minimalism

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.78
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.30
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.15
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.35
Mood★★★★★★★★★★1.95
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★45%
Simple touch/click game. Pick the smallest falling line. Progressively gets faster and adds more lines.

Built with libGDX http://libgdx.badlogicgames.com/

Font "Dosis" from Google WebFonts http://www.google.com/fonts/

Font converted with Heiro http://slick.cokeandcode.com/demos/hiero.jnlp

This is my first LD game and first time playing with libGDX, so just trying things out.

Comments12

3.1429 Apr 2013, 04:17
I like the idea that edges of the game matter and bend the perception of lengths.
pvwradtke
pvwradtke29 Apr 2013, 04:17
Nice idea that could be developed a bit more to include more shapes and figures. Nice for a mobile game.
Test User29 Apr 2013, 04:45
Seems fun, but the sticks are really thin, so sometimes they're hard to catch, and since they don't fall at the same time, sometimes the short stick is too far gone before I can tell that it's the short one.
visibleatom
visibleatom29 Apr 2013, 06:13
Same thing Test User said. Considering the background is white, the color outside the app is white, it makes it VERY hard to know how much time you have left (web version)
voxel29 Apr 2013, 07:00
The things the previous commenters are complaining about are what made the game interesting imho. Very direct interpretation of the theme. Like+
tchagnon
tchagnonauthor30 Apr 2013, 03:30
Thanks for the feedback, everyone! I wanted to add more shapes, variation in movement direction, etc, but I'm just glad I finished something my first time.
nimblegorilla1 May 2013, 05:27
This is one of the best uses of minimal game components while still having an interesting game.
SmallDeadGuy1 May 2013, 18:12
There is nowhere near enough distance to fall to tell which is the shortest, and sometimes there are 2 almost identically short. very simple, didn't seem to have any audio. It is only 48 hours, but even my first entry like a few years ago wasn't anywhere near this simple.
mollymus2 May 2013, 07:38
Very minimalistic indeed! Good job on the idea and execution of it!:)
dector
dector9 May 2013, 11:47
Can't get far :) But game is nice.
Brassawiking
Brassawiking12 May 2013, 19:03
Sometimes, they came so far apart that I didn't get a chance to compare them. Other than that it is a solid game concept!
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