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Hard Life 3X by echa

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made by echa for LD24 (COMPO)
Known bug: if you select gene or mutation and it is not aviable, your active skill drops to none. Please rechoose it.
UPD. According to the post about "typo bugs", I set main game link to the bugfixed version. For very first version, go here: http://echa.spb.ru/ld/24/

** In every level you should achieve target score AND then you should survive for 30 seconds. **

Without sounds, unfortunately.

Use mouse to play. Please note, than you need create non-solo creatures to increase score multiplier.

Here is my tips for second level (maybe spoilers):
a) Try to create one big creature. 5x is very good. Than create solo creatures and try to survive. Do not collect more evo-points!
b) Choose "spray" active skill. Create 13 solo creatures, than use spray to boost you score and try to survive.

Web http://echa.spb.ru/ld/24/nobug/
Kongregate http://www.kongregate.com/games/e_cha/hard-life-3x
Game file (swf) https://dl.dropbox.com/u/29137271/game/48/HL3NB.swf
Mirror http://echa-ech.narod2.ru/ludum24/
Source https://dl.dropbox.com/u/29137271/game/48/LDHL3.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=15601

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.18 255
Audio 1.19 603
Fun 3.18 183
Graphics 2.42 553
Humor 1.46 577
Innovation 3.75 55
Mood 2.39 500
Theme 3.14 276

Feedback

bigbadwofl
27. Aug 2012 · 10:12 UTC
Interesting concept and good execution. Had quite a bit of fun with this.
littleball
27. Aug 2012 · 10:29 UTC
I had fun. I found it to get quite tricky (not a bad thing)
JokerDen
27. Aug 2012 · 10:29 UTC
It's good gameplay when you playing with circle. But text part is not so good.
ollie
27. Aug 2012 · 10:30 UTC
Cool concept and pretty challenging. I couldn't get past the first level (level select only let me click the top item even when it said 27/25) but I might be missing something. Having to swipe over more than one with the things that bounce you around is a cool idea and was very well executed
ncannasse
27. Aug 2012 · 10:31 UTC
A bit complex to understand at first, but you somehow get stick to it :)
infernet89
27. Aug 2012 · 10:35 UTC
Nice twists on typical avoider mechanic! And the graphics of complex enemies fits very good.
PohyCZ
27. Aug 2012 · 10:36 UTC
Very addictive! :)
Rellikiox
27. Aug 2012 · 10:44 UTC
Very challenging. Had a lots of fun.
Zed
27. Aug 2012 · 12:38 UTC
REALLY clever, but very difficult. Could've done with some music.
reheated
27. Aug 2012 · 15:49 UTC
Hard and addictive.
LuizHGMonclar
27. Aug 2012 · 22:18 UTC
Wow, I really had fun! I love these fast play-repeat games, especially when you got some upgrades to go along. Great job.
Rex Peppers
28. Aug 2012 · 01:16 UTC
Pretty cool, wish it had some sound though.
🎤 echa
28. Aug 2012 · 02:55 UTC
>Pretty cool, wish it had some sound though.
You're right.
I didn't have enough time. I'm glad I've made 7 levels as I wanted. )
thewiseguy99
28. Aug 2012 · 03:31 UTC
Agree, this is addicting. Good entry.
Maxium
28. Aug 2012 · 04:10 UTC
Good concept and very difficult at times
TravisChen
28. Aug 2012 · 04:41 UTC
Great gameplay, nice work!
Talslain
28. Aug 2012 · 08:37 UTC
Interesting game and concept. A little difficult to do but still had me addicted for quite some time. Well done
matthias_zarzecki
28. Aug 2012 · 08:51 UTC
Nice complex take on the avoider-genre!
juaxix
28. Aug 2012 · 11:35 UTC
This game is really hard for me
Waynetron
28. Aug 2012 · 11:50 UTC
Found it way too difficult.
Amoaeba Junior
28. Aug 2012 · 13:03 UTC
Loved the idea very original! Especially liked the 'health indicator'.
gustavodort
28. Aug 2012 · 15:49 UTC
The lack of sound really ruins the game man :/
IJoshayy
28. Aug 2012 · 17:02 UTC
Good game, but it gets too difficult too quickly. Besides that this was fun.
Brassawiking
28. Aug 2012 · 18:22 UTC
Really interesting to see the different creatures appear.
whilefun
29. Aug 2012 · 00:56 UTC
Interesting concept! I like the snappy/bouncy feel of the controls, and that the border got smaller if I hit it. I couldn't get the second set of genes though. But I like the idea of different stats/upgrades with each gene. Very nice!
ahm99
29. Aug 2012 · 02:43 UTC
Interesting idea but I found it difficult. Nice job though.
GreyShock
29. Aug 2012 · 06:52 UTC
Insanely hard! I like the concept very much, but I can't get over the 2nd level. Did you beat your game? :o
ChronoDK
29. Aug 2012 · 07:18 UTC
A nice concept - extremely challenging!
🎤 echa
29. Aug 2012 · 07:44 UTC
GreyShock, I just haven't time to build up difficulty curve =\
Yeah, I beat it. =)

In second level:
a) Try to create one big creature. 5x is very good. Than create solo creatures and try to survive. Do not collect more evo-points !]
b) Choose "spray" active skill. Create 13 solo creatures, than use spray to boost you score and try to survive.
TheBallCollective
29. Aug 2012 · 07:48 UTC
Had no idea what I was doing for a while, but I got it after playing it for a while. It was pretty fun just messing around with it though. Nice!

