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| Timestamp | Since previous | Game | badlydrawnrod's comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 08:59:00 | 3 Connected Worlds | My wife tells me that I look like the main character - perhaps it's the grey/blue hair. | |
| Aug 25 09:06:00 | 7m 00s | Bus | Very enjoyable, but slightly frustrating having to start from the beginning each time. However, that does rather make your point... |
| Aug 25 09:10:00 | 4m 00s | Cat planet | The conversation starters were brilliant. But now I know that you can start conversations with other options than "Daaaaaaaaaad!" <br/> <br/>I am proud of you. <br/> <br/>--- Dad |
| Aug 25 09:20:00 | 10m 00s | Mirrored Mittens | I like the cat animations, and the mirrored controls make for an interesting, innovative puzzler. <br/> <br/>Is there a "restart level" option? |
| Aug 25 09:29:00 | 9m 00s | Little Rainbow Story | It was an excellent idea to use the sliding-block mechanic and I like the game - it's good. However, the controls were a bit trigger happy. Fix the controls and you'll have a *great* game on your hands. |
| Aug 25 09:39:00 | 10m 00s | 99 LuftWaffels | Fantastic implementation in 48 hours, but there are some nice touches in the animations. Are you planning on continuing with this after the competition? <br/> <br/>One thing I would like to see - the ability to speed up time. |
| Aug 25 09:45:00 | 6m 00s | Para & Lell | Short, but a good use of the theme. I would like to see more levels, which is definitely a good thing. |
| Aug 25 09:49:00 | 4m 00s | Light and Dark | I have seen a few variations of this idea, but this is the most cohesive that I've seen so far. Nice. |
| Aug 25 09:58:00 | 9m 00s | Grow | Well, I managed to destroy the world! I didn't feel that I had a great deal of control, but the idea has legs. Just needs a little tuning. |
| Aug 25 10:03:00 | 5m 00s | Burger Beat | An endless runner mixed with a rhythm game. Difficult, but insanely fun. Are you sponsored by one of the big burger corporations because now I'm hungry :) |
| Aug 25 10:16:00 | 13m 00s | ConnectTheWorlds | Some of those planets are difficult to land on, but I kept going back for more. Great humour too. |
| Aug 25 10:26:00 | 10m 00s | Planetary Marriage Counseling | Fan-bloody-tastic! Great played as a two player co-op game, although my wife and I kept ending up divorced, although eventually she called me a magnificent beast. Splitting up has never been so much fun. |
| Aug 25 10:34:00 | 8m 00s | Musical Trade Route | Definitely innovative, although I suspect I may be tone deaf. |
| Aug 25 10:49:00 | 15m 00s | Mr Totem & the Blobby Things | The enemy bullets could do with disappearing a bit quicker, and I was also able to shoot after being killed. However, the blobby things are quite cute and I like the animations. Nice. |
| Aug 25 11:02:00 | 13m 00s | The Social Network | Nice to see something on theme that didn't involve planets. |
| Aug 25 11:21:00 | 19m 00s | Close Your Eyes | The "Nelson" poetry made me laugh. Professionally done and rather enjoyable. You could potentially adapt this for phone or tablet. |
| Aug 25 14:26:00 | 3h 05m | Star Bridger | Good, if somewhat literal, interpretation of the theme. Nice level progression. |
| Aug 25 14:33:00 | 7m 00s | Space Train | I was chuffed to see a game about a train and once I saw that you were selling me on my childhood dream, "This could be you!" I nearly went off the rails. Enjoyed this, but would have liked some sound. |
| Aug 25 14:43:00 | 10m 00s | PhaseShift | Definitely has that "just one more go" thing. |
| Aug 25 14:46:00 | 3m 00s | The Mediator | Harsh message, but probably a good lesson for the kids. A little disturbing that I couldn't bring peace to the world. |
| Aug 25 14:52:00 | 6m 00s | The Connection | An interesting take on the Flappy Bird mechanic. Looks wonderful. |
| Aug 25 14:58:00 | 6m 00s | 6 Dimensions | It is a little too easy to solve the puzzles by treating things more or less individually (ie, once you can get a character to the goal then they're out of the game), but the overall aesthetic is good. |
