Your goal is to have one germ left standing. Click together germs for seemingly unpredictable results. Every 10 seconds the germs mutate. This can be completed in under 10 seconds but often patience is the key.
Oh and since I haven't added a licence I'll put this under MIT (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT). I would recommend using better code however! Tons of engines and libraries out there.
Very relaxing, but I don't know if it's unclear or I'm just stupid, I couldn't work out what I was doing at all. To start with I was able to catch lots of germs into one bigger one, but then clicking started to make them multiply.
The game in essence is working out what is going on, so it is unclear. Once you have got it, it's not so bad apart from requiring patience. In my case that's particularly hard near the end.
I'll provide a hints link above. I'm glad people found it relaxing, I've found it anything but.
I don't get this, I got to the point where I figured out you have to click them when they overlap, but something's wrong with their hit areas, I don't get it right or the areas aren't calculated right or something, but I can't really play this. Great potential though.
Neat entry! I'll admit that I eventually had to cheat...it's pretty easy to get the impression that the rules are something other than what they really are...
I really, really liked this one. The music is the best I've heard in the jam so far. I had a super cute germ. I almost named him, but then I accidentally spliced him with another one and the results were less than adorable, haha
I am ashamed to say that I would not have completed it without hint. That being said, filling the screen with those germs was also fun. And I liked the audio !
Hm, looks beautiful, but i didn't get it. Nice music. When do they disappear? Seemed random to me, clicking didn't give a consistent result. A better tutorial would be great..
Those germs are really squared :D It took me some time to understand that the clicking zone was not correlated to the actual form of the germ. One has to really be on the center to make it works (at least on chrome). The music is a good mix of peace and joy, it's perfect for the game.
Awesome generative game! Only critic is that, instead of providing tips, it would be better to provide visual feedback for the hitting areas and a small animation when a new germ i born. Very original!
Thanks for the feedback everyone. It's all being taken on board. I'm working on putting out a post jam version with bugs squished and improvements made. I keep playing other LD games instead however :)
Found this game very hard, but pretty cool! I featured it in my Ludum Dare 27 compilation video series, if youd like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/7EzKbFuvC2A
I refuse to believe that this smiling bear was randomly generated: http://puu.sh/4fiTT.jpg lol It started relaxing, then it got unnerving as I tried to merge large shapes and instead of merging I ended up generating more shapes ;[ ended up playing for a long time before rage-quitting... + Bonus points for random smiling bear
Such a cute little game :D it made me happy. Although it took a long time for the last two germs to become friends, I made it all the way! Superb relaxing soundtrack, and it was entertaining to look at the confused germs. Good job!
I was very tense at first, but when I found out the simple rules I relaxed and enjoyed it a little. I couldn't beat it, though, because most times that I click, even with two overlapping germs, they won't mix and another one spawns... A little frustrating!
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I also liked the music very much :)
Oh, and I did win! :D
I'll provide a hints link above.
I'm glad people found it relaxing, I've found it anything but.
I feel kinda bad, but I totally cheated.
I had a super cute germ. I almost named him, but then I accidentally spliced him with another one and the results were less than adorable, haha
When do they disappear? Seemed random to me, clicking didn't give a consistent result. A better tutorial would be great..
It took me some time to understand that the clicking zone was not correlated to the actual form of the germ. One has to really be on the center to make it works (at least on chrome).
The music is a good mix of peace and joy, it's perfect for the game.
It started relaxing, then it got unnerving as I tried to merge large shapes and instead of merging I ended up generating more shapes ;[ ended up playing for a long time before rage-quitting... + Bonus points for random smiling bear
Although it took a long time for the last two germs to become friends, I made it all the way! Superb relaxing soundtrack, and it was entertaining to look at the confused germs. Good job!
I'm having a hard time understanding what to do but this is certainly extremely innovative!
Very cool piece, nonetheless! =)