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| Timestamp | Since previous | Game | JamesOliverMusic's comment | |
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| May 1 07:51:52 | DEA-7H | ♥ 1 | Beautiful graphics and environments :) Maybe including a tutorial will help players settle in to the gameplay...? | |
| May 1 07:57:39 | 5m 47s | The Boxer's Pact: Fausts of Fury | ♥ 2 | With a little more polish this game could be great. Good work though for what you've accomplished for such a short amount of time! |
| May 1 08:01:18 | 3m 39s | Knit Worth | ♥ 3 | Artwork is great and very fitting music.I loved the intro cutscene! and look forward to seeing more :) |
| May 1 08:05:59 | 4m 41s | Delta Fighter | ♥ 1 | Nice artwork. More music could add intensity to the gameplay... and perhaps some kind of upgrade system and enemies? |
| May 1 08:12:54 | 6m 55s | Life is Currency | ♥ 2 | Nice graphics! You accomplished the sinister mood very well overall :) |
| May 1 08:16:05 | 3m 11s | Danko | ♥ 0 | Excellent graphics. The map felt a little empty, but I'm sure as you continue working on it, it'll flesh out a bit. More intense music could be more fitting as well. great work though :) |
| May 1 08:21:00 | 4m 55s | Life for Likes | ♥ 0 | Killed by a chicken! Nice work. The music could do with some variation, but fit the graphic style very well. Great job! |
| May 1 08:33:44 | 12m 44s | A Heart of Gold | ♥ 1 | Nice art. Music and sound would add more weight to the actions and the gameplay. Great job though |
| May 1 09:12:17 | 38m 33s | The Last Drop | ♥ 1 | Beautiful art and good use of the theme. I would have liked to have seen more musical variety, as with the longer days the loop becomes a little more obvious. Great work here. |
| May 1 09:19:21 | 7m 04s | Leif is Life | ♥ 2 | Nice work. Beautiful art and fitting music. Maybe include some different events to make the game a little more tactical? Or instead of head on battle, some kind of ambush tactics that cost more food, but more men survive? Just some ideas :D Good job |
| May 1 10:24:38 | 1h 05m | Shark Turf | ♥ 1 | Nicely done! Some sounds would've added more depth ;) Graphics and environment were well designed. |
| May 1 11:17:43 | 53m 05s | Angry Planet | ♥ 1 | Very nice! I like the art style. And the lack of music seemed to work in your favor. Well done! |
| May 1 15:39:46 | 4h 22m | Sheep It | ♥ 2 | Nice work! It was a little heavy on my laptop, framerate kept dropping. Great visuals and fitting music as well! well done :) |
| May 1 15:54:54 | 15m 08s | Murder of Crows | ♥ 1 | Nice. I actually liked the absence of music, but having some ambient wind sound would've added more atmosphere. Perhaps add some music for the boss battle? Also, the peasants seem to have eyes on the back of their heads haha. makes it hard to sneak up on them, along with their ultra flexible shoulders. Great visuals though and a concept that fits the theme so well. |
| May 1 16:03:14 | 8m 20s | Koe | ♥ 1 | :O That was a mindf**k haha! Excellent game, one of my top 5 so far.. I loved the mood you created with the music and visuals, in addition to the schizophrenic popups. With some additional content and clear direction this game will kick ass! Well done. |
| May 1 16:10:28 | 7m 14s | DISREGARD LIFE, ACQUIRE CURRENCY | ♥ 1 | beautiful water effects. Its so mesmerising with the reflection. However, there was no clear direction or objective so it felt sort of wasted in a way... Add those, or integrate your amazing water effects into another title and you're onto a winner :) |
| May 1 16:18:47 | 8m 19s | Rashness | ♥ 2 | Very pretty. Challenging! Especially with the range of attacks he has. I managed to beat him by maxing out the strength and hammering attack as much as possible. Would be great to see more content, bosses and perhaps regular enemies. The music sounds a little too diatonic to fit the boss 'mood.' I really like the art style though. |
| May 1 16:27:19 | 8m 32s | Xochipilli's Trade | ♥ 2 | Really nice graphics and art. The initial area was beautiful and full of detail but the dungeon felt a little lacking. Perhaps go a little darker and maybe less generous use of lighting? Suspenseful music etc.. Some of the sound FX, particularly the sword, were a little artificial sounding. With a touch of post-jam polish, this game will be amazing though, as all the fundamentals are there. Nice work! |
| May 1 16:37:37 | 10m 18s | The Price To Pay | ♥ 2 | Graphically, my favourite so far. Some of the animations were disappointing though, like when you kill an enemy it would be nice to see some kind of transition rather than just disappearing or appearing on the floor. It doesn't feel as satisfying to hit an enemy as it looks like it should, if that makes sense, as the graphics are so amazingly polished. The music seems a little mismatched as well... The initial piece and the second one I heard sounded like they didn't fit from a production standpoint. Check the looping of the first track as well, and perhaps vary it so it doesn't get too repetitive. Nice SFX though. Overall a very memorable game, especially the graphics which were one of the best I've seen in this jam so far. Kudos :D |
