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Shape Rave

By mintarcade

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Audio963.60
Graphics1053.91
Mood2053.32
Theme2503.69
Overall3003.40
Fun3743.27
Humor5152.07
Innovation5852.91

Comments

ceosol 2016-04-18 02:28

Love how psychedelic this is. Normally I hate games that are 3D with no reason to be. This one meshes 3D with simple mechanics. I think you did a great job bringing them together.

jni 2016-04-18 14:35

Really nice game.
I could imagin it on a mobiel platform

sirtetris 2016-04-18 14:38

It's "The Missile Game 3D" in trippy! ^_^'

Took me a bit to get used to the inverted controls and was a bit hard to judge where my current position was (depth wise). But it definitely works as a game. Nice music and flashy visuals.

vururia 2016-04-18 14:51

I like the twist, good job, great ld game

hyoga-3d 2016-04-18 15:11

Nice game, good visual and awesome effects!

goffmog 2016-04-18 15:20

This game is gorgeous, a timeless classic of gameplay all tripped out. Had me reaching for the lasers. Oh alright then, I clearly don't have the rave vocabulary to do this justice. Audio and visuals set just the right mood to keep you entranced and the starting pace is just right for someone like me who rebounds pretty hard off of things like super hexagon. It's a delight to the senses.

zkenshin 2016-04-18 15:41

Took a little bit to get used to playing, but a nice idea. Well done!

geckoo1337 2016-04-18 16:52

Great game with a cool mechanic. I like the aesthetic and mood. Well done. Thank you ++

been 2016-04-18 16:53

Tricky to learn how to play at first, but I think that's a given for me with this style of game. Enjoyed it once I got past the initial learning curve though, although I couldn't seem to pick up the power-ups for some reason? Not sure if that's a bug or if I'm just missing something.

gemberkoekje 2016-04-18 18:15

That was so flashy, I feel my eyes are popping out... (That's a compliment, i think :P)

Not really my kind of game, but pretty well executed. Because the shapes were black, it was sometimes a bit hard to see which kind of shape I was supposed to go to, but other than that, nice entry!

hempuli 2016-04-18 18:53

Very nice! I couldn't figure out the hitboxes of the powerups, but otherwise it was simple good fun. The shapeshifting didn't seem very integral to the experience but the visuals were top-notch!

carrymove 2016-04-19 07:40

Great game overall

realitycheck 2016-04-19 10:09

It felt like the 70's came to a 90's rave party and made babies. Seriously, loved the graphics of the game, even though they messed up my head after a while. Gameplay was a little simlistic at times, and I didn't realize what killed me until after a couple of tries. Great little game, though.

millefey 2016-04-19 14:24

That was an interesting experience! I wasn't sure what to expect at first but after some grappling with the controls I managed to slowly get the hang of it and enjoy playing it. Still some trouble with getting the power ups but it's a great game!

zerofaction 2016-04-19 18:30

I really enjoyed this game. The graphics are awesome and it reminded me of oldschool tempest! Great!

matzigon 2016-04-19 20:34

The style is not my cup of tea, but the game is well done. Visuals are nice. :)

paploum 2016-04-20 04:54

Graphics are cool, it's a great game. Well done! :)

norseware 2016-04-20 09:18

Great visual effects! The controls (rotating around) took a bit to get used to. Eventually I broke 100 though! Good work :)

crare 2016-04-20 20:11

Wow :D that's trippy on fullscreen. My eyes, they burn from all the colors and effects. This one was fun to play! Funky song even!

darkfieldgames 2016-04-20 23:51

Trippy and fun.

yumeito 2016-04-21 11:12

Nice game. Would have more fun if it was fast paced :)

apantaloni 2016-04-21 21:46

Pretty colors! I love the tunnel. A little slow if you're used to games like Super Hexagon, but fun nonetheless.

rakowu 2016-04-21 21:52

Nice work. Like your graphics and music. Also the concept is nice. Good job

mementogames 2016-04-21 23:18

Ok... this is the trippiest game ever. Digital LSD, basically. haha
Super fun to play. Minor nitpicking is that I, sometimes, couldn't differentiate the square from the diamond shape.
Awesome entry!

kualitygames 2016-04-22 01:02

Simple and challenging, it was cool to play with two players actually, it requires you to act fast together. Unfortunately couldn't get to 300 points but I'll still try!

herszkorn-sacha 2016-04-22 14:40

Great game, just one thing frustrated me, the fact that the background was faster than me § Except this what a good work you've done congrats

omarhuseynov011 2016-04-22 16:09

Really nice game loved the gameplay it is unique!

