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Shape Collector

By jogy34-2

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Fun893.78
Overall1683.62
Audio2563.16
Theme2683.67
Innovation3033.38
Mood3633.06
Humor5212.05
Graphics5442.85
Coolness116049

Comments

htspencer88 2016-04-18 02:15

Really neat game, played it a couple of times against the computer and will definitely play it again!

It should be a little more obvious you can't turn into the shape your opponent already is (maybe grey out the button?) but once that clicked it became a really tense interesting experience.

Really good job!

el_waka 2016-04-18 02:29

Fun litle game, a online version agaisnt other players would be great, like 4 players playing in the same map

rosden-shadow 2016-04-18 03:59

Great game! good job!

ougrouk 2016-04-18 04:00

Very nice idea there, it's very rewarding when you complete the whole board!

katamori 2016-04-18 04:02

Amazing! Starting from corner is strange yet beautifully simple. 5 for Innovation and Fun, 4 for Theme and Overall.

ithildin 2016-04-18 04:04

Very cool concept! Playing with the AI to see who manages to take more territory gets really interesting.

As improvements, I agree with other posts about showing that you can't use the same colour as the rival. I did realise, but it took me a few clicks -_-U

jacklehamster 2016-04-18 04:12

A pleasant experience.

jacklehamster 2016-04-18 04:19

Wow, I'm not sure if I bugged the AI, but I got a 400-0 win!

wavertron 2016-04-18 05:20

Wow really good. You should refine this outside the compo. I'd would have liked a border edge showing the extent of my territory but its not really needed. The fact you can't pick the same shape as the AI, thats a good little tactical nuance, you should look for other ideas like this. Maybe add a little Player/AI Lock icon over the last shape picked so its more obvious. A running count of squares held during the VS game would be good. Great work with such a simple idea.

hyoga-3d 2016-04-18 23:08

Very complete game, with a simple yet addictive game, well done.

rodobodolfo 2016-04-19 09:48

Got a 502 Bad Gateway on the weblink I'm afraid.

inateno 2016-04-19 10:26

oh no :( , was really wanting to play it, but each time i refresh the game, i have a 502 bad gateway :/

qu2 2016-04-19 10:34

It's not loading properly for me, I'm just getting a grey square over some smaller coloured squares :(

ildfuglen 2016-04-19 10:35

I can't rate your entry because I couldn't get your game to work in any of my browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Edge)

If you can tell me how to solve this issue or release a fix, I will play your game!

egos 2016-04-19 10:38

very well realized
Against the coimputer its challenging ,
Just a thing on big map turn are too long (just an option to speed animation )
anyway good job

cerno_b 2016-04-19 10:41

I really like this. At first I thought "Meh, it's just a Kami clone", but where it really shines is the vs. computer mode. The transition effect is very well done.

I wish there were some tranquil music to go with it and you could add a sound effect when the player chooses the same color as the opponent to know that you can't pick it (I thought it was a bug at first).

wboqm 2016-04-19 14:42

Visual effect of the colour changing was effective.

ezombort 2016-04-19 16:09

Cool game, loved the music :)

martins 2016-04-19 17:19

Great fun, i love this simple game mechanic.

xclementx 2016-04-19 18:25

Very addictive ! Well done ;)

pelvicthruust 2016-04-19 18:52

Played a massive board... it was fun...

McFunkypants 2016-04-19 18:54

Awesome work! Took me a minute to see the corner was changing but once I knew what to do I liked it!

themightyteam 2016-04-19 19:35

Needs more work but it is a good concept nonetheless.

llucile 2016-04-19 20:46

Really great gameplay ! This is the true force of this game, and other parts were already nice !

kleinzach 2016-04-19 23:11

Fun game! I love this sort of thing, taking a very simple idea and turning it into something engaging.

johnnysix 2016-04-19 23:15

Damn, did a massive level vs computer, was a war of attrition. Took a while to get that you couldn't pick what they were.

antglynn 2016-04-20 19:07

Really enjoyed this game, can see myself playing more of this. Simple and effective. Nicely done!

lostalloy 2016-04-21 20:26

The song is a bit weird at first, but I got used to it very quickly (I think mainly because I got addicted to this game, hahaha). Awesome concept, fairly well done for 22 hours :D

terryg 2016-04-22 02:14

it was cute and fun against the pc :D

danbolt 2016-04-22 05:04

Fun game! I like how you used web technologies not typically seen in game development.

ladyemaskye 2016-04-22 22:19

Lovely game! It's simplistic, and it's fun to play against the computer. Nice work, especially for 22 hours.

oysterklan 2016-04-24 07:40

Fun game, feels really polished mechanics-wise. Only issue is starting the game the first time was a bit of trial and error to figure out how to play, but that's not a big problem at all. GJ!

mrshoestore 2016-04-25 02:15

Very addicting. Played against the comp for a while...

victordoval 2016-04-27 20:29

Great game. Congratulations!!

noddingtortoise 2016-04-27 20:50

Cool game, simple but very addictive gameplay. Great job!

jonnopon3000 2016-04-28 12:48

I played this in escalating map size for like half an hour. Really great entry

rock-eaters 2016-05-02 20:40

Simple but efficient, the game work well, and you make a second party with pleasure, but i didnt understand why sometimes i cant choose a specific form.

ianh 2016-05-04 08:53

Nice game, playing against the computer was fun!

trulyvile 2016-05-04 17:54

Overall, it's fun in both VS mode and single player mode. I particularly like how the same color can't be picked twice consecutively in VS, it's a simple fix to something that might make the game get really out of hand but at the same time it adds a small level of challenge (i.e. sometimes you can't pick the most ideal shape).

I think if you had the time an online leaderboard (or at least a high score table a la minesweeper) might spice up Solo mode a bit.

As for VS mode, maybe some variance could make things more exciting too. Once someone is "boxed in" the game gets sort of tedious.

All just suggestions though, there's a great amount of polish and thought for a 22 hour project.

knason 2016-05-04 18:07

Wow! Great game, I played it for too long, very addictive :) Well done!

bentglasstube 2016-05-07 16:39

Pretty fun concept. Keys to change shapes would have been nice and the whooshing sound when you change gets a bit annoying after a while. Also, an early win detection if the computer cannot possibly beat you would be nice since it's a bit toilsome to finish once you know you have won. A great effort for 22 hours and a fun game.