ColorBlocks by kiiro94

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made by kiiro94 for LD31 (COMPO)
A little puzzle game about colored blocks.

Align three blocks of the same color to destroy them.
Survive as much as you can!

--Sound is a little buggy in web version--

Controls:
Left mouse button to rotate / advance text
Right mouse button to skip tutorial

Software used:

-Programming, graphics: Game Maker Studio
-Music, effects: Reaper

Ratings

Coolness 79% 2
Overall 3.52 254
Audio 3.84 51
Fun 3.54 187
Graphics 3.09 563
Humor 2.17 780
Innovation 3.35 392
Mood 3.66 81
Theme 3.24 950

Feedback

rzfmzn
08. Dec 2014 路 10:49 UTC
Liked it. But for gameplay you could use both buttons (rotate right/left)
Catwheel
08. Dec 2014 路 10:52 UTC
Was pretty cool! I really liked the mood of the game and the idea. I have noticed that spinning while collecting blocks, sometimes causes you to lose. Anyways, cool game!
馃帳 kiiro94
08. Dec 2014 路 10:56 UTC
@Catwheel yep, that was why I said in the tutorial that you have to be accurate :D
olligobber
08. Dec 2014 路 11:05 UTC
Fun, challenging and simple. Love it.
adrianulima
08. Dec 2014 路 11:06 UTC
nice music and very fun game.. I also tried to rotate left xD
great job
donan
08. Dec 2014 路 11:07 UTC
Simple yet fun. Nice game :D
You should make it a mobile game ^^
Lolwned
08. Dec 2014 路 11:13 UTC
Very soothing game I love it. Could make a great mobile game.
eruditespirit
08. Dec 2014 路 11:23 UTC
Quite nice game, I think I'd have liked it a bit more if it was a lot faster, for both the tutorial and the actual game.
unnamed1334
08. Dec 2014 路 12:45 UTC
A short but well put together game. My only complaint is that there are a few bugs when rotating such as squares not showing up if they are grabbed.
Zettelkasten
08. Dec 2014 路 18:42 UTC
Very nice and relaxing game after a hard day playing LD games! Good job!
raincole
08. Dec 2014 路 18:42 UTC
Cool game! The collision detection is so unforgiving haha.
OldPeculier
08. Dec 2014 路 18:43 UTC
Great audio. Nice little game.
Liam :D
08. Dec 2014 路 18:44 UTC
A very good entry! I enjoyed it a lot. Has a... super hexagon + audiosurf vibe to it, which I like. Anyway, I just thought I'd say that I am not completely convinced by the game over condition, which is triggered if you are hit while mid rotation. I understand the thinking behind it, I just think the game would be even better with more squares to attach to you, and without that game over condition. Just my 2 cents.
mutuware
08. Dec 2014 路 18:44 UTC
Good work on the audio!
Pacing could use some work, a bit slow.
SirJavaGaming
08. Dec 2014 路 18:45 UTC
Awesome music, nice graphics, greate idea
Belvar
08. Dec 2014 路 18:47 UTC
Fun game, like Hextris but with a square :D Could be great on mobile.
eckcz
08. Dec 2014 路 18:48 UTC
I love games that requires hand-eye coordination.
skeeto
08. Dec 2014 路 19:36 UTC
Wonderful use of audio to create mood. This has the best mood of any game I've seen so far. Relaxing game.

As others have noted, not being able to turn counter-clockwise feels like an odd omission from the controls. It's part of what makes the game feel incomplete.
bigbazwa
10. Dec 2014 路 00:23 UTC
Very fitting music, game was relaxing.
Me4502
10. Dec 2014 路 00:35 UTC
This game is great, I like how simple yet fun it is.
BoxedMeatRevolution
11. Dec 2014 路 19:21 UTC
Nice innovation, very nice audio. Unfortunately the game sometimes resets if you collect a block while spinning.
kalugny
14. Dec 2014 路 13:46 UTC
Very nice variation on the match-3 genre. Also, the tutorial was spot-on!
Kuality Games
14. Dec 2014 路 14:20 UTC
Very cool game, could probably use a difficulty increase over time, or more cubes to rotate with more colors?
SoulGame
14. Dec 2014 路 14:23 UTC
Cool game, with nice mood (I love the audio :)). Maybe you could add a 5th color to make a little harder. But I've seen the concept on many other places so I can't put a good score on innovation :/
6DownStudios
19. Dec 2014 路 23:54 UTC
Nifty game, quite fun! I really like the minimalist aesthetics with the backgrounds and box-particles, really complements the elegant mechanic. Great work!
blzkz
27. Dec 2014 路 10:34 UTC
I like it! Very fun :)
01rafael
27. Dec 2014 路 10:59 UTC
So great minimalistic concept! Fantastic game!
anael
27. Dec 2014 路 11:20 UTC
i like it, nice sound and simple effective idea, congrats !
eusekerci
27. Dec 2014 路 11:58 UTC
really good idea. But its a lit easy. And I dont get how the game end?
pht59x
27. Dec 2014 路 12:29 UTC
Superb gameplay idea and lovely sound atmosphere. Great time waster. How do you win?
Roan Contreras
28. Dec 2014 路 06:45 UTC
Nice casual game with a relaxing audio.
馃帳 kiiro94
29. Dec 2014 路 13:29 UTC
@eusekerci
@pht59x

There's not an ending, it'a score attack game :D