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Germa

By kbdmaster

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Fun2553.00
Theme3073.06
Overall4762.77
Graphics4982.57
Humor5591.52
Audio5891.28
Mood5902.19
Coolness70641
Innovation7191.91

Comments

madpew 2012-08-27 11:30

Missing audio, some blops would have been nice and some music. Nice little game, would work great on touchscreens.
Well done!

thomastc 2012-08-27 11:31

Nice! I'm not sure if the mechanics are obvious to someone who hasn't played Osmos, so some instructions would be handy. Too bad you didn't have time to put in the ejection of your own mass to gain speed; that's one of the key things that make Osmos so tense at times.

orni 2012-08-27 11:39

audio and more effects would make this game superb - feels like OSMO (or however that game is called)

good job

folis 2012-08-27 13:25

Pretty close to the game Osmos, I like that concept though! Graphics could perhaps been a little more polished.

jacic 2012-08-27 17:01

Not bad, it definitely needs some audio to capture the feel of Osmos though. And I ended up stuck against a wall. :/

Despite that, this game is good. :)

citiral 2012-08-27 17:03

The concept was okay, but it could have used sound. I've seen better versions of the same concept in this LD.

pighead10 2012-08-27 17:12

Instructions would be handy - I see people referring to "osmos" but I haven't played it. I worked out what to do and it was strangely addicting, although sound definitely wouldn't have gone amiss, as well as some extra game mechanics - powerups?

mejf 2012-08-27 22:00

Yeah, audio would have been nice! Pretty graphics. Depressing to have to start over when you die on level 9.

31eee384 2012-08-27 22:20

I think it could have used some visual feedback. Not being able to tell which other bacteria you can eat and not really being able to determine the direction you accelerate in made it kind of difficult to judge movement. The idea is familiar and solid, though; good job for your first time!

devaki 2012-08-27 22:21

Nice game design! but i find the control a little bit weird. Still made me play :)

grifdail 2012-08-27 22:21

i'have got an probleme whith level 1: Eating the 2 small ball does not make me big enought to eat the big one... Nice game however! But not realy original, cell eating game are legion !

sakuyan 2012-08-27 22:45

I like the fact that it uses clicks instead of the conventional way of WSAD

ollie 2012-08-27 22:58

Game format was pretty standard, well done though. Wasn't a massive fan of the controls as it was pretty hard to control my direction (and ended up stuck in a corner for a while)

linkzns 2012-08-27 23:15

Love this game.. I agree with madpew.. it would be awesome with some music.. and sometimes you start and die..maybe your random position needs an adjustment.. xD

accidentalrebel 2012-08-28 00:07

Being a person who played Osmos, I had no problem adapting to the controls. Although the thrust was a little too much than I wanted. As for me, there was no music at all. Not even sound effects. HTML5 problem, perhaps?

charlie_hadden 2012-08-28 00:23

I really enjoyed this. The controls threw me off for the first few times due to the lack of instructions, but once I worked it out it was actually really good.

It also made me have to play differently to most games (I'm normally fairly run and gun), which was a nice change. My best was wave 7.

yettatore 2012-08-28 01:47

Interesting game! When you lose, the game should return to the level you lost. That would be more fun.

mutuware 2012-08-28 02:56

Nice simple scope. I got stuck in the corners a bit, though. Also didn't like starting again from wave 1.

eyehawk 2012-08-28 08:38

Fantastic game KBD - loved the concept! It reminded me of Osmos on the android - keep up the good work :)

hirsch 2012-08-28 10:53

This game is addicting. Some background graphics and ambient sounds would have created a whole new atmosphere. But anyhow this game is fun and I fairly like it even though the game is a bit similar 'Osmos'. Well done :)

devaki 2012-08-28 12:07

I've played up to Wave 15 , just to see how things get harder, put i find that after a while the maximum size for a germ is reached and you dont encounter wth bigger ones.

This can be a mobile platform game if you continue to work on that, specially wave system.

zakchaos 2012-08-28 15:20

Well done man,I like how you used your time to focus on content, and I really enjoyed the use of simple graphics, it gave it a cool atmosphere. definately look forward to see where it goes from here.

thurig 2012-08-28 15:42

Just a fun game. Would be perfect on a phone of tablet.

x-0ut 2012-08-28 22:03

Very simple game, congratulations on completing your first LD.

marudziik 2012-08-30 22:02

Simple and fun. Too bad it restarts at wave one - I've had couple cases when the initial placement was so unfortunate, I almost immediately touched something bigger.
Other than that, it's quite fun - I like it. Oh, the source link seems broken.

kbdmaster 2012-08-30 22:45

Yes Indeed @marudziik
Deleted the files by error !