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Feedback comments for LD40

Timestamp	Since previous	Game		ambi's comment
Dec 18 07:50:57		Moonies	♥ 0	Found a bug they seem to be able to walk offscreen. Also the ending was funny. Couldn't quite keep my finances in order. :D
Dec 18 07:59:50	8m 53s	Spatium Calorem	♥ 1	Man that was much more fun than I expected. I'm not sure about the heating mechanic. Maybe rethink it somehow. The sound was annoying and frustrating. The rest of the game was really cool. Liked the enemy movement patterns and upgrades. This has all the ingredients for a decent SHMUP.
Dec 18 09:49:13	1h 49m	Financial Burden	♥ 0	It seems there's a lot of backtracking. Going back 20 rooms to just get a key seems a little too much. While the game fits the theme, it seems there's not point in just being slowed down. I don't understand how it is connected to a game mechanic outside wasting time. What is the decision being made? How can a player improve his skill playing the game? It seems just random and there's no reward or penalty for playing the game in a right or wrong way. That said, you've got the basics of a Binding of Isaac/Zelda-type adventuring game down. The coin mechanic just isn't very rewarding. Maybe by removing most of the backtracking and putting a lower limit on the speed decrease would improve things. Also something like teleporting back to shops (for a cost) would be nice. Like for example Dark Souls bonfire mechanic.
Dec 18 10:05:19	16m 06s	DodgeBomb	♥ 1	First impressions: at first it was pretty fun collecting crystals and avoiding the projectiles but it quickly gets tedious. Especially as the shop items are way too expensive and especially as a useless tip is just a useless tip. Why put it there for the player just to waste his or her hard earned crystals? The game definitely has potential, it just needs tuning.
Dec 18 10:10:16	4m 57s	Aimmo	♥ 0	Interesting idea. The gameplay narrows down to just wasting ammo and steadying your aim so maybe need a little rethinking. Seems there's really no way to lose. It was a fun experiment.
Dec 18 10:23:48	13m 32s	The Gravedigger	♥ 0	Nice audio. More than just BFXR. Looks like a fun game. The mouse seems just very broken. Can't seem to click on any of the drivers options. Once I figured out the mouse the game itself was pretty fun. It's an actual 3D TPS! Nice! :D The altars have nice UI where you can see the bar in the game world itself.
Dec 18 10:33:58	10m 10s	Crystalien: Mega Blastar	♥ 1	Pretty cool shooter. The particle effects and the lighting especially was very nice. More enemy variety, behavior and AI would have been good.
Dec 18 10:52:50	18m 52s	Tangram Technologies	♥ 0	Really cool puzzle game. The music got a little repetitive.
Dec 28 09:07:42	238h 14m	Pub Crawl	♥ 1	Cool idea. I think it would be nice to add a story line. Now it's just a beer drinking simulator. Visual novels and adventure games need a little more meat to the bones to be fun. I appreciate it that you didn't just go the cookie cutter route and instead innovated.
Dec 28 09:20:13	12m 31s	Atoms - an arcade game	♥ 0	It's kind of frustrating and not easy to get into. The game starts way too hard right at the gate. There are no audio effects to signify any gameplay elements. The game download is HUGE. I can see how with more work this could be a fun game. The player just needs to be tought how the game works with a lot easier beginning levels.
Dec 28 09:31:56	11m 43s	DEEPER	♥ 1	Where am I supposed to go? If I go up I "reach the surface" and the game ends. There seems to also be no other way to go. Ok I found the route. It would be really nice if there was a better indicator of my non-visible area. Now it all just looks like cave wall. Also a discovered area map would help a lot. Now I'm just running around in circles. :D The presentation is very cohesive and well put together.
Dec 28 09:45:50	13m 54s	Bloc	♥ 1	Cool concept. I think there's a little too much waiting around. It would be nice if the game moved on faster, the new numbers spawned faster and the Red thingies multiplied faster. For someone with lower reaction speed, the red dots movement speed at least at the beginning could be lower.
Dec 28 09:51:34	5m 44s	Neighborhood's Madness	♥ 0	Cool concept. There seems to be no win state? Also it seems to be possible to keep everything going infinitely just by spamming good and bad actions.
