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I apologize for the lack of menus and screens.
GOAL:
Reach the other opening (on the right) while avoiding the dark things.
GAMEPLAY:
Click a big plant to change the direction it faces. When your character (the octopus)or an enemy moves over a big plant, it changes its direction of motion.
Thank you for trying out my game.
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Ratings
 | Coolness | 77% |
| #404 | Graphics | 3.40 |
| #699 | Audio | 2.49 |
| #719 | Innovation | 2.84 |
| #924 | Humor | 1.90 |
| #928 | Overall | 2.79 |
| #1000 | Fun | 2.47 |
| #1024 | Mood | 2.42 |
| #1127 | Theme | 2.30 |
Comments
Is the game over/finish screen supposed to be just a black screen?
@martjin I'm so sorry. I didn't have time to do any screens so the gameover and finish screens are quite similar.
@primaerfunktion Thanks. Unfortunately, cute is all there is to the game for now.
Really cool concept-- the octopus is also super cute. The game was neat and easy to grasp, plus I loved the plant mechanic. :D
Everybody's already mentioned the lack of start/finish screens, but really the only issue for me was having to refresh the page to start the level again; maybe have it just restart the level when you lose, instead of going to a different screen.
The music is nice and the graphics are quite pretty; the gameplay can be quite tricky, too!
Original concept! The graphics look good. I didn't hear any sound. Avoiding the dark things seems a bit random. Though you can steer them into a corner with the plants, they also have random behaviour. At one point I got lucky as most of them got stuck. That's how I managed to complete the game.
Really liked the cute graphics and gameplay mechanic! Had a few fun "come ooooon!!" close call moments with the dark things.
Didn't hear any music or sfx unfortunately (tried Chrome & Firefox on Mac OS X). Also had a few times where the dark things were camping the exit opening :(
Cute graphics. Nice concept !
Everything is a bit slow.
Good start !
I have to add :
It's a bit buggy : a monster block the exit (he don't move) :( !
Love the graphics and the music is really nice. It took me a while to figure out the game play but once I did I really enjoyed the puzzle challenge. More levels please!
@oatsbarley I agree with you completely. Thanks for the compliments.
@bvanschooten The dark things are supposed to move randomly. They're not supposed to get stuck, though. Thank you for the compliments.
@Nicoll Hunt This might be appropriate but I really loved your game! I'm waiting for the voting to pass so I can play it again. I used only .ogg and .wav audio formats and I didn't have time to test the sounds before I submitted the game.
@neekobus Thanks. I made it slower because I wanted to make it easier since the dark things moved randomly. The dark things seemed to have played FPSes.
@stoo Thank you so much. Once the voting is over, I'll add more levels.
@all I'm happy everyone found the graphics cute. I worked towards achieving that.
Woo I did it! I think at one point I walked over a dark thing and it didn't do anything though? But I could be wrong. This is really nicely made and a fun idea. Would be perfect as a tablet game
@Lizzip The game's code is infected with dark things. Thank you so much for the compliment. I'll continue working on the game once voting ends.
@Thorig Thank you. I feel really motivated to work on this.
That's a really satisfying puzzle. Felt good when I made it to the end! Shame there's no winning screen but it's still great work!
@tripleVisionGames Thank you. I'll work on the game once voting ends.
You could make the clickable plants stand out from everything else a bit more. It's hard to tell they can be interacted with at first. Other than that, a very solid entry. :)
It took me a while and more than a few restarts, but I got it. I always like these pseudo-programming games. With more levels and the basics you already mentioned, it has some potential.
I love the visual style. The biggest problem is that the dark things get stuck on walls and get in the way of the puzzle's solution. I found the clear path to the exit but it was blocked by enemies that refused to keep moving away from the wall. I would like to play a faster version with less enemies on the screen with maybe a second or two with a countdown at the start to go ahead and start arranging some plants. Maybe that's not your idea of the game but it's a suggestion because the current version is a bit slow to get going. Great concept, though... and the art really stands out. I hope you keep working on it. :)
@SonnyBone Thank you for the critique. I will implement all your suggestions once voting ends (which is when I'll continue working on the game).
Great game! :)
I just love the graphics!
Congratulations! :D
Nice to see a Phaser based game. I like the art style. The gameplay is nice but could use some polish.
@Martin Vilcans Thank you. Phaser is the best Javascript game library I've used. I'll definitely work on this game once voting ends.
@zedutchgandalf Thank you!
Cool man! :D The graphics is great. The concept is great. Also, I managed to make it to the right exit, but nothing happened. Good job! :)
@d__adee Your compliment is worth a third round in a three-round SFIV tournament final.
@Kara Jayde Thank you.
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Great concept and the game looks soo cute. Really well done!