Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD17 → They Came From the Ocean

They Came From the Ocean

By bluescrn

Percentile
CategoryRankScoreCountLD17Ever
Fun53.861497.990.4
Graphics24.671599.499.0
Overall233.641488.474.2
Innovation1002.801549.227.8
Theme723.361462.843.4
Audio612.931460.635.2
Humor1052.301046.923.0
Community283.751286.592.3
Coolness15510.00.0

Ratings received

OverallAudioCommunityFunGraphicsHumorInnovationTheme
33434323
43345344
3333423
4
424533
324521
4244245
3444414
343
32425122
44555233
43445444
43445224
43345133
3345334
54455244

Comments

dertom

Cool,...really cool game with marvelous graphics...well done!

pymike

Very cool game. The black smoke monster idea is really good and they look really nice. I like the smooth controls and it feels well polished. Your games continue to inspire me since the first time I participated in a LD.

sparky

Looks neat, though my computer is too old to run this.

mrzaku

Stopped playing at wave 12!
I really liked it, the monsters creeped me out the first time they hit me.
The only thing that bothered me was that I could hear the shots hitting the monsters far far away.
Other than that, the game felt very well polished and professional.

klassmann

This turned out great! I thourghly enjoyed it. pesky things snuck up on me when i finally got all 6 digits out of 0. :(
All in all a very good game though, congratulations.

jagger27

STUPID SMOKE MONSTAZ! KEPT KILLIN MEH!
This is pretty cool, actually.

grimfang4

Can't play yet because it requires d3dx9_42.dll... Can you distribute that with it?

mihail_b

Neat. Okay, on with the by the numbers commentary.
The good - graphics like wow. This game was gorgeous. Where the islands randomly generated? There's no source, so I have no idea.
The bad - simple gameplay, frequently got killed from behind by enemies that didnt seem to exist a second ago.
The Ugly - nope, it was pretty. Sound was minimal, but what was there worked.

garrig12

missing d3dx9_42.dll, however, judging from the screens, my computer mey be to old :(

funkyjive

Couldn't play it as my graphics card lacks the proper capabilities. Pity, it looks very nice.

giantoakstudio

Made it to wave 15. I found myself an island that had good visibility. I liked the game, it reminded me of a first person centipede. =p

jazzberrygames

So great!!! It is a bit easy, because of the very high jumping power and the fact that the creatures only move on land. Controls were pretty good, and the swimming mechanic was great too. Sounds are a bit tedious, and would be much more intense if there were limited ammo (or you had to make pickups).

Loved the graphics, simply gorgeous. The monsters are very sweet.

groovemastercox

The creatures are awesome.

sparky

The smoke monster looked awesome, especially when you're close up to its face.
Due to my card it ran rather jerky, sometimes fluid, sometimes slow. A bit less blur would be nice, it looks like playing without glasses on :)

A radar thing would be nice. On my first play I spotted a worm in the distance and suddenly fell down dead from one of the beasts sneaking up behind me.

tenjouutena

Very shiny. The game itself is simple, and pretty easy. I played until level 9 before I started wondering what actually happens if the black things touch me. So then I walked right into one and died.
I like the screen border. Makes it seem like I'm in a submarine or a mech. Adds to the feeling of being hunted, when you kinda feel even more so like you can't really see around you at all times. Obviously you wouldn't even without the border, but the border enhances the feeling.
Again, very shiny.