Elemental Connection by Rialgar

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made by Rialgar for LD30 (COMPO)
A simple puzzle game, mouse/touch only

Tested in Chrome and FF under Windows and Android.
Best in Chrome.

If case of color blindness: I am sorry, I could not check if the colors are still distinguishable, I know no color blind people. I hope it is playable for you.

Ratings

Coolness 61% 3
Overall 3.71 130
Fun 3.69 107
Graphics 2.12 1112
Innovation 3.94 81
Mood 3.05 508
Theme 3.31 520

Feedback

garygreen
25. Aug 2014 路 15:21 UTC
I don't normally go for puzzle games, but I enjoyed yours. Nice work. Was there a Start again button? I got stuck on one of the later puzzles and couldn't see how to restart it without going back to the beginning.
mess110
25. Aug 2014 路 17:41 UTC
really enjoyed this game. initially I thought it didn't load. the screenshots helped :D
馃帳 Rialgar
25. Aug 2014 路 17:51 UTC
@garygreen, you can remove any connection by just redrawing it from its start. This will also reset all dots, which are purely asthetic anyways.
TGL
25. Aug 2014 路 18:01 UTC
A great minimalistic puzzle game
tillrobby
25. Aug 2014 路 20:07 UTC
I'm actually amazed how simple but fun this is. Very good job
stephenhaney
25. Aug 2014 路 20:27 UTC
Very engaging... I played it longer than I expected. It took me a second to figure out to drag - I'm using a touchpad so it wasn't an intuitive thing to try. Some simple relaxing sound could help the mood, but overall I really enjoyed it.
Rahazan
26. Aug 2014 路 06:38 UTC
Great puzzle games, new mechanics are introduced at a rate that is managable. It's fun and requires some out of the box thinking, it was sometimes however not clear which lines could cross and which could not.

Managed to finish it :)
馃帳 Rialgar
26. Aug 2014 路 09:21 UTC
@Rahazan they are supposedto be the 4 elements, and opposites can't cross. Namely Water(blue) <-> Fire(red) and Earth(green) <-> Air(Yellow), I thought about explaining that in-game, but I liked the minimalistic approach more, so took the Risk of player confusion
DaanVanYperen
26. Aug 2014 路 22:49 UTC
Well thought out elegant mechanics! very innovative.
BadgerPriest
27. Aug 2014 路 23:13 UTC
Soooo goood!
jpverkamp
31. Aug 2014 路 20:47 UTC
Yay puzzle games! It took a bit to figure out the rules of what could cross what, but I like that it was introduced slowly enough that we *could* figure it out by ourselves. I think the mobile / touch interface probably works better than a mouse. A lot of fun though. Also, this:

https://imgur.com/gCBs6hu

:)
ForeignGuyMike
02. Sep 2014 路 15:35 UTC
Eggcellent game. I love puzzle games, and this one is great.
banana4life
02. Sep 2014 路 15:41 UTC
Sometimes a little bit confusing.
JNyknn
02. Sep 2014 路 16:40 UTC
My first impression was: "What? Only two shapes! How can I control them?". But when I figured out how to play, I realized how intelligent and fun this game is.
tbam
02. Sep 2014 路 17:24 UTC
One of the best puzzlers I've played on the site. Really neat mechanics, and I was never too confused for long. A better hint/introduction on which colors can overlap would have been nice though.
DvanderAart
02. Sep 2014 路 17:25 UTC
Thank you? But I want more!
whalebot
02. Sep 2014 路 18:07 UTC
You should definitely polish this up a bit for mobile. This game was very entertaining to play through.
Digiraze
02. Sep 2014 路 18:13 UTC
Great puzzle game!
MaesK
02. Sep 2014 路 21:33 UTC
Awesome idea, it must be veeery enjoyable with a pen tablet. Anyway, first maze was too difficult as a third level. Maybe a more carefully planned increase of difficulty would be great. Anyway, it is a great puzzle game, good execution, nice work.
scottyb
02. Sep 2014 路 23:45 UTC
Weirdly addictive. Cool.
ChuiGum
03. Sep 2014 路 00:21 UTC
Great innovation! Looks like a lot of work was put into it, good job!
villhest
04. Sep 2014 路 15:38 UTC
Nice!
JonathanG
05. Sep 2014 路 16:59 UTC
Very carefully thought out, I'm impressed by the way you gradually escalate the difficulty of the puzzles to teach the player new things without ever writing them out specifically. Felt like it ended just as it was starting to get tricky though - would have enjoyed some harder levels too! Great work!