Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD17 → Simon Haigh's Pirates!
By simon123
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fun | 36 | 3.35 | ||
| Theme | 76 | 3.35 | ||
| Innovation | 108 | 2.74 | ||
| Coolness | 110 | 6 | ||
| Overall | 113 | 2.78 | ||
| Humor | 117 | 2.13 | ||
| Audio | 120 | 1.83 | ||
| Graphics | 192 | 1.62 | ||
| Community | 198 | 1.00 |
The "night" effect was very sudden and unexpected.
The gameplay seemed to be just traveling in circles looking for targets, no skill or strategy involved and it wasn't fast paced enough to be mindless fun.
Still, leveling up still has that mystical appeal, and getting stronger feels like an accomplishment.
I can't comment on the art if you didn't make it.
I also found the "night" effect to be jarring. I found it fast paced enough to be "mindless" fun. Having enemies give the same amount of experience gain regardless of the level difference from the player was actually really good - otherwise the order in which viable targets were found would matter too much.
Uhh, well, LD is a solo competition, you're meant to do all the art and music yourself (even if it hurts!). So this doesn't fall within the spirit or the letter of the rules.
It's a shame though, because aside from that it is kinda cool.
There are a few flaws (generated monster/chests that can't be reached) but all in all it was a very good game. I would you continue this one, it could be a very good game once polished.
Could be quite nice if some of its flaws are mended: A tad to slow, a bit more challenge and diversity.
Right now you're mostly travelling about and looking for lower numbers.
Can't vote on graphics and audio.
I enjoyed the game. The leveling up was fun and I managed to kill the ogre near the center and get 9240 gold in total. Still I think the game would need to have some sort of enemies which can actually hurt you or something like that. Maybe even a multiplayer real time version :)
I enjoyed this a lot - the basic mechanic is really fun and unique, like a statistical version of Katamari Damacy. :) Although the art and music are really good, please make your own stuff next time. :(
I found the gameplay quite fun! It could be definitely made better with less running around, though. As others have said, this is a solo thing, so even though the musics are great, I guess I can't rate them.
Simple, but fun. Nice music/art also, but I can't rate you on it since you didn't do it :/
Rad music. You didn't make it, of course, but it's still rad.