Keep'em Small

jojocanard 2017-04-30 20:20

The style and idea are fun but I found it very hard to play.

It looks like clicking on a planet makes them smaller but it is not obvious because there is not much feedback. We must click a lot and fill the planet gauge to succeed ? We have two hands. Is it possible to use both in the same time ? Because if it is not, and if I understood everything, the game is very hard. I didn't manage to last more than a few seconds.

Anyway with a bit more of explanations or feedback and some tuning it will be very fun, congratulations.

jojocanard 2017-04-30 20:25

Ho and I just realised thanks to your screenshot that there is a score ! Would be great to have it on a game over screen. The game is so demanding that I didn't look at that part of the screen. Did 265 points (I think) on my last try.

pigdev 2017-05-01 22:12

@jojocanard

Yeah, the gameplay is very broken, I didn't have time to balance stuff. The idea is to have both hands working, but in mobile. This prototype is a test of concept. I'll tweak it soon enough and try to fix it. Thank you so much for the feedback

asturk 2017-05-02 00:48

Really loved this idea of clicking fast among every planet the fast as possible, a very good mechanic that requires fast observation and reflex as well. This kind of game is really fun to play, great job!

pigdev 2017-05-02 01:56

Hey @Asturk, thanks for the feedback! I'll explore this concept further soon :3

gustavo-christino 2017-05-02 02:50

My favorite part was the audio.

Placing various objects on the screen where your hand will cover is a bold bet.

It can be bad, or it can be part of the challenge.

Tip: Give more feedback about what is going on, sometimes you can not tell which planets need to decrease.

plepletier 2017-05-02 10:12

This game is awsome!!! Very good graphics , gameplay is fluid and fun. All in this game is good!!! Good Job!

spacedoubt 2017-05-06 22:52

The music is fantastic! I didn't really have much idea what I was doing, though, and when I figured it out, I wasn't particularly satisfied at the idea of just clicking my brains out. Maybe that's just me. The art is quite nice, also. Great job!

sgstair 2017-05-18 09:08

High score of 710; I'm not entirely sure which planet needs focus so that is mostly luck and a lot of clicking :) I do really like your graphics and music though. It might be neat to add more planets over time as a way of ramping the difficulty.. Beyond that I'd just love to see some obvious animation indicating when planets are growing / need attention.

I played this on stream at: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/141703264 - time 2:37:05