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Color Is Everything.

By csanyk

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness360
Mood3333.19
Innovation4173.31
Theme5573.60
Overall5603.19
Audio8042.21
Humor8072.10
Fun8112.82
Graphics10652.23

Comments

fanttum 2014-12-08 01:49

Sounds like quite the idea. Too bad I'm on mac and can't play :/

csanyk 2014-12-08 02:16

I was going to make an HTML5 version so that everyone can play, but currently it's having serious performance issues, I believe relating to changes they made in GM:S 1.4 with the drawing pipeline. If I can get acceptable performance out of it, I'll add a link to it.

mopz 2014-12-08 16:13

Nice satire :)

johnbrynte 2014-12-08 18:50

A meaningful game. Simple and truly thoughtful. Well presented!

2014-12-09 02:24

Very well made! Good luck mate!

2014-12-09 17:58

Hey ! Your design's choices fit your satire very well. Good game in general and thank you for the source code, I learnt things out of it. I really appreciated the little "joke" in your comments by the way !

2014-12-09 20:03

Brilliant concept. I was very concerned reading the description before I realised it was a satire. Bravo

fergusontv_ld31 2014-12-10 14:11

Interesting theme, the gameplay is cool, it could have been served by art but i suppose you don't have any graphist

csanyk 2014-12-11 05:41

@FergusonTV, if you read my post-mortem article, it explains a bit about the decision to go with highly abstract graphics. Partly it was to be expedient, but there is some meaning to it as well.

devark 2014-12-12 03:23

YOU'VE UPLOADEA

floatingghost 2014-12-12 03:24

Did I just play racial profiling the game? I think I did.

Topical/10

cmcoto 2014-12-12 03:26

Wow, loved the concept behind the game! It brings insight to people when played, great job!

sorlok 2014-12-12 03:57

Cool concept, and decent mechanics. Love the double-themes. A bit sparse on content.

lase 2014-12-12 04:03

I really like this concept. I had been thinking about doing something similar at a later date. It seemed tough to catch criminals, but easy to jack up your score at the same time. Not sure if this is a design problem or feature :)

tater_hater 2014-12-12 17:54

Its pretty awesome that you threw in some recent developments into your game. I wish the whole thing was as simple as your game haha

just-tom 2014-12-13 01:27

I didn't even realise it was topical until the end screen and that's what makes it so amazingly clever. I felt like an ass.

Some instructions in game or a light tutorial are my first thoughts on feedback, but honestly my favourite game on Dare so far, genuinely brilliant

csanyk 2014-12-13 03:23

@Just Tom: WOW, thanks! I am humbled.

I agree, the game could have had some instructions in game... perhaps I'll add something like that in the post-compo.

managore 2014-12-13 03:23

As soon as I saw the code snippet I knew this game was going to be good. This is a fantastic commentary on current issues.

spotco 2014-12-13 05:18

Caught me off guard! Good message!

csanyk 2014-12-13 05:46

Added post-compo build. Worth replaying if you were on a display < 1680x1050.

ramyaanudeep 2014-12-13 06:07

wow wat a wonderful concept

tijmentio 2014-12-13 23:07

Way to make a statement haha

snickersnacks 2014-12-14 02:47

Interesting concept, I thought it was pretty difficult to tell what was going on. Reading the behavior was tricky. But I dig the idea :)

kirbytails7 2014-12-15 00:13

Topical and enjoyable. I think the scoring needs tuning, though; arresting everyone as they appeared seemed too viable.

hbocao 2014-12-15 00:27

I really enjoyed the idea and the message you're saying, but the game was no really fun to me. I liked the way you used (and twisted hehe) the theme and how unique was your design decisions. Keep rocking!

rjhelms 2014-12-24 17:43

Good thought-provoking topical game. At first I thought "Where's the colour?", but then it dawned on me.

It was a little hard to figure out what was going on, other than just arresting everyone - but the incentives the points give you get the message across pretty well. Great job!

lparkermg 2014-12-27 16:54

Definatly a thought provocing game.

evanegibbs 2014-12-29 02:21

This was a super good idea. I'd love to see it expanded. The subject matter is a good idea. Some of the information was confusing to me until I read the instructions and really thought it through. I feel like just reading your instructions got the point across and I wish it was conveyed in the game. A great start though!