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| Aug 1 18:13:50 | Dienasty | ♥ 1 | This is an interesting take on Tower Defense / Siege game play. I really enjoyed the (rebel? spy?) coming to the back door of your castle and causing all sorts of trouble there. The graphics have a nice simplistic perspective to them. They'd be even better with moody lighting! The Bow&Arrow cursor was very left-handed, took me a while to understand where its hot spot was. Mouse responsiveness was pretty good, though! Sadly, no sound was playing on my computer. :( So no rating there. | |
| Aug 1 18:16:07 | 2m 17s | Out of Power | ♥ 0 | Sadly, this doesn't load for me. :( Just a white page. |
| Aug 1 18:24:31 | 8m 24s | Power | ♥ 2 | Highly innovative game! And wow, this is brutally hard! I have never played a game as frantic as this. I like the servants having different names, that's a really cool touch. Kudos for voice acting :) Good use of Grainy pixel graphics. At one point I was unable to collect from 0 0 and it took me too long so my heart got blown up. |
| Aug 1 18:29:01 | 4m 30s | One In the Chamber, One In the Socket | ♥ 0 | AWESOME TITLE! MAde me insta-click, haha! Highly innovative gameplay linking illumination to ammo count. I can imagine this working in a bunch of games really well. Sweet idea! Gameplay is snappy, and what it would benefit most from is some inertia on the player so you could slide a bit. Aiming feels a bit imprecise at times, but it's better than in Hotline Miami. :) |
| Aug 1 18:34:59 | 5m 58s | With Extra Steps | ♥ 3 | Well - kudos for the Rick & Morty reference, but I'm not gonna be your battery forever. I have just now finished my littleverse where I will have people clap their hands with their phones to generate boundless energy for this worls! |
| Aug 1 20:13:32 | 1h 38m | Jetpack Miner | ♥ 2 | This fits the theme spot-on ... oh my. Died stuck in space at least a dozen times before I started writing this. Well Done: - hand-drawn graphics - music, if simple - upgrade system allows for strategy - decent, accurate mini map that really helps me estimate ranges. Try differently: - there's no inertia on the character. this can lead to frustrating deaths at an arm's length from the dock :) - Enter and WASD + Mouse button can be hard for people with small hands. π Why not cursor keys? Overall: - enjoyed playing despite the brutal difficulty - could use more "juice"... and by that, I mean... [This Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy0aCDmgnxg) |
| Aug 1 20:30:45 | 17m 13s | Tower of Morale | ♥ 3 | WOW, EXCELLENT PUZZLE GAME MECHANIC. Like: - mildly juicy animations, looks like a polished game - crisp pixel graphics - amazing game mechanic - yay for GameMaker! - credits in the game background, smooth! Try Differently: - steep learning curve - on my 3440x1440 screen, double or triple pixel size would have been sweet :) I love 'em chunky, you know. - add sounds to juice it up even more Overall: - very innovative puzzle game - awesome title - works on Windows 10 just fine (gives a nasty "Windows Protected Your PC" dialog, though) |
| Aug 1 20:36:57 | 6m 12s | 15 Minutes | ♥ 1 | Great premise for a game! Like: - as someone who wants their brain be uploaded to a computer, this is just my game π - I love IQ test puzzles, too! - fantastic idea with the Google Docs bug report and survey! Try differently: - the Text does glitch out a lot on my screen - when typing numbers with the numpad, it recognizes these as "NUMPAD_x" - I was unable to make a screen capture Overall: - game didn't work enough to really enjoy it - 3 riddles in, the screen is so corrupted it's impossible to discern what is left from the previous riddle and what's part of the current one. - great premise, nonetheless! |
| Aug 1 20:57:40 | 20m 43s | Cheetah Power | ♥ 2 | I really loved those wildlife simulation games in the 90s. This brought me right back! Likes: - nice graphics, useful animations - the herd chase in day 2 is AWESOME! what a rush! - day night cycle - beautiful, moody color palette - game is STUNNING on 3440x1440 ultrawide. So much savannah! Try differently: - no sound? (didn't seem to work for me) - unity standard dialog when I launched the game, suggesting 1024 resolution. Let it default to 1920x1080 or 1280x720 windowed if you want to be safer. - splash screen with instructions is easy to skip and easier to forget :) Guess who didn't know what to do after catching the first Antelope, haha! Overall: - nice short wildlife sim - really awesome moment chasing that huge herd of ... impala? - cheetah protagonist sure likes his leopard print leggins π |
