HexaPong by fancypants

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made by fancypants for LD31 (JAM)
HexaPong is a mashup of classics Breakout and Pong(but with a twist), in the form of a hexagon.

CONTROLS:
Left and right arrow keys(or A and D keys) rotate the hexagon.

OUR TEAM:
fancypants
nenoonen
martinpesevski

Ratings

Coolness 77% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.73 131
Audio(Jam) 3.31 259
Fun(Jam) 3.80 67
Graphics(Jam) 3.43 428
Humor(Jam) 2.46 567
Innovation(Jam) 3.96 56
Mood(Jam) 3.09 460
Theme(Jam) 3.86 229

Feedback

error031
09. Dec 2014 · 03:14 UTC
It's so challenging that is addictive. Nice work!
LimeniusTeam
09. Dec 2014 · 16:45 UTC
Super playable. Addictive, challenging and fun. Graphics are clean and elegant.
Tasteslikefuture
09. Dec 2014 · 16:47 UTC
Amazing! Really cool take on a classic game. Easily one of the most unique and original pong spinoffs I've played. Looks great as well. Great job!
SojaBird
09. Dec 2014 · 16:48 UTC
Hahah funny.
Had a similar idea some time ago.

This is a pretty fun little game. Maybe for mobile?
Legiion
09. Dec 2014 · 16:48 UTC
nice use of the theme and an inovative gameplay
Spilim
09. Dec 2014 · 16:53 UTC
Very clever and challenging game! I was thinking I would win when I destroyed the core, but makes sense to be an endless game haha
The audio, the feedbacks, the graphics the and gameplay were all very polished, congratulations =)
geckojsc
09. Dec 2014 · 17:05 UTC
Pretty cool entry, interesting idea/mechanic, and decent graphics/design.

I found the controls a little too responsive, making it hard to achieve any precision with my movements, which combined with the fast speed of the ball made it very difficult. Maybe some slight acceleration on the hexagon would have been good? Or maybe I just have terrible reflexes ;)

Music is nice, but very short and very quiet.
Vinyl Pixels
09. Dec 2014 · 18:03 UTC
Nice and simple :) Liked the disappering bars, that added to the challenge!
peterthehe
09. Dec 2014 · 18:04 UTC
Addictive
JoshuaBurr
09. Dec 2014 · 18:09 UTC
Nice concept and well polished.
Deranes
09. Dec 2014 · 18:26 UTC
Innovative idea and nice presentation. But I feel that you as a player don't have a lot of control over the ball. Mostly just trying to keep it from bouncing outside and not target the bricks in the middle. The balls missed collisions with the player sometimes. You could have increased the collision volumes logical (i.e. not graphical) thickness to make it less likely for the collision to be missed. Or slow the ball down.
alfadur
09. Dec 2014 · 18:39 UTC
Nice improvement over planar paddle! I too feel that it starts a bit fast though, it wasn't until the ball has slowed down to about half the initial speed after some hit that I was able to appreciate the ability to vary impact angle by positioning paddles appropriately.
Elemental Zeal Games Studios
10. Dec 2014 · 01:19 UTC
This was difficult, but fun. Might enjoy it on a mobile device too. Nice job!
SelfishGenome
10. Dec 2014 · 08:51 UTC
Nice, simple but clean gameplay. Perfect mobile game in the making.
ViliX64
10. Dec 2014 · 20:58 UTC
As mentioned before: very addictive gameplay. Nice game :)
Strandypants
10. Dec 2014 · 21:29 UTC
Simple, but elegant. And so freaking hard! Liked it a lot.
bobombe
10. Dec 2014 · 21:31 UTC
Interesting idea, but my brain must not be compatible :/
sputnik
10. Dec 2014 · 21:34 UTC
Superb reinterpretation of a classic. Good job!
sumguy67
10. Dec 2014 · 22:00 UTC
Excellent game with a really cool concept!
aare
10. Dec 2014 · 23:55 UTC
A lot harder that I initially expected. Nicelly polished and quite addictive. Great work.
Aree Vanier
11. Dec 2014 · 00:05 UTC
Great game with a very interesting take on pong!
Phyyl
11. Dec 2014 · 00:32 UTC
Very well done, I like it a lot! One thing I have to say: The spin is probably a bit too fast in my opinion, but it's not my game! :D
dlowe
11. Dec 2014 · 00:39 UTC
OOoooh, fun :)

Extremely challenging until I wrapped my head around it. Thanks!
ArcturusDeluxe
11. Dec 2014 · 00:53 UTC
Cool game. Great twist on a breakout concept. Kind of hurt my brain a bit trying to get the hang of it. Nice job!
Sundry
11. Dec 2014 · 01:16 UTC
addict powa it's a good idea :)
Roan Contreras
11. Dec 2014 · 01:50 UTC
The game's really addicting. Graphics are simple yet it fits the game. Great execution with the theme too.
The ball sometimes go over the bat but regardless of that, thumbs up. :D
rayman1900
11. Dec 2014 · 01:55 UTC
Really fun, addictive and challenging ! I would really like to see that game on an ipod nano with the round wheel as controls lol
Lynx
11. Dec 2014 · 02:11 UTC
Very challenging for such a simple mechanic, I would suggest maybe delaying the first paddle/wall disappearance until after at least 20 or 30 seconds so the player gets a hang of the controls and physics before you start adding the challenging part
woz
11. Dec 2014 · 04:04 UTC
Nice mashup. I found it very hard though, the keyboard controls make movement a bit jerky. It would be better with an analogue stick, or some other way of fine movements
Shackhal
11. Dec 2014 · 21:10 UTC
Simple gameplay mechanics and controls, correct graphics and good audio. This game is a solid entry. The only annoying thing is to press "R" to restart. It would be faster to just press Space xD

Overall, I like this entry :)
Kitch
12. Dec 2014 · 05:58 UTC
Now that was fun. Finally got myself a challenge :) Thanks!
skiddings
13. Dec 2014 · 01:29 UTC
Pretty addictive, although the ball glitched through the paddles a few times.
🎤 fancypants
17. Dec 2014 · 13:14 UTC
Thanks for the feedback, guys. We'll start fixing bugs and issues soon.