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The Shapes of the Druid

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Innovation174.25
Theme274.25
Mood713.73
Graphics933.95
Overall1553.65
Audio1573.40
Fun3133.35
Coolness190228

Comments

fanus07 2016-04-18 10:33

Thoroughly enjoyed the puzzles. The graphics is simple and I like the level end animations. Loved how things got interesting at Level 6. I have one issues with the controls where they cause me to sometimes overshoot my movement. Was slightly frustrating but the interesting puzzles kept me going.

madball 2016-04-18 10:49

As simple as this game is, it was fun to play. I liked the graphics, too: even though there aren't a lot of drawings, there are cool looking effects of blocks shaking and shuffling.

The game was short, but it's a common thing for puzzle games in LD. I think later, bigger shapes wouldn't be useful, I completed most of the game as mouse. Also, looks like the wolf shape didn't make it into the final product, did it?

I found a bug in level 5: The top-left corner tile is actually(?) a solid block.

dustoutgames 2016-04-21 23:26

I really hate puzzles, but this game was super fun! It was challenging, but in a good way, and the music was really nice. The graphics were also really great! Cool game!

zerofaction 2016-04-26 03:05

Very interesting game.

deathray 2016-04-27 02:24

Ack! I got stuck on level 3. I don't really understand why I transform next to certain blocks or what I need to do to get to the next level. It's sad because I really enjoy the aesthetics and peacefulness of the game.

lereveur 2016-05-05 19:06

I really like the approach of this puzzle game. I would like to see levels after 7th, but I can't pass this one, it seems missing something - or I'm just really bad. ^^

blushine 2016-05-07 01:47

Level 7 is quite tough, but it's definitely beatable. Don't worry, you aren't missing too much, there's only one more level after it :)

thecain 2016-05-07 04:16

Very original. I like the puzzles.
I do think you should add a 'go back one turn' button, 'cause it's frustrating to have to restart the whole thing just for one move.
I did beat it though.

phaix 2016-05-07 04:28

Great Game. Nicely done the theme with a different approach.

medidog 2016-05-07 07:10

Hard to learn the game at first levels but then really got used to it and loved to play it! Really nice use of the theme, well done!

dunin 2016-05-09 10:52

interesting concept and art
controls are a little strange (and hard because we don't have a "one step back" button, and often do too steps)...

jeroenwimmers 2016-05-09 18:13

This was surprisingly fun, I'm surprised you didn't get more votes/comments. The graphics were the first thing I noticed and it's pretty unique. it also works nicely with the shifting of animals, which a lot of LD games did, but it feels artificial for most of them.

it doesn't look as good as a whole though. some colors seem off and gameplay-wise it's hard distinct interactive from non-interactive.