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| Timestamp | Since previous | Game | Ben Allen's comment |
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| Dec 14 22:24:00 | The Journey East | Beat it, nice job! The odd jump arc isn't satisfying, but in some ways it worked well for this because of how predictable it is. Some hitboxes could be smaller, like the snakes. Level difficulty also feels wrong. Some of the early levels are quite a bit harder than later ones. | |
| Dec 14 22:31:00 | 7m 00s | The game of life | I don't understand what I'm doing. The text has looped on my already and it's advancing at a snail's pace. Enter, arrows, or mouse does nothing. Sound is great so far, but I don't know what I'm supposed to be doing. |
| Dec 14 22:40:00 | 9m 00s | Totally Not Buggy Elevator | Love the look and general smoothness to it, but it does have a lot of physics bugs. Got stuck on corners a lot and frequently found myself not being able to jump. Really wish there was sound. I'm not really getting what to do with the two buttons. |
| Dec 14 22:47:00 | 7m 00s | Multi-Snake-Arcade | Took me a few tries, but I think I get it now. It's a pretty cool game that I imagine would be a lot more fun with other people. Only complaint is I wish there was a quick restart so I don't have to wait for the AI to finish. |
| Dec 14 22:52:00 | 5m 00s | Root-gen | Cool game, the root is really pretty to look at. The restart button is slightly off centered when you die which confused me for a little bit on how to restart. |
| Dec 14 22:58:00 | 6m 00s | Sheep Escape | Love the chaos of having like 6 six sheep running around doing their thing. I feel like it needs a lose condition though, because as is it's just a sandbox. Also I saved 3/3 and eventually 8/3 sheep and nothing happened, which confused me because I never saw the "real challenge." Did I miss something or is that it? Either way, great job! |
| Dec 14 23:03:00 | 5m 00s | Wöbble | Great game! Reminds me a lot of line rider and happy wheels. Sound and visuals is well done too, great job! |
| Dec 14 23:10:00 | 7m 00s | Destructive Power | Cool Tetris-like game. Having a hard time understanding what the requirements are for using items. Sometimes I'll have enough money or points for any item and won't be able to use them. Is there a cooldown I can't see? |
| Dec 14 23:13:00 | 3m 00s | Cell growth | Got an error running it on win10 64bit "The program can't start because VCRUNTIME140.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix the problem." |
| Dec 14 23:16:00 | 3m 00s | Infinite Runner | Cool take on the runner genre. There isn't enough contrast between the player, the spikes, and the background though. Everything blends in with the background which makes it tough to see the spikes sometimes. Good job though, would like to see this expanded upon! |
| Dec 14 23:29:00 | 13m 00s | Color Dodge | I like it! It would have been cool if you made size change a controllable thing rather than your health and made it so you get points over time but more points the bigger your size is. That could create some cool risk reward gameplay where you try to be as big as possible as often as possible to get the most points. It's cool as it is not though! |
| Dec 15 00:04:00 | 35m 00s | Platforms (Two Button Controls) | Could you change it to be an executable as opposed to an installer? For small games like this, it's just a hassle to deal with installers. When you're exporting the game, hit the dropdown box and change from NSIS installer to single runtime executable. <br/> <br/>I did install and play it though (and beat it). The levels were a little repetitive, but there were a few good ones. I like the level where you had to fall through a bunch of spiked blocks floating the air, but most levels were just climbing to the exit, which isn't a whole lot of fun. More moving obstacles would improve the level variety a lot. The simplicity is nice too though, good job! |
| Dec 15 00:10:00 | 6m 00s | Space Eater | Awesome game! Used both themes really well! I quit after the mango belt because nothing was really changing. Only complaint is that it's a little hard to tell where the mouth hitbox is and the spin speed can be a little hard to control. |
| Dec 15 00:17:00 | 7m 00s | Worm Massacre | Really great job! There should be an indication for when a ship is about to come from offscreen though as it can lead to some unfair hits with the particularly fast ships. I also find it odd how your size can still decrease while in metal mode. Really fun game! Would love to see it expanded upon! |
