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SHΔPE

By miguelsantirso

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness361
Fun443.93
Mood573.78
Overall613.91
Theme754.02
Audio1333.48
Graphics2043.61
Innovation3813.23
Humor4682.19

Comments

qikcik 2016-04-17 20:08

Nice :D

akirassasin 2016-04-18 12:20

79... it's relaxing and fun at the same time. Really sucked me in :)

logun 2016-04-18 12:22

Simple and fun ! nice job !

guckstift 2016-04-18 12:23

Good idea. Simple, fun and... hyptnotic :D
Thumbs up!

kiwiboi 2016-04-18 12:24

A much more interesting version of my take :D
Love that you are making the music, had that thought myself but didn't get to it, more of that! Maybe with some percussion or background instruments being added along the way.

benko 2016-04-18 12:28

Very atmospheric and zen! I think this would be very cool to play in mobile

dunin 2016-04-18 13:51

zen then stressfull game!
really cool mood!
Hard at the begin, be we learn really fast.
my best: 149

zodalia 2016-04-18 14:34

An enjoyable, polished, little game.

The only criticism I can come up with is that the shapes sometimes overlap and spike up the difficulty, as it becomes hard to see which one is coming first.

casualcat 2016-04-18 15:54

49 was my high score. The game was relaxing but very engaging at the same time. There's so many things I enjoyed about this game. One, the aesthetic was very pretty and simple. Minimalism well pulled off, I love how the shapes morphed smoothly into each other. The notes played when you got a key right was very satisfying and really drew me into the game. It was almost therapeutic. Great fun, great visuals, sounded great. And one thing that really got to me was how you informed the player what each key did. Minimal interface - nothing but arrows. They disappeared as I pressed them and taught me what shape each arrow makes. I loved that part haha. Really good game!

qikcik 2016-04-18 15:59

Wow , great job (graphics , audio ... ), (your idea is some similar to my :D )

cornand34 2016-04-18 18:24

31

otiose-ent 2016-04-18 18:27

Great work! the visual style is simple and great, the melodies you create by playing work very well and the animations between shapes are also smooth! Very polished!

gamescalation 2016-04-18 18:36

72

A really nice little game once you get used to the controls and steeply increasing difficulty (very nice work with the "tutorial" in the beginning, it really helps getting along ;D)

Graphics are quite nice and the idea of making the music is good, but would be even better if there'd be some sort of percussions or subtle instrument tracks joining along with the game's progress.

ferraware 2016-04-18 19:19

One of the best I've seen so far!

It was a little too easy though, I stopped playing without losing :P

Would like to see it with some sort of predefined music.

mountainstorm 2016-04-18 19:24

Simple but perfectly executed; the best of this style of game I've played so far. The controls are simple, the transitions beautiful and the sounds relaxing. Awesome work.

zkenshin 2016-04-18 19:24

Nice and relaxing. The transitions between shapes was pleasant and I enjoyed how you handled audio, well done!

ezombort 2016-04-18 19:26

I love the simplicity and the comforting sounds :)

rupazero 2016-04-18 19:27

This is good fun and the graphics are nicely minimalist

pythong 2016-04-18 19:27

very nice game. 82

crimson713 2016-04-18 19:31

Nice game. Simple, relaxing, and fun as well!

wtfrara 2016-04-18 19:34

Very clever and hypnotic!

chriiis88 2016-04-18 19:36

Best game I've played so far! Simple, but very fun gameplay. Fitting sounds (although it would be cool if the player actually played a song instead of random sounds), great aesthetics and quite addictive.

The only negative aspect in my opinion is the rather steep learning curve. A tutorial that introduced every key separately would've been a more user friendly introduction.

gnerkus 2016-04-18 19:37

I had to stop playing it because I was afraid I'd get addicted. It's so good!

jk5000 2016-04-18 19:37

Simple and great. Well done.

odyssey 2016-04-18 19:50

Simple and fun but you can just spam the keys super fast and just win

studiosaurus 2016-04-18 19:53

GREAT GAME! Of course I have to say that because I went with a similar idea for my game, but a bit less intuitive. But yeah I think you did this really well. What's your personal high score? :)

boltkey 2016-04-18 19:56

It was very atmospheric, the sounds were nice. I was getting dizzy at times. It took a while to get used to which key is which shape, but once I got it into muscle memory, the game got quite easy. Got 145, then there were like 3 super fast shapes that killed me instantly. Is this intended?

