{"author_link":"\/author\/nihilaleph\/","author_name":"nihilaleph","author_uid":"49665","comments":[{"author_name":"Tanton-H2X","author_uid":"55854","time":"Apr 18, 2016 @ 4:34am","epoch":1460953740,"text":"How genius this game!Finally i stage clear!ToT\rthe excellent controll feeling and the core design all let me excited,art style,the map building and these different types and subtleties between them!\r I feel it may get a great rank in this match. Love it! will come back here again to vote tomorrow, it really inspired me alot"},{"author_name":"schizoid2k","author_uid":"60097","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 1:13am","epoch":1461028080,"text":"Congratulations on a very nice game. Love the graphics. Love the game play... very challenging. Background music would really make this even more awesome."},{"author_name":"Kirzo","author_uid":"93445","time":"Apr 19, 2016 @ 11:21am","epoch":1461064560,"text":"I got to level 3 without changing the shape and I was like "this is game is pretty hard". Then I realized that I could do that.\rNice game tho."},{"author_name":"WizByte_Games","author_uid":"56690","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 1:43am","epoch":1461116280,"text":"This game is quite challenging. I think adding a tutorial level with only 3 shapes to demonstrate the gameplay would do wonders for people who play for the first time."},{"author_name":"Jungle","author_uid":"48998","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 1:45am","epoch":1461116400,"text":"Very good concept and addictive game. Congrats!"},{"author_name":"nihilaleph","author_uid":"49665","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 1:59am","epoch":1461117240,"text":"@Tanton-H2X Oh you are way too kind ^^ I'm so happy I actually inspired someone! Just beware that my code is super messy!\r\r@schizoid2k I'm glad you enjoyed it! I know! I really wished I had enough time\/skill to make some nice BGM...\r\r@Kirzo @WizByte_Games Oh I see xp I'm sorry it was difficult to understand how to play the game. I wanted to make something more understandable in the first level, but I quite literally had to build the levels within minutes T_T I hope you enjoyed the game nevertheless!\r\r@Jungle Thank you for playing too!"},{"author_name":"GFM","author_uid":"7375","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 1:59am","epoch":1461117240,"text":"The game is quite simple and somewhat show that you lacked time... whoever, it's in nowhere nearly as bad as you made it sound... in fact, I liked it quite a lot.\r\rThe strategy of trying to control the enemies so they would collide kept my interest through the game. I also found fun in trying to get past enemies as quickly as possible.\r\rAlso, the game was quite polished, with lots of animations, particles and SFXs, which really helped with the feedback.\r\rGreat game!\rYou should feel proud of it! =D"},{"author_name":"Djapz30","author_uid":"87323","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 2:13am","epoch":1461118080,"text":"Great game!\rMaybe a change in the death sound effect would be nice. (As it is the same for every geometry)\r\rI reached the level 4 but man! This game is challenging!"},{"author_name":"kaovhmf","author_uid":"93192","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 4:35am","epoch":1461126600,"text":"Great game mate! Nice mechanics and the game is smooth as hell! The multiple possibilities on gameplay help a lot as well. Just missed a background music and that sfx for the colision almost game me a heart attack lol."},{"author_name":"GaryS","author_uid":"86710","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 3:07pm","epoch":1461164520,"text":"I actually think this is *superb*. It's a great interpritation of the theme and seems pretty original to me. The physics, speed and difficulty are all spot on! It's loads of fun, especially once you realise you can play the shapes off against each other. \r\rI love the pacing too... It's really quite difficult at the start because of the amount of shapes on the screen, and as the level continues it gets easier and easier; but if you make one little mistake at the last second, it's back to the start again - and the restart is just quick enough for you to go 'ARGH!' and frantically start trying to clean up shapes again.