| Dec 15 00:19:00 | 2m 00s | Master Baiting | Sound is very nice. Game is pretty fun too! Got an error though: <br/> <br/>___________________________________________ <br/>############################################################################################ <br/>FATAL ERROR in <br/>action number 1 <br/>of Step Event0 <br/>for object obj_fish: <br/> <br/>Pop :: Execution Error - Variable references invalid object (-4).has_fish <br/>at gml_Object_obj_fish_Step_0 <br/>############################################################################################ |
| Dec 15 00:27:00 | 8m 00s | qBen | Can hardly tell what's being highlighted which makes the game difficult to play. The tutorial helps, but I think it could use some work. Visuals are great though! When the first tutorial level played itself I was really impressed. I think a video of you playing would be very beneficial. The background sound is lovely too, wish I could enjoy the game more :S |
| Dec 15 00:31:00 | 4m 00s | Vacuum Fish | Great game! Flappy shmup makes sense. Like others said, it should be on autofire since there's never a need to not be firing. It's a lot easier to control when you don't need to worry about another button. Game was fun though, would benefit a lot from a good soundtrack but that obviously can't be expected of all compo games. |
| Dec 15 00:38:00 | 7m 00s | Botany | Fantactic game! Love how it can be played as a top down shooter or a pseudo tower defense and support game. I think it would have made sense to can one of the normal attacks and made the controls: spacebar - normal attack, left click - seed, right click - water. Just to make things a little simpler. The intro was a great touch by the way! |
| Dec 15 00:43:00 | 5m 00s | Super Beard | Really fun game! I like the super beard explosion but the sound is a little too loud and can be annoying. Great game feel with the screen shake and general effects. |
| Dec 15 00:45:00 | 2m 00s | Burgeon | Can't run the game. I open the .jar and it gives a blank screen. |
| Dec 15 00:54:00 | 9m 00s | Egggs | Fun game, but it got a bit repetitive. Not much else to say, good job! |
| Dec 15 01:00:00 | 6m 00s | Adrift: A Space Age Roguelite | I feel like the rotation would make more sense if it was reversed. Hold one key and press the opposite to go that way. But I can see it making sense either way. Great job working around the theme! Some levels felt a little sparse of stuff though. And more stuff is always good in games like this. Visuals are very nice, would love some calming music to go along with it. |
| Dec 15 01:04:00 | 4m 00s | The Pits of Mazow | Love it! I find it odd how you can change directions mid jump but I guess it makes sense and adds more depth. |
| Dec 15 01:09:00 | 5m 00s | Vine Simulator | Fun game! Very easy to get into and generally very relaxing. The music is very nice but some sound effects would also be good. Example: entering the water, growing through the ground, emerging, etc. |
| Dec 15 01:17:00 | 8m 00s | The Super Bros (that are not Brothers!) | Love the concept, but man it's hard to keep them together. It sounds silly, but I think it would make sense to add a railing to platforms to prevent them from pushing each other off. Also the tutorial message at the start should be shifted a bit to the left so it can be completely seen right from the get-go. |
| Dec 15 01:26:00 | 9m 00s | World Grower - Growth of the civilization | Great game, but it could use some more depth. As it is right now, it's really just a clicker game without the clicking. Nothing wrong with that though! I appreciate not having to click so much. <br/> <br/>Obviously can't expect a ton of depth for a compo game though. It's impressive enough as is! |
| Dec 15 01:34:00 | 8m 00s | Ortogonalis | Final score: 5415 <br/> <br/>Great job! You're games are always very unique. Simple, but unique. This is no different. Wish the difficulty increased by more than just the timer though. Maybe some enemies could enter that you have to avoid with direction reversal? |
| Dec 15 01:39:00 | 5m 00s | Wasteful Revenge | Brilliant. I was mostly confused with the farming section but the revenge section really makes the game sense you only have as much ammo as you got in the farming section. I think the farming could be explained a little better but overall it's a great game. |
