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[11clock]

Spectrum



Two worlds collide! Get the red guy and the blue guy to their exits. The red guy interacts with red things, the blue guy interacts with blue things, and they both interact with purple things. There are 13 levels in all.

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Day 1

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I came up with my idea for my game. It's called Maneuvering for Milk. It combines my GMC#5 and GMC#6 Jam entries, Falling for Milk and Sleepy Maneuver, into one game. Your objective is to get both the Guy from Falling for Milk and the Robot from Sleepy Maneuver to the exit or exits. The Guy can't jump, but you can move him around freely. The Robot moves and changes direction automatically, but you can control when it jumps. Unlike the games that these characters are from, the Guy can't die to falling and the Robot has an infinite number of jumps.

Day 2

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I've decided to make something new instead. My entry is called Red Blue Overlap. Each level is more like two levels layered on top of each other. You need to get the red guy and the blue guy to the exit to complete the level. You first have control over the red guy, then after he gets to the exit the blue guy becomes controllable.The red guy doesn't react to blue obstacles and the blue guy doesn't react to red obstacles. Both guys react to purple things.

This game will be a puzzle platformer with some weird mechanics. One mechanic is a button that, when pushed, switches red obstacles to blue obstacles and vice versa. Another mechanic is the crate that always matches the color of the current controllable guy. When red, the crate doesn't respond to blue things. When blue, the crate doesn't respond to red things. The crate can be pushed around.

Another confirmed mechanic is the switch pill that, when consumed, changes who you're controlling (if both guys are still in the level).

When you're controlling the red guy, the blue guy acts like a static wall. Vice versa applies.

So far I have half of the engine done. I need to get control switching working and I need to make the crates, along with other obstacles.

Day 3

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I have most of the engine finished, and several levels outlined. I don't have a set goal this time, so I'll just try to make as many levels as possible before the time is up.

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Game complete!

Edited by 11clock, 23 August 2012 - 03:15 AM.

[11clock]

I've been getting some good reviews so far, and I have a third place vote. Hurrayz!

[11clock]

The game has scored 8th place out of the 64 entered games! :D

[speedchuck]

My first place vote!

11clock - Spectrum - 21/25
Presentation 7/10
Gameplay 8/10
Theme/handicap 4/5
Review: I loved this game. Why? Because it made me think. I do hope you end up adding more puzzles to this post-jam, because these levels have proven you to be pretty darn good at making them. The difficulty curves very well, the graphics are simple and pleasingly retro, and the music is pretty catchy. The last 3-4 puzzles were ingenious, I was upset to see the 'final level' text. I played the whole game with a grin on my face, and I hope you continue it. However, I do wish you had done more with the cutscene handicap, there really wasn't much there, and there was one particular level that made me wish there was a little more leeway with the collision on the corner of spikes. Great game!
My performance: Beat the game!

The solutions to the puzzles were awesome, and left me grinning at the ingenuity of it. Good job there.