Puzzle Dash! by Fireblend 2013-08-26T21:53:00
Frenetic and kinda addicting! Works better on touchscreen.
The only thing I didn't like too much about it was that after some time you get stuck, since you have no more moves to do.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → Diogo Muller
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | Co | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 27 | 10 Seconds | 10 Second Hero | jam | 269 | 3.16 | 3.35 | 2.93 | 3.49 | 2.65 | 3.04 | 3.12 | 2.92 | 100 |
Frenetic and kinda addicting! Works better on touchscreen.
The only thing I didn't like too much about it was that after some time you get stuck, since you have no more moves to do.
Couldn't get the bomb to work. A bit grindy, but gets very fun after a few shoot upgrades. Cool game overall.
Awesome game. I would pay lots of money for a full fledged version of this.
Also, Steven Seagal. This nets a few bonus points to you, sir.
Very good, creative concept. Could use a bit more variety and some audio, but we all know the time was tight. Great work, could become even better if worked on.
Not bad, has some pretty nice moments, but something is... off. Maybe you could make the enemies a bit stronger and faster?
Great use of the theme. Would love more levels. :)
Whoa, you sure you did this in 72h? Incredible amount of art, good music, tight gameplay, fun concept. Great game!
Great idea, fun gameplay, graphics and audio that fits the game. One of my favorites, for sure!
Pretty game, with well tought mechanics and good presentation. Great entry!
Great idea, but it's kinda hard. Sometimes I explode on the first door, well before 10 seconds playing.
Gorgeous game. The gameplay could get a bit more work, feels a bit random at first, but good game overall.
I won! (Because I didn't lose.)
Pretty funny game.
Charming game, very intense. The ending also made me smile. :)
Whoa, really interesting experience. Goes well with some trippy music.
Whoa. Great concept, execution, effects... Good game!
Really nice way to integrate gameplay and soundtrack. Sometimes this game gets a bit frustrating, but it's a really nice game overall.
Didn't take long for me to miss a spot. :)
I was kinda lost until I lost the first shirt. THEN I learned that I have to take the shirt first, and only after that clean it.
Fun game, creative idea.
I like the characters and the game is fun, but I'm not sure how if fits the theme.
Great graphics, awesome idea. Can't wait for a full version.
Great idea, art, and THAT MUSIC. Really love the soundtrack.
Great sound, fun gameplay, tight controls. Cool game.
Nice! A bit hard at first, if you try to rush, but really nice idea.
Fun game, creative idea. Liked it a lot. :)
Btw, really liked the art, music and the mood too.
Not only cute, but also great use of the theme, and pretty challenging. Great game!
Very different concept. Good game :)
Very cool game, some jumps that required precision are pretty hard, but satisfying once you get them right. The graphics really fit the game.
The graphic style really goes well with the game. Pretty solid game, too.
Very depressive (in a good way). The art and the music really complement each other, great work.
Love the theme! The camera is a bit strange, but works. Could be really great if you go on with this idea :)
The wall of text is a bit scary at first, but it's well worth the time. Innovative idea, good interpretation of the theme.
Loved it, reminds me of a few old FPSses like Doom and Wolfenstein 3D. Couldn't switch weapons.
Nice! Pretty fun and addicting game, the graphics and effects are really nice.
Great idea for a game. Good music, fun gameplay, but the memorization part could be shorter, or you could give an option to skip it.
Very original idea, creative.
The art is good, and the writing is also very funny.
Creative twist on the theme, it really gets a bit tense on the later levels.
Really nice idea, execution, graphics, music... Flawless game. :)
The computer cheats :(
Pretty cool game!
I was a bit confused about this first, but liked after getting hang of it. Cool idea, good execution.
Very cool visual style (even if they made me a bit dizzy after some time) and concept. Cool idea, reminds me of old LCD games.
Finished it! The first and the last level are the hardest. The music at the last level is a REALLY nice touch. One of my favorites for sure!
Charming. Loved the graphics and music, the game has a lot of charisma.
Lovely game, very addicting. Couldn't find anything bad about it, it's certainly one of my favorites. :)
Liked the sound effects and art. The "die once start again from the first level" thing is a bit harsh.