| Aug 1 22:10:55 | 1h 13m | Pura The Robot | ♥ 2 | Wow, this is a pretty involved puzzle game. You had me at "you need one more arm to move this". Great! Likes: - nice muted color palette - so many interactions - great use of text to speech for the mood - intelligent puzzle - dialogue that's really monologue Try differently: - the fireballs have rather greedy collision detection - a death animation would give it more meaning. - when I take the head off, I think the collision box should get smaller. Overall: - really complex title - I think I am in love with Pura - my day is better for having played this game! Thank you! πΆ |
| Aug 1 23:05:57 | 55m 02s | Keep your sanity | ♥ 6 | Wow, that's a huge Team :) And I am a little colour blind, so at first I thought I was battling Yodas with those Head Traps from SAW, but later realized they are crazed little girls. Like: - proper menu, very amazing font - great lighting - fluid movement - interactive environment - enemies spawn everywhere.... arrrrgh Try differently: - player moves and stops with no inertia. this makes the game play a little jaggy. - it's hard to tell if I'm really breaking something with the hammer - consider adding more juice (see video at the bottom) - enemies are really tough - am I dead? Overall: - elaborate horror game - dark and scary ambiente - very moody Here's a video tip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkgkIXZ_13Y |
| Aug 1 23:11:13 | 5m 16s | Forty2Eleven | ♥ 3 | Pretty full-fledged Asteroids clone with a bit of intro dialog. Likes: - whoa, real music - whoa, real 3d graphics - ship movement, explosions, shields, weird aliens... it all looks sweet - plays quite well, nicely done Try differently: - I can use my gamepad to fly, but not to aim. :( I can haz dual stick controls? - why is there a wall in space, and it doesnt affect enemies nor projectiles - I can click really fast on the mouse. That means I can shoot really fast (doesn't consume enough power?) Overall: - rock solid jam entry, well done - I enjoyed playing this a lot - music and sound makes games so much better |
| Aug 2 00:00:43 | 49m 30s | Plug Me | ♥ 3 | WOW! This is really polished. And it has everything - menu, sounds, gameplay, and well-balanced levels. Likes: - crisp art style - great chip music - super nice animations, from the menu to the end of level one Try differently: - I had to go into browser settings to even be able to see this (flash blocked by default). I'm very glad I did! - Level 2 is a tad hard, following levels fit the curve better. Overall: - one of the best entries I've seen - Very Complete. Much polish. Wow! I didn't see such a well-rounded title so far in the Jam. :) |
| Aug 2 00:22:39 | 21m 56s | DOHMIERE | ♥ 3 | Breathless. This is a dark and scary game, with some subtle humor in it. Definitely not for the faint-hearted, or those that believe in CPR :) Likes: - beautiful mood and animation. so dark and yet so mellow! - the art and "lighting" is excellent - many details make this a really good escape room game - riddles are beyond simple click and go - that ending... both of them... and when you see it coming ... Try differently: - some controls are fiddly to select, and the mix of mouse and keyboard may confuse people - there's a bug where you can take the award multiple times, yet never get out the window - (it's not clear if you haven't opened the safe that you don't need to get out) Overall: - possibly the darkest and moodiest entry I've played so far. (and I've played a dark horror slasher, ha!) - really like the mix of escape room and point and click adventure - the character is very relatable and well animated Great entry! |
| Aug 2 14:23:09 | 14h 00m | The Last Wisp | ♥ 7 | Whoaaa, pretty game! And hard game! Likes: - beautiful music & okay sound fx (what did you use to make them, just audacity? any plugins?) - effective lighting - clean low poly art style - "seed your own adventure" generated levels. - pretty swirly particles, oh my! - supports glorious 3440x1440 @ 100Hz with "Fantastic" quality, even though it suggested minimum details on first launch. :) Try differently: - have you considered some hit feedback and general "juice" (see video below)? - brutally hard, I never survived over a minute. Took me a while that maybe Seed 122 was a bit hard. :) - the sticky item controls really threw me into a loop a few times. many other games just have tap-key-then-place before resuming normal operation Overall: - very nice entry - the seed mechanic actually adds replay value! I'm going in one more time... damn, it's hard. The talk about game feel:+ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJdEqssNZ-U |
| Aug 2 14:31:26 | 8m 17s | ODISSEUS | ♥ 3 | Wow, a game themed after the Iliad and Oddyssey! Likes: - rich sawtooth sounds. :love: - multiple games in one, that gives you an extra star! - it's an okay vertical shmup - sirens! sireeeeens! ouch. I got zapped so hard. so often. - so many stars, I really appreciate these dense starfields - funny opening and clising cutscenes. Well done! Try differently: - mix of mouse and keyboard controls... - the difficulty is a bit steep, and the asteroids are often only visible through their HP numbers (which made me first think they are powerups... ouch) Overall: - homer would enjoy this game - I spent way too much time playing it. - DAMN SIIIIIREEEEENS! |
