I played this with my boyfriend over a talk, both of us are huge fans of Meteos (a puzzle game that vanished too soon) and both play it. I saw article online about this and decided to look into it a bit more- imagine how shocked I was to see it was on App Store! (In a world where most apps with any actual love or effort in them end up on Android…)
I gave this a quick shot and I will say this is rather fun! Very much feels like the spirit of Meteos (even its name after one of the planets I enjoy playing very much). It runs smoothly and has impact.
I will say it could use a few adjustments- as it stands:
Speeder - Meteos (and some other puzzle games) have the Speeder to drop more blocks onto your screen quickly, as well as land a stack that’s in the air to make another match after. I feel like having a speeder in this would add a whole new dimension to the game.
Burning Blocks - The trash in this game takes a little too long to cool! In Meteos, all planets “trash” blocks turn back to normal at different rates per planet- but never being longer than at least 5 seconds. The blocks here take much too long to cool and without a speeder, it takes a long while to receive new blocks to make matches which in turn wastes time on the clock. Making blocks cool faster would be a benefit, or at least make it adjustable.
More Options - The flashing of the screen when the round is over is rather distracting, and I can definitely see it being an actual hazard for some. Adding a “reduce flashing and effects” option or just any accessibility options would be a very good addition.
Physics - The block physics are a little confusing. You can’t align a match when a stack lands in this game- and if you do it only sends up the match itself and not the stack. In Meteos, a big feature is adding to a match made to give it further ignition- making enough matches before you end up with too many burnt elements to get as many blocks off screen you can. It’s strange how it’s so restrictive in this game- combined with how long it takes for burnt trash to cool off to be used again- it would really help if you could make horizontal matches to add to part of the same stack like in Meteos.
Music And Visuals - Already rather nice looking game- I hope you introduce more “skins” or backgrounds to use.
And finally- this is for me personally:
My favorite part of Meteos (besides the fun gameplay) are the little aliens! Seeing them vibe in the corner and get happy when you make a match, or worry when you’re close to losing! Maybe getting to see the different people of the planets you’re helping would make it a little more engaging. I know another Meteos-inspired game that have aliens- even having descriptions like the original games. With the planets already having different parameters for gravity I think it would give them further individuality if you could see the citizen or species your helping- you can get crazy creative with the designs too since well, they’re aliens!
Finally: this game has a lot of clear potential and passion behind it. And respect for the game it’s inspired from. I’m looking forward to seeing more updates and for the game to grow from being inspired to an excellent puzzle experience for people who know Meteos and even people who don’t!
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