| Dec 15 01:45:00 | 6m 00s | Overgrow | Nice job! It was often difficult to see the rockets from the people though. |
| Dec 15 01:48:00 | 3m 00s | Fuzzy The Bouncing Ball | Awesome game! The gamplay itself isn't anything too special but the levels are well designed and interesting. Game looks and sounds good too. Good job! |
| Dec 15 01:59:00 | 11m 00s | Little Penguin | Really great job! It's short, but the quality is so good that it doesn't really matter. The fox and bear animations are really cute and well done. Would love to see a whole game with that art style. |
| Dec 15 02:05:00 | 6m 00s | Nuclear Arms 2: Garbage Day | Love the intro and general premise of the game. Voice acting is nice too. It would make sense for you to start with ammo since it seems to be confusing to people that you start with none. I had fun with it though, good job! |
| Dec 15 02:12:00 | 7m 00s | Tycho Recon | It's really hard, or at least, too hard at the start. I like the brake mechanic. It's simple, but it works. Visuals are nice, and the sound is really good. Love the low purr of the hovercraft. |
| Dec 15 02:46:00 | 34m 00s | Poultry Punt | Love it, very satisfying poultry-punting game. Wish the camera would be more to the right of the chicken so I could see more of what's coming as opposed to what has already passed. |
| Dec 15 02:51:00 | 5m 00s | Waffle Hunters | Not bad! I honestly appreciate it being short since there isn't a whole lot too it. Keeps it from becoming too repetitive. It's a nice, simple game. Although it's a little hard to read, I really like the font. |
| Dec 15 02:57:00 | 6m 00s | Consumerism | Fun game, AI would get stuck after a while but usually find it's way. Would benefit from some sound effects. |
| Dec 15 03:04:00 | 7m 00s | Twin Condition | Excellent game. Outstanding job on all fronts, not much else to say. |
| Dec 15 03:09:00 | 5m 00s | Laser Pew Pew | It's a pretty all right game. Wish there was a little more game to it as it's really just a concept. The effects are nice though, although it could use some more game feel with screenshake and more shot impact. |
| Dec 15 03:16:00 | 7m 00s | itch | This is fantastic |
| Dec 15 18:59:00 | 15h 43m | Squirrel Forest | I like the premise but things happen a little too slowly for it to be enjoyable. I also didn't notice any way to protect the forest other than taking the hits and planting more trees, which isn't very productive. |
| Dec 15 19:03:00 | 4m 00s | Try to eat me | Neat game. I don't understand the point of creating allies though since they don't do anything to directly benefit you. |
| Dec 15 19:07:00 | 4m 00s | Super Kawaii Timeshift Desu | This is pretty cool! I think the timeshift should slow down your momentum a bit when you release left though. It's quite jarring and difficult to control as is. Levels were enjoyable. Great job! |
| Dec 15 19:11:00 | 4m 00s | Pressure Run | I don't think I completely understand how the game works but I love the whole look and feel of it! Would be cool if the buttons physically pressed while holding the A or D keys. |
| Dec 15 19:16:00 | 5m 00s | Micro Danmaku | I think it's only going to be relatively easy to those who play these kinds of games a lot. I can't get past 7000ish points, but the game well made. Lot's of contrast so it was never hard to tell what was going on. Wish there were sound effects though. |
| Dec 15 19:17:00 | 1m 00s | Super Meet Ball | Something is wrong with your host because I can't get either the web or windows page to open. |
| Dec 15 19:25:00 | 8m 00s | FLOW | I don't understand the purpose of this game. You follow a line and every single outcome seems to lead you to the exact same fork in the road. The mood is alright, but it doesn't do anything for the game since there is no game. Graphics and sound are nice, but there's not much else. |
| Dec 15 19:56:00 | 31m 00s | Build | Love the concept! Should be a quick restart for when you trap yourself and run out of bombs though. |
| Dec 15 20:43:00 | 47m 00s | SpaceGrown -- Grow your own space station! (TM) | Cool game. I think some of the mechanics could have been explained better, but it was fun and satisfying to build a little space base. The music is really nice, but the sound effects were a little loud. |
