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Surge |OT| Electrifying Match 3 on Vita

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Number45

Member
Well this is amazing. And I see they've built trophies into the game to make the future patch as easy as possible! :p

A little short of 2m at the moment, but I feel like I'm just getting to grips with it - there are clearly some more advanced techniques that I don't have down just yet. I also have a tendency to panic when the alarms start...
 
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depward

Member
Picked it up and hit #39 on the leaderboard first game I played. Still a little fuzzy as to how to get point bonuses and the best way of clearing each board... but the game is pretty fun.
 
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Fox1304

Member
This game is indeed amazing. Futurlb delivers as usual. First run at 1.4M, second at 2.3M, nearing the top 10. Will play more seriously tomorrow :D
Edit : do you guys open valves to boost score ?
 
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HiddenAway

Member
Fox1304 said:
This game is indeed amazing. Futurlb delivers as usual. First run at 1.4M, second at 2.3M, nearing the top 10. Will play more seriously tomorrow :D
Edit : do you guys open valves to boost score ?
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I only open valves to stop the pressure building.

Anyway, you'll find a changed top 5 now :)
 
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VanWinkle

Member
Anybody else feel amazing when you get that power up that changes all the blocks to the same color? Finger's just flying around that Vita screen clearing all those blocks.
 
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Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
VanWinkle said:
Anybody else feel amazing when you get that power up that changes all the blocks to the same color? Finger's just flying around that Vita screen clearing all those blocks.
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Especially when you still have stars left and then use that powerup to make a long combo.

Fox1304 said:
This game is indeed amazing. Futurlb delivers as usual. First run at 1.4M, second at 2.3M, nearing the top 10. Will play more seriously tomorrow :D
Edit : do you guys open valves to boost score ?
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Cant tell how useful they are in the normal play, but when I have enough stars at the end of a level, I try to open the corresponding Valve before popping all the stars. Usually gives me around 50k points. My highest from this was 120k I believe.

Ironically, I didnt use these techniques for my highscore. I was just mindlessly grinding everything as fast as I could. If I'd have played the first 20 levels "properly" I could have easily made 2M more.
 
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kiyomi

Member
Nooo ~

I'm in 11th in the rankings. 11th! D:

VanWinkle said:
Anybody else feel amazing when you get that power up that changes all the blocks to the same color? Finger's just flying around that Vita screen clearing all those blocks.
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YES

Highest I've had is about 148k, dunno how!
 
Z

zroid

Banned
600k points in a single end of stage bonus -- feelsgoodman


is it just me, or does activating the pressure gates feel a little unresponsive when the alarm starts?
 
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Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Zeer0id said:
600k points in a single end of stage bonus -- feelsgoodman


is it just me, or does activating the pressure gates feel a little unresponsive when the alarm starts?
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How did you get that?
 
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zroid

Banned
it was a long pure star clear chain with the pressure gate open, and I think a multiplier block as well
 
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kiyomi

Member
600k? Sweet jesus. Is that star bonus + cyborg + vent bonus? Or something else as well?

Anyway I'm done for the night, I will try again tomorrow. Great game, and Toma add my 2.7m score pls
 
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Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
TheExecutive said:
Seriously? What am I missing here? Largest I have gotten is 62k
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I get 120k pretty reliably. Keep all the star blocks until the end of the stage, open a vent, then GO.
 
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Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Zeer0id said:
it was a long pure star clear chain with the pressure gate open, and I think a multiplier block as well
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Oh yeah btw. Didnt you say you had your fill today? :p
 
Raonak

Raonak

Banned
ggaaaahhhh. i need psmobile. not avaliable in nz yet. :(

futurlab strikes again with annother great game. i remember reading all their coconut dodge dev blogs ages ago. And velocity is probably the best mini i've played. hope they continue finding success :)
 
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Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Raonak said:
ggaaaahhhh. i need psmobile. not avaliable in nz yet. :(

futurlab strikes again with annother great game. i remember reading all their coconut dodge dev blogs ages ago. And velocity is probably the best mini i've played. hope they continue finding success :)
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Well, at least they'll apparently unveil something Velocity related this friday. Considering the quality of their latest outings, my hype is through the roof.

Monosukoi said:
lol, you ACTUALLY put 2.7m :p

Actual number is 2,720,097
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lol, yeah. I am currently hunting some records in MotorStorm and couldnt check :p
 
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Ben Morales

Member
FuturLab does it again! Loving this game! Now it's time to climb those leaderboards. Love the "To Beat" feature for high scores too!
 
