Maximalism by Suyo

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made by Suyo for LD26 (COMPO)
Also known as "Satanic Paddle Ball" -Genowhirl910

Minimalism means to expose the essence of something by removing everything that is unneccessary. So... what if we did that the other way around?

"Maximalism" starts with the core of the game. A ball, blocking balls from reaching a ball, nothing else. But as you progress, the game adds useless things to that essence to throw you off. Ropes, Sounds, Lightnings... how long can you focus on the challenge?

SIX exciting levels! ONLINE HIGHSCORES in Level 6! Plus an enragingly awesome SECRET LEVEL! Also a function which allows you to unlock all levels if you aren't good enough to get past one.

Controls:
Click / Space - retry after death
Escape - suicide / return to menu after death
Space in Main Menu - unlock all levels
R in Main Menu - reset unlocks and records

Special thanks to the guys at #runouw for testing. Some of them got shoutouts in the secret level.

CUSTOMER TESTIMONIES!
"My siblings are very concerned as to why I'm shouting at a pentagram on my computer"
"This game is quite literally, hard as balls"
"Whoa disco floor"
"okay so now i'm the philosopher's stone defending the human transmutation circle"
"I'm gonna go. And cry."
"oh my god, i love you for level 7"
"WHAT ARE YOU, SADOMASOCHISTIC?"
"Why is this game fun? It shouldn't be fun"

Ratings

Coolness 55% 3
Overall 3.27 447
Audio 2.55 641
Fun 3.36 247
Graphics 3.00 569
Humor 2.53 372
Innovation 3.34 390
Mood 2.90 539
Theme 3.96 188

Feedback

PIXEL^3
28. Apr 2013 路 19:39 UTC
Suyo I very honestly hate you and love you
馃帳 Suyo
28. Apr 2013 路 19:50 UTC
I hate and love myself too
It's pretty awkward at home
ShawnFeatherly
28. Apr 2013 路 20:32 UTC
Great game. The first level totally reminds me how much I suck at micro in Starcraft2. Doubles as great micro training!
Killswitch
29. Apr 2013 路 03:20 UTC
Nice job on coming up with a block-defend mechanism. Also, did you get the level idea from Super Hexagon?
techmonkey
29. Apr 2013 路 11:18 UTC
I felt like the difficulty curve could have been better, but still enjoyable.

Ads are a little off though
robertcalvert
29. Apr 2013 路 13:17 UTC
Very difficult but most enjoyable.
minism
29. Apr 2013 路 17:54 UTC
Difficult but fun
shohs
29. Apr 2013 路 19:12 UTC
Pretty challenging, but definitely a fun game. I enjoyed the evolution into maximalism. I agree with a previous comment on the difficulty curve: it took me a lot longer to beat level 2 than level 3.
Arcana
30. Apr 2013 路 05:37 UTC
First level was a bit boring, but the second level onward was amazing. Very hard though, especially since the first level and the second level are so different from each other. I liked the psycho effects in the upper levels, though I confess that I cheated to unlock (but I'm glad that you put that in!)
PPLo
30. Apr 2013 路 17:41 UTC
My personal best : 112 sec. I did not saw the level 3 :(
Very simple and challenging game. Nice work!
Jeremias
01. May 2013 路 13:07 UTC
Very nice take on the theme. The main menu gets a bit annoying because it can instantly trigger the entering of a level just after you changed from a previous game to the main menu.

Good idea to make all levels unlockable via cheat :)
TheSarcastic
01. May 2013 路 13:11 UTC
Nice ;D
Corofides
01. May 2013 路 13:22 UTC
Very, very nice. Creative use of the theme. Extremely fun. Just an extremely good game.
SecondDimension
01. May 2013 路 20:16 UTC
Really satisfying to hit those blocks away.
Husky
02. May 2013 路 09:26 UTC
Simple yet challenging!
Good game.:P
GaTechGrad
05. May 2013 路 09:31 UTC
The secret level was very interesting.
JustinMullin
07. May 2013 路 01:22 UTC
I didn't read the description first, or really look at the screens, so I was very pleasantly surprised when the game started to pick up in complexity. Very fun, and really impressive!
Beerman
09. May 2013 路 21:44 UTC
Aaargh! What the hell is wrong with you, dude? That is just *evil*. I love it!
matheod
11. May 2013 路 12:08 UTC
Sorry man, I ragequit.
I'm a noob.
I'm just a waste.
I'm useless in this world.
I can't be a game :-(

:D
Roupette
19. May 2013 路 15:37 UTC
Come on blocks ! My defense is perfect ! My defense is... oh shit !
davidpeter
20. May 2013 路 14:07 UTC
WHAT ARE YOU, SADOMASOCHISTIC?
Purplescape
20. May 2013 路 21:21 UTC
It got difficult but it was fun. Nice graphic effects.