todnut 2013-08-26 17:28
Cool idea! I like the exploring in the dark.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD27 → Candelabra
By duff
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 1 | 100 | ||
| Innovation | 163 | 3.58 | ||
| Mood | 220 | 3.24 | ||
| Theme | 233 | 3.51 | ||
| Audio | 465 | 2.71 | ||
| Graphics | 505 | 2.96 | ||
| Overall | 518 | 3.09 | ||
| Fun | 858 | 2.55 | ||
| Humor | 885 | 1.67 |
Cool idea! I like the exploring in the dark.
Excellent idea but when I drag the match it blinks :/
I loved your music and the mood it creates btw.
Cool game. The flicking was a little annoying, but it is annoying with a real match too.
I think I experienced a glitch. My torch kept going out. Or maybe I Just didn't understand the game.
Nice take on the theme, great atmosphere idea. With nicer graphics, this could be a really great indie puzzle game (I sure would play this)
Boring game but the idea was alright
This game makes me want to smash my mouse through my monitor. It's incredibly wince inducingly difficult. But you know what? I like it.
Thanks for the feedback :)
@Anoarith the flame is intended to flicker the faster you move it to warn you that it's about to blow out. Glad you enjoy the music!
@Clurect yes, that mechanic will test your patience :x
Cool, but flickering all the time is annoying and it feels just too slow.
A neat idea. Not sure if this is a bug but when I lit other matches there would sometimes be two of them.
The humming sound was slightly annoying to me.
Awesome idea! It'd be nice if the candle's flickering was more smooth but it's no big deal.
Very interesting idea, and appropriate visuals. However, it seemed the difference between "too fast" and "as fast as you need to go to win" was pretty small, I had trouble being too fast or too late. Then again, that did make it more challenging, and the flames weakening did give fair warning.
Nice work!
@DuFF ohhhh okay. Indeed, it's better when I don't try to go too fast ><. Very good game.
Trippy, man. I dig it :)
Best for today so far
I love the athmosphere. Actually the 10 seconds theme is not giving justice to this game. It can become much slower and creepier! Good job!
Fun and difficult! wild design work and music
Very well done! Really enjoyed the game. Great use of theme.
Aggggg, the first level was for some reason extremely frustrating for me, but I'm glad I persevered. Surprisingly addictive, probably because of the aesthetic, the ease of screwing up, and the well done atmosphere. Great stuff!
Pretty good work! I love the concept. I know it would sort of take away from the point of the idea, but a time would help loads. As others have said, the flickering is kind of annoying and it is just a little bit buggy. Sound was amazing. Keep it up!
Nice little concept
Cool use of the theme and mechanics. It's the kind of game that can get to your nerves. Nice job!
Nice idea, but execution needed to be more solid. Wasn't really fun to drag the torches around and they blew out too easy. But neat idea, so I'd polish it up and see if you can get to the fun part? Keep at it.
good job
Good idea dude, very cool
Terrific use of atmosphere and dramatic onset of music!
I first thought those were bombs and I'm trying to commit suicide... That would have been brilliant..
Interesting idea. The visuals are quite nice.
Great idea! I think the candle blowing out was too finicky though
Thanks a lot for your comment on Lost in the Darkness! Yeah - the friends actually blend in on purpose to give the player a sense of discovery. I'm not sure how good that idea was in hindsight (and yes, the hints weren't obvious enough), but I've got great reactions from some test players. It's a matter of taste and patience, I guess!
In the beginning, it was a bit hard to understand how fast I can move the matchsticks (maybe I just don't understand the feedback?). After a while it got easier, but I still had problems with it. I really liked the atmospheric change when you lighted the candle!
Great use of the theme, it's amazing how you approach such a banal matter and make an excelent game with it.