I loved the way it changed shapes. Great execution of simple graphics.

Also, you should share your source code since you are in compo. I am really interested in how you made the shapeshifting look so smooth.

ryannielson 2016-04-18 20:00

This is fantastically executed. It's a simple idea but it feels great, and plays fantastically. Well done!

niklaas 2016-04-18 20:00

I love how all you need is the cursor key prompt to teach you how to play. Simple and elegant.

pjimmy 2016-04-18 20:02

Awesome, very fun and challenging

miguelsantirso 2016-04-18 20:15

Thanks everyone for your replies, it's great to hear that everyone is enjoying the game :D:D:D

@BoltKey the link to the code was in the description but I added it to the links section too to make it easier to spot.

The shapeshifting is really simple: I modelled all four shapes in 3D using the same amount of vertices. Then I just interpolate using the Mesh API in Unity.

jollyserpent 2016-04-18 20:20

Very cool minimalist game, the design (audio and visual) reminds me of Mini Metro :)

alejoac 2016-04-18 21:00

So elegant.
In the end it kind of sound like it's music when the shapes are coming quicker.
Sometimes I get small sequences that repeat creating some patterns in waves. Did you do that or it's just coincidence?

Congrats!
Highscore 82

alexlamarche 2016-04-18 21:39

I keep saying this for games, but these could be great on mobile!

rafaskb 2016-04-19 05:32

Brilliant!

lonewookie 2016-04-19 11:25

Simple and challenging. Minimal, but that really works for a game like this. Fantastic job!

crowbeak 2016-04-19 13:05

I really enjoyed this. The minimal graphics and sound work really well -- it's a simple reaction kinda game, but feels more chillax than most of its ilk.

big-cow 2016-04-19 18:27

Really liked this one... fun and simple gameplay coupled with lovely aesthetics.

kariamoss 2016-04-19 19:13

A must in this ludum dare. Well done!

omarhuseynov011 2016-04-19 19:29

Dude this is probably the best game I've played here so far!

2016-04-19 20:43

Pretty nice work!

candlesan 2016-04-20 01:29

Very well done - relaxing super hexagon indeed

adsilcott 2016-04-20 01:54

Really well made, and fun. I enjoyed playing it!

bkgh 2016-04-20 02:16

I like the game.
It was a little hard to remember the controls at first, but that's because my mind was trying to relate it to xbox controller colors (which it was close to with just the red and yellow being switched). After I got used to it though, I played it for quite a bit.

toadfrogs 2016-04-20 05:25

Those sounds produces a rhythm, it's soothing.
Great work!

solkar 2016-04-20 07:24

Nice and smooth. I like how you introduce controls, elegant and effective like the rest.

nicotuason 2016-04-20 07:47

Beautiful! Very rewarding once you memorize each shape. The smooth way the shape morphs into other shapes combined with the gentle sound effects make this game feel lovely to play.

danoli3 2016-04-20 07:50

Loved it man! Well done

avinashd 2016-04-20 21:42

Love the minimalist visuals, but you could have left the controls on the screen as a reference, because I found myself just pressing keys until I hit the shape I wanted. Otherwise, a really fun simple game :)

bubsypoochies 2016-04-21 12:57

Super nice. I like the colors, sound idea, the coherence and how the game starts. Well done. Great job.

anaguilefdez 2016-04-22 00:12

Really great minimalistic game. When you get used to the controls it is funny and relaxing.
My highscore is 97 :D

sararycow 2016-04-22 03:13

Fun and addictive game. I like the smooth transition between shape shifting.

davidkanc 2016-04-22 09:11

Simple, easy to play and understand, addictive... yes, perfect example of a game for this jam and oppositive of my game xD. Congratulations!

santiandrade 2016-04-22 14:31

I already have seen other games with this mechanic but I like it! It's simple and funny.

