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| Timestamp | Since previous | Game | Nick Rafalski's comment | |
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| Apr 20 03:07:42 | Turbine Troubles | ♥ 2 | This is a fun game with a lot of polish! I keep forgetting to charge my main guy and keep dying! Definitely a great implementation of the theme! | |
| Apr 20 03:12:05 | 4m 23s | Square Shield | ♥ 3 | This is simple but fun! I like feeling like a ninja deflecting all the bullets from every angle! I think I could survive indefinitely by just holding down left or right forever, so some more balance would be nice, but this was still a good entry! |
| Apr 20 03:34:23 | 22m 18s | IGKNIGHT: Keeper of Flame | ♥ 4 | Wow I ended up liking this a lot. I can't get past like 14 seconds, but I think I finally got the hand of 'scroll wheel to aim' controls after the first 10 deaths. I like how you made the aiming snap at discrete increments; it let me kinda lock in on how much scrolling it took to do a 180, 90, etc. The concept is simple but well executed. I like games where the health of an entity can be inferred simply by it's visuals, like your fire. Very nice. The different AIs were a good change of pace too. Some dragons went for me instead of the fire! Those bastards! I also liked the simple but cohesive music and audio. Really true to the style of the game. I am curious why you opted out of being judged on audio because I would have scored it high. |
| Apr 20 15:54:39 | 12h 20m | Keep IT Alive | ♥ 0 | I liked this more than I probably should have! The sound effect really sells the rushed atmosphere. Every time I made a mistake I felt like I was letting IT down! The tutorial was good too. It perfectly predicted that I (and I'm guessing most users) would miss the IT separated by other letters. Nice game! |
| Apr 20 16:13:07 | 18m 28s | Supernova | ♥ 1 | This is really solid game. From the instructions to the art and music, it all is cohesive. I think it's a little disorientating when you get far away from the Sun, but you tried to help that with the minimap and the purple arrow; thoughtful touches. The music has a great groove too! Nice job! |
| Apr 20 17:36:10 | 1h 23m | FEED | ♥ 1 | This is seriously awesome. I love that the parts of the level become the new food to feed the beast. The controls are obviously wacky but I got used to them quickly. This is my favorite game of this LD so far |
| Apr 20 19:15:57 | 1h 39m | Space Fight | ♥ 1 | This was fun. A very true to form bullet hell. I like all the different patterns. I think it's too easy, but it's better to be too easy than too hard for a jam game definitely. Overall, not the most innovative, but still a fun game :) |
| Apr 20 19:54:05 | 38m 08s | Treewatcher | ♥ 0 | I feel really dumb but I don't see how to place turrets. I've read on the webpage and in game that I use the mouse, but I don't see any UI in-game to buy or select them. What am I missing? |
| Apr 21 03:02:00 | 7h 07m | LD46: The Lighthouse at the End of the Universe | ♥ 1 | This is a fun game that was executed well. I really enjoy the camera behavior of zooming out when you're moving faster. The whole thing has a kind of mellow vibe that makes it different than similar games. My only critique is that it's hard to hit the enemies with the very discrete 8-way aiming. It seems they can shoot at any angle and are much better at hitting me than I am hitting them! |
| Apr 21 03:09:12 | 7m 12s | VAMP | ♥ 1 | This looks cool, but for some reason I can't get it to load in my browser. In both Firefox and Chrome I get stuck on this screen: https://i.imgur.com/P1azwaL.png Right after getting the "initialising" screen. Music is playing, but nothing ever happens. Am I supposed to hit a certain key? |
| Apr 21 03:20:14 | 11m 02s | Unnamed Space Game | ♥ 1 | I liked this. Taking over big ships is a pretty innovative take, and it really gives the universe a sense of scale. I think the shooting was a little tedious. I would have preferred bigger bullets or less HP on every thing (my ship included). But overall there was a lot to like here. Great atmosphere! |
| Apr 21 03:31:22 | 11m 08s | BUBBLE BOY | ♥ 1 | This was great. The sounds and animation were really nostalgic of a Tamagochi. Same with the poops filling up the screen! Did I miss a score? I only played twice because I didn't think there was any high score to try to beat. Still, a good little game |
