Cel by Alexbrainbox

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made by Alexbrainbox for LD33 (JAM)
Cel is a minimalist puzzle game.

Tap to select a cell. Which cell you select affects your valid next moves.
See the Tutorial for more in-depth information!

The Puzzle mode has a fairly robust scoring system, plus a number of "achievements" which award bonus points at the end of the game.


Not enjoying the theme too much, I have opted out of it.
The graphics and audio are CC0/attribution from other artists but I have decided to stay opted in just to gauge how people found them, rather than for any "glory-seeking". Feel free to judge accordingly.

Ratings

Coolness 32% 1897
Overall(Jam) 3.52 276
Audio(Jam) 3.53 190
Fun(Jam) 3.45 251
Graphics(Jam) 3.56 442
Innovation(Jam) 3.90 55

Feedback

MrNyarlathotep
24. Aug 2015 路 16:51 UTC
Hi, I can't run this - your link just points to your homepage, and none of the games listed there are this one
馃帳 Alexbrainbox
25. Aug 2015 路 17:25 UTC
MrNyarlathotep: It's slightly hard to see due to the page layout but the body text says the following:

Due to a medical condition, I have been doing the Jam one day late (sun-tues).

This will become a proper entry very soon, promise!
馃帳 Alexbrainbox
26. Aug 2015 路 02:44 UTC
Entry is up now - should be playable :)
danidre14
26. Aug 2015 路 03:43 UTC
While doing the tutorial, I was all like: Man this's gonna be easy.

Then I tried the puzzle..... ;__;

Neat little game, audio suiting. Nice entry.
highlyinteractive
26. Aug 2015 路 13:13 UTC
Lovely concept & great music. Completed the tutorial, then LOL'd at the first level! If you could slowly grow the complexity from the last tutorial, this would be excellent - would love to see this on mobile with a bit of 'Threes' style polish.
Vaida
26. Aug 2015 路 22:19 UTC
A shame that you did opted out of the theme. The graphics and audio work well, it looks slick. The page layout could have been improved, though. Nice work! :)
boardtobits
26. Aug 2015 路 22:21 UTC
The noise when you reset is kind of a downer to hear each time, but I liked the puzzle. Also, yeah, not really on-theme, heh, but fun to play!
Ulydev
26. Aug 2015 路 22:22 UTC
Wow. That's one great mechanic. Really good job with the minimalist yet efficient art and the flawless game design!
cbear_wallis
26. Aug 2015 路 22:22 UTC
I love designing games like this myself so this was really fun for me! I love these kind of mechanics ;-; really sweet entry. I like the minimalistic graphics although I do feel like they could be tweaked. Overall this is one of my favorites so far this LD cx
Josho
26. Aug 2015 路 22:26 UTC
challenging
HThomson
26. Aug 2015 路 22:28 UTC
I see you're abandoning the theme and forging your own path you little rebel you.

Nice little puzzler though, would make a good mobile game.

Did make a refreshing change from monster games tbf:)
bumbu
26. Aug 2015 路 22:36 UTC
liked it. This is a new kind of puzzle, and it's nice.
Kuchalu
27. Aug 2015 路 02:10 UTC
Excellent music, awesome game and lovely visuals.
inbetweengames
27. Aug 2015 路 08:57 UTC
This is really good! Totally can see how this would work as a mobile game to play while commuting or something!
I think may be you could have still integrated the theme somehow by adding narration or backstory to the puzzles, since this already has a kind of calm labratory vibe to it but ultimately the game is probably better for not having included any of that. May be fluffy little juicy monsters? IDK.
Anway really like the calm style of this and the infographic look that really helped me understand the game even though I'm gloriously hung over from 3 days of jamming and partying. :)
Really nice work and again I think you should think about further developing and selling this as a mobile game somehow! Let us know if you do!
Pantoufle
27. Aug 2015 路 12:08 UTC
I really like puzzle games like this one!
However, while I was expecting much after the tutorial, I was disappointed by the puzzle mode. It was too complexe, I couldn't figure out a strategy to beat it. Each cell was changing figure after I clicked on it. I was clicking randomly with the only hope to not be stuck during my next moves.
It's a shame because this idea could lead to challenging (and beatable) puzzles.
I really liked the minimalistic art and the music was a good choice to set a relaxing mood.
Great work! I'd like to play more of it. :-)
Draknek
27. Aug 2015 路 13:34 UTC
The tutorial is really misleading as to the kind of game it actually is!

Would have played more hand-designed puzzles but I'm not interested in being presented with a giant grid of tiles where there's too many possibilities and that will take ages to play.
Dianouille
28. Aug 2015 路 13:02 UTC
Nice game but the audio is a little depressing x)
Shackhal
29. Aug 2015 路 03:40 UTC
Nice puzzle. Knowing that a big puzzle is difficult to the most of us, you added a score, making it attractive to replay. The game is fun, with a great puzzle mechanic and relaxing music.

But even if it's a jam entry, not using the theme is still bad.

Overall, the game passes.
MrNyarlathotep
29. Aug 2015 路 22:15 UTC
Glad I checked back as a playable game is now up.
Fun puzzler, but as others have mentioned, very disappointing to see the theme ignored completely.
derr
05. Sep 2015 路 15:12 UTC
I miss puzzle games like this one. I played them all the time as a kid from shareware collection cd-roms. This one has a really neat idea. I love it! :)