josearias 2016-04-22 15:01

Muy buen juego. Simple pero muy entretenido. En mi segundo intento me he quedado en 136. Muy buen trabajo!

suurin 2016-04-22 21:07

Cool game, and it's pretty addicting.

pauljs 2016-04-22 21:32

90 on my second try ! Audio is nice but could have been better with a music for example ! Very Minimalist but works !

mitya1234 2016-04-22 21:42

Super Hexagon type of game. Very minimalistic but really quite good!

obsessivenotion 2016-04-22 21:53

Very nice!

apantaloni 2016-04-22 21:54

Relaxing. The morphing between the shapes is nice. Very simple but pleasant. 92 points is my high score

gamepopper 2016-04-22 22:00

Best tutorial I've seen in an entry so far, direct to the point and very clear. The shape shifting works really well and I got the hang of it very quickly. Great job!

celia14 2016-04-22 22:19

Wow, lovely. Very zen - it was cool that the shapes overlapped in a kaleidoscope-y way, and it also made it more challenging. I liked that there was no key and you have to rely on your own knowledge of the shapes.

I think it would be fun to just play forever, but the ninja death shapes that come in around 150 are just too fast. It might be nice if there was a more gradual increase in difficulty.

lullaby 2016-04-22 22:23

Relaxing entry :) Easy and complex at the same time. I had launched a second run even before knowing it ^^

Nice entry, I scored 79 at my best!

apalade 2016-04-22 22:24

Nice and mellow flow. Simple idea but really well executed. Good job!

lostalloy 2016-04-22 23:48

Supel chill! Super Addicting! Loved the sounds!

garys 2016-04-23 00:09

Really well done!
When I was desperately trying to decide what game I was going to make, one of the things I had in mind was exactly this mechanic - however I have to say you really nailed it far better than I would have! I wouldn't have thought to make it so hypnotic and atmospheric. I really enjoyed playing.

ithildin 2016-04-23 01:29

Great idea. I liked the simple mechanics and the minimalistic visuals. I got the feeling that pacing took some time to build up, though.

After a first game with a miserable 2 or 3 points, I scored 139 on the second :)

bigpan 2016-04-23 02:42

Great use of the theme and very fun game, very hard too! I can't past 15 points because i get so confused! Nice job!

dmitrix 2016-04-23 03:57

71 was my best.

kaovhmf 2016-04-23 04:31

Simple, adicting and quite solid! Congrats!

peter_szegedi 2016-04-23 11:36

Cool little game guys. Enjoyed playing.

idorrac 2016-04-23 18:36

Very relaxing game! It happened to me to be killed by a shape so fast I didn't even have the time to see, so in that regard some tweaking might be useful. Got to 145 points, so I can't complain too much I guess! :D

developtech 2016-04-25 12:46

Wow! Very simple but effective gameplay. I really love it!

Also very good colors and sounds, they bot make such a zen experience

mightytoaststudio 2016-04-27 11:47

Simple y divertido, gran tutorial, en pantalla completa te deja ciego total XD

puppetmaster 2016-04-28 17:50

Great theme implementation! I thought it would be very difficulty to memorize what button does which shape.
Keep up the good work!

pixelretro 2016-05-01 18:34

It's great to see such a simple (and rather straightforward) idea so polished.
Could be extended with a focus on music.

sunflower 2016-05-03 18:06

146. As in, one hundred fourty six.

For some reason it looked like, as I was prepared to accept a circle, a diamond suddenly rushed at insane speed and ended the game. O.o'

I quite enjoyed it. It's essentially a variation on the shape-gate endless runner, but it's one of the few games that does it right, not making player do some micromovements to fit into the slot or whatever; just changing the shape accordingly. Different sounds for crossing different shapes was a nice touch, too. Nice game to play for a little bit.

ddrkirbyisq 2016-05-08 02:21

Great concept! Can definitely be pushed more :)

quadtree 2016-05-09 07:51

Man, it is really hypnotic! My high score was 145.

sliphtrex 2016-05-21 01:23

This is so elegant.
I love it.
I'm hooked.