The theme this time around is "You Are the Monster." Instead of thinking about the traditional monsters that we as humans perceive as "scary," I instead defined the word as "deformed."
The backstory is this: A Tetris game glitches, and a pentomino spawns. He proceeds to make a 5-line combo (hint for first level newbs) and enters the computer's memory. He then invents the game of Pentrix by corrupting the Tetris code.
The tools I used (besides Scratch) are GIMP and Ableton Live. Background music is adapted from a manuscript found here: http://www.gamemusicthemes.com/sheetmusic/gameboy/tetris/ Everything else was made from absolute scratch with some reference from Wikipedia.
I found the movement in this game to be a bit stiff, especially with the transformations. I understand why everything needed to be constricted to a grid, but this execution often feels a bit unwieldy, especially when transforming. It would be handy if a little semi-transparent overlay would pop up when you attempt an invalid transformation that shows you *why* it's invalid. Also, I really like that you flipped the beveled edges on the pentonimo relative to the tetronimoes. It helped to make the pentonimo feel even more alien and foreign to this world. It was also useful for gameplay purposes, as it makes it easier to tell the pentonimo apart when it's pressed up against tetronimoes of the same color.
Also, I really like that you flipped the beveled edges on the pentonimo relative to the tetronimoes. It helped to make the pentonimo feel even more alien and foreign to this world. It was also useful for gameplay purposes, as it makes it easier to tell the pentonimo apart when it's pressed up against tetronimoes of the same color.