Comments on: Beautiful, Frustrating Puzzle Physics http://www.fun-motion.com/physics-games/obulis/ Reviews of physics games, interviews with their game developers, and downloads of physics-based games. Physics games are simple, addictive, and fun! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:16:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kokits http://www.fun-motion.com/physics-games/obulis/#comment-167014 Kokits Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:19:11 +0000 http://www.fun-motion.com/?p=175#comment-167014 Oooohhh... Nice. I will DEFINITELY be getting Obulis now with that $5 discount. Oooohhh… Nice.

I will DEFINITELY be getting Obulis now with that $5 discount.

]]> By: Keith http://www.fun-motion.com/physics-games/obulis/#comment-167007 Keith Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:37:51 +0000 http://www.fun-motion.com/?p=175#comment-167007 No level editor, but use iloveobulis as the coupon code to get it for 14.99. No level editor, but use iloveobulis as the coupon code to get it for 14.99.

]]> By: Kokits http://www.fun-motion.com/physics-games/obulis/#comment-166975 Kokits Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:01:42 +0000 http://www.fun-motion.com/?p=175#comment-166975 Alright, so I've played the demo several times through, and I'm seriously considering getting this game. But I have one question: Does the game have some form of a level editor? It seems like $20 is too high for a game with no level editor. Alright, so I’ve played the demo several times through, and I’m seriously considering getting this game. But I have one question: Does the game have some form of a level editor?

It seems like $20 is too high for a game with no level editor.

]]> By: Kokits http://www.fun-motion.com/physics-games/obulis/#comment-166838 Kokits Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:14:02 +0000 http://www.fun-motion.com/?p=175#comment-166838 I just tried the demo, the timing didn't seem like such a big deal. It might have been that I onlygot to try the preview levels. Seems like a fun game, 20 bucks seems too high in my opinion. I just tried the demo, the timing didn’t seem like such a big deal.

It might have been that I onlygot to try the preview levels.

Seems like a fun game, 20 bucks seems too high in my opinion.

]]> By: DKO http://www.fun-motion.com/physics-games/obulis/#comment-166786 DKO Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:44:21 +0000 http://www.fun-motion.com/?p=175#comment-166786 I always wonder what is on the designers' minds when they create timing puzzles. It's fundamental to always get feedback from players, and redesign the game until it's funny. Tycho (PA) said it best: "I don't want a game to punish me". And Iwata himself told us Miyamoto's secret is to keep working on the gameplay until a complete stranger is able to enjoy. Probably a simple feature like a checkpoint at every collision or something like that, so you can progress at smaller steps, would have saved the gameplay. I always wonder what is on the designers’ minds when they create timing puzzles.

It’s fundamental to always get feedback from players, and redesign the game until it’s funny. Tycho (PA) said it best: “I don’t want a game to punish me”. And Iwata himself told us Miyamoto’s secret is to keep working on the gameplay until a complete stranger is able to enjoy.

Probably a simple feature like a checkpoint at every collision or something like that, so you can progress at smaller steps, would have saved the gameplay.

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