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Super Hexagon |OT| a VVVVVVery cool Terry Cavanagh game on iOS (PC/Mac later)

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Wario64

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Super Hexagon
Developed by: Terry Cavanagh (VVVVVV)
Music By: Chipzel
Super Hexagon OST for purchase/listening: http://chipzelmusic.bandcamp.com/album/super-hexagon-ep
Site: http://superhexagon.com/
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sz0mI_6tLQ&feature=player_embedded
Platform: iOS (Universal) now / Steam (PC/Mac) out now: http://store.steampowered.com/app/221640/ Android soon
Price: $2.99
Release Date: Out now (iOS)

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/super-hexagon/id549027629?mt=8
http://store.steampowered.com/app/221640/

Super Hexagon is a twitchy arcade style game where you navigate a triangle clockwise or counter-clockwise around a hexagon while avoiding obstacles.

Try out Hexagon for free (Flash required): http://distractionware.com/games/flash/hexagon/
Gameplay video of 'Hexagon' (not the iPhone version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1celNlGu78



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Snuggles

erotic butter maelstrom
I can't quite wrap my mind around how this game works, and I'm fairly certain it'll make me puke, but I'm in.

Okay, I can see it now after watching the video. Looks hectic and nauseating, but it a good way.
 
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Chinner

Banned
okay confession time i looked at the screenshots and thought "this looks shit" but then, i watched the youtube.

holy moly. day 1.

edit: oh its out today.
 
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transience

Member
I played the shit out of the flash game. So damn addicting.

Will probably have to buy this just to have it on the go.
 
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Anteater

Member
Didn't know about this game, don't have an iOS device so I'll probably give the pc/mac version a try, loved VVVVVV
 
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Wario64

works for Gamestop (lol)
Chinner said:
okay confession time i looked at the screenshots and thought "this looks shit" but then, i watched the youtube.

holy moly. day 1.

edit: oh its out today.
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It was actually released last Friday accidentally but I don't think a handful of people even bought it before it went down. Sneaky sneaky


Also don't play the Flash version if you have a bunch of stuff to do. You will get addicted
 
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Snuggles

erotic butter maelstrom
He mentions a hyper mode on his blog. I can only imagine how insane that must be, if it's at a faster pace then the footage in that youtube video of the flash version.

I do wonder how the controls will work, it looks like you need to move really fast. I guess we'll find out soon enough.
 
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Wario64

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Snuggler said:
He mentions a hyper mode on his blog. I can only imagine how insane that must be, if it's at a faster pace then the footage in that youtube video of the flash version.

I do wonder how the controls will work, it looks like you need to move really fast. I guess we'll find out soon enough.
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Apparently you tap left and right sides of screen to move left and right. Seems like an elegant control scheme
 
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Chinner

Banned
i'd laugh if he put a mode in where you'd actually have to rotate the iphone around. would probably result in a lot of broken ios devices.
 
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SmokyDave

Member
Man, that looks great. Loved the music in the video too. Will grab it at midnight, play it twice and then add it to my never ending backlog.

Chinner said:
i'd laugh if he put a mode in where you'd actually have to rotate the iphone around. would probably result in a lot of broken ios devices.
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You're an evil genius.
 
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Drago

Member
I see in the OP that it's coming to Android maybe... how likely is that? Don't have an iOS device (won't have one until maybe next year)

Any game from the creator of VVVVVV is a game I need to play :p
 
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mediapulp_wes

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I'm playing a preview for review at the moment and damn I suck so hard at this game, but it's still bloody great. Playing it on iPad, but I think I'd play more if I was on an iPhone. So easy to pick up and play in a short burst. This is a very pure gaming experience, but I can't help thinking there's an even better game in here with more elements to it. Ultra Hexagon next please!

Also, bloody hard to review when you genuinely have no idea how much you suck at it. The first few minutes of gaming made me feel like I was utterly worthless as a gamer.
 
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so1337

Member
Played the flash version. Games don't usually give me motion-sickness but this is making me feel a bit funny. It definitely seems cool though. Will buy as soon as it's available in my region.
 
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Deleted member 47027

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This game is wild and crazy. I dig it.
 
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Wario64

works for Gamestop (lol)
Gilby said:
I played the earlier version on PC, does this one add anything?
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New levels, a new game+'ish mode, also Terry says he can't even look at 'Hexagon' anymore. "it just feels so rough and broken."

Sounds like it's more expanded
 
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mediapulp_wes

Member
Wario64 said:
New levels, a new game+'ish mode, also Terry says he can't even look at 'Hexagon' anymore. "it just feels so rough and broken."

Sounds like it's more expanded
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It's definitely a more polished experience. Music gets stuck in your head and it looks gorgeous on the iPad screen for a game with such simple design.
 
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nickcv

Member
loved vvvvvvv but i don't think this one is my cup of tea...

i like to have some sense of accomplishment besides reaching an always better score
 
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Eldon

Member
Oh wow, it's super difficult. The starting levels are 3, hard, harder and hardest. The music is really good, the game suggests to use earphones. So good
 
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ghibli99

Member
Nice timing... I have the VVVVVV soundtrack playing right now. The music in Super Hexagon sounds amazing! Gonna buy this tonight. Thanks!

Edit: Holy crap, this is hard (playing the Flash version). But this music is so good... and short-lived. :p
 
Haunted

Haunted

Member
This makes me want to puke.


I mean, like, literally. Something about the movement and the colours. ;>_>
 
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Chopper

Member
Just downloaded here in the UK.

Fuck this. Been playing for 20 minutes, not got a score above 15 seconds. I'm going to bed.
 
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ghibli99

Member
Wait, virtual controls? You don't just touch where you want the cursor to go? Seems like it'd be goddamn impossible even doing it that way. :p
 
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Chopper

Member
ghibli99 said:
Wait, virtual controls? You don't just touch where you want the cursor to go? Seems like it'd be goddamn impossible even doing it that way. :p
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Yeah, no. Touch the right side of the screen to go clockwise, and the left side for anticlockwise. It's hard.
 
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