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[Nocturne]

PLAY HERE

This game was developed for the GMCJam competition, which had "tranquility" as it's theme. As such I decided to go for a game that is relaxing to play due to it's visual and aural attributes.

In the game EVERYTHING has a unique sound and behaviour, and the snake can interact with everything too... but don't think I'm going to tell you anything else! You have to discover how to play as you go along...

Have fun playing and I look forward to getting some feedback on this as, although it is a complete game "as is", I feel that I can keep adding to it to make it a loger lasting experience that will make you come back for more.

PS: I strongly suggest playing in full screen (f10 in chrome), with sound on your speakers, and (if you can) with the lights off!

[xot]

Congrats on being the first person I've met since 1987 who knows the word "ataraxia".

Very pretty game, visually and aurally. I like the secondary mechanic involving the larger green bits. What I haven't seen is much in the way of a risk/reward dynamic, but I haven't played it much yet.

There seem to be some positional problems with the mouse for me in Chrome full-screen. I can't reach the right side or bottom of the screen. Shame because the mouse control would clearly benefit it didn't get hung up on the borders. In Firefox, the full-screen controls work fine, but the game only runs at 1/3 normal speed. I suspect this is a hardware acceleration problem. I only get 7 FPS on the hardware acceleration stress test.

This looks like it would be ideal for a tablet.

[greyzebra]

It's just... beautiful. Never knew GM:HTML5 can do this.

Feedback? Just let me play a bit more maybe I can find one

Edited by greyzebra, 01 May 2012 - 02:51 PM.

[rmedtx]

Nocturne, that is a very beautiful game. Just amazing!

[mazimadu]

I cant believe you did it . You successfully cloned Flow, a ps3 game with Game maker html5. Take that flash fan boys

Congrats. Congrats.

[Nocturne]

Thanks guys for the kind words! I shall be making this bigger and better over the next few weeks, so come back and play again...

PS: @Mazimadu : I'd never even heard of "Flow" until two days ago, so I didn't actually copy it! Although I can see why you would think so after having been shown youtube vids...

[OMGCarlos]

That was beautiful! I played it for a while and it really did make me feel relaxed. Easily one of the most polished GM:HTML5 games I've seen so far, hell, any HTML5 game.

[OldSkoolGamer]

Really cool, got 11315 before I got bored and quit. Very good game especially for HTML5, running it in FireFox 12 here, ASUS G74SX - quad core, GeForce GTX 560M 3GB, 16GB RAM

[stoneyftw]

May I ask how you made the graphics in gamemaker nocturne? This is more than just sprites correct? I'm a bit noobish in Gamemaker yet.

Edited by stoneyftw, 12 May 2012 - 08:26 AM.

[Nocturne]

The actual sprites were created with a combination of FreeHand and Photoshop. Freehand to draw some quick vector shapes which I then rasterized as hi quality jpg. These were then imported into photoshop for post-processing by adding glow and alpha blending. A couple were also hastily touched up in GM itself afterwards... Oh and thanks for playing!

[stoneyftw]

The glow and alpha blending are quite beautiful in this game. Also, the animated intro to your games, game me the motivation to make my intro splash screen altogether. I'm quite glad there are some experienced users like you in these forums to push the boundaries of what is possible and to give the rest of us inspiration and ideas.

[greyzebra]

( I lost my prev post.)

Just want to say that IMHO this is the best game for GMC Jam 6. It should win #1 or at least best use of theme.

and considering that you never heard of "Flow" before (as it is the first thing that popped out of my mind), it is double awesome.

Edited by greyzebra, 19 May 2012 - 12:14 PM.

[ParrotPeach]

Graphics are great... I like that "vector soft glow" style. Reminds me of geometry wars with an added touch.

Music = Awesome... very relaxing. Sort of like the same relaxing feeling you get when Bob Ross paints a picture.

Good job, keep up the good work.

Edited by ParrotPeach, 19 May 2012 - 01:54 PM.

[peter879]

Very beautiful game with amazing graphics. Quite dreamy. It's the kind of game I can play a thousand times without getting bored.

Edited by peter879, 21 May 2012 - 04:39 AM.

[creators124]

I like it I almost fell asleep, not saying it was boring but to relaxing.
I wonder if there is anything else?

Edited by creators124, 21 May 2012 - 05:00 AM.

[Kindred]

This game is almost as calming as meditating.

I was surprised wrapping around the blocks actually crushed them. The first time I played something shooting saw blades came out, but the second time the same thing just went on and on...until the snake turned pink. I have no idea what that did but it was interesting. It kind of felt like playing Yume Nikki but without the freakishness.

[98cafe]

Beautiful. Simply beautiful.

Makes me even more eager to start building my own games

[Mornez]

Really cool...Reminds me of this "Featured" yoyogame...
http://sandbox.yoyog...games/32692-j20

Note: I too am using Dropbox for my game.
How did you set your game so it appears in the middle of the screen...and not the upper left corner?

[fasteddy_jones]

This game is fantastic. The visuals, the sounds, the controls, all simple and beautiful in their own, distinct way. What I loved most about playing this game, was the fact the gameplay mechanics were so simple I was able to figure them out, without a single hint being given. When I discovered how to eat the larger food items, I felt pretty good. When I realized I could transfer that knowledge over to those annoying pink invaders, I felt like a genius. This game is truly one of the best I have played on the GMC and I have been here since 2005. Well done sir, and please continue building this.

fasteddy

[ZingZingZap]

When I realized I could transfer that knowledge over to those annoying pink invaders, I felt like a genius.

Any chance of a hint?

Zzz