GLOV3.1

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.68
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.54
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.70
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.36
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.83
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★84%
My entry for Ludum Dare 32. My first entry ever. It's not going to change the world I'm certain. But I'm proud I managed to make it in time. :)

My unconventional weapon is a magic glove that turns blocks into targets.

Genres: puzzle

Comments50

frondeus
frondeus20 Apr 2015, 19:24
Whoah! Simple, but really nice game! I spent more time on that than on every previous entry
flummox3dauthor20 Apr 2015, 20:47
Thank you frondeus :)
EwChap
EwChap20 Apr 2015, 21:28
Fun puzzle game. very clean, should be easy to expand if desired.
eXpl0it3r
eXpl0it3r20 Apr 2015, 21:37
I love puzzle games and this one has been very well done. Lots of different variations and some thinking involved.
flummox3dauthor20 Apr 2015, 22:06
Thank you guys :)
Fanttum
Fanttum21 Apr 2015, 00:26
Not my cup of tea, but maybe its cool ya know. Nice job.
Squeka
Squeka21 Apr 2015, 02:13
I like the simple graphic and the game mechanism especially on manipulating the level's target to progress :).
(Sorry if you have read the same comment in NG, but I couldn't commment that time because I haven't submitted my game that time xD)
flummox3dauthor21 Apr 2015, 07:55
Thanks Fanttum :)
flummox3dauthor21 Apr 2015, 07:56
Thank you Squeka and no problem, at the very least you enforced the idea in me that you like it :D
flummox3dauthor21 Apr 2015, 13:03
Thank you :)
PinkIndian21 Apr 2015, 13:49
Nice little puzzle game. Simplistic but still a lot of variability.
CriticalMammal
CriticalMammal22 Apr 2015, 11:06
Ah, I thought it was a puzzlescript game when I first started playing :) very, very nice.

The visuals and sound are very basic of course, but you worked on the game where it counts... the interaction. Some very clever puzzles here and I can tell the sacrifice to the visuals and whatnot really allowed you to experiment a lot with the gameplay. You kept surprising me introducing new mechanics! And polished smart ones at that. One of the main ones that tripped me up at first was the blue horizontal line blocks semi-early on. Took me a while to get it and I didn't even understand what I did that worked until I thought about it for a second haha. Weirdly I don't remember that mechanic reappearing after that level now that I think about it...

I didn't beat the game, because honestly I'm exhausted and just keep promising myself I'll just rate/review one more game... but Ludum Dare continues to keep my sleep schedule screwed up haha.

Here's a screenshot of the level I made it to, I'm not sure how far in it is: http://imgur.com/zmRNLVp

Very nice entry, puzzles take time and a lot of thought to craft. You didn't have much time but you sure had your thought process down haha.

Oh, and I liked the text and instructions that pop up. Sometimes they can catch you off guard while mid-game, but they're smartly written, short and sweet, and were generally refreshing to see when they appeared.

The ONLY real negative thing I have to say about this game regarding the competition is that the tie-in to the theme was pretty weak. It's basically a justification for creating a clever re-imagining of Sokoban, but it is a bit of a stretch to be honest. A stretch I'm okay with though because the gameplay works so well haha.
flummox3dauthor22 Apr 2015, 11:48
The blue horizontal line blocks puzzle were there for the "Don't let it fool you" text thing - it's exact purpose was to trip you up a bit :D And that's why I didn't use it again: it's just a one-off to throw you off :)

Only 3 levels remain after that one (or 2, because... well, I don't wanna spoil it :D).

And yeah, looking around at other entries, I realized I could have done a better job theme-wise. But this is my first Ludum Dare, if that counts as a valid excuse :D

Thank you for your feedback :)
Chris M22 Apr 2015, 15:49
Good ending! Kinda wished you used a new colour palette to make it more of a surprise :)

I enjoyed a lot of this, although found it a little hodge-podgy; rather than develop one mechanic the gameplay continually shifts between mechanics. Nearer the end it builds up a rhythm, but I think we've made the same mistake in that our last levels are a lot of walking around without much real puzzling.

