this game looks...strangely familiar.

[RifqyDgamer]

i can vaguely remember playing something on the PC when i was a kid, it was a game where you controll an orb thing by clicking the ball and you sort of "throw" the orb, it was set in a big (or maybe not so big, and i just remembered it was big because of child brain) world/island, i'm not clear on the objectives (hell, i dont think theres any) but i think you can collect some shiny things and...thats just it i guess. explore, shiny things, orb throwing.
remember it yet?

PS: it was one of those games, crappy but not too crappy, 3D game, physics are ok, graphics are meh.

[Sloth Demon]

Originally posted by rifqyDgamer:

i can vaguely remember playing something on the PC when i was a kid, it was a game where you controll an orb thing by clicking the ball and you sort of "throw" the orb, it was set in a big (or maybe not so big, and i just remembered it was big because of child brain) world/island, i'm not clear on the objectives (hell, i dont think theres any) but i think you can collect some shiny things and...thats just it i guess. explore, shiny things, orb throwing.
remember it yet?

PS: it was one of those games, crappy but not too crappy, 3D game, physics are ok, graphics are meh.

The one in Space? i remembered it too...

[wuddih]

Spectraball

[Jinsaku]

Spectraball had one big issue that set it down from others.. you had a time limit. You didn't have time to think. It made the game not fun for me and the puzzles too simple and ended up being a twitch reflex game.

This looks a bit better, a bit more puzzly and a lot less grindy.

[Thrawn]

Actually this game remembers me onto some complete different things: Halo, UT2004, Portal and Prey... Halo for those pillars of light in the open environment, UT2004 for those completely idyllic open areas waiting to be crushed by a goliath ;), Portal... I don't know why, Prey because of that rotating puzzle where the "chamber rotates" or more the direction of gravity changes.
And that ball would be 343 guilty spark :)

[Caleb]

Marble Blast Gold maybe?

[MeanHomer]

Reminds me of the mines that would chase you in Half-Life (2?)

[Smiley Trashbag]

Originally posted by rifqyDgamer:

i can vaguely remember playing something on the PC when i was a kid, it was a game where you controll an orb thing by clicking the ball and you sort of "throw" the orb, it was set in a big (or maybe not so big, and i just remembered it was big because of child brain) world/island, i'm not clear on the objectives (hell, i dont think theres any) but i think you can collect some shiny things and...thats just it i guess. explore, shiny things, orb throwing.
remember it yet?

PS: it was one of those games, crappy but not too crappy, 3D game, physics are ok, graphics are meh.

Oh dude, I think I know what game you mean, though I can't remember the name. Do you remember there being different skins for the orb, or maybe collecting stars, possibly on top of trees? I remember playing a game just like what you described.

[ZeLilFish]

I immediately thought of Spindizzy resp. Spindizzy Worlds... back on the Amstrad CPC however. ;)

[RifqyDgamer]

Originally posted by Hilleltaco:

Oh dude, I think I know what game you mean, though I can't remember the name. Do you remember there being different skins for the orb, or maybe collecting stars, possibly on top of trees? I remember playing a game just like what you described.

i remember collecting stars...yes

[Anoteros]

Originally posted by rifqyDgamer:

i can vaguely remember playing something on the PC when i was a kid, it was a game where you controll an orb thing by clicking the ball and you sort of "throw" the orb, it was set in a big (or maybe not so big, and i just remembered it was big because of child brain) world/island, i'm not clear on the objectives (hell, i dont think theres any) but i think you can collect some shiny things and...thats just it i guess. explore, shiny things, orb throwing.
remember it yet?

PS: it was one of those games, crappy but not too crappy, 3D game, physics are ok, graphics are meh.

it's called taking a game design assignemnet and adding some gimmick 3d effects and a 'story'

for shame this is being sold.

[Kein Zantezuken]

I never really played Influx, but I'd it is Spectraball with actual effort and interest put in it. And I have a feeling I wouldn't be very wrong here.

[webcider]

Ballance was nice, best Ball rolling game i ever tried