Dec 28 09:54:26	2m 52s	Love Potion #7.2	♥ 1	First 5 stars for humor. Yes, I enjoy fart humor. :D
Dec 28 10:08:38	14m 12s	Snake Charmer	♥ 0	Cool game. Cool graphics. Works very well in browser. Seems I can't progress anymore because the levels are randomized and there are pillars blocking all routes?
Dec 28 10:15:08	6m 30s	Duck Guardian	♥ 0	Seems you can just spam quack and keep winning. Maybe a cooldown? The graphics and the audio are really good.
Dec 28 10:25:11	10m 03s	Adventure of temple	♥ 1	I had trouble starting this. Had to guess how to set the proper resolution. Also crashes. The combat mechanics are fun. Once I realized that you can just stun and spam hit it got a little trivial.
Dec 28 10:31:53	6m 42s	Birty Land	♥ 1	Cool looking font. Nice 80's computer style music. Really takes me back. Very nostalgic. You replicated quite well how C64 games were back then. It's a fully functional game with upgrade system and everything.
Dec 28 10:45:21	13m 28s	The Precarious Balance	♥ 0	Very interesting idea. The mechanics are well thought out. It's a little hard to get into and figure out how everything works. A gradual introduction of the mechanics and a type of tutorial would be appreciated.
Dec 28 11:10:09	24m 48s	Fireball Dungeon	♥ 1	I really like how you can even be hurt by your own fire. Makes it much more interesting and unique. A simple 2D shooter. Works well.
Dec 28 16:45:11	5h 35m	SCRAMBLED	♥ 0	Really cool that you came up with a functional first person combat/adventure game. The weapons could have used some fine tuning and I think the enemies move a bit too fast. It was a bit too "floaty". There was no punch to the hits. For a LD entry, this was excellent.
Dec 28 16:49:05	3m 54s	Virus and Boom	♥ 0	Good music. The intro was very good. The gameplay itself nothing too exciting but the story and the humor really worked for me.
Dec 28 16:55:34	6m 29s	Super Huber	♥ 1	Oh man that's a very tactile. The explosion of things you collected is both very frustrating and spectacular. The gameplay itself is quite simple once you understand. It is very punishing though, a tiny mistake and you have to start all over again. Something I prefer could be a little more forgiving.
Dec 28 17:04:35	9m 01s	Blobville	♥ 1	It was interesting. Felt a lot more like work than play. Maybe I'm not a very nurturing person. :D Well put together.
Dec 28 17:13:29	8m 54s	Capture the Essence	♥ 1	Cool game. The levels were randomized? Sometimes it felt there was no way to continue. It was quite fun nonetheless.
Dec 28 17:21:26	7m 57s	Necromancer	♥ 1	That's fun. I wish the entire rest of the game was done with the art style that you did the characters. I really dig it. At first the music really sounded really bad, but I started liking it as it fits the theme of the game quite nicely. The AI and pathing of the skeletons and the enemies could be better and the controls weren't immediately obvious to me. Really cool entry!
Dec 28 17:34:16	12m 50s	Unstable Space	♥ 1	The controls would probably be better if I could use both hands. Fun shooter. The glowy particle effects and weapon upgrades are cool.
Dec 28 18:33:44	59m 28s	Mini Mystery	♥ 1	Really cool logic puzzle type of a game. First game I immediately chose the right person, but couldn't for some reason succeed again.
Dec 28 18:36:19	2m 35s	Things are getting worse	♥ 0	Same as Tex, "connection timed out".
Dec 28 18:42:19	6m 00s	Fat and Furry-ous	♥ 1	I first thought the yellow balls were points to be collected. :D Very cool and simple game. Good job!
Dec 28 18:46:18	3m 59s	Tetripitalism	♥ 0	Cool twist on the traditional game. It's a bit frustrating that you can't immediately control the blocks as they spawn.
Dec 28 18:51:27	5m 09s	Get Your Sheep Together	♥ 0	Really cool puzzle platformer. Nice graphics. Some audio would be nice like Beebo said.
Dec 28 19:06:42	15m 15s	Starbage Man	♥ 0	Great story and VA. The star system navigation is a bit difficult as the zoom, is so close.
Dec 28 19:10:56	4m 14s	Hyper Looter Shooter	♥ 1	Super slick and kickass. The art and the music is superb. The gameplay fun.
Dec 28 19:26:02	15m 06s	The Hoarder's Curse	♥ 1	Pretty fun mini tower defense game. As aurel said, more balance would improve it.