josriley 2012-08-27 03:50
Pretty interesting game. I like the concept, but it seems like you needed a little more time to flesh it out some more. The intro voice over is super awesome
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD24 → Buffalo Joe
By Oreganik
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 3 | 53 | ||
| Humor | 59 | 3.40 | ||
| Audio | 63 | 3.48 | ||
| Graphics | 129 | 3.63 | ||
| Fun | 204 | 3.13 | ||
| Mood | 249 | 2.88 | ||
| Overall | 249 | 3.19 | ||
| Innovation | 284 | 3.06 | ||
| Theme | 644 | 2.10 |
Pretty interesting game. I like the concept, but it seems like you needed a little more time to flesh it out some more. The intro voice over is super awesome
Dude, there's a wolf floating over my head :D
Nice game, maybe a first person view would have worked too. Switch view button? :)
Very cool. I really think you should continue working on this :D
Pretty funny
Ah man dive bombing wolves are super evil! Amusing game though, was pretty fun!
Pretty cool.
It was more difficult than I expected.
Wasn't clear to me how it was evolution, but still cool.
Let me see if I got this right...
When a baby buffalo eats enough, it breeds another? O_O
Words fail me... xD
Jokes aside, the idea may be kinda fun... but I found the gameplay lacking. >_<
It's nice to knock wolf away and it's kinda funny to see new babies being born... but it's only that!
More stuff would be nice... (though I understand... xD)
Thank you for your comments, everyone! I plan to write up a good post-mortem on this, as it is a great example of how game concepts [wait for it] DEVOLVE to meet deadlines! =D
Hard to get the hang of the babies behavior but definitely +1 for the mouth-made soundtrack :D
Cool stuff. Missed some country music or the such like though.
Epic post-mortem went up: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/08/28/buffalo-joe-post-mortem/
Enjoy!
I love the sound effects, the actual game play felt unnecessarily tough. Especially when I pushed a calf into a wolf trying to get to the wolf. Nothing points out how stupid computers are than friendly AI.
Dang, I really liked this game, very unique and original mechanics. It's kind of tough but mostly in a good way. I wish the baby buffalo were just a little smarter, like for example it'd be nice if they got out of your way when you are charging at a wolf. There's a lot of other little tweaks that could make the experience friendlier, but overall I thought this was really good!
Best voice of Ludum Dare.
I loved the "Durh" noise the wolf makes when you hit him. That single detail added about three points to my ratings overall
Here is some constructive criticism:
The baby buffalos have a tendency to try and run through joe to get to the grass, but you can't move... so you have to keep trying to reconfigure them to not bump into you. Maybe add some logic so that they seek the nearest clump of grass that isn't pastjoe?
I liked the character art but the level art I felt could have meshed a little bit better.
Good work, fun to play.
The art style is really cool - I like the 3D and the intro screens. Very well done. The game is a little frustrating; there's not a ton to do, and the little guys don't get out of the way when you need to charge a wolf. I spent a lot of time trying to find grass one time, and the wolves seemed to get a lot more frequent, so I was having trouble holding on. But it was fun, and worked well, and I had a good time. I think with another couple of days, you'd have a really fun game built on top of this strong foundation. I love the quirky humor, too - very fun.
Great voiceover! Cool idea for the game as well. Some of the wolves spawn a bit close though. Very nice graphical style as well. :)
PS: I'd change Web url to HTTP (i.e., not HTTPS). Some people are getting the "Install Webplayer" page even though they have it properly installed. It's an issue with Dropbox hosted Unity games.
Haha awesome voice over. Enjoyed the gameplay and graphics! Good Job.
Thank you, DustyStylus! That confused me to no end. I fixed the link like you suggested.
i thought my baby buffalos where lions at first and try to run away :D
nice game :)
Nice voice X)
I like the idea,intersting game, good job dude !
great game. definitely needs more to it but a great start. good job!
Really nice presentation. AI works well. It seems a good base for a bigger game.
A fun little game although evolution that could be developed further. Looks great, I'm impressed to see such a good 3d game in 48 hours. I had a few collision problems, sometimes my buffalo went through the wolves and the baby buffalo would collide with me or themselves and get stuck when trying to move towards food. Good entry.
I just realised the first sentence of my comment is gibberish, that was some bad editing. What I meant to say was "A fun little game that could be developed further although it didn't have much to do with evolution."
Nice game, I laughed a few times due to the voice-over. Interesting art style as well.