lidfrid 2012-04-23 10:46
My people die swimming. Everyone xD
Not sure if i understand the goal, but i kinda like it!
good job :)
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD23 → Tiny Civilization
By suese
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 3 | 74 | ||
| Overall | 128 | 3.54 | ||
| Mood | 133 | 3.27 | ||
| Innovation | 160 | 3.52 | ||
| Audio | 191 | 3.07 | ||
| Humor | 222 | 2.71 | ||
| Theme | 255 | 3.35 | ||
| Graphics | 273 | 3.24 | ||
| Fun | 347 | 2.98 |
My people die swimming. Everyone xD
Not sure if i understand the goal, but i kinda like it!
good job :)
The fact that the world/game is generated according to the window size was a very pleasant surprise.
I love how emergent/long-term gameplay can be achieved from a simple concept like this, I would really love to see that family-tree browser in action!
Overall, I liked it a lot =). It was funny too. The only downside was the concept of tiny world isn't amazingly procured in my opinion. With the mountains and the speed of construction the scale of the world/tribe actually felt quite big.
Note: The game crashed when I opened another window of the game.
Really like the concept. Was a bit daunting to get started, but fun once its going. I wanted to rate the graphics higher because I LOVE the stylisation but it got in the way of gameplay when I lost people.
I would suggest either going more symbolic or maybe moving to a two tone palette or similar?
Name generator was a nice touch. Feels like you were building a game more for other themes in the final voting round which didn't make it, but Tiny World kinda applies :)
The graphics work really well, even though they're simple. Makes me think of something I would have stayed up to play for hours on my old monochrome monitor.
A family history browser and timeline would be cool, although I think a few more activities & things to make the timeline more interesting.
It's fun to see things progress once houses start appearing and the civilisation grows.
Hell yeah! I love it
Great art style, but it's easy to loose track of all the people. Selecting more than one unit would be cool, but for 48 hours - it's cool enough. :)
Lacking a bit of directions but love the graphics
I think that this game is a little slow. it would be a much better game with increased game speed an a few instructions would be nice.
That was amazing!
Beautiful. I could listen to the music all day long. Must admit I don't 100% know what I'm doing, but I'm enjoying it.
Good game! Like others, I don't quite know what I'm doing, but I still enjoy myself! Definitely at home amongst classic games! Amazing amount of depth for a 48 hour game!
And it's a world as big as my browser window - seems pretty tiny to me!
It's quite hard to figure out what to do, but the art style is amazing!
Wish the people were different colors so i could spot them. That's my only complaint! Yay for this game!
It is good!
Very interesting experience, if a bit too slow. (Not sure if it's a problem on my side, but the people were walking at a rate of about 1 frame per second.) It reminded me a bit of Virtual Villagers, only without the story and puzzle elements. (For the record, I really like Virtual Villagers so it's a good thing!)
I like that the world is as big or tiny as your window, though I agree with oddgoo that it still could feel like a spacious world when the browser is on full-screen.
The art style adds a lot to the mood of the game, as does the music. I felt it was slightly ominous... like doom was inevitably going to come upon my tiny civilization.
Unfortunately I didn't get very far into it. On my first run through, I killed a baby when I got both parents to leave the home, which made me a bit upset so I left it until the next day. Now I'm successfully raising children (yay!)! But the parents seem to be dying of bad health. Also, people drown... I wonder if I managed to get their swimming skill up whether they'd be able to get some goodies from the water?
Unfortunately my patience was not strong enough to keep me playing until I found all the hidden features. However, I like what you've done and I think with a bit of tweaking it could easily develop into a very addictive game!
Really fun and well made game. I didn't acctually got, how to build houses, ... :( though I have read your description. Maybe I missed something... Also, art style is fun :D
Nice! Not got the time to play it again properly (not working everyone straight into the grave) right now but will try to come back to it.
I dig the art style and the idea, could use a bit more onscreen instruction/hints.
man they take forever to walk anywhere hehe.. i like it tho :)
This is incredibly hard. I can't imagine what it would be without your strategy guide. But there is something very strong in this game. At the opposite of the traditionnal "civilisation" games, each death is a tragedy, each birth/house built a very happy moment. Moveover, the fact that the game is slow makes it very very immersive.
It is a great success according to me.
Wow, I was blown away by this. It's got a somewhat steep learning curve, but I could see this becoming some sort of cult classic a la dwarf fortress if expanded upon further. A bit slow, but I think it adds to the whole feel of the game. Good job! I'd say this is among my favorites just for the look and the immersive experience alone.
A firm favourite, this could turn into a cult game :)
I even score it high on graphics; the graphics suit the mood perfectly, and add to the gameplay.
It recreates a classic mac game feel somehow from my fuzzy past.
Good simulator! :)
Hey Suese, remember me from Command War?
I had to find your entry, and I am not disappointed. It's really nice. I have no idea how you did all this in 2 days. It's sucks you in as you play really, really well. I salute you!
This is one of the stronger entries I've played.
The level of detail is great. Inherited names and inbreeding; attitudes; structure decay. I did get frustrated that 80% of a person's lifespan was spent walking from place to place -- I knew I needed to maintain houses, but unless they were built right up against the trees, they decayed faster than I could maintain them.
I want to keep playing this. I hope you'll refine it.
Tiny world, huge potential!
Very nicely done, though perhaps a little too slow-paced.
I like it... although the breeding (inter) thing confused me at first... well done :)
Lovely retro B&W graphics, loved the depth (breeding certainly adds a couple of levels to it) and the gameplay. My only complain would be that people move kinda slow and yet it's sometimes hard to click on them!. I don't know how you managed to pull this thing together in only 48 hours, though. it's amazing.
love those monochrome graphics!
Wow, i love the retro feeling of the graphics and the soundfx.As ilo said. Huge potential! Please develop it further.
I drowned my people :D
Hi I like the concept and the graphics and sound are nice and suit it. It gets a lot more interesting as it goes along too which is nice! Clearer and easier to play in colour on the post jam version too so a good update to it
Love the mood in this one. It's heartbreaking to build a civilization and then having them die one by one.
Graphic style works great. I got a bit bored because there was no real goal, I wish there were achievements at least (e.g. reach the third generation, get 12 people).
Amazing work though, especially because of the deep gameplay.
A little bit slow but WOW what a cool entry ! I would have loved to see this game on an island, so you have a defined space to live on and explore. Anyway, kudos to you !
I loved the concept, the music and the interaction with the people. :)
Nice idea but I found it tiresome after a short while. Especially finding 4 pixel villagers was tedious.
I liked the retro feel.
I have to be honest. I played the 48 hour, and then afterwards went to see the color version, and I have to say, I really really prefer the black and white. It's beautiful and minimalistic (which I like) but still clear and easy to understand.
The music is fantastic. And it is quite clear you put a lot of effort into this. Bravo!