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Block It

By jeroen-kappe

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness351
Innovation6762.81
Graphics7013.00
Overall8932.78
Fun8952.54
Mood9272.50

Comments

pighead10 2015-08-24 21:10

No windows link?

burgerdare 2015-08-24 21:24

I like the minimalist graphics and how easy it is to quickly understand how the game is played. My only two complaints are:
1)The game feels a bit slow at times. Especially in the early game, you spend quite a bit of time just waiting for balls to hit your wedge, which is really kind of dull.
2)The controls aren't very well suited for mobile. Having to block anything that comes from the top half of the screen requires physically moving a thumb all the way up there, which can be uncomfortable, and can also really block your view of the screen.
I might suggest looking at a game called Gyro, which has a similar rotating mechanic with a more comfortable control scheme. You can slide your thumb left and right around the bottom of the screen almost like turning a dial that impacts the direction that the wheel faces.

m1chae7 2015-08-24 21:50

No PC or Mac runtime :(

evandaley 2015-08-24 21:59

Needs a pc download. :D

pampattitude 2015-08-24 22:29

Disclaimer: I gave up at about a hundred points (http://i.imgur.com/varP4l6.png).

Overall, the game is not bad but it really lacks variety. Enemies that would gravitate around the circle, enemies with complex patterns (e.g. sinusoid movement) would have been great.

The game could also be more dynamic. Speed ups at every 10 or 20 points would definitely have made it a lot of fun!

lolshouse 2015-08-25 12:11

This game relives nightmares in high school of geometry tests in maths class. Thanks for bringing that memory to the front of my mind. I will never be able to sleep again.

Would recommend.

dinnerinthedark 2015-08-25 17:19

Could you post a windows build? I really would like to play this game, the graphics intrigue me (i'll be checking back in a few days to see if there are any updates...)

alexrus07 2015-08-25 17:21

A neat idea that definitely needs more work put into it. The minimalistic graphical approach is neat, but the game feels slow. It definitely will benefit from more challenge, variety and sounds. Work on it some more and you'll have a pretty good game on your hands :)

reccy 2015-08-26 13:12

I want to play it, but it needs a Windows version :D

madmaw 2015-08-27 00:09

Felt really clean and was easy to pick up. Could do with a bit more challenge

nikteddy92 2015-08-28 01:41

Tryed on my OnePlusOne smartphone. Really nice and enjoyable! Clear and nice visuale effect. I only scored 26 btw ^^`

masterzenith 2015-08-28 23:57

Doesn't fit the theme, but I can see you took yourself out of the voting for that.

Sound is waaay to loud. Blew my headphones out.

Would be interested in knowing what the finished version would have to offer. Keep me updated please!

theziggy 2015-08-29 21:16

I had quite a bit of fun playing this game, but it seemed to simple at times. It was a little slow and random, and maybe some powers or levels or something would be nice. Good job though, I got a good bit of enjoyment out of this!

tselmek 2015-08-30 13:37

Great mechanic that yet needs some tweaking. The game is great but there is not much of a challenge, accelerating the pace for example could help a lot but not only. I know the window size is fit formobiles but it is a bit unfair to see the balls coming from the left or right only at the last moment, a square would have been a better choice of size. Great game nonetheless with a nice minimalistic feel.

Biruts 2015-09-01 19:57

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.