Linear Motion

by pitzik4
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.77
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.17
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.47
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.87
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.41
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★10%
The playing field shapeshifts, just to be clear.

Control the "widget" with mouse, keyboard, or touch; it'll work on PCs, tablets, mobile phones, whatever supports HTML5 canvas. And just to round off that convenient array of keywords, it's a Web game.

I "took it easy" this time, didn't even start until about 30 hours in. I think I made something interesting, though; I've had some fun messing around with it. It probably looks like it originally had a pretty big scope, but this is actually about what I was thinking of when the idea first drifted into my head.

If you can't tell what's going on, that's because not much is going on at all. The game doesn't really have much of a goal, though you could try to turn all eight of the spinning squares grey by touching them. You could also see how long you can keep the playing field continuously in motion. Just use your imagination.

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Comments25

BigBrother19 Apr 2016, 01:53
I really like the idea of it, and I understand it, don't worry. I think the way it's coded to work with all of the listed things is super innovative, and I really everything about it in general. The theme for this LD was pretty hard, so I'm not gonna judge you too hard on that (i gave 5 stars). Great job!

-Henry
zwrawr
zwrawr20 Apr 2016, 00:59
Like the art , the gear spinning in the wrong direction looked very odd. I think this could be expanded into a very interesting puzzle game
Pitƶik4
Pitƶik4author20 Apr 2016, 01:37
Thanks, but the gear isn't spinning in the wrong direction. It isn't rolling along the walls. It's just... spinning.
Wahooney
Wahooney20 Apr 2016, 05:33
Interesting concept, not like anything I'd seen before. A bit more of a goal would be a good idea, but overall quire cool and strangely addictive.
Crowbeak
Crowbeak20 Apr 2016, 06:35
The shapes that make up the level, shifting... nice idea.
BitDare
BitDare20 Apr 2016, 11:17
Quite an interesting game. I like the idea.
ployer
ployer21 Apr 2016, 16:41
nice puzzle. wish there was more to visual markers to know whats going on. besides that well done
emanuelesan23 Apr 2016, 07:58
very nice idea! the only not very clear thing is how to win, but it was nice to fiddle around with the cog.
Henry00
Henry0023 Apr 2016, 12:30
I like the blueprint style graphics.
ZpeedTube
ZpeedTube24 Apr 2016, 05:49
Nice graphics and gameplay but I quite don't understand how the shapeshifting works. :3
OysterKLAN24 Apr 2016, 07:14
I like the idea of it and it looks pretty slick, but sometimes it is hard to see what is going on because it feels like there is a lot more happening outside the camera's field of view.
fauche_j24 Apr 2016, 10:43
I really like the graphics, the game is kind of difficult to understand.
tayl1r
tayl1r24 Apr 2016, 12:24
Looks nice.
marmpa
marmpa24 Apr 2016, 13:27
Wow the game is really cool. I loved how the gear worked. THough the screen was moving all the time.
SHLFStudios24 Apr 2016, 19:55
definitely nifty, even if it doesn't have a goal
CaptainPilot
CaptainPilot24 Apr 2016, 21:40
I literally have no idea what's going on in this game. The cog just seems to be grinding the wall. Looks nice though.
LandoSystems
LandoSystems28 Apr 2016, 03:40
One of our top ideas was a shapeshifting board. Glad to see someone implemented it!
tomlum
tomlum28 Apr 2016, 06:42
Wonderful. Really novel but satisfying, fluid, and intuitive controls, even (especially) when the world was moving all over the place. A really fun exploration.
syst3m_ERROR28 Apr 2016, 14:43
Super innovative, and fun to play! Your game was super smooth as well, I was a little confused on what I was supposed to be doing, and how it fit the theme as well? But overall it was fun to play.
Sir Magic
Sir Magic2 May 2016, 20:42
I couldn't figure out how to transform but I really liked the movement in this game.
Anti2 May 2016, 21:20
The graphics and art were really nice. It was an interesting concept but like you said yourself: Not much is going on. Still awesome work!
wboqm4 May 2016, 06:42
Nice mechanics. Would be great to see more game play.
frondeus
frondeus4 May 2016, 16:00
I like these blueprints! But you said game doesn't really have goal - and it hurts.
ermrk
ermrk6 May 2016, 18:23
I like blueprint style of graphic. I would add some text like "Play!" at the beginning. I think that the game was loading.

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