\r\rI could lose hours to this... Really, one of the most enjoyable entries I've played. Nice."},{"author_name":"omarhuseynov011","author_uid":"92927","time":"Apr 20, 2016 @ 8:28pm","epoch":1461183780,"text":"Great game love the neon style"},{"author_name":"nihilaleph","author_uid":"49665","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 2:32am","epoch":1461205620,"text":"@GFM Oh I'm sorry I made it sound bad... I guess I was just frustrated because I could not finish everything I had in mind (specially BGM) and that everything was made in such a rush... But I liked the final result! Even though it's quite simple, as the saying goes, less is more, right? ^^ Anyway, I happy you enjoyed the game!\r\r@Djapz30 I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, I did think about that, but I though that you're a shape like the others, and you also die like the others xp, and wouldn't have the time anyways xp\rBut I know you can finish the game! You're almost there! Patience is the key here ^^\r\r@kaovhmf Thanks! I'm glad you liked the game! I was extra careful with smoothness~ Yeah.. I miss the BGM too T_T Sorry for the SFX, it was really quite loud xp\r\r@GaryS Why thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Hope you play it a lot! kkkk Oh yes, you can never be too careful in this game! It's so frustrating when you're like "Oh, I did it, just this one last key and there are only two shapes in my way, piece of cake"... but no... >.<\r\r@omarhuseynov011 Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! Love the neon too ;)"},{"author_name":"Ithildin","author_uid":"15664","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 4:44am","epoch":1461213540,"text":"Wow, this was intense! The main concept is deceptively simple, but it hides a very challenging game. It also revealed a slightly sadistic part of me, as I began to focus more on forcing collisions than to retrieve the keys.\r\rGraphics were also fitting, I loved the subtle glows and lights. Very solid entry overall, congrats! (Oh, and your concept is more innovative than my "mix all the shoot-em-ups!", kudos for that :D)"},{"author_name":"MountainRanger","author_uid":"65409","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 12:33pm","epoch":1461241680,"text":"Very nice game. Too bad I suck at it."},{"author_name":"BSODDevTeam","author_uid":"44628","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 3:40pm","epoch":1461252900,"text":"Nice game. Game play is great! Well done."},{"author_name":"Kifuga","author_uid":"86172","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 5:23pm","epoch":1461259080,"text":"Really great Game! The controls seem to be the most challenging part *g* (as with my game, too). Really enjoyed playing it!"},{"author_name":"Paulgami","author_uid":"49041","time":"Apr 21, 2016 @ 5:43pm","epoch":1461260280,"text":"This game is really viscerally fun, if a little hard. I also felt like I won through luck quite often. I'd love to see more intricately designed levels later on."},{"author_name":"nihilaleph","author_uid":"49665","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 2:35am","epoch":1461292200,"text":"@Ithildin I'm glad you enjoyed it! Well, better safe than sorry, it's still dangerous if you leave a couple of shapes out there xp (Oh thanks! But the concept is quite basic really, your "mix" was quite fun too! ^^ Oh I did use Geometry wars as reference too~)\r\r@MountainRanger Thank you! Oh don't worry, to beat it you just need to patient, but I will be publishing a walkthrough soon! Hope you still enjoyed it though!\r\r@BSODDevTeam Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!\r\r@Kifuga I'm glad you enjoyed playing! Even though the controls were challenging xp\r\r@Paulgami Wow thank you! Well, I think being hard is part of the fun~ Oh since I'm getting such great feedback I'm actually thinking about making a post-compo with more features and levels! But that would have to wait till next week ^^;"},{"author_name":"Chaserbrown","author_uid":"61940","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 4:33am","epoch":1461299280,"text":"Good job! I enjoyed the graphics and concept! The controls made the game a bit difficult, but maybe having the "player" follow the mouse could have improved it!"