| Aug 2 14:49:11 | 17m 45s | Battery Block: Bypass | ♥ 2 | pip install pygame # and off we goooo! Likes: - python deserves love β€οΈ - intelligent puzzles where you don't know all the pieces from the start. :) - smooth animations (though not much else) - good color gradient from green to red. both colours look positively bright and shiny. Try differently: - have you thought about adding a restart button? :) - the grey obstacles move smoothly, but very mechanically, exactly as the player. - maybe make the player sprite move with a little "bounce"? Overall: - solid puzzle game - solid puzzles! - python β€οΈ |
| Aug 2 14:57:55 | 8m 44s | All of Me | ♥ 1 | Beautiful Radio Track :) Likes: - claustrophobic, but still feels like home - nice details, takes a while to figure out what's going on - pretty snappy engine - works for WASDies as well as for AZERTies. clever! Try differently: - the mouse cursor is not captured, which makes it hard to play on multiple horizontally adjacent displays (when you look around, the cursor wanders onto one of the side screens, and as soon as you click, the game is minimized or unfocused) - not sure if I found all the interactions? Overall: - good piece of coding and a better piece of music! |
| Aug 2 15:11:17 | 13m 22s | Coffy | ♥ 1 | This is a quite polished game with an original 3-switcher game mechanic! Likes: - phone sized, bite sized, game to go; much like I love my coffee! - nice, slick graphics - interesting swapping mechanic - great short tutorial and fun gameplay - relaxed music Try differently: - one of the tutorial steps got stuck for me (I had to rapidly try to switch the milk until it finally did what I wanted) - i takes a lot of practice to get good at swapping... the initial learning curve is quite steep. :) Overall: - polished, completed game - nice innovative mechanic! - now I want a coffee... |
| Aug 2 18:54:01 | 3h 42m | Displaceable source | ♥ 0 | That's a beautifully amber-brownish colour palette! :) Like: - moody soundtrack - "boss" battles, wow, so much content - many game mechanics build a whole - overall quite polished graphics, minimalist, but polished - good use of brighter and darker objects Try differently: - while the main character is smoothly animated, did you think about squishing it a bit and stretching it when leaping and landing. that would add "juice" to the movement, as you're moving a lot, a fun and squishy jumping animation could augment the smooth walking animation - the muffled sounds are great, sometimes a little heavy on the sine waves :) Overall: - very impressive and complex entry - interesting, labyrinthine level design |
| Aug 2 23:23:51 | 4h 29m | Cats Can Do That | ♥ 1 | Finally, our Energy Crisis is OVER! :) Like: - nice spinning cat graphics - hilarious idea for a clicker - good sounds, love the mews and hums - kind of a large list of cats to choose from Try differently: - how about a shortcut (yeah, in a clicker game, I know...) that if you double click on a stack of toast, you expand it by one without having to go into the shop list? :D Overall: - had a good laugh even though I usually don't play clicker games πΆ - I justify this by achieving a higher bread expertise by playing this! |
| Aug 2 23:46:15 | 22m 24s | Energy Thief | ♥ 0 | Strange, neither the HTML5 nor the downloadable version work for me. It goes to "Starting Gameboy", the screen freezes, causing a whole bunch of CPU load, and then the application drops to desktop. |
| Aug 2 23:53:47 | 7m 32s | Light The Way | ♥ 1 | A nice maze game! Likes: - I enjoy the calm soundtrack - the line of sight / shadow casting makes the mazes feel quite cool - not sure how you make the mazes, but they're fun to play Try differently: - movement is very linear and not "juicy". Try to make movement fun. I link two videos at the bottom to explain simple ways to make movement feel much better. - the power stations drain even if you are already full Overall: - a relaxed top down maze game that I like! Cheers, had fun playing this one. (I'm a bit of a maze fanatic, though!) |
| Aug 2 23:59:53 | 6m 06s | The Phototroph | ♥ 1 | Whoa, nice trippy visuals! Likes: - acid soundtrack (a bit *very avant-garde*, but still cool!) - super cool trippy graphics - when you jump it really feels like you're getting high up in space - nice choice of colours and light Try differently: - somehow my own controls on the spheres seem limited, maybe a gimbal lock issue? - I want to get to the big sphere so much, but the game is actually challenging! Overall: - lovin the neon pastel trippy glow of this. - the galaxy "sphere" looks nice, too! |
