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| Timestamp | Since previous | Game | ruthiepee's comment | |
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| Oct 4 16:48:59 | SlingPoint | ♥ 4 | I DARE anyone to beat my high score 2021-10-03 20_56_15-Tyler Rhodes LD49 SlingPoint.png | |
| Oct 10 19:10:17 | 146h 21m | Unstable Ground | ♥ 1 | Unstable Ground is easy to pick up but hard to master -- one of my favorite qualities in a game, especially in a jam game. I made it to Day 25 with 5 people. I need to do one more playthrough to understand the mechanics of the people but I had great fun trying to balance the buildings. The graphics are quite handsomely done in a "2-bit" palette. The music is pretty repetitive but the tone suits the game. Well done! |
| Oct 10 19:25:09 | 14m 52s | It's All In Your Head | ♥ 1 | Took me about 15 minutes to complete the game, which is a little longer than I might play a typical LD game but I found the writing was really strange and engaging. The map is huge but the combination of the run button and the colored paths helped wayfinding quite a bit. All of the NPCs are incredibly unhelpful, lol, so at some point I stopped talking to them, so that's definitely something to consider. The green area with the groovin trees is obvs the best. Fun stuff. |
| Oct 10 19:33:42 | 8m 33s | Un's Table | ♥ 0 | I could totally imagine this as a Mario Party minigame. The mechanic of the table is well done and I appreciated the visual indicators of the tilt, though there are some things like audio, scoring, and some visual polish that could enhance the sense of panic you get from trying to balance the table. |
| Oct 10 19:44:44 | 11m 02s | Helico Pter | ♥ 1 | The helicopter sprite is so clever, I love the "1-dimensional" animation of the rotor. With that said, the cute style belies how brutally hard this game is. I made it to level 2 which felt like quite the accomplishment. I feel like the sensitivity of the landing could be a liiiittle bit more forgiving. Definitely had fun with the controls and recommend this for anyone who loves a challenge. |
| Oct 10 19:56:46 | 12m 02s | Perilous Potions | ♥ 1 | What a lovely game!! Potion brewing is perfect for this October Ludum Dare. I really appreciated the 'scaffolding' of the gameplay -- the fact that you are learning how to play while playing is really smart. The graphics are super charming and cute, and the music is perfectly spoo00ooky. 🧙🏻♀️ |
| Oct 10 20:05:54 | 9m 08s | Careful Deer | ♥ 1 | Did I win??? 2021-10-10 16_00_59-Careful Deer by BethFromAbove — Mozilla Firefox.png Really really funny game with a cute facade that makes it even funnier. I unironically like the photo collage style. 16 joints is definitely absurd but I found a technique that got me to the end (repeatedly pressing QWERUIOP like a piano roll. Creative and fun! |
| Oct 10 20:31:09 | 25m 15s | Giant Horse Deathball | ♥ 1 | Holy shit, this game made me feel like I was going absolutely insane. Just a big whirling blob of animals smashing things. Between the swirling mechanics, the camera controls, and the kooky music, the game definitely sucked my brain in and wouldn't let go. I played it all the way to the end -- my score was 511.59 (LOL @ the score having decimal points in it). Once you get a big enough deathball going, it's not too hard. I found it easiest to just zoom out all the way. My eyes kinda hurt now but man I had a great time playing Giant Horse Deathball. |
| Oct 10 20:48:14 | 17m 05s | Jam Fall | ♥ 1 | Great job, especially for a first game jam! I thought the mechanic was really clever and a good balance of panicky fun. Also, I don't think your art is horrible like you've said lol, it's actually very clear, colorful and communicates what's happening in the game very easily. I think if anything the background could be a little less busy. I like the different difficulty levels a lot. |
| Oct 11 17:08:08 | 20h 19m | Oopsie Potion | ♥ 1 | Really nice sprite art! The wizard is really cute and overall super appearling. I liked the quick action of this game quite a lot even though it's short. It's very polished and I appreciated the mini tutorial guide. Highest score I got was 1485 somehow. |
| Oct 11 17:20:05 | 11m 57s | Nuclide | ♥ 1 | I have to admit, I didn't understand what I was supposed to do at first. But once I figured out the mechanics, I had fun playing this elegant little puzzler. So maybe add a sentence or two of instructions somewhere on the page for others? The extremely polished style, cool and buzzy audio, pretty particles and fun physics make this a really great game. And I love the take on the theme. |
| Oct 11 17:43:34 | 23m 29s | Noinun40 | ♥ 1 | The core mechanic is really simple yet interesting. I like how it's posited as an "anti-match-3" and that describes it really well. At first I didn't understand what I was doing but I re-read the directions a couple times and got it. So maybe a better description of the controls could be helpful. (Edit: I noticed the directions are are cut off in the web version, at least for me.) I thought the elements starting to wiggle as they became more unstable was some nice feedback that really ups the tension as the board fills up. The music is a bit strange and unnerving but it totally fits with the style of the elements and adds to the tension too. Nice! |
