Spot The Difference

CaptainD · Mon 09/11/2015 10:41:12

Just a simple spot the difference game I'm making for my young daughters, put a demo up with 3 screens - I've had in mind a way of doing this for some time but never got round to trying it before. Will be 28 screens in all when I can get them all done.

You can get the demo here - http://gamejolt.com/games/spot-the-difference/107267

I've also added it to Itch - http://captaind.itch.io/spot-the-difference

I'd be grateful if anyone finding a bug could PM me.

Slasher · Mon 09/11/2015 13:05:30

Nice one Captain

i had many hours fun 'spotting the difference' when i was young.

i will download and give it a whirl.

Slasher · Mon 09/11/2015 13:15:15

Hiya,

just playing.. done the first 2... no problem. troll: only found 4 so far..

simple but effective observation lesson

CaptainD · Mon 09/11/2015 14:42:01

Quote from: slasher on Mon 09/11/2015 13:15:15
Hiya,

just playing.. done the first 2... no problem. troll: only found 4 so far..

simple but effective observation lesson

Hah yeah I deliberately made the Troll one a little harder. Thanks for playing!

Mandle · Mon 09/11/2015 15:08:33

There's an incredibly easy way to solve any spot the difference puzzle in seconds and amaze your friends if you can pull it off:

Spoiler

If you are able to do the trick where you cross your eyes slowly until the side-by-side images superimpose on each other and can fool your brain into looking at it as one picture the differences will stand out semi-transparently...It only works if the images are side-by-side of course or if you can turn your head or the paper/screen 90 degrees if they are top and bottom...

It's like looking at side-by-side 3D images or solving those "white-noise-hidden-3D-image-puzzles"...

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Cassiebsg · Mon 09/11/2015 16:26:00

Can't do that, I normally just move my eyes from on pic to the other as fast as possible and look for "movement".

Will download and test with my kid.

EDIT: Oh rats! Gamejolt.

I'll wait for a mirror then.

EDIT 2: Okay, played it with your screens... all found!

(Assuming there are only 5 per scene).

CaptainD · Mon 09/11/2015 20:04:53

@Mandle - bah, I could never do those "Magic Eye" pictures myself.
@Cassiebsg - I've uploaded to itch.io now too (at this moment, the itch.io version has an extra screen too!

) Yes there are only 5 per screen. Both download links in first post.

Cassiebsg · Mon 09/11/2015 20:15:54

Thanks! tested, played and found all.

Almost wish there was "fastest time" setting...

Personally I would rather mark them on the right, but that's just me (maybe a setting the player can switch?). Not sure about the sound... for me it's "please turn off the speakers!"

Also the mouse pointed seems unnecessarily big to me... but maybe small kids will appreciate the huge cursor.
I'll let my kid play test it tomorrow... if he behaves...

CaptainD · Mon 09/11/2015 20:21:21

The sound is a placeholder really - it's actually one of the race start FX I made for "Red Hot Overdrive". I'll probably change it. Was also going to add some clapping for when all 5 were found. My wife said she'd expected the differences to be highlighted on the right rather than the left two... hmm... dunno.

A "fastest time" idea could be interesting... might add it later.

As for the mouse pointer - tbh I was thinking the same myself. Ask your little one what he thinks and let me know!

Thanks for playing!

If it looks like it might be popular, maybe I'll do a much tougher version sometime for adults to test their mettle on.

cat · Mon 09/11/2015 20:46:09

Nice one, I like this kind of game! I'd suggest, that once you have completed a game, there should be a button "Next" so I don't have to go to the main screen.

CaptainD · Mon 09/11/2015 21:02:55

Quote from: cat on Mon 09/11/2015 20:46:09
Nice one, I like this kind of game! I'd suggest, that once you have completed a game, there should be a button "Next" so I don't have to go to the main screen.

Hmm... good idea. Thanks.

Stupot · Tue 10/11/2015 01:33:15

Cool. I'll give this a go on my day off. I love these

I made a small Spot the Difference game in AGS a while back. I started making a version with backgrounds from AGS games, but never saw it through.

CaptainD · Tue 10/11/2015 08:40:28

Quote from: Stupot+ on Tue 10/11/2015 01:33:15
I made a small Spot the Difference game in AGS a while back. I started making a version with backgrounds from AGS games, but never saw it through.

Yeah I remember that - you kind of inspired me to make this one!

Stupot · Tue 10/11/2015 10:17:05

Quote from: CaptainD on Tue 10/11/2015 08:40:28
Quote from: Stupot+ on Tue 10/11/2015 01:33:15
I made a small Spot the Difference game in AGS a while back. I started making a version with backgrounds from AGS games, but never saw it through.

Yeah I remember that - you kind of inspired me to make this one!

Yeah, I pretty much invented the concept ;-)

I'd be interested to know how you went about scripting it. I'm certain mine was done in the least efficient way possible (hence, I couldn't just plug other backgrounds into it very easily) :-)

Frodo · Tue 10/11/2015 14:49:25

Gave it a try - fun little game

I really like how it's marked off on the left. It seems more natural to me, than over on the right.

Can I suggest, once a level is successfully completed (you've found all 5 differences), can it be greyed out in the menu screen?

CaptainD · Tue 10/11/2015 22:30:23

@Stupot+ - I'll PM you and we can compare notes, not really appropriate to do it in this thread.
@Frodo - I'll see what I can do, shouldn't be too difficult (I think!). Might also add one or two puzzles with more than 5 differences, though I should probably stick at keeping this version very simple. Thanks for giving it a try!

Also glad I'm not the only one who thinks it being marked on the left seems correct

Frodo · Tue 10/11/2015 22:35:20

CaptainD, if you do add some puzzles with more than 5 differences, can I suggest you indicate how many differences we need to find, on the actual puzzle screen?

And marking it on the left is definitely correct

CaptainD · Wed 11/11/2015 09:50:46

Quote from: Frodo on Tue 10/11/2015 22:35:20
CaptainD, if you do add some puzzles with more than 5 differences, can I suggest you indicate how many differences we need to find, on the actual puzzle screen?

Yes I was thinking I should add that. Initially I had been going to only do 5 per scene, but now considering doing some with more.

Quote from: Frodo on Tue 10/11/2015 22:35:20
And marking it on the left is definitely correct

Left it is, and left it will stay!

On a more general level... what do people feel about canning SFX (as I'm unsure it will be possible to have a repetitive sound effect that doesn't get on the nerves!) and just having some relaxing music (that can be turned off)?

Cassiebsg · Wed 11/11/2015 16:53:20

I'm wondering, are you guys maybe left handed?

Sounds good with the no sfx and + music.

Mandle · Wed 11/11/2015 22:40:50

Quote from: CaptainD on Wed 11/11/2015 09:50:46
On a more general level... what do people feel about canning SFX (as I'm unsure it will be possible to have a repetitive sound effect that doesn't get on the nerves!) and just having some relaxing music (that can be turned off)?

Maybe if the SFX fitted well/blended with the BGM? For example:

BGM: Some tinkly, watery new-age music like you hear in crystal shops...
SFX: Subtle wind-chime sound