hackerStation by lotusgame

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made by lotusgame for LD28 (COMPO)
A game about hacking banks and how becoming indecently rich :p

The game is turning well but i'm not quite happy. I failed to correctly link the theme with the gameplay, and i failed to finish all the features i wanted. 48H is damn so short ^^

You can take a look at my post compo version to see what i planned to do. Have fun :)

Software used :
- Flash CS6
- FlashDevelop
- SoundBooth
- Photoshop

API : Minko

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 2.80 669
Audio 2.64 438
Fun 2.40 795
Graphics 3.25 330
Humor 1.91 653
Innovation 2.73 620
Mood 2.51 676
Theme 1.49 998

Feedback

darkblue
16. Dec 2013 · 10:04 UTC
My one cent : Not in theme. Quite repetitive
Inso
16. Dec 2013 · 10:06 UTC
Good puzzle game ! I enjoyed it.
Cannot listen to the audio on my computer so I didnt rate you on this, sorry.
Graphics are cool, concept is cool, gameplay is cool. Well done !
lincore
16. Dec 2013 · 10:20 UTC
I enjoyed this game a lot. The difficulty was pretty much non-existant, but the slick design, cool music and satisfying core mechanic made it worthwile to play through. The theme only is tagged on but oh well, I can relate :~)

With carefully handcrafted levels in various shapes and refined mechanics, e.g. score, four-in-a-row bonus points, block movement etc, this game could be a really awesome puzzler.

+1 for using wingdings ;~)
Scifer
17. Dec 2013 · 08:41 UTC
Pretty fun for a puzzler, but I can't really see where the theme fits in! :/
Pol
17. Dec 2013 · 10:19 UTC
More of a toy to play with than a game, it feels really responsive and smooth :]
Liked it even though it gets really repetitive after a while. I liked the look of it a lot, too !
bttf
17. Dec 2013 · 15:01 UTC
Pretty cool graphics design on this game, with fitting music as well. Puzzles were a little simple? But nice job overall
ludotrix
17. Dec 2013 · 15:25 UTC
Cool graphics but simple gameplay.
Mase
17. Dec 2013 · 19:27 UTC
I found that some blocks could be clicked on twice, and removed without matching them. I finished the first level and much of the second this way before even realizing that I could match them.

Pretty coherent visually, but needs more dynamic gameplay.
triforcespark
18. Dec 2013 · 02:58 UTC
Too easy, but a good concept.
🎤 lotusgame
18. Dec 2013 · 08:30 UTC
@Mase : Oh ! I didn't notice ! Thanks :) I'll try to fix.
DST
18. Dec 2013 · 12:02 UTC
Nice looking game, and good puzzle idea :)
van noctar
18. Dec 2013 · 14:52 UTC
Where is the theme? :) However good job, this 3D puzzle game is very funny! I like it!
veiadoida
18. Dec 2013 · 16:11 UTC
reminds me a high tech mahjong. pretty cool stuff. it's really nice.
seantheartist
18. Dec 2013 · 16:14 UTC
Really cool puzzle game, didn't get it at first (i'm slow), but once I did it was really fun
Almax27
18. Dec 2013 · 16:17 UTC
This great! Simple, fun and addictive. I'd love to see this on a mobile :D
CarbonCoder
18. Dec 2013 · 21:02 UTC
Cool idea!
Nikteddy92
18. Dec 2013 · 21:06 UTC
I enjoyed, Thanks. well Done :D
AlanZucconi
18. Dec 2013 · 23:31 UTC
Whoa! :D This was quite addictive! :D The way you move the cube is very smooth and natural! :)
crockid5
19. Dec 2013 · 14:54 UTC
You tell us we have one cent, but there is no mention of one cent anywhere.. ?
DustyStylus
19. Dec 2013 · 14:55 UTC
Very pretty, good sound and aesthetic. Nice puzzler, even if I didn't know what I was doing! :D
bradleypollard
19. Dec 2013 · 14:58 UTC
I'm not quite sure what the puzzle is, it's a match 2 game that can be solved by clicking randomly on the screen?

