Molecules by m4c0

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made by m4c0 for LD23 (COMPO)
This is a game about molecules. You can play some predefined puzzles, or use a sandbox screen and build your favorite molecules! Tutorial included!

Ratings

Coolness 26% 936
Overall 3.15 328
Audio 2.79 301
Fun 2.85 416
Graphics 3.20 285
Humor 2.31 381
Innovation 3.60 133
Mood 2.63 468
Theme 3.75 86

Feedback

Tumaini
22. Apr 2012 · 09:40 UTC
Windows version doesn't work in Wine and there's no Unity web player for Linux. Too bad, since this game looked interesting.
De10ter
24. Apr 2012 · 18:31 UTC
As Tumanini said, windows version doesn't work, i.e. it won't unpack the zip since windows won't allow a file 'Foo' (no extrnsion) alongside a folder 'Foo' (and the web player hates my laptop so I can't rate)
Foxtacy
24. Apr 2012 · 22:54 UTC
This is a good concept you got there good sir. I don't thing the song worked well with the game, but hey, i can picture this as an educative game for children at school!

I can rarely see something like this, these days :)
Datw
26. Apr 2012 · 02:01 UTC
I didn't like it too much. The game is really simple, and is not difficult. On the bright side, it is scientificlu accurate and has a nice tutorial on it, which was really cool 8D
jeffreybiles
26. Apr 2012 · 02:02 UTC
I second (third?) Tumaini and De10ter. Tis a shame, for I have a thing for educational games.
mimshwright
26. Apr 2012 · 02:32 UTC
More like a learning app than a game, but still pretty nicely done. Good job.
Rybar
26. Apr 2012 · 02:35 UTC
Seemed like a good idea, but like several other unity titles this ld, the controls are lacking. I should be able to delete atoms placed, and spin the molecule around by click-dragging in empty space. hard to visualize what goes where in later stages when the atoms are all floaty and you have no control. Music not a good fit for this style of game, should be something more ambient maybe? Good concept for a puzzle game, but no difficulty really except for the controls making it harder than it should be.
Evil Cult
26. Apr 2012 · 02:37 UTC
[Comments and ratings from this account come from various team members]
Gameplay didn't really hook me in at all, but it was funny and informative (although I forgot everything already).
xBlinkedx
26. Apr 2012 · 02:38 UTC
Really cool concept. I like that you put in a tutorial and sandbox mode. Not really much bad to say about this game, it looks nice too. Loved the music also :)
nilstastic
26. Apr 2012 · 09:44 UTC
Nice, and should be a great educational game!
cakemonitor
28. Apr 2012 · 10:02 UTC
Just made me some propylene C3H6 :)
Like some of the others have said I think the controls could be improved a little, but this is otherwise a nice game and it's well stylised too.
uberneen
02. May 2012 · 21:59 UTC
As a game I thought it was tedious, but it is a neat educational toy.
robcozzens
08. May 2012 · 04:24 UTC
This is great! With a little tweaking, it could be a top notch educational game. You could add in a mode where they need to identify molecules.
And especially for a sandbox type mode, it would be cool to add an indication of how many more bonds an atom can form.
matthias_zarzecki
09. May 2012 · 18:19 UTC
Nice idea and execution! Loved the funk in the background, oddly fitting.
Riccardo Stucchi
09. May 2012 · 19:56 UTC
Nice game! :)
Daniel
13. May 2012 · 02:20 UTC
Cool concept and also very educational.
csanyk
13. May 2012 · 02:49 UTC
Without a mouse I wasn't able to zoom. My trackpad's scrollwheel area didn't behave the same as a mouse scrollwheel. Once I got to a molecule that required me to build a ring, I couldn't figure out how to get the ends of a string of molecules to bind to each other to form the ring.