CubeMaster by JimmyLord

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made by JimmyLord for LD26 (COMPO)
a minimalistic Tetris, with a twist?

Ratings

Coolness 81% 2
Overall 3.19 532
Audio 1.50 1041
Fun 3.19 367
Graphics 3.11 497
Humor 2.41 434
Innovation 2.94 707
Mood 2.68 758
Theme 3.65 437

Feedback

matthias_zarzecki
29. Apr 2013 · 02:06 UTC
I broke the game by moving onto a pile of blocks right before hitting the ground, which sent the stack sky-high :P

Do the colorful blocks appear later on? They look quite interesting, especially with the overlapping lights.
Lamprabbit
29. Apr 2013 · 02:34 UTC
Has a match panic feel to it, nice work! Also loved the camera shake you had as the block hit the ground!
ENP
29. Apr 2013 · 02:38 UTC
Great submission keep up the good work!
Broxxar
29. Apr 2013 · 02:58 UTC
I was at like 70 points and I had never let a block land on top of another. Naturally I was like "pffty, what twist? camera shake and lighting?" Then it happened. Cubes... cubes everywhere.

Simple and fun, great work.
SomeNetworkGuy
29. Apr 2013 · 03:31 UTC
Nice job. Fun little game you've got here.
ecool377
29. Apr 2013 · 03:54 UTC
Cool game needs audio
GAFBlizzard
29. Apr 2013 · 04:21 UTC
You might want to add a fast-drop button since impatient Tetris players might want it. :P

I didn't know there was any twist until I read the comments about stacking blocks -- three in a row seem to always vanish, so I wasn't sure if there was any reason to stack blocks on top of each other. Once I thought I saw a block bounce.
justin35f
29. Apr 2013 · 04:29 UTC
Great game, run 'Evolved', hold down, win...
Uhfgood
29. Apr 2013 · 04:39 UTC
hilarious, it gets crazy
Graham Weldon
29. Apr 2013 · 05:13 UTC
Nice work! The lighting is excellent. Ran into a problem with stacking, but overall looks good!
nseward
29. Apr 2013 · 05:17 UTC
Great. Very simple yet awesome.
Felix20
29. Apr 2013 · 05:24 UTC
That was sweet, though some music certainly would have helped it out a bit.
Taro Omiya
29. Apr 2013 · 06:48 UTC
At first, I was like...???

Then I was, Oooooooooooh, that's the twist. Clever, clever!
Hemuuuli
29. Apr 2013 · 06:51 UTC
I loved this, I wished you had went even crazier with effects and added sounds!
Infernal
29. Apr 2013 · 06:58 UTC
sounds would have taken this way further! it was fun as heck with the visual effects and lighting in the higher speeds.
Mekuri
29. Apr 2013 · 07:23 UTC
This is a very simple game, which suits the theme. At first I felt like it was a bit boring, but then the colors start comming, and when you get close to 100 the speed really kicks in. I had fun playing it, although sound would have been very nice.
Linus Lindberg
29. Apr 2013 · 07:54 UTC
"Weeeell... this is boring..."
...
"OMG WHAT IS HAPPENING?!? PAAAANIIIIIC! XD"