| Aug 25 15:03:00 | 5m 00s | Soulmates | It's challenging, and a lot easier to play when you have someone else acting as a back seat driver. Nice pixel art. |
| Aug 25 15:09:00 | 6m 00s | Frank and Gerald | I liked how you could play two characters, but I didn't always feel that I was in control of my destiny. |
| Aug 25 15:18:00 | 9m 00s | Hop Hop Planet | This has legs. I hope you develop this more post-compo. Really well done. |
| Aug 25 15:19:00 | 1m 00s | RGB | Clever idea, but rather challenging to play. |
| Aug 25 15:41:00 | 22m 00s | This Is Your World Too | Beautiful pixel art, and I really liked how the connection was between the generations. |
| Aug 25 15:52:00 | 11m 00s | Dude Launch | Is it wrong that I enjoyed squashing the dudes? Very original concept. |
| Aug 25 15:59:00 | 7m 00s | Web Browser Wars | I couldn't figure out if I was actually damaging my opponent. |
| Aug 25 16:01:00 | 2m 00s | Galactic Bonding | Adorable. |
| Aug 25 16:20:00 | 19m 00s | Constellations | Simple idea, good implementation. |
| Aug 25 16:27:00 | 7m 00s | We're connected | Cute, but it froze on me when I calmed the final Grompie. Refreshingly different. |
| Aug 25 16:45:00 | 18m 00s | Orange | It was beautiful and meaningful. Usually games with a message are not fun, but this one was. |
| Aug 25 16:52:00 | 7m 00s | Welcome to WorldCo Airlines | It was nice that the ladies room had shower facilities after all of the rummaging in the bins. |
| Aug 26 18:11:00 | 25h 19m | Groups of Seven | Beautifully drawn. |
| Aug 26 18:19:00 | 8m 00s | Where have you been so long? | Intriguing. |
| Aug 26 18:27:00 | 8m 00s | PRISM | I enjoyed this very much. A very clever game and good use of the theme. <br/> <br/>At first I thought the graphics were rather minimalist, but then once I got into the game I realised just how much they helped. <br/> <br/>Good music too. |
| Aug 26 18:39:00 | 12m 00s | Sinister | Lovely graphics and very fitting music. It was a little slow at times, but I can forgive it that because it just looks so great. I was hoping for a longer game but even so I really enjoyed this. |
| Aug 26 19:01:00 | 22m 00s | Holiday Hero | The graphics are really good and it shows that you gave a lot of care to them. |
| Aug 26 19:09:00 | 8m 00s | OlymPlanets | It was a lot of fun; however, it was a bit slow in places. |
| Aug 26 19:16:00 | 7m 00s | Shards | Clever concept. I like how the crystals move between worlds as you reach them. The backgrounds look nice too. |
| Aug 26 19:27:00 | 11m 00s | Stanley Squeaks and the Emerald Burrito | Nice puzzles. The hamster is adorable. However, is it ok to throw him off the edge just to hear his death scream? |
| Aug 26 19:34:00 | 7m 00s | Battle of Colorado beatles | I found the controls a little floaty. Also, perhaps a NSFW warning! |
| Aug 26 19:39:00 | 5m 00s | 1989 to 2014 | The graphics are really lifelike! Actually, I really enjoyed watching that. It was playing Galaxian (as opposed to Galaga) that got me into programming, so your 41 year old self just connected to a slightly older and greyer person. |
| Aug 26 19:51:00 | 12m 00s | Boy and Dog and Mysterious portal | That was quite tricky to control, but the graphics are cute and the sounds are quite amusing. My wife controlled the dog and kept weeing on me (as a dog I mean, not IRL). |
| Aug 26 19:57:00 | 6m 00s | VENN | Highly innovative. |
| Aug 26 20:08:00 | 11m 00s | GPS: Galactic Parcel Service | I like the presentation. The alien graphics are really nice. |
| Aug 27 18:01:00 | 21h 53m | Space Breakers | My wife played this for several minutes as she's very good at this kind of game (in fact, I had to stop her so that I could review the game). Her one criticism was that once you get the ball bouncing wildly, it's actually quite easy to keep going without doing very much, particularly as the power-ups are quite abundant. <br/> <br/>She is now telling me, "tell him to finish it. I want to play more!" <br/> <br/>However, that being said, the concept is *excellent* and brings something new to the genre. I liked the detail on the ships, the scrolling effect, and the effect on the boundary between the two worlds. <br/> <br/>Would have loved some sounds - this is crying out for some chiptunes. <br/> <br/>Overall, great job. |