| Dec 15 20:51:00 | 8m 00s | Momma's Little Monster | Great game! The game delayed actual gameplay way too much though. Falling was excessively slow, the eating animation didn't need to temporarily immobilize the player, and the death and respawn could have been much faster. Besides that it's really well done. Sound and visuals are good and the level design and difficulty progression is perfect. Great job! |
| Dec 15 20:58:00 | 7m 00s | My Dino | Cool multitasking game, but very hard. The thing that irks me the most is that there's no noticeable way to tell which panel does what, which makes the first try of the game a crapshoot. It's also not very responsive, in that there's no sound effects. Health bar could also be more visible. Once you get the hang of things and remember which panel does what it's a pretty good game that just needs a bit more refining (can't be expected of a compo entry, let alone a first compo entry though). Would love to see support for it post-LD. |
| Dec 15 21:02:00 | 4m 00s | Bridge Balance | Great job for a first game! Agree with everyone on adding a log timer. Graphics aren't great but I legitimately like how the lightning cloud looks. |
| Dec 15 21:11:00 | 9m 00s | BaseExt | Neat game, but there's a lot of waiting. More enemy types and more purchases would be cool. The game also benefit a lot from wave based gameplay, which would give you base building time in between waves and possibly increase the difficulty a bit faster. What I played was enjoyable though, would love to see more in the future. |
| Dec 15 21:15:00 | 4m 00s | 99 Steps | Really awesome game! Would love to see it expanded upon. It's super simple, but it works well and is really satisfying to play. |
| Dec 15 21:21:00 | 6m 00s | Elevator Pitch | I really like the general presentation here. The different modes really added a lot more to the game than I'd expected. Nice work! |
| Dec 15 21:37:00 | 16m 00s | CHILL PILL | 77. Simple premise, with a cool twist! Love the screen increase as a punishment, creates some nice chaos when it gets too big to see. |
| Dec 15 22:37:00 | 1h 00m | Cube Wars | Sweet game! Not really a fan of not being able to strafe away from enemies while shooting, but I understand that the theme limits that a lot. |
| Dec 16 01:14:00 | 2h 37m | Seven Weeks of Cat Monarchy | Great writing as always, Jason. Could have used the theme a bit more, but the quality exempts that a little. |
| Dec 16 01:27:00 | 13m 00s | tuinvrouw | Once I figured out what to do, it became really fun and relaxing. I know you put the tip in the description but the seeds should be more obvious because they're very easy to miss. |
| Dec 16 01:33:00 | 6m 00s | trosor | Great lookin' game as always. The jumping was good, but I didn't like the really tiny corridors you'd have to force yourself though. I didn't feel like the sound effects fit well with the game though. Music was nice though. |
| Dec 16 01:39:00 | 6m 00s | yaschiki | Great style as always, but man it's tough. The giant HUD system is great and really adds to the unsettling nature of the game. I love the reload system although I keep thinking I need to change modes to reload, not sure why. |
| Dec 16 01:50:00 | 11m 00s | space pruning | Your GM physics skills are next level. It's a little hard to tell what you're supposed to pick up with your claw and what you're supposed to collect with your actual ship. |
| Dec 18 19:20:00 | 65h 30m | Growth | A strange one. I like how everything gets smaller as you grow. Music is fittingly creepy. |
| Dec 18 19:28:00 | 8m 00s | Growbot | Can't play the game because this is happening: <br/>https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/63088159/Screenshot%202015-12-18%2014.24.40.png <br/> <br/>Is there a full screen button? In general it's better to not make games have a borderless window because it doesn't add anything beneficial and causes weird problems like this. |
| Dec 20 16:19:00 | 44h 51m | Reap | Excellent game as always. Love the whole presentation of the circular camera with the sun going around it. A bit confused by how treasure is found. I thought I'd found a treasure map and thought I'd gone to a spot with treasure over it, but I instead found some strange indescribable object. Didn't find anything from digging. |
| Dec 25 04:21:00 | 108h 02m | Tamamystery | Enjoyed the general presentation. Couldn't really get into the game itself once it got going, but I did enjoy the twist. Good use of both themes. |