Aerogel by triforcespark

made by triforcespark for LD29 (COMPO)

(READ FIRST BEFORE PLAYING/JUDGING)

Aerogel is a game ispired by a very lightweight material of the same name.

Mechanics of the game:
>Click the top blocks that has two or more adjacent blocks (this can include the bottom.)
>The blocks float upward after clearing a group of blocks.
>The game gets more difficult as more moves are done.More different blocks spawn.
>Clicking on a single tile wastes moves.
>Game is over after there are no more clearable blocks.

Music/Art/Programming by Shinji Lumiere

Windows (.zip)	https://www.dropbox.com/s/6tm8gnl2bkjqpcq/Aerogel.zip
Source (extractable .love file) - download this and LOVE0.9.0 for Mac/Linux)	https://www.dropbox.com/s/e3vca4z4e48qwrh/Aerogel.love
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=21944

Ratings

Coolness	50%	3
Overall	2.93	798

Audio	2.81	534
Fun	2.86	700
Graphics	2.71	841
Humor	2.12	793
Innovation	2.54	948
Mood	2.78	748
Theme	2.68	967

Feedback

SlamBlasta

28. Apr 2014 · 02:54 UTC

Really cool take on the bejeweled type game. I like the restriction on where you can click, it really made me think!

Kragnir

28. Apr 2014 · 13:43 UTC

Wanted some more content when I started this game. You can't really do much with the limited options available. Need something to give it some more clear depth. Only having a single very difficult to predict mechanic control the entire game is not enough. Especially if you are going for something like a match 3 game.

somethingsimilar

28. Apr 2014 · 13:47 UTC

Score 2896 in 56 moves. Really fun game, great twist on the typical kind of genre.

The only thing I could possibly suggest as an improvement (which I'm sure you've considered) is an animation for when you got rid of the blocks - it was a little confusing at first to see why things disappeared and what should appear at the top.

Good stuff!

d_0o_d

28. Apr 2014 · 13:48 UTC

Some simple effects, like shrinking the blocks when they die and floating upwards, would have been amazing. Nevertheless, good job.

🎤 triforcespark

28. Apr 2014 · 13:50 UTC

I could've worked upon the animations, but I lacked the time (I only did this around ~6 hours, and I didn't have the time to study about threads in lua)

b222ster

28. Apr 2014 · 13:51 UTC

I really liked the puzzle, played it for a good while, so here is a bug from me :

When you use mouse scroll it adds moves to the move counter.

rincewind_cz

29. Apr 2014 · 14:25 UTC

Some powerups would spice it a little.. but good job anyway :)

kirbytails7

30. Apr 2014 · 05:27 UTC

Simple and polished. I like the audio.

WhiteWolf93

03. May 2014 · 04:54 UTC

Impressed with the mechanics, fun and polished. The audio works pretty well too.