phren 2012-08-27 00:56
This time I didn't even have the energy to update the blog at all! Phew, 110% effort went to the game...
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD24 → A Matter of L and D
By phren
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 3 | 51 | ||
| Theme | 29 | 4.00 | ||
| Humor | 139 | 2.90 | ||
| Innovation | 265 | 3.12 | ||
| Audio | 368 | 2.43 | ||
| Graphics | 423 | 2.77 | ||
| Overall | 504 | 2.73 | ||
| Mood | 552 | 2.29 | ||
| Fun | 653 | 2.08 |
This time I didn't even have the energy to update the blog at all! Phew, 110% effort went to the game...
I killed a frog! I'm not sure what all the different mutate buttons do. Maybe if it started out with only a couple of critters it would be easier to follow?
Yeah, it was a bit overwhelming, and I couldn't really follow what affected what. The game felt a bit confusing to me.
fantastic! really interesting simulation.
I didn't really feel like there were any goals, so I didn't really feel compelled to do anything. The simulation part is great but I wasn't asked to explore it and see what was possible.
Perhaps there has been some confusion regarding the goal of the game. There isn't really any score or end result you should strive for. It's more of a sandbox "do whatever you want" type of game. As a very goal-oriented gamer I can understand your issues. :)
At work instead of playing solitaire you can give a creature a stupid name and go watch him sex up and eat its children. :P
Pretty confusing at first, but it's nice to see a simulation with so many parameters.
Always fun to see a good simulation, and graphics are also pretty slick, considering the time constraint. Spore-ish :-)
Uhm ... interesting! I don't have any idea what I do and how I do it, but I guess that's how Mother Nature created us, too.
Cool simulation, had a play for a bit with it but as there didn't seem to be a goal to the game such as get x number of worms / frogs on screen I left it alone after a while.
The mutation bit is also nicely done and you learn after a bit which gene is more likely to affect postively despite HP loss. Fits in very nicely with the theme also I have to say!
I really had no idea what I was doing :D
Its very much on theme though.
That was fun! Like a particularly good screensaver. Although, THOSE BASTARDS KILLED FRANK.
More of a sandbox than a game, but it was pretty fun to name one creature and watch its descendants blot out the gene pool. Speaking of which, if you let it run for a while it can get hard to see anything through the haze of names.
Quite fun to watch! :D Just a note to change your web link from http(s) to just http, some of us will just get the "Install Unity" page, even though we have it installed.
Oh, that's why it didn't work for some people! Thanks for the tip!
A big thanks to all that have played my game up until now. I appreciate it. :)
A little too confusing -- not sure exactly what was happening or why.
Quite a steep learning curve on this one!
I had problems maintaining populations. I thought the way mutation worked was really innovative and cool but I think it costs way too much health to play with. I would also be frustrated when I would spend a lot of time improving my worm, and even if I was careful not to let it get low on health, some evolved beast would still come along and gobble him up a second later :(.
Still, it's an impressive sandbox!
@phren did you read the walkthrough? It's on the end of the description, should help. But maybe I'm just presuming that people get it and I havn't made good enough instructions for this game, but I've tried.