sobosuba

blob go plop number go up me happy

Merging/Suika game with very well tuned squishy physics. I really like how each game feels salvageable even if play isn't optimal from the get go. A low value blob (sobo) isn't necessarily trapped at the bottom of the pile if you can cleverly shoot, stack or merge sobos, or pile sobos to one side. I find the sound effect design deeply satisfying as chained merges happen one after another, becoming progressively deeper and lower frequency as the score value of the merges increases. I love the depth of strategy in being able to shoot sobos above the bar to either merge with other sobos on the bar, or be put into a temporary physics-based storage. Alternatively, it can solve a problem of how to drop a sobo onto the opposite side of the bar when the bar itself would interfere with it being shot normally. Incredibly rewarding gameplay. My sole suggestion would be to make the visual styles previewable on a mock gamescreen before confirming whether or not to unlock them.

the doctor playing suika game with my bowels

I've played other merge games before, but I've always bounced off of them pretty quickly. But sobosuba is different. It's just so satisfying to play! I love how much freedom you're given to make the shot you want to make. And it's just such a good feeling when your stack is filling up and you think you might be nearing the end of the run, only to have a sobo start a chain reaction and suddenly you've got lots of space to work with. And I actually kinda like the font. 😋

Cool lil game Absolutely unreadable font

Only one mode (for now?) yet it manages to make other 'suika-like' games feel like they have no depth. The jelly-like pieces add a huge amount of tech and strategies. Is the perfect spot for your throw covered by another 'sobo'? Throw hard at the seam between two sobos and you can slip right through. Is the sobo you want on the wrong side of the board? Throw at it just right and launch it across the field. Throw wrong and there's worse things than a single sobo in the wrong spot, you may end up with your whole board flipping upside down as the heavy sobos move to the top. The 'next pieces queue' uses physics too, if you keep throwing quickly or throw in the right direction then you can spawn two new pieces instead of one. Sobos can merge in the queue or sit on top of the queue, so you can keep a juggling game going until you get the perfect piece. It's way better than just a simple 'hold' button like most falling block/blob games.

Tickles the brain just right