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Orange Squares...Beware!

By bennuk

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Innovation234.10
Fun593.85
Overall1173.70
Audio2253.23
Mood5382.91
Graphics6472.73
Humor7571.90
Theme9511.36
Coolness141545

Comments

digital_sorceress 2015-08-24 02:20

perfect game! 5/5

ottohak 2015-08-24 06:28

Nice game.

My Score is 715.925. o.o

daanvanyperen 2015-08-24 08:13

As always very innovative. The jump-pull mechanic gave it a real sense of action!

thebrickanator 2015-08-24 09:10

This was allot of fun and was very unique. nice work!
theme though?

norgg 2015-08-24 15:54

652.658

ptsnoop 2015-08-24 18:31

Very good game... not sure how it fits in with the theme, though!

anissen 2015-08-24 18:41

Really awesome mechanic! I also like the game aesthetics and audio side. The game is *devilishly* hard though! :P

duzduz 2015-08-24 19:43

I love the concept!

orukinawa 2015-08-25 07:04

Simple concept but really challenging gameplay!

tselmek 2015-08-25 12:34

Really innovative mechanics and the game is chalenging as hell, great job!

jnyknn 2015-08-25 17:33

A game full of fresh game mechanics and wonderful music. One of the best I have played this far, although the theme felt a bit forced. I didn't feel very monstrous while playing this game.

cawrtz 2015-08-25 19:48

This game is truly excellent. Really. It is simple to handle (best I've seen so far), catchy, has cool music and is not overloaded with useless graphics.
However, the respect of the theme is a big no-no for me. The "bad orb" and "nice cubes" does not make the game fit the imposed theme, at all. Just my opinion though.
But overall, the near-perfect gameplay would make it a hit on the Play Store or the Apple Store I'm sure.

zzcalvinzz 2015-08-26 17:28

super fun....doesn't fit the theme though

bender 2015-08-26 22:46

I've enjoyed your games since The Last Survivor. You always come up with new and originals mechanics, and exploits them fully. On a less personal level, man, that game is pretty hard and is really not that much related to the theme...

geckoo1337 2015-08-27 04:31

A game which reminds me UltraFlow (and it's a compliment). I like this minimalist aesthetic and the gameplay. Sometimes really hard. Where is the monster? Thank you ++

bennuk 2015-08-27 11:50

Hey guys, thanks for the awesome comments ^__^

You guys are right about the lack of theme, I just couldn't find a way to fit it in that didn't take something away from the game.

To me Ludum Dare is about encouraging people to make games. The theme is purely supposed to help people come up with new ideas / inspiration.

If the theme isn't doing that, or is actually preventing people from making games due to disliking the theme, I heartily encourage all of you to drop the theme and make whatever you want as long as you make a game. That's why we are all here, to make games.

I will probably never win a Ludum Dare as a result but I do make games that I am proud of and to me that is more important ^__^

dancingmad 2015-08-27 13:10

Great concept but difficulty is sometimes too hard.
But the game is good and I finished it ; my score is 543.702.

rockhoppergames 2015-08-27 15:02

Pretty awesome little action-puzzler! The mechanics are creative, and the graphics and sound match to form a rather striking whole.

Personally, I'd prefer a game which ignores the theme to one that tries to force the theme in in a really hamfisted way. If you don't want to use the theme, you could disable the theme catagory for judging, just to make it clear that it's not a game about a metaphorical monster or something. ; )

roosterkite 2015-08-28 00:17

Cool game! The concept has legs, for sure. Difficulty spiked too hard for me, though. If you expand it, make some easier levels at the beginning to hook people in!

draknek 2015-08-28 14:19

It's very frustrating that on the first bounce, I have to fire the ball before it comes back to the starting location. Might be valid gameplay reasons for this, but it feels like the game is interrupting me mid-action - I've got the mouse held down and I'm aiming and then bam you have to restart because you waited just a little too long.

01010111 2015-08-29 21:04

One of the most innovative games this LD I think! I wasn't able to complete it - I seem to be stuck on the level after that 3 story one :< love the graphics, really love the bgm :D doesn't fit the theme at all, but still a great game!

01010111 2015-08-29 21:07

Nevermind - I tried a few more times - 1084.463 :)

keyboardcat 2015-08-30 21:35

Great game, I love the "minimalist" style.

Good work !

Biruts 2015-09-01 16:52

Very nice project guys, i really love it, please check our game too and if you liked it give us a vote. Look for Road to hell and enjoy.

namrog84 2015-09-11 03:18

I liked that! quite fun and clever and clean!

crucknuk 2015-09-11 11:25

I liked the concept of stopping in middair and change trajectory.
definitely something cool and looking forward this method :)

well done for your game

dcolgan 2015-09-11 22:24

Very innovative and thought out design. I like the new idea, it just does not flow all that well. It is pretty clunky but the soundtrack fits and effects are nice. The minimalism is cool, but all the clicking and holding I find not to make very good gameplay. I think I see what you were doing with the theme, but not much there.