2014-04-28 21:35
Played it, enjoyed, but found a cheat way to solve pretty much every level... before I realized you had already published this. :p
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD29 → IO - Reflection/Puzzler
By oranebeast
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 3 | 71 | ||
| Fun | 36 | 3.84 | ||
| Overall | 166 | 3.53 | ||
| Audio | 203 | 3.43 | ||
| Innovation | 362 | 3.03 | ||
| Graphics | 429 | 3.24 | ||
| Humor | 436 | 2.41 | ||
| Mood | 479 | 2.87 | ||
| Theme | 726 | 1.97 |
Played it, enjoyed, but found a cheat way to solve pretty much every level... before I realized you had already published this. :p
Its a keyboard shortcut, Riiiiight?
Nice game. Just a two things:
- The Mirror rotation should be strict clockwise not with a flip in between.
- There are a lots of levels which can be solved with less than the available parts.
Around level 11 or so I made a silly mistake and shot a bullet into a brick. It said to hit restart, so I hit R, remembering what I had seen on the entry page, and not realizing that there was a restart level button. That restarted the game from the beginning. :( Just when the levels were starting to require a bit of creativity, but I was too lazy and annoyed to go back through the other levels again.
Many of the levels were pretty easily solved with fewer pieces than were provided, so I was a little confused by the extra pieces.
Not sure I really buy the connection with the theme; seems like quite a stretch.
I like that you can beat some levels "under par" by not using all the provided pieces. The crates are a neat idea for providing non-buildable cells. Got stuck on Level 14 with the exit tank surrounded by steel blocks.
I get not a valid win32 application when I run it, is Vista not supported?
Really good puzzle game!
would love to see a level editor in the future.
Very nice puzzles. I like the red herrings in some of them.
@Jumber
Below-par solutions were part of the design
Yeah, The mirror rotation is quite primitive
@Andy Gainey
I hear ya! Pg up skips levels.
@ghostmaple
Thx! Level 14 tip : Kaboom
@hnjslater :
Hmm, Weird, Try extracting and/or redownloading, Tested on Windows 7 & 8
@Star and moon
Level editor is a priority, But i'd need to refine the engine a bit before i can tackle that
@Scruffylooking
Thanks! But what do you mean by red herrings?
Nice simple puzzle game. Clicking on the mirrors to rotate them was sometimes a bit annoying since it only registers clicks on the mirror itself, rather than the whole block. It was also non-obvious which portal was the entrance and which was the exit. Maybe some little arrows on the icons would help. Graphics and music are good. Nice job!
Wow this is a great concept! Id make this into a mobile game right away if I where you, Its very expandable and awesome!
Thanks! I plan to.
Nice little game, I had fun with it. I don't see why I have to restart the whole level if I place one part wrong, though. I really liked the music though.
Thanks, I see your point.
Aww man, totally forgot to take a screenshot of my score. I love these kind of games. The portal like blocks were cool, but I missed a little diversity and challenge in the puzzles. Good job, now go create more puzzles!
Yes sir!!
Have more faith in yourself. The "dubstep" version was unnecessary. If someone doesn't like your music, they'll just, well, turn down the volume, ya know?
You should probably make it clearer that the goal is to destroy the red tank, too. People who've played similar games before will go in assuming blowing up the target is game over.
That said, you've got a nice foundation. You've done well introducing the elements gradually, in ways that lets the player understand quickly what they do. Except for the portals - would be nice if which one is the entrance and the exit were a bit more obvious.
For future levels, go wild! Right now the difficulty curve is pretty good, but there's potential for much more devious puzzles!
Good job!
Nice game.
Wow, nice! I played this through to the end, although the puzzles were a bit easy. The instructions at the beginning are in a big block of text, I suggest splitting it among different levels as you introduce elements (although that can take precious time).
Dude, this is probably first LD48 game ever i gave!
Not just because you show all these "Guys-that-thinks-that-gamemaker-is-worst-thing-where-you-can-make-games" that Gamemaker is not so bad! Graphics normal, portal reference, 15 levels. Music is awesome!
Agree that the dubstep version was unnecessary, the music was fine, and, like said before, if people don't like it they'll turn it off.
I also would like to see a level editor, like others.
Levels were pretty easy, as others have stated, I beat a lot of the levels without using all the pieces, but that's kinda cool as well.
Graphics were nice, agree that the mirrors should rotate strictly clockwise and not flip. Would like if when I failed a level it saved my previous set-up so I didn't have to start from scratch.
Overall, I enjoyed the pace, the level curve was good, it slowly taught me the things I needed to know and got progressively harder. However, it stopped too abruptly. Make more levels with more difficult puzzles :P Could probably use a few more mechanics, too. Had a good time, though, well done.
I didn't see much connection to the theme, but it was a little fun puzzle. Also, your music was pretty good. To be honest, more challenge would be nice.
Love the multiple solutions and the length of the game is impressive. Pretty polished graphics.
Could teach the portals using only one first. The text on the the bomb could have contrast or you could put a background.
Would make a really cool cellphone game for sure.
Nice audio! The playspace graphics were good but the UI graphics could be more clear. The mirror rotation was odd and the level design from levels 4-12 could use some work.
Overall, it's a pretty decent game.
This is a really solid puzzle game. The pieces are all useful, and most puzzles seem to have more than one solution which is great for a logic-based game. Graphics look good, and the audio fits well. Good job!
Really really fun! I beat it!
Pretty fun game (though pretty easy, just straight shot through without too much thinking). Some of the levels felt a little too easy (that I was kinda cheezing them)
I have always been fascinated with laser chess but have never actually played. This is the closest I've come. It's still as cool as I envisioned. I would have liked some harder puzzles!
Fun game! The puzzles were pretty well designed and the mechanics, although few, were well used. I would say the difficulty ramped up slowly for me, but I love the types of games. I thought your music was fine! My only complaints were mirror rotation and not being able to remove a placed item. Overall I enjoyed it though!
Oh. The timer vanishes when I finish the game :(
I *think* it was something around 280 though, but then again, I accidently restarted the game once by pressing R.
As I already told you in Crefossus' stream: Pretty cool level design, and even though I still remember some of the solutions, it was fun to play. And at first I thought your music was a bit repetitive, but then I came to like it more and more. There is really no need for that dubstep version. The graphics work well too. I especially like the bomb explosion!
Good job, both of you!
PS: A "red herring" is something that is placed to distract instead of having a "real" function. In this case, it means that there are level elements that aren't needed in the solution at all, and Scruffylooking liked that. I like it too!
PPS: Are you sure that http://orane.tk is your website? It always redirects me to a different advertisement/scam.
Pretty fun stuff! I like most of the art style, though I think the brick texture and the fire button look a little out of place. Great puzzler otherwise, lots of content!
Other than the fact that there isn't any usage of the theme (aside from the setting that's touched upon in this synopsis page), I don't have any complaints about this game. It's a fun take on the reflection puzzle game, having added extra features like bombs and portals to keep things interesting. It would have been nice if the levels got harder near the end, but having a sizable amount of well-paced ones instead was just fine.
The only gameplay-related quibble is the way mirrors are rotated. It would have been nicer if clicking on one would just rotate it in increments, rather than having to click on a corner to position it in a certain way. The way it works in the game is kind of wonky, and I often found myself clicking mindlessly until I got the rotation I wanted.
Other than that, the game was self-explanatory and approachable, especially since the graphics did a great job of communicating the gameplay goals. The background music was also catchy & fun. Nice work!