- Andrew
Barry Abrams
29. Aug 2012 · 12:24 UTC
Had a bit of trouble playing on a trackpad. With a regular mouse, it worked just fine. I like the feel of moving your player around. The little bit of momentum adds a ton.
Nile
29. Aug 2012 · 23:32 UTC
Very interesting and unique concept, had a lot of fun playing it. Different from every other game out there.
Sergey Mohov
30. Aug 2012 · 01:55 UTC
Top Fun and Innovation scores from me! :-)
Thurig
30. Aug 2012 · 07:29 UTC
Nice game! The concept was good.
raarlac
30. Aug 2012 · 22:50 UTC
Great and original concept! Spent a lot of time playing :)
mdkess
30. Aug 2012 · 23:43 UTC
Very clever game, and a fantastic take on the theme. Love it!
FunByJohn
31. Aug 2012 · 11:02 UTC
Innovation!
Sestren
31. Aug 2012 · 13:05 UTC
Fun to play and very challenging. Good job.
pknowles
31. Aug 2012 · 13:22 UTC
Quite frustrating, but I had to finish it so there you go :)
dector
31. Aug 2012 · 15:30 UTC
Little bit hard, as for me. But funny and has good and pleasant graphics.
harusame
31. Aug 2012 · 15:46 UTC
Fun game but too haaard !
Good concept !
marudziik
31. Aug 2012 · 23:27 UTC
I got to level 4, where it essentially got unplayable for me because of the constant following by those balls and because every touch to the edge of screen means quick death. Too hard, but I would play it even more if I had some time - so, definitely fun. Frustrating, but fun.
Theme wise, I suspect you were waiting for 'survive' or something like that, but the mechanics are so innovative and interesting, that it doesn't really matter for me. Very good entry.
cadin
01. Sep 2012 · 00:56 UTC
Really challenging. It gets really hard to tell which circle is my character once there gets to be a few organisms on the screen. I couldn't really figure out what the Skill/Gene/Mutation settings did.
I only made it to level 2.

Neat idea though. I think this could be really fun with a little more polish and balance.
Great work.
SaintHeiser
01. Sep 2012 · 01:42 UTC
Awesome concept! Gameplay is very addictive, but game is really hard. It's a pity that there is not any sound. Great work anyway!
zatyka
01. Sep 2012 · 19:28 UTC
Very addicting but difficult.
jplur
01. Sep 2012 · 19:48 UTC
Quite hard but a solid game that has a lot of replayability.
Jedi
02. Sep 2012 · 00:57 UTC
Seems really cool but it needs some sort of tutorial.
Jorjon
02. Sep 2012 · 05:38 UTC
A bit too hard.
yosh
03. Sep 2012 · 00:48 UTC
Really nice concept. Would be a nice mobile app!
Walt
05. Sep 2012 · 11:14 UTC
took some real patience till i got it. and never actually got very far. pretty difficult.
mohammad
06. Sep 2012 · 02:04 UTC
Didn't know what to do at start.
Didn't know that the wall was hazardous.
I'm not a big fan of UBERHARD games.
But I still feel that just because I don't like the difficulty doesn't mean others will, so i'm giving it the rating it deserves.
Teknik
08. Sep 2012 · 18:30 UTC
good game, but very hard. maybe have the enemies spawn a little slower/ later.
RipX
11. Sep 2012 · 10:46 UTC
Despite the simplistic graphics, this started to feel like a more in-depth and interesting game the more that I played it. I found it quite innovative and captures the theme well and you get a sense of urgency when you collide with an entity. :)
munchor
12. Sep 2012 · 22:42 UTC
I liked the concept very much, but it's very hard to get the trick ;)
axcho
13. Sep 2012 · 04:45 UTC
Really intriguing mechanics, but maybe tuned a bit too hard at first. Would be nice to ease into it more. Worth exploring further! :)
DWallin
14. Sep 2012 · 02:55 UTC
A simple soundtrack//sound effects would have gone a long way for this one. Some interesting mechanics although I feel they could be better explained.
airdeck
14. Sep 2012 · 05:13 UTC
A little confusing at first, but a lot of fun once I got into it