MINUS by rubna

made by rubna for LD26 (COMPO)

Oh. Oh well this just isn't any fun at all... Well, better luck next time I guess.

CONTROLS: arrows. GOAL: get all the balls into the hole I guess...? You figure it out.

MORAL TO THE STORY: first work out your idea in all its details. I got a way better idea this morning but there ain't no way I'm going to finish that on time. Maybe I'll make that game as a post-compo.

(I put it on anyway because... well I'm not really sure (this is also totally an intended rip-off of Luke O'Connor's Ishihara(http://lukeoc.co.uk/ishihara/ishihara.html))

**UPDATE

I made a post compo version with mouse controls. It should be less infuriating to play now :)

Web	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10138159/MINUS.swf
Source	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10138159/LD26.zip
Post-Compo	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10138159/OSMOSIAN%20ll%20MINUS%20postCompo.swf
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=14711

Ratings

Coolness	50%	3
Overall	3.17	553

Fun	3.13	423
Graphics	3.53	255
Innovation	3.53	243
Mood	2.65	788
Theme	3.70	393

Feedback

intrudergames

29. Apr 2013 · 07:08 UTC

Well, i think is really fun and innovative. Good things can come from this, keep it on!

deathray

29. Apr 2013 · 07:13 UTC

It's interesting but very hard.

Fervir

29. Apr 2013 · 07:17 UTC

A very challenging and fun game.
I really like the way you handled the difficulty.
Unfortunately part of the challenge comes from the difficulty with the controls.
It just feels like I'm sliding all over the place.
Very good use of simple shapes and colors.

mushbuh

29. Apr 2013 · 20:14 UTC

I really liked the shapes and how it took up the whole screen, the controls seem too funky though

magnpeas

02. May 2013 · 19:04 UTC

I like the way this game looks and I think it's the beginning of something cool

Nisshoku

02. May 2013 · 19:05 UTC

The idea is fun but the controls feel to awkward for me, maybe make it less floaty or keep the direction movement axis aligned.

Prudiiarca

02. May 2013 · 19:08 UTC

Well, this was impressive! Nice idea. Gameplay is smooth, controls are fine, there's enough difficulty. Even if you say it's not finished, i don't think so.

Martin_Monosys

02. May 2013 · 19:09 UTC

It's not that bad really, but it's a bit hard, and at first you don't really know what to do... :) Controls could be smoother, and it needs sound and/or music. Otherwise, not bad!

Andy Go

02. May 2013 · 19:11 UTC

I think it was fun. But hard....

dreamlogician

02. May 2013 · 19:15 UTC

I think this prototype is much more promising than you give yourself credit for. I haven't played anything quite like it before, and yet I was able to figure out what needed to be done with no instructions at all (I accidentally skipped over the "get the balls in the hole" bit of your text and only saw it after I was done playing). You're on to something here. Don't give up!

Qaterknan

02. May 2013 · 19:27 UTC

Nice game, challenging and entertaining. It's a shame there is no ending.

TravisChen

02. May 2013 · 22:20 UTC

Fun mechanic :D

Sanguine

03. May 2013 · 08:42 UTC

I really like it! As others have mentioned, the controls still need a bit of work

hughsk

05. May 2013 · 08:16 UTC

It's pretty hard, mostly because of the controls though - I like the choice of colours :)

Binary Gambit

06. May 2013 · 14:18 UTC

This one was really promising! You had a solid arcade mechanic down, but unfortunately didn't execute on a game. The controls were also a little bit awkward, but the graphics were pleasing in the clean style.

netmute

06. May 2013 · 14:27 UTC

Don't be so harsh to yourself, your game looks really nice! And its fun to play around in that giant ball-pool :)

SmilingCat

06. May 2013 · 16:36 UTC

Almost... maybe with some balancing and some polish this could be decent.

🎤 rubna

06. May 2013 · 18:57 UTC

Hi everyone! Thanks for all the constructive comments I got. I uploaded a post-compo version with better controls because most complaints were about the controls, so give that a go. Thanks again :)

Cosine

14. May 2013 · 23:56 UTC

Great game, got me shaking my head every time I accidentally switched back to grey :)

henrykun

19. May 2013 · 13:17 UTC

I really think that the idea has potential. Y played both, your compo and post-compo games. The second one is much better, because of the controllers and difficulty. In my opinion if you let the player move faster would be good. Think about making this for tablets and multiplayer, it would be cool :).