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Threevolution by dredlockz

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made by dredlockz for LD24 (COMPO)
Threevolution is a puzzle game where you have to match two same-sized organisms with a smaller-sized one to reproduce.

Rules:
-2 or more organisms adjacent to a smaller-sized organism causes them to eat it and mate
-combining organisms fills the evo-gauge a bit
-When the bar is full, if the smaller organism is exactly one level beneath them, they create a new organism!

Unlock all the organisms to win!

Windows http://alessandroituarte.com/labs/threevolution/Threevolution.zip
Windows Installer http://alessandroituarte.com/labs/threevolution/Threevolution.exe
Web (HTML5 required) http://alessandroituarte.com/labs/threevolution/
Source http://alessandroituarte.com/labs/threevolution/Threevolution_source.rar
Timelapse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZXIdq-niPA
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=15024

Ratings

Coolness 68% 3
Overall 3.79 38
Audio 3.14 143
Fun 3.64 49
Graphics 3.95 68
Humor 2.69 184
Innovation 3.56 98
Mood 3.26 108
Theme 3.95 36

Feedback

Birchmountain
27. Aug 2012 · 10:36 UTC
I really like the graphics, 5/5!
jijaweb
27. Aug 2012 · 11:26 UTC
Very nicely done! Great gameplay. Tricky puzzle. Great graphics.
Dakota
27. Aug 2012 · 12:20 UTC
Awesome! Nice job on the monochrome colours. The Gameplay was also on par with the graphics
iandioch
27. Aug 2012 · 12:25 UTC
Haha. A great little puzzler. At first, when I didn't understand the rules, I managed to block off the leftmost column with just the smallest organism, leaving me with just a 3x4 grid. I struggled ahead, and won. Loved the ending screen!
Sanguine
27. Aug 2012 · 14:51 UTC
Great entry! Felt very retro because of the graphics. I also liked the puzzle a lot.
SaintHeiser
28. Aug 2012 · 03:01 UTC
Ahahah! Extremely fun game! I like visual design and gameplay. Music is good to. Excellent job!
ChronoDK
28. Aug 2012 · 08:03 UTC
Love the Game Boy graphics! At first I thought the mechanics was like Triple Town, but they are actually fully original - very interesting concept.
axcho
28. Aug 2012 · 08:06 UTC
Really nice mechanics - reminded me of Triple Town (in a good way). I think it could have worked better with a different theme - the "grass, bush, tree, hut" progression of Triple Town worked better then the "one circle, two circle, three circle" of this game. Could be worth expanding on.
nseward
28. Aug 2012 · 08:10 UTC
Great puzzle. You my friend are a pixel whisperer.
blundis
28. Aug 2012 · 10:44 UTC
Lovely graphics! Seems really easy at the start, but requires some thinking toward the end, nice progression.
amidos2006
29. Aug 2012 · 15:53 UTC
amazing idea :) I love it :)
cobrajs
31. Aug 2012 · 09:03 UTC
Excellent puzzle game! Graphics are awesome, sound is awesome, just an all around awesome game. Well done!
pereubu
31. Aug 2012 · 13:58 UTC
Funking isane concept ! you sir are one of my fav's. There's not only an amazing gameplay, but the ambiance, thanks to the sound and the art makes this game one of the best of this LD.
I loved the nostalgia that comes out of it
Huchickut
31. Aug 2012 · 14:00 UTC
Great puzzle game! Nice idea. Could be a bit more difficult IMO.
Khayet
31. Aug 2012 · 14:10 UTC
Hahaha, awesome! Really fun and great cliff-hanger!
hamster_mk_4
01. Sep 2012 · 06:22 UTC
I applaud your genius, it takes a special sort of mind that can put evolution in a grid based puzzle game. You stayed true to the theme while taking your game in a completely different direction than most participants. Entries like this is why I love Ludum Dare.
Fadobo
01. Sep 2012 · 18:22 UTC
Great puzzle game, lovely art-style. That was awesome!
Robotic
01. Sep 2012 · 21:55 UTC
There's nothing I can say I dislike about this ! The art, the sound, the gameplay, the humor... this little game is perfect, thank you for it :)
ubear
02. Sep 2012 · 08:53 UTC
Awesome!
Qaterknan
02. Sep 2012 · 11:08 UTC
I liked it. I honestly didnt know what was the goal, but in the end i made it. Nice graphics and colour choice :)
vilya
03. Sep 2012 · 00:12 UTC
Very very nice. I didn't want to give up until I'd completed it & I actually laughed out loud when I finally did & saw the ending screen. Well done!
AdventureIslands
04. Sep 2012 · 20:42 UTC
Really cool! I love the gameboy colors and the music and sound effects were really good.
caranha
04. Sep 2012 · 22:36 UTC
Wow, very well polished game, with a great graphical style! I felt I was back at the Gameboy era! The gameplay itself was pretty neat too, although a bit on the easy side.

On a side note, I would double the FPS on your timelapse. I find that 3-5 minutes is an optimal time for those.

Thanks for the game!
Teknik
08. Sep 2012 · 17:15 UTC
funny ending. very good job on this game everything about it is very good.