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Splodey Boats

By sodaware

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness364
Theme1123.84
Fun1133.68
Graphics1533.89
Overall1673.66
Mood2153.47
Audio2973.17
Humor3202.83
Innovation5833.03

Comments

ntr 2014-04-28 02:18

I dig the artstyle

badlydrawnrod 2014-04-28 16:11

This has a great look to it, with some cute touches such as the fish and the bubbles that rise from the submarines. Nicely done.

xgeovanni 2014-04-28 16:13

That old Pop Station game done right, I see. I've got the high score!

strd6 2014-04-28 16:39

Nice graphics! The gameplay itself seemed to me to be a little too easy though. I didn't really end up needing to move the boat much and could just drop charges and blow up subs whenever because there were so many to hit.

renatopp 2014-04-28 16:40

Great artwork. I think the gameplay is pretty slow, but is not a problem. Good job.

And...... I liked because we create similar games =D
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=15241

framematt 2014-04-28 16:42

It is amazingly balanced, gotta love it.

givemeallyourcats 2014-04-28 19:10

I like it, the art is right the sounds are right and it feels nice owning those little subs. Best points goto Theme and Mood!

towelking 2014-04-28 22:28

great art style for the game. I wish the game play was a bit quicker, but that just might be my personal preference.

bakpakin 2014-04-28 22:34

Nice and simple, this reminds me of a little game I used to play on a palm pilot thing. Except better. Kind of slow, but not too slow. I got 4855.

voidqk 2014-04-28 23:08

very simple but also very fun! satisfying to destroy multiple subs with the same blast :-)

davidwparker 2014-04-29 15:43

Yeah, a little slow gameplay, but well designed overall. Well done.

papygaragos 2014-04-29 20:56

I love entries like this one, it feels very complete and is a pretty good game in itself. You could (and should) post it on a game portal :)

whalebot 2014-04-29 22:07

This is a very solid game. Well put together, with a perfect difficulty curve. Excellent work with this.

csanyk 2014-04-29 23:16

Nice! I was worried it was going to be a flappy clone, but it satisfies. Challenge curve is a little slow, but I liked being able to play a slower paced game that still gets challenging.

hybridmind 2014-04-30 01:01

I have the current highscore, 12,660! That was really fun. Shouldn't it be called "Splodey Subs" though? ;) If I have any critical feedback, it would be that you don't introduce all those extra fun mechanics until too late in the game. I was about ready to quit thinking that I'd seen all the game had to show at mission 2-1. I was like, "Oh I see, it's just going to keep reducing my times by 10 seconds every 4 rounds. I'm glad I stuck around though because then you introduced the powerups, the sub torpedoes, the water mines, the sonar mode, etc. I bet a lot of players won't stick around that long at the current pace. Other than that, nice polished game!

sodaware 2014-04-30 01:51

Thanks for all the great feedback everyone, I really appreciate it!

Getting the progression right was something that bugged me during development. I originally had the sunset stage (with the mines) as mission 2, but I was worried it would be too difficult too quickly. I definitely screwed up there. But that's what I love about LD - you get to see your game from so many different angles.

lerc 2014-04-30 10:44

Reminds me of an old arcade game from the 80's. Good progression of new elements to the levels.

aaronjbaptiste 2014-05-01 19:34

Nice. Felt so bad when I killed the fish. Gratz!

mrbungle 2014-05-10 13:43

Simple game, really well executed.

copain 2014-05-10 15:16

good but so long to begin fun...

phocker 2014-05-15 02:38

this game was a lot of fun - felt like i was playing an old skool atari game - nice job

alwaysinbeta 2014-05-19 23:24

Fun game! I like the little details like the bubbles.