},{"author_name":"pixel_maniacs","author_uid":"52509","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 10:02am","epoch":1461319020,"text":"Very nice game. You did a fantastic job!"},{"author_name":"Vantaug","author_uid":"36104","time":"Apr 22, 2016 @ 2:46pm","epoch":1461336060,"text":"Even tough you didn't have much time, you've spent it well, the graphics are so perfectly simple. The controls feel very nice. The game is a lot of fun."},{"author_name":"davalcordub","author_uid":"65303","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 2:39am","epoch":1461378840,"text":"Amazing game in all aspects"},{"author_name":"pkenney","author_uid":"30865","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 3:02am","epoch":1461380220,"text":"Wow, the physics really work to create some interesting tactics here. There's this great satisfaction to shoving a wave of same-shapes into a crowd and watching them all blow up. Then you just change into whoever is left standing and shove them into the wall!\r\rIt took me a while to get a groove because there's a lot going on. The 1\/2\/3 buttons were hard to instantly relate to the shape. Took me a few deaths to stabilize, but I prefer that to a slow tutorial.\r\rThe nice thing is it let me play slow and careful if I was feeling awkward, or fast and aggressive if I was in the groove. Impressively balanced!\r\rRetry chunk maybe got a little too large after a few levels. A late death was disheartening."},{"author_name":"DSSiege11","author_uid":"88589","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 11:07am","epoch":1461409320,"text":"Really cool idea and well implemented. I seem to really suck at it though, I died so many times ^^' Great job though ;)"},{"author_name":"nihilaleph","author_uid":"49665","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 12:51pm","epoch":1461415560,"text":"@Chaserbrown Thank you for playing and for the feed back! I never though about making movement through mouse, I'll take a look!\r\r@pixel_maniacs Why thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!\r\r@Vantaug Thank you! I'm glad you had fun! Even though it's simple I put a lot of effort to make it nice and smooth ^^\r\r@davalcordub Oh thank you! Glad you enjoyed playing!\r\r@pkenney Thank you for playing and for the feedback! It is really nice to see your path getting cleared xp\rOh yes, I didn't have time for it but I was planning a first stage kind a like Super Mario level one, with no tutorial but the stage itself makes the player learn the concepts.\rBut yeah... the difficulty escalates a bit quickly.. I will try to make progression better in post-compo version!\r\r@DSSiege11 Oh thank you! I hope you enjoyed even dying a lot though xp"},{"author_name":"fin_nolimit","author_uid":"86340","time":"Apr 23, 2016 @ 8:46pm","epoch":1461444060,"text":"It took me a few tries to clear a board and I loved every moment of it! Fantastic job!!!"},{"author_name":"ConorOD","author_uid":"89815","time":"Apr 27, 2016 @ 9:33pm","epoch":1461792480,"text":"Great game, looks gorgeous, challenging, unique. Good stuff!"},{"author_name":"SpringCabal","author_uid":"52862","time":"Apr 28, 2016 @ 3:35am","epoch":1461814200,"text":"A good, simple concept that's well executed. You're right that BGM's lacking, but I think you still could've added it and simply taken yourself out of the Audio category as you did anyway.\rGraphics were simple but still pleasant to look at. I would like to see how you could've taken this game further."},{"author_name":"thedashdude","author_uid":"41894","time":"Apr 30, 2016 @ 2:00am","epoch":1461981300,"text":"Neat, but a bit hard. I'm not sure what I can suggest for you, as it was a solid, well polished game. I think it would be cool if each shape behaved a little differently, but that might not work. Good job!"},{"author_name":"nihilaleph","author_uid":"49665","time":"May 1, 2016 @ 1:31pm","epoch":1462109160,"text":"@fin_nolimit Oh I'm so happy you loved it! Thank you!\r\r@ConorOD Thank you very much! I'm glad you liked it!