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63 Little Pieces

By samuelsousa

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall5033.5242
Fun3793.5143
Innovation7533.1542
Theme9563.0042
Graphics6193.4242
Humor8042.5037
Mood6103.2542

Comments

velocity7 2018-04-23 13:17

What an amazing puzzle concept dude. Should've added some music. Even two notes could've lifted the mood. But an amazing game. You should upload it on store and this can make you a lot of money. Good Job!

jequed 2018-04-23 20:20

Took me awhile to figure out that you could shoot away blocks. I think level 10 is the first time you need to use it to get 3 stars. The idea, though is fantastic and feels really polished!

samuelsousa 2018-04-24 09:16

@velocity7 @jequed Thanks!

nanolotl 2018-04-24 09:45

Fun puzzle concept with a neat graphical style that suits it well. One complaint is that it felt like the white fade transitions were way too slow.

mathiouza 2018-04-24 14:18

Interesting concept and cool art style ! There is no music though. I liked it a lot, I love these kind of "black and white" games.

Keep coding :)

jaime-paz-lopes 2018-04-24 22:16

nice game. some puzzles should be harder, because its possible to complete some levels with just one or two moves. you could add more stuff to shoot too.

samuelsousa 2018-04-25 07:20

@nanoloti @mathiouza Thank you!

samuelsousa 2018-04-25 07:21

@jaime-paz-lopes thanks! Its true, I didn't get to finish it as intended so level design is lacking polish.

camcam 2018-04-25 08:06

It's a very fun puzzle Game !

blinkenlights 2018-04-25 08:29

No Linux. No sad :(

raffe 2018-04-25 08:36

Nice name and a nice game :)

iamtalin 2018-04-25 08:45

nice and well executed idea, feels very finished/polished with the wall hit feedback

croewens 2018-04-26 09:04

Haha clicked because of the name, stayed because of the awesome game! (that rhymes lol)

What I loved * Loved the puzzles * Interesting concept * Artwork is on point!!

My Thoughts * Fade transitions were a bit slow * Took me a while before I realised I could shoot at blocks * No azerty mode :confused: * I’d love to see some music * Some puzzles could’ve been a little harder, but this was perfect for a mini-game!

Great submission, Samuel! I’d love for you to review my submission as well. https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/keyboard-warrior

librorumque64 2018-04-26 09:11

The story is a nice touch. For me time playing was <= time spent on watching the menu animations. I stopped playing at level 14 (60% in the menu) because for some reason level 15 doesn't start :(

articulated9 2018-04-26 09:20

I think this is a decent entry! Plenty to like here, like the other commenters said I think building out the sound effects and music should be a priority. That could boost the atmosphere like nobody's business!

Also just a stylistic choice, but it might be good if, if you three-star a level, it sends you straight to the next level instead of cutting you to the menu and making the player sit through two loading screens instead of one.

Nice one! :smile:

blushine 2018-04-26 09:24

The visuals were very nice. The animations and menus were very polished. I found it odd that there were sound effects in the menus, but no sounds or music in the actual game.

I found the puzzles extremely easy. Almost all of them ended in 4 moves or less, and the solutions were immediately obvious. The moving platform levels were the only ones with a bit of challenge. And only one level seemed to use the shooting mechanic at all. It seemed like there were a lot of game mechanics that didn't really get used fully. I kept waiting for the puzzles to start getting interesting, but I felt like it never really went anywhere. I would much rather have had a game with fewer mechanics, and only 4 or 5 levels with challenging, interesting puzzles.