| Aug 27 18:10:00 | 9m 00s | Super Alien Bro | That's quite a challenging platformer to an old guy with bad reflexes. However, I enjoyed some of the powerups, even if the reverse direction one broke my brain. Nice art style too. |
| Aug 27 18:29:00 | 19m 00s | Friendly Baubles | It took a few minutes to figure out what to do, but then I got into it and enjoyed it. This is a very good take on the theme. <br/> <br/>Not a game for kids though. I'm relieved that my daughter couldn't figure it out when she played it as I really don't want to explain certain things to her. |
| Aug 27 20:12:00 | 1h 43m | Gingerbread Odyssey | Good graphics. |
| Aug 27 20:16:00 | 4m 00s | Why I'm Not a Game Dev | Surreal. Clearly you are a game developer though as you developed a game. |
| Aug 27 20:21:00 | 5m 00s | Jack and the Rotating Worlds | The main sprite looks great and it's most definitely on theme. |
| Aug 27 20:25:00 | 4m 00s | The Great Space Salad | Interesting take on the theme. |
| Aug 27 20:31:00 | 6m 00s | WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE | This has a great look and I like the core mechanic very much. |
| Aug 27 20:38:00 | 7m 00s | Girl, Alien and Robots | Nice animations and pixel art. |
| Aug 27 20:44:00 | 6m 00s | Hello Worlds | Charming graphics and an excellent idea, well implemented. Very original. Great job! |
| Aug 28 18:26:00 | 21h 42m | Savior: Saver of Souls | Ah, the type of game that I love to play and wish I could write. Bookmarking this to come back to after LD judging. <br/> <br/>It most definitely has a "one more go factor". I died lots, but kept coming back. It's reminiscent of Super Crate Box whilst being very different. I love the powerups, and it's incredibly polished. <br/> <br/>Cracking good game! |
| Aug 28 18:40:00 | 14m 00s | Salvation | My first thought was, "oh no, not another literal take on the theme", but I am glad that I persevered as I really enjoyed this. <br/> <br/>I found level 7 particularly tough, but eventually scraped through. |
| Aug 28 19:09:00 | 29m 00s | Boulevard of Broken Themes | Very inventive. Everyone in my family felt the same way about the theme, but you have come up with an excellent way to get around it and use it at the same time. Nicely done! |
| Aug 28 19:16:00 | 7m 00s | DINO BOLT | Cracking good pixel art and a fun game. Definitely has the one more go factor, and as I'm typing this my wife is asking, no DEMANDING even, another go. As I value my life, I.... |
| Aug 28 19:30:00 | 14m 00s | Kit Quack Attack | That's quite challenging. |
| Aug 28 19:40:00 | 10m 00s | The MillionWood | I liked how the number of worlds increased, and the music was very jolly. The different colour schemes worked very well, making it quite atmospheric. Nice. |
| Aug 28 19:48:00 | 8m 00s | Planet Jumper | There I was, happily wandering around a planet when worlds started to crash around me. I began to wonder if I had a portable black hole in my pocket. <br/> <br/>Quite innovative - I enjoyed the bright colourful planets smashing into each other. I think the core mechanic could have done with a little tuning, but it was fun nonetheless. |
| Aug 28 20:00:00 | 12m 00s | Two Empires | It took me a while to figure out what to do, but then I'm old. The advice that @bentog gave you is excellent. Don't let some of the harsher comments take away from what you've done. You've made a game and submitted it in 48 hours, and there are very few people who are able to do that. You're going to get better with practice, particularly if you take on board some of the more constructive advice. <br/> <br/>I look forward to seeing what you do in LD31. |
| Aug 28 20:06:00 | 6m 00s | byepolar | The core mechanic is well executed. <br/> <br/>The dots started to hurt my eyes after a while unfortunately, but nonetheless this is very good. |