| Aug 3 00:18:47 | 18m 54s | End of Time | ♥ 1 | Wow, this is somewhere between FermiGame, my LD38 game "No Borders, No Nations", and uses some lingo reminiscent of Europa Universalis. Sweet! Like: - haven't played ANY game like this - web tech is beyond me, so I tip my hat - game is really complex and lots of choices - I love how researching religion is a bad idea - the graph shows your situation really well - so many choices that seem to build on each other. Try differently: - the feed in the left column is super spammy, I was feeling very overwhelmed - the objective is very vague. even after two turns of explanation. :) Overall: - I researched fucking ROCK STARS! My work here is done! (sadly, I caused a bunch of wars and a huge population decline afterwards, but I guess you can't win em all) - a very noteworthy entry! |
| Aug 3 00:27:56 | 9m 09s | XenoSiphon | ♥ 1 | Holy moly, those creatures are WEIRD! Likes: - cool graphics mood, cool animations - excellent title - creepy monster design - plays quite well with gamepad - EEEEEEK ALIEN EGGS! Try differently: - the fighting could use some visual feedback, like screenshakes, when I punch or shake monsters off. - the more interesting parts of the ship are somewhat tricky to find, as the corridors are very much alike Overall: - gloomy alien creeper that gives you a feeling of helplessness - Life Support Terminated |
| Aug 3 00:32:10 | 4m 14s | Lost in the Dark | ♥ 1 | One of the better "light radius" games I played this ludum dare! Like: - very crisp graphics and mechanics - the levels looks sometimes mesmerizing in their geometry - nice music, even with variety - interesting mix of memory and exploration gameplay - plays great with game pad. Try differently: - "juice up" your player movement a bit, google for a talk called Game Feel by Vlambeer or Juice it or Lose it. :) As you spend so much time moving in this game, movement could feel more fun. Overall: - good looking game with decent music and innovative mechanics! |
| Aug 3 00:42:41 | 10m 31s | Pain That Binds Us | ♥ 4 | Wow. Wow. Wow. Left me speechless. Likes: - great graphics, really beautiful and expressive style - lots of sound, music, oh my - great story progression. - that was dark and grim and still colorful Try Differently: - can't think of much; the game seems to play itself more or less, but it feels interactive enough to matter. Overall: - one of the two deepest, most meaningful games I played so far. This one is probably at the top, really. - extremely well done. Cheers! Thanks for sharing this with us. |
| Aug 3 00:55:52 | 13m 11s | Blood Mechs: The Iron Eucharist | ♥ 5 | Dyaaaaamn! You made a Mech Warrior clone in 3 days? The first game that gets the five star overall from me. So satisfying! Likes: - badass title - awesome voice acting. - heavy metal riffs, how could anything with these be not good, ever :) - awesome sound and quite good graphics - satisfying and punchy gameplay ... YOU WON Try differently: - I had a game pad connected at first, it made my mech go super crazy. I was afraid I couldnt play the game, but it plays fine with just keyboard and mouse if I unplug the xbox360 controller - I won the game on the first playthrough with no tweaking of my powersystems and without using shields. At the end, I was only able to fire missile volleys, but the enemies were easy to kite. Overall: - mind bogglingly awesome - the religions subtones are bad-ass in conjunction with the heavy metal soundtack. This game ROCKS! Your reactors must be running at 900 Kelvin after throwing this one together in a weekend! |
| Aug 3 01:08:53 | 13m 01s | After the Crash | ♥ 1 | Wow, a pretty moody story telling experience, and are ALL the characters female? Interesting... Like: - the memory flashbacks and the narrative were very good - I liked the difficulty of getting the car under control - it's an interesting experience Try differently: - running out of power was often so quick, I didn't know what I had done. - you don't need to make an x64 build, windows 64 users can run the x86 one just fine. :) Overall: - very decent entry, another one with a dark twist that leaves a memory Cheers, thank you for making this! |
| Aug 3 01:16:00 | 7m 07s | 0|0|0|0 | ♥ 1 | Very solid compo entry. BUTTER SMOOTH bullet hell gameplay, I like! Likes: - nice, fleshed out sprites - buttery fluid scrolling, someone knows how to set their frame rate in GameMaker :D - nice music, sound works too - lovely pseudo-3d perspective. I'll remember this idea for future game jam games, this is genius! Try differently - a bit chunky in download size, probably because it contains the gamemaker project. - more hit feedback on the enemies. make them go BOOM! Overall: - definitely the smoothest title I played, and one of the most frantic ones |
