Touch Blocks, Avoid Spikes

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.89
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.35
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.59
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.11
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.16
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.97
Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.55
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.47
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★66%
A simple puzzle game. You must touch each of the coloured blocks within the allotted number of turns without touching any spikes.

Comments31

whitetigle
whitetigle29 Apr 2013, 03:38
I can't start it. It crashes at startup :( (got the zip from github)
ecbambrickauthor29 Apr 2013, 03:50
@whitetigle I've updated the zip to display the error message when running. Could you try redownloading it and telling me what the error says? Thanks.
Gremlin29 Apr 2013, 04:09
I really like the graphical style.
invi29 Apr 2013, 04:19
This was a lot of fun to play. Very cool controls.
ecbambrickauthor29 Apr 2013, 04:25
@adnzzzzZ Thanks. I'm not sure what is causing the problem as it should be runnable on either 64 or 32 bit systems. I'll have to look into further.
Magnus29 Apr 2013, 04:30
I love the aesthetic. Pretty cool mix of puzzle and timing.
Also sup from AGDG.
adnzzzzZ29 Apr 2013, 04:35
This was reaaally really good. I couldn't pass level 11 I think, but up to that point the game was really impressive and fit the theme pretty well. One expansion of this would be to have make levels such that the final (and only) sequence that can beat the level creates an actual small song. Although then the game would be much more about timed execution without any time to stop in between moves... Anyway, good job!

Also, your piano reminded me of this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNxqwEqu7rg
netgrind
netgrind29 Apr 2013, 05:19
That was nice, The music and graphics were excellent.
FuzzyWuzzie29 Apr 2013, 05:24
Love the graphics and the gameplay! Very unique and fun, and the musical notes really add a bow on top!
Nonameghost29 Apr 2013, 05:48
Very inovative. I loved the piano sounds. It was very calming at first, but the later levels really raise the curve. Not impossible, but hard.

ALSO you should make it more apparent that you have the .love file. That way mac/linux people can play it too if they have love. Nice work!
Perry29 Apr 2013, 05:54
Nice entry, good seeing an AGDG'er going into LD48!
gregdevice29 Apr 2013, 05:55
Really like it, simple and elegant. Nice work on the sound!
Christopher Schulte29 Apr 2013, 06:02
The music and art were fantastic, I love the tone sequence paired with moves; it greatly enhances the feeling of accomplishment. A very relaxing play, great job.
Hadyn
Hadyn29 Apr 2013, 06:59
I only made it as far as level 8 before rage quitting, but it's a great little game with awesome sound design and visuals that sit really well with the theme.
Fervir
Fervir29 Apr 2013, 07:51
I at times I felt like I was playing a rhythm game. Awesome sounds.
The art works really well and everything seems polished up.
Well done.
paulopn
paulopn29 Apr 2013, 15:34
I can't download it somehow... The .zip file is corrupted o.O
Meep29 Apr 2013, 18:48
Very elegant and aesthetically pleasing little puzzle. Got difficult very fast, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. :)
Merkoth29 Apr 2013, 18:53
Really nice game, looks sweet and sounds great. Nice mechanics too. Great work!
mushbuh29 Apr 2013, 18:53
Nice game, pretty graphics, cool particles.

Nice to watch your progress in AGDG
Ditto
Ditto29 Apr 2013, 19:03
This is so pleasing to both ears and eyes. Fantastic!
McBeef29 Apr 2013, 19:19
beautiful graphics and sound. I liked the concept, but I feel the skill and reflexes bit don't fit the overall mood and puzzly genre of the game.
PTSnoop
PTSnoop29 Apr 2013, 21:15
Interesting combination of puzzle-game and reflex-platformer. The 3D effect confused me at first as to which square I was actually on, though. But very nice aesthetics!
CloudiestNights30 Apr 2013, 02:18
The only problem I had was with the controls. I would sometimes move a space too many because I would hold down a key for a half second too long. Besides that, the graphics and sound were calming and beautiful and the levels thoughtfully designed.
epaik30 Apr 2013, 05:19
Really nice job man!

I think I might've appreciated it more if it were purely a puzzle game, but that may just be because I'm bad at dodging spikes. Got to level 8 before I gave up.
atraxgames2 May 2013, 16:43
Great puzzle game idea, and I love the idea of piano notes associated with keys, it's like sound and gameplay mix each other, you "play" the game in both ways
kddekadenz
kddekadenz2 May 2013, 16:48
Cool idea, but I gave up in the third round :P
paulopn
paulopn2 May 2013, 17:22
That's great! I really liked the use of piano notes!
One thing though: sometimes I accidentally moved twice in quick sucession, because the game apparently doesn't wait for a "key up" between moves. Just a minor nitpick, great game overall!
oatsbarley2 May 2013, 21:15
This is great! Lovely graphics and audio, and a really clever mechanic.
loxo5 May 2013, 18:40
Interesting music game, quite challenging. It's fun to play.
cardboard19 May 2013, 03:52
Stage 8 beat me. Unique gameplay, feels very polished, and great graphics.

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