Love+

http://www.love-the-game.com

This game is awesome! I stumbled upon it while browsing /v/ one night. It seems pretty unheard-of so I thought I'd start spreading it.

It's a simple platformer. There's only two buttons. A is jump and S places a respawn point (where you show up when you die). It's a tough game, but it's nothing like I Wanna Be The Guy, even though it follows the same Point A -> Point B concept.

Here's a description from the About section inside of the game:

It's a 3-bit platforming adventure game starring a nameless faceless character that hopefully you will ascribe your own personalities and quirks to. The goal of the game is to get from here to there, and depending on how well you do it, you're rewarded with a different finale.

So, why the game? Well, I'm an amateur game designer, as pompous and as self-righteous as it sounds. I'm going to school for game design, and this is technically my solo project. I had a prototype of this game working half a year before I started attending school, but that was in an engine that I didn't make, and working within so many restrictions that it was hard to put any personality into it. Now I've learned a few things, and I can creatively stretch my legs.

Why love? Because love is a concept as ambiguous as this game is. Everyone has their own idea of love. Their own hopes and aspirations for what love holds, and we all approach love in different ways. Some of us are quick and straight to the point, while others are slow and cautious. There are also some people who don't believe in love, and I stand by the thought that they'll get nothing out of this game.

As for the melodious melodies that accompany the game, those are supplied by the creative genius known as James Bennett. He was too talented to let him sit in his cardboard box in the UK, so I had to get him to work on something. If you love his stuff as much as I do, go listen to him more: http://www.last.fm/music/james+bennett.

The game's great, the music's great, and the best part about it is that it's meant to be played in one sitting. You start the game with 100 lives, and the goal is to go through ten levels without losing all 100. Depending on how many lives you lose decides what ending you get. I haven't beaten it yet, so I dunno what the endings are like...

GO TRY IT

I remember this game from like 6 months to a year ago. Cute little thing, it is.

I thought this was going to be a thread about Love Plus when I saw the title. lol

This looks alright. I think I'll give it a try.

^ same here, I thought it'd be perverted...

I lost the g- *shot*

What's interesting about it? I suppose I should see for myself but I'm far too lazy.

I lost the g- *shot*

What's interesting about it? I suppose I should see for myself but I'm far too lazy.

It's rare to come across games made by random college students that pull of the style of simplicity like this one does. There really isn't anything special about it at all, but it still somehow manages to be addicting, challenging, and fun.

Crazy hard. I made it to the disappearing tiny platforms in level 5 before I ran out of lives. I used up a ton on level 1 trying to get the hang of this guy. He moves way too sensitively.

The music is definitely the best part of this game. Absolutely rockin'.

I used up a ton on level 1 trying to get the hang of this guy. He moves way too sensitively.

Yeah, I used up like 40 lives in level 1...

I thought it was kind of too easy. Still died at level 10 first try though.

Loved the megaman level.

Yeah, I used up like 40 lives in level 1...

Haha, me too. 42, I think.

 Me being silly

Currently rocking my second run now. I would have made it through level 1 with only two lives lost, if not for that hellish tiny platform last part. I had to sacrifice myself another five times to make it across. In level 2 now with 93 lives.

I'm feeling good.

Okay here go. Rematch level 5 with 75 lives this time. I need to eliminate the careless mistakes in level 3 if I go again. The freefall in level 4 is awesome. Level 6 was awesome (easy, too, thankfully). 7 hooo.

Wow...what the hell? I just lost 53 lives at the very beginning of level 7. I never made it to the third platform. How do you beat that?

lol I'm stupid. Figured that stage out. The MOVING PLATFORMS confused me. ;_;

Stage 10 with 48 lives left. I hope this isn't too crazy.

Hm, I guess I'm okay with this. C isn't terrible. That was my 3rd run. Finished with 40? (4x something) lives. I bet I could get B rank, at least. I might try another time tonight.

Thanks for the link, Greg. Fun little game.

Tried my first serious playthrough earlier. Made it to level 10 with only two lives; didn't make it. I'll play more later tonight. I look forward to beating whatever amount of lives you have left.

EDITAN

 Lives left

[spoiler=Could've done better!][/spoiler]