Puzzle Dash! by Fireblend
Race against time, clearing as many blocks as possible and surviving for as long as you can in this crazy, fast-paced puzzle game!
INSTRUCTIONS:
-Use 2 fingers to navigate the game area, and 1 to clear paths with same-colored blocks!
On PCs, press Z, L-SHIFT or SPACE while dragging your mouse to simulate 2-finger navigation.
-After a certain number of cleared blocks is reached, return to the big red button to get another 10 seconds!
-Explore the game area to find special blocks and use them to your advantage!
-Try to beat my 4000 pts score ;)
I plan to release an HTML5 build as well, so check back soon if you're unable to play the game on Android/your PC! Still, it's a much better experience on Android due to the 2-finger navigation.
Enjoy, and greetings from Costa Rica!
INSTRUCTIONS:
-Use 2 fingers to navigate the game area, and 1 to clear paths with same-colored blocks!
On PCs, press Z, L-SHIFT or SPACE while dragging your mouse to simulate 2-finger navigation.
-After a certain number of cleared blocks is reached, return to the big red button to get another 10 seconds!
-Explore the game area to find special blocks and use them to your advantage!
-Try to beat my 4000 pts score ;)
I plan to release an HTML5 build as well, so check back soon if you're unable to play the game on Android/your PC! Still, it's a much better experience on Android due to the 2-finger navigation.
Enjoy, and greetings from Costa Rica!
| Android (Google Play) | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fireblend.puzzledash&hl=en |
| Android (.apk) | https://mega.co.nz/#!J4xh0CyS!F3sLWgQ0QKs-95iMNyjcrWnY9BdBM1ENTazLEQ_ijsw |
| Windows/Linux/Mac (.jar) | https://mega.co.nz/#!1tgh1Rwa!AcEw0TB_tFSCY9CnsJvaTCVU7iEqb4JS_4BUfb0ZKrU |
| Source | https://github.com/Fireblend/LD27-PuzzleDash/ |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=10166 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 87% | 2 |
| Overall | 3.44 | 217 |
| Audio | 2.96 | 318 |
| Fun | 3.47 | 166 |
| Graphics | 3.43 | 255 |
| Humor | 2.03 | 683 |
| Innovation | 3.09 | 465 |
| Mood | 2.72 | 559 |
| Theme | 3.55 | 206 |
I liked the mechanic of having to return to the red button. I can see this being quite interesting to play for high scores.
My only complain is with the menu items. You have to try it two or three times before the respond. Also, at first I thought that having just one return button led to difficulty scaling out of proportion quickly, as you needed to scroll further to find more blocks, but on second thoughts it encourages strategic thinking and it makes for a more interesting challenge :D
Congratulations!!
And I have given plenty of thought to the difficulty curve too. I already have some ideas for post-compo updates looking to remove some of the frustration from the game while still making it difficult. This is a game that benefits from short play sessions after all, I think :)
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The only thing I didn't like too much about it was that after some time you get stuck, since you have no more moves to do.
You have to pay attention to every little sound, and to that "blrerererhhhghg" noise. If you distract for a second, game over. This game really keeps you on your toes.
I had no problems no do I have complaints about the graphics. The "gems" were easy to see and distinguish from each other.
The music is nice.
The PC controls could be improved. They're good as they are now, but you could let the player pan the view with the right mouse button.
8/10, good for playing while commuting.
On some runs on the PC the mouse pointer detection seemed to be off by half a block, so clicking on the lower half of a block would select the one below it. Will give it a go on Android.
The art is great, but the audio and music could definitely be more polished.
The gameplay was fun and the controls are pretty smooth. The graphics are nice, clean and colorful - fits well.
I am partial to always having to scroll back to the big red block. It certainly had an exploration-y feeling, but it always felt so dissatisfying to find a combination in the last second - but not being able to use it to get more time. I think it would've been a smoother experience with automatic time upgrades.
May I suggest http://abundant-music.com as the music generator next time should you need one? The quality is much, much higher.
All in all, pretty well done - my Android tablet is looking forward to your post-compo version!