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Shape Escape

By joemanaco

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Theme254.26
Coolness1100
Fun623.87
Overall653.88
Audio853.65
Innovation1043.81
Mood1773.40
Humor2352.87
Graphics2883.44

Comments

azumiar 2016-04-17 17:08

Awesome game!

alphius 2016-04-17 17:21

"Wow! You've completed this game!"
Seems like I made it to the end. Game as great! Best game I've played so far! Good job!

cowa 2016-04-17 18:04

Really nice!

garys 2016-04-17 23:18

This is excellent!

radmccool 2016-04-17 23:29

This is really good, nice use of theme. Really enjoyed playing it.

dasginger 2016-04-18 02:26

Really nice concept and execution. The levels were well thought out, and pretty tough, fun game!

rupazero 2016-04-18 02:30

This is really fun! Interesting mechanic and good level design that does the job of letting me try it all out and learn to solve problems. Love the death animation.

persimonn-pomelo 2016-04-18 02:31

Very nice, I really like this game. Great effort. Played all the way through. Great concept.

carlospidox 2016-04-18 02:31

Great!

jmguillemette 2016-04-18 02:38

Best Game ive been able to play on mac all night so far. Really was grooving to the music. and the got use to the controls very quickly.!

roxflame 2016-04-18 02:42

Nice one! Had fun playing :) Best of the entries I've looked at thus far.

masterkrepta 2016-04-18 03:04

I couldn't stop smiling at the music.I like how you subtly introduce the mechanics of each creature before the real challenge starts.

aegypticus 2016-04-18 03:35

Really awesome game. Great tutorial mechanics. Very well polished and a solid entry into Ludum Dare.

exilegl 2016-04-18 03:42

I was confused at first trying to figure out how to jump and such, but caught on within seconds. Really love the mechanic! Something larger and more polished with this mechanic would be cool. Eventually I got stuck ;(

seitnerk 2016-04-18 11:24

nice use of the shapeshifting!

cubegames13 2016-04-18 11:36

neat!

undeadaubergine 2016-04-18 13:34

Lovely graphics and audio! And the theme is well fitted with a fun mechanic. Played some stages until the screen gone black. Good done, sir!

logun 2016-04-18 14:36

Nice game, sime and cool mechanics

chrismingay 2016-04-18 16:27

Awesome implementation of the theme :)

jni 2016-04-18 16:57

Cool idea and good execution!

premadegames 2016-04-18 16:59

I really liked it! Some sounds are mono though, which is kinda weird.

khallane 2016-04-18 17:05

Nice Game, Good Job!

state550 2016-04-18 17:06

Fantastic! This is the first game I've reviewed and it's setting the bar high!

cornand34 2016-04-18 17:28

Quite a good game, didn't finish the game though but i liked it.

avocadojoe 2016-04-18 17:31

nice!

flummox2d 2016-04-18 17:40

Nice graphic style and I really love the effects and the music. The autorun aspect of the game was a bit hard for me to get used to, but that doesn't mean it's not fun :) Great game!

alexlamarche 2016-04-18 17:45

Probably top 50 right here

boltkey 2016-04-18 18:00

Great implementation of the theme and overall execution. I think it could be a bit more interesting if it was taken a bit differently though, as a logic game where you see the whole map and have to set points where the hero transforms to another shape. The levels would be a bit more complex so there would be some challenge. But this one is very good as well.

meganukebmp 2016-04-18 19:39

Just what you'd expect from a shapeshifter game. Very fun. Great Job!

thomz12 2016-04-18 20:04

Great graphics, music and gameplay. Very intresting concept. Great job! :)

holtenice 2016-04-18 20:17

Lovely music and fun to play. I like the level design a lot. Well done!

pjimmy 2016-04-18 21:46

Awesome game, very cool and creative!

dylanwolf 2016-04-18 23:13

Great use of the theme, and really challenging puzzles. It's a twist on endless runners that I haven't seen before.

flygamer101 2016-04-19 01:07

Great job :D Really nice

dsnunes 2016-04-19 01:35

This game is among my favorites!

bigbrother 2016-04-19 01:45

THIS IS GREAT! (by the way, I recognize that rock...)

silkworm_sweatshop 2016-04-19 01:50

One of the best entries I've seen yet. Perfect use of the theme! Would love to see this become a full game.

jbasinger 2016-04-19 02:25

Wow this is a great game!

voider 2016-04-19 03:51

Great game, quite hard to get used to the controls at first but really fun game. Great job!

rafaskb 2016-04-19 04:43

This game is fantastic!!! Simple gameplay, simple mechanics, simple graphics, and everything is awesome together! Great work! I even downloaded a desktop version to keep playing forever haha 5/5

norseware 2016-04-19 05:23

Masterful.