Kinda hard, but pretty fun. Good job, guys!
Cute game. The music loop was a cool touch, but got old fast.
Good idea, love the minigames, but the plaque is too fast for me :(
Pretty cool idea. There are some bugs (like if you press X twice fast to confirm, you get the double of points). The ranking sometimes hides part of the solution, when you get it wrong.
Very funny game. I second the guy who said that you should expand the idea with new scenarios.
Nice game! The art and the music really shine on this one.
Hahaha, very creative game. Had fun with it, couldn't get past the 8th level (if that's even possible. I lost, so I won?)
I liked the voices, and the game is fun. The spheric maps reminded me of Mario Galaxy, great thing. :)
Great ending! :)
Great game! Creative idea, good graphics, music and smooth controls. The dual-screen dynamic makes it look like a DS game, it would work great on it.
Tried to play your game (Win 8 64 too) and also got an error. Tried to compile it using VS2010, and it gave me a XACT error.
"Error 1 The .xap file was created with a version of XACT that is incompatible with the XNA Framework Content Pipeline version used by this project. Refer to the documentation for options to resolve this mismatch."
This XACT version may not be compatible with Win 8 (or maybe with anyone with XNA 4).
This may help you:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2010/09/23/10067171.aspx
Unfortunatly, I couldn't compile it, because I have only XNA 4.0 and Monogame instaled here, and you used some older deprecated namespaces.
I hope this helps you!
@awppy Downloading it now, thanks!
About the alphatransparent textures, iirc, there's a parameter on the spritebatch begin calls that may fix this for you.
I also came from older versions of XNA (the very first ones, actually), ended up relearning everything :)
Did a fast run here, didn't work on my work computer. Will try again at my home computer.
Whoooa, great game! The graphics give me a Fallout vibe, the humor is great, and the game is very polished.
The tank controls where a bit confusing at first, but after getting used to it, I enjoyed the game.
Pretty fun game, good job!
Good idea, but the execution is a bit strange. Sometimes I get unlucky and only enemies spawn.
Very stylish, but the controls could get some work. It's kinda hard to get anywhere.
Also, please, don't use sendspace next time. Use something like dropbox, where I don't need to download a downloader just to download my download.
Thanks! It was a bit too late for me, but I'm sure people who'll play your game in the future will appreciate that. I hope you get more downloads now :)
@Synerd Thanks, man! I'm doing a postgrad course in this area, too :)
So... sad... ;_;
Very creative use of the theme, good music and cool effect when you move the camera :)
Very creative, cool idea. My listening skills are not very good, so sometimes I had to use trial and error, but enjoyed it. :)
Great puzzle game idea, the art and music really go well with it. I suck at timing my jumps, but had fun with it.
GREAT game, very creative idea.
Very good way "tutorial-game" :)
I love grindy games, and this one was pretty addicting.
And yes, it is possible to beat the hardest difficulty, without cheating :)
The graphics and audio really complement each other, it gives a nice mood to your game. Great work.
Lovely art, the music is good, but the controls are a bit irritating at first, but I got used to it.
Oh, it didn't fit on my screen, 1920 x 1080.
The graphics and the music are great, and the way you used the theme is a pretty cool mechanic. Good game!
Great way to turn a simple game into something unique and memorable. :)
Fun AND Funny, the art style goes really well with the game. One of my favorites, for sure. :)
I... didn't know what I expected, hahaha.
One of the funniest entries I've played.
Great game! I really liked the concept, and the execution was great.
The only thing that feels bit off is the hit detection.
This game put a smile on my face. Very charismatic characters, great music and sound. The mouse controls are a bit strange, but I got used to them after a little time, and I can see it working better on a touchscreen.
Oh great, now the theme song will be playing in my head for the rest of the day :)
Very funny game! Awesome idea, too!
Nice graphics, good controls. I don't get where the theme was used, but overall it's a good game.
It's... amazing, what you could do in those 72 hours. The only problem I can see is a bit of lag, but really, that's pretty much ignorable, considering the time you had to make it, and that I'm on Brazil, probably far away from your servers.
