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Timestamp	Since previous	Game		Ashtrail's comment
Dec 4 03:58:36		Sofra	♥ 1	Nice game. I especially liked the graphics which are very cosy. The audio is cool too and blends in nicely with the rest. The main mechanic is interesting, unfortunatly there are a lot of little tedious details : you can only drop one rabbit at a time so you need to drop one, move a bit and drop another, but if you're too close to the first you will pick him back up. Also in some level where we are supposed to be quick the speed difference when dropping/picking up bunnies is a bit jarring and caused me many death. I had to stop at the level with the bird and the cage because it was getting to difficult because of those little details. Too sum up it's a good game :) but it could use a bit of polish mechanic wise.
Dec 4 08:45:13	4h 46m	Buffet Run	♥ 0	(I tested on firefox and it doesn't detect input so I used Chrome.) The gameplay isn't really intuitive and I couldn't understand how to progress. Perhaps add a few tips in the description ? Also you should have disabled audio in the ratings since there is none. If you do other jams in the future try to add at least some sound effects, it adds a lot to a game. Overall it's seems interesting but it's quite barebones (the graphics are okay but there aren't any animations, the movements are cell based and feel a bit choppy, there isn't any audio and the main mechanic is hard to understand). This review feels quite negative but you still finished a game which is cool so congrats for that ! I think the whole point of reviews is to improve oneself and if I'm not honest it won't be useful, so good luck !
Dec 4 08:58:52	13m 39s	Gertrudes	♥ 1	The game is pretty nice. I noticed quite a few bugs (or intentional features not sure) : the "complete" text getting stuck to gertrudes, cats entering into other cats and the movement being blocked for a little while. The music and the sound effect are pretty discrete and scare but there nice. I like Gertrudes' face, unfortunatly we can't see it while playing :P. You put music and sound effects which is cool. I'm getting the feel you wan't the game to be fast paced and crazy so maybe next time to get that effect try putting a faster music in the background so it matches the intended mood more. Also feeback is important in a game, a sound effect when a task is completed could have be nice too. The movement feels a bit weird, especially since you start slow and then go faster and faster when the map is quite small. Overall it was a fun little game, cheers !
Dec 4 09:15:45	16m 53s	The Star War 2: The quest for more money	♥ 1	The best game I've played so far (for this ludum dare at least, well haven't played a lot though but still). Brilliantly excruciatingly painful. The music and SFX were on point. And I actually laughed out loud (like not total out loud laugh but a lot of small 'humphs'). The good point with this game is that it turns its bad points into good points I guess ^^". The only default I'd say is that with the weird voice, the bagillion sound effects and the gameplay it's hard to understand what is being said sometimes so I didn't get the whole story. (but that music tho 👌)
Dec 4 09:37:27	21m 42s	The lost strawberry	♥ 2	Wow impressive game man. The graphics are amazing ! The whole game is very well wrapped up. (Yeah don't have much to say since most of my reviews are tips for how to make the game better usually) Impressive level of polish, content and documentation for 48 hours 👍 ! If I had to nitpick I'd say that the control scheme is very awkward (I'm on a french keyboard and my fingers have to do artistic skating with my finger just to be able to jump and dash in a short time period), controller support would be awesome. Also sometimes it's hard to understand what's going on the screen or what you are supposed to do. added it to my collection to play it more seriously later on (but do try to do something about this control scheme plz ;_;). Overall : great game congratulations !
Dec 4 12:53:26	3h 15m	The More You Make	♥ 0	Really good ! Almost all the games are fun. The graphics, sound effects and retro gameplay give a very consistent feel. I have no idea how you managed to do all this in 48 hours O_o". Given the context of this game I don't really have anything to suggest for once ^^". Good job !
Dec 4 13:09:49	16m 23s	I'm tired of all your stuff	♥ 1	Very nice game ! Very funny, the quote for each object is cool and makes me wanna replay to hear everything. The music is really cool and that torso 3D model 👌 ! My only gripe with the game are the weird controls but maybe that was intentional or I didn't tweak the settings right (and also if possible make a web build of the game, less of a hassle to test it ^^" avast is scanning every executable games of the jam and it's a pain in the ass )
Dec 4 13:23:24	13m 35s	Clumsy Paws	♥ 2	Really nice ! I do agree this game could make for a good smartphone port. Not much else to say since everything is really well done, the art is lovely (that game over screen is terrifying O_O), the music and sound effects are nice and the gameplay is good (quite hard though).