\r\r@SpringCabal Oh yes, but then I would have to put it in Jam category I guess ^^; But I'll add it in a post-compo version! (if I manage to do it...)\r\r@thedashdude Oh yes, for the possible post-compo version I'm thinking about having some different mechanics, not exactly each shape have its own behavior, but some other stuff in the arena that will make your shape react depending on the shape!"},{"author_name":"neilcorre2k6","author_uid":"49082","time":"May 1, 2016 @ 2:41pm","epoch":1462113360,"text":"haha Wow! :D that was soo good :D cool idea and mechanics :D"},{"author_name":"Kerdelos","author_uid":"30088","time":"May 1, 2016 @ 2:42pm","epoch":1462113420,"text":"Nice concept!\rI can't explain why exactly but i was frustrated. The concept looks very good but i was a little disappointed when i play it. I think i don't very like the gameplay."},{"author_name":"Alphish","author_uid":"39564","time":"May 1, 2016 @ 3:08pm","epoch":1462114980,"text":"That game kinda reminds me of strong interactions between quarks.\r\rI rather liked the general game concept and aesthetics; it isn't particularly complicated, and the gameplay gets less challenging once you get the hang of it, but it was still pretty enjoyable. Pretty good job here. ^^\r\rAlso, wow, Kirzo, that's pretty amazing feat to get that far! :o"},{"author_name":"A-Flat Miner Studios","author_uid":"42150","time":"May 1, 2016 @ 3:10pm","epoch":1462115100,"text":"Simple concept, well done overall. A bit tough, especially at first, but still fun."},{"author_name":"nihilaleph","author_uid":"49665","time":"May 1, 2016 @ 5:13pm","epoch":1462122480,"text":"@neilcorre2k6 I'm glad you liked it! Thank you for playing!\r\r@Kerdelos I'm sorry it wasn't enjoyable for you =x Well, it is a very simple concept\/mechanic, maybe if I add some more features it would be more fun? Anyway I'll try harder next time! Thank you for the feedback!\r\r@Alphish Wow! Well, I'm not very acquainted with quarks, but when I modeled the game I was just thinking about basic electrical forces ^^; (with 3 charges, but whatever). Oh yes, if I get to make a post-compo version I'll try to make more elaborated stages and more features to have a better flow! Thank you for the feedback!\r\rI also was amazed by @Kirzo's skills xp\r\r@A-Flat Miner Studios I'm glad you enjoyed it, even though it was difficult at first! Thank you for playing!"},{"author_name":"Tanton-H2X","author_uid":"55854","time":"May 3, 2016 @ 3:16am","epoch":1462245060,"text":"i'am back and voted!\uff08and play again your game , why still so that cool > <ahhh!) ,if you update a new version, please let me know and i must to paly it again! (but why i still can not trans my shape ToT )"},{"author_name":"nihilaleph","author_uid":"49665","time":"May 5, 2016 @ 2:15am","epoch":1462414200,"text":"@Tanton-H2X Thank you for playing my game again! I'm very happy you enjoyed it! I'll let you know for sure! Oh you can't shapeshift your shape? That's odd... What happens? You press the number and it won't change at all?"},{"author_name":"yuigoto","author_uid":"50909","time":"May 5, 2016 @ 10:31pm","epoch":1462487160,"text":"Great take on the theme! The Geometry Wars inspired look feels great (gotta love the vector graphics ;D) and it's really challenging! :)\r\rThe controls are pretty responsive and there's a nice feeling of progression, though I'd recommend you tone it down just a tiny-bit and spread the difficulty across more levels. :)\r\rGreat work, inspiring too! :)"},{"author_name":"nihilaleph","author_uid":"49665","time":"May 6, 2016 @ 1:32am","epoch":1462498020,"text":"@yuigoto Thanks for your feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Oh yes, the levels were pretty much made in the last minute, so I didn't have the time to tweak them... But in the post-compo version I'll make more levels (and with more features?) ^^"},{"author_name":"Tanton-H2X","author_uid":"55854","time":"May 7, 2016 @ 3:13am","epoch":1462590480,"text":"@nihilaleph Yes! i didn't know why! i also specialized test this point! the first time i play ,i just forgot to use(but i remember i have try to hit 1-3buttons...because i have read the Instructions before i palyed ) \r the second time play,just for try shape,but still not work.... but i was already found that this game can also stage clear by no-shapeshifting (although it will be more difficulty to play! but it be more unique under this method to paly Omg... i also think it maybe a cool point or new possibility in your game)\r hop[e this feedback could be useful and sorry for my late."