| Apr 21 12:51:54 | 9h 20m | The Machine at the Center of the Earth | ♥ 0 | This is really charming! This feels like a very complete game, from the UI, to the sounds, to the visual feedback. The platforming is pretty minimal, but it feels good. I never felt like I got cheated by weird collision or anything. The warning lights at the top are a really smart decision because they become your map. This is probably out of the scope of a 48 hour gamejam, but I think this would benefit a lot from randomizing the placement of the hazards. That way, a player would have to build his mental map over every run. Either way, great game! |
| Apr 21 15:34:55 | 2h 43m | Fishing Survivor Extreme | ♥ 0 | Hey this looks cool! I want to play, but the link to the Zip file seems to be bad. I get a 505 internal server error when trying to follow it |
| Apr 21 17:34:01 | 1h 59m | The Last Match | ♥ 0 | I liked this a lot! I got 'lost' in the forest pretty early on and had my wellness down to 2% before I made it back to the fire (which was long dead). I managed to come back from the brink and survive the whole night though. It seemed pretty easy (to me) to just go straight into the forest, not make too many turns, and come straight back to the fire. I didn't even notice the coordinate system until I read @dave-follett's post. However, I still really liked the mood of the game. It would be a nice twist if there were monsters deep in the forest :) |
| Apr 21 22:59:09 | 5h 25m | The Last Flame | ♥ 1 | this was a lot of fun. It is very complete and has a novel mechanic (moving the sword with your mouse). Those 2 things are what gamejams are all about: finishing something, and being just a little bit experimental. I do think the game is a little unbalanced. The first 2 waves are really easy, but you don't make enough money to buy any upgrades. I got enough money in the middle of the 3rd wave to buy the damage upgrade (and really needed it!) but I didn't have a second to breathe and purchase it. I died right after that. Regardless, it's still a really cool game and a nice entry :) |
| Apr 21 23:46:37 | 47m 28s | Square Loves Circle! | ♥ 1 | Wow this is so good. The story is cute, and the mechanic is really novel. Most importantly, the level design is so great. Most LD platformers I play have really rushed or just lame levels, but these were great. Awesome job |
| Apr 22 00:10:16 | 23m 39s | MR BUZZ'S FANCY-ASS PICNIC | ♥ 1 | This is really silly but really fun. The fly has a ton of character between the cute animations and sound effects. The gameplay is simple, but doing the "lowest of 4" scoring makes it really interesting. You have to prioritize certain foods even though it'd be much easier to get another one. Great idea, and great execution. |
| Apr 22 01:23:46 | 1h 13m | Get To The Chopper! | ♥ 1 | Glad I came back to this after you fixed the download issue. It's actually pretty fun. I feel horrible every time one of my little chopper buddies gets taken out on my watch. Neat graphics too. Good job |
| Apr 22 01:31:22 | 7m 36s | Keep Him Alive | ♥ 1 | I literally started giggling to myself while throwing couches at the fat guy. This was great. It was really satisfying to completely block him out from a couple pizzas and see him switch to a salad. Well done |
| Apr 22 12:28:28 | 10h 57m | goose no lose | ♥ 1 | This game is really cool. I just love the idea of picking up "a guy" and his house and bringing them on your cosmic voyage with your goose. I agree with some other people that the moving mechanics were pretty exhausting (having to do a new keystroke just to move in the same direction), but other than that, I liked everything about this game. I love when keys and locks start showing up to ramp up the complexity. Just when I thought I was getting good! Awesome game! |
| Apr 22 14:53:56 | 2h 25m | Bobbleheads want to dance | ♥ 2 | This was so cute. The way you integrated the difficulty ramp into the story is genius. Great entry! |
| Apr 22 15:00:02 | 6m 06s | LD Jam 46 Keep It Alive | ♥ 0 | There is a lot here to like! The enemies and rooms are interesting, the knight following you mechanic is a good twist, the graphics are cute. I agree with the consensus that it's too hard, but other than that, I really liked it :) |
| Apr 23 13:04:17 | 22h 04m | Life of ITman | ♥ 3 | This was awesome! Nice job. It had a really good difficulty ramp. At first everything was fine, but soon ... everything was on FIRE! It felt very tactical the way I had to wait for the few seconds of downtime in order to drink an energy drink, or refill my fire extinguisher. Well done! |
