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GRAViTRON

By grimpunch

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness356
Graphics1173.87
Overall1813.60
Audio2593.20
Mood2613.25
Fun2613.33
Theme2883.83
Innovation3903.34
Humor7681.95

Comments

alexfalkenberg 2013-04-28 06:30

Very interesting idea. Love the "music", too.

xeke_death 2013-04-28 06:55

+1 for the Small Gods quote! :D

imagnity 2013-04-28 07:47

I like the concept. Can you change the square to something else? :) Good work!

dasinf 2013-04-28 10:09

I really like the graphics especially with all those line renderers, but found the controls kinda confusing at first since the square doesn't clearly have a front or back. Good stuff!

harleylaurie 2013-04-28 12:33

This was a fun one

robc 2013-04-28 14:01

Quite a nice one.

Certainly agree with the other comments about the player, but the visuals are great, and the controls work fairly well.

I'd be tempted to have the camera lead the player a bit, just to make it a bit easier to not run into a black hole - but regardless, it's a great little game.

san 2013-04-28 15:32

Great!
Minimalist but complex! A bit disturbing at first play but really good visuals

hadyn 2013-04-28 18:31

Pretty cool! It felt rather chaotic at first, but after a few turns it was rather fun =]

bunzaga 2013-04-29 02:32

Cool game.

suese 2013-04-29 03:26

119pts

hadyn 2013-04-29 04:09

219 points. Quitting whilst I'm ahead...

mortus 2013-04-29 06:27

I liked the feel of the game, fresh approach to classic mechanic.

gafblizzard 2013-04-29 07:37

I found it difficult to keep track of which way the ship is pointing since it's a square instead of a shape with a front side, or something with an obvious trail. Nicely polished graphical style and interesting idea, though!

niallm 2013-04-29 09:32

This is really nice. The music gets a bit repetitive though, and it's crying out for some sort of high score table (even just a 'best' and 'last' score on the title screen).

komradus 2013-04-29 11:00

Looking forward to trying this out on my android, well done!

xaychru04 2013-04-29 12:03

Great game, the audio matches pretty well with the graphics, and it's quite fun to ply :)

lekochen 2013-04-29 12:39

stylish. really like the curves.

bummzack 2013-04-29 13:12

Cool style. I like the effect of the power-ups. Sometimes it's hard to get a good read on the current orientation because of the square-shape. Other than that, great game.

fishbrain 2013-04-29 15:00

Very elegant. Nice work!

folmerkelly 2013-04-29 15:32

Aw man I love this thing. It's a little confusing to navigate but nothing detrimental; you get the hang of it. Graphics, audio, polish are all great. I think I would've rated it lower if it wasn't for the theme, and I mean that as a compliment.

alanzucconi 2013-04-29 16:17

An excellent example of minimalism! :-)
This game is simple, yet addictive!
Ps: I got 266 points! :-)

tankete 2013-04-29 16:42

Really enjoyed it! 266. Must. Do. Better. :)

irock 2013-04-29 18:47

This reminds me of the cellular phase in Spore. Pretty cool!

iamorim 2013-04-29 19:37

Loved the game!! 327 pts and I died XD

chuigum 2013-04-29 20:37

Nice...

multitude 2013-04-29 20:49

I love this game! Awesome gameplay and mechanics. I would love to see more of this. With a space miner story maybe :D

anjack 2013-04-29 23:19

Simple gameplay, but very addicting! Great game!

bobiniki 2013-04-30 13:51

I liked the quotes at the end. Simple, but polished game. Good job!

gokuhd 2013-04-30 19:03

Graphics are awesome and so the concept. I would just change the square for a different shape, maybe a triangle. Good game.

galvesmash 2013-05-01 01:46

Love it man! But I found too easy ... I got 713 then to kill my self!

jolle 2013-05-01 12:23

Technically hunters wouldn't be confused by dead birds hanging around since they'd be used to it, and also everyone would be birds.

benjamin-soule 2013-05-11 16:14

I went to 400 points then started to chase the blackholes to make the game more difficult. I think they should start to homeseek you after the first 30s and increase their speed. In the actual state you just have to move slowly to keep safe for the entire game. Or maybe something very bad happen after 500 ? :)

brant 2013-05-13 21:55

I like it a lot!

sylvain-p 2013-05-16 19:44

Nice game, and pretty polished. Good job.

gremlin 2013-05-17 02:55

Clever. Like the audio.

orni 2013-05-17 07:39

great concept

the physics feel very smooth and solid - well done :D

madball 2013-05-17 12:21

It was very fun, I liked drawing with gravity. However, the gameplay was too simple, it didn`t involve any thinking. I didn`t like the brake key, it would be better for me if it was Q or spacebar. The player is spinning (stop him after meeting a gravity well to see), and sometimes cubes are spinning, it seems you still have some 3D left.

Sometimes a cube attaches to a powerup, and they rocket away at an insane speed. What happens?

juaxix 2013-05-17 17:03

Chill, smooth, minimal...
I dont know exactly what is the point of the game but I'm enjoying it while my mind divagate, perfect