| Aug 28 20:16:00 | 10m 00s | Resurrection Machine | I like the minimalist graphics, and the power up was amazing! I have to say that it got a bit easy after a while, but it's still a nice little game. |
| Aug 28 20:20:00 | 4m 00s | Minimal | It's a shame there isn't more to it. |
| Aug 28 20:31:00 | 11m 00s | Alice Anxiety | Very atmospheric indeed. The art style and music complemented each other. I liked how you interpreted the connected worlds theme as awake and dreaming... and those were some nightmares! |
| Aug 29 18:44:00 | 22h 13m | Lethal Reflection | This is stylish and attractive. It is one of those games where you play for a few seconds, you get killed, you try again, and again, and then suddenly it clicks and you're in the zone. This will be staying on my hard drive after LD. Definitely my type of game. <br/> <br/>I was going to say "it's somewhat reminiscent of Geom..." then my typing tailed off as I saw who wrote it. So, thanks for two games that I enjoy. |
| Aug 29 18:57:00 | 13m 00s | Ennaffa | Pretty, stylish and atmospheric. I thought the effects were nice, and it's clearly a big game. The change in music between the different worlds worked very well. |
| Aug 29 19:05:00 | 8m 00s | Fight those Pirates | That's an inspired choice of music, and I rather like the particle effect trails that the ships leave. Good job - ver enjoyable. |
| Aug 29 19:16:00 | 11m 00s | WORLDS 2D | It's a little short, but it nails the theme. More levels would be very welcome. |
| Aug 29 19:23:00 | 7m 00s | Connected Retro Worlds | You've done an excellent job balancing the interpretation of the theme with a fun game. The core mechanic is so simple, and yet it's very different from most of the other games I've seen. Great job. |
| Aug 29 19:39:00 | 16m 00s | I Think I Broke Something | Rather difficult, but I like the graphics. Luckily orphans don't rely on my game playing skills to survive. |
| Aug 29 19:46:00 | 7m 00s | Provider Bob | The cartoony graphics were pretty cool, although you did spill a large number of bottles of ketchup across my screen a few times. |
| Aug 29 20:09:00 | 23m 00s | Ant, MBA | Very funny, great story, superb ending. If I have one criticism, it's quite difficult to play, taking the combined talents of me and my wife to be able to complete the game. However, we're very happy that we did - great game! |
| Aug 29 20:22:00 | 13m 00s | Sleep | As a parent I very much appreciated the "not suitable for children" warning. I liked this spin on a text adventure, and the "hallucinations" added to the experience. |
| Aug 29 20:37:00 | 15m 00s | Dream World | "The Fall" don't make video games, but if they did then this would be the result. Were you channeling Mark E Smith? It would certainly explain why I liked the music a lot yet my wife found it creepy! <br/> <br/>Enjoyed the game, and the backgrounds were vibrant. |
| Aug 30 08:48:00 | 12h 11m | Connected Words | I like how the premise of this game is a play on worl?ds. I thought this game w.s \w+ \w+ and rather \w+ed it. \w+ job! |
| Aug 30 10:04:00 | 1h 16m | Bump Da World | Nails the theme and a fun little game to boot. Nice job. Others have said this would make a good mobile game - I agree. |
| Aug 30 10:06:00 | 2m 00s | Dreamonaut | Loved the graphics, and the zombie sounds were very good. My only criticism is that I couldn't see my bullets, but this is an enjoyable, well-presented, well-rounded game. |
| Aug 30 13:14:00 | 3h 08m | Delightful Harmony | Works well, looks beautiful and has a great minimalist look to it, but some of those puzzles are tough. |
| Aug 30 13:52:00 | 38m 00s | RED Thread | This is a great, original, well-executed game with an excellent core mechanic. The slight 3D look of it only adds to the overall feel. <br/> <br/>I felt the sounds were a little generic (bfxr?) and the absolutely cute graphics are crying out for an equally cute soundtrack. <br/> <br/>Overall - great game. |
| Aug 31 16:57:00 | 27h 05m | Silent Sky | Those traders are evil, money-grabbing pigs. |
