Breakout (roguelite)
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breakout roguelite
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How HN took it
29 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 22 mixed, 17 critical, out of 91 comments about the project. Thread score +0.21.
Design: 14 for, 6 againstExecution: 3 for, 10 againstIdea: 4 for, 1 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, fun concept with low skill floor
From 1 comment
Thank you. I enjoy playing it during my programming breaks, and fixing issues as they go, to the point where it often derails me from real work. All that to say, i'll keep…
lecarore on HN
Objections
Coins are hard to recognize as coins at first
From 2 comments
Yes, i'll make coins look like coins, sound like them, and roll around. Then if you pick the "coins stain bricks" perk, they'll be colored like before, but by then you should…
lecarore on HNThank you. Making coins looks like coins doesn't require adding text, so i'll definitely do that. And yeah, it's not so easy to convey upgrades effect without text, but at the…
lecarore on HN
Pointer or mouse capture is missing, making play hard
From 2 comments
I'm another vote for hiding the cursor. It's pretty distracting, especially early on in a level when there's still a lot of low-level bricks.
onychomys on HNFull screen doesn't solve my problem (firefox ubuntu).
GistNoesis on HN
Onboarding and in-game explanation are unclear
From 2 comments
I rather enjoyed that I got to make the discovery that the particles were coins, moreover, I enjoyed dropping STRAIGHT into the game without having to read anything or press any…
Willingham on HNAh, and then I had a 48k run. Compound interest is about as powerful as you’d expect.
bee_rider on HN
Requests
Keyboard controls
From 1 comment
Cool! I can't figure out how to play with the keyboard though. Only mouse pointer works for me.
trumbitta2 on HN
Clearer coin visuals
From 1 comment
Yes, i'll make coins look like coins, sound like them, and roll around. Then if you pick the "coins stain bricks" perk, they'll be colored like before, but by then you should…
lecarore on HN
Pointer lock option
From 1 comment
I'm another vote for hiding the cursor. It's pretty distracting, especially early on in a level when there's still a lot of low-level bricks.
onychomys on HN
Questions
How the coin multiplier and combo work
From 2 comments
The game is great and clearly a lot of thought has gone into polishing! Congrats FWIW it also took me a couple of levels to even realize how I was getting coins. A yellow glow…
airstrike on HNSo, the coins counter, aka score, is at the top right. The combo is on the puck, it's an important number because most of the strategy is about increasing it and catching the…
lecarore on HN
Alternatives named
LBreakoutHD
From 1 comment
Vampire Survivors
From 1 comment
Right, I wasn't really sure about that title either. I didn't play vampire survivor, but I saw footage where the game stops completely as you level up, you get to think and…
lecarore on HN
Ricochet Infinity
From 1 comment
Thanks for the precision. Never heard of that game. It's also made by reflexive entertainment, the makers of Ricochet Infinity, another breakout game. The (game) world is small.
lecarore on HN
Nova Drift
From 1 comment
Hello, This a tremendously good game, very clean in all ways that matter. Merci beaucoup! Below is me wilding out a bit, feel free to ignore. The take home message is: great…
kruffalon on HN