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| Timestamp | Since previous | Game | Simanis's comment | |
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| Dec 3 21:14:12 | ICATUS and the Golden Ball of Yarn | ♥ 1 | Did not expect to like it and yet I did. Stuff I liked: - sfx - mood - story - mechanics There were some minor bugs, but nothing gamebreaking. The biggest one was that buttons for restarting the game did not work. I think I completed the game with 20 feathers once, but got the bad ending. Might be tripping though | |
| Dec 5 19:01:31 | 45h 47m | Reaching The Sky | ♥ 1 | A very interesting concept, did not expect it to be as intriguing as it was. Didn't manage to get the good ending, since I suck at games like this. I look forward to seeing what you would make once you improve your skills and/or get some teammates. |
| Dec 5 20:28:25 | 1h 26m | As Of Yet Unnamed | ♥ 1 | Saw you on Twitter, finally got around to trying out the game. What attracted me was the elaborate and detailed artstyle. You don't see that often in gamejams. Unfortunately, the controls on browser didn't seem to work almost at all (I was playing on Chrome). It's a real shame, because it seems like a LOT of effort went into putting it all together. The game title is great as well. As I lurked on Twitter during Ludum Dare, I glimpsed a few of your tweets and thought to myself how long are you going to keep thinking about how to call the game :D |
| Dec 8 12:43:58 | 64h 15m | Accept this Offering | ♥ 1 | This submission was recommended to me by a cool person so I decided to try it out. I'm not into puzzle games, but this was quite enjoyable. It's very polished. The audio is relaxing and the visuals are decent - they do not substantially distract from or add to the experience. I must admit that I never fully understood the controls, just went with trial and error :D |
| Dec 9 19:10:04 | 30h 26m | Killage People | ♥ 1 | As mentioned before, a very ambitious project for a gamejam. Positives: - art - leaderboards - relaxing atmosphere - custom splash screen 0_0 Negatives: - boat is slow - occasional buggy animations break immersion - difficult to find players, perhaps bots would help - instructions only appear when starting the game The game has good potential imo |
| Dec 9 19:37:58 | 27m 54s | MeowByrinth | ♥ 2 | Nice graphics and enjoyable gameplay. One of the few Ludum Dare 43 games that I completed until the end. My two gripes are a lack of background music and no warnings before the pitfalls. Had to restart a few times because I didn't notice them or miscalculated how close I can stand. The reset is very sudden too, perhaps you should leave some message to the player that the game has restarted. |
| Dec 14 19:32:11 | 119h 54m | Wild Heat Showdown | ♥ 1 | As others have pointed out, a crosshairs or a mouse cursor would have helped a lot. Definitely needs more work, but it has a solid base. Keep it up 👍 |
| Dec 15 09:54:56 | 14h 22m | Bloodgold: Sunken Treasure | ♥ 2 | Very enjoyable :) Got to the third level. I like the additional details, such as your bag and UI getting bigger as you get more gold. There's a lot of content for a gamejam game IMO. The mechanics interact in interesting ways, as you can lure enemies on spikes or block them off by raising walls and then killing them while remaining unreachable yourself. The only bug I noticed was that enemies could manage to pass through walls if you give them enough time. I also never felt the need to use the coin throwing mechanic. Still, one of my favorite games so far. |
| Dec 15 10:39:29 | 44m 33s | Sacrificium | ♥ 1 | Sweet and short. I like the main background music. The death sfx were quite annoying though. It's also possible to go outside the boundaries of the level if you keep going right after picking up the book ;) |
| Dec 16 08:49:17 | 22h 09m | Scapegoat | ♥ 0 | Very impressive entry. The art-style and atmosphere remind me of 2000's rpgs. The audio and sfx are great, but as great as it is, the background music can get on your nerves after a while. Not sure why it was necessary to completely disable backtracking in some segments of the game. After I had reached the first gate and understood that I would not be able to get all the keys in the current area, I had to restart the game to be able to complete the game. It might also be a good idea to mention in the instructions that you need to press spacebar in order to dive. The only bug-like thing I noticed was that the goat could be glued to the underside of a moving platform. Carrot trees ftw! P.S. Sorry if any of my gripes repeat the other comments, didn't check them all out :D |
| Dec 16 09:19:02 | 29m 45s | Reactor Overdrive | ♥ 1 | Was generally confused, but I don't usually play bullet-hell or similar games. Some gripes: - your central turret doesn't shoot where the croshairs is pointing - web version was extremely laggy, had no sfx (tried on Google Chrome), had to download windows version to play - the UI was way too small - (this is subjective) the bullet trails were a bit of an overkill and didn't fit with the overall style. Maybe some particle effects such as semi transparent pixels would do the job better (see example below) image.gif Overall, it's a decent submission, especially for a one-man 2-day team. Hope I didn't sound too harsh. Keep up the good work! P.S. sorry if the I repeated some of the other comments, didn't check them all out |
| Dec 17 19:16:27 | 33h 57m | PeonCraft - Sacrificed | ♥ 1 | I loved the audio, voice acting, and the attention to the detail, such as the other units chopping wood or attacking the enemy buildings. For a gamejam game it would have probably been better to focus on the base mechanics, but I enjoyed it regardless. It would be very interesting to play a game where you can switch different careers beneath the guidance of the player and accomplish various tasks. |
| Dec 17 19:53:00 | 36m 33s | Never Coming Back | ♥ 1 | Sweet and simple. Wished killing enemies was more personal. A smiley face on cube goes a long way :) Also, it's an awesome job for a first entry, keep it up! |
| Dec 17 20:10:30 | 17m 30s | SLAP HAPPY | ♥ 1 | THIS IS THE PERFECT GAME! IT HAS EVERYTHING YOU COULD EVER WANT! SO GLAD I CLICKED ON THIS, NOW I CAN DIE IN PEACE |
| Dec 22 07:51:53 | 107h 41m | Model Trains Inc | ♥ 0 | Neat artstyle :) I like the personal touch given by the humor and passenger epitaphs in the credits. The gameplay didn't entice me too much since I'm not into management type of games (or maybe because I'm really bad at them :D) |
| Dec 26 22:26:03 | 110h 34m | Of Gods And Rain | ♥ 3 | There are many good aspects that probably are listed by others already, but I'll reiterate: - nice artstyle - good atmosphere (I love games set at night and rain :) ) - a lot of lore (for a gamejam game) - good choice of music - polished feel Admittedly, The gameplay itself didn't feel particularly exciting. |
