanced for me (I really am not great at games that require precise movements). I like the turns that trick you into a dead end but give you enough time and space to safely navigate away from the flame (great colors, again).

Thank you for sharing your game on my Twitch stream (MsMiaChar). Here's the link in case you're interested in checking it out again (game starts around 00:36:00): https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1446760516
Phillip Scott
08. Apr 2022 · 13:10 UTC
Love the look and concept of this one. Don't have a controller currently (damn children!) keyboard controls were as you say HARD! but I enjoyed what I could play of it
Wendel Scardua
09. Apr 2022 · 16:27 UTC
Loved the aesthetics, I just found the controls a bit weird and it took me a while to get used to them. Played until I've managed to enter the high score list (at the bottom, but still...)
ColeSlaughter
17. Apr 2022 · 07:21 UTC
[Thanks for submitting your game to stream!](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1457959497?t=04h11m03s)

The audio and visuals here are top-notch, and I found the gameplay to be super engaging, despite how simple the premise is. Always a big fan of simple ideas polished to a T :thumbsup: