How evolution really works? by keenblaze

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made by keenblaze for LD24 (COMPO)
So, this game is about human evolution... Wait, I didn't see any human in the game! Anyway, there are nice jelly squares, which will teach you how evolution actually works.

Use your favorite arrow keys and don't forget have fun!


Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 4.13 7
Audio 3.85 20
Fun 4.07 6
Graphics 3.71 111
Humor 4.36 3
Innovation 3.63 75
Mood 3.71 36
Theme 3.93 42

Feedback

Robotic
27. Aug 2012 · 02:28 UTC
Great game ! Funny and always different !
SasoriDama
27. Aug 2012 · 02:37 UTC
This is really clever! Good job.
QualityAssurance
27. Aug 2012 · 04:41 UTC
Awesome. Great animation on just squares. The way they move like Jello is great!
polegar
27. Aug 2012 · 11:50 UTC
Awesome ! Really funny, and very smart ! And like in real life it's really hard to pick a girl against dumbass :p
ubear
27. Aug 2012 · 12:00 UTC
Awesome!
Pierrec
27. Aug 2012 · 21:16 UTC
I love the smooth animations! This is a really good game, beating it was very challenging for a game this small. I smiled a few times too! Very good one!
Leebo86
27. Aug 2012 · 21:45 UTC
Funny, and a great example of how subtle effects can spruce up simple graphics. Nice job.
gbellgames
27. Aug 2012 · 21:50 UTC
Very funny game! And the blocky graphics are full of charm! The "Plot" is very cool!

Shame it's so short.
midgard
27. Aug 2012 · 21:56 UTC
Great job :D It is a really fun game with a bit of humor that makes the game more fun!
Amoaeba Junior
27. Aug 2012 · 23:33 UTC
First lesson was so funny and it made so much sense with the theme i love it, smartest game i've played since jam began!
zkenshin
27. Aug 2012 · 23:48 UTC
Very fun and really well done. :)
LemonTree
28. Aug 2012 · 04:16 UTC
Excellent game! Thank you!
DiscoFish
28. Aug 2012 · 04:55 UTC
I love it!
dvdking
28. Aug 2012 · 18:15 UTC
It was hilarious! This is definitely the best game I've seen here. Graphics, music, humor are perfect. Maybe game isn't innovative, but it's fun!
danlthemanl
29. Aug 2012 · 08:01 UTC
Very clever and original!
SaintHeiser
29. Aug 2012 · 13:44 UTC
Really good and fun game, man! I like it and very impressed with animation! Nice work!
Cthulhu
29. Aug 2012 · 21:13 UTC
Haha Wonderfull!
I love the graphics of the background!
Gidaio
29. Aug 2012 · 21:16 UTC
Nice! Very fun, very well done, very good puzzles.
djtjj
29. Aug 2012 · 21:18 UTC
Completed stuck on the blue one with the falling bricks. Otherwise awesome.
VAMflax
29. Aug 2012 · 21:18 UTC
Brilliant! Funny, controls were ace, music fantastic.

The jumpy round was the perfect blend of INFURIATING! Completed it though.

Nice one...!! :D :D :D
TinyPlatypus
29. Aug 2012 · 21:19 UTC
Almost infallible, amazing with very nice graphics and innovative gameplay. I did however find it rather hard and unforgiving, especially once I got to the bit in the main screenshot.
🎤 keenblaze
29. Aug 2012 · 22:08 UTC
Thank you guys!
FunByJohn
29. Aug 2012 · 23:28 UTC
Haha, I love it. So funny. I love the little jingle that plays - and the ending song is awesome.
Mach60KAS
30. Aug 2012 · 01:14 UTC
Wow, that was really quite funny. Always great to see something so different in LD. :)
amidos2006
30. Aug 2012 · 08:42 UTC
Thats really incredible one of my best games on LudumDare :) I adore that the text and the idea are perfect :)
Ragzouken
30. Aug 2012 · 14:01 UTC
Funny :D I found the boss annoying!
Puzzlem00n
30. Aug 2012 · 18:12 UTC
I now know all I need to know about evolution!
SecondDimension
30. Aug 2012 · 19:13 UTC
Wow seriously great entry here, think you just taught us all a lesson in using simple graphics to achieve nice visuals (well you certainly taught me a lesson). Funny & Interesting take on the theme too, well done
matheod
30. Aug 2012 · 20:15 UTC
Wahou ! Amazing game ! Take me long time to kill this so powerfull IA !
cappelnord
30. Aug 2012 · 21:14 UTC
Awesome!
rxi
30. Aug 2012 · 21:17 UTC
Both fun AND educational.
Glandouze
30. Aug 2012 · 21:27 UTC
Nice game, loved the end.
johnfn
30. Aug 2012 · 21:31 UTC
Hahha, great entry. The animations felt so dynamic, and I really enjoyed the audio clip at the end. The first one was my favorite.
TravisChen
31. Aug 2012 · 00:57 UTC
Loved it, great work!
nimblegorilla
31. Aug 2012 · 19:03 UTC
Awesome game. I agree with all of the other positive comments. I really like the bouncy squares. My only negative is that the intro scene on the final level is kind of annoying to sit through after getting squished multiple times.
BrothersT
31. Aug 2012 · 23:52 UTC
Very funny! We liked it a lot, the timing was spot on. I was watching my brother play it and I almost thought it was a scripted animation at first, because of the dialogue going everytime he did something.
imef
01. Sep 2012 · 00:23 UTC
Great game! It's fun and very well done!
Spaceoff
01. Sep 2012 · 11:35 UTC
Didn't really dig the music but the idea was great, graphics were great, and it was funny for once too which is always good.
sanojian
01. Sep 2012 · 12:52 UTC
Really funny! Great music.
dector
01. Sep 2012 · 12:57 UTC
Really fun and beautifull game. It is'n about wide evolution, but I like this game very much. Hire score!
zatyka
01. Sep 2012 · 16:03 UTC
Very well done. It was short, but felt very polished. Great Job.
Mesene
01. Sep 2012 · 21:28 UTC
Great game! I'll get the source and play a little with it :D
ReveLorenfield
01. Sep 2012 · 23:22 UTC
So cute game :)
The last battle was so frustrating too...
Jorjon
02. Sep 2012 · 05:24 UTC
Wow.. Excellent! My favorite entry so far
🎤 keenblaze
02. Sep 2012 · 16:28 UTC
@Mesene Source code is terrible :)
Sgt Squirrelly
02. Sep 2012 · 19:49 UTC
Really awesome. Very funny for a game about a species of squares.
Kmad
02. Sep 2012 · 20:18 UTC
Excellent little game, very funny and original.
Maple
03. Sep 2012 · 02:40 UTC
Oh my. Now this is interesting, lol. I thought above everything, the sound was really well placed.
flyingbear
03. Sep 2012 · 04:55 UTC
Clever little game! I enjoyed it =)
Evil Cult
03. Sep 2012 · 11:35 UTC
Simple and effective graphics. I found the boss incredibly frustrating because I had to sit through the dialogue each time I failed. Other than that it was quite fun to play through, well done!
harusame
03. Sep 2012 · 14:13 UTC
Wow ! clever game :)
Funny ! Good job !
Rabbits...
03. Sep 2012 · 18:21 UTC
Yes, now I can get an A on my Biology test...Great game...
goerp
03. Sep 2012 · 19:15 UTC
Funny and very well done. The graphics look simple, but they are more than simple squares. Gameplay was good and the levels original. Only downside I could find: If you get stuck at the same point the music gets a bit annoying makes the pause until you can try again, too long.
tcstyle
03. Sep 2012 · 20:39 UTC
Funny take on the theme. The sound effects are great.
_AM_
03. Sep 2012 · 20:46 UTC
Nice, complete, modest yet polished design... I do see the theme at work, at least as far as the two most important things, survival and mating. I feel no suggestion could be made. Great work!
Zccc
03. Sep 2012 · 21:20 UTC
Very funny :D
marudziik
04. Sep 2012 · 09:45 UTC
It's incredible how such simple graphics can be so appealing. I'm pretty sure it's a winner here - the game is perfect for LD: simple enough, short, funny (and the last level can be a little challenging). Music is great IMHO. The strongest part of this entry is definitely story and gameplay. Great job!
patrickgh3
05. Sep 2012 · 23:37 UTC
Awesome feel by the graphics and music. I love how each puzzle is unique. Everything is fresh. The quality makes up for the quantity.
zx81
06. Sep 2012 · 21:19 UTC
The game so funny!! good effort man!
Mago
07. Sep 2012 · 07:19 UTC
Funny and fun game.
raarlac
09. Sep 2012 · 13:52 UTC
Awesome plot, graphics, audio and FUN above all! By far, this is the most innovative and funny game on this LD. And It's also my favorite :)
raarlac
09. Sep 2012 · 13:55 UTC
And the AI is very challenging! I died a LOT of times to that fat bully.
goffmog
09. Sep 2012 · 19:10 UTC
lol - that was fun :) Actually found the runing jumping bit much harder than the final battle... Don't like running jumping bits :( Not going to score you lower because of it though.
triliyn
10. Sep 2012 · 03:35 UTC
The first couple levels were really fun. I didn't really like the last... three, I think, because they broke the pattern of "You must die at least once in each level to succeed" (thereby losing you a theme point). Even so, I was interested enough to finish the game and disappointed that there was no more. Nice work!
Gama11
10. Sep 2012 · 13:24 UTC
Wow, perfect game considering the amount of time it took you to make it! It has just the right difficulty, innovative level design and is funny as hell. A few more levels would be nice though.
Really like how movement changes the characters size, seems like he's pudding or something :D. Feels really juicy.
There's one major flaw here though: The restart animation / time until you can get another attempt. It's waaaay too long and should be close to zero, because it creates a lot of frustration. That's one of Super Meat Boy's "secrets" to avoid frustration.

Would be nice to have a few stats like time needed to play through and total death to go for highscores.
🎤 keenblaze
11. Sep 2012 · 07:51 UTC
Thank you for the constructive critic and suggestions!
Sestren
12. Sep 2012 · 12:47 UTC
The "musical intro bit as comedic punchline to your failures" was hilarious. Great music and sense of humor. All around, a very enjoyable experience.
munchor
12. Sep 2012 · 13:03 UTC
Very, very great game, short and fun :)
DWallin
14. Sep 2012 · 02:27 UTC
Nice job! My one nitpick is some of the cutscenes got annoying with no way to skip em (or speed them up) if you kept dying (aka. the last level) I wish this game was longer!
csanyk
15. Sep 2012 · 06:27 UTC
Really great all around, and you totally nailed the theme. Great job:)
jefrsilva
16. Sep 2012 · 14:58 UTC
Hahaha, I must say this is a great educational game and very fun too!
chuchino
16. Sep 2012 · 20:22 UTC
Cute and funny. I liked the music and the sounds and the bouncy squares.
Bemmu
18. Sep 2012 · 05:32 UTC
Don't recall that "jump on top of AI before they jump on top of you" thing being used since Joust. Part where all were competing for the apple was unique.