Cute, kinda fun. Didn't get my weapon first time, and I was a bit confused, but replayed it and played it right.
Wow, incredible game. Loved everything about it.
*Vomits Rainbow*
The monsters answers are scrambled here, it looks like both have the same answers, so I'm down to luck if the one I shoot is the right one or not. :(
Cool spin on the theme, and the Sonic inspiration is great. The white background made me click outside the game more than once.
I was a bit confused at first, maybe you could use a more detailed how to play/tutorial and/or a clearer way to show the keys you pressed?
Adroitboss, thanks for your comment!
We tought about making only the target pickable (in one of the levels it still is), but also found it was funnier if your hero could pick wrong targets, like a drunk/desperate hero. If more people think it would be better that way, we can revert it, no problems.
About the collision code, sorry, it's because we use Bounding Boxes instead of pixel collision. I can see what we can do to make it better, but I'm not sure if there's much. Maybe if we change the map a bit it'll help?
You can download a new version now. In this one, only the target is pickable.
I also changed the scoring a bit to reflect that.
Thanks! One of our inspirations was the Atari Superman game :)
Thanks for the comments, everyone!
BerdiNerdi, our initial idea was "each scenario has 10 seconds", but we found out the complexity of them would have to be a lot bigger, if it was the case. We limited ourselves to doing more, but shorter scenarios, for now. Of course, if we continue developing this game, the idea of more complex, longer scenarios is a very big possibility. :) That and online leaderboards (or something similar), we really liked the "beat your high score" direction we ended up with.
@Marcellus Will do that as soon as possible :)
@Marcellus Added Arrow controls. Thanks for the help!
@BerdiNerdi Heh, don't tell me. I also got a bit too competitive with myself,and had to control myself and stop playing, when I was balancing the scoring system :)
@Reaperguy I think you may need a newer version of the .NET Framework. You can download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30653
Thanks for the reminder, I'll add a link to it on the game description.
@kunzbe Will do, in the future. For now, we'll work on porting this game to Linux and OS/X. :)
@john_conder9 if we continue working on this game, better movement, inertia and even some other physics calculations (and physics based levels) are on our list as possible features.
One of our dropped puzzles involved a baby cart down a ramp, and for that we would need some acceleration/inertia/gravity. :)
@panurge Hey, that's a cool idea! Thanks!
@mikegbrown I'm sorry! Next time I'll probably use something that compiles to web, it's a lot more pratical. That, or .NET 4.0, that probably everyone has. Lesson learned. About the random, wow! Pretty unlucky, hahaha. There are few jobs (yet), but I have never drawn the same three like that.
@Kragnir Thanks for the suggestions! I'll keep this in mind if we expand our game.
@Jeremias Thanks for the suggestion! We'll take it in consideration, if we end up expanding the game. We're planning more complex tasks too, and maybe a mode with the short minigames, but with a less restrictive time limit. :)
@Lokarunith You know, on the weekend rush I never noticed that. It should have looped. I'll take a look at it, thanks!
@Rodrigo Robles @Latcarf Hey guys, thanks for testing! Do you guys have Mono installed? Shouldn't be needed, but... Did you guys run the .exe file, or the other executable file? The .exe file is there only for some data, you should run the other executable file. Latcarf, do you have libc installed?
Thanks for the help!
@Linusson That's strange. What's your SO and which .NET version are you using?
@drkrunk We're looking into it. Is your SO 32 or 64 bit?
@drkrunk And what's your .NET version? That's a kinda strange exception you got here, it's like there is one or more files missing.
Are you running from the compressed file, or did you extract it before?
Sorry about all the questions and no solutions. Thanks for all the help!
@Jupiter_Hadley Thanks! I'll check it out!
@drkrunk Thanks for the help and review, it means a lot to us.
We'll see if there's something strange with the 4.0 version, sorry for all the inconvenience!
Maybe you could make it so when you get a question wrong, you lose one or two points? That way, it would be worse for the player to mash one answer.
Simple and fun while it lasts. Good game.
Frenetic. Love it. :)
VERY NICE interpretation of the theme.
It's a very addicting game.
Only recomendation I have is give the player some feedback when he hits an enemy.