Great game! :D
tiffi
29. Apr 2013 · 08:51 UTC
Enjoyed it, but took me quite some time to realize whats happening :D
Joritan Cety
29. Apr 2013 · 09:28 UTC
Interesting game, cool concept!
Diamonde
29. Apr 2013 · 11:17 UTC
I didn't understand whether the colored cubes could be matched in some way and give more score or not, and by only letting the cubes fall I got double the score compared to when I tried to actually form some color matches.
The simple visuals was really cool and I could swear I heard the cubes crash into the ground before I realized there was no sound at all in the game :D
AnnaGavaldaKedavra
29. Apr 2013 · 11:37 UTC
I didn't get it. Is it a tetris with cubes?
xgeovanni
29. Apr 2013 · 11:48 UTC
I thought it was going to be really easy, but by damn it gets fast. Beautiful use of lighting to make a minimalistic but attractive game.
timtipgames
29. Apr 2013 · 12:22 UTC
oooh i whish this had sound. It really needs some nice stomping sounds to make the impact even harder in my opinion :) Really liked how it turned out to be not only another tetris game. Also the lighting looks really nice. Well done.
grimpunch
29. Apr 2013 · 12:57 UTC
Wish it had music! :D otherwise fun
Richard Matey
29. Apr 2013 · 13:53 UTC
Great idea, love the effects and really enjoyed the shockwaves.
villhest
29. Apr 2013 · 14:12 UTC
Awesome game! I love the effects!
Aksami0
29. Apr 2013 · 14:14 UTC
It was nice game.
reustonium
29. Apr 2013 · 14:28 UTC
nicely done, I enjoyed the game play, but would have liked better lighting in the scene and maybe some simple-understated textures.
Geoege
29. Apr 2013 · 15:29 UTC
At baginning i was, "Oh god that game so boring..."
but when my blocs started to get away of their plan i was like "Wut ? Oh !!! So cool."
Collision feedbacks are really nice.
Gameplay a bit to simple, but works nice.
Good work.
Rialgar
29. Apr 2013 · 16:56 UTC
Most things allready said, I like how impatient players will never get to see the fun part
Martin_Monosys
29. Apr 2013 · 17:48 UTC
This shows how a simple idea can be great fun. The fast action gets your pulse racing, and the multicolor neon cubes look soooo cool! Just needs a funky disco/techno soundtrack and some fx... :)
Fabien Porée
29. Apr 2013 · 18:11 UTC
Cute :)
CryoGenesis
29. Apr 2013 · 18:15 UTC
Nice take on classic.
Xatulu
29. Apr 2013 · 18:26 UTC
I really enjoyed the graphics and gameplay, those neat little effects you added are nice, keep up the good work!
multikorv
29. Apr 2013 · 18:28 UTC
Nice feel of panic after a while when there start to be left overs on the field. Like how it sneaks up on you.
iamorim
29. Apr 2013 · 18:56 UTC
Wow! I enjoyed this game a lot!! Nice touch about the camera shake. Amazing colors ^_^
Zampi
29. Apr 2013 · 19:16 UTC
That realy cool! Simple and fun
Sophie Houlden
29. Apr 2013 · 19:31 UTC
wow, that becomes amazing out of nowhere! really wish it had some sounds though! :)
TobiasL
29. Apr 2013 · 19:55 UTC
Simple and fun. Got really hectic after a while.
errorage
29. Apr 2013 · 20:19 UTC
The first 10 rows don't prepare you for the next 40, which don't prepare you for the rest :)
PurpleMoustache
29. Apr 2013 · 21:20 UTC
Fun game. Gets fast kinda quick. Sometimes a bit hard to change lanes when a stack gets stacking.
zerebruin
29. Apr 2013 · 21:31 UTC
Very nice rythm to it!
FaBrito
29. Apr 2013 · 22:04 UTC
Why didn't you start or at least offered the evolved option from the beginning? I wouldn't mind having more than 3 lanes to work with... Nice lights and shake effect, though.
ming_tea
29. Apr 2013 · 22:15 UTC
Fun! Got pretty crazy at the end.
Waynetron
29. Apr 2013 · 22:29 UTC
Nice touch adding the lighting. Audio would have made this game really come together.
theomnis
29. Apr 2013 · 23:05 UTC
This reminds me of a game I once made, so of course it's awesome :)
Gaeel
29. Apr 2013 · 23:19 UTC
NEEEDS MUSIC SOOOO BAD!
shohs
30. Apr 2013 · 00:54 UTC
Good game, although it could have used some sound. At first I thought, "Hmm, this is really easy," and then it got crazy. I liked that the blocks emitted light too, it added a nice graphical touch.
CherryNukaCola
30. Apr 2013 · 03:51 UTC
Hahaha, that was fun. Well done, thanks!
lotusgame
30. Apr 2013 · 09:00 UTC
Good physics engine. Needs some sounds. Good job !
allinlabs
30. Apr 2013 · 13:28 UTC
Wasn't expecting this "Panic!" situation. That was stressful ^^
anatolat
30. Apr 2013 · 13:53 UTC
Like the simplicity of the idea. Illumination also looks very appealing. As the others already said, this game really needs some good music on background.
Christina Nordlander
01. May 2013 · 21:41 UTC
Gameplay is nothing special (though it's an OK way to kill a minute or two), but I like the various graphical tricks you played with the blocks, and the increasing difficulty. The fact that the blocks could topple over was a nice touch. In short, very simplistic, but polished.

SPOILERS

I also like that you gave the option to play "pure" or "evolved" once you unlocked the "evolved" level.
Christina Nordlander
01. May 2013 · 21:48 UTC
OK, turns out I quit just before things started going crazy. Think I'm gonna have to increase my score a bit...
mrexcessive
02. May 2013 · 20:43 UTC
Cool to play, bit boring after a while but mania in the meantime. Love it when changes to blocks carrying lights. Nice visuals. Grab away of blocks on completed line is very effective.
TammiLion
03. May 2013 · 16:43 UTC
Haha this was so much fun! I was trying to get high stacks and then make them fall over! Loved it ^^
badlydrawnrod
08. May 2013 · 19:53 UTC
Gets a bit frantic as it progress. I like the lighting on the coloured blocks.