I love this game! Well done, on every front! :)

pirate_shell 2016-04-19 08:43

Spectacular game! The mechanics were so simple, but so elegant and fun. It managed to use infinite runner-esque mechanics without turning into a generic entry. I mean, you deserve props on that alone :D I also like the simple art and the music was really enjoyable. I do however wish, it didn't restart after every level, because most of the levels were quite short. Other than that, though, really fun and polished!

kaffeefleck 2016-04-19 10:15

Very nice game!

guslarsen 2016-04-19 12:21

Nice game!

arhpositive 2016-04-19 13:37

Brilliant game. It was rather short, I could've played along for a couple more levels. It was everything one can hope for in a puzzle platformer about shapeshifting. Keep up the good work!

raphael_ 2016-04-19 19:39

Awesome!

lostviking 2016-04-19 21:35

It's fun and uses the theme great, has well implemented mechanics and a good difficulty curve. This is definitely one of the best games i've tried this Ludum dare!

edocentrique 2016-04-19 22:37

Heya JoeManaco ! Amazing concept ! It's a 48hrs win !

luquio 2016-04-19 23:32

wow this is really great invention of gameplay! i love it! music its also great!

nextreality 2016-04-20 04:01

Now this game was impressive. Multiple transformation and all of them with a unique use showcased through the tailored levels. I am very impressed that this was made in only a short amount of time! Very good job man!

neilcorre2k6 2016-04-20 07:41

Hahaha, that was great! :D

ginger9 2016-04-20 16:52

My game screen becomes black after I do some operation including click other part of page, and click back to game.
Awesome game.

mieeh 2016-04-20 17:43

Wow, cool game and cool mechanic for theme. Alotugh it kinda stoped working when i pressed the restart button on like level ?4-5? Other than that, really cool and fun game!

lordhannu 2016-04-20 19:41

I liked this game. Nice work!

fin_nolimit 2016-04-20 22:22

This game ROCKS!!!! Plus you have a reset button in case you get stuck! Nice music, excellent job!!!!!! Replay value was super high on this one!

dyn 2016-04-20 22:24

Awesome take on theme

rahulparihar 2016-04-20 22:30

Awesome and a very fun to play game. Played it for long, and enjoyed the music, man the music was dope! Some well laid down puzzles and character mechanics made this one of the favourites of LD35 for me. :)

hippolyta 2016-04-20 22:55

Great game, we had a similar idea but decided to do something else.
Good job!

vicious_br 2016-04-21 02:45

Like my game, but much more better!

powerspark 2016-04-21 03:31

One of the better entries! It's got good level design which is nice to see. Love the music too

yumeito 2016-04-21 11:07

Absolutely Love this Game. Best I've played so far..:)

andreasxx1 2016-04-21 18:12

Actually really cool, gj!

anaguilefdez 2016-04-21 18:18

Great game! Gameplay is very solid and it is a polished entry.

khanatos 2016-04-21 18:43

My very truly congrats. This is one of the game concepts I think everybody has check on their minds while brainstorming, and you made it on the best way I have seen right now. Try to go on this could be a good "little" game on steam.

sir-magic 2016-04-21 18:53

I love how you don't directly influence the actions of the player, but at the same time, you do by shapeshifting. Really innovative idea there, nice!

jmintb 2016-04-21 19:07

WOW, awsome game :D

McFunkypants 2016-04-21 19:12

Wow, this is a *very* good game! I am so impressed. It is like a fast action puzzle. Making lightning fast decisions is something I am not good at! LOL so this was a huge challenge! Nice work. =)

cudabear 2016-04-21 19:55

This is a super polished entry! With more content, it feels like it could be a complete game! But for the scope of the Dare, I feel like it had just the right amount of levels with just the perfect amount of challenge. The graphics were awesome, the audio was grooving and had a distinct style to it. I will admit I wasn't super sold on the mechanics of only being able to choose when to change movement types, rather than being able to directly move. But as the levels became more complex, I really appreciated it!

