PuzzleBot by minism

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made by minism for LD26 (COMPO)
** NOTICE ** -- I recommend reading the instructions for the game at the bottom of the post before playing

There are, like my other two entries, some collision detection bugs with this game. It is possible for both the player and blocks to pass through one another when approached from some set of diagonal vectors. I wasn't able to figure this out under the time limit so unfortunately it had to stay in. Aside from that I'm happy with how this game turned out, I think its my best so far for LD48.

I'm going to go pass out now. Thanks for playing! :D

Also, ill be doing a stream at some point in the near future of play throughs of random LD26 games with some friends. I'll definitely make another post about that.

-josh


Game Instructions
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You can control puzzle bot with WASD or Arrow keys. Use W, Up, or Space to jump. Grab blocks underneath you by using J or Z. Throw blocks using K or X.

You can grab adjacent blocks by holding left or right and pressing grab. If you press "grab" again while holding a block, you can set the block down directly underneath you.

Clear blocks and avoid dying to advance. Blocks are cleared by lining up 3 of a common color in a row or column.

Ratings

Coolness 48% 1284
Overall 4.03 28
Audio 3.58 102
Fun 4.03 14
Graphics 3.87 117
Innovation 3.77 119
Mood 3.50 144
Theme 3.38 713

Feedback

Ysty
29. Apr 2013 · 15:50 UTC
A very nice twist on match three. Very polished for a LD game.
Norgg
29. Apr 2013 · 23:32 UTC
Fun game. Nice snappy feel to the interactions. Not usually a fan of match-3s but quite enjoyed this.
josefnpat
30. Apr 2013 · 01:32 UTC
Very nice game!

Reminds me a lot of tetris plus for the PSX.
Mark Hildreth
30. Apr 2013 · 01:43 UTC
Pretty fun and polished. Only real criticism is the fact that there is no way to exit the game when you're playing it. Escape and clicking the 'X' in the window bar doesn't work, I have to kill myself (or kill the process :P) Interesting take on match-3.
Spiridios
30. Apr 2013 · 01:43 UTC
Great take on the match three. Not sure how it matches the theme, but I sure had fun playing it.
Furyhunter
30. Apr 2013 · 01:46 UTC
Brilliant adaptation of puzzle and platformer.
rainblade studios
30. Apr 2013 · 01:46 UTC
Great job. I like your take on the genre. Very well done!
Ray_Mickelino
30. Apr 2013 · 01:47 UTC
Awesome. Well done Minism :)
vinull
30. Apr 2013 · 01:48 UTC
Neat little game, I like the twist on a standard match game. I never got used to the controls though, kept wanting pick up and throw to be the same key.
nintendoeats
30. Apr 2013 · 01:52 UTC
That is really cool! I thing it would be better suited to a controller than a keyboard, but I could see myself playing the heck out of this if it was on my GBC.

I feel like having to manage not being squished is a bit much considering the time pressure.

I also think it might be more fun if it was only 3 colours but much faster. I could be wrong about that, just a sense that I got.

Great work, and very well put together!
Andrew Shouldice
30. Apr 2013 · 01:53 UTC
This is a really fantastic idea, and well executed! You should expand on this concept if you get a chance.
Tiago
30. Apr 2013 · 01:59 UTC
Very nice game! When you start getting the hang of the controls it gets a lot better!
3.14
30. Apr 2013 · 02:07 UTC
Haha, cool game. A man trapped in a game of tetris! Reminds me of old indie "mr. blocko". Nice game, good job!
braneof
30. Apr 2013 · 03:29 UTC
Fun game. I found that just dropping the blocks was easier than trying to throw them, but it was fun to play around with throwing too.
Jubjub.
30. Apr 2013 · 10:54 UTC
I played this for freaking ages. So satisfying. If I had OCD I imagine I'd have been playing for far longer, too!
Magnus
30. Apr 2013 · 11:11 UTC
Very fun. It was surprisingly addicting, and the graphics are slick. Great job. It reminds me of Wario's Woods. You should check it out if you haven't played it.

Also, seeing you play Room on your stream was super helpful. A good learning experience. You did pretty great on your first run. I should have had some people test it to see if there was enough instruction.
🎤 minism
30. Apr 2013 · 16:30 UTC
@Magnus yeah my friend told me about wario's woods mid development, i watched a video and its pretty funny how similar it is to my game. I'll have to play it
mushbuh
30. Apr 2013 · 17:03 UTC
SWEET warios woods man play it
Jellycakes
02. May 2013 · 06:48 UTC
Really decent game, got me addicted and I still carried on despite my keyboard deciding not to work sometimes. Would like to see it fleshed ott some more!
TehSkull
02. May 2013 · 06:59 UTC
I liked this a lot. Good music, and the gameplay reminds me of the classic Sega Genesis puzzle games.
little_polygon
11. May 2013 · 03:48 UTC
"Love" it! :D
headchant
18. May 2013 · 17:21 UTC
Reminded me a lot of my own entry...but yours is better! Very good.
vrld
18. May 2013 · 17:34 UTC
Cool idea, well executed and presented. I really enjoyed this game and plan to continue enjoying it!