Aggravation Cubes

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.81
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.62
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.19
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★52%
EDIT: Download links fixed

A challenging game about having your character precisely at the right spots at the right moment. Your death orb will kill your enemies for you! Just be at the right distance for when it moves. All you gotta do is move left and right. A challenging game with implicit strategies.

Four levels, four unique enemies!

16:9 resolution recommended, Mac and Linux builds untested but should work without issue.

Comments28

batmanasb
batmanasb14 Dec 2015, 04:13
Make the download public!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
guoboism14 Dec 2015, 05:48
It's a crazy fast-paced experimental game.
ruscoe
ruscoe14 Dec 2015, 05:56
Fun little game. You'll die a lot, but the game restarts right away without having to go through a menu. Definitely do play at 16:9 resolution to give yourself more time to react to enemies.
PancakePrincess14 Dec 2015, 07:17
I died a lot. 9/10 would play again.
Charzendat14 Dec 2015, 08:20
I couldn't get to the end but I want to know whats there!! Good job.
dvdking14 Dec 2015, 09:02
interesting concept, but I think there was lack some kind of sound rhythm, because as is it's pretty hard to time hits.
broiledvictoryauthor14 Dec 2015, 14:25
Yeah dvdking, this was actually something I wanted to implement.

Thanks everyone for the reviews so far.
madjackmcmad
madjackmcmad14 Dec 2015, 21:26
Please don't make the music reset every time you die.
LMT14 Dec 2015, 21:30
That was quite a nice game. However, I feel it was slightly too difficult. Despite this, I did really enjoy the music.
in3orn14 Dec 2015, 21:33
Dissapointed by the ending :( I thought there will be some reward for such effort! :P Nice game :)
Vertigon14 Dec 2015, 21:47
Crashes to desktop when I hit "Play Game" from the menu. :-( Will try again later.
SirSoltex15 Dec 2015, 05:06
cool very frustrating (in a good way) when you think the ball is in the right place and it quickly moves away
SpecialChef15 Dec 2015, 05:06
SOO HARD! But innovative! No growing?
broiledvictoryauthor15 Dec 2015, 05:09
SpecialChef, nope just two button controls.
tweedle
tweedle15 Dec 2015, 05:20
Really neat concept. Fun and unique gameplay!

I do wish I could see further so I'd have more time to react.
Also, I want to hear the rest of the song! You should keep it playing after you die.
Drtizzle
Drtizzle15 Dec 2015, 21:44
Nice concept, but the learning curve is too steep. It took me +/-25 tries to beat the first level, I gave up on the second level.
It would be nice if the attack-ball moved at a constant tempo, or if the ball just spun around you at a steady speed.
Good job!

p.s. if you don't want the music to restart every time you reload the level, look up "static methods", and "DontDestroyOnLoad" ;)
nopogo
nopogo16 Dec 2015, 17:04
The game is crazy difficult. But because you are instantly thrown back into the fray this is not as frustrating. Good simple concept with solid execution. The argument is already made for a continuous soundtrack (I second that)
mukult16 Dec 2015, 19:52
Must say a neat concept!!
Super fast paced...
I could not get past 4th guy...
lol!! fun game!
Auroz16 Dec 2015, 20:17
Mechanics felt more frustrating than fun to play.
Big Cow
Big Cow16 Dec 2015, 20:26
Hilarious little game. I thought you got the dynamic of hitting things with your ball to kill them really right. Its soooo hard and frustrating! Enemy background was hilariously detailed for the amount of graphics detail. Reminded me of games on the Atari 2600 ahhh memories.
Bobsleigh16 Dec 2015, 20:31
Timing the music with the orb would be a great addition. I also found the Toad enemy to be not very interesting, since you can hit him in 2 orb position. He's very easy to defeat. Good idea to improve on.
broiledvictoryauthor16 Dec 2015, 20:35
Bobsleigh yeah part of what makes him easy to difficult is he jumps at the orb/responds to it as if it was a player increasing the pause, it's a glitch I intend to fix it in the future, he's also very punishing if you don't kill him at first. But thanks for your suggestion.
Ryusui
Ryusui17 Dec 2015, 00:07
I give it points for the overall concept but it's just way too finicky and frustrating. :(
Pepejson17 Dec 2015, 08:26
Nice game, however its quite too hard (or I'm noobish :D). I think the ball should move faster or back wall slower. Or camera should see more, but still it's nice concept :)
Dejvo
Dejvo19 Dec 2015, 12:33
waay too random spawns of the enemies. you can't master it
broiledvictoryauthor21 Dec 2015, 00:21
Devjo, could you clarify by random? The enemy spawn points are pre-determined
yokcos70028 Dec 2015, 01:51
The second level is far harder than any other. Even having completed the game, I'm still not sure how to deal with the green folks.

The music restarts when you die. Not a great choice, that.

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