Super Tetron by MagmaFortress 2018-08-19T03:22:04Z
Nice little simple and clean puzzle game. Had a simple but sharp look that I enjoyed. The flip vertical/horizontal keys were kind of wonky to me, but I got the hang of them. Good stuff!
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → jordan ajlouni
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 42 | Running out of space | The Whole Universe and There's Not Enough Space | jam | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.70 | 4.20 | 2.37 | 3.00 |
Nice little simple and clean puzzle game. Had a simple but sharp look that I enjoyed. The flip vertical/horizontal keys were kind of wonky to me, but I got the hang of them. Good stuff!
I liked the presentation and the atmosphere in the beginning. I like there was a built in tutorial in the train station and the whole presentation set the mood. The came kind of tapered off for me and got repetitive once I started digging. Having to manually dump the dirt, though helping the mood, killed the pacing for me, especially since the effect of where I dumped the dirt seemed to have little impact. In the end it was a bit to grindy for me.
I like the feeling as the trees get out of hand and overwhelm the screen, though that only happens if I'm losing. Since they tend to snowball out of control, I felt like I hit a point of no return where I had already lost thus losing all tension of the screen filling up. I did like the flow otherwise and was a pleasant experience. The thing I was most confused about is I couldn't anticipate the spawning of the trees. Having some predictability to allow some strategy to cut off their growth would be cool.
The room shrinking was a simple but cool effect. I like the tone and humor. It was consistent and well delivered even for a small game.
I got some desktop dungeon vibes. I like that the theme hit on two fronts: the inventory and the ground spaces running out. The limited times over a tile was a cool mix up to the puzzle element. Overall I enjoyed it!