Author Topic: Crystalex: the best game you've never played (Read 1242 times)

SamSim · « **on:** October 04, 2006, 05:54:00 pm »

www.planetflux.com/Crysta...stalex.zip

This game has been absorbing my life. It is a puzzle game which revolves around breaking blocks with a perpetually bouncing ball a la Breakout, only it is much more tactical and - to my mind - much more rewarding. I'd be interested to see how far you guys got through it! I'm up to the third set of challenges on Hard.

Neo · « **Reply #1 on:** October 04, 2006, 10:07:00 pm »

I wouldn't say best, but it's quite fun. I'll see how far I can get a little later.

Fro · « **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2006, 02:25:00 am »

I had a look at it; played through Easy, was quite easy... I'll try Normal tomorrow, it's a cool game, and I hope for more challenging play.

Neo · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2006, 08:42:00 pm »

I'm stuck on the second set of hard puzzles... Pillars II I think it's called. It's a bitch.

SamSim · « **Reply #4 on:** October 07, 2006, 08:27:00 am »

Pillars II is a nightmare, it took me ages to figure out.

The secret is that there are 32 yellow blocks to break the first time around, but only 30 need breaking to access the Invinciball. You have to choose the 2 you leave behind strategically, so the Invinciball lasts long enough to reach the death blocks.

I'll give another hint if you still can't get it.

Neo · « **Reply #5 on:** October 07, 2006, 07:41:00 pm »

Aye, I figure out the 30/32 thing about 5 minutes in. Since I've spent about two hours trying all the combinations I can think of.

The only things I can think of that I'm doing wrong are:

A) I'm not getting the power-up correctly. Here's a pic of the two ways I've tried:

B) I'm (obviously) leaving the wrong blocks. I thought I figured it out when I left this one:

But you can't hit it from the top, and hitting it from the bottom means you don't get out of that section fast enough.

Ugh. Oh well, I'll keep trying.

Neo · « **Reply #6 on:** October 07, 2006, 08:55:00 pm »

Bleh, nevermind, I got it. Shouldn't have taken me that long.

Up to Moonstrike II... looks like a bitch. I'll work on it later.

EDIT: Mkay, up to the final level on hard. I got like... 150 off the required points, but I can't quite remember how, and now I can only get about 500 points off. It's a stupid, stupid level.

SamSim · « **Reply #7 on:** October 08, 2006, 07:25:00 am »

Lime Labyrinth has me stumped too.

Neo · « **Reply #8 on:** October 08, 2006, 10:08:00 am »

DID IT!

10610/10600, I believe.

Have you got the general idea of what to do down and just need refinement, or are you totally stumped?

SamSim · « **Reply #9 on:** October 08, 2006, 01:01:00 pm »

Quite frankly I looked up the answer elsewhere

Neo · « **Reply #10 on:** October 08, 2006, 08:04:00 pm »

Cheater.

Insane = ouch.

RK · « **Reply #11 on:** October 09, 2006, 04:11:00 pm »

haha, this game was amusing and somewhat fun

SamSim · « **Reply #12 on:** October 12, 2006, 03:23:00 pm »

Zarquon, Rainbow Rumble is tough. If you're stuck on it, the only three possible rooms are

[spoiler space]

yellow, green and dark blue.

l337 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 27, 2006, 09:05:00 pm »

I played this game all day, on the 3rd set of hard challenges before I stopped. No cheating or looking up yet.

Palace of Seven was by far my most annoying level (on hard). I only completed it in the end by drawing it out on paper and working out mathematically every combination until I got it :evil

Pillars II was annoying a little until it became obvious what had to be done.

Avoid II took me longer than it should have.

Pretty fun game, looking forward to getting onto Insane

- Mark

AlexPenev · « **Reply #14 on:** December 29, 2006, 12:49:00 am »

Stuck on Finesse.
I break the 3 whites (+10, +30) and 2 whites (+10), go through for the last white. Then 2 cyans, and loop around the course 3 times to slow to a minimal and pick off the side cyans one at a time.
Falling a few points short of the requirement... need to make up a few extra bonuses somewhere.

l337 · « **Reply #15 on:** December 29, 2006, 02:42:00 pm »

finesse: img244.imageshack.us/my.p...ssewl9.gif

The hardest bit to figure out was the 2 cyan blocks on the left hand side have to be got together... so enter the bottom one from the right hand side and follow through.

Also the 3 cyan blocks on the right hand side at the end need to be got in one follow through, the ball is going slow enough to make this possible and you get the bonus.

Should finish the level with 1310 pts

AlexPenev · « **Reply #16 on:** December 29, 2006, 05:35:00 pm »

Cool, thanks.
From Finesse to Monostroke was surprisingly tolerable. Monostroke is kicking my ass. So easy to slip up, and then have to do the whole thing again

l337 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 29, 2006, 08:14:00 pm »

heh yea, it's a toughie. Im stuck on Monostroke II, which is 2 levels later. Its a harder version of I

- Mark

AlexPenev · « **Reply #18 on:** December 30, 2006, 12:41:00 am »

What are the solutions SamSim mentioned? I could trial-and-error the invisible blocks in Checkerize III for now, but I suspect there might be harder levels in the future with even more invisible/hidden blocks. That's an artificial way to go about making difficulty...

I just finished Monotone II, but still need to pass Checkerize to advance.
Edit2: Checkerize was just stupid, but it's done. Lime Labyrith was awesome. Figured out a strat for it right away, but still took an hour to execute. 10630 with 3 blocks left.

l337 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 30, 2006, 08:08:00 pm »

wow, Lime Labyrinth has me really stuck.

