Cracked

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.61
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.05
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.35
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.19
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★10%
Jam project with BlackBird and joekinley-

Save the kids from doom!

We would really like to hear what you have to say about the game. What you liked, didn't like, improvements etc!

Comments31

BenW24 Apr 2012, 01:21
Not bad, second level is broken. Also when I save enough guys I wish I could just end the level.
jeffz24 Apr 2012, 02:04
very cool, enjoyed the music and the concept
joekinley
joekinley24 Apr 2012, 06:17
You can walk on the grass, it just takes you 2 action points, which you might not have at times
Hegemege
Hegemege24 Apr 2012, 06:53
wow, this game surely is one of my favorites so far! Now I can't get the music off from my head, where have I heard it before?... In overall, a very, very nice game!
tcstyle24 Apr 2012, 07:36
Neat idea, works pretty well. The increasing difficulty doesn't seem as consistent as it should. I like the sound atmosphere.
Jigxor24 Apr 2012, 08:27
The presentation was fantastic! My only suggestions would be to perhaps remove the fading in and out of blackness, it was a bit disorientating. The whole game was very polished and the puzzles were fun and satisfying to complete.

I really enjoyed it! Great job!
howieV (binarygirl)24 Apr 2012, 21:31
one of my favs so far.. and one that ive played the most.. good job man :)
oldtopman24 Apr 2012, 22:38
Great game with features I've never seen anywhere else. Not certain what this has to do with tinyness, but still fun to play. Release this on iOS and you have a day 1 purchase :D
Kharza25 Apr 2012, 01:40
Reminds me of squeezing that last little bit of time unit use out of troops in x-com :)
eburn184
eburn18425 Apr 2012, 03:01
Fun game! It was disappointing to see a few of my guys fall to their doom. I had a blast playing it
I like the idea. The game feels a little tedious and slow to control however. Mainly because the *long* 2 second blackouts in between.
ra4king
ra4king26 Apr 2012, 22:51
Amazing game! Love the background music, love the sound effects, love the graphics. Overall really great job!
danmacalow27 Apr 2012, 22:46
You people are just amazing! This is by far the best game I played and makes me want to go back to the game even if I loose. Love the music fits in very well with the game :)
Fireblend
Fireblend28 Apr 2012, 02:52
Pretty cool! The music didn't fit the other parts of the game too well though, but it's a pretty fun game :)
Andrew4 May 2012, 12:20
A solid entry, only lacks a little polish
ratking
ratking8 May 2012, 10:38
Very polished, great job!
Shadow
Shadow8 May 2012, 17:40
Good game. For the graphics and instructions I was expecting a traditional strategy battle game, but once the floor started cracking I could see the clever twist you made there. Nice music and graphics btw. Kudos to both of you.
Shadow
Shadow8 May 2012, 17:42
ERRATUM: *From the graphics...
Also a little question, is it always possible to save all the dudes? or there are levels where no matter what you do, saving them all is not an option?
bompo
bompo9 May 2012, 22:56
Fun puzzle game!
KevinWorkman
KevinWorkman9 May 2012, 23:04
Excellent work. I agree that the game felt a little slower than it could have because of the "long" timeouts between turns. But if you threw in some more variety (different kinds of tiles for example), this would be a really addicting game. Great job.
matthias_zarzecki9 May 2012, 23:08
This is a great puzzle-idea. Also, using hexes makes it a lot more interesting :)

Nice work on the level-design. The concepts are well-explained, an the levels ramp up (mostly) nicely in complexity. Level 3 is a jump in difficulty, though.

Sadly, the soundtrack, though technically alright, does not fit AT ALL.

Still, nice work!
summaky
summaky10 May 2012, 07:05
Excellent puzzle game! The level difficulty wasn't very consistent, with earlier levels being harder than later. The music was very cool and the sound effects cute. The idea is also great, but I can't see the link to the "tiny world" theme.
mneubrand10 May 2012, 21:40
Great concept. Really enjoyed the animations. Though the first levels seem trivial it gets really challenging later on.
josefnpat
josefnpat11 May 2012, 16:00
Very nice game! It was both fun and entertaining!

The controls could have been cleaned up a bit I think, so I could move my pieces without having to wait for the previous piece to finish dancing in the castle.
Raptor8511 May 2012, 23:59
Good music (though tbh didn't fit the game that well), some of the later levels are actually easier than the earlier ones, the play mechanic for a puzzle game is good though, but It got a little repetitive at times.
BlackBird12 May 2012, 15:26
Shadow- unfortunately some of the levels it was not possible to save all the guys. We wanted to make it possible on each of the levels.

We are still working on the project and have been reviewing / addressing all the comments and concerns. So keep them coming!
JaJ
JaJ12 May 2012, 16:01
The game felt more like a memory game than a puzzle or strategy game, but the concept and controls were very simple and elegant, something that's not easy with this genre. Some little tweaks in the concept could turn this into a very smart game.
My only criticism would be the fade to black in between moves. It feels a little too flickery. I'd reduce it a bit, and maybe reduce its duration, to speed up gameplay. Otherwise, very innovative and fun! Kudos
castor13 May 2012, 10:33
Cool game. Really liked how the game worked.
dr_soda
dr_soda13 May 2012, 19:31
Very nice effort here, with some good puzzles and a nice gameplay sensibility. I only wish the game had a "save" feature that let you pick up where you left off if you leave or refresh the page.

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