Reviews for Cardinal

[Fubaka]

This is a good concept, but there are several things I need to point out here.

First, this is NOT a rhythm game by any means. Your moves do not align with the music, and in fact, I find I did better with the game muted. If you make a sequel of sorts, you should either have no music, or have generative music that reacts to your moves.

Second, as this is a pure reflex game, I prefer there to be as few distractions as possible. The line that shoots out from your box is a helpful touch, but the background graphics often distract my eyes. If you make a sequel, please give us the option to turn that off too.

Third, the color scheme is distracting as well. The red box and cube are too bright, and jar in comparison to the blue background. It'd be a nice touch for a sequel if you gave us the option to choose those colors.

Also, I got 75.

HybridMind responds:

Thanks for the in-depth thoughts. I have some comments on them as well in order:

That rhythm tag is just a secondary thing, it is primarily in the "skill -- other" genre. I wasn't really thinking to religiously when I tagged it. I find getting in the rhythm helps.

I just happen to enjoy reflex games where there is the additional challenge of focus through the noise. It's just a taste thing though--that's what I dig. You can make a reflex game w/o distractions. ;)

I like the colors. :-P

Nice score and thanks for playing!

[CupcakeMonster]

Nice game. But make mute button or remove the music

HybridMind responds:

Thanks, to mute just press 'M' like it says right on the main menu. :D

[CupCakeLover95]

Although it was nice in the beginning, it became boring quite quickly, as it's just pressing keys, which isn't particularly interesting,
perhaps adding medals for reaching certain scores would be nice (I just really like medals, it feels so rewarding if you can reach a goal, rather than to play just for playing, and although a scoreboard is nice as well, some cheaters often get unrealistic scores, easily ruining it)
I'll give some stars for the graphics and music, but I don't feel the game is really interesting at this point

HybridMind responds:

Thanks for playing. It was just a tiny 2 day experiment to make a reflex game. No biggie.

[Listen2Reason]

Honestly, I was kind of bored. I press a key, and then again, and again, and again, until I accidentally press the wrong key which results in an instant game over. Why am I playing this again?

HybridMind responds:

It's just a silly little reflex game, don't sweat it. Only you know why you're playing it, right? If you're bored, play something else.

[FowderSoap]

A glorified QTE tester.

HybridMind responds:

I forgot to include any cutscenes.