},{"author_name":"nihilaleph","author_uid":"49665","time":"May 15, 2016 @ 3:25pm","epoch":1463325600,"text":"@Tanton-H2X Oh yes! Thank you for the feedback! It will surely help! Sorry for the late reply too xp"}],"images":["ld35\/49665-b38ad23781e14e442b1d20b96ef08119.jpg","ld35\/49665-ad8f2f17b1ccb4c5f1b37021a12cd74d.jpg","ld35\/49665-2e585781221e12023a8de2cd593272db.jpg","ld35\/49665-4a13cd3d89b5f198a21da021ecce032b.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/nihilaleph.itch.io\/shapemagnet","text":"Windows\/Itch.io"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mCWrgfeVnzE&list=PL3C7389F2E885DD95","text":"Recommended BGM"},{"url":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/amSpwwCamVQ","text":"Walkthrough"},{"url":"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/2016\/05\/05\/shapemagnet-post-mortem\/","text":"Post-Mortem"},{"url":"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nihilaleph","text":"Twitter"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"2645","g_author":"49665","g_event":"LD35","g_eventkey":"33","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"2573","g_title":"ShapeMagnet","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"99","g_commentcount":"41","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/49665-shot0-1460944233.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/49665-shot1-1460944233.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/49665-shot2-1460944233.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/542293\/49665-shot3-1460945263.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Welcome to ShapeMagnet! In this neon world you will be a shapeshifting shape! To escape this world you will have to collect all \"keys\" to open the portal. Shapeshift through the other shapes that are trying to get you, and try not to touch anything else!\r\n\r\nInstructions:\r\n\r\n1- Use arrows to move around\r\n2- Press 1 to turn into a square\r\n3- Press 2 to turn into a triangle\r\n4- Press 3 to turn into a star\r\n\r\nTools:\r\nEngine - Unity\r\nGraphics - Inkscape\r\nSFX - Bfxr\r\nEtc - Trello, Toggl\r\n\r\nRecommended BGM: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mCWrgfeVnzE&list=PL3C7389F2E885DD95\r\n\r\n\/*****************************************************************************\/\r\n\r\nHappy 1 year of Ludum Dare for me!!\r\nI wanted to make something special for this LD, but things were so crazy here that I didn't have much time to dedicate, practically only the last day... I had to use Unity too to speed up the development... I really wanted to use my engine T_T... I didn't have time to even pick a better name for the project xp\r\n\r\nAnyways, with the little time that I had I was able to make something \/o\/ It's not much, the concept and art was simple enough to do it somewhat fast, but I hope it's at least fun!\r\n\r\nI'm sorry there is no BGM, I actually tried to make something, but I just didn't have enough time... Also sorry for the project being so big, don't know what happened there O.o\r\n\r\nI hope you enjoy playing it! And remember to comment so I can play your game too!!\r\n\r\nCongratulations to all!!\r\n\r\n\/***************************************************************************\/\r\n\r\nAnnouncements:\r\n- To be posted: Walkthrough, Post-mortem\r\n- For some reason the web build is all broken... Maybe because is not supported anymore? Gonna check this, but later... I reaaaally need to get some rest now z_z\r\n- I added the svg file for all my assets in ShapeMagnet_src2.zip\r\n(23\/04)\r\n- Just added the Walkthrough! Post-mortem will be next, and who knows, maybe a post-compo? ;)\r\n(05\/05)\r\n- Finally posted the Post-Mortem! No post-compo yet T_T but doesn't mean I'm not going to do it!\r\n(15\/05)\r\n- Some updates about the game here! http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/2016\/05\/15\/time-for-some-analysis\/","title":"ShapeMagnet"}