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This is a great game. Especially for your first. Then again, some probably couldn't make this good of a game on their 100th. Bravo! Hoping you make more in the future.
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After a awhile of having three of four squares I decided that I would pursue just one. When I did it moved away from me faster and I died soon afterward. I think that's a great metaphor...5/5
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I know I'm going to get my comment HORRIBLY downrated for this, but this is just your generic "Eskiv", 'cept with pretty colors and a slight twist...
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There should probably be a "geek mode" where the other squares constantly try to move away from you instead of bouncing randomly... :)
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Die876, have you ever heard of a metaphor? The concept has everything to do with love. Maybe the game is boring because love can... get boring. Just ask married couples that have been together for 10+ years. Or google '7 year itch' ;)
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In life, the ones we love make everything better. Friends and companions add a quality of light to something that would otherwise be meaningless. Life is all about your relationships, and it's true that if you get too close to people you'll just get hurt.
People move. People change. Everyone does it, no matter how much they hate it. It's not cheating to move from friend to friend. No one can guarantee a return after a goodbye. That is a sadness of life, but from this is the great thought drawn as we all have heard in the old adage: "it is better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all."
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Finally, something utterly original and utterly wonderful. 5/5. please make more games in the future, kongregate needs more of this.
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to be honest i really didnt like this game, it was boring and always the same- how could you call that love.
graphics-4/5(i dont care about graphics but still nice effects)
concept-2/5(has very little to do with love, so a terrible outcome of what it was attempting to achieve)
gameplay-2/5(the gameplay is terrible and never changes)
overal-2/5
i would like to see new features and mabye game modes, however considering the game is called love, the hardest emotion to put into words, i would try to better represent that in the game as this seems to be what your attempting to show through this
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Introvert Mode-Slight Happiness from being alone.Extrovert Mode-Extra happiness for being around people(or in this case,squares).Awesome game 5/5.
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Nice game. Easy to play, hard to master, love the sound/music and the symbolic nature of the game. Also, cute/funny tips when you die/lose/get hurt.
Also, my max spinning speed was 666, so does that mean I'm a bad lover, that I have bad taste in lovers, or that I love dangerously? Lol.
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I have to say, this is the most interesting gameplay idea I've seen in a long time. It's a welcome change from the usual bang-pow-boom-splat-dead stuff I've been subjecting myself to lately. That said, I thought I noticed a good bit of slowdown when I had three or more objects in orbit around my little blocky avatar thingie axis. Is this intentional or just an engine limitation?
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What makes this game really great is that a simple concept is both addicting and coupled with a deeper underlying meaning. The "tips" shown on the score screen are a clever touch as they not only help in bettering the score, but they are also somewhat thought provoking. They're is potential to expand the concept, aye, but a great game nonetheless.
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I love how the game is super stressful when you're not loving anyone, but immediately becomes easier with even one lover. Nice job. There's a lot of metaphor here.
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This game doesn't work quiet when I have score more than 1000 and die it doesn't submit just starts a new game. The color and music decorations are pretty good still after playing for 10 minutes it starts to get boring and the idea is weak (be close but don't touch). The hardness is increasing by score and how many things do you touch (if you touch all 6 then 7th cube will appear (green light)) and I loved it. Overall score 4/5 ;p
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Love: Because polygamy is awesome! Seriously though, great game; 'artsy' stuff like this is a real gem if you can find it ^^
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Btw it makes it easier if you stick to one square and follow it around. Another metaphor or gaming tactic? You decide.
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absolutely fantastic. I genuinely doubt that this is the first game you have written, the way you manage the UI at the menu, as well as the way time feels to slow down later on, is very well done. I applaud you.
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With all the good suggestions about new possible "love" types, you could use different shapes to differentiate the ones who will be interested/repulsed by you. Or possibly, over time, the squares change into different shapes based on being around you - like they become circles if you're around them a lot, but some of the circles turn into triangles if you leave them or get closer to others. And then over time they'll return to being squares (unaffected by you). As others have said, there are a lot of possibilities here (adding obstacles maybe? or having the background/environment change based on how many connections you have, and so on?) and it's exciting to imagine what you'll do with them. :)
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I like how all the other squares spin when you're not around and stop when you are. Shows how much they really think of you. ;)