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Mellowball

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness360
Fun2513.44
Overall2813.47
Graphics3523.39
Humor3673.09
Mood5142.97
Theme6083.28
Innovation6702.92
Audio7052.31

Comments

43iscoding 2015-04-20 10:29

What I liked:
*lovely main hero
*interesting ball mechanics
*pleasant overall look.
What I disliked:
* the wall tiles looks weird - I would suggest adding some vertical edges (like you did Grass)

43iscoding 2015-04-20 10:32

Btw, have u been inspired by Lessmilk's "Man vs Penguin"? :P

hatsome 2015-04-20 16:42

@43iscoding I think a part of my inspiration came from the game "Super Crate Box", I never heard from "Man vs Penguin"

everard999 2015-04-20 17:14

:D yeah! I really enjoy it.

Good work pal!

benmcnelly 2015-04-20 17:16

I LOVE, I mean LOVE the main character. Wish you had more time to do more with him, also I like that the ball mechanics didn't do damage after a bounce, kept the difficulty higher.

elpaulo 2015-04-20 17:16

Nice one, it was like being a dog who need to catch the ball :-)
Be careful, sometimes the ball disappear when throwed at the sides.

lukbebalduke 2015-04-20 17:19

Nice gameplay , but there are some bugs, for example, I shot the ball through the wall once =[
but I really like the game =D

phi 2015-04-20 17:20

Fun game with funny physics! The bouncy effect is very satisfying, but it's very easy just to position the ball in a way that it will almost always kill all the slimes that fall onto it or walk over it.
It's a nice thing to play around with, and in the end that's what a game is supposed to be, so good job!

scorched 2015-04-20 17:23

It took ages before I realized that mouse button throws a ball:-) You should list it in the Controls section

catwheel 2015-04-20 17:24

It was fun until I recognized that I could kill enemies easier by just letting the ball sit so enemies run into it. Also at one moment the ball fell dead center from the top and the enemies stacked on top of it. Cool art. cool concept.

seankimdesign 2015-04-20 17:26

A neat little game that was charming to look at and satisfying to play. The game is great in its simplicity, and I liked that it does get pretty tough to achieve high scores. (I only got to 2000) There is a bug that lets the ball go through the wall at times and makes it disappear, leaving the main character vulnerable and lonely :(

trappytrap92 2015-04-21 17:50

Really fun to play, and a little hard. Love it, keep working on it and you'll have a great product!

sunsheen 2015-04-21 17:59

The Good:
- Nice pixel art
- Fun ball physics
- main characters' facial expression

The Bad:
- Not a lot going on with the enemies
- Needs more "juice" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy0aCDmgnxg)

bubuiic 2015-04-21 17:59

Very nice take on Super Crate Box! The ball physics make it really fun to play.

ididgame 2015-04-21 18:01

that was delightful, good job!

nassi 2015-04-21 18:32

Ran to the same problem as @Catwheel, and then this happened: http://i.imgur.com/kS15cg6.png. None of them would move either :P.

All of the slimes seemed to go to the same side, which made it even more simple than it initially seemed. The collision between player and the walls felt quite sticky too.

ultraval 2015-04-22 17:16

OMG!! I Can ride the ball!!!
I was as happy as the main character while I was playing.

kasmilus 2015-04-23 15:14

Brilliant game!

http://imgur.com/shC5GNH
:D

michael-meadows 2015-04-24 20:28

Brilliantly simple game - well executed. Really liked the mechanics with the red ball. Managed to get the ball below the top entrance and all the slimes piled up on top until the ball was almost crushed to the floor then it moved and the slimes all toppled over. Much fun - great game!

lizard455 2015-05-02 19:19

I love it!