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Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
CecilMcW00t said:
FuturLab does it again! Loving this game! Now it's time to climb those leaderboards. Love the "To Beat" feature for high scores too!
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I am still severely missing friend leaderboards =/
 
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TheExecutive

Member
Toma said:
I get 120k pretty reliably. Keep all the star blocks until the end of the stage, open a vent, then GO.
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With this knowledge I will have the power to destroy!

I got to the level I did by getting 31k TOTAL at most... You can imagine how fast that fricking bar filled up. Or is that how it works?
 
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Rahk

Member
Wait, opening vents gives more points? I've only been doing that when it starts becoming difficult.
 
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Number45

Member
CecilMcW00t said:
FuturLab does it again! Loving this game! Now it's time to climb those leaderboards. Love the "To Beat" feature for high scores too!
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Toma said:
I am still severely missing friend leaderboards =/
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It doesn't even automatically put your PSN name on the leaderboards, I assume due to the SDK, so hopefully once that's allowed it'll be fine.

Until that point I'm putting all of my bad scores up as Toma. :p
 
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DBT85

Member
To think that this game was coded by one young guy in 3 months is cool. Exactly what PSM is supposed to be about.

Will be downloading today.
 
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Number45

Member
Nice, will download later! ^_^

I can't break the 2m barrier. :(

Does anyone know if it's possible to tell how many stages have been cleared on the way to a score? I'm curious, but I'm sure people are reaching my scores with way less clears than I am.

Any tips are appreciated
other than to stop sucking
.
 
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recurv

Neo Member
Levels 2 to 10 are as follows:

50000, // 2
100000, // 3
150000, // 4
200000, // 5
250000, // 6
300000, // 7
350000, // 8
400000, // 9
450000, // 10

And then you level up every 100,000 points.

So, the better you are at the game (the better you are at strategically using the blocks and vents for the biggest clearance bonuses), the quicker it gets harder.

Tip 1: Chip away at all the blocks that aren't stars to leave the stars til last, open the corresponding vent to match the star colour (hope you've got a couple of multipliers in there), and then tag the lot.

Tip 2: Study the trailer, the way I've set up the screen before triggering a Frenzy Block, so I can nail all the blocks left on screen in one massive chain.

Enjoy!
 
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Number45

Member
Thanks, I'll check that out. I've been trying where possible to leave the stars to the last, but it's not always working out. Couple that with the fact that, when I'm concentrating on strategy, I forget about the pressure and that when the pressure alarms start going off I get into a panic and can't match shit. :p

I'll learn!

Also, for levels I meant in terms of clearing the the blocks on screen rather than the player levelling (that I assume increases the speed in which the pressure builds?).
 
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TheExecutive

Member
recurv said:
Levels 2 to 10 are as follows:

50000, // 2
100000, // 3
150000, // 4
200000, // 5
250000, // 6
300000, // 7
350000, // 8
400000, // 9
450000, // 10

And then you level up every 100,000 points.

So, the better you are at the game (the better you are at strategically using the blocks and vents for the biggest clearance bonuses), the quicker it gets harder.

Tip 1: Chip away at all the blocks that aren't stars to leave the stars til last, open the corresponding vent to match the star colour (hope you've got a couple of multipliers in there), and then tag the lot.

Tip 2: Study the trailer, the way I've set up the screen before triggering a Frenzy Block, so I can nail all the blocks left on screen in one massive chain.

Enjoy!
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Great stuff.

So basically I was just torturing myself for longer by not understanding how to play the game... got it!
 
P

phosphor112

Banned
Such a fun game. My hi-score name is Phosphor. Don't have my vita on me so no score to tell. =[. Got it late last night. So fun.
 
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Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
recurv said:
Levels 2 to 10 are as follows:

50000, // 2
100000, // 3
150000, // 4
200000, // 5
250000, // 6
300000, // 7
350000, // 8
400000, // 9
450000, // 10

And then you level up every 100,000 points.

So, the better you are at the game (the better you are at strategically using the blocks and vents for the biggest clearance bonuses), the quicker it gets harder.

Tip 1: Chip away at all the blocks that aren't stars to leave the stars til last, open the corresponding vent to match the star colour (hope you've got a couple of multipliers in there), and then tag the lot.

