Cardramino

Challenging game! I included it in my compilation video series of all of the GM48 games, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/3epPRcwgayM

It's a nice idea, but I really do not agree with discarding a card being the "helpful but hurtful" mechanic. You can play only one card at a time, chances are you dont need a lot for each piece. So discarding a card is actually a double positive, since you cycle your hand (getting rid of a card you don't need) for a potentially better one.

I didn't really find any connection to the theme, but the idea is pretty nice, even though it ends up being pretty frustrating when you get bad cards :P

Heeeh, as far as I'm concerned, the RNG made it tedious sometimes. I once got 7 cards pointing to the left... I often end up focusing on the cards since I'm figuring out what to do with the cards available. I agree that making it turn-based might have been better. Not sure I am a fan of the mix between tetris and cards.

I noticed a lot of games were intended for both LD41 and this Jam (including mine, although I made it specifically for gm48 and it just happened to it LD41 too), and often more for LD41. But it's not always noticeable... In this case though... it is. To the point of not really fitting the theme much :T

I got an amazing score of 5250. :)

Very cool concept. I can see loosely the theme in that the cards do help you and can hurt you. I say loosely only because if you use the card correctly then it will always help you and if you use it incorrectly it will most likely hurt you. All though we could say the card bank both helps and hurts you as it will always give you cards... some helpful others very harmful. The music fit the vibe of the game and it felt good to play a game I use to love when I was a kid.

Really neat idea that shows some potential. It feels like Tetris at first but soon you realise that your moves and limited and you have to make them carefully. Unfortunately, it's clearly made to fit the Ludum Dare theme with no attention to the GM48 one.

I felt like the rotation cards were a bit too rare. I would also have liked to be able to use the move 2/3/4 cards even if there isn't enough space - just make the block move as far as it can. Either that or a way to recycle cards you don't want so you don't just get stuck with unusable cards. It would also be cool to have rare cards with special effects to spice things up. Slow down time, clear a row, reshuffle your cards, spawn a helpful block, etc.

This was a really cool idea, I got a 1050 score after a few moments of play. Eventually my deck was stacked with all Right ->->-> 3's and 4's, and the block seemed to spawn in the same spot, and it would not let me use any of my cards.

I think it does sort of fit with the theme, the cards you get could be helpful, but also harmful if they are taking up slots that aren't used very much. Really good entry, kinda bummed that I got a deck stacked with useless cards but it was the luck of the draw!

-- Ian

A variation to a big classic, i like the concept, actually it is not so relevant to the gm48 theme and i have got the block stuck bug but overall you did a good job.

I really like this idea (although I'd be keen for a turn-based version), but I don't understand how it ties into the theme. With the real-time version it would have been nice to get some benefit from pressing the down arrow (maybe there were points, but I didn't notice?) I would suggest making cards recharge faster when the down arrow is pressed so that faster play is rewarded!

There was one bug that I found, where a block floated above where it should have landed (maybe there was a diagonal collision?)

Cardanino is an excellent idea for a game and it very fun to play but I don't really feel like the game does much to fit into the theme harmful but helpful. To me it feels like it was a game build for Ludum Dare 41 where the theme was Combine 2 incompatible themes and was enterted into gm48 as an after thought. The game has a very unique and cool concept and I feel like it could be built on more to make a great game. The game lacks a bit in polish and has a few bugs like blocks getting stuck in places there not meant. I am a big fan of the song and the audio.

The sound and aesthetics are nice. I think the idea is really cool but it's kinda frustrating when you get screwed by rng lol. Also, there were two times when a piece stopped before it landed. Overall the game is pretty neat and it definitely made me yell at my computer screen (which is probably a good thing.)