M by Xeke_Death

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made by Xeke_Death for LD26 (COMPO)
I present: 'M'...
Minimal title, a single letter...
Minimal game play, you click on a square, then do it again...
Minimal Colour, everything is greyscale except the check boxes so you can see when they are disabled... (that is when they are grey...)
Minimal sound, there is one looping music track...

Things that are not so minimal are the options... Changing the option combinations change the difficulty of the game...

The aim: Click as many squares as you can...

If you feel like taking a screenshot of your Stats page at the end and posting a link, that'd be awesome...
If I can find a host for the file, I can try set up a database to post scores to...

My final blog post, with some notes and design decisions is here: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=19338

Ratings

Coolness 45% 1411
Overall 2.56 1132
Audio 3.20 259
Fun 2.00 1238
Graphics 2.29 1108
Humor 1.80 894
Innovation 2.36 1061
Mood 2.48 945
Theme 3.58 505

Feedback

PixelIndigo
29. Apr 2013 路 11:48 UTC
I really enjoyed that melody. How did you record your guitar?
Mythalore
29. Apr 2013 路 11:53 UTC
The menu was a good idea and the music is great, but it broke not long after starting. :(
lucasncv
29. Apr 2013 路 11:58 UTC
Very minimal! The music gave it a really nice mood.
raincole
29. Apr 2013 路 12:02 UTC
The music is really good.
馃帳 Xeke_Death
29. Apr 2013 路 12:12 UTC
@PixelIndigo: I plug it into my sound card. I spent a fair bit to get a card I could plug directly into.

@Mythalore: Broke how? :(

I'm quite pleased that the music is getting praise. I woke up with 2 hours to go, thought it up, recorded it and put it in there. :D
Cybearg
30. Apr 2013 路 06:42 UTC
Yes, the music is pleasant.

I'm sorry to say, but there just isn't much to this game to speak of. Unless I just didn't get to most of it, to me it was just a very slow fade in to white which leaves a square you must then click. I didn't see any noticeable change after a few clicks and I'd had enough. Is there any challenge to speak of? And again, the slow fade became tedious as I waited for a white square to show up.

Sadly, the actual game here is pretty much non-existent and the graphics don't pop with style, so it basically just leaves the pleasant acoustic tune.
馃帳 Xeke_Death
30. Apr 2013 路 08:27 UTC
@Cybearg: The initial game mode is exactly what you describe, as I was keeping it minimal, keeping to a single mechanic (click on the square when you see it). If you don't want to wait for the next white screen, add black shapes too. If that is still too long, change to fast mode. If you want a challenge, try White and Black shapes, Survival mode, Click and Speed hardcore, and moving.
The aim is simply to see how high a score you can get, the same as your game.
MaxSzlagor
01. May 2013 路 04:05 UTC
Nice take on the theme. The options are interesting and mix up the gameplay in fun ways. Music is good too and helps establish the mood.
messiano
01. May 2013 路 23:03 UTC
The options make it more confusing than it is, how can I choose if I don't have a clue what's ahead?
馃帳 Xeke_Death
01. May 2013 路 23:39 UTC
@messiano: Hit the start button and find out what happens!
zatyka
03. May 2013 路 02:26 UTC
You don't get much more minimal than this. Like others, I really enjoyed the music. I also like how you gave the player so many choices of how to play the game.
angelk
04. May 2013 路 23:57 UTC
I appreciate all the options, and the music really adds to the mood of the game.
ArtWithoutPrediction
28. May 2013 路 15:53 UTC
Thank you for working so hard for us.