{"author_link":"\/author\/larzan\/","author_name":"Larzan","author_uid":"10395","comments":[{"author_name":"davidcmcdonald","author_uid":"43146","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 1:52am","epoch":1461030420,"text":"Do i smell a mobile game in the works? seriously this concept would seem perfect. i love it. nice work."},{"author_name":"nickavv","author_uid":"44480","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 1:58am","epoch":1461030780,"text":"The puzzles here get hard very fast. I couldn't figure out level 4, not for lack of trying :)"},{"author_name":"ObsessiveNotion","author_uid":"92905","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 2:19pm","epoch":1461075240,"text":"Nice! Was confusing to get used to but nice when I finally got the hang"},{"author_name":"Willsr71","author_uid":"32203","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 4:12pm","epoch":1461082020,"text":"Nice game overall, the only thing i can really think of is have some sort of score that decreases based on how many moves you made and how long you took."},{"author_name":"matiasbontempo","author_uid":"60542","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 4:22pm","epoch":1461082620,"text":"It was hard at first, but once you get the hang of it it gets really funny and challenging!"},{"author_name":"antglynn","author_uid":"64577","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 4:38pm","epoch":1461083580,"text":"Great puzzle game with good mechanics. Nicely done!"},{"author_name":"lightspeedlucas","author_uid":"10289","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 4:53pm","epoch":1461084480,"text":"Very nicely done! Controls are very smooth."},{"author_name":"theOnlyGoodDrcz","author_uid":"88774","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 5:42pm","epoch":1461087420,"text":"very nice puzzle, and a pretty game! like you said, some ambient tune would be nice. something broke past level 11. I would also put level 4 further as it feels harder than numbers 5-9 -- but perhaps that's my mind's limitation. I definitely had a great time playing this game!"},{"author_name":"mikekreein","author_uid":"55649","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 6:12pm","epoch":1461089220,"text":"Interesting little puzzle game. I was a little confused when I could move the selection vs shifting blocks. Fun nonetheless."},{"author_name":"Shatter Point Studios","author_uid":"85070","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 6:57pm","epoch":1461091920,"text":"Very cool, I always love these deceptively simplistic puzzle games. The concept took some getting used to, but the puzzles are really good. Nice work."},{"author_name":"SeaMonsterGD","author_uid":"93186","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 9:37pm","epoch":1461101520,"text":"Had some troubles at first understanding the game mechanics, but once I got it, it became really fun and I found myself manipulating the puzzles quite instinctively. Great work!"},{"author_name":"Llucile","author_uid":"58109","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 10:05pm","epoch":1461103200,"text":"It is nice but quite hard to play since you can get the cursor stuck if you make the wrong move. But it's a really good puzzle !"},{"author_name":"Just Tom","author_uid":"24929","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 11:33pm","epoch":1461108480,"text":"Neat and mechanically sound;\rTook a few tries to 'get' but great once you're in.\r\rDig the clean style, would make a great app!"},{"author_name":"GaryS","author_uid":"86710","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 1:02am","epoch":1461113820,"text":"Oooh, this is good. I can see this being fleshed out into a full game. I agree there could be some scoring based on number of moves. Perhaps levels of completion for each puzzle... gold\/silver\/bronze for completion in fewer moves, etc."},{"author_name":"TeamScripta","author_uid":"91554","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 1:15am","epoch":1461114600,"text":"Yep, love this. Great little puzzle game, I definitely see this as a mobile app. I'd love a quick undo vs only restart, esp for Level 4, which I found difficult - definitely a glimpse of future difficulty there. Seriously great little puzzle game!"},{"author_name":"RafaSKB","author_uid":"90983","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 2:10am","epoch":1461117900,"text":"Nice puzzle, a bit hard for me though haha"},{"author_name":"BlennosoftGames","author_uid":"8308","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 2:35am","epoch":1461119400,"text":"This is a really cool puzzle game concept! Once I got a hang of the core concepts, and started solving the puzzles I was feeling super smart! ... then I got to level 10 :P\r\rHaha, but seriously that one had me stumped for a good 10 minutes. I did end up beating all 11 though."},{"author_name":"BitDare","author_uid":"91893","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 3:53am","epoch":1461124080,"text":"This game would be great on a mobile device. great mechanic."},{"author_name":"Linus123xbb","author_uid":"28046","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 7:51am","epoch":1461138360,"text":"Good game with cool mechanics, although the first few levels were a bit too hard."