Reviews for Contentric

[Sykodeus]

Good

Good graphics, bug free gameplay, but not perfect.

Not really addicting. Perhaps you should make it harder -shorter- so that you don't have time to get bored.

You should enable other controls, I am thinking about the arrow keys. Playing this game with a trackpad really isn't handy...

The sound aren't "warning" of what happens. Add a sound like some kind of explosion when you get touched. You could also add an "epileptic mode" with speed techno music, colourful flashes and everything ^^ (eg stickbrix) That would make me happy.

That's all, apart from that an excellent game.

HybridMind responds:

Yeah my biggest design regret is that this game isn't much fun to play without a real mouse. I wanted to make a mouse skills game with a few twists so I just had to accept that I would possibly alienate a lot of laptop players. I did consider keyboard play but when I tested it out I found it was too different from the mouse experience. Since I couldn't make the experiences closer in game play I had to scrap it. I appreciate your review and thoughts about the sound design too. I guess I was going for 'light' warning not too heavy to break the atmosphere. I was trying to create a distinct mood with the game's visuals and song that I wrote. Thanks for playing!

[TribalSpewn]

Not bad!

I liked it. The atmosphere was really nice. Don't listen to what that other dude has to say, adding explosions or speed techno or whatever would just make your game more generic and totally ruin the cerebral atmosphere.

I really couldn't find any flaws in it. It knows what it is, and sticks to it. But it somehow seems lacking. I can't put it into words. Still, it's a great game.

HybridMind responds:

Thanks for the review! I am my harshest critic so believe me I do know the flaws that this game possesses and don't think it is perfect by any means. I am happy with what I was able to do with it given the time I had and the effort I wanted to put into it. Sometimes you just have to finish a game and move on because it'll just never be perfect--and that's OK. I did put a lot of time into the atmosphere and feelings I wanted players to experience with this game and I agree that adding too many 'normal game' cliches in would've definitely ruined the mood I was going for.

[ViralEnd]

eh.

Decent game

HybridMind responds:

Heh. Thanks.

[rockstar59602]

awesome game!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it was like excercise for your hand and eyes

HybridMind responds:

You gotta keep those hands and eyes pumped and ripped ya know? I make work outs for gamers. Thanks for the review!

[hbkfc23]

Interesting.... REALLY INTERESTING

It caught my attention right from the moment it finished loading. The presentation was great and the rest wasn't too bad either

Graphics: 10/10
They're brilliant. I don't normally give 10s on this category because good graphics will slow your PC down. This ones didn't. They were great and gameplay was still smooth.

Sound: 8/10
Good, but not great. You can switch between music/sound effects. That was a nice touch.

Gameplay: 7/10
You run away from black boxes while trying to capture blue boxes. Original enough. But the black boxes always followed the same paths each time we play so the gameplay gets repetitive. And it can be frustrating when you get to the harder parts.

Fun Factor: 7/10
Running away from some boxes while capturing others wasn't too fun. But it wasn't too bad either.

Concept: 7/10
There are some games that look like this on the Internet, but not many. However I never liked the concept of playing just to get a highscore.

Replay Value: 4/10
Now that I'm happy with my result, I don't feel like coming back.

Final Score: 7/10
This game is good. And it felt great in the beginning. However the more you play it, the more you can see it's flaws and realize it's not as great as you initially thought.

Looking at what you're trying to achieve, you did good. And I see lots of talent in you. I wouldn't suggest a sequel. I'd much rather see you working on a new, ambitious project, because you CAN pull it of.

HybridMind responds:

Thank you for leaving your in depth review!