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Caves Of Mimicry by MZA

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made by MZA for LD 41 (COMPO)

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A Match-3 Survival gamemade for LD #41.

You control platforms by clicking on them and try to match them up at the same time you have to fight for your life!

Every once in a while, there will be a blackout in the cave where mimics of you are being created. You earn points by destroying these copies with your ammunition and making as many match-3 matches as you can. Be careful, these mimcs copy your exact movements.

REMEMBER: The goal is to survive as long as you can!

I'll be posting regular updates about this game on my twitter: https://twitter.com/MZhaddul.

Updated post-jam available now!

Play, Rate and Enjoy!

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Full Source Code https://drive.google.com/open?id=1f1j696n5_h2c7g2rXoR3h0DlT0o9HwFq
HTML5 (web) https://mzadz.itch.io/caves-of-mimicry
Windows https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vKjQVOapwuLYEAau6H0ulYsewP6pmk4g
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/caves-of-mimicry

Ratings

Overall 635th 2.781⭐ 75🧑‍⚖️
Fun 671th 2.349⭐ 75🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 529th 2.993⭐ 75🧑‍⚖️
Theme 453th 3.363⭐ 75🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 564th 2.688⭐ 74🧑‍⚖️
Audio 426th 2.569⭐ 74🧑‍⚖️
Humor 488th 2.194⭐ 64🧑‍⚖️
Mood 532th 2.636⭐ 72🧑‍⚖️
Given 116🗳️ 115🗨️

Feedback

BenPeterson
23. Apr 2018 · 03:16 UTC
Nice go at the theme, that's a whacky one haha; a little buggy but I definitely see what you're doin there homie

Browser game too, nice job :smiley:
mintarcade
23. Apr 2018 · 08:18 UTC
Solid entry. Tutorial at the beginning just perfect. And yes, game gets harder ;)
Tim Eriksen
23. Apr 2018 · 14:27 UTC
Well done :) The tutorial was nice! The controls were a bit hard though. All in all a good entry! :D
🎤 MZA
23. Apr 2018 · 14:41 UTC
Thank you all for your feedback so far!! :D
bcvery1
23. Apr 2018 · 16:42 UTC
Loved the player model, really nice idea too
Jani Nykanen
23. Apr 2018 · 18:14 UTC
A little confusing at first, but otherwise pretty good game.
Kultisti
23. Apr 2018 · 19:03 UTC
The music is really enjoyable! Matching games aren't maybe my thing but I'm sure that someone who likes them more will definitely enjoy this aswell!
Kensou
23. Apr 2018 · 23:24 UTC
Nice Character and sounds!
Ratstail91
24. Apr 2018 · 09:13 UTC
Why do all the platforms keep disappearing? I can't do anything.
EkkoEkko
24. Apr 2018 · 12:05 UTC
Good job. I love it . Its simple but fun to play
🎤 MZA
24. Apr 2018 · 15:53 UTC
Thank you for the support!!

There were some minor bugs in the game which I fixed. So on my itch.io page there is my original compo game and an updated game. Its the same game but the updated one is less buggier.

@Ratstail91 Periodically in the game a blackout occurs. During the blackout there is a "small" chance of tiles being rearranged and enemies appearing. :D

ps - the platforms have a mind of their own and i purposefully kept it like that because of limited time :smile:
Team Luminous
24. Apr 2018 · 17:50 UTC
The game is a little confusing, but fun. :) Good atmosphere and audio.
Brendan Toy
24. Apr 2018 · 23:28 UTC
I couldn't figure out the blocks :( i wasn't really sure how to get them to move where i wanted to :( trying to match 3 but then some blocks just dissapeared into other colours and i wasn't sure why... maybe its just me :P lol liked the sound though, and the little jingle that kicks in when the cave blacks out is cool :)
🎤 MZA
24. Apr 2018 · 23:34 UTC
@Brendan Toy thanks for thr feedback.

Its a bug that i purposefully left in the game :confounded: . From previous experiance, I didn't want to spend a lot of time fixing it. It helped me finish the game in a way.

