{"author_link":"\/author\/hadyn\/","author_name":"Hadyn","author_uid":"23069","comments":[{"author_name":"SuperlevelSebastian","author_uid":"23031","time":"Apr 28, 2013 @ 5:43pm","epoch":1367170680,"text":"Awesome! I really enjoyed that!"},{"author_name":"Hadyn","author_uid":"23069","time":"Apr 28, 2013 @ 6:31pm","epoch":1367173560,"text":"Thanks man =]"},{"author_name":"Perry","author_uid":"15778","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 2:37am","epoch":1367202720,"text":"No idea what was going on for a good five minutes. Beautiful visuals and sounds. Perfectly on theme :D."},{"author_name":"Chman","author_uid":"17883","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:09am","epoch":1367215440,"text":"It fits the theme for sure ! Nice visuals and great sound work. The gameplay itself is fine but the game is really hard (after the 4th note you basically have to rotate the cube like crazy and the game lose its fun). A different color code on each face would help I think.\r\rAnyway, nice work !"},{"author_name":"Hadyn","author_uid":"23069","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:08am","epoch":1367218980,"text":"Thanks man =]\r\rYeah, maybe got a bit carried away with the difficulty level! I wasn't going to do the jam at first, but after hearing the theme I got this idea for a super-challenging memory game and decided to give it a shot. Originally there weren't even going to be patterns to show you which side was activated - you had to do it all by ear. I made it a bit easier than that, but maybe it's still a little too tricky!"},{"author_name":"ZeroDivide","author_uid":"20934","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:45pm","epoch":1367242800,"text":"It's a really interesting concept, but in practice, it's terribly hard. I think making the cube semi-transparent would help a lot."},{"author_name":"tonic","author_uid":"66","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:46pm","epoch":1367242860,"text":"I find it hard and frustrating to find the sides (couldn't figure it out without the hints). But, good mood, audio and hits the theme as well!"},{"author_name":"NicoJaujou","author_uid":"14758","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:52pm","epoch":1367254020,"text":"Great work, a nice reinvention of the Simon electronic game. I like the graphics and the mood."},{"author_name":"Jacques_le_lezard","author_uid":"20660","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:23pm","epoch":1367270280,"text":"It take a moment to understand but it's perfect ! Minimalist, clean, good job !"},{"author_name":"Kitch","author_uid":"7470","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:03pm","epoch":1367276280,"text":"very nice take on it. nailed the theme. this would be great on a mobile."},{"author_name":"CagedRat","author_uid":"557","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:53am","epoch":1367300880,"text":"Interesting Simon cube, but if I didn't see a side flash, there's no way I could figure out what side to click on. Color may have made it easier to navigate."},{"author_name":"Hadyn","author_uid":"23069","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 7:07am","epoch":1367305320,"text":"@CageRat - there are audio clues as well as the flashing. At first you have to experiment to figure out which side makes which sound, but once you get the hang of it you can rely more on that than the flash. It's a game which admittedly asks players to be a little patient at first, and then to focus really, really hard - but in theory it's a better memory workout for it.\r\rMy real aim was to make a memory game which tests the player in more ways than usual. Rather than simply memorising a pattern (which is kind of old hat), you have to learn which sounds correspond to which sides so you know which sides to hit even when you can't see them. I made it even harder by choosing relatively similar sounds for each face... Actually, it's probably a little bit easier for those with a musical background, who may have better pitch and are more used to identifying melodies.