},{"author_name":"Ogniok","author_uid":"39370","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 12:23pm","epoch":1461154680,"text":"Nice, solid entry. One of two games I played so far that I really enjoyed. :)"},{"author_name":"guoboism","author_uid":"24432","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 3:10pm","epoch":1461164700,"text":"You can not shift or rotate if select not on any tile, this doesn't not feel good."},{"author_name":"APantaloni","author_uid":"92148","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 5:18pm","epoch":1461172380,"text":"Nice puzzle game! I like the minimalist look. The beginning is very easy, then it gets interesting :)"},{"author_name":"gglyptodon","author_uid":"90873","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 9:04pm","epoch":1461185940,"text":"Yoshi's Cookie meets Rubiks's Cube... Had fun with the puzzles :)"},{"author_name":"JohnnySix","author_uid":"20903","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 9:12pm","epoch":1461186420,"text":"Love the idea, simple to learn , hard to master, especially on the trickier later levels. Definitely keep working on this. Reminds me of 2d rubiks cube solves. Very cool!"},{"author_name":"samlo","author_uid":"88195","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 11:50pm","epoch":1461195900,"text":"This is really neat, but the controls are kind of cryptic. If you make them a bit simpler\/more explainable you'll have yourself a really solid puzzler"},{"author_name":"sftrabbit","author_uid":"26559","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 9:02am","epoch":1461229020,"text":"Once I got a hang of the controls, I thought this was pretty nice. Simple mechanic, works well! Was quite easy until I got to level 10. It's also a simple enough idea that you could easily add mechanics on top of it to expand the idea some more. Nice work."},{"author_name":"Naca","author_uid":"86219","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 2:18pm","epoch":1461247980,"text":"Great puzzle game! Never seen this mechanic, I enjoyed it a lot. I got through 11 levels but I don't know if the 11th is the last one or if there's a bug, it keeps saying click for next level. As a curiosity fact, I'd like to know if there's always a way to solve the puzzle or if I can "mess it up" so much that I'm forced to restart. Sometimes I couldn't figure out how to fix what I did wrong."},{"author_name":"Larzan","author_uid":"10395","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 3:11pm","epoch":1461251160,"text":"@Naca yes, you can reach a point where the puzzle becomes unsolvable, as you can not shift lines with an empty field. (then you have to press 'r' to reset or ESC two times)"},{"author_name":"rantt","author_uid":"41103","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 6:24pm","epoch":1461262740,"text":"Cool mechanic, took a few puzzles to get use to it. Fun puzzle game, nicely done."},{"author_name":"LOSTALLOY","author_uid":"87699","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 7:55pm","epoch":1461268200,"text":"Interesting game, but the controls were a bit confusing."},{"author_name":"Gyfis","author_uid":"63882","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 10:10am","epoch":1461319500,"text":"Nice game, though a bit confusing from the start. I've encountered some bugs - even though I connected all the shapes, it didn't go through."},{"author_name":"Mixer","author_uid":"16241","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 5:25am","epoch":1461388800,"text":"I like the mechanic behind this! Similar to mine, kind of. The graphics worked really well, and felt polished although simple. Controls felt a little wonky, using both WASD and arrow keys kind of messed me up. Still, a great game!"},{"author_name":"gnerkus","author_uid":"28566","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 5:43am","epoch":1461389880,"text":"It was a bit difficult until I realized I had not rotated the board.\r\rThis is a simple and fun concept."},{"author_name":"LoneStranger","author_uid":"203","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 5:48am","epoch":1461390180,"text":"Very interesting mechanic, like a 2D Rubic's cube. With a proper escalation of difficulty and a chunk of puzzles, I think you've got yourself something to market."},{"author_name":"Hectigo","author_uid":"3671","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 5:49am","epoch":1461390240,"text":"It's a fun, simple and unique concept for a puzzle game. Got a little bit of time to get the hang of it at first, then the levels felt easy for a while but the challenge picked up nicely again when the second color was added. It could be more fun to have a variation with easy levels but some time pressure or score based on number of moves. Got stuck after level 11, is that just the last one?"},{"author_name":"blackbird806","author_uid":"62205","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 4:15pm","epoch":1461427800,"text":"An excelent game I realy enjoyed it :) nice work"},{"author_name":"TheMeorch","author_uid":"44776","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 9:33pm","epoch":1461446880,"text":"This is a cool puzzle game. It took a while to figure out exactly how it works, but once I did, I really got going.