| May 1 17:35:51 | 58m 14s | BETRAYDED | ♥ 3 | Great game and beautiful graphics. I only wish I had a friend to play it with :'( |
| May 1 18:51:22 | 1h 15m | Idle Idol | ♥ 0 | Excellent job. Nice graphics. As you've already mentioned, the music could do with some variety. Maybe just additional post-jam content would help the game to flourish. Nice work. |
| May 1 19:02:15 | 10m 53s | Ollo's Life | ♥ 0 | Nicely done. Music, graphics and gameplay come together great here. Reminds me of my old gameboy games. Great entry. |
| May 1 19:10:56 | 8m 41s | Escape from Hell | ♥ 1 | Awesome little game. Nice graphics. Add more content, moves, weapons, skills, other perks like agility/luck etc and this will be epic. Don't forget the music! ;) |
| May 1 19:19:01 | 8m 05s | Self Surgeon | ♥ 1 | Nice graphics. Very innovative. Maybe include some additional features to maintain interest after the first few levels. |
| May 1 19:24:28 | 5m 27s | BraveBelly (Thiccboy hurdle jump sim) no download required | ♥ 1 | Nice graphics. Personally the runner games are not to my taste but you did a great job nonetheless. Perhaps make the music more upbeat (at least doubletime!) to match the upbeat nature of the game |
| May 1 19:32:12 | 7m 44s | Blood Quest | ♥ 2 | Nice! I got to whoop some bosses with a stick! The music could do with a little variation and tension in the big boss battles. Some of the puzzles were a little confusing but I got there in the end. Well done all-round |
| May 1 19:37:10 | 4m 58s | Reaper's Keeper | ♥ 0 | Very nice. Beautiful artwork, reminds me of something I might have seen on cartoon network. Great job overall. Challenging and fun! |
| May 1 21:02:59 | 1h 25m | Dr. Ectomy | ♥ 1 | Really interesting puzzle game. Very unique and innovative. Nice graphics and it was quite funny putting the organs in the wrong way round haha! |
| May 1 21:33:49 | 30m 50s | Drytown | ♥ 3 | Awesome! Played it all the way through to the end. Charming music and design... Could do with some more content post jam.. And perhaps more involved combat and new locations to discover. Well done! |
| May 1 21:48:20 | 14m 31s | Kaide and the Bloody Sacrifices | ♥ 2 | Nice gameplay mechanics and camera controls... It feels very responsive and accurate. Music and SFX would have added so much depth to the game, but hopefully post-jam that will be done :) |
| May 1 21:57:38 | 9m 18s | The dangerous life of an indie dev | ♥ 2 | Who needs music, right? ;) |
| May 1 22:11:48 | 14m 10s | Mine Corp. | ♥ 1 | Nice work! Wonderful graphics here and pretty intense gameplay. Maybe some of the powerups, like the comet, should actually damage the earth as well? But well done with this, I had great fun playing it! |
| May 1 22:31:03 | 19m 15s | utsvulten | ♥ 0 | Funny and slightly disturbing... the grapes look pretty tasty though. |
| May 1 22:42:07 | 11m 04s | Snek Farm | ♥ 2 | Very pretty graphically. Well done. |
| May 2 17:14:00 | 18h 31m | The strange Life of Bill the postman | ♥ 1 | Nice artwork. The postal delivery idea was nice, and would definitely serve well as a side part of a larger game. |
| May 2 17:20:46 | 6m 46s | Black Friday Shopping | ♥ 3 | Some nice visuals here that match together well. The audio side was lacking though... I've never used a banana as a weapon before, so nice work :) |
| May 2 17:24:59 | 4m 13s | Bob the Zombie | ♥ 2 | Double check the audio balance. Some of the SFX are a little loud compared to music. Maybe have some kind of sound when health gets low, or an indication on screen. Very nice visuals though, well done. |
| May 2 17:29:21 | 4m 22s | Piggy Bank ! | ♥ 1 | Very pretty. Solid entry. You managed to fit in so much content in a short amount of time. Very well done :D |
| May 2 18:06:39 | 37m 18s | safecrack | ♥ 0 | Nice! Very addictive game. I managed 9 mins. Definitely need to get some music in there to help add more ambience. maybe some obstacles to encourage players to use their newfound agility. Well done! |
| May 2 18:12:54 | 6m 15s | SHROUD (Synthetic Human, Radiation OUtput Determined) | ♥ 1 | Maybe have some kind of indication that the character is dying other than the little gauges at the top? Maybe some kind of animation that he's running out of steam. Good work though, nice art. |
| May 2 18:18:51 | 5m 57s | Life is Food | ♥ 1 | I honestly didn't like not being able to control the character myself... What if I want to just eat junkfood all the time? I don't want lettuce... You have some nice artwork and animation, so perhaps improve the mechanics to make gameplay more involved. |
