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| Category | Rank | Score | Count |
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| Coolness | 3 | 62 | | |
| Graphics | 57 | 4.26 | | |
| Innovation | 76 | 3.97 | | |
| Overall | 83 | 3.86 | | |
| Fun | 160 | 3.57 | | |
| Mood | 196 | 3.50 | | |
| Humor | 207 | 3.10 | | |
| Audio | 329 | 3.12 | | |
| Theme | 450 | 3.38 | | |
Comments
The game has very nice graphics and effects, which is my favourate. The controls are feels good, simple and yet challenging, though the the actions of the characters can be more solid, as it's an action game, sort of. However, I still can't get the idea behind the game after playing for 3 times... Maybe more explicit would be better :)
ntr
2014-04-28 06:54
Interesting concept.
okkolobr
2014-04-28 16:35
Nicely done. Hard to play but really worth it. Congrats !
tuism
2014-04-28 16:36
Wow! I love many things about this, great graphics, a twisty tale (I like the simplicity and the strength of it but obviously a little tenuous), interesting concept... It's all SUPER impressive for a 48 hour game!
The only thing that bugged me was the constant knocking. Is it supposed to be footsteps, or someone (you?) banging your head? I thought another window was open with another sound going, but it wasn't. What is it??
Interesting concept and for the time it took to create it is very solid. In the context of LD it's a pretty good game, and overall, the concept carries the slightly dodgy mechanics. With more polish this could become a REALLY interesting game.
celt
2014-04-28 17:01
This is really good on a technical level...
Well done, fun to play.
1:18! Gorgeous presentation, interesting take on the theme too. Gets pretty difficult but never felt unfair.
rein1
2014-04-28 18:40
Cool again!
zathalos
2014-04-29 01:02
FINALLY! It took me like 20 times to finally get 1 personality. Took me 50 seconds with the mage. Very interesting gameplay and concept. I liked it a lot. The only gripe I have is the lack of music and the weird ticks. Awesome job though.
Cute graphics, gameplay is very fun! As you note, you don't see much connection to the theme/story.
I would like to be the one controlling the hits. Liked the enemy movement mechanic. Awesome job!
果断路过帮顶啊!
Okay, I got garbled here. Interesting game, saw it on weibo so come and vote. XD
I like the gameplay concept; it seemed as though my movements affected all enemies somehow, but I couldn't figure out exactly how for every enemy type. Perhaps introducing them more gradually would help, but it's understandable that there's only one stage in this :).
Nice work, and a cool graphical style. Impressive work for 48 hours!
wuhao
2014-04-29 04:08
well done again
muramasa
2014-04-29 04:38
Not entirely my cup of tea, because I get frustrated by self-controlled attacks. But, you got me.
--SPOILER?--
I didn't realized that I was controlling the other characters at the same time.
I really like the concept. Those pesky characters still manage to beat my main personality, and I've tried it like 20 times. DARN! But I love the aesthetic, which I find pretty fitting, I don't know why. It's a surreal game.
Really really nice work. Very clever concept/mechanics, and well executed. It's interesting, when you take attack away from the player, it becomes all about positioning. Really cool stuff, keep it up!
I tried to understand the game but I didn't. A bit confusing but fun anyways. I love your art style.
rylgh
2014-04-30 08:09
very interesting game! i actually thought there was AI for a bit, very cool how you had them respond differently to give that effect
Wow! Very nice playing and looking game, well done!
Well done ! I like the visual effects ! May it will be even better if we can control attacks and be able to shay away from attacks. But I didn't understand the relationship with the theme
striwx
2014-05-10 12:28
Love the idea !
loxo
2014-05-19 16:24
Interesting, unique and mind bending concept. Great use of the theme. I like the graphics and audio too. Overall awesome!