I also didn't really understand the story.

samuelsousa 2018-04-30 07:21

@CamCam @RAFFE @iamtalin Thanks! @Blinkenlights Thanks for passing by!

samuelsousa 2018-04-30 07:23

@croewens Thanks, I could'n agree more on your thought.

samuelsousa 2018-04-30 07:24

@Librorumque64 Thanks. It sotps on 14 because I couldn't get to make level 15 :)

samuelsousa 2018-04-30 07:26

@Articulated9 Thanks. It makes sense, it's something I'll will definitely implement

samuelsousa 2018-04-30 07:29

@BluShine Thanks. I can see where your coming from :) I didn't get to work on level as much as i would like so mechanics didn't get tested that much. It's something I'm currently working on.

hopgames 2018-05-01 08:38

felt absence of music, puzzles were good. took time to realise that you can shoot too.

local-minimum 2018-05-01 10:00

Nice game. Well made and solid basic aesthetics. I played a handful of levels. It would have been nice to have more audio, if only effects on pressing the button to move, landing and being swallowed by the goal-thing. It was really surprising that there was only one sound and it was for changing level to play next.

Some minor UX details. You can start playing the game without dismissing the text, which is kind of good when you have to redo a map that you failed, but then the text should disappear if you do. It would have been nice if the level-selector automatically selected the next level or even better if you just got to it. Leaving people out of the next challenge means you give them a chance to stop playing. Inside the level, it felt a bit odd that the elevators dragged me along when I was just next to them, but didn't stop me if I was flying past them. I think it would make more sense if they only dragged me if I landed on them.

Consider properly marking the game as windows on itch.io so that it can be run in their app.

2018-05-01 10:23

I loved the game, this certainly feels the most polished of the games I have seen thusfar. My only concern is that the shooting-aspect seems like it does not fit at all with the gameplay in a progressive manner. Otherwise fantastic game!

samuelsousa 2018-05-01 11:49

@HOPgames and Anonymous - Thanks!

samuelsousa 2018-05-01 11:52

Thanks @local-minimum for the great advice! Already mark it as advised and will implement the feedback on a newer version.

nutriz 2018-05-01 23:21

I liked to play ! Polished and lot of levels for a game jam. Fun facts, I got a similar idea of gameplay fews months ago, and this gameplay work very well :D Feel free to look and vote for our entry not so polished than yours game made with Godot Engine: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/way-out

samuelsousa 2018-05-02 08:51

@nutriz Thanks!

fusionnist 2018-05-02 10:15

Interesting idea, though it seems like most levels just let me shoot straight into the void and complete them in a single move, regardless of how complicated they look. It's also too bad that there isn't any music to accompany the gameplay, though the menu sounds are quite fun! (I actually spent minutes making music by moving through the menu). Otherwise, your entry is definitely well made, congrats ;)

spiffy 2018-05-02 11:29

I found this to be quite relaxing to play. Although some levels, while looking complicated where real easy because you could shoot your way to the end. But overall a good fit for this Ludum Dare.

philippkick 2018-05-02 19:02

really liked playing your game. it has a nice concept and is all in all complete. the black and white theme has a nice mood imo! keep jammin

samuelsousa 2018-05-03 07:40

@fusionnist Thanks! Seems there's more replay value to it than initial expected :) @Spiffy @philippkick Thanks!

aaronacus 2018-05-03 08:24

The game mechanic is fun and I loved that you want to transmit something more than gameplay! I liked the mood those graphics are simply and nice!

samuelsousa 2018-05-03 08:44

Thanks @Aaronacus :)

bunnybreaker 2018-05-04 06:17

Really nice, complete package. Great submission :smile:

samuelsousa 2018-05-04 07:45

@bunnybreaker Thanks!

veryeviltomato 2018-05-05 01:27

Narrative gives a really good touch, gameplay feels good and it'd be something I'd gladly play in my phone during free time. I really enjoyed the small game juice elements you added, like screenshake and such, but I have to admit that the lack of sound really ruined the mood considerably!

My game: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/dungeon-racers

rodrigo-denubila 2018-05-07 13:47

Really nice game! I think with some polishment this could work very well in mobile. Good job!

samuelsousa 2018-05-08 09:01

Obrigado @rodrigo-denubila :) I agree should implement mobile controls once I'm develop further the PC version.