| Aug 31 17:13:00 | 16m 00s | Heart Star | This was a near perfect game. My only criticism is that you could fall off the levels to the left and right, which I only found by ... <br/> <br/>There have been other games with a similar theme, but this ticked all of the boxes in all of the ways. It has great looks, fantastic chip tunes, and plays really, really well. <br/> <br/>This belongs on the Wii-U store, or similar. It really is that good. |
| Aug 31 17:26:00 | 13m 00s | WARBLE WORLDS | On the plus side, your graphics are clear and far better than anything I can do and the game idea looks very interesting. <br/> <br/>We've all had Ludum Dares that we haven't quite finished (my first one in LD14 was particularly embarrassing). <br/> <br/>I think the instructions could have been a bit clearer. However, carry on and please keep making games. It gets easier the more you do it. |
| Aug 31 17:40:00 | 14m 00s | Fuga | I like the way that this is presented, and the music is really nice. |
| Aug 31 17:50:00 | 10m 00s | Crossworld Club | Such a strange name for the game, but it worked really well. I was highly amused by all of the characters and the ending...! <br/> <br/>Short but sweet. |
| Aug 31 17:59:00 | 9m 00s | Off-World Creature Rancher | That's a clever concept. With a bit of time and polish you could be onto something. Nicely done. |
| Aug 31 18:12:00 | 13m 00s | Mammoth Monkey Mole | Very nice puzzles, cute graphics and good music. I like this game a lot. My wife, whose initial reaction was, "oh, not another of these..." grabbed the keyboard from me and played through several levels. <br/> <br/>The sounds are good too - I particularly like the way that the mammoth stomps around. <br/> <br/>Excellent job. |
| Aug 31 20:37:00 | 2h 25m | Bird Simulator - Worlds Connected by Poo | This is hilarious and fun. Toilet humour always goes down well, and the game has a colourful cartoony vibe. |
| Aug 31 20:46:00 | 9m 00s | Severed Worlds | The characters and music gave it a cool creepy vibe, but it would have been nice to see stats (life, weird things activated, etc) on screen all the time. |
| Aug 31 20:50:00 | 4m 00s | Saccade - infinite runner | Good game. The music gives a good feeling of urgency. <br/> <br/>However, I found that it sometimes didn't register keypresses (I played it a few times to double-check that it wasn't a one-off). |
| Aug 31 20:55:00 | 5m 00s | NOODLE FEELING | Er... when are the tower blocks going to appear on the horizon? This reminded me of Czech cartoons that I never understood that are trying to convey some message that I just didn't quite get. Either that, or this is one of those modern art things. <br/> <br/>I have to say that I really enjoyed the graphics and sounds, but I might never be the same again after this experience. |
| Aug 31 21:00:00 | 5m 00s | How did I end up here? | What a vibrant look and feel. It's a little unintuitive when figuring out where you want to go, but the art style is really original. |
| Aug 31 21:15:00 | 15m 00s | Lorries In SPAAAAACE! | Won in 6:20, however, it took me a while to realize what I had to do to win. Meanwhile, I was raking it in by selling vacuum cleaners at huge markup. I still have a few if anyone wants some. |
| Aug 31 21:20:00 | 5m 00s | the Red String of Love | The concept is great, and I love the shaky effect. Would have loved some sound. |
| Sep 3 19:35:00 | 70h 15m | Any Moment | After you said, "writing on dead trees", all I could think about were the poor trees. I had visions of you leaping out the front door and scrawling messages on fallen trees. I wonder if your neighbours think that the neighbourhood is haunted by the phantom tree scribbler. :) |
| Sep 5 18:37:00 | 47h 02m | Taxi Space | I enjoyed the game. The passengers are a little on the rude side, but that's probably par for the course for taxi drivers. The other taxis are a rather aggressive which made them tricky to avoid. The pixel art worlds are charming. |
| Sep 5 18:45:00 | 8m 00s | The Veiled World | The sound effects are funny. Are you sure that we're not supposed to kill gnomes - they look like they enjoy it when they're shot. Nice pixel art, and definitely one of the funnier games. |
