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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
201326MinimalismMinimal Blocks!compo9142.832.632.573.372.333.001.972.43100

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Comments by messiano

LD26 — Minimalism

Jumper by GhostID 2013-05-11T20:23:00

Nice game, interesting mechanic and music.

Gods Will Be Watching by Deconstructeam 2013-05-01T07:08:00

Perfect!

This is not a minimalist game by Volute 2013-05-13T02:25:00

Awesome, pretty interesting changes :).

0 by Cosmologicon 2013-05-09T03:53:00

Difficult, but awesome game. Suits the theme very very well.

Bear Necessities by itsZN 2013-04-30T03:58:00

Nice art and concept, but the music was a bit annoying. A map editor was unexpected!

Bliss Wings by john_conder9 2013-04-30T03:19:00

Coulnd't run because of the "HiDef" profile, if possible please target the "Reach" profile (you can set this on the XNA project properties)

The Vale by Tyro 2013-05-04T17:03:00

Looks very polished, I love the art and I like the idea of a little screen. Overall, the atmosphere is great, however it played way too fast on my old PC, so I couldn't get very far, not sure if others had this problem as well or if the game is supposed to run like that.

Kitten's Pixel by MvT 2013-05-04T04:39:00

Terrific art and nice animations. Jumping to the mouse was an interesting concept but could be more precise. Not sure what to do in the game though!

Staring Contest by timtimtimtim 2013-05-01T05:41:00

LOL LOL LOL ! Seriously, another terrible idea turned into something great. Kudos!

Where therefore we go by pjchardt 2013-05-05T21:32:00

Beggining was too slow paced, but then when other letters appear its a blast. Great idea.

Timit by TheSnide 2013-05-01T06:41:00

I have a very accurate sense of time, it seems !

RedShot by Jellycakes 2013-05-05T04:40:00

Finally got to play your game! It was pretty fun, I liked the arena and it plays smoothly. The transition at the beggining was surprising, great effect!

Schokoffel by hirsch 2013-05-04T16:27:00

HMmm... chocolate! Good art!

DeaN by Sakuyan 2013-05-04T04:14:00

Congratulations on the graphics, awesome work! Love the heart animation.

ASCII 219 by Richard Rice 2013-05-05T04:28:00

LOVED this game! Great concept and very well done, the gameplay just feels right. Fun!

A by infernet89 2013-05-13T01:42:00

Congratulations, amazing game and execution. it's the kind of game you just HAVE to play till the end. Music was good also.

XYZ by ataxkt 2013-05-01T06:13:00

Nicely done, great concept and visuals.

Plain Snake by 1176Studios 2013-05-04T17:09:00

Nice snake game, but I though the playing field was too big sometimes.

PS: I like games that say I suck when I die lol.

Square Swarm by santovirus 2013-05-06T01:11:00

Way too many squares. Even for a minimalistic game, I think it lacks a bit more polish.

Distradiction by shines 2013-05-02T04:39:00

Truly unique, great concept and execution. Too bad it was too short, I felt like playing more. Congratulations!

5 Days On 2 Days Off by BradleySmith 2013-05-01T22:43:00

Pretty sweet!

Pink Haze by jwin 2013-05-06T00:22:00

Simple and fun, at first I didn't understand how to duck, but once I realized it then I liked the minimalistic controls. Good take on the theme.

MiniCave by aare 2013-05-01T05:25:00

I like how it looks and feels, but I get killed way too soon everytime I try to play it.

Shrink Shift by MrHalfman 2013-05-01T16:46:00

This reminds me of an old Windows 3.11 game I used to play! Very nice execution, plus the music is very fun! Great entry overall

Mini Mix by echokain 2013-05-04T16:49:00

Nice game, but I wish jumping was more precise. I felt I needed to antecipate most of the jumping to get it right.

mesh by nseward 2013-05-01T05:37:00

Loved the feel, mood, graphics and physics, it feels very polished! Congratulations!

Jump by Test User 2013-04-30T17:57:00

A nice game, simple but fun. I like the randomly generated blocks!

The Escape by zeoverlord 2013-05-04T17:16:00

Same error as SuperlevelSebastian on Win 7

Loot Run by Spelchan 2013-04-30T02:14:00

Great interpretation of the theme! It was fun for a while but then the controls kept me from playing more. PS: My eyes are OK!

Less is More by Joror 2013-05-01T22:49:00

Weird atmosphere. Controls are confuse but after a while I got to acomplish a few things (but didn't finish the game). Original.

12px by Tenlki 2013-04-30T03:39:00

I don't get it.

MATAR! by Teejay5 2013-05-01T06:05:00

ULTRAVIOLENCE!

Such a bizarre game! I like it!