Dec 4 13:45:12	21m 48s	Gods Fate	♥ 1	Interesting game ! I like the concept a lot. There's still room for improvement though : The game could do with some Audio it would add a nice touch, it's actually easier than it seems, you can use your mouth for most SFX and something like Bosca Ceoil to do average music quite easily ^^. The UI isn't very readable at the moment.I think it's a problem of scale, since you made the game with unity I'm thinking maybe you were playtesting your game in a small window and not in fullscreen.Perhaps adding color to it would help it stand out too. Lastly the concept is interesting but it feels like it lacks something. A winning condition could be cool, or just a score on the amount of time you manage to survivre. The game lacks a bit of challenge so it becomes a bit boring after a while. But I'm sure you can find out some tweaks to make the player feel more pression. Anyway good work (and nice graphic assets) !
Dec 4 16:57:55	3h 12m	Escape Infection!	♥ 1	Interesting concept ! Could use some more mechanics, maybe a few tweaks on the movement and maybe a little bit more consistency in the art style. Good work !
Dec 4 17:16:02	18m 07s	HTTP: The Game	♥ 1	Very nicely done ! The UI/Graphics, the tutorial and the concept are flawlessly implemented. It's also nice to be able to learn things when playing a game. However I still have a few remarks : firstly for a game like this an ambience music would be really nice, SFX for feedbacl too (like a validation -tut- and a failure -bip-). Secondly, and this one is quite personal, although there is a challenge the game gets pretty dull after a point, especially since I usually don't like "micro-management" in games and this one is all about it ^^. I guess that's intentional though, which is bound to divide the audience, some people like it, some people won't. To sum up it's really well made, but not really to my taste and that's fine :).
Dec 4 17:33:15	17m 13s	BOXKILL	♥ 1	Nice game ! I like these kind of game so I guess I'm biased ^^. I don't know if it was my computer (doubt it) or the visual effects but the game seemed very choppy though. Also the game is quite difficult because of the small map and the fact that the camera doesn't cover a big space so you can get surprised by bubbles easily. It would also be nice if you could see the shadow of a bubble before it falls, because sometimes you hardly have time to avoid them (although maybe my game just laggued). Anyway good work !
Dec 5 06:40:27	13h 07m	Rocket Boom	♥ 2	Nice game ! Simple but fun mechanic and good take on the theme. The game could use retries, bonuses when hitting the yellow balls and some SFX (just bxfr would make a difference and it's really fast to use 30 minutes tops to add all sound effects to your game). If you add a bit of polish and some new level mechanics you could release it I think (like on the app store or something).
Dec 5 06:56:10	15m 43s	Alien Crab in the Rotormaze	♥ 2	Wow this game is really awesome. I'm impressed ! My only gripe with the game were a few bugs tha cut my progression. The graphics are really neat (by the way there is a slight glich layer wise, sometimes when the character is in front of a block the top of his head is rendered underneath said block). The music is top notch and the fact that each new unlock changes it is awesome. Fix the bugs, add a few other levels (like not small levels, but a few new environments with each 5 levels) and you got a game you can ship ! Great work man 👌 !
Dec 5 07:14:41	18m 31s	Droplet	♥ 1	Nice game ! Also it's cool you managed to fit in a tutorial ! In my opinion a few tweaks could improve the gameplay quite a bit : * first drops bonus should scale with their size : big drop big -> score, small drop -> small score, it would feel more rewarding and add a risk/reward when unsure if you are bigger than another drop and going in anyway because you might hit jackpot * It feels like the drops are scaled on your level (as you get bigger, you actually get smaller on screen and so do all the previously big drops), instead the camera should dezoom as you grow up to reveal more map, this way would be more rewarding and you'd get more feedback to know you are a big fish now. I don't know how easy this would be to implement with your framework but I think it would add a lot to the game. Anyway good job !
Dec 5 07:24:27	9m 46s	Running With Scissors	♥ 2	Amazing game ! The concept is pure gold, your past self is most demonic AI ever created ! Everything is really good : the gameplay 👌, the art 👌 and the music 👌 With a bit of polish (+ a bit of bug fixing, especially when you finish a level) and more content you could ship this ! Congratulations !