\r\rBeyond that, you also have to be constantly mindful of which direction you've spun the cube in - constructing a mental map to visualise where you are in relation to each face of the cube. Colour coding would make the game easier, but at the cost of its ability to -really- test your working memory ;)\r\rIn short, it's hardcore, but it's intentional. I'm testing both auditory and visuo spatial memory at the same time, and in multiple ways. I've seen a few people make it quite far (level 6-8), but it requires a bit of time and focus, and I understand that a lot of people won't be so willing to dedicate that time in the midst of all these ratings! =]"},{"author_name":"Hadyn","author_uid":"23069","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 7:10am","epoch":1367305500,"text":"By the way - thanks everyone for the feedback so far - it's great =]"},{"author_name":"AirRider3","author_uid":"7398","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 8:37am","epoch":1367310720,"text":"A very innovative implementation of Simon! I reached level 8 after a couple of tries. Lovely design and sound experience. And minimalistic indeed! One of my favorite ld games so far."},{"author_name":"Hadyn","author_uid":"23069","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:37am","epoch":1367317920,"text":"Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it :D"},{"author_name":"EdoMiyamoto","author_uid":"18304","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:59am","epoch":1367322840,"text":"Very good game !"},{"author_name":"xdegtyarev","author_uid":"5862","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:07pm","epoch":1367323320,"text":"Awesome. Hard to start without hint"},{"author_name":"Merkoth","author_uid":"22272","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:30pm","epoch":1367328300,"text":"Nice and simple, great job!"},{"author_name":"doobdargent","author_uid":"20893","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:34pm","epoch":1367328540,"text":"Bit difficult, but thanks to the spoiler I managed to go up to 3."},{"author_name":"Logun","author_uid":"8007","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:34pm","epoch":1367328540,"text":"Nice realisation ! Sound + visual work very greta together."},{"author_name":"Qaterknan","author_uid":"11181","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:41pm","epoch":1367328960,"text":"I really enjoyed playing this. The audio is fortunately good and it is good interpretation of a theme. I particulary liked that I didn't know what to do in the beginning, and had to figure out. Great."},{"author_name":"Mousseto","author_uid":"19089","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:49pm","epoch":1367329440,"text":"I really loves it, it reminds me of my old simons. Unfortunatly I am not to good to recognise sound. Graphics and audio serve well your purpose. Good job!"},{"author_name":"Misfit","author_uid":"10677","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:12pm","epoch":1367330820,"text":"Cool gfx and music. Good job."},{"author_name":"metalcan","author_uid":"20457","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 4:05pm","epoch":1367424000,"text":"Really cool, and really difficult, but I see where you're coming from. You have to remember the different tones. I just end up confusing myself with spinning the cube. Yeah, it would be easier with different colors, but it would be a different game. Pretty sweet. Love the sounds."},{"author_name":"Sylvain.p","author_uid":"20862","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 5:51pm","epoch":1367689560,"text":"A bit hard to play well this game, but nice interpretation of the theme!"},{"author_name":"Norgg","author_uid":"5283","time":"May 7, 2013 @ 10:34am","epoch":1367922540,"text":"I don't find this kind of game very enjoyable in general, but this version if it is really nicely done. The mixing of audio and visual cues with spacial responses is awesome."},{"author_name":"Axelhein","author_uid":"7228","time":"May 9, 2013 @ 11:42am","epoch":1368099420,"text":"Very nice! The game was as minimalistic as a game can get. Super fun to discover the mechanic."},{"author_name":"Packbat","author_uid":"24083","time":"May 9, 2013 @ 11:01pm","epoch":1368140160,"text":"I'm going to not quite agree with a lot of the other commenters and say that I <em>didn't<\/em> really enjoy trying to figure out the mechanic, but the music was good enough that I kept trying long enough that I got it. I think that was the key to this game being awesome, and I think that's what made the whole discovery mechanic work (because yeah, that moment when I finally figured it out was totally boss).\r\rNow to see if I can beat my high score of 6! :D"},{"author_name":"Jacques_le_lezard","author_uid":"20660","time":"May 16, 2013 @ 7:50pm","epoch":1368733500,"text":"I try it again today: 7 (it's still very pleasant to play! ^^)"},{"author_name":"maloki","author_uid":"3790","time":"May 19, 2013 @ 5:24am","epoch":1368940740,"text":"it would be nice to know which side sounds what before it starts, so that it's easier to play by ear rather than having to look for each face.