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Lonely Pods

By k_wright

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness251
Innovation923.2429
Fun1272.9329
Theme773.1429
Graphics1003.2129
Audio852.8628
Humor1392.4522
Overall903.2128
Community573.3318

Comments

localcoder 2011-05-02 08:52

I enjoyed this. It looks great and was fun to play. The signpost that had its last sentence crossed out was a nice touch.

alexlarioza 2011-05-02 21:01

I got to the second level and I got stuck in a "loading level 0" loop. ;] From what I played I enjoyed! I think the ball should be a little be more responsive though.

sonnybone 2011-05-02 21:31

Yeah the sign was hilarious! This is a pretty neat idea and I like your interpretation of the them... cuz it IS dangerous to go alone! BZZZZZZZZT

nitrik 2011-05-02 23:14

Very nice! I'm very impressed by how polished this game feels. My only wish is that the pods had less mass, so you didn't get flung around when you interact. Well done!

the-jack 2011-05-03 02:10

So the cure for loneliness is disintegration? I like it.

Congrats on finishing LD48!

fifth 2011-05-03 15:37

Very polished, but felt a little slow.
It was a little weird to be pushed around as the pods rushed to follow your path.

winterblood 2011-05-04 23:07

Sound mechanic, but slightly clunky feel to the physics (although I was using keyboard). Otherwise very slick though!

eli 2011-05-05 19:33

Really cool idea! Very solid puzzle concept for the short competition scope. I liked the color-coded feedback of the pods, and the "traps" that they could fall into. Also, good graphical atmosphere (depth is a nice touch). The music is OK, but it got very tedious, very quickly.

qrunchmonkey 2011-05-06 05:41

Seems like a fun concept, but I think the controls suffer a little by being physics based.

I had a lot of trouble during level 2 trying to get the blue guys to activate doors for me, sometimes I had to shove them into the door (and that doesn't even always work)

telluse 2011-05-06 14:26

Good entry.

I agree that the music becomes tedious very quickly, simply because of the brevity of the loop :P

The mechanics have a great thing going, having the thought process of puzzles with the care and precision of action games. A bit of tweaking on the controls, especially the ball, but otherwise few things need to be altered for this to stand nicely on its own.

endurion 2011-05-07 06:37

Not bad :)
It could need some variety. You're going back, getting more balls and throw them at something. The player control is too floaty for my taste.
Other than that, solid entry!

mwest 2011-05-15 12:15

Well done it's a good entry with very good graphics, sound and gameplay!

I hated the controls though, felt like walking through molasses or something - too much inertia on the player character...

jonbro 2011-05-23 15:08

pretty nice, I found that it was a bit difficult to control however. I kept overshooting where I wanted to go.