Minimal by MegaBrutal 2013-05-01T16:44:00

Congratulations on the choice of language, ASM is hardcore for a 48h entry, but perhaps you could have explored a bit more the concept by entering in the Jam and having another day.

Minimalistic House by escence 2013-05-01T23:02:00

Cool atmosphere, too bad you couldn't finish it.

Minia by Frigolit 2013-05-05T16:29:00

Awesome game, very fun. I liked the tight controls and checkpoint system. The difficult was well done, the only really difficult part was one spike jump which was sort kind of enraging. A death counter would be nice, as well as some BG music. Graphics are also nice.

Less is More by therayman94 2013-05-02T04:28:00

I liked the idea, but the movement didn't felt very natural. Second level was a bit too hard!

Come Along With Us by HackThePanda 2013-05-05T16:43:00

Jumping felt a bit weird. Beat the game in the first try, perhaps it could be longer (randomly generated for best results?).

Spread by Typedeaf 2013-05-01T23:18:00

Not very fun, b

Spread by Typedeaf 2013-05-01T23:19:00

Not very fun at first, but the atmosphere is great, it's very nice when you realize things are changing

Deep Freeze by Lycaon 2013-05-01T04:55:00

A good "minimal" idea, however it lacked a bit of polish: animation, better collision and more things to make it a bit more interesting.

Brutaliz'Art LD26 by lotusgame 2013-05-04T04:18:00

Genious!

M by Xeke_Death 2013-05-01T23:08:00

The options make it more confusing than it is, how can I choose if I don't have a clue what's ahead?

Prototype by OnlySlightly 2013-04-30T03:33:00

I simply love it, everything just fits, but is it supposed to end suddenly at the cliff?

Amish Brothers by Levi D. Smith 2013-05-02T04:36:00

Very original, it made me laugh a lot. ALL SHEEP RETURNED! Voice acting is not something you see in many games here!

Dragon Drop by Tom 7 2013-05-01T23:14:00

Cool!! :)

LoneStranger's Drag by LoneStranger 2013-05-04T05:24:00

This is addictive and fun, and a great take on the theme. My only complaint is that the audio volume was a bit annoying, those squareish waves have a lot of harmonics and tend to sound very harsh, so lowering the amplitude (or filtering high frequencies) is a must. But that

LoneStranger's Drag by LoneStranger 2013-05-04T05:25:00

... but that's very minor, overall it's a nice entry, I enjoyed it.

Snobits by gmaker 2013-04-30T18:12:00

Great concept, control is still a but sluggish but is a very nice 48hr prototype.

Neverending bricks by michail 2013-05-13T00:37:00

Not a fun of Arkanoid, but the extra twist made this very fun. Nice music too.

GrowPotato by RedSounding 2013-04-30T04:17:00

I think it would be more minimalist as an animated gif file.

Milton by ZYXer 2013-05-05T16:49:00

Very original. At first I thought it was easy, but a few levels later I realized how corners can make things much harder :). Congratulations.

Light the way by cinnamonmelonpig 2013-04-30T04:15:00

It took me a while to get used to the controls, but it's a fun game. Many, many, many deaths :). I think the background music volume is too low.

Perception by ghostinthesoft 2013-05-04T17:28:00

I found my keys! Quite trippy indeed, but effect of looking around is cool, perhaps you could try exploring better the idea and expanding on it. Nice visuals.

A Man from the Docks by TheDanielBerry 2013-05-13T00:54:00

Indeed, music wasn't great but overall I enjoyed the game, nice content for the competition!

Speed, Run! by TheBenjaneer 2013-04-30T03:10:00

I think the idea could be better executed, I don't like jumping into the void and trying to guess what comes next. Jumping also feels weird. Anyway, thanks for sharing, hope to see more of you in the next LDs!

I Know Nothing by MathiO 2013-05-13T02:21:00

Nice experience, and pretty minimalistic :).

Minimalist Living by Kilian 2013-05-01T05:21:00

That's probably my highest rated entry so far. I really love the atmosphere, and graphics, it reminds me of my beloved adventure games.

Also, the karate joke was great and unexpected!

The world is in your hand by jacklehamster 2013-05-04T18:01:00

Graphics and exploring around makes the game very enjoyable. A bigger world, procedurally generated would be very nice :). Loved the cat.

A Mini Mansion Of Secrets... by steadi 2013-05-11T20:34:00

Interesting effect, but levels could be a bit better

Minimal Race by daniel2357 2013-05-05T16:30:00

Please target this to "Reach" XNA profile, not "HiDef", otherwise I (and many others) won't be able to run it.

Gold Hunt by Audun42 2013-05-05T17:18:00

I lost! Could use some polish, but it's an okay game for 3 days :).