VERY nice game. Love the graphics, the sound, everything! This could work very well as a touch based game.
Reminds me of River Raid :)
Couldn't get it to run, the installer fails. Could you generate a .zip file with the Relase executables?
Very nice game, pretty unique idea. The story behind the game is very touching.
Fun game, made me panic quite a few times. :)
What is this? WHAT IS THIS?
Oh, it's a great game.
Got the bad ending on my first try. Goddamn cat.
Fun. Graphics and audio fit well on the game. :)
Awesome game! This is one case where the theme ended up hurting the game in the end. Thanks for the relaxed version!
Nice presentation! Fun game, good idea and use of the theme. :)
Very nice work! :) I really like this game's humor.
It's simple, but a lot of fun. Great work, man. The shooting is very satisfying.
The character could move a bit faster, and the game could show a bit better where it is, I was a bit lost at first.
Pretty fun idea, anyway.
Very good idea, and I really liked the execution.
Good idea and execution, and smooth controls.
Fun minigames, even if a bit hard at first. Needs a bit more variety, but I know there's only so much you can do in three days. Good game.
GREAT puzzle game. I got a bit lost at first, but when I got hang of it, my mind blew.
Very creative use of the theme.
Very fun game. The controls are pretty good, after you get used to it.
Had to download the executable file, the game got so intense after some time that I always accidentally clicked on other tabs, or the Unity dropdown menu showed up :)
The randomness on the effects was a really good idea. I can see myself playing this game again and again.
Pretty addicting, got hard fast. Not bad at all.
Fun game with some very creative ideas. Gets quite hard after some time.
Very good music, and the game is fun, but I really feel that sometimes I depend more on luck than on skill.
Great graphics, really funny. Good game.
Very nice game!
Good graphics, good music, really smooth controls. Solid game.
The bad part: after I fall on a spike pit, I'm pretty much dead, since I couldn't jump out of it.
Funny concept, good implementation.
After three tries, I finally beat it. :)
At first, I tought "Is this even possible?". Now I'm addicted to beating my high score.
Cool idea, good execution.
Got a bit too hard for me, but was fun. :)
The Light/Shadow mechanic is really interessing, and the audio really helps to set the mood. Great game. :)
I could see this working as an good endless runner, if you had a bit more time to do it.
Creative story. Could be a bit faster, but it was fun, anyway.
Yeah, the colors made this lose some points, for me. Interessing, anyway.
It's certanly a multiplayer-only game. Pretty fun to play with someone else, needs AI players for single player.
Good game. Sometimes it's a bit too hard to know where exactly the portal is, and sometimes I feel it's really dependent on luck alone if I can or can't find the portal.
Nice game! Beautiful graphics and polished game. My main problem is the jump, it is a bit to fast, and wall jumping correctly sometimes feel more like it's down do luck than skill.
Funny little game, with some pretty good ideas. Love the monster's voice.
Pretty unique experience, and very atmospheric. The mood is great.
Took me 60 cycles, but I finally got out with all the treasure. Great game!
Funny, great idea for a short game. The graphics are great, and the characters have a lot of charisma, great work!
Very deep experience. I waited until the last moment to make a choice, and kinda regret it. Good work, man.
Really creative idea! Also, great humor. Very good.
That's hard (haha). Funny game.
Funny game, great humor and creative interpretation on the theme. Great!
Good use of the theme, with some audio and maybe multiplayer it could become a great game.
Fun idea, good game. Relaxing music.
Very creative idea. In the end, some parts of the game are too hard because of the 10 seconds limitation, but since that was the theme...
Fun game, even if a little confusing at first. Became a lot clearer after I read the description, haha
Fun game, but the boss was too hard. The controls are very good, but the lack of audio was noticeable.
I like the atmosphere the ever dimming torch gives. Kinda makes me feel on a survival horror. The mechanics for the game are also very solid, could work well as the first dual-stick suvival horror, haha.
Incredible game! Kinda hard to believe it was made in only three days. Good work!
I... what? Ok, that made me smile.
Great lightning, good concept. Would also fit well on the "Death is useful" theme.
Creative, but really needed at least an end for the first level.
