the pretentious apple by Bluebutton

made by Bluebutton for LD26 (COMPO)

The pretentious apple is a 3d puzzle game based around tactile rotating mechanics. The player guides the apple through a series a puzzles by manipulating and rotating the environment.

The game fits the theme as I wanted to keep the mechanics as pure as possible, no fluff, you touch and drag everything in your path and that's all you do. I also centralized the game on a single theme...the apple (albeit a pretentious one).

Windows	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6007755/thepretentiousapple.rar
Web	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6007755/appleTest2.html
Source	https://www.dropbox.com/s/6o13bi2n4edik46/appleSource.rar
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=22708

Ratings

Coolness	48%	1284
Overall	3.65	162

Audio	3.77	51
Fun	3.15	408
Graphics	4.02	80
Humor	2.68	284
Innovation	3.23	467
Mood	3.59	113
Theme	3.09	956

Feedback

matthias_zarzecki

29. Apr 2013 · 02:58 UTC

Ha, this idea is great! I haven't seen a ball-game with this control-scheme before.

Artstyle works quite well. I think the start black background might even work in its favour, contrasting with the high-detail objects.

Also nice work on the "story"-integration, to increase the artsy-fartsy-factor

wallmasterr

29. Apr 2013 · 08:39 UTC

Looks awesome, controles are a bi fidly, got stuck on level 2 for ages. the gameplay is quite inavitive.

Komradus

29. Apr 2013 · 09:19 UTC

Some of the levels were fairly tricky at times but overall fantastic work! On occasion though it's a little difficult to judge distance and angle due to the camera position.

SenorDiablo

29. Apr 2013 · 19:18 UTC

beautiful, interesting and funny

Masadow

29. Apr 2013 · 19:21 UTC

This game have great control, great concept and awesome art !

iamorim

29. Apr 2013 · 19:24 UTC

Beautiful graphics and music. The controls are a little strange but I played perfectly. Good game! :)

Ditto

29. Apr 2013 · 19:46 UTC

Interesting mechanic, took a little while getting used to, but worked really well! The music set the pretentious mood really well! :D

BumpkinRich

29. Apr 2013 · 19:48 UTC

Could have so easily been a ball.. and would have lost all of its charm. The ingredients wouldn't work on paper but you have made them come alive (as they might say on Masterchef). That music shouldn't fit a ball roller... but it does.

HelkeGames

29. Apr 2013 · 19:59 UTC

Good game! :D

d_durham

29. Apr 2013 · 20:00 UTC

Really well presented take on a simple idea. I did find it a bit tricky to control initially, but still enjoyable.

mebibyte

29. Apr 2013 · 20:03 UTC

Great music! Levels were a bit challenging, but the controls were easy and fun. Nice work!

Diamonde

29. Apr 2013 · 20:09 UTC

Very nice concept and incredibly well executed!
I like the simple art, and love the music. Even more, I love the gameplay which is rock solid in the controls and the increasing difficulty.
So rewarding to solve that last level! Thanks for sharing this game :)

Rafael Sales

29. Apr 2013 · 20:21 UTC

Great gameplay.

phnxphire

29. Apr 2013 · 21:34 UTC

Very nice. Love the music and the interface.

Split82

29. Apr 2013 · 21:35 UTC

Not sure how to vote because it looks like the game was made by more than one person (at least it's written in the credits), anyway I like it a lot :)

bytegrove

30. Apr 2013 · 18:43 UTC

Pretty game, with clean visuals and nice music, but I think this should have been entered in the jam instead seeing as it was made by more than one person?

Alexander

01. May 2013 · 02:07 UTC

Absolutely love the music!

thenmal

01. May 2013 · 02:16 UTC

Loved the gameplay, but was very disappointed that the music wasn't original. (lists a music store in the credits)

kidevil

01. May 2013 · 02:37 UTC

Great graphics and concept, but had a hard time grabbing the platforms when I wanted to.

mrexcessive

01. May 2013 · 04:08 UTC

Very nice... Screw the apple lol... Good job doing tutorial levels, a valuable feature. Fantastic music/atmosphere - truly pretentious... (in UK at least... it's not just an apple, its a Marks and Spencers' apple...)

jacklehamster

01. May 2013 · 06:13 UTC

Very high mark for the music, even though I'm not sure an epic music like that really fits the game.

gregdevice

01. May 2013 · 06:38 UTC

Very original mechanic and like the theme!

Uhfgood

01. May 2013 · 06:49 UTC

Reminiscent of Marble Madness, however it was a pain in the butt to control that apple.

Ismei

01. May 2013 · 10:00 UTC

I loved the music, and the black background worked really well. I found it difficult to judge angles sometimes, but apparently that's something I'm bad at in general, so it might just be me.

IceCliff

01. May 2013 · 17:08 UTC

This was great. Though I must say level 2 was ridiculously hard. Great to see so many good Unity games :)

MinionStudios

01. May 2013 · 17:53 UTC

So fun! Gets hard to judge the angle with a fixed camera, but it works out just fine in the end. Awesome game!

Squared Muffin

01. May 2013 · 18:59 UTC

A very nice game with a very nice soundtrack!
It could do with a bit more polish since I encountered quite a few annoying bugs.

theomnis

01. May 2013 · 20:05 UTC

Screw that apple! Fun game, but a little hard to get the hang of.

jackspinoza

01. May 2013 · 20:23 UTC

nice work, looks very polished. I found it quite difficult sadly but I'm rubbish at this sort of thing. Albeit, good work.

SmilingCat

07. May 2013 · 02:44 UTC

Very beautifully done! Both the graphics and the music are gorgeous. Love how you rotate a single piece of the puzzle at a time.

Excellent work!

GameNacho

08. May 2013 · 19:47 UTC

Cool idea, I always like "tilt" kind of games :)