Gene Binder by xhunterko

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made by xhunterko for LD24 (COMPO)
Can you figure out how to evolve correctly? Find out in this short game!

How to play:

The bottom 4 genes can combine with the genes in the pattern. Click on a gene on the bottom, then click on a gene in the pattern to see if they can combine. If it can, it'll switch to another gene. There is only one solution per puzzle.

Level Goal:

The goal of each level is to first find out which gene is wrong, then swap it out with other genes until you get the gene that is supposed to go there.

Ratings

Coolness 50% 3
Overall 2.30 682
Fun 1.88 700
Graphics 1.73 729
Humor 1.33 602
Innovation 2.92 341
Mood 2.00 634
Theme 3.13 283

Feedback

MortalWombat
28. Aug 2012 路 00:04 UTC
Once I figured out how to actually play (which took me a minute despite you tutorial) I was actually sad that there weren't more levels. I smell day one DLC here ;)
An extra layer of gameplay would have been nice.
馃帳 xhunterko
28. Aug 2012 路 06:32 UTC
Yeah. I definitely had more in mind, and was gonna make one more, but ran out of time. Heh. I'm putting in more content sometime this week. Thanks for playing/rating!
Rabbits...
28. Aug 2012 路 20:58 UTC
Kind of confusing but I think i got it a little by the end...A restart button would definantly help out...
kevincorrigan
28. Aug 2012 路 20:59 UTC
I wasn't 100 percent sure what to do, despite your tutorial, looks interesting though.
馃帳 xhunterko
28. Aug 2012 路 22:36 UTC
@Rabbits: Do you mean for a level? Or the entire game? Cause at the win screen if you click you go back to the menu. I thought about an undo button, but, again, ran out of time. Thanks for playing!

@kevincorrigan I can't seem to do tutorials right for some reason. Any suggestions? Thanks for playing!
zatyka
29. Aug 2012 路 00:59 UTC
I really wasn't sure what the goal of each level was.... but I still managed to beat it somehow.
馃帳 xhunterko
29. Aug 2012 路 01:25 UTC
@zatyka Thanks for playing!
ahm99
29. Aug 2012 路 03:25 UTC
I still don't get it. A better tutorial would be nice. Nice try though :)
馃帳 xhunterko
29. Aug 2012 路 05:21 UTC
Thank you! I'll work on that tutorial for the next build.
imef
29. Aug 2012 路 21:18 UTC
It's a shame it's so short...
metadept
30. Aug 2012 路 02:18 UTC
More than a bit confusing. The concept seems interesting, and I was able to figure out how to change genes with a little trial and error, but it's not quite clear what the goal is. Reminds me of that time I tried to learn to play Foldit... could be cool with some more levels and more explanation.
Puzzlem00n
30. Aug 2012 路 17:53 UTC
I don't quite get it... But it's cool!
馃帳 xhunterko
30. Aug 2012 路 22:36 UTC
Thanks for playing and the feedack guys! Yeah, I suck at making tutorials. Any suggestions on how to improve it?
zx81
14. Sep 2012 路 18:45 UTC
It has its mood however the game needs music and a better graphics!!
馃帳 xhunterko
16. Sep 2012 路 12:09 UTC
Hey there! Glad you liked it! Can't do much for the graphics, but I'll definitely try and get some music in there. Thanks for playing!
Cthulhu
18. Sep 2012 路 00:47 UTC
I just understood the gameplay when I won.
馃帳 xhunterko
18. Sep 2012 路 03:12 UTC
Sorry for bieng confusing. Hopefully I have that fixed in an updated build. Thanks for playing!