Universal Pokaboo (by GlobZ)

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  1. slewis7

    slewis7 Well-Known Member

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    I am just getting started with this puzzler and early impressions are very good for me. One thing that particularly stands out is the music; it is awesome and has really great stereo separation on my iPad.
     
  2. rezn

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    Holy smokes I didn't realize this was by GlobZ, the Dev that made Lamp and Vamp. A game that has never left my device. Now I have to figure out if I can even get the hang of this. As it does look a bit challenging. :)
     
  3. Lavender

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    The video is adorable. Please, tell me more about this game.
    How it plays. How to play....etc.
    I'm assuming easy controls with just a swipe??
    Thanks!
     
  4. TheGreatEscaper

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    Picked up one of the codes, thanks very much! Will be back shortly with imps, think I'm going to like this one. :)
     
  5. muchoparty

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    It's not an optimal number of moves. More like a goal/par. Level 1_16 can be done in 14 moves and star is won with 21 moves (or less). It's hand-tested.

    To achieve level 1_16 in 14 moves: >>v<v>>>^>v^<<

    Score is the sum of all the moves of all levels for a given world. Score is only posted when all the levels of the world have been done.
     
  6. ROGER-NL

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    Just got level 1-16 in 14 moves, I now finished world one also in 150 moves, only thing is Gamecenter is not working, hope this Gets fixed somehow.
     
  7. TheGreatEscaper

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    #27 TheGreatEscaper, Oct 24, 2015
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    Oof getting these stars are hard! But thankfully the level unlock system is very forgiving :)
    These adorable graphics belie the difficulty of the game.

    Edit: I don't seem to be appearing on Game Center. Does solving the levels out of order have anything to do with this?
     
  8. y2kmp3

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    MuchoParty / Pokaboo,

    Thanks for the explanation. Can you list out all of the levels (with spoiler tags, of course) in the game for which it is possible to complete the level with less than the goal / par number of moves (and the true minimum move counts)?

    +1 with TheGreatEscaper that the levels can be easily unlocked so you don't have to progress linearly. So many of the levels are so hard / tricky that it is good to have the option to tackle them nonlinearly.

    Can you consider adding an unlimited undo button as a feature request?

     
  9. saosijs

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    This is getting hard pretty quick!
    +1 thanks to Roger for conviding
    +1 on good puzzle game
    +1 on the undo button
    +1 on GC not working for me (could iOS8 have to do with it?)
     
  10. ROGER-NL

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    Hi Sijs glad you like the game.

    Im on Gamecenter with my score for the first world which is 158 but I improved my score to 150 and nothing happens, I hope Globz is looking into it.
     
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    Cocorico ! Another French Indie Gem !
     
  12. rezn

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    I love it! Just played a few levels and this is a very good game. Uber cute and immediately addicting. A lot different than Lamp and Vamp of course. But the quality is right there as well. Highly recommended.
     
  13. cloudpuff

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    I love this, I've just spent two hours playing :)
    It's very challenging, and usually I end up not being able to advance in other puzzles if this type so I like how completing the level allows you to move on giving the player he option to go back and earn the star.

    Ty Roger :)
     
  14. ROGER-NL

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    Glad you like it Cloudy.

    I just did an hour and a half to star level 2-20, but I now have all the stars on world 2, on to world 3.
     
  15. mr_bez

    mr_bez Well-Known Member

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    Enjoying it so far, 41 levels in. Levels on which I have beaten par so far:
    1-16 (7 under par)
    2-6 (2 under par)
    2-10 (1 under par)
    Game Center not working for me either. I see Whitaker Trebella's responsible for the soundtrack and as you might imagine, it's definitely worth playing with the sound on.
     
  16. globzie

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    We have discussed the matter and:

    1/ we think it's better if you share the info between players

    2/ we are never sure it's not possible to make a better score. We discovered recently that 1_15 could be done in 14 steps (*=15) ^-^

    Regarding Game Center we are really sorry about this. We are investigating.
     
  17. ROGER-NL

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    Here are some under par levels:
     
  18. ROGER-NL

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    2-15=12 moves
    2-17=13moves
     
  19. ROGER-NL

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    3-2=11moves
    3-5=9moves
     
  20. y2kmp3

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    In later levels, when you match a blob to remove it, you leave behind a partial outline. But this outline does not exactly match up the shape of the blob that you just removed. What is the rule determining how this outline is formed? I can't figure out the pattern.
     

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