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Color Entropy

By knexator

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall7253.5025
Fun9463.1525
Innovation1483.8925
Theme3013.9725
Graphics9163.3624
Audio4583.5225

Comments

tylerstraub 2022-04-04 22:26

Really excellent twist on the theme, I admittedly had trouble understanding what I was doing but the overall aesthetic is very nice!

aethona 2022-04-04 22:28

This is a really unique take on the theme. This is probably the best use of the theme I've seen so far. I agree with you as I don't really think winning or losing in an arcade game is truly inevitable, and I think entropy is an interesting take on this.

island-jam-2-group-3 2022-04-15 17:25

I wasn't sure about how to play other that mindlessly clicking on the central row ^^U But I liked the atmosphere! Cool entry!

notnasiul 2022-04-15 17:37

Quite an original idea, follow pico8 developer! :D

raptarr8 2022-04-15 21:22

Really interesting idea. I don't think I've ever seen this mechanic done before. The graphics may be simple, but they get the job done really nicely.

codexzier 2022-04-15 21:27

Simple and clear how to do. Nice game :)

quite-good 2022-04-15 21:29

Very unique idea in a nice polished package. Would have liked to see more iteration on the initial idea maybe with other colors/mechanics, but it's a really cool concept.

the-enigma 2022-04-17 18:15

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Getting energy from increasing energy?

lpettler 2022-04-18 18:23

Pretty neat little game that takes on the theme in a unique way. The music and graphics fit together in a satisfying way. Like the developer says in the description though, there is very little incentive to keep playing the game once you figure out the limits of the possibilities. The concept might be further developed into a more sophisticated puzzle game outside the confides of the Jam theme. Good job

gglyptodon 2022-04-18 18:37

Cool! Looks great!

loiclegrosfrere 2022-04-18 19:08

Nice arcade game ! It's adictive and I like the concept :stuck_out_tongue: Maybe controls are a little complicated (I mean, I think only up/down is sufficent, but maybe I'm just a bad strategist) And this is funny, isn't it the reverse of the theme ? Like, you speed up the inevitable entropy !

bumble 2022-04-18 19:14

I actually can imagine this being a somewhat educational game for teaching the basics of entropy in our surroundings. And in this context the lack of replayability is not even a problem :D

sakura-magika 2022-04-20 23:49

it's visually pretty interesting, gaining or losing points felt totally random to me. i could keep clicking on two squares, and sometimes i would lose points, other times i would gain points. at no point did i feel like i had control or understanding of the points. i understand the theory of the game, to gain points my moving pixels to the other side, but in practice, it just felt random.

knexator 2022-04-21 14:16

@sakura-magika when clicking two squares, they get mixed. If one was very red and the other very orange, then many pixels will have to change sides for the result to be mixed. However, if the squares were already pretty mixed, then in average no pixels will change side (or rather, the number of pixels going one way is more or less the same as the number of pixels going the other way)