ORBII is a puzzle over 8 turns, that leaves you to add, combine and eliminate elements from connected worlds, in order to create a final one containing all four of these elements.
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The game is all mouse controlled, you just click the buttons.
The lines indicate how the worlds are connected.
Two of the same element applied to a world will eliminate that element from the world.
Beautifully presented, and surprisingly tricky! I love the clean aesthetic. Was initially having trouble determining what the brown icon corresponded to on the planets (didn't pay close attention to the instructions, haha). I get it now, though.. :)
I really like the graphics, but I didn't get how to win. When I thought I had all the elements, the end result showed just an empty planet with 0 score. But still a great entry. ^^
@Kinta: When you have two planets completely neutralizing each other in the last turn, you will of course, as a result, end up with an empty planet. You do not need to combine all elements until the very last moment.
Absolutely incredible polish for a game made in 48 hours. It's hard to know what moves are going to do, especially the first time playing, however I did manage to win, so...
That was a really neat premise. Really makes you think about what each planet is getting. I was never able to win, maybe it's because I don't understand it, but I was only ever able to hit 3 elements.
Also I'm really interested in how you generated each subsequent world, really cool.
The 3d graphics were really good but I found the icons somewhat confusing. However, the mechanics were good and it takes some thought to get it right. Short but good. Also it reminded me of genetics ^^.
That's a pretty nice wee game! It's a bit hard to figure out which planet has which resource, so I ended up cancelling out a few times, but I got there in the end :)
That was fun. :D It took me a few rounds to understand and then it took me a few more rounds to get the hang of it. I think it took about 8-9 rounds to score 4 out of 4. Fun game, well made. :)
For future readers, choosing an element adds it to that planet and the lines show how the planets will be created for the next level - if a planet on the next level has 1 incoming line, it will just be "copied", but if it has two incoming lines (source planets) then the combination rules apply (two of the same element cancel each other out, one of an element will get transferred through).
Hey vividhelix, good explanation, cheers, but your addition only applies to the very first choice, to turn number one. After that every planet affecting two following planets will affect both equally.
I realized that small inconsistency after i submitted, but it actually helps the gameplay to not have the player confronted with two exactly same looking planets in turn two already.
Lol, that's what I was thinking but then I was like "wait, what about the first turn?" :)
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Cake&Code16 Sep 2014, 00:39
Very beautiful game! I'm a sucker for games with this kind of visual and artistic polish, and I think you made it just as fun as it was beautiful! My one comment would be to adjust the kerning on your instructions, as they're a bit hard to read. :P
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Game description could be shown a bit longer. Or loose it and explain the game alongside the first playthrough.
love it!
more detailed rules explanation might be nice, though.
Also I'm really interested in how you generated each subsequent world, really cool.
Really nice game
Gameplay is perfect and the graphics are mindblowing.
However, the mechanics were good and it takes some thought to get it right. Short but good.
Also it reminded me of genetics ^^.
For future readers, choosing an element adds it to that planet and the lines show how the planets will be created for the next level - if a planet on the next level has 1 incoming line, it will just be "copied", but if it has two incoming lines (source planets) then the combination rules apply (two of the same element cancel each other out, one of an element will get transferred through).
Graphics were amazing!
I realized that small inconsistency after i submitted, but it actually helps the gameplay to not have the player confronted with two exactly same looking planets in turn two already.