| May 2 18:23:52 | 5m 01s | Styx It To The Man | ♥ 1 | Nice art and physics! I wish there was a little more to do though. I'm sure with some post-jam content this game will be fantastic, or use this game as a mini-game/level for a larger game. Also, a little rowing animation would add a nice touch :) |
| May 2 18:32:33 | 8m 41s | Cursed Samurai | ♥ 0 | I love it! This game is definitely in my top 5. However, this game NEEDS music and SFX without question to take it to the next level. Even if its just environmental ambient sounds. Maybe add some different attacks/weapons for variety. The difficulty works well as it feels more tactical. How far are you considering taking this game? Please don't abandon it! I think this could be great :) |
| May 2 18:38:12 | 5m 39s | Try to live | ♥ 1 | Maybe give the player a few seconds before starting gameplay. Nice visuals though, and a challenging experience. |
| May 2 18:42:18 | 4m 06s | Soul Surge | ♥ 0 | Some of the environmental graphics were really pretty. Maybe work on your character models some more... Zombies in tuxedos aren't all that scary ;) Also, perhaps some attack animations might be quite nice. |
| May 2 18:49:11 | 6m 53s | Die Back | ♥ 3 | Very well designed visually, it looks incredible. Your colour choices/graphic design come together so well. Good choice of music. I think you could definitely take this game a lot further, but the 'spending health for upgrades' element doesn't seem very logical, but does fit the theme of course. I would get rid of that and turn this into a badass fighting/strategy game, or some form of RPG :) |
| May 2 20:59:10 | 2h 09m | D.R.I.E.D. | ♥ 1 | Wow! Great game. Having worked with @somefarang before, I knew this game would look amazing, and wasn't disappointed. Definitely one of my top 5 so far for visuals :) The game itself is very well put together, with enough content to warrant a second & third playthrough. Although the music is great, I don't think it fits the 'wasteland' environment. Sound effects were awesome though :D |
| May 2 23:00:33 | 2h 01m | Bioenfluencer | ♥ 2 | Nice work... Took a few tries to get the hang of it but I got there. Perhaps vary the music up a little so it doesn't loop quite so often. More monsters would've been nice as well. |
| May 3 08:41:27 | 9h 40m | Seeds Of Life | ♥ 1 | I think there needs to be a little more space to move around. Also, the objective of the game was not immediately clear. So perhaps include a tutorial or even a help screen so that players can jump right in. I felt that the music didn't fit very well either.. Given that you play as a carrot fighting off armies of bugs I would expect something significantly more upbeat and frantic to reflect the gameplay. Some of the SFX sound great, the only one that was a little grating was when hit by the enemy. It's far too overpowering. I love the carrot character! And how he's trying to bounce to the music. Whoever made the music should give you the tempo so he can line up exactly :) But generally the character and enemies are very cute. Nice work :) |
| May 3 08:55:04 | 13m 37s | Death Alley | ♥ 1 | Nice work! I love the visuals and the music track is well written, especially the initial hit that brings the game in. Perhaps introduce some new music to reflect whats happening on screen, like when performing well/not so well. And definitely a game over track. Otherwise, it kinda feels like background and doesn't always contribute to whats happening. I felt that some of the physics were questionable, as I would smash some of the pins and they would jump up but stay there? And that the ball just disintegrates if its not thrown hard enough? I really enjoyed the artwork and it looks great overall. It would be nice to see the little demons play a part in the background, even if its just to distract you... or perhaps interfere in a different game mode. Great job! |
| May 3 09:23:02 | 27m 58s | The Last Dragon | ♥ 2 | Nice artwork and graphics overall. The jump control seemed unresponsive sometimes though. Some music would also be nice |
| May 3 09:40:41 | 17m 39s | ｉｎｖｅｒｔｅｂｒａｅ | ♥ 1 | Very nice ambience overall... The intro track reminded me of the Resident evil safe room :) |
| May 3 09:49:46 | 9m 05s | Sick Business | ♥ 2 | This game is great! very funny and entertaining. Very innovative use of the theme. I'd like to see more content and for this game to go further post-jam. Maybe being able to expand the hospital? Hire additional doctors? :) |
| May 3 12:17:28 | 2h 27m | Worth a Coin | ♥ 1 | The car FX made me laugh! Overall very well done in a short space of time. Perhaps a little too ambitious? With some polish this could be a great mobile game, as you could use the phone to turn etc. Very challenging and fun to play though. |
