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Heartbreak

By elemel

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Audio7602.33
Theme9143.29
Innovation9712.47
Fun10242.47
Overall10412.65
Graphics10862.18
Coolness215222

Comments

ketura 2014-12-09 19:27

Fun enough, though I have to question the decisions to make the paddle spherical and the movement acceleration, which makes movement frustrating and decreases one's tolerance for what could otherwise be played indefinitely.

sausagroll 2014-12-09 19:30

The game doesn't work. Soon after it starts it says "attempt to call method clone (a nil value)" and crashes.

elemel 2014-12-09 20:39

ketura: Yeah, I'm having second thoughts about those things too... If I do any post-LD hacking on it I'll probably switch to a flat paddle and add mouse controls.

elemel 2014-12-09 20:41

@sausagroll OK, that's both weird and unfortunate. The only clone call I have is for playing multiple instances of the same sound in parallel. What version of LÖVE are you using?

elemel 2014-12-09 21:13

Since @sausagroll was having problems, I've updated the description to say that LÖVE version 9.1 works for me.

aglavra 2014-12-09 21:30

Wouldn't you provide .exe file? I liked the screenshots, but all I see on download link is .love file.

elemel 2014-12-09 21:35

Aglavra: I didn't have time to package it for all platforms. You can download LÖVE separately, it's nice and simple. Sorry for the hassle!

huntthewumpus 2014-12-09 22:21

Interesting concept of having a spherical paddle. I really liked that you can smash the falling pieces.

solarexplorer 2014-12-09 22:22

The control for the paddle felt really loose, I felt like I was always guessing where the paddle would end up. Nice animation with the falling bricks.

elemel 2014-12-09 22:45

HuntTheWumpus: Yeah, it gives you something to do while waiting for the ball. And there's a nice risk/reward to it.

elemel 2014-12-09 22:46

solarexplorer: Agree on the paddle controls. I usually die instantly the few times I make it to level 3.

jangler 2014-12-12 00:23

Made it to level 3. I loved the color scheme. The bricks falling & breaking was cool. Nothing too new here, but a solid playable game.

vrld 2014-12-13 10:58

Interesting idea, but doesn't really work because the controls are way too "inert".

elemel 2014-12-13 12:33

jangler: Well done!

elemel 2014-12-13 12:33

vrid: Yeah, agreed...