| Aug 3 01:23:19 | 7m 19s | Fuse Cell | ♥ 4 | Someone knows that bullets need to be FAST and BIG. Likes: - awesome bullet hell shooter - very fleshed out and polished looks - interesting "catch the enemy" mechanic - the character artwork is great - hit feedback is very good Try differently: - add a secret "YX" command that does the same as ZX for us QWERTZ keyboard players - collisions with enemies could be a little more generous... Overall: - very nice looking entry, probably the best shooter of the jam I have played so far Thanks for making this nice game! |
| Aug 3 01:41:40 | 18m 21s | Low Power Spacecraft | ♥ 3 | Hello fellow voxel space game maker :) Likes - very consistent and smooth voxel art style - great sound that changes pitch procedurally, etc. all the sounds are crisp and spot on. - game plays well and stuff is satisfying to blow up - nice hit feedback effect - music got me bobbing my head as I was playing this with my gamepad from the couch! - silly humorous dialog Try differently: - add a tiny bit of parallax scrolling to the background stars. Some pickups are stationary and the absence of deep star field movement makes them very hard to see and judge your own ship's speed against that. Overall: - short, sweet and to the point. A very nice entry! |
| Aug 3 01:58:43 | 17m 03s | Star Hopper: Crank | ♥ 2 | Well, this has got to be the first Hamsterwheel-, err, Rabbit-Crank-Driven space station I have seen! Likes: - many options, deep space exploration feel - cute rabbit - loving the blue print feel of the build mode Try differently: - it really doesn't play well with 125% GUI scale, I have to scale the browser down to 70% to even see the close buttons - need spacy floaty sounds :) Overall: - a complex space mining and building game as a COMPO ENTRY? wow, I am impressed! |
| Aug 3 12:51:37 | 10h 52m | Electric Neon | ♥ 1 | A blast from the past, straight back to the 80s, where the world was no longer black and white, and not yet in sepia. T'was the golden age of Electric Neon! Likes: - beautiful city design - lighting is spot on, feel like I'm cruising through Miami. Thanks for this short vacation! - simple music that gets the job done! inspiring what you can do with a couple of notes and two instruments :) - fits the theme really well Try differently: - the engine sound is all on the left speaker... and could use more flange, sawtooth or reverb. - on wide screen, it's hard to pick up batteries because they seem to clip through the car at the left side - I now know for sure any car I buy must have a reverse gear π Overall: - great looking entry that fits the theme well - sooooo fucking EIGHTIES! β€οΈ |
| Aug 3 15:53:57 | 3h 02m | Running Voltgun | ♥ 3 | This is a surprisingly AWESOME game that I didn't expect to find this late in the week! It's amazing to see a game like this made in 72 hours... how big is your team? Likes: - ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING ENTRY! WOW! - music, graphics, pixels, it all comes together wonderfully - fast game pace - satisfying screen shake and hit feedback - chunky enemies and big fat bullets β€οΈ - a full-fledged 16bit-esque jump and run, wow. Try differently: - shootable bricks can be a bit tricky to hit, instead of a dedicated jump button, consider going true 16 bits and put jump on "up". *Turrican II theme faintly echoes somewhere* - the windows version didn't work with my Xbox360 gamepad. bummer. - the default key controls are left handed, really odd choice. I'm used to using the left hand to move and the right hand to shoot :) Overall: - technically, meaning in terms of execution, looks, quality, and polish, the best game I've played in this jam so far, *and also by far*. - I want the 16bit days back now. Can we, please? |
| Aug 3 16:12:10 | 18m 13s | Dodge The Box. | ♥ 1 | A simple dodger game with some tricky "reverse tetris" situations. (you are the line piece) Likes: - great splash screen sequence, need to remember that for future entries. - the game is actually quite challenging after a while - it has a subtle humour to it that I like. but maybe I just hit my head a little too hard... Try to do differently: - there's very little feedback or "juice" in terms of movement and collisions - there could be more going on on the screen at most times and it would only add to the game - I died the first two games before seeing any batteries. :( Overall: - good things come in small packages, this is a decent entry. I wonder what happens when you reach 50 rows, though. |
| Aug 3 16:17:45 | 5m 35s | Flask of Destruction | ♥ 0 | Absolutely loving the Necromancer Flask theme for buying units. Well done! Likes: - good graphics. love them pixels, reminds me remotely of early 16 bit era fantasy games - music with variety - interesting choices to make - NECROMANCY FTW! Try differently: - very little feedback on UI and combats when you click on things. you had a big team, add more tweens and juice and clicks. :) Overall: - nice, moody fantasy entry with a skeleton bonus :) |
