Declutter by De10ter

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made by De10ter for LD26 (COMPO)
Declutter!

Description:
Our little friend has too much stuff cluttering up his life, help him out, remove as many as you can but leave the little guy enough to stand on.

Gameplay:
Click to remove blocks.
Any unsupported blocks will also fall.
Chain reactions get more points.

Notes/Known bugs:
Had planned to have the game recognize if/when you've reached a minimum number of blocks, however the winding nature of the blocks causing interdependancies meant this didn't make it :/
The time it takes to build a new board is a bit excessive (about 10-15 seconds normally).

Ratings

Coolness 49% 1236
Overall 3.34 382
Audio 2.46 694
Fun 3.17 383
Graphics 2.66 853
Humor 2.68 284
Innovation 3.43 316
Mood 2.91 531
Theme 3.59 498

Feedback

Cybearg
28. Apr 2013 路 22:47 UTC
Boy, those chain reactions are satisfying! Makes me feel boss to see all those pieces go!

I wonder, though--is there really any challenge to the game? For me, I had to clear out all the bottom row blocks because they wouldn't fall out on their own, but once I'd cleared out the bottom row, I was pretty much guaranteed to have a chain reaction that took out everything, so where is the challenge if it's just a matter of clicking the bottom blocks?

Also, personally I didn't care much for the look of the game at all. It's a kind of awkward mix of MS Paint-style cartoon and a semi-bevelled look for the interlocking blocks with a bunch of rather unpleasant colors put together. I think that shooting for a bold 2D look with just a handful of colors without the bevel and without the South Park-looking MS Paint kid would be more visually appealing.

So, as I said, the game was satisfying because of the combos, but I wonder if they aren't pretty much impossible to NOT get.
馃帳 De10ter
28. Apr 2013 路 23:13 UTC
@Cybearg
The chalenge lies in NOT destroying the 'right' blocks :)
Letting the little guy fall takes all your points.
That said, it's not a very challenging game.
jerombd
29. Apr 2013 路 20:14 UTC
I like the concept!
Maybe add a countdown could spice up a little the gameplay.
muton
30. Apr 2013 路 09:25 UTC
I like it, though it is a bit easy.. If it used a physics model and the pieces had mass (so there's balance/toppling & leverage to take into account) it'd be trickier. It has a possible future. :)
chrismcr
30. Apr 2013 路 10:15 UTC
I love that the guy's head explodes when he falls. Gratuitous violence FTW
Wilson
30. Apr 2013 路 10:17 UTC
Nice concept, with very satisfying chain reactions - the sound for that is great! That said it is quite easy if you just knock out all the blocks either side of a tower leading to the guy, then take out the floor blocks - maybe not the best way to the highest score per level though I guess, but since the aim is to complete as many levels as possible without failing, there's no real motivation to get the highest score per level.
RealyUniqueName
02. May 2013 路 07:42 UTC
Great concept. I wish i had ability to destroy other blocks, while chain reaction is still going
KilledByAPixel
05. May 2013 路 19:02 UTC
Cool game idea, works out to be a bit to easy but you can add stuff to fix that. Maybe instead of 1 guy there are several scattered around. Or maybe instead of choosing any piece you have to pick one that matches a randomly chosen color.
Fnkee
05. May 2013 路 19:16 UTC
Fascinating game. Just add some more challenge to the game. Making the combos could be part of that challenge. I would love to see you add special blocks, as you mentioned. Good job on this!
daniel2357
05. May 2013 路 19:21 UTC
Great concept . Can you win? i've made it to 3 blocks . nice game!
MinionStudios
13. May 2013 路 16:41 UTC
I love it! The mechanics are fun, but ultimately it is very simple to win.