Post-jam, i'll sort it out shoehow fingers-crossed.
Baby Dino Herd
25. Apr 2018 · 03:17 UTC
@MZA I really liked the tutorial, but didn't understand the blackouts until you mentioned it in the comments! The presentation was nice and clean, but once I got going in the game, I found it hard to get feedback on what I was doing and if it was right. One time I encountered an enemy but had trouble getting ammunition. I did enjoy that you could 'boost' yourself by moving a platform above you randomly below you.
🎤 MZA
25. Apr 2018 · 05:00 UTC
@baby-dino-herd : thanks for the feedback. The player feedback is a very valid point.
And something I plan to fix.
Shoj92
25. Apr 2018 · 11:42 UTC
Some bugs in getting trapped in blocks, but it was a fun little game! Look forward to your next one ^^
🎤 MZA
25. Apr 2018 · 13:10 UTC
Thanks @Shoj92! When I have time after work, I'll check your game out.
fashionbatman
25. Apr 2018 · 23:01 UTC
Good take on the theme. I thought this game would be easy, I was wrong! Nice job adding the tutorial at the beginning to.
Matt Pattabhi
26. Apr 2018 · 02:37 UTC
this was well put together I appreciate it and the html convenience!
tomdeal
26. Apr 2018 · 11:35 UTC
Hey, another match three entry, I made one too, but with another genre :-) I like your approach, it was quite fun to play. The tutorial was also well placed (and needed). Sometimes I had a bit trouble with the match three placement and did not know exactly why the tiles went away or dont, so maybe add a bit more feedback to the player here.
BlueMirror
26. Apr 2018 · 21:21 UTC
The controls are a bit to slippery to me (It takes a long time to stop moving). I would have liked more power over, where the match 3 goes. For example it always goes down if it can, otherwise you cant move it. Or I can pick a direction. Sometimes they didnt move anymore, but I didnt know why (which I admit is really hard to make the player understand) Apart from that I really liked what you did! Match 3 under pressure, because you need the amunition to protect yourself creates good moments! Well done :)
🎤 MZA
26. Apr 2018 · 22:28 UTC
@BlueMirror @tomdeal Yes, when it comes to moving tiles, user feedback is very important. It isn't meant to be like this - (a bug) but I plan to fix it. Thanks for the valuable feedback and to everyone else.
Jacoder23
27. Apr 2018 · 08:35 UTC
Pretty interesting game! I have to admit, when the music suddenly switched so quickly, I kinda freaked out... :P

