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Duking Germs

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness287
Audio1013.46
Innovation1523.62
Mood2073.27
Graphics3183.30
Humor3672.61
Overall4183.19
Fun5922.88
Theme9872.60

Comments

laddo-d 2013-08-26 02:21

Pretty relaxing.

rasmusrn 2013-08-26 08:57

It took me some time figuring the mechanics out. But that being said, it was really really nice.

I also liked the music very much :)

Oh, and I did win! :D

nicotuason 2013-08-26 10:53

Haha the germs look cute and i love their combinations. They multiplied so fast and I couldn't stop them :p

mjiig 2013-08-26 13:26

Very relaxing, but I don't know if it's unclear or I'm just stupid, I couldn't work out what I was doing at all. To start with I was able to catch lots of germs into one bigger one, but then clicking started to make them multiply.

proc 2013-08-26 13:42

The game in essence is working out what is going on, so it is unclear. Once you have got it, it's not so bad apart from requiring patience. In my case that's particularly hard near the end.

I'll provide a hints link above.
I'm glad people found it relaxing, I've found it anything but.

laserbeam 2013-08-26 15:35

I don't get this, I got to the point where I figured out you have to click them when they overlap, but something's wrong with their hit areas, I don't get it right or the areas aren't calculated right or something, but I can't really play this. Great potential though.

proc 2013-08-26 15:45

Hey laserbeam, see the hints file linked above.

rezoner 2013-08-26 17:30

I hope this mutated things won't get out of my screen. Looks like ... really mutated after a while.

dekart 2013-08-26 17:31

Not really sure how to play it, but I definitely like the music and mood.

crashbanito 2013-08-26 18:06

This is a fun/relaxing little game. I could definitely see it expanded or even compiled in something similar Electroplankton.

I feel kinda bad, but I totally cheated.

keithe 2013-08-27 00:06

Love the music and sfx. I was a little confused of how to 'win' but I still found it enjoyable and relaxing. good job!

bradleysmith 2013-08-27 00:06

Haha, this is awesome.. very enjoyable and unique game/art style. Rated this one very highly. :D

jwolf 2013-08-27 00:12

Neat entry! I'll admit that I eventually had to cheat...it's pretty easy to get the impression that the rules are something other than what they really are...

borden 2013-08-27 00:13

Very nice to look at

gravyhands 2013-08-27 00:42

I really, really liked this one. The music is the best I've heard in the jam so far.
I had a super cute germ. I almost named him, but then I accidentally spliced him with another one and the results were less than adorable, haha

delca 2013-08-27 10:01

I am ashamed to say that I would not have completed it without hint. That being said, filling the screen with those germs was also fun. And I liked the audio !

larzan 2013-08-27 10:47

Hm, looks beautiful, but i didn't get it. Nice music.
When do they disappear? Seemed random to me, clicking didn't give a consistent result. A better tutorial would be great..

marcellus 2013-08-27 13:18

pleasant game, took me a while to understand how not to pop billions of germs

colapsydo 2013-08-28 08:50

Those germs are really squared :D
It took me some time to understand that the clicking zone was not correlated to the actual form of the germ. One has to really be on the center to make it works (at least on chrome).
The music is a good mix of peace and joy, it's perfect for the game.

capro 2013-08-28 11:00

Interesting mechanics and good music.

triplevisiongames 2013-08-28 18:14

Great look and music. Struggled a bit to work out what to do but was nice to play around with.

kevinalbs 2013-08-29 22:00

Nice game! It took me a little while to figure it out but I was able to finish.

manuq 2013-08-30 00:01

Awesome generative game! Only critic is that, instead of providing tips, it would be better to provide visual feedback for the hitting areas and a small animation when a new germ i born. Very original!

skullbonejp 2013-08-30 01:37

Very good game. IT is hard and you must be patient...well I wasn't ahahaha so I couldn't win. But I liked it!

roseninja 2013-08-30 01:45

nice game lots of confusing fun good job

xndr 2013-08-30 06:29

So unusual. Cool !

proc 2013-08-30 18:28

Thanks for the feedback everyone. It's all being taken on board. I'm working on putting out a post jam version with bugs squished and improvements made. I keep playing other LD games instead however :)

jupiter_hadley 2013-08-31 03:59

Found this game very hard, but pretty cool! I featured it in my Ludum Dare 27 compilation video series, if youd like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/7EzKbFuvC2A

antidote 2013-08-31 04:32

I refuse to believe that this smiling bear was randomly generated: http://puu.sh/4fiTT.jpg lol
It started relaxing, then it got unnerving as I tried to merge large shapes and instead of merging I ended up generating more shapes ;[ ended up playing for a long time before rage-quitting... + Bonus points for random smiling bear

ratalaika 2013-09-01 10:11

good job

zeppelincaptain 2013-09-01 13:23

Such a cute little game :D it made me happy.
Although it took a long time for the last two germs to become friends, I made it all the way! Superb relaxing soundtrack, and it was entertaining to look at the confused germs. Good job!

zlowrance 2013-09-03 17:11

Very cool art style, great job

raiyumi 2013-09-04 00:39

Took me a bit to figure it out, but it's a nice relaxing game. :)

theholychicken 2013-09-05 05:32

Unique and organic!
I'm having a hard time understanding what to do but this is certainly extremely innovative!

ghribacki 2013-09-06 02:38

I was very tense at first, but when I found out the simple rules I relaxed and enjoyed it a little. I couldn't beat it, though, because most times that I click, even with two overlapping germs, they won't mix and another one spawns... A little frustrating!

Very cool piece, nonetheless! =)

gagapete 2013-09-07 19:07

Game doesn't start sadly. Get a log message "soundManager2 did not start" on the console.