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Shapes by Truc_e

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made by Truc_e for LD 42 (COMPO)

My entry for Ludum Dare 42, this was my first Ludum Dare so I set my sights low not knowing what to expect, too low in hindsight. The only other games I've made are for Ti calculators lol. I started using Godot a couple weeks ago for my next big game and decided entering would be a good experience.

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GAMEPLAY

Shapes is a game where you eat other shapes to stay small because you are constantly growing and running out of space, the more shapes you eat the bigger your smallest size is. Eating lots of shapes fast will give you lots of points! Everytime you eat a shape you go back to your base size and change shape, the kind of shape you can eat depends on the shape you are, the colors will reflect this.

F11 for fullscreen!

Try to get the highest score on the leaderboard! It took me a long time to integrate GameJolt API into Godot.

Source Code https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QDPp2MmzQQ4_08_wiSGppO0mdoOiv8V_
Windows https://gamejolt.com/games/shapes/360636
HTML5 (web) https://truc-e.itch.io/shapes
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/shapes

Ratings

Overall 495th 3.163⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Fun 319th 3.317⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 589th 2.712⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Theme 534th 3.17⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 669th 2.196⭐ 53🧑‍⚖️
Audio 535th 2.2⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Humor 160th 3.01⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Mood 509th 2.596⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Given 55🗳️ 39🗨️

Feedback

314owen
13. Aug 2018 · 07:03 UTC
I love the font options this game provides
Rosden
13. Aug 2018 · 07:25 UTC
I Liked the design quite a bit, The combo really added to it. I thought there were a few things to improve. 1 is that the name should be saved so I don't need to type it in every time. 2 I want a button that lets my retry instantly without needing to go back to the main menu. 3 I wish there was a different effect for the big enemies then flashing or becoming invisible it was hard to keep track of them sometimes. I really liked the font button it was humorous. Great work.
Memel06
13. Aug 2018 · 07:27 UTC
Smart idea for the theme! The graphics are not really appealing but it works (maybe the background need some love)

I had fun playing it and its definely a nice entry.

Thanks for your work, have a nice day!
Gulfick
13. Aug 2018 · 07:30 UTC
Could not eat a single figure
🎤 Truc_e
13. Aug 2018 · 07:35 UTC
@rosden Thank you for the feedback! I had thought of those things but didn't think anyone would care so I didn't bother
🎤 Truc_e
13. Aug 2018 · 07:36 UTC
@314owen I mean there is no reason to change it because comic sans is the best but its nice to have options
🎤 Truc_e
13. Aug 2018 · 07:36 UTC
@memel06 Thank you!
🎤 Truc_e
13. Aug 2018 · 07:37 UTC
@gulfick What was the problem? Did you die instantly?
Ephoria
13. Aug 2018 · 07:41 UTC
What I liked the most about this game is the high quality font.
Apart from that, I find that one grows extremely fast. But the game stay fun !

Nice game !
Gulfick
13. Aug 2018 · 08:21 UTC
@truc-e I tried to eat colored figures, but they just pass through me. And after a while I'm dying, not instantly.
tritium
13. Aug 2018 · 08:56 UTC
Very basic graphics, but the gameplay was appropriately challenging and actually pretty fun. It did take me a few tries to realise that shapes just change colour and that the key is to move around the edge of the mass of shapes. Good use of the theme.
HolyBlackCat
13. Aug 2018 · 16:36 UTC
Nice job. Despite simple graphics, the gameplay was fun after I figured out what's going on.

That disappearing font though. :P
SundanceKid
14. Aug 2018 · 02:05 UTC
I clicked that font button so many times.

Also I got a lot more addicted to this than I thought I would... Nice game :)
Le Slo
14. Aug 2018 · 08:57 UTC
The change of shape that needs to be eaten made this game different from other "eat smaller characters" games. The game is fun, it just need some polish in the graphics and sound departments. +1 for the font humor.
Noam
14. Aug 2018 · 09:59 UTC
A fun, challenging game.
Controls feel responsive.
I like it!
Good job!
FussenKuh
14. Aug 2018 · 11:26 UTC
Seeing as all of my Ludum Dare entries have had the option to play on Android, once I saw you had an Android build, I felt extra compelled to try out the game. There's so few of us that seem to submit Android games. Anyways, it ran great on my Pixel 2XL and was quite fun to play. The concept is simple, but, executed rather well. Probably my major gripe is that there's no 'fudge time' between when you collect a colored shape and when the other shapes go black. I died several times picking up a shape to be instantly killed by a black shape that changed right next to me. Though, I suppose that's really just supposed to be part of the game play mechanic. Good job!

Also, yes, I did mash that font button long enough to finally get my new font. Nice bit of humor, that.
Niarkou
14. Aug 2018 · 11:57 UTC
I liked your game, I actually played for a while. There are some very good ideas in terms of game design. I found it very difficult to do more than 15 points though, but I may be very bad at this game :)
Nice work and thank you for the good laugh on the font humor.
Mathiouza
14. Aug 2018 · 12:23 UTC
Nice game. I cannot do more than 38 points x) The game is a little to hard I think x) That is complicated to temember the order of shapes during the game and it is quite complicated to drive my shape x) But otherwise the concept is cool ^^ It lacks a music though.

