Eliss Infinity
Games
puzzle game
SHOW HN2014
214points
76comments
#89of 2,272 in 2014
Top 4%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
28 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 11 critical, out of 53 comments about the project. Thread score +0.30.
Design: 11 for, 2 againstDocs: 2 for, 3 againstPerformance: 1 for, 2 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Art style and visuals praised
From 4 comments
Did you have anything to do with bringing the the scarf that's for sale on attractmo.de to market? I got one for my wife and it's really beautiful.
tumes on HNWhile doing everything alone, developers tend to create really alien-looking things, just like your game. It is awesome.
cLeEOGPw on HNYou did a great job of creating a style and ambience for the game. The colorful graphics make it stand out among similar apps.
angelinvest on HNThat is some impressive graphics.
realrocker on HN
Music praised
From 3 comments
Maybe it's just me but after watching the video I don't understand what the game play is. I saw what I think was a combining and separating spheres mechanic but past that it…
carl689 on HNDid some googling and came across mention of an interview that tells some of the story : http://www.indiegamethemovie.com/news/2014/2/5/eliss-infinity.html Unfortunately, I think…
famousactress on HNYes, love the soundtrack - EDM producer here - great job!
bashcoder on HN
Original Eliss remembered fondly
From 4 comments
Just wanted to say I loved the original Eliss. Can’t wait to give this a shot later tonight!
htp on HNSo surprised (pleasantly) to see this! The original Eliss is still one of my favorite games. Last I heard though you were working on Faraway? What's the status of that project?
brightghost on HNI adored Eliss when it released. I still use it at one of the single best examples of how a touch UX radically changes the computing experience by aligning software behavior with…
dschoon on HNThis was one of the first iPhone games I ever REALLY enjoyed back in 2009 ish. Stoked it's back
davidhariri on HN
Objections
Gameplay unclear from the trailer alone
From 4 comments
Maybe it's just me but after watching the video I don't understand what the game play is. I saw what I think was a combining and separating spheres mechanic but past that it…
carl689 on HNPlease provide some (any) information about your game that isn't contained in a video.
frakkingcylons on HNLooked at the video some, it doesn't tell me anything about what i'm trying to do or how to play, i just see stuff moving around. hard to sell it like that. other than that,…
xenophanes on HNGreat production values and music and a really cool video. But I have no idea what the gameplay of your game is. It looked more like a really cool music video than a game…
benihana on HN
iOS only, no Android
From 3 comments
Looks neat, but why make games only for iOS? It seems like a very limited market when it's so easy to get into game dev for other platforms these days.
Sir_Cmpwn on HNThis has been out for a while. I'd buy it if it were on Android...
barbs on HN"Download on the App Store" Well... Fuck.
JungleGymSam on HN
Apple-only notice hidden on the site
From 1 comment
I found myself annoyed that after the beautiful and charming video you hide the "APPLE ONLY" bit behind the first scroll-down. It is not a big thing, but it has soured me a bit…
Mithaldu on HN
Requests
Release on Android and other platforms
From 2 comments
Sorry it made you feel that way, it's nothing personal against non Apple-y things :) I hope to be able to ship to Android too soonish.
phest on HNYou're right. I'm planning on publishing on other platforms soon, I wanted to focus on one first.
phest on HN
Make the soundtrack available
From 1 comment
Will you (please) make the soundtrack available?
malnourish on HN
Add a text description of gameplay to the site
From 1 comment
First of all. This looks like great game (after reading the description on there), I'll be downloading. You may want to put a description of the gameplay on the site. I was only…
smickie on HN
Questions
Is the music procedurally generated?
From 1 comment
Hey phest! Great looking game! It has got a really unique style. Is the music/sound procedurally generated too? What is the process like for creating the soundtrack for the…
woebtz on HN
How was OpenGL learned?
From 1 comment
First of all. This looks like great game (after reading the description on there), I'll be downloading. You may want to put a description of the gameplay on the site. I was only…
smickie on HN
What sales experience has the maker had?
From 1 comment
Cool, I'd be interested in hearing your experience with generating sales and how your app performs. I recently released an app and saw, first hand, how difficult it is to get any…
ZanderEarth32 on HN
Alternatives named
Osmos
From 3 comments
I LOVE the video, the music and visuals are really awesome. As others have said, I'm not entirely sure what the gameplay is, but I am curious. So I guess that's good! The…
joshschreuder on HNCool - sounds very similar to Osmos. Is it?
Schwolop on HNOnly in that it involves mergers. Eliss uses direct-control rather than movement, allows splitting, and the goals are different (you don't need to conquer the whole field, but to…
masklinn on HN