Still, there's a lot of fun ideas here, and a lot of fun I had :)
flummox3dauthor22 Apr 2015, 16:12
Thanks :) Glad you liked the ending :D
Junber
Junber23 Apr 2015, 19:54
Very nice twist on sokoban. Good level design. The big levels may have been better with smaller tilesize rather than scrolling (puzzlescript normally uses the first method right?) but this wasnt too much of a problem either.
flummox3dauthor23 Apr 2015, 20:16
Thank you :) And yeah, maybe that would have been better, but I had to use the scrolling because of the nature of the last level and I don't think there's a method to change the zoom between levels - but I could be wrong.
Kevlanche
Kevlanche24 Apr 2015, 19:35
Liked it a lot! Excellent idea!
sprawl24 Apr 2015, 19:38
Solid Puzzle Game. Really good job.
Lots of level and interesting gameplay with a lot of different elements.
flummox3dauthor24 Apr 2015, 19:45
Thank you guys :)
recursor
recursor28 Apr 2015, 21:01
Very simple yet quite enjoyable to play. A nice take on the sokoban style.
flummox3dauthor28 Apr 2015, 21:24
Thank you recursor :)
Os_Reboot29 Apr 2015, 13:39
Awesome game! Nice job on level design.
ProgramGamer
ProgramGamer29 Apr 2015, 13:56
One of the best entries I've played so far! Solid mechanics, controls and levels, and the dialog between levels gives it a pretty neat humorist atmosphere! The only thing I can really complain about is the lack of music, but you didn't want to be rated on that front, so it's fine.
Yazara
Yazara29 Apr 2015, 14:00
really innovative and fun! well done :)
flummox3dauthor29 Apr 2015, 14:39
Thank you all for your kind words! :)
Kasmilus
Kasmilus1 May 2015, 10:15
Amazing ideas, great game!
flummox3dauthor1 May 2015, 10:53
Thank you Kasmilus :)
jmborden2 May 2015, 19:25
What an interesting take on Sokoban. Normally a game which lets you shoot would be not be considered to be using an unconventional weapon... however in sokoban it is! Especially the way you pulled it off.
SamH
SamH3 May 2015, 10:01
I finished the game. Excellent level design. Congrats on the way you introduce the new mechanics progressively.
flummox3dauthor3 May 2015, 20:33
Thank you guys! :)
ChronoDK4 May 2015, 06:37
Very clever mechanics. I like it.
flummox3dauthor4 May 2015, 08:11
Thank you :)
Steven Colling
Steven Colling4 May 2015, 11:44
Simple but very well-thought-out. I enjoyed playing through the levels. Very good job! Especially for a first entry!
flummox3dauthor4 May 2015, 12:19
Thank you very much! :)
spin-down
spin-down4 May 2015, 12:41
Enjoyable puzzler. I liked the way most levels introduced some new twist. The level designs were also very well done.
Demy
Demy4 May 2015, 17:33
Awesome puzzle!
flummox3dauthor4 May 2015, 17:35
Thank you spin-down and Demy! :)
KaiseanGames4 May 2015, 17:57
Nice sokoban tweaking... :) It was mind-boggling.
flummox3dauthor4 May 2015, 18:13
Thank you :)
OadT
OadT7 May 2015, 10:45
Great first entry! The mechanics makes a lot of fun, also the end was funny
flummox3dauthor7 May 2015, 11:23
Glad you liked it :) Thanks :)
DesignerNap
DesignerNap10 May 2015, 11:04
Excellent Design - V Impressed. Great work
flummox3dauthor10 May 2015, 17:50
Thank you! :)
nihilaleph11 May 2015, 23:55
That was awesome! Great game! Very interesting concept, some more work on level design (due the limited time it was great, but with more time there could be more elaborated levels), graphic and sound and it would be perfect~
RyanNielson
RyanNielson12 May 2015, 00:02
Seemed like an interesting concept, and I really like the simple graphical style an tile based movement of everything. I didn't really know what I was doing half the time though.
yuigoto
yuigoto12 May 2015, 00:44
Nice! It's simple, but nice and well thought! :)

Just by playing the first levels I thought of lots of things for this game! :P

Be proud of it, really! It was also my first jam and I'm very proud! :3
flummox3dauthor12 May 2015, 00:58
Thanks for the feedback, guys! :)

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