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March of the Ladybirds

By mrdanh

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness359
Innovation2803.26
Overall3493.12
Humor3632.35
Fun4392.79
Graphics5212.74
Theme5242.85
Mood6262.36
Audio7381.31

Comments

jeroenimooo 2012-04-23 20:29

Nice game, Design could be better, But the idea en levels are very good. It took me a sec to get the bug exploit ;p but i finally got it, and i have learned that you can use bugs for good stuff :D

gremlin 2012-04-23 21:04

It's an interesting take on whatever you would call the lemmings-genre.

orgarus 2012-04-23 21:05

I think it's a good a idea but the game speed is a little slow for my taste.
Cheers!

toast 2012-04-23 21:52

Good effort, although it is kind of basically Lemmings. I forgive you though.

drabiter 2012-04-25 04:20

I agree with orgarus, need to speed up a bit. Very fun puzzle game although I can't pass lv4 :D

namkcor 2012-04-25 19:01

Good game, the puzzles were ok. I just got bored quickly as there was no speed up button.

Shadow 2012-04-26 00:17

Nice graphics and cool game. It certainly needs an speed-up button though. And a tutorial. Even a few in-game screens would've helped. Finding the instructions outside of the game was confusing at first.

schizofunky 2012-04-26 13:13

Nice idea! I love puzzle games like this!

caanonfodda 2012-04-26 14:19

Pretty good, but again, slow, needs speed-up button, yada yada...

Got stuck on first level that uses turn-around command due to what seems to be a bug. (block not dissappearing when it is by itself and a ladybug is on it).

I like that it uses icons and intuitive gameplay more than text and instructions.

mrdanh 2012-04-26 16:04

Thanks for the feedback guys. I agree, in hindsight, a speed-up button is an obvious omission. I was a little too happy during development to just watch the little guys trundle about.
With regards to blocks not disappearing when a ladybird is on it, that's 100% intentional, I figured it would be interesting if the player could keep those blocks alive until the ladybird steps off it.

toadd-y 2012-04-27 10:34

Maybe not fast/fun enough but i idea behind is really cool!

catmoo 2012-04-28 14:23

Lemmings with Ladybirds! It's great, the game plays really well. Like some have said though it'd be a nice addition to have a meter for controlling speed. Also the ladybirds themselves are really cute :)

Shame about the lack of SFX but the game is enjoyable enough to let it slide :)

robcozzens 2012-04-29 22:55

Really cool, but I couldn't figure out the bug exploitation level.

schnerble 2012-04-30 18:15

I quite like the idea. The main things I'd mention are that the click detection was a little touchy, and there was probably a bit too much precise work required. I got stuck on The Excavation Party, as it took ages and I always ended up with one bug running around in circles. Overall quite cool though :)

jfransham 2012-04-30 18:25

fun little puzzler that I played all the way to the end, despite the "Hopscotch" puzzle of execution that made me consider stopping. Overall, a very good job, wish it was longer but ultimately it still had a surprising amount of content for the time you had.

jimmypaulin 2012-04-30 19:17

Great puzzles, really enjoyed this! Big lemmings fan back in the day so dig the lemmings vibe. Would like some more fireworks and of course sounds, but a solid experience with loads of scope for more...

jesterblue 2012-04-30 21:47

Fun game! Played pretty slow for me. I would add a speed up button if you continue development

johanp 2012-05-01 15:23

Nice and cute! A bit slow paced, but fun to play with. Good job!

sodaware 2012-05-03 01:44

As others have said, a speedup button would have been nice. A little polish on the user interface side would make a big difference. The underlying gameplay is solid though, and some of the puzzles were quite tricky. Especially the bug exploit one - but I felt super smart when I finally solved it!

azurenimbus 2012-05-04 21:04

It was good, but you definitely should have sped it up a bit.

pighead10 2012-05-07 11:36

I loved it, but ragequit on the line of sight puzzle. I really think you shouldn't use up an ability if it doesn't affect anything. Really fun.

make-a-game 2012-05-09 22:29

Good twist on the Lemmings mechanic, but you forgot the all important fast-forward button. ;)
I didn't get past the pit with the disappearing blocks because I kept getting one ladybug stuck on a single block that wouldn't go away since the bug couldn't leave it.