\r\rThe cube color and sounds work really well. And that beat...so satisfying!"},{"author_name":"Roupette","author_uid":"15706","time":"May 19, 2013 @ 11:10am","epoch":1368961500,"text":"A really good mood cube :)."},{"author_name":"Spiridios","author_uid":"1158","time":"May 19, 2013 @ 5:36pm","epoch":1368984660,"text":"Very nice simon-like game. Since the cube has no visual indicators, even if you know sound X is on face Y, finding face Y is a problem. If you accidentally spin the cube, then finding face Y is impossible. Put some kind of minimal graphic that is always visible, and that lights up when the sound is played (similar to how you show something now). That way a player can associate a sound with an image. An alternative, if you want to preserve the "don't associate sound with an image" aspect, one face needs to be marked with an orientation image, so a player at least has a hope of finding face Y. I liked the basic mechanic though, and you generally pulled it off well."},{"author_name":"Xanjos","author_uid":"21201","time":"May 19, 2013 @ 8:50pm","epoch":1368996300,"text":"Pretty interesting 3D take on Simon and the graphics and audio suit the theme very well although the game itself is quite difficult unless you train yourself to memorise the where the sounds come from."},{"author_name":"wine","author_uid":"22152","time":"May 19, 2013 @ 9:16pm","epoch":1368997860,"text":"Now I know from my own how it feels to not fully understand what to do * it's the most common claim to my game ) But I really enjoyed that! Great work"},{"author_name":"davidpeter","author_uid":"3323","time":"May 21, 2013 @ 12:23am","epoch":1369095480,"text":"It was super hard to figure out which side of the cube was being selected. I'm deaf so I can't actually hear the audio differences =P Maybe a ripple effect in the future -- just a 3D two-sided plane from that one face. It'd be easier with that, but not much."}],"images":["ld26\/23069-4f558824b3daf1adf3dd88c0f455cbd2.jpg","ld26\/23069-07bf922b558a339905b3cc31878ad9c3.jpg","ld26\/23069-5de3d7bbdd8519d8d91466bfece7c545.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/skybreakergames.com\/MubicWindows.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/skybreakergames.com\/mubic.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/skybreakergames.com\/MubicSource.zip","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"24952","g_author":"23069","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"24982","g_title":"MUBIC","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"201","g_commentcount":"35","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/23069-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/23069-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/23069-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"MUBIC is a minimalist musical experience with a cube. Turn up the volume and enjoy =]\r\n\r\nThe game was made in Unity 4 Pro and features a cube, ~350 lines of code, and a bunch of FM8 synths. I worked on it for a total of about 14 hours.\r\n\r\nThe game is played entirely with a mouse, using only the primary button (left click by default). You can click or you can drag - that's it. There are no other instructions*; figuring out how to play it is part of the fun (hopefully).\r\n\r\nIt's an infinite game, though I doubt many will make it up to the tenth round - certainly not much further than that. I'd love to see screenshots if anyone can prove me wrong! [my own record is ten - try and beat me!]\r\n\r\nHave fun =]\r\n\r\n*UPDATE:\r\n\r\nI'm adding instructions for those who just want to get into the gameplay without the puzzle-like experience of figuring it out first. If you enjoy figuring things out for yourself, stop reading now. What follows is the closest thing to a spoiler my game might have!\r\n\r\n Instructions:\r\nThe game has two basic states - the computer's turn and the player's turn. When it's the computer's turn, the cube goes a purple-ish colour and a number of sides will automatically \"activate\" depending on what level you're up to. When the cube returns to normal colour, it's your turn! Rotate the cube by click-dragging, then single-click the same sides that lit up during the computer's turn, in the order they lit up. Do this successfully and you'll level up - failing will reset you to zero. Each side has a unique tone that plays when it activates. You won't be able to see all 6 sides at once when it's the computer's turn, so you'll have to try to memorise where tones are in relation to each other. See how far you can get! <\/SPOILER>","title":"MUBIC"}