| Aug 4 00:04:19 | 7h 46m | PowrConnectr | ♥ 0 | Shenzen I/O and a push puzzle had a bastard child... Likes: - great tutorial levels - stops talking only to let you make mistakes and learn the hard way at just the right moments - tricky puzzle mechanic - if you click first, think later, you're gonna have a bad time :) - crisp pixel graphics Try differently: - I like the soundtrack, but it could use a bit more variety Overall: - rather solid puzzle that you could see just as well on any of the app stores. :) |
| Aug 4 20:44:01 | 20h 39m | Powerless Miner | ♥ 1 | Wow how did you get 100 ratings? You are now the most popular person I've seen. :) Neat game, too! Watching it on lerpish's twitch stream first, and then tried it: Likes: - intense puzzles and hardcore power mechanic - well designed situations Try differently: - it often becomes a "only 1 step is the right step" situation... Overall: - decent puzzle game, remotely has a boulder dash or rogue feel to it. |
| Aug 4 23:12:44 | 2h 28m | Power Surge | ♥ 1 | A pretty moody dungeon crawler with some refreshing mechanics! Likes: - the key and battery collection mechanics are a really cool progression method - the ghosts that steal you batteries really drive me crazy (in a good way) - I loved the lamp oil as a secondary resource, that's cool. - I liked that you only get pushed to some kind of pseudo-safepoint when you got hit. really user-friendly Try differently: - a hint of sound and hit feedback would help - I didn't realize I could shoot the fireballs until loooong into the game. Overall: - really decent gamemaker game (I β€οΈ GameMaker). - the badger is a cool character |
| Aug 4 23:35:00 | 22m 16s | Lightbulb | ♥ 0 | I have a thing for minimalist games... Likes: - lovely rubbery band effect - I finally have something to do while waiting for my internet to come back up Try differently: - I think I tapped P so fast, I maxed out the bulb for a long, long time... Overall: - different from all the games I played - still fun! :) - PRO TIP: Pulling the bulb across two 1440 wide and one 3440 wide screens and then letting go is EPIC π‘π‘π‘ |
| Aug 5 02:12:10 | 2h 37m | Panda-Go | ♥ 1 | Space Dog approves of Panda Go. Likes: - neat idea with some fun game play moments happening - Java is way underrepresented and needs love β€οΈ Try differently: - some customers are disproportionately challenging to reach Overall: - very cute game, pandas for the win! |
| Aug 5 02:16:31 | 4m 21s | Spaceship Escape | ♥ 1 | This is kinda like FL wit added stress, ha ha! Likes: -multiple mechanics, like oxygen, damage, scavenging make for a varied game play -super fair of you to opt out of graphics rating. Many jammers sadly don't. Have an extra star :) -7 characters sounds like a lot but it kinda works... Try differently: -... But it's sometimes too much at once :) Overall: - I'll try to play this when I am less tired, it was quite enjoyable :) |
| Aug 5 12:05:34 | 9h 49m | WrongWay | ♥ 0 | Polished Visuals and an interesting take on the runner mechanic! :) Likes: - I like the "power rail" mechanic - this is a pretty good looking "geometry runner", with the tunnel feeling really good - good use of lights, fog, postprocessing - has a leaderboard, for what it's worth, this is a great touch - music remotely reminds me of Tempest :) Try differently: - it's a bit hard to play on ultrawide screens, but I also truly suck at these runners :) - don't look up my leaderboard score - please don't ask how many attempts that took :( I think this is my new Flappy Bird... Overall: - I quite like this entry, and had fun failing to reach a reasonable score. |
| Aug 6 13:05:19 | 24h 59m | DRAIN | ♥ 2 | Hey, be sure to link your post-event updated versions separately. You might get disqualified, which would be sad for all the good ratings you already earned. See https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/false-game/compojam-done-play-and-rate-games |
| Aug 6 14:24:09 | 1h 18m | Space Rover | ♥ 1 | I discovered it on youtube and gave it a shot - really nice! Likes: - Spirit and Opportunity were legendary. Thanks for this homage! - beautifully dark world - cool space samples and ambient sounds - great use of depth of field rendering, game looks gorgeous on 3440x1440, the rover is slightly out of focus though :) Try differently: - consider leveling the camera follow a bit more, when going over rough terrain the screen really jumps a lot Overall: - pretty little game about the challenges of being a legendary exploration rover - definitely deserves more plays :) |
| Aug 6 14:36:26 | 12m 17s | Runnerbot LD39Entry | ♥ 1 | This is the first game EVER where I faced ROBOT ZOMBIES! Haha! Likes: - reasonably paced runner game - ROBOT ZOMBIES, haha. - overall nice diversity of obstacles and opponents - graphics good enough to give the game a clean look Try differently: - I couldn't get any sound to work... :( - at first I thought it was easy, but being on a conveyor to 5 drainers with two robot zombies coming for me taught me otherwise. Overall: - funny entry that resonates well with the theme - MMMM, TASTY CIRQUITS! π |
