Trapping Circles

fussenkuh 2017-12-04 04:35

Dang, it felt like I was reliving my 1980s youth (and, I mean that in a good way!). The game just feels so very fluid. I just wish it had some quality retro sounds to go along with it.

elemel 2017-12-05 14:36

I like this genre of games. But it's hard to understand why the enemies die. Do they have a limited number of bounces, or do they die when they bounce too often? Also, there's no real threat to you. You should probably die when you collide with an enemy, or when an enemy breaks your line. Would be cool if you could kill enemies by capturing them with lines.

rialgar 2017-12-05 18:12

@elemel for the record, they get damaged when hitting the wall, but they recover slowly, so you have to trap them in a tight space. Also you take damage when colliding with them, the number of stripes on the player decreases, when none is left, the level resets.

elemel 2017-12-05 20:38

@rialgar Aha! Thanks for clarifying. :-)

ace17 2017-12-09 17:37

Strangely addictive game, smooth movement, solid mechanics. Sound FX are missing, though. Otherwise, good job!

mgsx 2017-12-12 21:05

i played this game on Amiga when i was young. It could be a good game with something new, something unexpected. For now it's not so fun but you will find out something to fit the theme and make it really fun.

smiley 2017-12-20 23:27

this game brought me back to my teenage room and my Amiga 1200 and a game I had forgot about.. nice! :)

nekoballs 2017-12-21 06:48

Fun game! I forgot this genre existed, fits the theme very well! Would be nice with basic sound effects and some juice when a line gets filled in. It feels a bit off that nothing happens when you trap an enemy inside a line.

querk 2017-12-27 00:23

Great Idea , it gives a lot of fun , Good job :D

mrchippy 2017-12-27 22:44

Nice game, I likes the look of the game a lot. It reminded me of old pre-installed windows games. There does seem to be a bug that enemies randomly fly off the screen and then it is impossible and laggy.

rialgar 2017-12-27 22:56

@yeah, they probably clipped. The rendering is not efficient at all (not even remotely...), so a frame may have taken too long...

zambini 2017-12-27 22:56

Great game! I was a little bummed when I couldn't cut off one of them from the other and instantly kill one! but besides that great execution on the theme :)

pixzleone 2017-12-27 23:12

Pretty cool, reminds me of Qix. The predictability of the enemies make the game a little bit too slow and easy, and it could use some sound effects. Like others have said, it wasn't too clear how to kill the enemies, but figuring it out was kinda fun too!

Well done!

explorer 2017-12-28 02:10

Fun game. I remember a similar game from a looooong time ago.

epb9000 2017-12-28 08:54

Yeah, I can definitely see the Jezzball influence here. I liked how I could get them all separated from their friends. :D

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m2tias 2017-12-28 11:40

Well done clone of Qix. I used to love it when I was a child :) Graphics work, but the background and foreground could have had some texture. I wasn't sure if I could die, so it felt a bit too easy. Anyway, great mechanics. Good job!