Fun game, great concept. :)
Funny game! The controls could be a little less "slippy", though.
Beautiful art style and cool story. Beautiful animations.
Really frenetic, love it!
Good graphics, beautiful art style.An interesting way to interpret the theme.
Wow, it gets very intense as the words get bigger. Great idea, could be a very good educational game.
It's a pretty good idea, and well done, but the lack of audio really hurts this game.
Fun game, anyway.
I'm not sure that workaround for Mac/Linux will work, since Monogame has different implementations and references for each platform :)
The idea is good, but the permadeath part of the game made the first puzzles get old very fast. Too bad, because I quite liked the game.
It says I need the RTP to run, could you include or give a download link to an distribuitable?
Downloaded the RTP to test it. Not bad for a first game, but I really don't see how it fits the theme.
Great game, anyway.
I couldn't get past the squash. I tried everything and nothing worked :)
No worries :) If it helps, it looks like the switches didn't reset after I lost the game. But only after I ate the squash, I think.
OH GOD, I got the theme now. Sorry, I'm kinda slow, hahaha. Nice interpretation :)
Downloading again.
Great art, smooth animations :)
Trippy! The shooting could get a bit more work (I tought it wasn't firing at first), but the idea and effects are really cool.
Whoa, great. All you need is some audio that goes well with the mood. Beautiful game with a strong message.
Whoa. Incredible, VERY polished game. One of my favorites, for sure.
Could probably be sold on some DL services, and I bet it would sell well.
A 10 second card game? That's madness!
I didn't read the card effects, but somehow still had fun with it. Pretty cool.
Creative idea, fun game. I love roguelikes, so that's certainly a plus. :)
Pretty cool game, gets very intense after a while.
It has a drawing bug on my computer, I tried to get a screenshot but it didn't render correctly. I use Win8 64 bits.
@pvwradtke Both, actually. The smudges where a lot more constant. I'll try downloading again to see if I can get a screenshot.
Pink circles bug was solved, the redraw bug persists. Here's a screenshot:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w2/tiuneo/drawing-error.png
The missiles also leaves smudges on the screen, that screenshot was hastly taken at the start of the game, and I had to do a workaround for it to work, ALT+PrintScreen results in a blank screen. The eyes, strangely, leave only a one/two pixel wide trail.
I use Windows 8 64 bits, my video card is a Radeon 5770, using the most recent drivers for it. If it helps, I'm using a dual monitor setup.
Btw, played this on my notebook, also ATI and using a controller, worked flawlessly.
The controller REALLY does a big difference, the ship's movement with it is very smooth.
Kinda hard to find the kitties without a radar, but fun nonetheless. I like it.
Charming game, great controls too. :)
Very good idea, and well implemented. The humor is also great.
One of the best I played today, certainly!
Shitty game!
Probably my GOTY.
Good idea, and works well with the theme. The name part for the leaderboard, after you die, could be clearer. I think I registered myself as NAME a few times.
Whoa, some great effects here. Really love some of the pictures I made with this.
Beautiful, but I'm not sure if I get it. I can kill the first, maybe the second enemy, but then my time is already over, and I'm not sure if I did something wrong or just am not fast enough.
I think the music will be playing in my head for a looong time. D:
Simple, yet addicting game. Mashing the spacebar worked for the first levels, but didn't really help me on the later ones. I like it. :)
Very cool game, really liked what you did with the graphics. The clock kinda made me nervous at the end, haha.
Very nice game. The idea is pretty different from the other games I've seen, and I like the graphics. :)
Genius. The idea is great, the graphics are good. I love the slow motion effect on the explosions.
Pretty addicting game. I'm not sure if I love or hate the blur effect, after some time I got tired of it.
Great game overall. Working on Chrome.
Creative idea, would work great as a touch based game.
Whoa, great concept and execution. Charismatic characters, fun gameplay, and the music fits well.
You mixed the turn-based and time-based elements very well. Your game gets really tense at some points, great work!
My head is spinning after playing this.
Loved it!
Great game! Some scenarios can get a bit hard, but it's fun to try new ways to make goals anyway. Very creative use of the theme.