Well done!

roland-m 2016-04-21 21:09

Good. =]

miziziziz 2016-04-22 04:08

Great game, was fun and good use of the theme in the mechanics. I feel like with some polish and more levels you could sell this on steam for sure!

glaze_96 2016-04-22 06:13

Really well executed! Nice puzzle mechanic and great use on the theme =)

oliver_mb 2016-04-22 11:01

I love this game. Simple, but perfect. Nice music, graphics and idea!

fabraz 2016-04-22 14:21

I like this one a lot! It's essentially another take on the mobile Rayman games! It's structured like a traditional platformer but you don't control the movement of the player. Instead the player runs continuously and you need to use the right shapes to safely pass the level. Clever! Continue working on this and release it on mobile.

avinashd 2016-04-22 19:12

Initially I thought it was going to be a generic "shapeshift to jump higher" sort of game, but the automatic movement made it more of a puzzler. Really well designed game :)

siryakko 2016-04-22 19:36

Nice retro feel, a bit too much red, but it's only to find something to say that won't be all positive :)

ponywolf 2016-04-22 21:49

This is pretty fun. I think that It would translate to mobile very well.

bigpan 2016-04-23 02:29

Really good game, marvelous work using the theme. I really like this NES graphics and sounds, nice work, keep making games!

khaos_fang 2016-04-23 02:36

Very nice idea!

the-potato-boss 2016-04-23 04:43

Really interesting and cool game man!

djfariel 2016-04-23 06:46

3rd Ludum Dare game I've ever completed. Congratulations, lol. Great entry, I like the concept

dssiege11 2016-04-23 12:54

Really cool and original idea! I especially loved the music! My right hear wasn't happy it couldn't hear the victory jingle though... :P Fantastic job anyway!

neondx 2016-04-23 13:00

okay, that is a game that goes with the shapeshifting theme! i loved it

fanatrick 2016-04-23 13:45

Really good, wish the later levels were shorter. Awesome submission.

grooveman 2016-04-25 19:08

Very solid and well polished action puzzle game, great job! Really meaty sound effects, too.

If I was to suggest an improvement, I wonder why it's those specific shapeshifts? How did this spaceman learn how to become a frog? It could be a really funny backstory!

jupiter_hadley 2016-04-27 21:48

Nice, well made game! I included it in my video compilation series of Ludum Dare games, if you’d like to check them out :) https://youtu.be/7kJFcods5hA

rnlf 2016-04-30 10:57

This is a really cool compo game! It looks and plays very good. Sadly, after restarting one level a few times (the one where you start in a small pit with spikes hanging from the ceiling on both sides and you have to chose whether you go left or rigth), the game just turned black. The music was still playing, but it didn't react to any input :-(

But what I saw up to this point was really great. Like Lemmings but with the focus on a single one. Great job!

rhastapunk 2016-05-01 15:18

Wow I can say is one of the best entries I played. good work!

xanjos 2016-05-02 23:48

Pretty cool concept and great use of the theme plus I liked the retro aesthetics.

neontropics 2016-05-04 22:17

Clever gameplay! Personally I wish the transformations would be quicker but I might just be impatient...

wheerd 2016-05-04 22:52

Really nice game! Ran into a black screen eventually after restating the level and stopped playing :S

smoreley 2016-05-04 23:19

Nicely done! One thing though, the level completion sound only coming out of one ear seems weird. Bug or by design? I dunno.

usonchen 2016-05-05 14:25

Innovated mechanic and very great level design! Congrats!

thecain 2016-05-06 03:10

Nice little game. Very polished.

broknecho 2016-05-09 03:47

Sweet entry! Lots of things you could do with this idea and building puzzles around tons of different shapes. Some collision boxes were a little unforgiving but great job none the less!