Sensitive 2 - Socoder

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Socoder -> Concept/Design -> Sensitive 2
Sat, 05 Aug 2017, 13:35
spinal	Sensitive 2 !! yeah, you read it !! Anyway, I'm a little stuck on which way to do this, it a basic(?) flow/number-link game, hopefully in the style of sensitive. I'm stuck on whether I should start with a full level and have the tiles vanish leaving coloured water (bottom half of image) or start the level empty and fill coloured tiles (top half of image)... Any ideas? -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
Sat, 05 Aug 2017, 14:05
Jayenkai	Not sure the gameplay mechanic you're going for.. Is it, like "link the two same coloured T's together" or something? -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 03:31
spinal	Yes, exactly that. It's gamepad controlled rather than mouse/touch screen, so you can teleport between the 'T's. So either joint the Ts with a bridge, or destroy the tiles, leaving that colour 'water'. -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 03:56
Jayenkai	Sound interesting. Suggest you attempt something other than coloured T's though. Colourblind folk would have a hard time with that. Perhaps a small 4x4 grid within the tile, which would give you up to 15 different tiles should you need them.. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 04:04
GfK	Yeah don't use colours. Spoils the game for colorblind folk.
Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 04:58
spinal	Colourblind! Argh... If I change the T's to numbers perhaps? and keep the colours... -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 05:07
Jayenkai	Much prefer the top to the bottom. The top is more easy on the eyes. And, yeah, you definitely need to colourblind that up a bit. They'r'e all more or less the same brightness level, too. Even a simple greyscale test reveals how totally similar they all are! Note : If you use numbers, people might assume they only have that many moves between the squares. Numbers tend to be instructions in these sorts of games. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 05:19
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Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 05:47
GfK	Was going to suggest patterns.... which I think is what the above image is suggesting? Would also add to the puzzle element I guess? What did the T even stand for, anyway?
Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 07:37
spinal	It's from the previous game, Teleport. I want to match the style of this.. View on YouTube So that it looks like a natural squeal. -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 08:20
GfK	Perfect example in there of why not to use colours. On the level that starts at 1:08 I couldn't see how it was even possible. Then the tiles at the bottom didn't disappear right away - only then, on closer inspection, did I notice that they weren't the same colour as all the others. But the difference is barely noticeable to me. View on YouTube
Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 08:40
spinal	I think the main issue here, is that I have no vision issues at all, so I struggle to think in terms of people who do. Would a better contrasting colour help? -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 09:07
GfK	Yes. Yes it would! Colours with similar hues, for me at least, are the problem. Bright yellow / grass green - not a problem. Bright yellow / lime green - not a chance!
Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 09:20
spinal	Here a bash at getting around the colour issue and the 'numbers might be misunderstood' issue... I think I'm happy with that. -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 09:40
GfK	Wonder if the letters might be misunderstood too? Up to you but I would personally go for shapes. And/or have an option to turn them off for people who are not colorblind.
Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 11:15
Jayenkai	Nah, I think you're safe with letters. People are used to "Insert Tab A into Hole A". That's one of those standards. If we assume Start, Level x, Game Over, Player n and other such standards, then A to A would work ok. I mentioned the number issue because people might initially think it's like a PiCross number puzzle. But letters tend not to lead to that confusion. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''