Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Spherical

(I couldn't resist...)

Spherical is a sumo wrestling game with spheres.  I'd explain the mechanics more thoroughly, but I'm pretty sure you already know exactly how the game controls.  You're a sphere.  Ever played that one Mario Party minigame, Boulder Ball?  Well, it's basically like that, except instead of trying to knock your opponent solely off edges, you can also try and knock them into little holes in the field.

Your primary focus, however, is going to be defense, not offense.  One thing Spherical has that Boulder Ball omitted are the abilities to dash in whatever direction your momentum is pointed and to halt in your tracks.  With these tools being very generously used by the AI, manipulating enemies is an exercise in futility.  If you survive long enough, they'll kill themselves off eventually.  I guess it's as good a way to design your game as any other, but it just doesn't feel as satisfying as does engineering my opponents' demises myself.

The game looks nice and feels fine.  If that's all you're after, knock yourself out.  That's all I got for today. Until next time, stay a'rollin.


Links
Newton Balls Gone Wild: https://www.digipen.edu/?id=1170&proj=18594

SphereDux

iz not real! :O

Links
https://www.digipen.edu/?id=1170&proj=602