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| Timestamp | Since previous | Game | Florian van Strien's comment | |
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| Dec 4 11:49:57 | I want more money | ♥ 1 | Really well done! The gameplay is pretty simple, but entertaining, even though your choices don't really seem to matter at all (which is part of the game idea, I guess). The rhythm parts are fun, but don't seem to matter for the end result too. Maybe you could've done something minor with them except repeating them until the player succeeds. For example, you could have them affect how much money you get. The small pieces of music of these parts do fit well with the story. The graphics are pretty good, and it's fun how your clothes change based on your choices. The audio, music and voice acting are really great! And I like the song at the end. I like how you show a gravestone with your choices, but I couldn't find a way to replay the game from there. But maybe that's not really needed, you can't replay life either of course. :) | |
| Dec 4 12:14:31 | 24m 34s | Hedgehog - winter is coming | ♥ 1 | Well done; this is great for your first released game! The gameplay was fun for a little while, but I did feel the apple and worm requirements could've been a bit lower, because it took a bit long, even in easy mode, and by then the game started to feel a bit repetitive. Also, there was no pause option, so when I minimized the game for a little while to write down some feedback all my apples had been stolen. Also, I did manage to get stuck a few times, probably because my speed changed when I was near a wall, but usually button mashing fixed that. The graphics are pretty good, actually! Maybe you could've added a background, I think that would've improved them further. Also, the text in the menu was a bit ugly, but that's a very minor issue. |
| Dec 4 12:56:37 | 42m 06s | One Million Dollars | ♥ 1 | The music and graphics were great! I didn't finish the game, but I played for a while, and the gameplay did get a little repetitive. But maybe that's the point, of course. :) |
| Dec 5 22:24:45 | 33h 28m | Curse of the Brew | ♥ 1 | I like the game idea, nice use of the theme! But as you already know, the notification is not there, making it really hard to know what the effect of the potion actually was. The combat plays well, but as Hakita said there seems to be little reason to actually attack enemies right now. The graphics are good. One minor point: when you start the game, sometimes enemies are attacking you instantly. It would be nice to always start in a safe room, to give you a some time to get used to the controls and look around before you have to defend yourself. |
| Dec 6 16:27:05 | 18h 02m | Hairball | ♥ 0 | I've played this once, but when I wanted to try again a few hours later Windows Defender thought it was a virus. If this is a GameMaker: Studio game, maybe you can try the zip export option instead of the single exe one? Anyway, I really liked how weird it is, and the worsening FPS is a very interesting way to use the theme (although it wouldn't work very well for a larger game I think). I liked how everything moved, like the text. I don't remember if I liked the music unfortunately, so I'll rate that if I get the game to work again. |
| Dec 6 16:55:12 | 28m 07s | Dream Roamers | ♥ 1 | Really well done! I loved the music and audio! The graphics are really good, too! The gameplay is fun, but the dungeon generation is a bit basic, as there don't seem to be too many types of rooms (this doesn't impact the gameplay too much, though). Also, for some enemy types, I thought you had very little time to look around in a new room before you had to dodge them, but maybe that's just because I'm not great at games like this. I liked how you show a random quote in the end! |
| Dec 6 21:25:29 | 4h 30m | Crimson Assault | ♥ 0 | I like this game idea, and I like how you used the theme. The game is fun, but the controls are a bit hard and don't feel very responsive, even if you have just one soldier. I tried a few times, but I never even managed to complete the first level. It's good that you have sound, but the sound effect is a bit too loud and distorted for my taste. |
| Dec 6 21:35:54 | 10m 25s | Pixel Cartel | ♥ 1 | Really well done, I loved the art and graphics and the game was fun to play. I liked how there are quests to give you some direction. The theme isn't very clear, though. Small bug: you can get the shotgun even if you have no money. The shopkeeper tells you "no money no deal" but you get it anyway. |
| Dec 6 21:49:52 | 13m 58s | Bullet Hell | ♥ 2 | Well done! I liked the game idea and the way you used the theme. The (abstract) graphics are also nice. The game was fun, but I did find it really hard because of the controls (I don't play many games like this though). Cool that you've managed to keep the file size so tiny. By the way, the YouTube video you linked says "This video is not available.", but maybe that's just in my country (the Netherlands). |
| Dec 20 14:28:12 | 328h 38m | Bike taxi service | ♥ 0 | This game looks great! I love the colorful voxel style. I thought it was fun, too, but really hard in my opinion, because the controls were pretty hard (obviously as intended). The timer didn't seem to matter much, though, as I could continue playing with a negative time just fine. |
| Dec 20 14:40:41 | 12m 29s | FATAL OVERKILL - Robot Edition | ♥ 1 | Pretty simple, but fun game! And the music fits really well too. The graphics are quite nice as well. Small thing: Sometimes, I did get get "stuck" near a hallway (I could only move in two directions, while you'd expect three), but not always (I can't really reproduce this). But normally the movement was really smooth. |
| Dec 20 14:54:16 | 13m 35s | Units of measurement are notorious hoarders of francium | ♥ 1 | Quite a crazy game! It was very imaginative (and random), which I really liked. It's pretty hard to see what harms you and what doesn't in the beginning. After that, it was easier, except when I had to go back to my bike and found out I had to move a long way... I mostly used the wine, as that was by far the easiest weapon to use. It was a fun experience, and I liked the graphics, too. |
| Dec 20 15:06:25 | 12m 09s | Tactical Marshmallows | ♥ 1 | The art is really great, but I didn't feel there was a lot of interesting gameplay. It was pretty hard in the beginning and then the gameplay seemed to be just "build an expensive as possible tower whenever you can". I also didn't really "feel the theme". It was still fun to watch the awesome animations for a while, though, and the sound was good as well. I feel the gameplay could be expanded upon to make a great game. |
| Dec 23 10:05:57 | 66h 59m | You God Mail | ♥ 0 | Cool idea, and the prayers were great. However, it was a bit hard to see what the results of accepting/discarding the wishes was. The graphics were pretty good, and I liked how you could actually see the village and not just the email screen. |