jonnopon3000 2016-04-22 16:32

Really loved the art style, and the theme adherence really added something to the game. Nice work!

hectigo 2016-04-22 20:26

Love the graphics in all their colorful, psychedelic glory, though it was a little hard to tell how far the obstacles are. Some type of player shadow would help with this. Some indicator for which way to press to get each shape could also help (or maybe a dedicated button for each one?). The audio is perfect.

datadazer 2016-04-23 20:28

Fun game. would be good fit for a mobile game. Nice visual effects.

pickensincorporated 2016-04-23 21:12

Great twitchy arcade game that I am clearly the best at. Beat 198! Really great graphics. Nice job!

marianomiii 2016-04-24 04:49

Super enjoyed the music and the game's pace. I will say though the screen shake was a bit extreme (caused me to lose a few times) :D

marmpa 2016-04-24 14:05

Good game.Was really fun

pietro-ferrantelli 2016-04-24 21:20

Memorable entry. The artstyle and VFX are very stylish, unique and perfectly fit with the mood : the experience feels like a psychedelic trip. It runs super smoothly on browser for me (bonus points for that because most of jam games are super slow on web). The gameplay is fun, challenging and take inspiration from the theme in a smart way. Oh... and I almost forgot to talk about the music which is especially great.

juaxix 2016-04-24 23:29

This is a funny entry :) I like music hehe rave party!! 5/5

jupiter_hadley 2016-04-25 17:18

Very fun game! I included it in my video compilation series of Ludum Dare games, if you’d like to check them out :) https://youtu.be/_jtEhCyw5p8

mrshoestore 2016-04-28 04:54

Cool game. Great concept!

thecams 2016-04-28 12:27

Really nice graphics and simple but effective gameplay, good job :)

deadbodyoutline 2016-04-28 16:02

Cool, LSD-filled game. Also, the audio give the tone to the gameplay :)

I was expecting a more speedy start, but the slow velocity is good to test the shapeshifting and the movement control :)

rock-eaters 2016-04-28 22:12

i like this tempest 2000 like, could have been a lil faster

general 2016-04-30 17:38

Video: https://youtu.be/OC2Isnqi0nY
Although, the idea of changing the hero's shape is rather obvious, you brought nice elements and now you have everything to release a successful game.

pirate_shell 2016-04-30 21:16

This was a nice game. The graphics were quite busy, but worked well and the music was also quite good. The gameplay was classic, but well executed and I liked the leeway you left the player, when it came to hitting the shapes right. Overall, challenging but solid entry!

rnlf 2016-04-30 21:28

The visual style is great :D
I really love it and the music and sound are perfect for it.

It also played pretty smoothly, after two tries I had understood the controls and meaning of the game elements.

Good game!

oddballdave 2016-05-01 20:17

Starts very slow, but once it gets going is quite challenging and fun.

Good stuff.

ainoraz 2016-05-02 19:35

Pretty simple but really cool at the same time

chaoslab 2016-05-04 21:34

Psychedelic Pacman Gyruss. Thanks.

satyre 2016-05-05 13:54

Great game. The visual effects and music are awesome O.O ;) Love it!

brickkid512 2016-05-08 22:59

The music sounds really good. This game also has some pretty nice mechanics

digitaldude555 2016-05-09 15:24

I played many many games that were essentially the exact same, game play wise.

The difference in yours in audio and music feel great. Graphics are much better, it feels much more polished and complete and has tweaks to the gameplay the others dont have. Really enjoyable game here. Only thing I score low on is innovation, since I played 56 games and I encountered 4 games that were of this type of exact same game mechanics.

riseandshinegames 2016-05-09 18:28

Fun game, the sheer number of particles flying around made it a little tough to figure out what was happening at first but I enjoyed it.

allorius 2016-05-09 18:33

I almost got an epilepsy from this, but not bad.)

yuigoto 2016-05-09 19:30

Trippy! Gotta love colorful graphics like this, it's simple and effective, totally feels like a mobile game! :)

Great work on the soundtrack too, it has some nice punch and it's catchy too. Controls work nicely, on all versions, and the game's pretty easy to get into.

My criticism would only be for some "walls" with narrow spaces to pass through. It's kinda hard to "aim" properly for some and I'm finding it a bit hard to determine the distance between the shape and the walls. :P

Great entry tho! :)

gravedrinker 2016-05-09 21:36

Very nice. Love the music. The graphics remind me of the N64. (Not from the fidelity, but the style. Nicely done).