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Review by push32 all reviews by push32

A simple and short game where you catch hexagonal vinyls thrown by DJ (in contrast to MC) Escher on empty spaces of movable turntables with a target amount of records to collect. The mouse controls work well, moving the mouse super fast left and right will catch many records. It is fun, but only for a short time though. Some interesting other items to collect or avoid would be a nice addition.

Turning M.C. Escher into a super cool DJ is humoristic and may make you laugh to some degree. So the reference to M.C. Escher is there, but unfortunately not to his interesting works. Design and graphics are neat and fit well. The starting screen is quite appealing indicates the author's website, which fulfills the plug requirement.

The hexagonal tech rule has been implemented, but is not part of the game mechanics. The game is cross-platform and compiled without problems under Linux, plus the game even runs in the browser!

In total a very decent entry to the competition.

Scores: Overall 3 Artistical 3 Technical 4 Genre 4

Review by push32 all reviews by push32

The game is a 3D first person platformer, where you jump and run around in a few rooms to find and reach the red flag. There are two levels, which are both not too difficult to solve. The second level has weirdly placed stairs, plants and other objects setting the mood of an unreal world, with different gravity or perspective in reference of Escher. At first I thought gravity could change at some point or one could walk the walls or upside down, interersting puzzles could be made this way. Also the skybox shows Escher's works more directly. The starting screen is a virtual mobile phone showing a massenger conversation, which is intended to be funny. The phone menu allows to choose one of the two levels for playing, two hexagons and an "in-app advertisement" for another game. Unfortunately, source code and portability are missing. The implementation of the rules could be more reflected in the game's mechanics.

Scores: Overall 2 Artistical 2 Technical 2 Genre 2