PowerTac

abc64 2017-07-30 22:23

Source code can be found at https://power-tictactoe.herokuapp.com/client.js

vegevan 2017-07-31 10:10

Hey there, I played your game.

* The graphic design is cool, the animation is smooth and the overall looks sober and fine * However, this is a "simple" tic-tac-toe with time issue, I can't really judge you if I don't know the time you spent on it, but it may lack a bit of ambitious haha * Is it actually possible to win ? Is there a random "error" factor ? Because the draws are numerous but the wins are inexistant * I don't really agree saying power = time here, so the theme isn't really integrated IMO

Thanks for sharing anyway !

vkmicro 2017-07-31 12:13

**First of all:** This is a game I saw a post about and left your profile open to play later, I really got curious to see what you did here. And I actually won! I almost never win at Tic Tac Toe xD

**Overall game impression:** Good graphics and animations. The AI seems to be pretty standard difficulty of any Tic Tac Toe game AI, which is good. It's just like any other Tic Tac Toe game really, which are always fun. I think you could have done a little better on implementing a theme as all you did was put a timer on the gameplay, but you wrote your own Tic Tac Toe game, something I never managed or did so good job! I think it's a very good game and well made, while there's not much feel to the "energy" aspect, it's still cool.

**Suggestions and comments on improvement:** Better implementation of the theme would definitely make it better and some basic sound effects would be a nice addition.

p.s. check out my game as well please.

liquidbrain 2017-07-31 19:05

**Concerning** the graphics, it works very well together and is good looking! It's simple and I like the colors.

If I have to complain about something it would be about the lack of music or sound effects, I would find this game much more relaxing with some audio-feedback.

**Overall** this is something I found very enjoyable because of the aesthetics and having to think fast due to the lack of time. Thank you so much for this experience and good luck in the future! Have an awesome day, and I hope to see you in the next jam!

// Isak (one half of [LiquidBrain](https://ldjam.com/users/liquidbrain/))

abc64 2017-08-01 08:16

Hey @vegevan ! First of all, thanks for playing my game! I really spent a lot of time trying to do the animations and wanted to add more of them, and yes, it is possible to win. I kinda agree with you that the power theme wasn't implemented too well, i wanted to add more features to it such as if you have for example 5 seconds left , it will take the AI longer to act. Also the AI is beatable :)

abc64 2017-08-01 08:19

@liquidbrain Thanks a lot :D I really like the animations myself and wanted to add more. I am really considering remaking the game post-jam to polish it and add some features i wasn't able to do during the jam. Thanks, and i will totally be there for the next jam!

abc64 2017-08-01 08:25

@vkmicro Hey there! Thanks for playing my game. As i responded to others, the graphics and animation will be definitely improved post-jam as i wanted to add more. The AI is pretty simple and i find it quite easy to beat :) And yes, i don't think that's the best implementation of the power theme. I wanted the longer it takes you to win, the longer it takes for the AI to act. So for example you have 5 seconds left , it will take the AI 2 seconds to respond or something like that. Will totally improve the game, thanks for the feedback. And i will check your game too, don't worry :D EDIT: I can't play your game, i'm not on a windows machine :/ I do sometimes have access to one tho, so i might check yours in a few days

kubap 2017-08-01 11:49

I enjoyed the game quite a bit. The pacing was quite fast which made you think on your toes and made it more intersting. The graphics are very smooth and polished and I really liked them. The AI wasnt too dificult but neither too easy so that was a plus. However, I dont think this game fits the theme that well. Overall I thought it was fun. Thanks

torcado 2017-08-03 19:32

cool little game! not much added on top of tic tac toe, since there's very little you have to think about the timer becomes negligible. maybe if the timer started lower and lower each successive game there would be more excitement. I really liked the visuals! nice animations :grin: