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| Timestamp | Since previous | Game | Erkberg's comment | |
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| May 1 10:17:50 | There shall be light | ♥ 3 | Hey Sarah, great first LD entry you made there! The gameplay mechanic feels good, almost like being a shepherd. This mechanic could be extended upon easily, probably resulting in a very interesting game. The lack of a proper goal dragged the whole experience down a bit though, it would've been nice to have different levels / map layouts and if you beat one level you advance to the next, which has a higher difficulty, because like James said, it is very easy to keep the enemies away. Also, the game seemed to run rather slow, not sure if this is due to framerate or if everything just has a low move speed. Apart from that, I did not notice any bugs and the game felt well programmed. Even if very short on time, it's always a good idea to add some basic audio, because this increases the feel of the game tremendously. Tools like bfxr allow for quick sound effect generation and there are also tools out there to make some simple music quickly. Good job overall though! Looking forward to your next entry :) | |
| May 1 19:08:07 | 8h 50m | Tooth decay | ♥ 2 | Nice game! I like the cute graphics. Gameplay is entertaining, but I felt like I ran out of sugar too fast. Some music would've been the sugar on the tooth. :) Possible improvements would be some more obstacles like enemies that work against you. Good job overall! |
| May 1 19:19:25 | 11m 18s | Karma is a Bitch | ♥ 1 | Really cool idea and the game plays very well, though it felt a bit unfair at times (I was once hit by a freshly spawned platform right in the face). It would've also been nice if it wasn't completely random but would get more difficult as time passes by (which it inherently does due to more platforms existing, but you know what I mean). Had a lot of fun though and I could imagine this becoming a great game if you take the idea further. |
| May 1 19:31:10 | 11m 45s | The World of Zolcraft 🌎 | ♥ 4 | Wow, really amazing! Nice fake MMORPG with great graphics and audio, also the storyline is hilarious and it's a good take on the theme. Just awesome all around and very impressive for a jam game! |
| May 1 19:43:09 | 11m 59s | The Whole truth about Nature Selection (16+) | ♥ 1 | Pretty nice game, but unfortunately I was not able to finish because right before the end the following error appeared: harker, Line 80: Cannot read property 'position' of null Apart from that I enjoyed it, the sounds are especially cute. I'm not sure what all the pickups mean, I believe this would've been clarified in the end. It would also be nice to shoot repeatedly just by holding down the mouse button, clicking again and again (with the high delay before actually shooting) felt a little weird. Good job overall! Let me know if you fix the error, I'm really curious to see the end :) |
| May 1 19:55:23 | 12m 14s | Bessie | ♥ 0 | I tried to cure Bessie, but even after a score of 1k there was no relief in sight :) A simple but funny game. It would've been nice to see an ending (maybe I was just not patient enough). Also, after a while suddenly my shoot rate went down, no idea why that happened. Apart from that I enjoyed it, congratulations on finishing this humorous game! Btw you might wanna fix that url, it is missing a : after http. |
| May 2 20:02:29 | 24h 07m | Bad RNG | ♥ 1 | Nice game! The mechanics have a lot of potential, but in it's current state the game is a little too easy. The bullet hell aspect is barely noticeable because the ways are so short. Movement felt really good though and the graphics look pretty nice. Good job overall! |
| May 2 20:14:10 | 11m 41s | Jar of Life | ♥ 5 | A really nice game. The art looks great and together with the smooth music it creates a very relaxing mood. I was not sure how the carnivore would behave, which made survival pretty tricky. But I guess it is meant to end sooner or later, as is all life... Good job overall and a great use of the theme! |
| May 3 20:28:54 | 24h 14m | StopWatch | ♥ 2 | Really amazing! The mechanic is so great and fun, I played for quite a while (though the outcome of an enemy turn seems kinda random). Also diggin' the visuals and music. I could very well see this being developed further. Add a few more obstacles, enemy types, power-ups etc. and you'll end up with an awesome full game. Cheers! |
| May 3 20:44:45 | 15m 51s | Colonize | ♥ 1 | A solid foundation for an incremental game, but it needs more mechanics to really be fun. In the current state, one can just click on adventure endlessly until enough ressources are gathered and win the game. Incremental games draw their fascination from surprises (and exponential growth, but let's leave that aside for now :) ) and those don't exist in this game yet. The buildings could have some unexpected effect for example. The graphics are quite nice though and with more gameplay elements I could see this becoming a good game, keep it up! |
| May 3 20:57:36 | 12m 51s | Chill Bill | ♥ 0 | Very nice, clean art style, simple but fun mechanics and top-notch audio. I really enjoyed this game, but it would've been nice if it had an actual ending (which I'm sure would've been hilarious). I for one am feeling quite chill after slashing through all these innocent people :) |
| May 6 07:18:45 | 58h 21m | Little Mouse Planet | ♥ 1 | What an adorable little game! Cute art style and especially sound effects. The music stopped when I started the game and never returned, which is a bit unfortunate. Also, the controls were a little weird. I tried to get water from the fountain in front of it at first, not realizing that it only workd on the right side. And I tried to harvest food with the space button and only two deaths later (I thought maybe the food was not big enough yet) realized that the down arrow was responsible for that. I kept playing for a bit though and really enjoyed my time with the game, good job overall! |
| May 10 20:35:22 | 109h 16m | It's a Small World, So Let's Crash It into Things | ♥ 1 | Fun little game that reminds me of good old Osmos. Controls, graphics and audio are all well done. The only minor flaw is the camera movement that takes some time to get used to but is also quite interesting. Good job overall! |
| May 10 20:47:32 | 12m 10s | Spermicorn | ♥ 2 | Insanely cute / adorable game, I laughed so hard at some points and especially at the outro. Visuals and audio are very well done, and although the gameplay itself leaves a lot to be desired I had an awesome time playing. Great job overall! |
| May 10 21:01:28 | 13m 56s | Binary Glitch | ♥ 0 | Pretty cool game with a great take on the theme. The visuals are obviously minimalistic, but they work well. The movement is a little headache inducing due to the sheer speed of the tile based movement, but it is fun and challenging. The core gameplay mechanic is very clever and I enjoyed it a lot. One thing that was really confusing at first was that you die very quickly when not starting to move, but it's also kinda funny. Good job overall! |
| May 11 20:46:58 | 23h 45m | Tetripolis | ♥ 0 | Great idea and execution! The gameplay is very challenging and fun, though it was still hard for me to grasp how many points I would get even after playing for a while. I could very well see this be turned into a full puzzle game. I was just missing some relaxing background music, but apart from that good job overall! |
| May 11 21:06:52 | 19m 54s | ghost story | ♥ 1 | Really a great game, I enjoyed it a lot! The graphics and music are very good, as are the gameplay mechanics. The LD theme mentions add a nice touch. There are a few things though that left me a bit frustrated: The hitbox for the ghost form is ridiculously big compared to the sprite size. I sometimes died to blocks miles away :) The cat movement is very draggy, for most jumps I just switched to the ghost form. And lastly: That gap on the right just before the end. I mean, you can't really fall down there by mistake, so I thought there might be a secret there. And I jumped in. And nothing happened. And I had to restart the whole game due to the lack of a reset button. I mean rushing through all of it again was fun, don't get me wrong, but I was sooo hoping for a reward for being a fool :) Despite all the critique: This was one of the finest games I played this LD, great job overall! |
| May 12 20:49:34 | 23h 42m | Naarrow | ♥ 1 | A pretty great game that is just way too hard. I could not get past the room with the moving platforms and spikes all over the ground. I tried again and again but got too frustrated. This is partly due to the controls, it's for example extremely hard to jump off the disappearing blocks. Wall jumping is also kinda tricky. I guess you were aiming for a super hard game and you succeeded, but it's certainly not for everyone. The dark atmosphere the game creates is stellar though, so I still enjoyed it quite a lot. Good job overall! |
| May 12 21:30:52 | 41m 18s | Nuclear Treehouse | ♥ 1 | At first I was like: Well, this is pretty mediocre, let's move on to another game. But I kept playing for a bit and it got much better and the gameplay mechanics truly came to fruition. It became more bullet-hell-y and intense and I really loved the fact that you can choose your playstyle with the weapons. I chose Instagib :) Also, the obstacles give it some kind of tactical feel. I enjoyed this way more than I initially thought I would, good job overall! |
| May 13 10:22:30 | 12h 51m | A Perfectly Lovely Expedition | ♥ 2 | This is amazing! Great little adventure game with lovely visuals and audio. The gameplay is also highly enjoyable. I can't find anything to criticise (which is rare, believe me ^^), it's pretty much perfect for what it is and really impressive for a compo entry. Well maybe one tiny thing: If in the house, it would probably be nice if time passed faster, because on my first try I did not really know what to do (only found the shovel on my second try) and there were so many monsters that I could not get very far (I had not noticed yet that light killed them) and I just ran into a monster to see what happens. :) |
| May 14 18:33:09 | 32h 10m | The Morix Colony | ♥ 1 | The game has potential, but in its current state it is rather frustrating. I tried several times and all I was able to do was waiting to get slaughtered. Not sure if it was just bad luck or if I missed something (where are the upgrades?), but I never had enough resources to really do anything. It seems like it could be more fun later on, but I just couldn't manage to get there. I would like to see a more devloped version of this game, because I'm sure I'd really enjoy it. |
| May 14 18:46:00 | 12m 51s | Earth Quest | ♥ 0 | A good entry with nice graphics and audio. The mechanics of keeping several stats at balance are quite interesting, but it was not really clear how the actions affect the game, i.e. clicking the trees made happiness go down despite the help stating that it would go up and also oxygen did not increase. It is a nice take on the theme though, good job overall! |
| May 14 19:59:24 | 1h 13m | Small Worlds | ♥ 2 | A cute and relaxing little game with adorable visuals and sounds. Not much in terms of gameplay, could potentially easily be extended with smaller, further away planets that you have to aim a little to hit. I enjoyed it, good job overall! (btw the score count or whatever it is at the bottom did not increment) |
| May 15 19:34:36 | 23h 35m | Quantum | ♥ 0 | A very basic game, but it has an interesting premise with only being able to see enemies when aiming in their direction. The game plays nicely, but the fun quickly wears off because of too little variations in the gameplay. I could see this mechanic developed further though. |
| May 15 19:48:41 | 14m 05s | Land of the Sun | ♥ 1 | Absolutely fantastic and very impressive for a compo entry. The visuals are great, the audio is subtle and creates a nice mood and it was a lot of fun figuring out the bosses. Also pretty nailbiting stuff. Overall top marks from me, amazing! |
| May 15 20:01:05 | 12m 24s | Barely There | ♥ 1 | Really cute game with nice gameplay. It simulates the life of a bee quite well :) The ending was devastating, but also a great surprise. Good job overall! |
| May 15 20:09:47 | 8m 42s | Star Traveller | ♥ 4 | What a lovely little game! The visuals as well as the audio are obviously fantastic. The gameplay mechanics are indeed relaxing and fun, but it was also a very easy game. Overall, it was an amazing experience and I'd love to see a bigger game with this audiovisual style and those light puzzle mechanics. Simply amazing! |
| May 17 20:02:05 | 47h 52m | Micro Grotto | ♥ 1 | A great and very polished entry with awesome graphics and varied gameplay, I enjoyed it a lot! |