| Aug 6 14:43:35 | 7m 09s | AstroMouse | ♥ 1 | [Space Dog](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/space-dog-ld-39) says hello to Astro Mouse! πΆ β€οΈ π Our games are surprisingly similar, and also quite different! What I love about yours: - beautiful, simplistic, finished art style - music reminiscent of FTL, which fits well, nicely laid back - great use of the Unity Web Player, I need to check out how you did that. - beautiful microcosm of the ship - difficulty curve is nice! - good humour on the "background story" - space krakens, eeeee! Try differently: - I wish the ship coasted just a little when I got off the helm or ran out of power Overall: - one of the nicest little games I have played, very well executed, very charming to play and watch! |
| Aug 6 15:47:47 | 1h 04m | Power Plant Simulator. | ♥ 1 | Holy hell, this is frantic! Likes: - coffee as an extra resource for your avatar. just like in real life - hectic music, hectic sounds - klaxons galore - nice graphics with smooth scrolling and even some parallax :) Challenges: - it was really hard to understand what was going on - the gauges... when the blue gauge is full, does that mean I have lots of water, or I need lots of water? :) Overall: - fun game, really frantic, quite challenging. - I should not run a power plant. |
| Aug 7 16:04:43 | 24h 16m | VoltRush | ♥ 1 | Solid jump'n'run entry that deserves more reviews and more love :heart Likes: - good graphics, good gameplay mechanics - soundtrack and sounds and clear instructions in the game Challenges: - there was a weird teleport effect at one time and I don't know if it was some kind of trap or something I did (there was a fork in the possible paths to go). - more feedback on death would be rewarding Overall: - underrated entry - decent jump and run! |
| Aug 7 17:22:17 | 1h 17m | Shoulda, Coulda but Didn't | ♥ 2 | First game I played with DIESEL POWER !!! (oh, maybe not haha!) Likes: - really funny real life voice overs, great! - multiple radio stations, hah - you get to drive on a seemingly open world highway! - driving off the roads to collect things feels ridiculously overpowered (I like to think I have 50 tons worth of trailers behind my rig) Challenges: - the view distance is a bit low - what does the space bar do exactly? feels like accelerating, but it's braking. more or less... :) Overall: - a pretty different entry with funny dialogue and a neat trucker flair |
| Aug 7 18:52:24 | 1h 30m | Limited Light (Tech Demo) | ♥ 1 | The graphics on this are spot on. I'll be following you and your work on Twitter and Youtube! Likes: - beautiful core loop of darkness, battery, and sanity levels - like the two battery "fire" modes - really outstanding graphics. consistent, crisp, clean. Challenges: - a bit short, and it's hard to really fail :) Overall: - an eye-catching, fun little piece. thanks for sharing it! |
| Aug 7 20:22:06 | 1h 29m | MarsX | ♥ 2 | I didn't make it to mars today... but great choice of music. Likes: - the overall graphics are quite nice - decent sound supports the gameplay well - music choice is excellent (even if not rateable) - I like the hexagonal particles, this is a trick I'll remember for my own games Challenges: - colliders of spaceship a bit large - not enough feedback or "juiciness" on the movement, it's such a pretty rocket, yet it moves more like a rock... Overall: - beautiful entry, and I'm honoured to lift it over the 20 reviews mark :) |
| Aug 7 20:28:37 | 6m 31s | Drifter | ♥ 1 | Floaty space mining (?) action. Likes: - starts off with a really nice audio track - very floaty gameplay, feels much better than many jerky space games I played in the Jam - upgrade system... quite impressive! - loving the wording on some of the items. Rockomax fuel tank for the win! Challenges: - ... but I was for the most part not able to earn any reasonable amount of money? this is hard work. I guess that's what space mining is... - add a tiny grain of parallax to the background starfield and BOOM, feeling of depth and all. - more feedback on mining stuff. took me a while to figure out I was gaining loot Overall: - promising entry, looking forward to you future jam submissions! |
| Aug 8 10:02:22 | 13h 33m | Last survivor | ♥ 1 | Good looking game with nice survival gameplay! Likes: - lush, smooth graphics - punchy sounds - Zombies! - decent survival mechanics - a lot of content and mechanics for a compo entry! Challenges: - a sound when an object like a tree breaks would have added to the immersion - initial gameplay can be a bit tedious before it gets frantic |
