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By nicruo

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3583.1227
Fun3782.8827
Innovation1503.4827
Theme3433.2027
Graphics4642.5627
Audio2203.0826
Humor4221.8820
Mood3023.0023

Comments

2017-05-01 16:38

Simple, well made game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 38 compilation [video series](https://youtu.be/CCYaVM8tRMM), if you’d like to take a look :)

generictoast 2017-05-04 09:53

Really cool concept and mechanics. I would have loved to see more levels. The background music is nice and relaxing and fits the mood of the game pretty well. Some audio for the breaking of the blocks would have been nice.

nicruo 2017-05-04 10:22

Hello @generictoast, thanks for your feedback. Indeed the breaking sound would give depth to the game, it was something that a neglected, and for that I will forever be ashamed (not joking). I will try to add more levels (2 or 3) after the Jam, to give a purpose on a some kind of speed-run sense. Thanks again for playing my game :D

maldo19 2017-05-05 06:42

I beat it in 36 seconds (that's good isn't? I played twice and my first time I didn't realize that I had to touch just the red ones so that's the second time record), I think you have added some places where you can't bounce into as there was anything stopping you going yo directly into the red pieces. You could expand this a lot if you add something like "enemies" and blocked paths so you would have to think before letting the ball bounce. I liked this concept and if you develop it you could have a nice mobile game (as you only can move right or left) or even a full fledged one if you feel ambitious. I would liked to hear some sfx for the bounces as you didn't need anything fancy for it. And I was surprised when the ball was going to fall but it change the axis from where it would fall, nice thinking there, you could use it for more "puzzle" mechanics if you wish to continue working on this.

xykvy 2017-05-05 20:37

Really fun! The graphics reminded me of old 2600 games.

gamepopper 2017-05-07 13:31

Fairly simple but fun little game, I'm not sure if this was intentional but I found clearing blocks was much quicker when going horizontal, I was able to beat the game in 17 seconds at one point! If the world rotation wasn't automatic I bet I could get it down faster. I do agree with @Maldo19 that there should be some sound effects but aside from that, great game!

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Also the music was strangley erie and I'm not sure if that was intentioned either.

themadstrauss 2017-05-07 15:01

Great game! I enjoyed it a lot!!! My record was 19 seconds. Great job!

unidaystudio 2017-05-11 11:15

Good Idea. If I stop moving the ball, it goes to the other side of the planet and the gravity goes crazy! LOL. (not a bug, just funny to see). I think you should add more sound effects (like a feedback everytime that the ball touch the ground) and a "red cube" or a "bomb", that you can't touch him will be good.

Good job!

frodewin 2017-05-12 18:46

Interesting game, took me some time to understand how to play it. I accidently left a row which caused a lot of gravity switches in the end. It would be interesting to hear the story why the ball is collapsing the world.

ajayajayaj 2017-05-12 19:17

Cool mechanic. A sound effect would definitely help though.

steve 2017-05-13 22:10

I cleared the red blocks in 30 seconds, which I thought was good, then I saw the comments about people doing it in 17! I liked the rotation mechanic and the ambient sounds, but the game could do with some sound and particle effects for when you break blocks. Nice work though

spacewarp 2017-05-14 18:49

A nice simple game. Could have benefited from a faster pace and having different kinds of blocks, such as some requiring multiple bounces.

inigo 2017-05-15 18:58

A very interesting idea! The problem, in my view is that it is too slow. If it would be much quicker it would be really fun, since maybe you could get trapped or even you could fall down if you go to the edge of the world.. It seems to me that if you have patience you will do it undoubtedly. Anyway, overall is a very interesting entry. Good job!

clegamecoop 2017-05-15 22:44

55s?!!?! Is that any good?! Very cool idea! Took me a second to figure out the goal, but really fun as soon as I did. Music was perfect. Some corresponding SFX for clear blocks would have been a great addition, though! Overall, great job!

mar3k 2017-05-15 22:46

Really simple game but felt oddly relaxing.

madjackmcmad 2017-05-16 03:53

Great work for the limited time we all had. Everything felt pretty fluid, nice and calming atmosphere. I imagined I was chewing through a blueberry cookie trying to get to delicious bubblegum chips inside. Very relaxing.

occultone 2017-05-16 06:12

I've never seen a breakout-like configured in this way, very interesting. It was simple in construction and I would have liked to see some Music, Sound Effects, or something to spice it up. The movement felt a bit slow, perhaps speeding up the movement? Good compo entry.

stuntddude 2017-05-16 08:28

It's an interesting concept, but the execution is lacking in some ways. The ability to drill through quickly sideways, which allows the game to be completed in as few as 15 seconds, is interesting, but seems accidental rather than intentional, and it seems kind of arbitrary when the game chooses to flip the world vs. when it doesn't. I also wish I wouldn't get moved so far when the world flips. It's not clear why some cubes are colored green and yellow, as they all seem to behave the same... visual variety, I guess? It would be cool to be able to play randomly generated levels, instead of just the same one over and over.

antti-haavikko 2017-05-16 16:24

Interesting mechanic which you could do a lot more with. I think the ball should be a bit smaller so drilling down one block wide holes would be not that pixel perfect. Something as simple as making the game endless and having the red blocks spawn randomly one at a time around the board might be pretty cool(lapse).

Loved the music!

monty 2017-05-16 21:27

Hello my old tuga friend! Solid entry! Nice to bump into you around here! Interesting idea and very well executed - congratulations!

Also, play my game - I hope you will recognize some landscapes =)

rockhoppergames 2017-05-17 16:55

What a strange and atmospheric game! I am curious as to whether there was something else you intended to add but didn't have time for, but as it is, this was a very interesting little experience!