Click, Release by @SamPotasz 2013-04-30T02:35:00

Very original, it reminds me of Windows 3.11 games :). It's pointless, yet one can hardly stop playing yet until there's nothing else , so I take that as a metaphor of my life in general.

hru by gilmore606 2013-05-01T06:23:00

Such a nice game, I like the visuals and feel. Sort of addictive, would make a great cell phone game

Minimal Blocks! by messiano 2013-04-29T03:37:00

Fixed, thanks!

Minimal Blocks! by messiano 2013-04-30T02:21:00

Thanks for the comment, I don't have great expectations on my ratings but I would be happy if the music gets well rated, even though that was by far the quickest thing to make.

Hint: don't ever stop holding the run key :).

Minimal Blocks! by messiano 2013-04-30T04:07:00

Otoris: see if you can uninstall from the control panel, as far as I remember that's how it works with XNA.

Thenmal: Not sure about the crashes, I'm sorry. Can you run other XNA4 games?

MaxSzlagor: Could that be your keyboard? Mine does that sometimes. See if using the alternative key scheme works (keys instead of WADS and jumping with space.

Minimal Blocks! by messiano 2013-04-30T17:59:00

Cybearg: thanks for you thoughful comments, I hardly play any video games so these are great lessons for me, I'll take them for my next attempt.

Minimal Blocks! by messiano 2013-05-01T06:51:00

Dietrich: hold RUN all the time, otherwise you'll be way too slow to do anything (note to myself: running shouldn't even exist, character should move faster!)

TehSkull: It's massive because of the soundtrack, XNA doesn't compress the sound by default, so there's about 50MB of wave files.

Minimal Blocks! by messiano 2013-05-02T02:00:00

Sorry for the syphilis Jellycakes, and thanks for playing my game on your channel.

Minimal Blocks! by messiano 2013-05-05T15:40:00

Uploaded a post-compo version with two minor changes: RUNNING doesn't exist anymore, character runs by default. Also, in this version you don't have to move with the moving platforms.

Please rate the 48h version though.

MinimalisMan by Adipson 2013-05-05T17:11:00

Regardless whether this belongs to the 48hr compo or to the Jam because of the music, the entry is still pretty nice. I love point and click adventures, and even though some dialogues may get tiresome, the graphics (no wonder you are a pro) made this very very worth playing. Hope you continue doing game dev.

Ming Imah Lism the Wizard ! by Gustera 2013-05-01T23:22:00

Very funny and awesome graphics. You, sir, deserve very good ratings :)

8 jumps and a fat man by Exclamation Mark 2013-05-05T21:26:00

LOL at the "I should have kept it simple" ending. Can the player actually die? I took lots and lots of shots and nothing happened.

Steve Can't Zen by DaanVanYperen 2013-05-02T04:58:00

Brillant! Just loved everything about this. Great art and humor.

Minimal Game by m4cgregor 2013-05-01T23:05:00

Agree with the climbing, but otherwise a cool game. The jump sound was a bit too loud.

City Walk by MaxSzlagor 2013-04-30T01:57:00

Interesting graphics, but it could use some action or more surprises, as well as background music. Also, there's a funny bug to make the character walk backwards!

Time to Think by MrWhoof 2013-05-11T20:40:00

Controls are a bit strange, but nice game and music!

BEAN by FenLudum 2013-05-01T05:09:00

Now that's an original game! Instead of the mouse I think the keyboard would control it better.

The Coin Gatherer by XtremePrime 2013-04-30T18:29:00

Very simple and minimal, however sometimes the level design is too repetitive (such as level 5). It could use some BG music! If fits the theme, I also tried a top-down "atari-like" game.

You Must Escape by GertJohnny 2013-05-01T06:07:00

Great game, well done!

Pongless by Otoris 2013-05-05T04:14:00

AI needs some tweaks!

Color Blind by Alec Von Arx 2013-05-01T05:15:00

At first I thought: what a terrible idea! But somehow it worked and I played 5 times until I almost scored 16. Kudos on being original and very minimal!

Unstoppable Conqueror Love Loot by adamagb 2013-05-06T01:04:00

Pretty fun and addictive!

BasedBall by Neten 2013-05-01T06:29:00

Nice game, would play well on a phone!

Mandala by arrogant.gamer 2013-04-30T03:01:00

Innovative concept, but not very enjoyable.

Steam-Cube by Monoquartz 2013-05-04T04:35:00

Cool little game, enjoyed the levels, concept and art. I don't think explanations were necessary, let the player discover them! Nice music!

It actually reminds me of my entry in many ways (just look at one screenshot!)

CLRS by acatcalledfrank 2013-05-01T22:26:00

Cool and cute, but soon it was a bit too hard! First thing I tried was mixing colors, so I'm glad it worked hehe.