Good job, keep coding :)
🎤 Truc_e
14. Aug 2018 · 12:25 UTC
@niarkou Thanks! I spent a bit optimizing so all the shapes could do their calculations on mobile. I'm not very experienced and this helped me.
shp
14. Aug 2018 · 16:14 UTC
The game is fun, simple idea with nice controls. Took me a second to realize how to pay attention to the shapes before the colors change.
Suchista
14. Aug 2018 · 16:33 UTC
Nice little game :) I like the growing aspect
sh1rogane
14. Aug 2018 · 19:28 UTC
Give me back my font! :smile:

Are the high scores real? I never managed to get over 1000 (best 525, then I never got over 200 again). I'm quite sure they are cheated :P

The gameplay is nice, quick, responsive and very hard. The graphics is bare bone but works. I do think that the game is a bit too hard and would be nice if it started a bit slower or with a bit fewer shapes.
randdir
14. Aug 2018 · 19:33 UTC
Really fun game, and the idea is very interessting. I just suggest an other approach than minimalist stuff (in my opinion). But keep it on pal !
🎤 Truc_e
14. Aug 2018 · 19:39 UTC
@sh1rogane Yeah the high scores are real but they multiply really fast in my first release. Thanks for the feedback!
HolyBlackCat
14. Aug 2018 · 19:55 UTC
Just want to update you that I've fixed my game, and now it should run nicely for you.
Call_me_Nutty
14. Aug 2018 · 20:44 UTC
Just quick props for the font options, it's something that many game developers ignore now a days and it's good to see some support for different fonts, so thanks. It's a simple game and gives me itch.io vibes. I was slightly confused when you ate a shape and it seems like you teleport to... somewhere? I didn't really understand that. Controls are nice and responsive. Just some music in the background and maybe some graphical polish needed.
🎤 Truc_e
15. Aug 2018 · 00:05 UTC
@call-me-nutty Yeah a lot of people seemed to be confused on what happens when you eat a shape, so I changed my game page to say **Everytime you eat a shape you go back to your base size and change shape, the kind of shape you can eat depends on the shape you are**
YamiOG
15. Aug 2018 · 02:22 UTC
I clicked the font button 100 times.
guxiang
15. Aug 2018 · 03:43 UTC
i like this game,it’s simple but very good idea and intresting.
AwiX
15. Aug 2018 · 07:42 UTC
A good game idea, the music should be improved. The graphics are good.
Try our game too, maybe you'll like it)
Hammers
15. Aug 2018 · 11:43 UTC
Nice. I enjoyed the font.

But seriously, it's a cool little game! I feel like the combo meter could do with being going down just a little slower? It was really hard to build it up quick enough! but the concept works well.
nikasxirtla
15. Aug 2018 · 11:50 UTC
Very cool concept with simple graphics and smart mechanics! Fits the theme.
S_Knight
15. Aug 2018 · 11:58 UTC
I like this, it's fun and reminds me of geometry wars. It's easy to play but takes some time to master and start getting the score multipliers. Some of the pieces get so small they are hard to see - don't know if this was an intentional choice but it can make the middle area a complete no go area. Good effort.
TheGamer1123211
15. Aug 2018 · 12:09 UTC
Great job! The graphics left something to be desired, but you easily made up for that with the gameplay! Overall a great entry.
glock00
15. Aug 2018 · 13:20 UTC
What a cool game! Movements feels really great and smooth. Font button is the BEST!
dcrdro
16. Aug 2018 · 10:09 UTC
Interesting idea, but rules are a bit complex :p
Team-on
16. Aug 2018 · 13:16 UTC
I have error: "**ERROR**: WebGL 2 not available".
Can you fix it(or I need setup smth)? I really want to play this one.
drikdrok
16. Aug 2018 · 14:44 UTC
That start menu legit made me laugh! Nice.

And good job with the game! It's simple, challenging and fun. The perfect blend for Ludum Dare!

Great entry!
🎤 Truc_e
16. Aug 2018 · 21:15 UTC
@team-on The HTML Version is really glitchy and I never got it working to the point that I wanted it, I would really recommend downloading and installing if you want to play. Sorry!
🎤 Truc_e
16. Aug 2018 · 21:15 UTC
@team-on The HTML Version is really glitchy and I never got it working to the point that I wanted it, I would really recommend downloading and installing if you want to play. Sorry!
ursagames
17. Aug 2018 · 12:46 UTC
Thanks for sharing this game with my stream! I thought it was a really inventive take on the consume smaller shape genre! The constant growing really put pressure on you to find your next target quickly. It was very satisfying to get a combo going together and eat multiple shapes. I couldn't get a very good combo multiplier, but I like that it was an included feature! Well done!
HYPRGLOO
18. Aug 2018 · 08:22 UTC
The gameplay, while simple, was very addicting and intense! The concept of constantly growing made it very exciting to try to find the right shape as quickly as possible and the sound effects were nice as well. Also 5/5 for humor for the font button :)
gimbalock
18. Aug 2018 · 15:00 UTC
Nice game! I liked the graphics, colorful with thick outlines. I enjoyed the gameplay, smooth controls. But a little difficult when the colors are switching every hit. I felt like I wanted to eat a lot of shapes on a path, but couldn't because they were switching. But that's just part of the game. Funny Menu Screen! Good job!