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Marimo

By comatomatoes

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Graphics3233.78
Innovation3493.36
Mood4833.25
Audio4923.05
Overall6003.23
Theme6003.59
Fun8092.77
Humor8391.75
Coolness156245

Comments

jcmonkey 2015-12-15 05:01

nice game, though it had a few bugs, on the third level i was stuck forever in the water, and i fell out of the world, and the ball was floating in air.

mattlevonian 2015-12-15 05:03

Audio gets really loud in the water. Was not able to double click on the web build. Did not understand what to do.

epicruins195 2015-12-15 05:10

What I Liked:
- Good number of levels.
- Visual style is effective and consistent.
- Innovative growth mechanic.
- Very polished UI.

Things that could be improved:
- Controls are rugged.
- Some levels (especially earlier) are repetitive and don't use the growth mechanic much.
- Judging size relative to the rings can be hard and unsatisfying.

Pretty good base for a game, nice work.

comatomatoes 2015-12-15 05:16

Thanks for playing!

@jcmonkey We did have some issues with terrain collision that we didn't fix in time -- we were banking on the reset button carrying us through. =P

@mattlevonian The audio increase was meant to indicate that the ball is absorbing water. The range is admittedly large. I'll clarify the instructions in the description.

comatomatoes 2015-12-15 05:30

@Epicruins195 Thanks for the feedback! =)

decayconstant 2015-12-19 02:39

I really liked the minimalist graphics, it made for a very pleasing aesthetic. :)
I would've liked to have some sort of "sprint" button though, sometimes it felt like it was taking quite a while to get to where you needed to go.

justinooncx 2015-12-19 02:41

This is a very mood-y game if I ever saw one. Interesting gameplay, soothing music, pretty nice experience all around!

gunzil 2015-12-19 04:28

Sit in pools of water in order to grow just the right size for a judgmental yellow ring. Didn't find the gameplay terribly engaging, especially after accidentally growing too big, forcing me to restart. Would have preferred ways to mess with size via a shrinking pool, or having the goal be to suck up all the water in the level instead of sucking up just enough to pass.

tomenluca 2015-12-19 17:16

All the improvements I'd thought of have been named and answered already. I'd just like to add that I enjoyed playing this game.

cakemonitor 2015-12-19 23:41

Very nice looking game. Sometimes the ring was red (I assume this means I was too big) but I couldn't split.

ghen 2015-12-20 19:18

i like the presentation, very clean, the control is ok for me, the gameplay also ok
the music getting louder when you get into the pool for indicating it absorb the water a little bit weird to me, and it'll be nice if the music volume change had a smooth transition
overall very nice game :)

maartene 2015-12-20 19:18

excellent usage of the theme, great mood (the level names really help) and great visual design.