| Apr 23 13:33:41 | 29m 24s | Missing Pieces | ♥ 2 | This is super polished and charming. The cut-scenes of putting the heart pieces back are very well done. The puzzles are pretty simple but interesting and varied. Nice job! |
| Apr 23 21:22:36 | 7h 48m | Save The Bot | ♥ 1 | This was fun! I liked the level design a lot. The gun reload animation was very cool! |
| Apr 23 21:31:18 | 8m 42s | Terrible Spaceship Design | ♥ 1 | This was really fun! The 'terrible spaceship design' is very interesting. I love the little details like the recoil force being applied to the gun, and the projectiles wrapping around the screen. I wish there was a little more variety in the things to shoot, but it was still a fun game! |
| Apr 24 00:08:04 | 2h 36m | SideKick | ♥ 1 | This was brilliant! At first it looks like a generic platformer, but there are so many good game design decisions here. The procedural generation is simple, but really makes each run different. You can't memorize the level to win; you have to get better. The enemies area all different. Super fast but predicable taxis. Completely static bombs, but right where Blue-boy will jump up. Sneaky Professor Purple. Aliens that make you watchful of the vertical spaces. Then there's a boss battle?! what? That was great. A little unintuitive, and if I'm totally honest, I'm not sure how I won. I just kept trying to eat the bombs as they were tossed and eventually I won. Still, the game was great. My favorite of the jam so far |
| Apr 24 13:53:16 | 13h 45m | Captain Molly | ♥ 1 | This was pretty fun! The shooting is very juicy and rewarding. The fights are frantic but over quickly if you keep moving. The overall aesthetic is very cohesive and cute. I wish you didn't have to start all over again when you die though. Overall, a nice game! |
| Apr 24 14:26:06 | 32m 50s | Rescue Mission | ♥ 0 | This was fun! The music is really really good (until it cuts out). The gameplay is wacky and fun. I think the game needs a cursor though. Without a cursor, I ended up dragging the mouse outside the game window and losing focus a lot. I also got to the ending building (with only 1 boat) and the game didn't really end. The boat sailed off into the white fog, but nothing told me the game was over and I could still go back and shoot more monkeys (not complaining) Overall, this was a really fun experience :) |
| Apr 24 15:03:28 | 37m 22s | Branch Out | ♥ 0 | This was really cool! It was really easy to understand what was going on, which is super important for a simulation game. I like the trade-offs between making more branches and more roots. The mood is perfect too: chill and relaxing while I make my little tree all big and strong. I agree with some other comments that there is no real way to fight back against the bugs if you don't have enough Sun, but maybe I'm missing something. Really cool game! |
| Apr 24 15:48:47 | 45m 19s | Bomber Escort (or boomer escort) | ♥ 1 | This was fun. I like the simple graphics and sounds that come together to make a retro feeling game. I don't mind the slow pace of it, I think it makes it more strategic. I do agree with another commenter that the user should be able to hold to shoot. Especially if the gun can fire that fast and enemies need many hits to kill. Overall, it was a fun game that had all the necessary features (menu, win condition, lose condition, score, etc). Great first gamejam game! |
| Apr 24 17:07:36 | 1h 18m | I am Dog | ♥ 1 | This was really cute. The dog's dialogue was definitely the highlight. I wish there was a little more visual feedback when a bar is running low, and also when your dog dies. Still, a cool concept with a lot of variety and charm. |
| Apr 24 23:51:40 | 6h 44m | Economic Bubble | ♥ 1 | This was really goofy in a good way. I love all the details like the stock ticker, and the balloon faces. Nice job! |
| Apr 26 01:36:09 | 25h 44m | For Ducks' Sake | ♥ 2 | This was really charming! The premise and gameplay are super simple, but the theme is well integratd. The art and sound are super cute, even stuff like the UI. Very polished! Nice job |
| Apr 28 13:16:24 | 59h 40m | Cleaning Chaos | ♥ 1 | This was fun! It definitely captures the theme well. The dialog is a nice touch to give some backstory to the game. Nice job! |