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Boulder Boomerang

By kikkers

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness352
Innovation2163.37
Fun2453.26
Humor3342.63
Overall4143.11
Graphics4513.00
Theme4692.93
Audio4972.52
Mood5342.70

Comments

tacospice 2013-12-16 08:13

Great game! Simple, but a lot of fun.

Dying is more hilarious than frustrating, especially if you accidentally boulder yourself. Monochrome graphics are cool.

Not much else to say! Overall 4/5!

PS: My game was made with libgdx too, and the web build wouldn't work either. argh!

kikkers 2013-12-16 08:24

@Steve I got the web build to run, but keyboard input wouldn't work. Better luck next time, i guess.

ob6160 2013-12-16 18:32

Simple game, very fun to play, I love the visuals and it runs well apart from the web version :D

captainkraft 2013-12-16 18:58

The concept is definitely unique. Well done

timkaldor 2013-12-16 19:06

cool game, I enjoy trying to use the spin unfortunately I am terrible at it also at bowling so it stands to reason.

lparkermg 2013-12-16 20:06

Very simple and a lot of fun as well.

Oreganik 2013-12-16 20:10

Enjoyable! Appreciated the score mechanic, it really kept me interested once I figured out that the spin of the boulder only comes into effect when it hits the wall. =)

marekkpie 2013-12-16 20:14

Simple and fun.

scriptorum 2013-12-16 20:15

I like the look of the game. The spinning ball to choose the second roll direction tripped me up more than it was actually helpful, but it was fun to try it and occasionally it worked out. :) Nice game.

joserodolfofreitas 2013-12-16 20:18

The game is entertaining.
As a first time player, I missed a feedback for not being able to throw the ball sometimes.

kikkers 2013-12-17 00:02

Thanks for the kind comments, guys!
@joserodolfofreitas Yeah, that was quite finnicky. I wanted to avoid players simply placing the boulder on a baddie, but I couldn't think of a good way to illustrate it. Indeed, it could be improved

acheronstudio 2013-12-17 05:45

Simple and fun! I also submitted a boomerang game, though it's very very different! Tell me what you think :)
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=29328

nisshoku 2013-12-17 18:18

A pretty cool game once you get into the mindset of controlling the second direction of the boulder. The enemy AI worked really well for the gameplay.

alobker 2013-12-17 19:02

Really fun but challenging game after you get the hang of it. I don't get the people who say it's simple.
5/5

jellycakes 2013-12-18 00:58

Pretty cool, I liked the boulder mechanic a lot when I figured it out. A little difficult at times but I still enjoyed it. Nice one!

nickw 2013-12-18 00:58

The boulder moves the same speed as the enemies so they're really hard to hit, and sometimes you die without getting a chance to move. I can see the kernel of a good puzzle game here, good job!

lafolie 2013-12-22 00:20

Nice use of moody two-tone graphics.

cakemonitor 2013-12-23 23:54

Nice mood and graphics. The game was a lot of fun :) sometimes the controls felt a bit unresponsive, and it's quite difficult when the enemies are so random - I'd like to see more pattern to their moves so I could play a bit more strategically. Overall though a great game, good work!

jupiter_hadley 2014-01-04 20:25

I sucked at this game, but I still really enjoyed it. I included it in my Ludum Dare 28 compilation video series, if you'd like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/tnNlwxp-9J8

huhwhozat 2014-01-04 23:31

My only complaint is that it's a little finicky getting those last few guys. I like it though. Fun and cute :)