Tip 2: Study the trailer, the way I've set up the screen before triggering a Frenzy Block, so I can nail all the blocks left on screen in one massive chain.

Enjoy!
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Thanks for the hints. Whats the internal dev highscore?
 
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falconzss

Member
At least I managed to break 3 Million. Still nowhere near some of you crazy lot.

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zroid

Banned
Board's getting competitive. If I don't amp it up, I'm probably going to fall off the top 10 soon. Yikes.
 
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Man-is-Obsolete

Member
So close yet so far from cracking 3 million. The pressure building up and not being able to vent it kills me lol. That and the rotating color square can go play in traffic.

Edit: Someone should pass the word to Sony that the PSM games need to be surfaced in the PSN store on the vita under New Releases and Featured as well. Have it redirect users to the PSM section. Games like SURGE need way more exposure.
 
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kassatsu

Banned
Man-is-Obsolete said:
So close yet so far from cracking 3 million. The pressure building up and not being able to vent it kills me lol. That and the rotating color square can go play in traffic.

Edit: Someone should pass the word to Sony that the PSM games need to be surfaced in the PSN store on the vita under New Releases and Featured as well. Have it redirect users to the PSM section. Games like SURGE need way more exposure.
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That would make SCEA have to acknowledge that PSM exists.Good luck with that.
 
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Number45

Member
kassatsu said:
That would make SCEA have to acknowledge that PSM exists.Good luck with that.
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SCEE are the same. Ridiculous that it doesn't even show up in the search.

I think this site is banned, but the devs think it needs more exposure as well:

Are you happy with how accessible PSM is through the PS Vita’s PSN Store, or should it get a more visible, more prominent placement?

It would be good if PS Mobile games showed up in the PS Vita games categories, with a label ‘PS Mobile’ next to the game title.
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http://www.************************...-vita-ps-mobile-and-signing-a-deal-with-sony/

EDIT: Yup. Starred out is playstationlifestyle dot net.
 
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Number45

Member
That joseqq dude is destroying the rest of the leaderboard!

Currently showing this game to a couple of friends who like the look of it. :)
 
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Carl

Member
Number45 said:
SCEE are the same. Ridiculous that it doesn't even show up in the search.
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Yeah the different sections are essentially different stores - search for a PSM game/Film in the Game section and it won't find it. At least SCEE actually do review codes (which i believe SCEA still does not do).

Man-is-Obsolete said:
So close yet so far from cracking 3 million. The pressure building up and not being able to vent it kills me lol. That and the rotating color square can go play in traffic.
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Seriously, fuck that colour changing square. I usually start off on that and then connect it to whatever colour it decided to turn into. Much easier than trying to put it on the end of a combo
 
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Number45

Member
Take him out, you know it makes sense. :p

Questions:

  • Is there any way of telling when the vents are going to close?
  • Is there any benefit to clearing your vented star blocks to clear the board, as opposed to doing it earlier in the round if you have the chance?

I'm sure there are more, but my mind is blank. I can consistently score 2m+ now, but something is holding me back and I'm not sure what.
 
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Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Number45 said:
Take him out, you know it makes sense. :p

Questions:

  • Is there any way of telling when the vents are going to close?
  • Is there any benefit to clearing your vented star blocks to clear the board, as opposed to doing it earlier in the round if you have the chance?

I'm sure there are more, but my mind is blank. I can consistently score 2m+ now, but something is holding me back and I'm not sure what.
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That list function is amazing :-o You have my eternal gratitude.

Also:
1. Only getting a feel for how long they stay open and then "knowing". Consider it a skill to master by playing.
2. You should always keep the Star blocks until last, if possible, since you get extra points for scoring them last.
 
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Number45

Member
Thought as much.

A couple more points that just came back to me:

  1. Should you hit the multipliers blocks first? Initially I thought it would just multiply the score at the end but I caught a glimpse of the individual scores on the blocks and I thought it increased on those I'd hit after the multiplier.
  2. In such an intense game, I'd really like the timer to stand out more than it does
  3. When you leave a single block and it drops another of the same colour (or a special block) - is there any logic to where it gets dropped, or is it random? I ask this because FUCK ME if it doesn't keep dropping in precisely the worst place possible.

EDIT: Scratch that first one, the lower score was actually the multiplier block, which seems to get attributed the normal block score without the multiplier applied.
 
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