Hope to see you expand on the game, possibly with the bug, that makes it so you can't control where the tiles go, removed.
Toulou
27. Apr 2018 · 11:50 UTC
That's a very weird combinaison of genre for a game, I kinda love it, it make for a unique and interesting gameplay. Too bad it's a bit easy. I discovered a glitch that let you go through walls and ceilling, all the way to the top.
But I have to say I had fun playing your game, it's unique, weird and engaging. So, good job !
Belga54
27. Apr 2018 · 14:32 UTC
I liked the combined genres, but I wished I could move the blocks as I like, not randomly. The music was good and alright but could have been better. I liked this cute character. Was a little bit easy but for your first game jam it's so cool. My first game jam game was a lot worse than this cool game. Keep up you hopes!
Annie Owl
27. Apr 2018 · 21:01 UTC
Platformer where you can manipulate your environment is pretty interesting idea in itself, and i loved it. But i don't like that the blocks move randomly, so i can't do any strategic level morphing, and have to go, where RNG takes me to. Jump also feels too floaty for such small areas and corridors you have to navigate through. And for some reason sometimes lines of blocks without 3 matching colors disappear, when i click in the middle of them. I don't think that's an appropriate behaviour for a match-3 game.
p-r
28. Apr 2018 · 09:09 UTC
cool, but wish I could control the block direction somehow, maybe with the IJKL keys?
Langotriel
28. Apr 2018 · 11:28 UTC
The bugs made it hard to enjoy but there is some potential here. I feel a better direction would have been to set up predetermined layouts as puzzles for the player to solve. Also, the audio could have been better. Good effort.
JSD
29. Apr 2018 · 02:29 UTC
Played for a while.
I don't know if it was a bug or not, but it felt that sometimes blocks disappeared for no real reason, I mean, I would click on them when there was no match possible and they would just pop.
Also starting from the very bottom made it kind of hard to reach the top parts, starting somewhere in the middle I think it would make it much better :)
🎤 MZA
29. Apr 2018 · 07:45 UTC
Thanks for playing @Langotriel @JSD @p-r @Annie Owl and everyone else. All these feedback is valuable to me and I'm currently working to make this a better experience.
caterein
30. Apr 2018 · 00:29 UTC
Cute game! I really appreciated the tutorial, but I did get a bit confused at how to move the blocks around empty space, or how to predict which direction they'd go. Occasionally a bug would pop up that removed all the blocks from the game. Overall, well done!
JackLeHamster
30. Apr 2018 · 15:53 UTC
Lot's of interesting ideas. Got some more comments in my Let's Play video. Check it out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkAX-t63kqM
Tim Ruswick
04. May 2018 · 23:58 UTC
A really cool begining to something super fun and interesting. Would love to see it expanded!!
nilstastic
06. May 2018 · 14:44 UTC
I had I bit difficulty with the controlls but overall I like the idea very much. And the tutorial in the beginning was an excellent example of how it should be done. Good work!
Rodrigo Denúbila
07. May 2018 · 13:19 UTC
Interesting take on the theme! Need some polishment, but overall it's a good game. Good job!
LeviDSmith
11. May 2018 · 20:50 UTC
I liked the platformer / puzzle combination. I just wish I could have picked which way the blocks moved, instead of them moving in a random direction. I also couldn't figure out how to change weapons. It seemed like I was stuck with the default weapon, even if I picked up another one. I liked how the entire screen would just randomly go black for a little bit. The eye blinking on the characters was a nice touch.
🎤 MZA
12. May 2018 · 01:21 UTC
Good news @LeviDSmith . I managed to polish the match-3 mechanics. Have a look at my post-jam version: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vKjQVOapwuLYEAau6H0ulYsewP6pmk4g.

Thanks for the feedback too.
Jin9310
12. May 2018 · 04:39 UTC
It almost looks like that you had an idea for different Theme :) But this turned out very well. Very interesting mechanics, I would only add some more sounds as right know the music creates bit frustrating and scary mood (which is good on one hand, but on the other hand it feels bit like broken record, but if intended to express the mood, I am totally ok with that). Really cool Entry, would love to see some after-jam extended version :)
Joror
12. May 2018 · 07:33 UTC
Weird combo! I did not see the mimics for a long time while I was working my way up, but when I went to the bottom, I did see them and died :P
The matching 3 felt a bit strange, sometimes the blocks would disappear when there wasn't a 3 match. And when I moved blocks that I was under, it had some strange effects.
Funky mood though!

Ideas for tweaks:
- Make a sound when you match3 + score pling
- Make the mimics a bit more relevant
🎤 MZA
13. May 2018 · 00:03 UTC
Thank you @Jin9310. I do intend to work on the audio a bit more for future jams.

@Jin9310 + @Joror . Did you play the web version or the updated .exe. I've included some improvements in that build.
cristiano.m.garcia
13. May 2018 · 00:07 UTC
Good job! Cool game!

I left my rating of your game, if you can leave your feedback in our game, Witch's Escape.

I hope you continue with the project.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/witchs-escape
Jin9310
13. May 2018 · 08:10 UTC
@MZA I have played only web version, will try the update as well if I'll have some spare time today ;)
Jupiter_Hadley
13. May 2018 · 14:44 UTC
Interesting game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 41 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIle2FLl2RM
Querk
15. May 2018 · 16:29 UTC
cool game, i like idea and graphics, i had a lot of fun.

good job :)
nilead
15. May 2018 · 20:17 UTC
Really interesting although maybe a little bit repetitive. With some work it could become something to look forward to.