Im going for the northern invinc-block, and going straight to the 2 bonus blocks first... then back for the southern invinc-block and to the room with a black floor.

Gonna take a while :/

AlexPenev · « **Reply #20 on:** December 31, 2006, 08:42:00 am »

You can try to set up a large chain of greens and finish with 2x diamond. I initially break 3 green blocks for my "setup" to make the chain possible. I got 480/400 on the diamonds, which was enough for me.

I reached the Rainbow level yesterday, and kinda stopped. It looks really, really annoying.

l337 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 31, 2006, 06:45:00 pm »

if you have a min or two spare, open MS paint for me please

img212.imageshack.us/my.p...atefo6.gif

worst. level. ever.

AlexPenev · « **Reply #22 on:** January 01, 2007, 02:04:00 pm »

img182.imageshack.us/my.p...imeqp3.jpg

I got through the level after Rainbow okay, but Rainbow still sucks ass.

Anyone finished it? We could just... exchange save-files.

Satisfaction · « **Reply #23 on:** January 05, 2007, 09:07:00 pm »

I'm stuck on Deja Vu (1st set on HARD).

The highest I can get on the first part (before the arrows) is 2860. I think it's the max.

Any help would be appreciated. $:\$

EDIT:

Never mind, I got it.

Satisfaction · « **Reply #24 on:** January 07, 2007, 04:03:00 pm »

Tutorial - Scores and Warps - 14610

Try to beat THAT!!!!!

AlexPenev · « **Reply #25 on:** January 08, 2007, 09:28:00 am »

I got 5140 before going towards the 3 diamonds-in-a-line, but then I messed up a bunch of stuff. Only 14230.

Satisfaction · « **Reply #26 on:** January 08, 2007, 05:59:00 pm »

My best for before the 3-diamonds-in-a-line is 5370. :hat

My best for the first part (13 blocks???) is 1820. :smokin

AlexPenev · « **Reply #27 on:** January 08, 2007, 09:32:00 pm »

Nevermind... I was doing both the whites and cyans in the wrong order

Here's how to get 2000 on the first group (usually 1950-1980, but I did 1990 and 2000 once each). img299.imageshack.us/img2...fooyo8.jpg
(on the bottom right, hit 3 on the descent, bounce off the floor, and zigzag for the next 3).
I got 15030 for this level.

Here's some more scores. All of these are in the "white ball" mode (not easy/normal/hard/insane, and not the tutorial; the other one):
"1. Rush" 3620
"2. The Chain" 4940 (5k maybe?)
"3. Station 18" 8950
Didn't spend long on these. I've spent more time trying out "5. Nova" a week ago. My score there is 44 thousand.

Satisfaction · « **Reply #28 on:** January 09, 2007, 05:20:00 pm »

The Chain - 4930

Got that twice.

Fro · « **Reply #29 on:** January 10, 2007, 03:58:00 pm »

I used to not be able to play my own music when playing this game - that's why I quit - but I tried it again yesterday and now I can!

I played Monochrome II (third last level in the hard set, I think) and it was pretty tough, but was able to beat the score limit by a lot in the end. The level after that was also a challenge, but I did it, but now I'm at a stupid level called Lime Labyrinth. It's one of those thinking levels, and I'm not in the mood to think much these days... Anyway, very fun game, and I'll try to complete it now.

AlexPenev · « **Reply #30 on:** January 11, 2007, 12:05:00 am »

There's a solution to lime labyrinth at the top of this page :rolleyes

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Satisfaction · « **Reply #31 on:** January 11, 2007, 01:43:00 pm »

Claustrophobe - 5160 :eek

Flametrip - 4050

AlexPenev · « **Reply #32 on:** January 11, 2007, 02:42:00 pm »

claustrophobe: 5170
flametrip: 4050 (1450 after first room. I got some 4040s with 1430, so it's possible to get some more)

Satisfaction · « **Reply #33 on:** January 11, 2007, 02:57:00 pm »

Jewelizor - 4050
Crimson Trap - 6520

EDIT:

Pillars - 5300
Jester's Trick - 1450
Refill - 3280
Marblerex - 1350
Bluzz II - 3070
Red Shield - 1940

AlexPenev · « **Reply #34 on:** January 11, 2007, 11:39:00 pm »

Jewelizamor: 4260 (1620 on greens, then I go for red on the ascent)

Crimson Trap: 6870 (1260 after white, 2280 after 4x red). Not sure how I got this, cos the reds are a bit random for me (depends if I bounce funny). I don't really have a tactic for the last group of reds.

Pillars: 5310
Jester's Trick: 1450
Refill: 3280
Marblerex: 1340
Bluzz II: don't like this level. It quits you when you beat the required score. I got 3010 and had some blocks left.
Red Shield: 1940

AlexPenev · « **Reply #35 on:** January 12, 2007, 02:59:00 pm »

Try these:

Easy Mode > Green Tiles
5. Trichamber: 7090

Easy Mode > Red Tiles
4. Swirl: 2920
6. Checkerize: 3550

Satisfaction · « **Reply #36 on:** January 12, 2007, 04:54:00 pm »

Ok, I'll try those.

Trichamber II - 7550
Zap Hall - 5400
Keyways - 3830
Jey Curve - 2400
Jade Corridor - 3510
Lap - 2330
Checkerise II - 1210

We should make a ranking page for this game.

AlexPenev · « **Reply #37 on:** January 15, 2007, 11:28:00 pm »

One of the karters beat all the levels, and provided a zip file of his account (in case anyone wants to see what the last levels are like without beating whatever they got stuck on):
www.mariokart64.com/cgi-b...79/125#125