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| Timestamp | Since previous | Game | Dietrich Epp's comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 07:20:00 | Melthain | A bit too challenging to try and control all those characters at the same time. I got wiped out by the first blobs a couple times before giving up. | |
| Aug 31 07:29:00 | 9m 00s | Warmth | Pretty characters. Didn't really figure out what I'm supposed to do. |
| Aug 31 07:34:00 | 5m 00s | TBFTWOR_LD36 | "You are overriding your security preferences to install an app from an unidentified developer. Type an administrator's name and password to allow this." <br/> <br/>Sorry, I won't run any games that require administrator privileges. Suggest filing a bug with the Visionaire developers. |
| Aug 31 07:40:00 | 6m 00s | Super Egyptian UFO Cat Pyramid Overlord 2000 BC | OH YES! This is awesome! I built so many pyramids and scored so many points! The difficulty curve is great, forgiving at first but difficult in time. The retro aesthetic is pretty charming rather than just kitsch. |
| Aug 31 07:44:00 | 4m 00s | Gemu Namae | Nice, simple game :-) |
| Aug 31 07:48:00 | 4m 00s | Kazahn Royale - 3D Battle Royale | Love the look of the game, seems like there's a bit missing from the gameplay though. |
| Sep 1 12:29:00 | 28h 41m | Ancient Technology | Next time please just use a zip file like everyone else. <br/> <br/>Interesting machine, not sure what it does though. |
| Sep 1 12:31:00 | 2m 00s | Ancient Gladiators | Can't figure out how to start the game with only one player. |
| Sep 1 12:44:00 | 13m 00s | Do robots dream of flying dog baskets? | I tried pressing a bunch of keys on the keyboard until I figured out that space would pick items up, it would be nice to mention that somewhere. |
| Sep 1 12:50:00 | 6m 00s | Compass | I had a hard time figuring out what was going on. I could jump around the room but I couldn't figure out how to do anything besides jump around and listen to narration. |
| Sep 1 12:56:00 | 6m 00s | Fiery Sword | Love the animation. I think this game could benefit from a bit of tweaking to things like character speed and how stamina works, and it would make a huge difference to have even just one or two sound effects. Accidentally pressed R the first time through because I forgot what it did. Nice game! |
| Sep 1 13:01:00 | 5m 00s | Petroglyph | Fun and nice simple mechanics! It seems like there's not anything you can do to avoid taking damage when beaming someone up. I also couldn't figure out how to quit the game: Esc? Q? Alt+F4? Ended up alt-tabbing out and quitting from the taskbar. |
| Sep 1 13:06:00 | 5m 00s | thepyramid | Love the look and atmosphere. I can't figure out the puzzles at all, I can't even figure out how to interact with them (I see four boxes... but nothing I do has any effect). <br/> <br/>Congrats on going old-school with SDL. Most game jam games made with SDL do not have anywhere near this level of polish to them. |
| Sep 1 13:10:00 | 4m 00s | Ancient Maze of Epla | Cool puzzle! Hey, we both used phaser :-) |
| Sep 1 23:58:00 | 10h 48m | EverDown | Wow, loved it! Wish it were a little harder, if anything. The mechanics were solid, the sounds and graphics fit, and everything just seemed to work well. The in-game instructions were definitely appreciated. The "ping" sound of picking up an artifact was a bit harsh / loud. |
| Sep 2 00:28:00 | 30m 00s | Antikythera Mechanism | Interesting game, and catchy music. But I couldn't get past the brown wall in the second level. Also, the character screamed when I entered the second level. |
| Sep 2 00:59:00 | 31m 00s | Blunderbuss | This game was just fantastic, I loved it! A bit brutal on the old digits, reloading the gun that many times. Also wished that there was an indication when you downed the last enemy in a level, so you didn't waste time reloading only to walk to the exit. |
| Sep 3 00:22:00 | 23h 23m | Psychic Squid | Cool concept. I didn't get very far though, I just got to the area that starts with a wall you levitate, and I got stuck in the pit. It took me a while to figure out how to use the powers, because at first I thought the arrows were telling me to use WASD and then when I finally used the arrow keys, the key block to move was off-screen. |
| Sep 5 15:23:00 | 63h 01m | Time Grabber | Yeah, I die right away on the first level, and there are a lot of blank screens. <br/> <br/>Just a couple notes for distributing games: You don't need the *.vshost.exe or *.vshost.exe.manifest files for sure, these are just used for debugging and don't serve any purpose on our computers. You also don't need the *.pdb file, which is also for debugging, but you might feel like including it if you want to get better stack traces when the program crashes. The *.xml files are also unnecessary, they contain developer documentation. |
| Sep 5 15:30:00 | 7m 00s | A.L.T.R.A | Animals in this game are vicious! I wasn't sure what was happening with the doors at first, since a lot of them were unlabeled. I did fail the first level, and when I restarted, the music started playing on top of itself. The music is charming, though! Didn't quite make it through the first level on my second try, got hit by a bat near the exit. |
| Sep 5 15:37:00 | 7m 00s | Adventure Time | I got to the skeleton note and then went behind the house and found the entrance, but the entrance didn't do anything. Is that the end of the game? <br/> <br/>Minor note on distributing: You don't need the following files: ld36.application, ld36.exe.manifest, ld36.pdb, ld36.vshost.application, ld36.vshost.exe, ld36.vshost.exe.manifest. These files are used to build or debug the program and don't need to be distributed to users (although distributing the PDB file gives you better stack traces if your program crashes). <br/> <br/>Nice entry, cheers! |
| Sep 5 15:43:00 | 6m 00s | Evacuate | It's a very interesting concept but it seems a bit hard to control. I can assign a hut to "sword" but it seems a bit random since the people assigned to that hut have wandered to the other side of the screen. I liked figuring this game out, well done! |
| Sep 5 15:46:00 | 3m 00s | Egypt Technology | Hah, I beat it! Surprisingly amount of polish. I was unsure which menu item was selected, one was yellow and one was white, and I wasn't sure if the yellow one was selected or the white one. |
| Sep 5 15:51:00 | 5m 00s | Ancient Switchboard | I eventually figured out how to solve the first level but it seems like I'm just trying random squares until I find one that works. Great polish. |
| Sep 5 15:57:00 | 6m 00s | Da Vinci's Cobra | Hah, hilarious! I ended up just spamming the attack key as I moved to the right. |