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Alchemist by dekart

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made by dekart for LD28 (COMPO)
You're the Alchemist, you're mixing potions from ingredients, and you're in rush - you only get one minute to make as many potions as you can!

How to Play:

* Swap items of the same color to match 3 or more of them in a row
* One ingredient of the matched color will be put to the potion
* Collect all required ingredients to complete potion
* Each successfully mixed potion gives you more time
* Don't forget to save your highscore on our server

Technologies:

* HTML5 and JavaScript using CoffeeScript
* pixi.js, spine.js, preloadJS, SoundManager 2, Underscore
* Ruby on Rails (server and asset compilation)
* TexturePacker, Audacity, Photoshop CC, Sublime Text Editor 2
Web (may take some time to load) http://glacial-taiga-5985.herokuapp.com/
Source https://github.com/dekart/alchemist
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=14826

Ratings

Coolness 48% 998
Overall 3.07 444
Audio 2.42 537
Fun 3.24 256
Graphics 3.43 255
Humor 1.63 745
Innovation 1.54 996
Mood 2.34 780
Theme 2.17 861

Feedback

soy_yuma
16. Dec 2013 · 20:50 UTC
Nice game. It's not very innovative, but it's fun :-)
5elephants
17. Dec 2013 · 18:59 UTC
You can't go wrong with a match-3 game. It's not what I expect to see in a Ludum Dare but it's still very well polished. Congrats!
Coblynau
17. Dec 2013 · 19:03 UTC
Really solid game, works perfect without any glitches. Would love to see music added.
Hypnohustla
17. Dec 2013 · 19:55 UTC
This worked like a charm. :) The sounds could have used a bit more oomph but a really enjoyable take on a familiar genre. Solid job. :)
Katamori
19. Dec 2013 · 00:41 UTC
Implementation of theme is time-based again...sorry to say but after LD27, which had the theme "10 Seconds", I got sick of similar games! Terribly sorry, but 1 star for theme.

Solid entry, so may deserve a 3 overall, but in fact, the game gives only a little few extras.

I can appreciate it only by words: so go on with game developement! It's promising!
kcpunk666
19. Dec 2013 · 02:44 UTC
good job!
emmelineprufrock
19. Dec 2013 · 04:29 UTC
Solid and polished.
vikingpotato
19. Dec 2013 · 05:40 UTC
Really polished and solid! However the game is strikingly similar to that popcap game bejeweled blitz, even the name (alchemy / alchemist).. a little more thought on the gameplay would have been nice
sekaru
19. Dec 2013 · 05:52 UTC
Pretty standard match-3 game though apart from that I don't have any complaints, it was pretty polished.
Mezzomatto
19. Dec 2013 · 11:36 UTC
Very polished and smooth. High scores did some weird things for me. Gave me a top score for a terrible game and didn't give me access for a good game.
lorniebear
19. Dec 2013 · 16:23 UTC
I really enjoyed it because it was fun, and fit the theme. To improve, I would come up with a more original idea, but overall I like it!
Erik Örjehag
19. Dec 2013 · 16:53 UTC
Very nice gamplay! Felt a lot like Candy Crush which I'm sure was a good source of inspiration. Thumbs up!
DustyStylus
19. Dec 2013 · 17:26 UTC
It's bejeweled, but I don't care because it's lovely! :)
peacegiverman
19. Dec 2013 · 20:50 UTC
Familiar gameplay, but well polished! Btw, I didn't have sound in Firefox on Windows.
lasagnegames
19. Dec 2013 · 22:35 UTC
a sort of candy crashed but polish and funny!
somepx
19. Dec 2013 · 22:46 UTC
A solid entry, flawless! Maybe the theme reference is a bit stretched, but game is fun and polished, good work!
Shigor
20. Dec 2013 · 21:29 UTC
Not innovative, just another match 3 style game with a tiny difference, but - solid, professional work. Could have used some (generated would be enough music)
Jgpicatoste
21. Dec 2013 · 11:41 UTC
As it has already been said, it's not innovative and the take on the theme is not one of the best, but it looks and behaves like a charm. Good job.
Jupiter_Hadley
25. Dec 2013 · 16:37 UTC
Nice match four game, well done. I included it in my Ludum Dare compilation video series, if you'd like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/Sii3dnpSvEI
Kayelgee
29. Dec 2013 · 15:34 UTC
In Opera there's no audio.
In Firefox: After some time my score said "NaN".
It didn't feel like I had to look at the potions I have to brew because I can't seem to really work towards the igredients.
My highest score was 12 potions with 432 ingredients while not caring for the potion ingredients and 6 potions with 243 ingredients while trying to go for the needed ingredients :/
Bernhard
29. Dec 2013 · 17:07 UTC
Really nice impression with good clean graphics and smooth animations.
Audio did not play for me in Chrome but I know how much of an issue audio on the web still can be.
eskivor
29. Dec 2013 · 17:25 UTC
I think programming a match-3 under 48h could be a good exercise, I should try once ^^
It's nice to have a leaderboard, but we don't know who is the first of all, it's very frustrating.
WhoaConstrictor
29. Dec 2013 · 17:38 UTC
Incredibly well-polished. Lots of nice subtle touches, such as distinct icon silhouettes, click+drag support and clean UI layout. My score hit "NaN" at one point.
rogueNoodle
04. Jan 2014 · 12:57 UTC
Really polished piece - nice having the high-score table in there as well. If you continue on with this, it'd be nice to see some special blocks, or having things like matching 4 or 5 pieces counts as more ingredients.