Chromashift by andrewjoy

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made by andrewjoy for LD31 (COMPO)
Destroy all Magenta cubes. Anything between you and them is fair game - as long as you can see them. Don't stay on a colour for too long or you'll get Chromasick and fall over dead.

Controls

Turn - Mouse or Arrow Keys
Chromoshift - Click or press Spacebar


Boost Blocks (Cyan Cross)

Red - Explosions
Green - Laser Powerup
Blue - UFO Support
Yellow - Gold Rush

Ratings

Coolness 62% 3
Overall 3.64 177
Audio 3.00 371
Fun 3.47 230
Graphics 3.81 153
Humor 2.27 721
Innovation 4.06 63
Mood 3.28 266
Theme 3.89 227

Feedback

Crafting4U
08. Dec 2014 · 07:43 UTC
Very fun and addictive game! The visuals are simple, yet beautiful! :) I got 1,429,832 points.
tedling
08. Dec 2014 · 07:46 UTC
I loved it! Great approach to the theme and innovative gameplay.
ben_pxlplz
08. Dec 2014 · 07:50 UTC
Beautiful game! I can't get very far, and I don't quite understand what to do when I can't see cubes. Neat idea though. I'd like to see where you take it.
Valtaroth
08. Dec 2014 · 07:54 UTC
Nice concept and I love the visuals!
Tater_hater
08. Dec 2014 · 08:40 UTC
Innovative and very replayable! Loved it!
Pinpickle
08. Dec 2014 · 08:44 UTC
The game is quite addictive but I think I'm experiencing a bug where in a lot of the colours I just can't see any cubes. I also never get coloured cubes, only white ones.

I'm imagining what this game would be without the bug when ranking it, though!
wandersenus
08. Dec 2014 · 09:26 UTC
Pretty fun game!!!
jfreax
08. Dec 2014 · 09:32 UTC
Nice idea, but honestly: I don't get it. Sometimes, I don't know what to do :D

But the visualization is great. Sound ist good. And it fits the theme perfectly!
Terrabalt
08. Dec 2014 · 09:37 UTC
Great game! but sometimes green doesn't have many Chromablock to Chromakill.
KedumeBits
08. Dec 2014 · 10:05 UTC
Nice concept and implementations. It reminds me a little to the game "Time Rifters".
icedvariables
08. Dec 2014 · 10:07 UTC
Love this, very satisfying destroying everything!
Pampattitude
08. Dec 2014 · 10:08 UTC
Coooool!
This game is fun, this game is really simple, this game is goddamn addicting!

The controls are really original, I love it!
donan
08. Dec 2014 · 10:12 UTC
Amazing and addictive game. You've got a gem with this game :D
Tinimations
08. Dec 2014 · 15:16 UTC
Cool game, though no challenge? I just kept wiggling my mouse in the end and dominated.
Tuism
08. Dec 2014 · 15:23 UTC
Really pretty! Gorgeous particles!

But I really don't know what I doing half the time, or why I get "chromasick"... Or not.

The mouse controls are completely unintuitive, I couldn't do anything with them, much better with keyboard.

I feel like some effort at making it understandable will make it excellent!
Conk
08. Dec 2014 · 15:24 UTC
2,716,846 - Really cool idea, but I found by moving my mouse in circles like a crazy man the game is really easy (compared to looking for the right blocks) I dunno if that was a feature :P But really fun, awesome visuals. Well done (:
🎤 andrewjoy
08. Dec 2014 · 17:39 UTC
@Tinimations @Conk Yeah, spinning the mouse is a problem that I couldn't find a solution for in time. It greatly reduces the difficulty of the game, like you said. I hope that people trying the game out now will not do it so they can get the full experience. Regardless of that problem I hope you enjoyed it, and thanks for playing!

@Tuism Thanks for the feedback! The game could do with more clarity, especially in relation to Chromasickness. On the topic of input, I personally find the mouse to be quicker and the keyboard usable but slow. I figured though that everyone would have a preference so I put both control schemes in so that people could use what they liked.
atrodo
08. Dec 2014 · 18:59 UTC
Very fun and I really like the concept.
SnowWars
10. Dec 2014 · 22:46 UTC
Awesome AND addictive! Couldn't test audio and colorfull death hurts the eye.
tigerbyte
11. Dec 2014 · 05:15 UTC
Interesting gameplay. I couldn't manage to get past the second shift, and it was sometimes hard to hit the blocks or tell whether I was doing okay or not, but not a bad game.
ynots
12. Dec 2014 · 14:01 UTC
nice game...dude
i like the visuals so much..which makes me to play the game again and again.. gud job... :)
Verz
14. Dec 2014 · 13:05 UTC
Nice entry, very addictive and replayable.
benmcnelly
18. Dec 2014 · 05:56 UTC
Woah that gets bright. Found myself cheating by flailing my mouse all over to try and charge. Unless this was secretly a mouse flailing simulator, and in the case good on you mate, you got me good.
OttersDen
18. Dec 2014 · 06:08 UTC
That was surprisingly fun. And addicting! Well done.
elvaq
28. Dec 2014 · 05:28 UTC
Wow, super nice!! Great combination of an original concept and nice, simple, effective graphics and sound. Good good stuff, you guys!
maxmetallica
29. Dec 2014 · 22:31 UTC
nice work