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CSO-1

By gustavodort

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Audio1013.44
Fun1893.10
Overall2123.20
Innovation2822.80
Mood3012.81
Graphics3283.00
Theme4382.25
Coolness132937

Comments

chicknstu 2013-12-16 13:39

It's like a platform version of the game 'Osmos' on iPad. The chess level was a nightmare!

Nice job :)

gustavodort 2013-12-16 17:44

Thanks, man!
I didn't know about this game, but I'll check it out :D

beavlgames 2013-12-18 12:15

I love games with game mechanics in which you get bigger by getting smaller entities. Katamari is surely one. Osmos is another. But do not forget about Nozumou by Ikiki (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGrRPFuQivI). Anyway, I really enjoy this entry. Congrats!

joror 2013-12-18 19:04

Nice puzzle platformer. Felt nice even with the limited graphic, and good ramping music. A reset button when you're halfway and fail would be nice though. :)

gustavodort 2014-01-02 15:08

Thanks, Beavl! :)
I agree, Joror.. a "reset" button would be nice once you realize you're past the point of no return

kibertoad 2014-01-02 15:31

awesome music, cool idea, nice direction texts. but couldn't you make the steps more visible? or jumpable.

adamwfindlay 2014-01-02 16:05

Lovely idea! Love the colour changing.

harsayhd 2014-01-02 16:18

I wish it was longer...

kcpunk666 2014-01-02 17:42

I like it, good job!

bensoto 2014-01-02 18:19

Smooth graphics, fun puzzle, great humor

mize_vs_mildmojo 2014-01-02 18:22

Cool implementation. I really like the way the instructions were written on the walls of each level, then exposed by the camera tracking the player.

It did feel like there wasn't a lot of player agency or puzzle solving in the game. It was just a matter of following the predetermined path each time as quickly as possible. The chess level was pretty difficult since the larger ball didn't jump high enough to clear the stairs. You sort of had to pound the space bar repeatedly and glitch the ball up the stairs.

Having the ball's controls oriented relative to the camera instead of the world took a bit of getting used to. I'm not sure what you could do there; maybe have the ball trace a rounded rectangle in the room instead of circle when moving left/right?

I wish the shrinking or pushing mechanics had been put to use after they were introduced. I'm betting you had some plans for them.

Overall, cool idea. It was fun.

-mildmojo

thepsc1997 2014-01-02 18:54

Interesting gameplay !
Good job ! ;)

fenixin 2014-01-02 19:17

You have a neat idea here, try to develop it further in a Marble Madness way, with a lot of varied levels, varied power ups (more jumping), etc.

snoringfrog 2014-01-03 10:58

Definitely would have been nice to have more levels, but what you have here is definitely a great start for a game.