Graphics and so on are nicely done though.
🎤 lotusgame
19. Dec 2013 · 15:38 UTC
@crokid5 : it is written on the menu when you succeed the game at least once. I didn't write it directly to make a surprise effect :)
@bradleypollard : yes it's a kind of match 2 game. Make pairs is the main goal ;)
havana24
20. Dec 2013 · 10:58 UTC
A little bit easy, but cool concept! I think also the theme doesn't fit well... anyway good work! :)
glovecat
20. Dec 2013 · 11:16 UTC
The graphics are amazing but the gameplay doesn't exist. I have getting bored in the last stage.
Bruno Massa
20. Dec 2013 · 21:50 UTC
Complete off-theme and there was no challenge. but i liked the mechanics.

I created a somewhat similar game called Picubic and it is now on Indiegogo (igg.me/at/picibic), so im suspect to say that i liked it.
Jgpicatoste
21. Dec 2013 · 14:37 UTC
I got to agree with Bruno: it's too easy and Mahjong-like, but I like how you wraped it and delivered a consistent experience. Good job.
Lacutis
22. Dec 2013 · 00:51 UTC
Pretty repetitive after the first couple levels. Still a nice game. The skull blocks didnt make it more difficult though, only made accidental clicking aggravating.
Held my interest though till level 5.
Shigor
22. Dec 2013 · 09:31 UTC
Since you promised that the full potential is in level 5, I decided to keep going, but...
it's a supersimple mahjong style game in 3d, too simple without any challenge to be fun - all you have to do is just to click on the same symbols and not click on the skulls. Gameplay is quite minimal.
Diptoman
22. Dec 2013 · 16:40 UTC
Interesting game, but a bit too easy. Would like to see this developed further.
archaeometrician
22. Dec 2013 · 18:14 UTC
Nice game ! I love the mechanic of the game. With each level, it become more and more challenging. Great work!
henrykun
30. Dec 2013 · 16:38 UTC
Interesting game, nice concept!
BradleySmith
30. Dec 2013 · 18:26 UTC
Really neat and polished matching game here, nice work for 48 hours! I wouldn't worry about it not relating to the theme, I never take it too literally.
anvoz
01. Jan 2014 · 13:24 UTC
The screenshots look impressive but I only got blank page on both Chrome and Firefox.
🎤 lotusgame
01. Jan 2014 · 14:10 UTC
@anvoz : You're the first one telling me that, what is your operating system ?
postmodestie
01. Jan 2014 · 15:39 UTC
Great feel, but it needs a game to go with it ;)
Skoggy
01. Jan 2014 · 18:07 UTC
Pretty solid, but way too easy.
Techblogogy
02. Jan 2014 · 12:12 UTC
Very Nice!
Elforama
03. Jan 2014 · 05:08 UTC
Well made game. Seemed rather polished.
ENDESGA
05. Jan 2014 · 05:54 UTC
Great puzzle game, I love it!
unusualcadence
05. Jan 2014 · 11:48 UTC
Nice puzzler with great music :)
kristoffer zetterberg
05. Jan 2014 · 13:59 UTC
nice design and concept, but the gameplay needs to be a little more dynamic.
ashen
06. Jan 2014 · 02:00 UTC
Seems a very original idea. The 3D graphic style was very well done. The music added to the mood nicely. Was perhaps a bit too simple but overall very good.
GaTechGrad
06. Jan 2014 · 03:08 UTC
Neat puzzle game and nice graphical effects. Reminds me of a 3D mahjong game.
kirbytails7
06. Jan 2014 · 05:35 UTC
Nice concept and clean execution, but it doesn't seem very fun.
LatFoued
06. Jan 2014 · 13:43 UTC
Fun to play, not very dynamic but still fun. i dont think it's much related to the theme though. Good job
greytram
06. Jan 2014 · 14:46 UTC
Simple but nice game! Couldn't test audio.
Well done!
foumart
06. Jan 2014 · 20:13 UTC
Good job on creating this! I'm impressed by the tech and graphics, but the gameplay needs some additions. I would try different colored blocks(not just different icons) that must be pulled in a specific order, or some kind of sliding blocks .. something more competing.
Raphy
06. Jan 2014 · 23:02 UTC
Nice music and graphics but gameplay feeld kindda limited.