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GEMBOT - Early Access!

A topic by Virtual Nomad created 14 days ago Views: 236 Replies: 14
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Submitted (1 edit)

Sharing this now with a hope to inspire others and their submissions as we near the final days of the Jam.

GEMBOT by Virtual Nomad


Be sure to Drop by (pun intended ;) ) but, don't spend too much time playing until your own Submission crosses the Celestial Finish Line!

I'll see you on the Leaderboard!

Submitted(+1)

Thanks for sharing, here's my submission as well.  It's been a very enjoyable and solid effort!

Simultaneous
: "The gravity of your words"

Experience a unique twist on the falling block genre with a multi-layered word adventure!

Simultaneous

Submitted (1 edit)

most have asked for vertical scoring... so, it's being tested @ GB-Test by Virtual Nomad

your feedback would be appreciated :)

Submitted

Oh wow, this is going to totally change how I've approached playing the game so far. I'll have to take some time to figure things out in the beta version and see how to come to terms with it.

Submitted(+1)

Very nice and cleanly done.  Took me a few minutes to figure out what a pair/match and such was about, but very straight forward.  I'll get back into it again after posting this reply!

Submitted (1 edit)

Wow, just played on my phone and it was amazing.  So clean and interactive.  What did you build with? Godot? Unity? Great job. PS I have a new phone so extra good!

Submitted

thank you, lostwords. very kind of you! 

and, i'm glad you're enjoying it. i've been playing on my new phone, too, which was a goal for this jam ~ keeping it mobile-friendly. i have a couple of others that play fine on mobile (and my firestick, too) but this is my best mobile game so far and i'm pleased with the results :)

that said, who are you on the leaderboard? i generally add leaderboards to my games and love watching people climb!

meanwhile, GEMBOT (and all of my other games) are coded in AGK;  it's all i know :)

thanks again!

Submitted

Thanks for that reply, I've bookmarked AGK and will give it a look.  Take care

Submitted

This is cool! Falling block puzzles based on table games have a lot of potential for neat interactions. It reminds me a little bit of Ryu-Kyu (a.k.a. Solitaire Poker). Using the rules of Cribbage works very well here!

One thing I found took a little getting used to was that it seems Runs are only read left-to-right (e.g., A23). It might be helpful for strategizing if Runs also counted if they were put together right-to-left (e.g., 32A), or maybe even out-of-order (e.g., A32, 3A2, etc.). Though, I can understand that might also impact the game balance if sequences are set off too easily.

I'll play a few more rounds. :) You might find me on the leaderboard as AJK. ;)

Submitted

i'll be watching for you, AJK!And your notion of "not-so-left-to-right" Runs are on my mind (along with 100 other things for the game) ;) 

That said, we were posting at the same time so make sure to see these notes on the final Jam version if you hadn't yet.

I'm glad you've enjoyed GEMBOT; And, there's MORE coming!

Submitted

in commemoration of your being the first to break the 200 mark and best ME...

...i've added a little 馃something馃 to the game in your honor.

well done!

Submitted

Thank you! I've been having a lot of fun with it. Today I had a bout of "Tetris Effect" (Gembot Effect? Cribbage Effect?) thinking about the different combinations in the back of my mind. :)

If it's alright to ask, what was added to the game?

Submitted (1 edit)

gembot is now a bit of a headbanger :) 


and, your last score is a beast. ima try to catch it but won't hold my breath

Submitted(+1)

Ah nice! I did notice that animation had changed in the update. I also saw some others I hadn't caught before, like the robot disappearing on the result screen, so I wasn't sure which ones were there before and which I might have just missed previously. :)

Thank you! I don't know if I'll be able to repeat that score anytime soon myself, haha. Somehow all of the colors, runs, and combinations to fifteen were matching up just right. :)

Submitted

a sizable update posted yesterday which included an acknowledgement of  your prowess in the devlog.

alas, see the comment i added soon after posting 馃憖