Oh. Oh well this just isn't any fun at all... Well, better luck next time I guess.
CONTROLS: arrows. GOAL: get all the balls into the hole I guess...? You figure it out.
MORAL TO THE STORY: first work out your idea in all its details. I got a way better idea this morning but there ain't no way I'm going to finish that on time. Maybe I'll make that game as a post-compo.
(I put it on anyway because... well I'm not really sure (this is also totally an intended rip-off of Luke O'Connor's Ishihara(http://lukeoc.co.uk/ishihara/ishihara.html))
UPDATE
I made a post compo version with mouse controls. It should be less infuriating to play now :)
A very challenging and fun game. I really like the way you handled the difficulty. Unfortunately part of the challenge comes from the difficulty with the controls. It just feels like I'm sliding all over the place. Very good use of simple shapes and colors.
Well, this was impressive! Nice idea. Gameplay is smooth, controls are fine, there's enough difficulty. Even if you say it's not finished, i don't think so.
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Martin_Monosys2 May 2013, 19:14
It's not that bad really, but it's a bit hard, and at first you don't really know what to do... :) Controls could be smoother, and it needs sound and/or music. Otherwise, not bad!
I think this prototype is much more promising than you give yourself credit for. I haven't played anything quite like it before, and yet I was able to figure out what needed to be done with no instructions at all (I accidentally skipped over the "get the balls in the hole" bit of your text and only saw it after I was done playing). You're on to something here. Don't give up!
This one was really promising! You had a solid arcade mechanic down, but unfortunately didn't execute on a game. The controls were also a little bit awkward, but the graphics were pleasing in the clean style.
Hi everyone! Thanks for all the constructive comments I got. I uploaded a post-compo version with better controls because most complaints were about the controls, so give that a go. Thanks again :)
I really think that the idea has potential. Y played both, your compo and post-compo games. The second one is much better, because of the controllers and difficulty. In my opinion if you let the player move faster would be good. Think about making this for tablets and multiplayer, it would be cool :).
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I really like the way you handled the difficulty.
Unfortunately part of the challenge comes from the difficulty with the controls.
It just feels like I'm sliding all over the place.
Very good use of simple shapes and colors.