| May 3 13:48:53 | 1h 31m | ORBid | ♥ 1 | Cool game. With some extra polish this could be great. The difficulty ramps up significantly after the first 15 levels! Maybe make that transition a little smoother? Some more detailed character/enemy models would be nice. Very addictive game! |
| May 3 13:54:49 | 5m 56s | The Final Rescue | ♥ 1 | Took me a while to get the hang of it, but great work here. Very ambition project for such a small timescale, perhaps a little too much! Visually it looks great, especially the night sky. Some of the animations were a little rushed, like the crash explosion (naturally the first things I tried to do) and the aircraft controls were a little boxy. The music was fitting and adds a sense of eerieness to the experience. Maybe some of the SFX could be enhanced. I'm sure though with some post-jam polish this would be amazing. :) |
| May 3 15:13:22 | 1h 18m | Piggybanks in Space | ♥ 1 | Nice! But piggybanks in...... space? Interesting! Was challenging and entertaining enough to keep going until I could eat everything in my path. Maybe add a control to 'sprint' or something? To make piggy move a little faster. Music was a little repetitive, but the game is only short anyway. maybe add a few variations of the coin sound. |
| May 5 10:08:44 | 42h 55m | Seed. | ♥ 1 | Very nice! I could only make it to 2300... Challenging and fun little game. Very well done overall :) |
| May 5 10:14:31 | 5m 47s | UnderBreak | ♥ 1 | Very nice start. You accomplished a lot in a short amount of time... I'm sure with some extra post-jam polish this game will be great. I would definitely revisit the bullets as they look like oranges.. and they move a little slow in my opinion. Maybe add some cover points to hide from bullets. The art is excellent, especially the environments. I felt that the music could do with a little more life to fit the context, and more intensity. Good job! |
| May 5 10:25:06 | 10m 35s | Elevator Pitch | ♥ 0 | Very nice. The highlight for me was the opening cutscene, although the dialog was a little slow. The actual level design could do with a little polish I feel, to match the cutscene design a little more. And the controls were a little difficult with the boss battle, and I managed to win just by hammering space bar. The music could do with a little more intensity to match the context. Overall, a very funny game and great fun. I'm sure with a little more polish and additional content this game will go far, as I'm sure people who work 9-5 will relate to it! |
| May 5 10:47:07 | 22m 01s | Fateshift | ♥ 0 | Nice concept. I can definitely see this becoming part of a larger game. It would be nice for the player to be able to move around and explore instead of standing the whole time. I'm sure post jam, the extra content will push this into a solid title. I like the attack/block mechanism which encourages tactics instead of mashing. Good work |
| May 5 13:21:03 | 2h 33m | NecroBlood | ♥ 1 | Great fun. 23 waves on my first attempt. Maybe some extra unit types would be nice. Ones that fight better against certain enemy types etc. Also, it would be great to be able to move the units, unless there is actually a way of doing this already that I missed. Also, maybe some kind of upgrade system to speed up the bar? Just content overall would help to make this game excel. And of course, music and FX ;) Well done! Solid entry |
| May 8 16:49:34 | 75h 28m | Jamsterdam | ♥ 1 | I freaking love this game, and is probably my favorite so far. As a jazz musician I approve. I like how the chords are endless and the melody notes form parts of the chord. The rhythm section could be improved a little, the drummer should be always accenting beats 2 and 4 with the ride in between. If not using ride, the hi hat should click strongest on those beats. This is only occasionally it seems, as some of the loops are hitting them perfectly. As a concept, i can't get enough of it and really like 'improvising' and trying to choose the best notes. I would suggest including a tutorial, so that non-musician players can jump right in. it's also great because its not another musical 'beat' matching game which doesn't need a creative ear. I can see this becoming a valuable teaching aid for performers and improvisers, as you can include more info on screen, like intervals/note names/chord names and go as far as you like. You could offer the option to change the groove to samba/bossa/funk/double or half time etc. like jazz musicians do in concert, maybe for bonus cash or something? As well as including more extended chord sequences. theres potential for loads of great things post jam.. The best thing about this game is as that its a really fun vehicle for spreading the jazz-love. Well done! |