Ludum Dare #26compo

Maximalism

by superyoshi

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.27

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.36

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.34

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.96

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.55

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.53

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.90

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★55%

Also known as "Satanic Paddle Ball" -Genowhirl910

Minimalism means to expose the essence of something by removing everything that is unneccessary. So... what if we did that the other way around?

"Maximalism" starts with the core of the game. A ball, blocking balls from reaching a ball, nothing else. But as you progress, the game adds useless things to that essence to throw you off. Ropes, Sounds, Lightnings... how long can you focus on the challenge?

SIX exciting levels! ONLINE HIGHSCORES in Level 6! Plus an enragingly awesome SECRET LEVEL! Also a function which allows you to unlock all levels if you aren't good enough to get past one.

Controls:
Click / Space - retry after death
Escape - suicide / return to menu after death
Space in Main Menu - unlock all levels
R in Main Menu - reset unlocks and records

Special thanks to the guys at #runouw for testing. Some of them got shoutouts in the secret level.

CUSTOMER TESTIMONIES!
"My siblings are very concerned as to why I'm shouting at a pentagram on my computer"
"This game is quite literally, hard as balls"
"Whoa disco floor"
"okay so now i'm the philosopher's stone defending the human transmutation circle"
"I'm gonna go. And cry."
"oh my god, i love you for level 7"
"WHAT ARE YOU, SADOMASOCHISTIC?"
"Why is this game fun? It shouldn't be fun"

Comments22

PIXEL^328 Apr 2013, 19:44

Suyo I very honestly hate you and love you

Suyoauthor28 Apr 2013, 19:55

I hate and love myself too
It's pretty awkward at home

ShawnFeatherly28 Apr 2013, 20:37

Great game. The first level totally reminds me how much I suck at micro in Starcraft2. Doubles as great micro training!

Killswitch29 Apr 2013, 03:25

Nice job on coming up with a block-defend mechanism. Also, did you get the level idea from Super Hexagon?

techmonkey29 Apr 2013, 11:23

I felt like the difficulty curve could have been better, but still enjoyable.

Ads are a little off though

robertcalvert29 Apr 2013, 13:22

Very difficult but most enjoyable.

minism29 Apr 2013, 17:59

Difficult but fun

shohs29 Apr 2013, 19:17

Pretty challenging, but definitely a fun game. I enjoyed the evolution into maximalism. I agree with a previous comment on the difficulty curve: it took me a lot longer to beat level 2 than level 3.

Arcana30 Apr 2013, 05:42

First level was a bit boring, but the second level onward was amazing. Very hard though, especially since the first level and the second level are so different from each other. I liked the psycho effects in the upper levels, though I confess that I cheated to unlock (but I'm glad that you put that in!)

PPLo30 Apr 2013, 17:46

My personal best : 112 sec. I did not saw the level 3 :(
Very simple and challenging game. Nice work!

Jeremias1 May 2013, 13:12

Very nice take on the theme. The main menu gets a bit annoying because it can instantly trigger the entering of a level just after you changed from a previous game to the main menu.

Good idea to make all levels unlockable via cheat :)

TheSarcastic1 May 2013, 13:16

Nice ;D

Corofides1 May 2013, 13:27

Very, very nice. Creative use of the theme. Extremely fun. Just an extremely good game.

SecondDimension1 May 2013, 20:21

Really satisfying to hit those blocks away.

Husky2 May 2013, 09:31

Simple yet challenging!
Good game.:P

GaTechGrad5 May 2013, 09:36

The secret level was very interesting.

JustinMullin7 May 2013, 01:27

I didn't read the description first, or really look at the screens, so I was very pleasantly surprised when the game started to pick up in complexity. Very fun, and really impressive!

Beerman9 May 2013, 21:49

Aaargh! What the hell is wrong with you, dude? That is just *evil*. I love it!