Dec 5 13:59:07	6h 34m	Asteroid Crasher	♥ 1	A really neat game ! Most of what is in the game is well done and polished so not much to say, except I guess like some said in other comments some UI giving a bit more info about the game state. Also the spaceship and the asteroids look pretty good but the portal feels a bit weak in comparison. Also if I really want to nitpick, and I'm doing this for all the feedback you gave in your stream (always nice to have ideas on were to improve), the fire trail looks weird when you move a lot verticaly (at the begining at least, it makes a weird square sinusoidal pattern ^_^"). Maybe just making it fade faster would solve that, dunno. Overall a really good game nicely immplemented, especially when you consider you started late :).
Dec 8 01:40:34	59h 41m	Crowd Control	♥ 1	Nice game ! It's actually quite fun and the music goes nicely with it. I like the concept but I find the game a tad bit hard though. I'm thinking maybe a bit more feedback could help with that, perhaps a specific sound when an enemy pops, you'd still have to look for them. Also some kind of animation for the assassin when they are about to shoot so we can prioritize who to shoot first or just now if we are already screwed. Anyway good work, it was fun to play it ! (even if I suck ^^") (Sorry I took quite some time to play the game but I was quite busy these last few days)
Dec 20 11:45:17	298h 04m	Star Smugglers	♥ 1	Nice game ! The concept is solid and there are a lot of nice little details (the humour or the weird curly paths when you chose your next destination for instance). I agree with tuism concerning possible improvements (although I personally didn't have any problems with the font). I think the game could use more content (since a big part of the fun of the game, for me at least, is discovering new situations) and perhaps emphasize achievements to incite the player to continue playing. Good job (and kudos for Haxeflixel :P) !
Dec 20 12:12:16	26m 59s	Be Yourself	♥ 1	I really liked the art (gave a bit of an Edmund McMillen feel, especially his last game 'The end is nigh'). Regarding the mechanics the game is a bit unbalanced because the screen is rectangular so when a ball comes from the up/down axis it's way harder to react then if it comes from left/right. Maybe if the screen was square it would be a bitt better (or just the balls come from a circle around the player). The menu music was actually pretty cool, but the in game music was repetitive very quickly and the sfx of the balls could be annoying sometimes especially some times in end game where it would make loop the sound for a few second. I think the game could use a bit more feedback and/or mechanics (if you intend to continue working on it that is). This kind of gameplay isn't really my thing but overall it was a really cool game, nice job !
Dec 28 13:41:53	193h 29m	Chaos Space Kitchen	♥ 0	Nice music and graphics (I think the latter could be a bit more consistent though, for example with the contour color of the sprites). The gameplay and controls are pretty fun but the item spawning is a bit too random in my opinion (sometimes I'd have a grill spawned on top of an oven for example). The time limit is quite short too and after many tries I couldn't pass the 3rd level. Overall it is a nice game, it could a use a bit of polish to be even better if you're willing to keep working on it :).
Dec 28 13:56:20	14m 27s	The People's Army - a lite rock paper scissor TBS Game	♥ 0	Nice game ! I liked the art. The music was pretty nice too (although for some reason when entering a level it would stop). The gameplay is pretty good (I guess I'm biased since I like Advance Wars quite a bit) although in my opinion the game isn't very readable and sometimes it's hard to understand what is going on. Overall it's a very nice game, good work ! It'd be worth polishing if you are interested in continuing your work on it.
Dec 28 14:19:46	23m 26s	Epitaph	♥ 0	Really nice art and overall ambience. Unfortunatly the game isn't ooddles of fun and the coughing stopping you in the middle of what you are doing becomes a bit annoying after a while. But I know it's hard to adjust the gameplay in such short time, I had the same problem ^^". Anyway congrats for the good work !
Dec 28 14:42:12	22m 26s	Run Guys	♥ 1	It's actually one of the most fun game I played of all LD40. The art is fine, too bad there isn't any sfx/music. I had a few ideas for improvements : the game could get harder (faster at least) as you get further to make it more challenging and getting a good sense of progression. It would be cool if the score was displayed as you go. The quotes from your friends are nice but it's hard to read them when you have to focus on the game, maybe if they actually said them that would solve it although it might get annoying fast. Overall it's a really good game, good work !
Dec 28 15:21:53	39m 41s	Pirate Cat	♥ 0	Fun game ! Sometimes the cat would stick to my balloon even when they were quite far from it. Also it would be nice to be able to move the camera with the mouse because sometimes the camera gets stuck in the mountain and it looks kinda weird. And lastly when you get stuck in a mountain the hurt sound goes on continuously and it's not really pleasant to the ear. Overall the game works well and is quite fun, good job !