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Reflection

By thebmxeur

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness293
Innovation1213.80
Theme2043.67
Fun2203.47
Overall3083.44
Mood6392.90
Graphics8922.63
Humor10391.59
Audio10681.20

Comments

jonochrome 2014-04-28 04:09

I really wish the box above the surface didn't disappear when you switch to the bottom controls D:

givemeallyourcats 2014-04-28 12:42

Good mood, great innovation and fun to play!

liens 2014-04-28 12:49

Interesting concept, was a little hard to figure out what was going on with the swapping though.

mikedirl 2014-04-28 12:52

Great game idea, it takes a while to get accustomed to the switching behavior bet its good fun.

tayl1r 2014-04-28 12:52

Pretty tricky!

zedutchgandalf 2014-04-28 13:24

Pretty cool!
The swapping can be really disorienting though.
And when the "bottom" block has to go "high" (near the bottom of the screen), the wiggling can become a bit obnoxious.
But this is an original concept, really fun and quite challenging! :)

blockbot 2014-04-28 13:29

This is a really cool concept that you should definitely expand on.

thijsku 2014-04-28 13:38

Nice game! In the beginning, I found it a little bit difficult to get the hang of the controls, but this improved as I played the game. I like the concept and I think it's a quite original one! Good job.

greg-power 2014-04-28 13:42

Tough to get the hang of, but I like that - it's rewarding. Cool concept and cool reflection effect.

zorfmorf 2014-04-28 13:43

It took me reeeeeally long to finish this one, lot of swearing included. In fact, I'm so happy about it, that I provide proof http://aborium.com/public/misc/reflection_end.png

Really solid gameplay with just the right difficult curve.

You should create a post-ld version with sound, updated graphics and more levels!

dusho 2014-04-28 13:49

brilliant idea, gets frustrating after some unsuccessful switch jumps.. spacebar smasher

thebmxeur 2014-04-28 14:36

Thank you for the comments.

tinykidtoo 2014-04-28 21:20

This is such a cool platformer.

ellian 2014-04-28 21:22

Wish you'd had gone a bit further with this (graphics, audio), because the concept is very solid.

mekuri 2014-04-28 21:24

An awesome idea!! I really loved it- The learning curve is a bit steep, as it gets hard rather quickly.. Or maybe I'm just getting too old and slow :P - Very impressed about the idea! Good job!

craigsmye 2014-04-28 21:24

I actually bookmarked this to come back and play a bit more later. This is a fun little mind-bender.

javierecf 2014-04-28 21:33

Very interesting game, it has good puzzles.

sometimes you can get a bit stuck to the side of wall while switching places.

metanokid 2014-04-29 23:36

Nice gameplay! It's hard to coordinate moving and changing to the reflection, but once you get it you start to enjoy it. It even made me smile when I started failing continously :)
Some slow-paced music would fit perfectly. Reflection effect is awesome!

crawler-studios 2014-04-30 00:35

pretty cool game. I like the water effects.

indigofiz 2014-04-30 00:43

Very nice execution of the concept, I wish the learning curve was a little bit lower though, it gets hard before I'm accustomed to the mechanics. But great job!

rylgh 2014-04-30 06:37

very neat mechanic, and cool rippling effect

menesetsu 2014-04-30 21:06

Well done! Add some story and you'll able to beat "Thomas Was Alone". ;)

covenant 2014-05-01 13:10

The controls could be tigher, but it was a nice game! Good job!

conno1234 2014-05-01 13:12

Cool concept! I really liked the lower half's resonating display.

mrbungle 2014-05-01 21:52

The switch jumping is a great mechanic, feels good when you first work what's going on. Definitely think this idea has potential.

soy_yuma 2014-05-01 21:56

It's a nice idea. I had some problems with the controls.

mjau 2014-05-01 22:12

The controls (switching in particular) felt a little imprecise and unresponsive at times, but i think that was actually mostly because of the lack of a "shadow" in the top half. It's more difficult to tell where you are without that, and there's no feedback to tell you if you tried to switch into a wall. Some audio would've helped there =). The first ring was by far the hardest because of that, i think.

joe40001 2014-05-07 04:47

This game is great evidence how a good programmer/level designer can make a really fun game without flashy art/sound. Really good stuff, exactly the right amount of challenge, exactly the right amount of tricks. Very clever/fun game. Well done.

conormn 2014-05-07 23:19

WOW, this really messed with my head. Would love to play a super flushed out version of this. Really great job :)

meszka 2014-05-08 22:41

Great mechanic, and some nice tricky platform-placements. I found the "jumping through walls" parts a bit too frustrating though. I'm guessing some audio-visual feedback on the switch action could help. With a little polish this will be an awesome game!