Amorphous+ is one of the most inventive, well designed, and plain fun games I have played in a while. The game put you in the role of a Gloople hunter, raiding the creatures nest to face endless waves of the original and incredibly varied cell like organisms.The entire game is played on a single screen playground with a top view showing your character and hordes of enemies to hunt... or to escape one of them hunting you down...
Design
You can tell right away that an unusual amount of care has been put into the game design. The main menu provides a direct access to instructions, games modes, awards, rewards and other extra content.
Two game modes are available. Single Nest give you a fixed number of Gloople to kill before the nest is fully cleared, while the Bounty Run mode place you in front of an infinite flow of enemies. Difficulty setting in this mode let you choose how fast the nest resistance will increase.
The difficulty curve balance in this game is just amazing. The nest will start with a stream of brainless and harmless green Gloople, but as you kill them one after the other, advanced and much more dangerous Gloople species are generated. It starts with aggressive but relatively predictable and brainless colored Gloople, but soon you will face rare, extremely dangerous creatures, using complex attack patterns and usually very tough to kill.
Not only are the enemies varied, but all the Gloople's abilities interact with you and other Glooples in a coherent and realistic way. This creates endless possible combinations and is an essential part of the gameplay.
A large number of awards and rewards can be unlocked by completing some in game challenges, such a scoring enough points or performing a particularly impressive move while hunting Glooples. The rewards give you extra abilities that will prove to be incredibly useful to reach the game's most difficult achievements.
Story
Amorphous+ is also different from the average flash game as, even if there is no storyline strictly speaking, the combination of detailed creatures description, varied tips, and inventive awards provide a feeling of a coherent world. You will find yourself going further in the game not only to score more points and awards but also to learn about the weird Gloople race and the possible interactions between the different varieties.
Gameplay
Amorphous+ is using a not so intuitive way to control the main character, which is continuously attracted by the mouse pointer. Maneuvering between a large number of Gloople is quite challenging at the beginning but once you get used to the controls it proves to be very effective.
The basic action in the game is swinging your huge sword, trying to kill as many Gloople as possible. There is an interesting scoring mechanism that rewards you for taking more risks. But most of the gameplay comes from interactions between you and the different types of Gloople.
Discovering these interactions is a large part of the fun, so I will not say much about them, but basically if something is bad for you, it can be assumed it will have a similar effect on other Gloople, and you can use this to your advantage. Choosing the right option for the current situation while facing a pack of several different types of Gloople is critical to survive through the nest. The great thing about Amorphous+ is that there is almost always a method to escape a dangerous phase by correctly using interactions between Gloople abilities.
Presentation
The game graphics are quite simple and basic, but they perfectly fit with the Gloople universe. Each Gloople type is using his own look, animation and sound effects contributing to build a coherent experience.
The game engine is pretty sharp managing motions of a large number of enemies and consistently detecting collisions between them, as well as the effects of your swings. Some nice effects are also generated by explosions, fire and other elements. I experienced regular game slow down when a large number of Gloople are on screen, but it always stayed playable.
The music soundtracks are pretty amazing in this game, several hypnotic tunes contribute to the weird atmosphere.
While the basic concept seems pretty limited, the Amorphous+ manage to create a rich and coherent ecosystem, combined with an addictive gameplay and great replayability.
Design
You can tell right away that an unusual amount of care has been put into the game design. The main menu provides a direct access to instructions, games modes, awards, rewards and other extra content.
Two game modes are available. Single Nest give you a fixed number of Gloople to kill before the nest is fully cleared, while the Bounty Run mode place you in front of an infinite flow of enemies. Difficulty setting in this mode let you choose how fast the nest resistance will increase.
The difficulty curve balance in this game is just amazing. The nest will start with a stream of brainless and harmless green Gloople, but as you kill them one after the other, advanced and much more dangerous Gloople species are generated. It starts with aggressive but relatively predictable and brainless colored Gloople, but soon you will face rare, extremely dangerous creatures, using complex attack patterns and usually very tough to kill.
Not only are the enemies varied, but all the Gloople's abilities interact with you and other Glooples in a coherent and realistic way. This creates endless possible combinations and is an essential part of the gameplay.
A large number of awards and rewards can be unlocked by completing some in game challenges, such a scoring enough points or performing a particularly impressive move while hunting Glooples. The rewards give you extra abilities that will prove to be incredibly useful to reach the game's most difficult achievements.
Story
Amorphous+ is also different from the average flash game as, even if there is no storyline strictly speaking, the combination of detailed creatures description, varied tips, and inventive awards provide a feeling of a coherent world. You will find yourself going further in the game not only to score more points and awards but also to learn about the weird Gloople race and the possible interactions between the different varieties.
Gameplay
Amorphous+ is using a not so intuitive way to control the main character, which is continuously attracted by the mouse pointer. Maneuvering between a large number of Gloople is quite challenging at the beginning but once you get used to the controls it proves to be very effective.
The basic action in the game is swinging your huge sword, trying to kill as many Gloople as possible. There is an interesting scoring mechanism that rewards you for taking more risks. But most of the gameplay comes from interactions between you and the different types of Gloople.
Discovering these interactions is a large part of the fun, so I will not say much about them, but basically if something is bad for you, it can be assumed it will have a similar effect on other Gloople, and you can use this to your advantage. Choosing the right option for the current situation while facing a pack of several different types of Gloople is critical to survive through the nest. The great thing about Amorphous+ is that there is almost always a method to escape a dangerous phase by correctly using interactions between Gloople abilities.
Presentation
The game graphics are quite simple and basic, but they perfectly fit with the Gloople universe. Each Gloople type is using his own look, animation and sound effects contributing to build a coherent experience.
The game engine is pretty sharp managing motions of a large number of enemies and consistently detecting collisions between them, as well as the effects of your swings. Some nice effects are also generated by explosions, fire and other elements. I experienced regular game slow down when a large number of Gloople are on screen, but it always stayed playable.
The music soundtracks are pretty amazing in this game, several hypnotic tunes contribute to the weird atmosphere.
While the basic concept seems pretty limited, the Amorphous+ manage to create a rich and coherent ecosystem, combined with an addictive gameplay and great replayability.
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Can't stop playing this one ! Thx
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