gusanolocovg 2013-12-16 14:44
Not bad. The maze generation could use some help. I played the game a few times with the teleport since you cant change unless you restart. It was extremely easy to find the exit each time. Could have been a bit harder.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD28 → In a maze with one
By okmmjyygv
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 2 | 94 | ||
| Theme | 469 | 2.93 | ||
| Audio | 591 | 2.32 | ||
| Innovation | 657 | 2.66 | ||
| Humor | 734 | 1.68 | ||
| Graphics | 772 | 2.36 | ||
| Overall | 779 | 2.65 | ||
| Fun | 819 | 2.37 | ||
| Mood | 848 | 2.19 |
Not bad. The maze generation could use some help. I played the game a few times with the teleport since you cant change unless you restart. It was extremely easy to find the exit each time. Could have been a bit harder.
Nice try, good idea... But all the mazes I got were very easy. I feel they could be larger, and maybe just a little bit variety inside the maze too.
@gusanolocovb After finishing a maze. You can choose another. You dont have to choose teleport all the time.
Some of the pixel art was quite nice, and the game was a good idea. The impossible levels ultimately killed it for me, as well as no instructions in the actual game.
Still, not a bad idea and relatively well executed.
Cool idea, like the use of theme to add variety to mazes. Like others have said mazes are pretty small and simple most of the time.
Crashes on my Mac Book Pro (java 1.7.0_40).:
Dec 16 16:44:11 demon.local java[2228] <Error>: The function `CGContextErase' is obsolete and will be removed in an upcoming update. Unfortunately, this application, or a library it uses, is using this obsolete function, and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system performance.
JavaVM WARNING: JAWT_GetAWT must be called after loading a JVM
_NSJVMLoadLibrary: NSAddLibrary failed for /libjawt.dylib
JavaVM FATAL: lookup of function JAWT_GetAWT failed. Exit
AL lib: ReleaseALC: 1 device not closed
It's crashing on my mac. I've played other ld games made with java today, though.
Would be a nice game (we were thinking.. about the same, but we didn't get the one powerup in), but the (impossible) mazes are really killing the fun. Fix the maze generation and you have a very nice game here!
Well, I already fixed maze generation. It's not impossible at all. All you have to do is using your ability at the right time (teleport, pickaxe, bomb). Also about the mac problem. Also I'm going to fix Mac problem now.
I concur with other comments on the maze generation. Other than that, this is a pretty interesting concept. If you plan on doing more maze type stuff in the future, you might wanna look at: http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Maze
Granted that alone wouldn't be what you wanted, you'd need to add some obstacles to force the use of the selected power up.
Oh you fixed it while I was writing my comment? Guess I should re-download.
Nice game, and good use of the theme. Like some others have said, the random maze generator isn't quite right so I'd recommend either enhancing that a little or loading some hand-made levels which have been designed to provide a bit of a challenge. Maybe also consider an alternate wall image that is just a small variation to the main image and use it vary occasionally to break up the repetitive pattern. Overall though, good work :)
The changes to the maze generation did make the result a bit more consistent for me.
I never found an exit... I'm not sure if that's because I suck or just because I got hard mazes.
Game so easy with teleport, but nice idea and nice job anyway! :D
Good idea but not really fun.
Neat idea. it was fun trying out each tool to see what mechanic they used. I wish there was some kind of audio or visual cue for each time they were used though. Otherwise awesome job!
Like it, though could never find the exit :(
I liked the random maze generation and the three skills. The pixel art was pretty nice too and the controls felt quite good (though perhaps a little acceleration on the player would liven things up). A couple of things that would have really helped me would be a countdown on the number of uses for each skill, and an arrow/compass pointing at the exit as I had no idea where to go - and since you get a different maze each time it seems a bit random if you can solve it or not.
Heh, interesting concept. Congratulations on finishing your game!
As others said, the maze itself is not very inspiring, and since we can't see everything, it is a bit hart to make a decision about when to use the items. But I think these are things you can work on to make a better game.
You should add a "you win" screen when someone manages to get out of the maze.
Cheers!
Pretty nice game!
I dont really like the idea, that the maze may be impossible, but I know, what it means to write a procedural level generator, that respects certain restrictions, so no minus point for that ;)
Gameplay feels quite solid and the theme is realized nicely.
Great work!
It's not a bad idea, but it needs some work. Travelling through the maze gets dull really quickly, and the movement could be smoother than it is (specially when trying to enter a perpendicular path).
The music, minimalistic as it may be, was nice. There's one critical thing missing: the number of uses you have left on your item. I liked that you showed the item on the corner, it was a nice touch, but without the number of uses left, it left something to be desired.
Finally, there was a glitch that happened at one point: in 2 consecutive runs, I pressed R to restart, and when I clicked PLAY, it automatically selected the teleportation and teleported me to a spot, using up all my uses in one go.
I like the idea of this game! Pretty cool :)
Nice little game! I would have loved a display for the number of times I used a tool and smoother movements (I often got stuck at cornes...), but its a nice take on the theme.
It's a cool entry. I enjoyed play it, but some times you can't win, is some kind of frustrating.
But it's well done. Maybe the collisions have to be slightly better.
There is one problem in gameplay: The mazes are either easy, or impossible.
I really liked it. I thought the limited number of each item made it fun but as others have said, it's a little too easy. I tried each item and never got stuck. It's also too easy to click teleport after play on the menu.
Three different items provided a good amount of variety to the gameplay. If you work on this post-compo, it would be nice if the story of the game dictated which items were used. But as it is, I think it's a good use of the theme.
Good Job!