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There're Easier Ways by matheod

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made by matheod for LD26 (JAM)
/!\ READ THIS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS GAME WORK /!\

=> If don't work, you need this : <=
Windows : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=2091
Mac : http://download.mono-project.com/archive/2.10.11/macos-10-x86//MonoFramework-MRE-2.10.11.macos10.xamarin.x86.dmg

"Sometimes rules are made to be broken.

Yes, break rules !

Just consider the game under
his minimalst form to win !

BREAK RULES !!!"

TEW is a successions of mini game you can't beat by following the normal rule. You must think about the mini-game under is fondamental state, just consider it under is minimalist form : What must I do to win ? Okay so let's do this by broking superfluous rules. Return to a minimalist thinking and find the path to the victory !

M key = ; key on english keyboard

There are only three level ;)

Cheat : push U to unlock next level (on selection level screen)

Game created with CraftStudio : craftstud.io

Windows http://matheod.alwaysdata.net/LD/TEW/Windows.zip
OS/X http://matheod.alwaysdata.net/LD/TEW/Mac.app.zip
Linux http://matheod.alwaysdata.net/LD/TEW/Linux.zip
XNA Redistributable (Windows) http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20914
Source http://matheod.alwaysdata.net/LD/TEW/Source.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=4423

Ratings

Coolness 46% 1364
Overall(Jam) 3.12 278
Audio(Jam) 2.71 326
Fun(Jam) 3.04 226
Graphics(Jam) 3.00 313
Humor(Jam) 3.11 82
Innovation(Jam) 3.42 128
Mood(Jam) 2.85 294
Theme(Jam) 3.28 264

Feedback

raoz
29. Apr 2013 路 18:53 UTC
Can't run, won't start
TheColorMan
29. Apr 2013 路 20:28 UTC
Interesting little racing game! I found going past the line then backing up and going forward again aloud me to win automatically. good sound though :3
馃帳 matheod
30. Apr 2013 路 02:06 UTC
TheColorMan : Read the description of the game ;)

[In fact you can beat the bot, but I didn't increase it speed because it render bad]
BigBlackBeard
30. Apr 2013 路 04:22 UTC
Really a good idea !
Leginar
30. Apr 2013 路 13:42 UTC
I couldn't get the game to start on a Macbook Pro running Mac OS 10.6.8.
馃帳 matheod
30. Apr 2013 路 13:50 UTC
Legina : I have no idea how it work for mac, but have you got this : Mac : http://download.mono-project.com/archive/2.10.11/macos-10-x86//MonoFramework-MRE-2.10.11.macos10.xamarin.x86.dmg
?
EdoMiyamoto
30. Apr 2013 路 13:56 UTC
Never thought of that !
pl0xz0rz
30. Apr 2013 路 18:31 UTC
I found a bug - pressing M to enter menu doesn't work, you have to press ;
GameRespect
30. Apr 2013 路 18:37 UTC
Not a bad idea for a game. I enjoyed it overall, and with alittle work on more puzzles and more work to polish the game as a whole, I think it would really be a doozy :) Good job!
spriters2000
30. Apr 2013 路 18:37 UTC
what's the game with the toothpicks
spriters2000
30. Apr 2013 路 18:38 UTC
What's the game with the toothpicks?
MinionStudios
30. Apr 2013 路 18:39 UTC
Very nice! I had problems because my 'M' key did nothing in the Windows version, but I love the execution of this idea!
Julian Ceipek
30. Apr 2013 路 18:44 UTC
An excellent puzzle game that hits the theme and fulfills its premise perfectly. Bravo! I have two minor complaints, though: the visualization for solving level 2 doesn't make sense to me and I had to hit ";" rather than "m" to go to the next level.

(By the way, I was able to play this on OS X without any trouble)
Tainted_Code
30. Apr 2013 路 19:24 UTC
I see what you did there! ;)
RayZ
30. Apr 2013 路 19:40 UTC
Easy? Darn pretty hard :D
kernel panic
30. Apr 2013 路 20:16 UTC
I found the game pretty easy, but the last one had a wierd solution. Still, it was a fun short game.

You might be interested to know that your Linux version is just another Windows version (so it didn't work). Also, what they say about M and ; is true.
馃帳 matheod
30. Apr 2013 路 22:58 UTC
Yes sorry about the M key, CraftStudio bind key to position on keyboard, which is pretty cool for WASD key but bad for other :p
Spiridios
04. May 2013 路 19:07 UTC
Controls were a bit sloppy - why does the car game use keyboard but the other two use mouse? The mouse didn't work half the time on the matchstick game. Concept is sound though, just needs some work.
psc1997
11. May 2013 路 16:49 UTC
Woow! Game is beautiful! :)
Great idea! :)
But... I have little problem... My car have problem...
http://scr.hu/0co4/37xpp
haha :D
OU GDA
11. May 2013 路 17:23 UTC
Didn't quite understand the tic-tac-toe game? I'm you win because you have 2 diagonal x's? May have been good to highlight the part of the board that was used after you win.
The third game was also a bit ambiguous on what you were supposed to do. If I hadn't just run into the game talking to a friend a few days ago I would have been lost.
Didn't have any issues with controls, but found the solutions rather quickly. The music did pretty well at aiding to the overall mood, though.
Hellequin
20. May 2013 路 15:39 UTC
Nice game, well done!