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Click the Balloons by ShaunJS

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made by ShaunJS for Ludum Dare 45 (COMPO)

Earn points! The rules of the game are a mystery, can you work out how to get the highest score?

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All you need is a mouse and patience.

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Best described as "spinning plates" game where you have to first work out what the plates are and how to spin them.

If you reach 100+ points you are doing very well.

Dev notes: This was a fun and refreshing game to make. I finished with several hours to spare which as I'm sure we all know is pretty rare. There's lots I could have added but the game hit a very nice point for me at which I felt sure it was Time To Ship. It's a very silly game and teaches you nothing about its rules other than in very sneaky indirect ways.

Bonus: Press 1-4 and 0 for different colour modes! Don't play in red though. Trust me.

Youtube http://shaunspalding.co.uk/ClicktheBalloons.zip
Youtube http://shaunspalding.co.uk/LD45.yyz
Youtube https://shaunjs.itch.io/click-the-balloons
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/click-the-balloons

Ratings

Overall 342th 3.205⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 369th 2.909⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 215th 3.364⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 142th 3.705⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 400th 2.795⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 281th 2.886⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 303th 2.278⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 403th 2.738⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 19🗳️ 4🗨️

Feedback

CptnKewl
07. Oct 2019 · 18:26 UTC
It was fun to watch you stream the creation, and thanks for the sourcecode again
DeadTom
08. Oct 2019 · 17:34 UTC
A simple game that isn't that simple as it seems :D
designernap
09. Oct 2019 · 13:59 UTC
Great stuff! Really enjoyed this! :D Glad you are still creating awesome stuff!
derpylz
09. Oct 2019 · 17:43 UTC
Nice little game. I find the pacing in the beginning to be a bit slow. Later on it is much better, as new elements are added more frequently. Repeating after failing and waiting for 10 balloons is just a bit boring.
smbe19
09. Oct 2019 · 20:36 UTC
Interesting game. It is quite hard to figure out, what the rules for the game are. I first had to watch you play the game to figure out the basics (besides popping balloons)...
WanSou
11. Oct 2019 · 12:03 UTC
really not that bad, i like the simplistic graphics.

Keep up the good work!
Rhymar
11. Oct 2019 · 12:32 UTC
cool game with inovativ rules and simple but good graphics^^
BilalCh213
11. Oct 2019 · 15:27 UTC
Rules are hard to figure out. Other than that, solid entry, simplistic graphics and interesting game!
MiltonNH25
12. Oct 2019 · 03:13 UTC
Well done with the game. I enjoyed the minimalist style and it was surprising fun trying to figure out the tricks for everything. The start can be a bit slow and especially when I had to restart it a few times to understand what to do with the shapes.
Lucien Catonnet
12. Oct 2019 · 13:31 UTC
Could be an interesting game but I think a pretty bad idea for a jam game. I'm currently playing tens of other jam games and honestly I can't restart your game a thousand times to click on ballons and fish until I understand why the triangle makes me lose the game. I guess your game was supposed to be frustrating so congrats on that, but otherwise, hard pass. Oh and I like the balloon popping sound.
Khud0
13. Oct 2019 · 10:08 UTC
I love the minimalism in this entry.

There are some conditions in the code that were not considered, however. For example, if you pull the fish towards the corner it is supposed to reach, it sometimes just turns around and sometimes you lose points. Also, if you double-click on it fast, it changes direction, but inconsistenly.

Otherwise, I loved the concept, the game fits the theme perfectly and ever increasing difficulty is interesting to manage.
smilewood
13. Oct 2019 · 17:21 UTC
An interesting concept game. It didn’t do it for me, but I think that it is well done. The slow buildup of new things that have their own unique rules is interesting, and I did enjoy figuring out the first few rules. I thought that the sound effects were quite good, and I think that the simple art was perfect for the concept. I did have an issue when I restarted that the audio never came back until I refreshed the page, but otherwise no issues gameplay wise. This is a well done and interesting concept.
LyghtningWither
13. Oct 2019 · 20:21 UTC
Nice concept. Music would've been nice.
DS Nahogara
13. Oct 2019 · 23:46 UTC
Nice clicker game! It was so cool to earn things each 10 points, however it gets stressful to keep the points! maybe in the future you can fix it by adding different rewards that affect the gameplay :slight_smile:.

Awesome game! :v:
BrokenMirrorMedia
14. Oct 2019 · 08:16 UTC
Really neat game, found it through your youtube channel. I wouldn't have been able to make my game without it, and your game sweet! I love the unfolding mechanics.
Wakobu
23. Oct 2019 · 19:02 UTC
Congratulations for making this game !
It's quite frustating to have to die to understand what things do !
Otherwise, you tried to implement new concepts ! That's good !