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Illumbox

By tylerc

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness283
Audio1683.38
Graphics3743.30
Theme5053.58
Mood5792.85
Overall6443.09
Fun7002.82
Innovation7662.86
Humor9461.70

Comments

khaotom 2013-04-29 04:47

So chill.

fueelin 2013-04-29 05:04

Pretty easy but really liked the aesthetic. The colors were awesome and the graphics in general worked nicely with the music. Good work.

robcozzens 2013-04-29 05:29

Great use of the theme.
It seemed to be moving really slowly... I don't know if it's just a problem on my computer or if it's supposed to be that slow.

cybearg 2013-04-29 05:44

First off, I thought that the use of light to let you know what was coming was clever. I enjoyed the music and the sharp aesthetic. However, the game itself doesn't have much to it. As others have said, it moved overly slowly. I could move my cube up to the top of the screen, but the screen didn't move up with it, so I was forced to keep a slow pace whether I liked it or not. There wasn't any challenge anywhere to be found, so unfortunately it wasn't very "fun."

Suggestions for the game: try to expand on the gameplay to add something that will give it some sort of challenge. It could be as simple as speeding things up.

tylerc 2013-04-29 05:56

I made the game a whole lot better by changing a "2" to a "1.3". Can I still submit that or is that bending the rules

paulopn 2013-04-29 06:36

I really liked the light effects!

imagnity 2013-04-29 07:22

The movement is slow. Is it might be because of graphics card? The light is really well crafted.

khaotom 2013-04-29 10:55

I wouldn't mind playing the faster version. Maybe add it as an alternate download.

ernyz 2013-04-29 14:23

Liked this one, although it took some time for me to get used to controls and to find best tactics (to keep the rectangle at top of the screen).

lambomang 2013-04-29 21:56

Nice visuals. Those impossible waves are annoying though. Got one the first time on my first try xD

rabbits 2013-05-01 00:03

I got 1975, amazing lighting effects...

kibertoad 2013-05-01 00:05

Nice vibes.

mad1231999 2013-05-01 15:00

Great little game! A bit slow, but very fun and good-looking.

kefir 2013-05-02 21:20

Really liked the aesthetic! This music and colors. Smoooth! Gameplay is easy but fun.

mortl8324 2013-05-03 02:54

Interesting game. Frustrating to move around though.

avidgamernino 2013-05-03 22:23

it ran slow at first, then the second time it ran great. If those impossible waves werent there this would be wayyy more fun.

killedbyapixel 2013-05-04 19:17

Looks and sounds great! Gameplay was fun but you need to ramp up the challenge.

teejay5 2013-05-04 20:37

great visuals, only to be complemented by the awesome music!

depp 2013-05-06 06:48

I was kind of expecting a path to navigate, like at the beginning, but it totally changes. Excellent minimalism. The white-on-light-yellow color scheme does not have enough contrast.

ddionisio 2013-05-06 07:00

Very nice effects! I like the idea of anticipating the walls. I dig the audio. I have to agree that the pacing can get a little slow from time to time. Maybe some way to boost.

stqn 2013-05-09 01:02

Pretty colour effects, even if they don't make much sense to me. As you wrote, obstacles are impossible to avoid, and the player moves a bit slowly. Nice music.

kddekadenz 2013-05-10 19:25

Psychedelic. The level generation was sometimes unfair.

jonathang 2013-05-15 21:38

I managed to get a score of 7600. I could have probably played a bit longer but I felt like I'd seen all there was to see. Other games to rate and all that :P The lighting on the shapes was excellent, the font choice was good, and it had a nice clean aesthetic. The music was sweet and very chill. As others seem to have commented, at the start you expect it to be a continuing corridor upwards, where you use the shadows to predict where to go, but then it quickly devolves to dodging shapes endlessly encroaching from the sides. I feel like there's something in this idea though.