Tetris Escape!

co-authored: @gabriel-edwards
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.68
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.02
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.33
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.57
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.10
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.80
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.47
Blobby is trapped! Avoid the falling blocks, or use them to build a path to the exit. The only way out is up!

Play it now! (hosted on github.io)


Tetris Escape combines the classic puzzle game with some self-generated platforming goodness. We built it for the browser using PhaserJS, Aseprite, and Chiptone.

Controls



#### Use the arrow keys to move Blobby:
* ⇦ Move left
* ⇨ Move right
* ⇧ Jump

#### Hold SHIFT and use the arrow keys to move the blocks:
* ⇪ + ⇦ Move block left
* ⇪ + ⇨ Move block right
* ⇪ + ⇧ Rotate block
* ⇪ + ⇩ Move block down faster

Take-aways


#### What went well
* Simple-enough concept to get it done over the weekend
* Successfully married tile-based and physics-based movement
* First time using Aseprite, and I'm already sold!

#### What could have gone better
* I really wanted to make it so that full rows of blocks would disappear, but we just ran out of time
* Some collision detection wonk, especially when rotating blocks
* No win condition

Overall, pretty happy with the entry. Might spend some time tweaking collision mechanics over the next few weeks, but it feels OK for a weekend jam.

Comments11

Rudeboy
Rudeboy24 Apr 2018, 05:17
This is brilliant!!!!
noumenus24 Apr 2018, 08:00
Wow what a cool concept! It gets super hard after level 4
bar0net
bar0net24 Apr 2018, 10:01
Congrats on completing LD41! You came up with a combination of genres that is really smart and I loved the concept. However, I found it to be a bit too tough to have to re-start from zero once you fail, but I feel there is some potential there!
Ninjascribbleauthor25 Apr 2018, 13:33
@MartinTristan If you hold the SHIFT key down, then the arrow keys will move the blocks :thumbsup:
Karai17
Karai1726 Apr 2018, 08:31
Fun concept, executed fairly well. Additional mechanics such as lines decreasing would have added for sure. Good entry :)
BalladofSong
BalladofSong27 Apr 2018, 03:19
Wow! This is a great concept! It was difficult, but I couldn't stop playing! I liked blobby too! Great game!
diptoman
diptoman27 Apr 2018, 04:26
This is amazing! I'd have preferred the WASD keys to be for block moving - since then I could move both at the same time, but that's nitpicking. The idea and execution otherwise is great - good work!
MiltonNH25
MiltonNH2528 Apr 2018, 05:28
Good job with the game. The idea worked well with the theme and it was executed pretty well. It is a pretty challenging game and I had fun with it.
OhFiddleDiddle
OhFiddleDiddle28 Apr 2018, 07:47
Quite fun and challenging. I had a good bit of fun with this, however I found it hard to slide down a 1 gap hole, you have to get it JUST right.
Regardless very nice work, keep it up. :D
Merrow28 Apr 2018, 15:27
Very cool concept! The fun is killed a little by the fact that you can mess up so easily, getting Blobby stuck between too high walls. It would be cool if one were able to rescue him (e.g. by actually completing lines). Or did I miss anything?

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