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Swarm

By stephenhaney

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness351
Audio723.73
Mood1843.41
Fun2653.42
Overall4853.26
Theme5423.61
Innovation6702.97
Graphics7462.78

Comments

snail_man 2014-12-08 03:00

Really nice mood on this! The music really added a lot, and I liked the idea of 'memorizing guard patterns' a lot! Good work!

insality 2014-12-08 03:02

nice music ;)
Explain the controls of the game in the descr.

cheeseybob 2014-12-08 03:09

Fun and nicely polished. Could have done with being a bit longer, but otherwise very good!

zanenga 2014-12-08 04:06

Solid game. It was quick and fun. Love how you get smaller everytime you die, making it a little bit easier.

mtinkerhess 2014-12-08 04:41

Very smooth graphics. Nice music. I like how getting smaller when you get hit makes the game easier instead of harder.

jhandsy 2014-12-08 05:04

Nice game man! I love how essentially built three difficulties into the game from the get go, then each time the pluses spawned it was like going to a new level. I only wish it has been longer!

paperscraps 2014-12-08 05:07

Short and sweet. Nice core to the game.

vekjeft 2014-12-08 05:08

Liking this:)

kitch 2014-12-08 05:08

Really liked that. Would like a lot more.. but you know.. 48 and all that. Thanks!
Soundtrack is kickass... btw.

stephenhaney 2014-12-08 05:14

Thanks for all the great feedback!

Those that liked the music, if you are interested in an mp3 you can grab it from the game's asset folders: http://www.thinkingswiftly.com/swarm/sound/song.mp3

Cheers! Going to return ratings to all comments that I can run on my Mac.

interface 2014-12-08 05:26

Nice. The level layout looks vaguely familiar ;-) Good stuff, great mood with the music.

davidb 2014-12-08 14:52

I like the music. I've got the same start idea, but I stay more pacman like.

gins 2014-12-08 22:37

Cool short game, I liked the idea of the hero getting smaller with each hit, so you'd have an easier time evading the more often you lose. That makes it an extra challenge to beat the game without getting hit :)

Sound effects really satisfying too!

kts_kettek 2014-12-09 04:22

Booo~ wish it was longer

sirricecake 2014-12-09 05:16

I really love the sound when one reaches the white cube! Also nice idea that one is getting smaller and smaller, when hit.

barry-p-evans 2014-12-09 05:45

Very challenging! and a great game concept!

drtizzle 2014-12-09 17:27

I really like the fact that you get smaller when you die, it makes the game easier, so it's somewhat a built in difficulty level.

Fluid movement and animations, very well done, especially for a Canvas game

jmborden 2014-12-09 20:02

Another fellow JS/Canvas coder. Nice game!

stackattack 2014-12-09 21:30

Pretty fun, though not much depth - I do really like the built in difficulty curve that others have mentioned, smart idea

barryrowe 2014-12-10 01:57

Fun game, and good mechanics. The animations feel good (fades) and the faces are funny. I wish there were more puzzles and levels, but it's a fun game.

rottenmage 2014-12-10 17:34

Nice idea. It could do with more levels, as well as a gradual increase in number of enemies on the screen. Good effort!

jpmit 2014-12-11 12:52

Very well done.

yodamaster 2014-12-13 23:08

Fun to play. Challenging. Just too short, you gotta add more levels (of course on the same screen, haha)

tyruspeace 2014-12-27 20:57

The music really helped the mood of this one! Clean graphics and fun gameplay! Simple, short, and very enjoyable.