Simultaneism

by bogden
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.92
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.89
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.97
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.98
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.06
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.93
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★77%
A simple little game with two buttons where you dodge falling blocks.

...and a twist?

(Please play with sound before rating.)

=====HIGH SCORES======

Post a screenshot (or video?!) in the comments and I'll add your score to the list!

1. Bumblepie - 89
2. http://www.twitch.tv/mahjong50 - 84
3. Zanzlanz - 60

Comments57

yumaikas14 Dec 2015, 06:23
Definitely try this game. #nospoilers
gironC
gironC14 Dec 2015, 06:24
Too easy.... oh wait....
mukult14 Dec 2015, 06:24
Nice game... don't know how it fits the theme exactly... so with growing screens...you play more games ?

But still!! It was fun to play but gets way too intense by 3rd game! :)
Steven Miller
Steven Miller14 Dec 2015, 07:24
Great game! I loved how it started with two button controls and then switched to growing, my favorite incorporation of both themes so far.
fede0d14 Dec 2015, 07:41
Great game! Its very difficult but also addicting. I liked the music also.
Tensoplast0114 Dec 2015, 07:47
SOOOO Nice, I love your concept!
blohod14 Dec 2015, 08:27
very good, although naming you game so close to the theme is not a great idea/
Docjekyll
Docjekyll14 Dec 2015, 08:42
Love it. I had a similar idea during brainstorming, and the way you executed it was so much cleaner than what I was thinking.
Good idea. Great execution.
DivineOmega14 Dec 2015, 08:44
Clever one! I really wasn't expecting the escalation to multiple games. :)
doitle
doitle14 Dec 2015, 09:21
Awesome execution on this one. It's literally the themes. Syncing it to the music gives it a really polished feeling and ramps up the hype. You could probably put this on a flash portal and people would enjoy it.
Thembi14 Dec 2015, 09:47
Goes from boring to almost impossible very quickly.
nonetheless14 Dec 2015, 20:21
Dude, you went over the edge with wsad....
Very solid entry, I like the idea, graphics and sounds.And you just want to play one more time :)
sp3ctrum
sp3ctrum14 Dec 2015, 21:01
Really fun ! I like so much how the difficulty is scaling
mattrified
mattrified15 Dec 2015, 04:54
I really liked the layered music.

(SPOILERS!)

Very cool concept and fun play on the theme. I will say I sorta wish there was a health system. It was annoying to die at phase 3 before I understood it and then had to replay through phases 1 and 2. Minor thing. Nice job!
ianh
ianh15 Dec 2015, 08:07
So hard. T_T
Boberro15 Dec 2015, 10:56
You lied to me! You sneaky bastard :D
scorched
scorched15 Dec 2015, 17:27
I feel like I'm playing Starcraft: I go to build the second base, and my first one is destroyed :D
Very hard for me, but overall the concept is pretty good!
SSJMetroid
SSJMetroid15 Dec 2015, 22:02
It's so simple but effective. You lied to me about the two button thing though :|
Bogdenauthor15 Dec 2015, 22:16
@SSJMetroid, It's not a lie! The name of the game changes as you play :D
Drury
Drury16 Dec 2015, 00:58
I want to see someone get a ridiculous score on this and upload his run to youtube.
alvarop16 Dec 2015, 04:48
I don't want to give a review that will spoil the game, but I really like how you start playing by thinking that you chose one theme, but in reality, it's the other.

Or is it both?
HUH.
kirbytails716 Dec 2015, 08:06
Good implementation of the concept. I like how I wasn't expecting the multi-tasking at first. The UI could be a bit more intuitive, but who has time for A/B testing for a jam? ;)
careless
careless17 Dec 2015, 02:40
haha I thought I could multi-task until WASD appeared!
walaber
walaber17 Dec 2015, 05:28
loved the twist, this is one of the reasons I like Ludum Dare- games that seem to be 1 thing and then surprise you as you play them. nice work!
qwetro17 Dec 2015, 06:01
It looks so simple at first sight, I'm glad that I didn't close the game before , lol.
Trasevol_Dog18 Dec 2015, 20:44
Multitasking video games is hard D:
Had a fun time, although it really does get too hard when you get to the fourth screen. Nice concept anyways. Me likes.
Zeriver
Zeriver18 Dec 2015, 21:48
Cool multitasking game, really hard (especially when math parts comes in). Simplistic but very polished, i mean nice animation, great choice of colors and music.

