Shared Destiny

by pesty
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.26
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.81
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.54
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.06
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.08
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★48%
A vague story open to interpretation, portrayed in the form of puzzles.

Let me know how far you get by level number/name!

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Comments19

ShaunJS
ShaunJS25 Aug 2014, 18:52
I like it! I think it's cool you managed to get so much content out of just a few mechanics. The difficulty ramps up very quickly, but the mechanics are very easy to get to grips with!

I think gameplay wise one of my only concerns would be that some levels take a very long time, or look very intimidating from the beginning which may dissuade people from playing to completion. This is always something to be wary of in single-screen puzzles. Especially where failure resets the whole thing. My own entry is guilty of this sometimes as well.

I think you focused on the right things, and 'did what you could' with the presentation to give it a neat aesthetic despite obviously being very simple. Always the wise choice if you're not artistically confident.

Good stuff!
Pestyauthor25 Aug 2014, 22:04
I have no mac of my own for testing i'm afraid, sorry
Jellycakes25 Aug 2014, 22:19
Pretty cool, nice mechanic and I liked the meaning behind some of the gameplay. Nice work.
OnlySlightly25 Aug 2014, 22:21
Really cool mechanic and very challenging puzzles. Great job!
OFF
OFF25 Aug 2014, 22:25
Simple but powerful, you made real intersting level but maybe you could imagine a morepregressive way. The black and white style is intersting but the graphics and the font could be maybe better to create a more trendy look, more classic.

Actually some level are maybe too scary for a free game, even if there is a solution...

At the end i'm always impressed by puzzle design and here it's well done even with hard puzzle... the hardest to design ;)
Konrad Zegis25 Aug 2014, 23:32
Great submission!

I really appreciate your level design - I once created puzzle game and 99% of comments was "it's too easy", while difficulty in yours scale up nicely.
KuGrou26 Aug 2014, 02:36
Good job, I like that it feels like there's a good variety to the puzzles using the simple mechanics.
MattThePie26 Aug 2014, 17:37
Really clever puzzles, not too keen on the story though..
danidre14
danidre1428 Aug 2014, 15:19
It's great! Mechanics, and all that!
Rehacked29 Aug 2014, 10:58
Good idea And Level design.
thecolorhacker29 Aug 2014, 11:58
Liked the game a lot. It is an easy to play - hard to master mechanic, very clever level design, and lot of fun to play.
CodeNMore29 Aug 2014, 19:20
Difficult, fun, simple! Great!
ZeppelinCaptain29 Aug 2014, 20:35
The fact that you restart the level when you touch something is very annoying in a puzzle game.

I love it when someone tries to tell a story with a game though, keep it up :)

I made it to "Don't get distracted" before getting frustrated.
DvanderAart
DvanderAart3 Sep 2014, 19:31
I like the concept and it works well. I have seen this done a bit more polished but very nice going on this one.
apiotrw13 Sep 2014, 16:19
Solid entry
Catmoo15 Sep 2014, 19:05
The game works really well and can get quite tricky to master, but it seems to always be accomplishable. Very good puzzle design!
DesignerNap
DesignerNap15 Sep 2014, 19:23
Great solid design skills here. I really appreciate the thought of the puzzles. A bit of audio and you have a great game here!
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