| Oct 11 17:49:53 | 6m 19s | Un's Table | ♥ 0 | I actually like the use of the theme -- it works as both Un's Table and 'unstable.' The gameplay is not the most fun as it's pretty finicky and the food randomly disappears sometimes. But props for trying to make a time management in a jam, that's hard to do. |
| Oct 11 18:05:43 | 15m 50s | Frogmented World | ♥ 1 | Very cool puzzle platformer! I like how the mechanics gradually build on themselves. I didn't understand the warping mechanic at first, until I accidentally walked into the particles, so maybe it needs a sentence or two on this page to onboard people a little better. The levels with the robots and the diagonal jump traversal are BRILLIANT! The first robot one stumped me for a while but I was so delighted when I figured it out. The froggy sprite is super cute too but the puzzle design is what really stands out about Frogmented World. Definitely worth a play! 2021-10-11 14_03_27-Frogmented World by spudboy — Mozilla Firefox.png |
| Oct 11 18:17:39 | 11m 56s | BIG BAD LAB | ♥ 1 | Fun and hectic. Definitely impossible to play without reading the directions ahead of time so make sure you do that. 😆 I really like the idea of a single player time management game with Among Us minigame vibes. The synapse connector was my least favorite, it was a little too finicky and made my eyes hurt watching it spin. Some music that speeds up as you move through the phases would be the cherry on top, but I found it to have an interesting concept and fun gameplay anyway. |
| Oct 11 18:32:52 | 15m 13s | falling flamingo | ♥ 0 | At first I was getting scores around 28 to 30 seconds, and I read one of the comments that said they went up to ten minutes. At first I was like, "WTF?!" Then I took it as a challenge. After a few minutes it does get sort of tedious and boring (hint: use the poop mechanic to maintain balance). But I played this game for way longer than I thought I would, so kudos for that. I also enjoyed the cute interface and the flamingo factoids. 2021-10-11 14_29_47-falling flamingo _ ldjam.com _ Ludum Dare game jam — Mozilla Firefox.png |
| Oct 11 18:44:41 | 11m 49s | Overloaded Server | ♥ 1 | Nice little time management game with cute sprites. Who designs a kitchen that required jumping?! All jokes aside this was a great-looking game with clear objectives. Would've been nice to have some audio for feedback and to make the game loop a little less monotonous but the computer/router fixing keeps you on your toes. I like how pressing the power button quits the game, lol. |
| Oct 11 18:54:05 | 9m 24s | Tipsy | ♥ 1 | Nice, tightly designed balancing game. Definitely difficult but not impossible -- you start to figure it out after a couple of restarts. I really like the simple, clean style and how it keeps the focus on the gameplay. Same for the music, it's very thoughtful. |
| Oct 11 19:01:35 | 7m 30s | No hands Dorifto | ♥ 1 | Is it just me or is it playing way too fast in my browser? I can barely get above a score of 20 by mashing the spacebar as soon as the game starts. Edit: I just read some of the other comments and yupppppp, I think it's running in double-time or something! My monitor's refresh rate is 144hz for reference. Let me know if you come up with a solution, I'll come back and try it again. :) |
| Oct 11 19:14:10 | 12m 35s | Our autopilot is somewhat unstable... | ♥ 1 | I really like the concept, having to manage a limited amount of 'resources' with a little bit of a logic/programming twist. I thought the tutorial and the interface were pretty intuitive to use. The game looks and feels pretty simplistic but the gameplay is genuinely creative and fun. I got 10 clients but could probably do better if I tried. :P |
| Oct 11 19:21:15 | 7m 05s | Toilet paper ! | ♥ 1 | LOL, very strange but funny use of the FMV genre. I... won? |
| Oct 11 19:25:39 | 4m 24s | KungFun BaLance | ♥ 1 | The serene tone of the game is my favorite part, made by the elegant black and white graphics and the music. The first time I played, I didn't notice the balance indicator because it doesn't have much contrast against the background, so that's something that could be improved. But overall the balancing mechanic is really satisfying once you get the hang of it. Nice game! |
| Oct 11 19:35:13 | 9m 34s | Sticky Wheel | ♥ 1 | At first I thought this was going to be like one of those hamsterball levels in Super Mario Galaxy that always drove me to the brink of madness but I'm glad I kept going because it is absolutely not that. The 'sticky' Katamari-like mechanic was really cleverly used here as a puzzle mechanic. The graphics are simple but that didn't bother me because the puzzles were so interesting. The music is a little too simple though. I was really delighted with (spoiler alert) the level with the sticky rod and the rails. Really really clever. |
