Super Orb Collector Reviews

simple game with very few levels, mostly for if you want to support this newgrounds creator

It's a precision cursor game. Using mouse and a big white orb, you collect small orbs and try to reach exit without hitting walls. If you hit walls the orb shatters and the level shakes, but a new orb will spawn and you can continue like nothing happened. This renders it a bit too casual for my taste, but okay. I'd like to mention that you can [url=https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/723256]play it free on Newgrounds[/url]. There are two small but significant differences between the Steam version and the free one. Curiously enough, in the trailer we're seeing the Newgrounds version. I'd like to adduce my suspicion that these differences might not be intended, so buckle up. [h1]First difference: Orb movement[/h1] In the Newgrounds version, the orbs that you collect to complete a level move around a bit (see the trailer). So does the big sphere before you pick it to operate. In reality, the orbs move in tiny circles, and so does the big, playable orb. However, in the Steam version, at least on my computer, the orbits of the orbs are way bigger. This has two consequences: 1) The small orbs tend to go inside walls or outside the level, requiring you to wait for them to reappear. 2) The big orbs (the ones you play with) tend to hit the walls before you pick them up. You may "die" even before you pick the orb to play. The latter point has emergent consequences: [h1]Second difference: Shaky deaths[/h1] In the Newgrounds version, death results in the level shaking slightly. In Steam version, it shakes way more. And combined with some levels having many playable orbs, they tend to migrate and collide with the walls, making the whole level shake up a lot, even moving it a bit. This in turns might cause you to accidentally hit a wall yourself. Additionally, if the level shakes up too much, some small orbs might become unreachable, effectively forcing a level restart. [h1]Some technical aspects[/h1] The orb is moved with mouse. There are two technical qualms to the way this is handled: 1) The cursor stays on the orb constantly. It would look nicer if it disappeared when you operated the orb. 2) Orb just stays centered on the cursor. So, if you move your cursor fast, you can make it teleport from place to place: it's not true movement, so it would be easy to cheat. Finally, just a word on the presentation: though the graphics are simple and abstract, the music choice is quite fitting and energetic and I enjoyed it quite a lot. [h1]Conclusions: Steam version is harder[/h1] My advice? Try the free version first. Then, if you like it, get this more frustrating version where dying matters because of the larger orbits. Or if that sounds bad to you, just play the free version. I was done with the 24 levels on Steam in about 20 minutes. While there's a nice amount of variation, I can't help but think it could do with some more content as a paid, albeit cheap, game. E.g. a no-death mode (e.g. with big orbs not respawning if you die) or timed challenges. In effect, it's got barely enough content for a recommendation. Get it on sale if you like the free version and wish to support the dev. [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/9997062/]~Twistorian Curator~[/url]

I got it on sale for Euro 0,95 and beat the game 17 minutes later. This game does not have enough content.