Shapetris

by bablawn

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.75

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.81

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.25

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.06

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.44

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★22%

Ever wanted to know what happens when we combine procedural generation with tetris? Well now all your pieces will shift around!

How many lines can you clear?

There is no audio :( So don't panic if you can't hear anything.

Developed by:

Mitchell Craig (@mitchcraig311)

Stephen Ma (@tehPHEN)

Controls:

W - Instant Drop

S - Fast Drop

A, D - Move blocks left/right

Source Available Here: https://github.com/Bablawn3d5/LD35

Genres: puzzle

Comments11

Pellanor18 Apr 2016, 21:38

Very amusing. Would be nice to be able to rotate blocks. Also it seems you can't lose.

emmelineprufrock19 Apr 2016, 14:21

Interesting. The random generation was a great idea. You don't really realize how important rotation is until you don't have it.

mike.cullingham20 Apr 2016, 01:24

Cool idea and implementation of the theme. Would be interested to see how a shape preview changes the difficulty. I was sadly never able to clear more than one line in a row. Good stuff though.

APantaloni20 Apr 2016, 10:51

Nice idea. Without rotation and because of the unusual shapes is very hard to not mess up the lines. I'd love to see this developed more

Roland M20 Apr 2016, 23:33

Cool idea, just if you could rotate the blocks it will be better. Nonetheless good game. =]

KitsuneQuestDev21 Apr 2016, 00:09

Good job man :D

derr21 Apr 2016, 09:53

Surprisingly fun and challenging Tetris clone. I like that you took an opposite stance on the theme.. what is Tetris if you don't get to "shift" the pieces? :-) Fun.

I had a few crashes in the middle of sessions. Unfortunately there are no log files so I cannot make a proper bug report.

pixelpotions21 Apr 2016, 17:05

I had so much fun playing this, I'm a sucker for tetris and you guys nailed it! The randomized shapes are such a good mechanic. I would like to see this finished one day.

broknecho25 Apr 2016, 03:58

Was neat to be able to get some of the more weird and split shapes to fit in some seemingly impossible spots! Definitely a familiar feel compared to tetris which is a good thing! Rotating blocks would be neat but also would add even more crazyness to the placement puzzles.

Good start here!

drazil1003 May 2016, 02:36

There are only so many ways one can remake Tetris so I am always a little surprised to see some new twist.

DevelopTech3 May 2016, 12:00

I like the twist taht you introduced to the classic teatris game. I would like to rotate the blocks and maybe have some kind of "next block preview, but good work anyway!