\rIf you make more levels, I'd love to see even more variety in terms of the techniques you need to use in order to solve them."},{"author_name":"markusfisch","author_uid":"19466","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 10:07pm","epoch":1461448920,"text":"Oh, wow, and another Rubik's-Cube-like entry! :) Made a very similar game, but not quite the same. Very interesting to play yours! Couldn't stop playing all the levels (11 is the last, right?). Very good concept!"},{"author_name":"miwuc","author_uid":"6177","time":"Apr 24, 2016 @ 9:58am","epoch":1461491580,"text":"Nice puzzle game, a bit on the easy side even though it can get quite hairy if you don't start with a plan on the later levels."},{"author_name":"marmpa","author_uid":"56456","time":"Apr 26, 2016 @ 10:58am","epoch":1461667980,"text":"Nice game but i found it really difficult really nice concept though"},{"author_name":"torcado","author_uid":"5839","time":"Apr 29, 2016 @ 6:17pm","epoch":1461953520,"text":"really well designed! i really enjoyed the puzzles, and the colors are pretty nice"},{"author_name":"Frozen Fractal","author_uid":"7882","time":"May 1, 2016 @ 9:25am","epoch":1462094400,"text":"Hooray, a creative take on the theme! Smooth, looks minimalistic yet polished. Gameplay is a bit confusing sometimes; it would help to draw some borders that you cannot go beyond, and indicate that the centre tile is "special", being the pivot. Maybe also add some horizontal lines around the row you're shifting, to make it clear to novice players that the horizontal direction is different from the vertical. But all that is icing on the cake; I think the core is quite solid here, 5\/5 for Innovation and Fun :)"},{"author_name":"Geckoo1337","author_uid":"35835","time":"May 1, 2016 @ 9:17pm","epoch":1462137120,"text":"Interesting concept which seems hard at start. Minimalist aesthetic. More sounds maybe. Well done ++"},{"author_name":"CaptainPilot","author_uid":"41078","time":"May 2, 2016 @ 9:10pm","epoch":1462223100,"text":"This is a really neat little puzzler. Whilst I did get quite far I'm still not entirely sure on the ruleset (for example why can I move a row but then cannot move it back)"},{"author_name":"wboqm","author_uid":"83541","time":"May 3, 2016 @ 1:57pm","epoch":1462283520,"text":"Great game - enjoyable! The ending could have a nice screen, rather than a repeat of the "level 11" screen."},{"author_name":"Four Quarters","author_uid":"40789","time":"May 5, 2016 @ 8:47pm","epoch":1462480920,"text":"nice game :)"},{"author_name":"dollarone","author_uid":"45147","time":"May 6, 2016 @ 1:59am","epoch":1462499640,"text":"Nice little puzzler. Very clean and pro look, and a cool sliding concept once I figured out the rotation feature :)\r\rImpressive to make 11 levels - I know that stuff takes time. \r\rThe only issue with the game, I think, is that once you "get it" finding a solution is not that hard. Maybe you could introduce other elements such as non-movable blocks or # of shifts or something if you want to extend it.\r\rBut all in all, very nice!"},{"author_name":"themadknights","author_uid":"64533","time":"May 8, 2016 @ 1:15pm","epoch":1462713000,"text":"Cool puzzle mechanics. I only miss some kind of background music. It was a bit hard at first :D"},{"author_name":"broknecho","author_uid":"45690","time":"May 9, 2016 @ 3:58am","epoch":1462765980,"text":"Super neat puzzle game. I Cool concept and executed well."}],"images":["ld35\/10395-eac36d4f95646c52396357d98c835527.jpg","ld35\/10395-e736f2f086059ab5c7be7a1bbd5ba075.jpg","ld35\/10395-b73468a2b5ad79431c2da474be02aa55.jpg","ld35\/10395-5ae1760d9dcb7de2fff2f45f21e545b0.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ninetysixideas.net\/projects\/LD35\/","text":"Web (HTML5)"},{"url":"http:\/\/ninetysixideas.net\/projects\/LD35\/LD35-shifttheshapes.7z","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"4059","g_author":"10395","g_event":"LD35","g_eventkey":"33","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"4062","g_title":"Shift the Shapes","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"290","g_commentcount":"49","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\/\/542293\/10395-shot0-1461029711.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/10395-shot1-1461029711.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/10395-shot2-1461029711.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/10395-shot3-1461029873.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"I had to enter the JAM because of lack of time during the weekend, all gfx, sounds (yeah, well...) and programming has been done by me alone.\r\nUnfortunately i didn't find the time to look for some nice\/free relaxing music and spend more time on the sound effects. It was supposed to have a relaxed mood to chill a bit while giving the brain some time to detach from work...\r\n\r\nAnywho, here is the game:\r\n\r\nYour job is to combine the colored blocks to one single line per color (wherever).\r\n\r\nYou can move your selector with cursor keys (which decides which row can be shifted) UP and DOWN and shift the current row with Cursor LEFT \/ RIGHT.\r\n\r\nRotate the board with A + S.\r\n\r\nR to reset the level if you get stuck.\r\n\r\n\r\n=====================\r\nAs always HTML5,\r\nPHPStorm\r\nPhaser\r\nAudacity\r\nPhotoshop\r\nFireworks (still the best)","title":"Shift the Shapes"}