By Terry
I’m currently taking a short break from a larger project. This is what I’m working on in between – an expanded version of Hexagon.
I work on a lot of jam games; a lot of them don’t work out at all. Hexagon did, though – as jam games go, I think it’s one of my best. But it’s still a jam game – it’s something I made in less than a day, and it’s underexplored, unpolished, and kinda broken.
I keep wondering, what would this game be like if I took it a bit further?
So, that’s what I’m doing. I don’t really know where this is going, or how much longer I’ll spend on it, but for now, I’m having a lot of fun with it.
I love this game, what are you adding, maybe power ups or something?
Cool! The only problem I had with the original is that progression stagnated after around 45 seconds in – after that point it was just a test of endurance. I would like to see difficulty ramp up all the time (maybe not as fast as in the beginning).
Definitely needs a more steady difficulty curve…
I am so looking forward to this! Hexagon may have been a jam game, but I’ve come back to it over and over again since it was released. I found it to be consistently fun and addictive to play, and I’m really happy that you’re planning to revisit and improve it! It’s also a great game to play when you’ve only got a few minutes to wait for something…I swear, if you could put this on the iPhone for 99 cents, you’d probably make some money off of it!
Excellent! I had a blast with the original, so I’m really looking forward to seeing what you do with it.
Its an awesome game, at the end of the day I think its fantastic, high score – 336 seconds.
It is relatively difficult but after a few hours of playing it scores like 150 seconds should come regularly.
This is written in flash? Were did you learn ActionScript
Only you I would trust to make something better out of an already perfect game.
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When the original Hexagon came out around midterms it effectively crippled my studying habits. When finals started this year, I thought to myself, “Well, at least THAT can’t happen again!”
Oh, but it can…
Anyway, I thought the original Hexagon was nearly perfect in its simplicity. I look forward to seeing where you thought it needed improvement 🙂
Thanks 🙂
By ‘kinda broken’, I hope you’re talking about those waves with the double 3-sides (in kinda the shape of the Nuclear/Radioactive symbol).
Those always trip me up; never enough time to escape if you’re on the wrong side XD
I eagerly await the results on this one; The original is amazing!