| Aug 8 10:08:40 | 6m 18s | Soul Gun | ♥ 3 | Decent gravity jumper with nice monster designs! Likes: - mini Zerglings, ahahaha! - solid gravity Shift mechanics (not my favorite genre, but still good job) - fairly consistent art style, that is worth a lot! - fine sounds! Challenges: - gravity gameplay isn't really rewarding in most situations, and doesn't feel punchy and juicy (yay vor vague terminology...) Overall: - cool entry - that MΓ‘laga Game jam must have been awesome. Didn't know they had one! Hasta luego! |
| Aug 8 14:37:29 | 4h 28m | SPHEER | ♥ 1 | How the hell are these gems showing up just now?! π Likes: - excellent graphics and setting - fantastic trailer - so much content, how'd you do it? - high polish and production quality - aesthetics are in the same league as Portal and other double-A franchises Challenges: - controls aren't that clear, i.e. how you can telekinetically work with the sphere and all Overall: - prime quality entry, congratulations! - this could well be a premium game on a VR store just as it is... enormous potential |
| Aug 8 18:57:48 | 4h 20m | Rats will kiss the gunner's daughter | ♥ 2 | Excellent, moody entry which requires your brains and your intuition! Likes: - great interrogation logic puzzle - funny characters that I still can't fully grasp - great graphics - overall wonderfully designed game screens - nice music piece - totally ace game title :) Challenges: - it's a bit spammy to read at times. Could this work with just 4 days? Overall: - a prime entry that stands out on many fronts - definitely an unique puzzle experience. |
| Aug 10 17:42:07 | 46h 44m | Yo Ho Ho | ♥ 1 | Dramatic pirating "action" in this management game. Likes: - good soundtrack - simple mechanics for the combats - seemingly quite a bit of stuff to discover, nice! - tutorial messages make it clear what needs to be done Challenges: - it was weird because the "submit" button didn't always work, so at first I didn't understand how to actually sail somewhere - I get sunk by other ships consistently. maybe having flanking double as dodging would make things interesting |
| Aug 10 17:44:45 | 2m 38s | Supermarket Slap | ♥ 1 | Haha, what a game. I really crave a bottle of maple syrup now. Did you know it's delicious stirred into cold milk? I really hope you get enough ratings, because this game is really "innovative" in its own right regarding the theme. SLAP! Likes: - super silly - super fun - super difficult to actually grab stuff with my wireless mouse Challenges: - a bit hard to really get stuff done - what exactly IS my shopping list? - I can't help myself but I had a deja vu regarding the shelves and goods that reminded me of another game - if you used pre-made audio, please opt out of the audio ratings. :) Overall: - I can haz maple syrup now? |
| Aug 10 17:56:53 | 12m 08s | Plane'R | ♥ 1 | Why doesn't this have more ratings? Likes: - the warning sound is awesome. need to remember that - pretty nice graphics :) - a whole shop progression element to it, neat! Challenges: - the music is nothing to write home about... but at least you tried. :) - what were you thinking with the upside down controls? up should be down, and vice versa. all right, now I sound stupid. but planes work that way. :) Overall: - underrated entry with a lot of original assets and a nice airplane theme :) |
| Aug 10 22:44:22 | 4h 47m | PowerMan | ♥ 0 | I currently can't run this because I don't have a machine with Java ready, will do so ASAP. |
| Aug 21 15:57:13 | 257h 12m | Recharge | ♥ 2 | I like the way you can climb up the "lattice" of blocks. Pros: - nice animations - clean, crisp graphics - decent audio Cons: - doesn't seem to be a "game" in the sense of having a beginning, a middle, an end, and a way to fail or succeed (other than falling out of the level) A quite respectable first entry, nonetheless. The audio and loss of charge almost remind me of rhythm games, like Crypt of the Necrodancer. |
| Aug 21 15:59:58 | 2m 45s | Beachside Battery | ♥ 0 | I can't play this game because it is hosted on a site that force-feeds me flash content, which my browser (Google Chrome) won't play. |
| Aug 21 16:03:04 | 3m 06s | Down to the last Percents | ♥ 0 | Holy crap, a Werewolf! Pros: - I love werewolves - couldn't ask for chunkier pixels at all - nice idea with the lighting - cool death sequence Challenges: - a bit tricky to play, really. Hiding from the eyes doesn't really work reliably...? Still, most fun and most pixelated way to get eaten by a werewolf! |
| Aug 21 16:09:02 | 5m 58s | Mega-mia | ♥ 1 | The music is pretty awesome :) That's more soundtrack than most games have! There's significant breadth of moods and tempos, as well as a subtle consistency across the tracks that makes the, feel like they belong together. (I only have time to download the music, as I'm on a mobile device - sorry for not playing). I gave you 1/7th of a five star rating point for the audio, though. |