| Sep 5 19:02:00 | 17m 00s | Seasons in the Sky | Quite absorbing, although I agree with other commenters who said that the bridges were too long. Nice music too. |
| Sep 5 19:14:00 | 12m 00s | Taxi Copter | Now that's how to do a helicopter game! This plays very well indeed. The copter is very responsive and flies just about right. The game had a feel similar to the flying game in Wii Sports Resort, which is no bad thing. I hope that you do more with this as it has the making of a very good game. |
| Sep 5 21:12:00 | 1h 58m | Connecting LD30 to the Real World | Clever, clever, clever. |
| Sep 6 19:38:00 | 22h 26m | Boat/Mouth | Totally bizarre and original, if perhaps a little underdeveloped. It's a shame that you ran out of time. The water was very well done. |
| Sep 6 19:44:00 | 6m 00s | Will Smith Fights Himself in Space | The cutting edge backing track really makes this game. Ok, so it's really rock, paper, scissors with Will Smith, but it is really funny and my wife always liked him better as the Fresh Prince anyway. |
| Sep 6 19:52:00 | 8m 00s | DON'T. BREAK. MIRRORS. | A short game with a big moral message. <br/> <br/>Not enough games these days have such strong moral messages for the kids. This was a short game that was a REFLECTION on our looks-obsessed society (see what I did there). <br/> <br/>The only improvement I'd suggest is to have a way to skip the dialog, or move it along a bit faster. |
| Sep 6 20:01:00 | 9m 00s | Someone's gotta do it | It was a little tricky getting the janitor to use things sometimes, but the idea is good and has amusing graphics. |
| Sep 6 20:15:00 | 14m 00s | 0730 | There are some wonderful little details in the backgrounds. Each time I walked through, I spotted something different, and I really thought the art style was great. But... was there a bug, because the guy teleported back home each time I went to the old folks' home (8 or 9 times). |
| Sep 6 20:20:00 | 5m 00s | Connected Nations | Very clear, amusing graphics. The game has a flaw in that it is possible to last for a very long time if you sacrifice 2 guys then just keep swapping resources between the remaining 2. |
| Sep 6 20:23:00 | 3m 00s | Yet Another Un-Finished Game | Sad that your team mates skipped out, but good that you didn't give up. |
| Sep 6 20:28:00 | 5m 00s | Viking Runner | I like the look and feel of the graphics and the game itself was pretty fun. It just needs a bit more balance and polish, but it certainly had a large element of "one more go." Good effort. |
| Sep 6 20:32:00 | 4m 00s | Twinkle | The game seems a little easy, but it is nice to see an original puzzle. |
| Sep 6 21:46:00 | 1h 14m | Complement Chicky | The movement was a little awkward in places, but overall this was a great idea. |
| Sep 7 11:50:00 | 14h 04m | FACED | This is a solid game based on a good idea. I think it would have benefited from some sound effects and a bit of chrome to reward your progression, but it has the makings of being something very good indeed. I like it. |
| Sep 7 14:59:00 | 3h 09m | Parallel Rift | I should have tried this on a larger screen, as the smaller screen seemed to be small and fiddly. But then, I'm ancient and my eyes are not what they used to be. Good idea though - the screen gets quite crowded with leaping characters. |
| Sep 7 15:09:00 | 10m 00s | Ostrich: Just In Time | It kept losing focus as I jumped, making it very tricky to play. Unless you are intending both the keyboard and mouse to be used at once. |
| Sep 7 15:12:00 | 3m 00s | Take this planet | So bizarre. |
| Sep 11 20:48:00 | 101h 36m | the HEROES quest | Great to see someone so young taking part in Ludum Dare. I hope you keep at it. I wouldn't be surprised if you rank higher than your Dad one day. |
| Sep 11 20:57:00 | 9m 00s | LyftOff! | The art is beautiful, stunning even, but it looks like time got the better of you in developing the gameplay. <br/> <br/>(Tell your son he should be proud of himself as his game is very well put together) |