My score http://i.imgur.com/xuoneNW.png
jsmars
jsmars18 Dec 2015, 22:46
Great game! I've seen a similar idea done before but it was still very well made, and awesome take on the theme :)
thedashdude
thedashdude18 Dec 2015, 22:47
The growing controls was a really nice touch, but everything after the fourth screen was to much for me.
Troma
Troma19 Dec 2015, 00:20
Too easy! Liked the concept!
jeroenwimmers
jeroenwimmers19 Dec 2015, 01:11
creative, but too hard for my brain >.<
FrederickK19 Dec 2015, 03:13
Great idea and made it right!
_HopFrog19 Dec 2015, 04:35
This sure gets hectic really quickly haha. It was a lot of fun, totally recommended!
Rfdshir19 Dec 2015, 04:47
The best gameplay, i think. Very clever take on the themes!
Was not able to win the fourth game ^_^
ElliotFiske19 Dec 2015, 07:22
Super fun game! great controls, fun concept.

Gets super hard by the 4th game.
Jwatt19 Dec 2015, 17:20
Hah, I appreciate the surprise factor. I'm not sure if stuff was syncing with the music or not, would've made the multitasking easier.
matiasbontempo19 Dec 2015, 22:20
I really liked the twist. I was not waitting for that.
akirassasin
akirassasin20 Dec 2015, 00:32
You should add simple instructions when a new game appears, other than that, it's a very challenging addictive game :P
roaringcatgames
roaringcatgames20 Dec 2015, 04:46
5/5/5/5/5/5/5 This is great. Infuriating but great. Super polished, fun, challenging game. One of the best entries. Feels complete, and ready to go. A+++++ would smash keyboard again.
Bumblepie20 Dec 2015, 04:58
A really great entry, similar to multitask. The difficulty grows really quickly, and it is a lot of fun to try and beat your high score. It does a great job of making you feel like you're improving, and each time you die, you really want to do better, and focus on the minigame you failed, making you die on another one! A really fun game, great work.
My Highscore was 89, although that was slightly because it bugged out when I was at 60 something and let me start from 70 despite not reaching it already.
https://gyazo.com/343d3c8d2c42ddd9b6ffd4c4667c2109
LeReveur
LeReveur20 Dec 2015, 06:22
Er... Did someone have a brain to loan ? One is not enough to properly test this game...
Clever gameplay, but very hard for normal persons (I mean, those who have only to brain lobes).
Good job !
Blobo
Blobo20 Dec 2015, 21:18
Wow. ok, this got hard fast. so much multitasking. so little time. you have to monitor the falling cubes, monitor the green ball, monitor the blue line, monitor the WASD portion, do basic arithmatic. MAN! amazing work.
mike.cullingham21 Dec 2015, 04:40
Ha. Nice twist. But it gets seriously hard fast. I didn't get to find out if there was a fourth game.
inbetweengames
inbetweengames21 Dec 2015, 06:52
Oh wow. Really innovative. Great mindfuck game.
lurils22 Dec 2015, 00:37
very fun and challenging game, great use of the themes
spotco
spotco22 Dec 2015, 01:04
Really clever idea (I see you definitely covered your bases with BOTH themes), wish there was a way to skip ahead the easier sections.
KayZ22 Dec 2015, 12:05
Wow, great take on the theme. Didn't expect that. Need to play this game more often to improve on all those skills required to beat this beast!
Galvesmash22 Dec 2015, 22:45
Well I have to admit, I played alone and couldn't handle it then I asked for help and I figure out that was still hard!! At the end was left two people with broken brains haha. Good entry, very innovating.
Zanzlanz
Zanzlanz1 Jan 2016, 16:37
Well done! I made it above Zeriver - keeping the leaderboard alphabetical I guess ;)
http://i.imgur.com/m4g4qjR.png 60

Did you get the idea from Multitask?

I love how you have the player flailing to use different buttons - numbers, WASD, Space, and arrows. Really challenging but really fun! Definitely a thing you could get better at with a lot of practice and patience. An in-game scoreboard would be fantastic - I'm sure it would get more people really into it. :)

Also, I love the track you made for the game!

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