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Take the control of a line ended with two red dots. Rotate the line, hit the small \u201ctriangle\u201d icons flying with your red dots while avoiding \u201cline\u201d icons, and voil\u00e0, you evolve into a triangle. Now, catch the \u201csquare\u201d icons. Rince, repeat, evolve.<\/p>\n
Minimal yet very interesting gameplay, rising challenge tho the game may be a bit too hard, simple but very elegant graphism (very nice particle effect on catching a symbol): it nailed the theme very well. What really impressed me tho is the jazzy tune, incredibly fitting the game. Plus it\u2019s a web game so you have no excuse not to try it !<\/p>\n
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Unst\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>\u2013 Compo<\/p>\n Click a square to make it move. Green square + red square = death. Fit the green squares in the center. That\u2019s it. With clear rules, good feedbacks and well crafted tutorial levels, Unst seems to be impossible not to understand. I wondered if I could find any challenge.<\/p>\n Boy was I wrong. The game becomes really challenging, maybe even a bit too much as the level rises dramatically on \u201cThe chosen one\u201d level, but that\u2019s the point of a puzzle game : getting one\u2019s mind challenged. Simple yet deep, add a tune, you\u2019ve got it right.<\/p>\n \n Dock zone<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Compo<\/p>\n So, you play some schoolgirl fleeing from the rise of a strange, abstract water while picking up pyramids with making plank-bridges. This game got some weird yet very enjoyable style, greatly helped by a very unique audio atmosphere, both calm and disturbing with resonating, dramatic-beat-like footsteps.<\/p>\n Gameplay-wise, the game works quite well, with numerous puzzle levels mostly playing on timing. While not sure about the \u201cminimal\u201d part, I really appreciated the whole lot.<\/p>\n \n Russian blob<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Jam<\/p>\n Let\u2019s start by a warning : the people who made this game are good friends of mine, coming from the same school. But quite frankly, I wish I didn\u2019t know them, so I would appreciate even more the cheer quality of the game without feeling corporate.<\/p>\n There\u2019s so many things right about this game I don\u2019t even know where to start. The game idea is simple : a 2D platformer. It\u2019s also unique : you play a blob which can split into several smaller blobs, allowing you to make more elaborate actions that I won\u2019t spoil as discovering them is really satisfying. The graphic design is very well made, and the music\/sfx are both great downright hilarious (I sometimes randomly listen it). Also, there\u2019s quite a lot of levels for a LD entry.<\/p>\n But the best part may be that it\u2019s a GBA game. I\u2019m not kidding. Wow.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Gods will be watching<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Jam<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n I have already seen a billion reviews mentioning that game, so I felt putting it here would be a bit redundant. But the game really deserves it. Yet again, everything is incredibly well made. Manage a team who have to survive 40 days in terrible conditions : the food is lacking, there\u2019s a deadly virus rampaging in the air, it\u2019s so cold you have to lit a fire, everybody\u2019s morale is getting low, you have to repair a radio\u2026 There\u2019s so many things which can go wrong that surviving seems to be a miracle. But guess what ? The game is so hard, winning may indeed be a miracle. But it\u2019s not frustrating. Would you fail, it\u2019 probably because you fucked up something. So I hope you\u2019re ready to feel guilty about someone\u2019s death.<\/p>\n But hey, let\u2019s mention\u2026 everything else. The graphics are simply gorgeous, the audio atmosphere is excellent and the whole mood of the game is stunning. Some feedbacks may help about which action costs or doesn\u2019t cost action points and the story introduction may seem pointless by parts, but mentioning these \u201cpolish\u201d elements just proves how well made the game is.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Also, there\u2019s some other games I\u2019d like to mention briefly as well (-> you should look at them) :<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Stalker <\/a>\u2013 Atmospheric point & click with actual pictures, inspired from the book stalker. Immersive.<\/p>\n Sociales Santillana<\/a> \u2013 Minimal \u201cmatch 3\u201d with a twist : you play on polygons. Enjoyable !<\/p>\n Alien Raid<\/a> \u2013 Very minimal STR. Pummel down aliens. Interesting.<\/p>\n Cottonhead<\/a> \u2013 Cute and gorgeous pixel plartformer, short but refreshing.<\/p>\n TNAFT <\/a>\u2013 Social game : guess which colors people prefer. Addictive. Playable on mobile !<\/p>\n Hubu handler<\/a> \u2013 Pet simulation, incredibly cute and well made. Don\u2019t you DARE slap him, you MONSTER.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Oh, and, if you feel like taking a look at my entry, here is it : YAHG<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Tags: compilation<\/a>, recommendation<\/a>, review<\/a>, roundup<\/a><\/p> <\/p><\/p>","time":"May 4th, 2013 5:02 am","title":"Yet another highlight post about great games","title_was_empty":false}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/thumb\/3ee6d9edabd14304dc39212925be7c0c.jpg\")
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