The Cave by euwaku 2013-05-05T21:41:00

Probably my highest rated entry, such an interesting idea. Very fun and relaxing. Please port this to Android, would love to play this on my phone.

Nice music, but the looping problems disturb a bit the mood of the game.

The Cave by euwaku 2013-05-06T00:07:00

You deserve yet another comment for how fun this game is, I just played it again. Please expand it! Hope you get great ratings.

One Blocky Room by evilDan 2013-05-11T20:46:00

Awesome concept, too bad it was way too short :). Gravity change was a blast!

Street of Rave by TinyDrakkarStudio 2013-05-05T17:50:00

We have a winner here, even the credits screen is super cool!

Congratulations on the amazing game, very original. I hate the cops!

The Minimalizer by johnfn 2013-05-01T05:05:00

Great game and music, however it runs way too fast. Congratulations on the effort!

RUN: The Sprinkler Man Story by Kaphonaits 2013-05-05T03:59:00

You owe me a new keyboard! I didn't understand it very well, pressing spacebar increased my points but I still couldn't land on the second building?

Negia Kfula by elbowroom 2013-05-04T17:14:00

Controls would be easier if you provided some visual information on speed and angle, it felt hard to know what would happen. when I clicked it. Simple mechanics fits the theme well. It could benefit from some basic audio when the balls collide.

Balls Balls Balls by matthias_zarzecki 2013-05-01T23:26:00

Great job, nice gameplay and good sound. Would like to see it on a touch surface :).

Improbable by mokesmoe 2013-05-05T16:39:00

I usually don't like text adventures, but the hyperlink made it refreshing. Text was clear and concise, which made it it easier to follow.

Don't paint me, I'm busy by Wish I Was an Astronaut 2013-05-04T16:45:00

Really enjoyed the introduction, graphics and music! Gameplay could be tightened up, but overall your entry is pretty amazing for 48hs. Congratulations!

Context is Everything by mattperrin 2013-05-05T04:48:00

I liked it, controls didn't felt great but it was surprising, so it was rewarding to play it until the end. Space invaders was a nice twist!

MinTato - A Boardgame by Xam 2013-05-02T04:24:00

a!

Escape the Plane by Jiyko 2013-05-05T16:33:00

Controls were a bit confuse. I could understand it, but it didn't felt very right. First time I finished a level I though I was dying. Still, kudos on taking the theme seriously and leaving things subtle.

PlayIt! by RawBits 2013-05-04T04:55:00

I have perfect pitch, so it was way too easy lol. Still nice.

Blink, a minimalist perception by dray 2013-05-02T04:49:00

Very fun platformer, the skull can help a lot. I think I'm very visual, I could remember most of the map hehe.

The epicly short adventure by JaJ 2013-05-01T06:00:00

Best game so far, I got really hooked on this one.

Minima by CagedRat 2013-05-06T00:50:00

Very interesting concept, but catching blue was sometimes way too hard (damn walls!). As someone eles said, use the idea for something else, it's very interesting.

Super Rope Dungeon by Halfbus 2013-05-01T16:41:00

Pretty neat platformer, nice atmosphere!

The Quest for Minimalism by Arkazon 2013-05-05T04:03:00

Nice entry, I liked the mechanics and the player graphics!

llab by tonic 2013-05-11T20:44:00

Nice game, but somehow I got some bizarre acellerations.

More than bricks by Mesene 2013-05-02T04:43:00

Very compelling, I wish it was a bit longer! Congrats.

Mr. Minimal by sP0CkEr2 2013-05-05T04:08:00

Great music and graphics. As others have said, more challenge after the first levels would be welcomed.

# by Kitch 2013-04-30T03:52:00

Really cool game, very appealing graphics and sound, but after a while I got a bit confused.

The One Road by Dietrich Epp 2013-05-05T04:36:00

Great RPG. Actually, pretty amazing for only 48hs! Congrats.

Conveyor by multikorv 2013-05-01T22:53:00

I was very confused by the physics!

SQUARE TRIANGLE CIRCLE by danblack 2013-05-04T17:24:00

I second the idea of turning this into a phone game, controls would feel better on a touch screen than with the mouse. Simple yet quite fun, with some relaxing BG music you'll have a really nice timewaster for the phone crowd.

Minimal Shootage by mramaizng 2013-05-02T04:32:00

Good potential here, I like the direction this is going :).

Everyone Together by aeveis 2013-05-01T16:59:00

Best puzle game I played so far! Very nice concept and execution! I would this on my cell phone :).

ASTEROIDS! (the side-scroller) by locknic 2013-05-04T18:17:00

Loved the humour and gameplay! Quite addictive.