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On the edge of Earth: 5000

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall124.22
Audio94.15
Humor243.98
Mood234.12
Coolness1100
Graphics264.37
Fun593.84
Innovation2243.60
Theme6433.14

Comments

mrtedders 2014-08-25 05:48

Really well done. Solid all around. Love the running animation!

mrjordan 2014-08-25 06:43

Love all the little systems! That's great.

resni 2014-08-25 08:00

Very cool and polished! I love the intro theme!

nanofi 2014-08-25 09:00

Wow, really well polished. An amazing accomplishment in 48 hours :D

nonentheless 2014-08-25 09:04

Great entry, very climatic, love the phisics.

skywolf 2014-08-25 09:13

I'm astonished, i freaking love you and your game.
And i thought we had a good presentation in our game. XD your game is like amazing. For just having 48 hours.

foofur 2014-08-25 09:23

Great game! really liked it!

Still don't understand how you can calculate the distance with terminal C?

crowbeak 2014-08-25 09:45

It took me forever to work out how to get the info I needed from console C, but when I did, I enjoyed the mechanic. Brilliantly done. The toilet was also an excellent touch.

ljdp 2014-08-25 10:08

This is just fantastic, great mood, nice pixel art, nice animations, great attention to detail and funny! Wish there was more.

franklins-ghost 2014-08-25 10:49

Great entry so polished and music works perfectly.

Absoulutely loved your game in the last Ludum Dare so was looking forward to seeing your entry for this one, didn't disappoint.

tautnerve 2014-08-25 11:27

Great game all around, love it!

colapsydo 2014-08-25 12:10

Damn CPU, it wins all the time against me...
Really pleasant to transform dead planets like this.

Actions are cohesive and intuitive, as usual I like a lot your audio and your direction.
I recognized 0 films, I should buy some cultural knowledge.

p4nurge 2014-08-25 12:14

Amazing. I'm more than a little in awe of this, as I am all of your games. Great atmosphere, visuals, music, the lot. I managed to rejuvenate the planet and the puzzles were pitched just right - I had to stop and think but didn't get too frustrated. Special mention for the cheating CPU and the floating stool! Top marks!

xrm0 2014-08-25 12:26

Awesome. The game view reminds me of the cutaway scenes in Wes Anderson movies.

mjamesshort 2014-08-25 12:45

Love this so much. That moment when you open the hatch to go outside and you lose gravity while the camera zooms out was awesome. Keep up the great work!

psychomonster 2014-08-25 14:37

Star Trek, Star wars, Bladerunner, Darkstar, (I guess: Gravity, 2001: A Space Odyssey, flash Gorden, )... I don't know anymore ^^

I like the artwork very much. This game is so awesome looking.. it feels very polished. Good job man!

adventureislands 2014-08-25 14:42

This was pretty fun, took me moment to realize what to do but it was simple, well executed and atmospheric.

bubblechien 2014-08-25 15:39

My favourite so far, polished and hilarious!

stridewide 2014-08-25 16:57

This game was very good. Better than half the drivel that currently infests the flash/tiny game portals.

kadybat 2014-08-25 19:49

Unfortunately I'm having real trouble figuring out what to do which is why my rating on fun is a little lower. It's got a great presentation, good music and cute sound effects, and a cool concept, I just don't really know what to do.

bamboo 2014-08-26 09:31

"I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favourite game on the Citadel."

Thoroughly enjoyed this one. Very impressive!

primaerfunktion 2014-08-26 09:58

This is my favourite so far. Really cool game you made here.

kinta 2014-08-26 15:39

One of my favorite games so far. 5/5

dickpoelen 2014-08-26 20:25

That... was amazing!

andybrown 2014-08-26 20:34

The music created the perfect atmosphere for your game. I love all of the attention to detail and little touches you put into the game. Also, I have a feeling that the CPU cheats at rock paper scissors... or I'm extremely unlucky. I was impressed when I opened the airlock that the objects floated up!

bluemaroo3 2014-08-26 21:36

Pooooo in Spaaace!
Really enjoyed playing this. A brilliant little game.
Plus I may have created more life on other planets through bacteria contamination via multiple toilet use.

rejooh 2014-08-26 21:50

My absolute favorite, everything is so polished and fun. The toilet, the music switches and the computer shaking and of course the star trek reference. But I don't wont to spoil everything, go play it for yourself. Amazing job!

lokiman 2014-08-26 23:10

Very oldschool art style and I like it. Plenty things to do on the spaceship... and the zero gravity scene, just perfect :D

alvivar 2014-08-27 03:47

From opening doors to going outside, all actions feel great.

endurion 2014-08-27 07:26

Really, really awesome! Polish up the wazoo!

The end mood is just ruined by that twatter thingie.

maniulo 2014-08-27 17:25

I went flying into space, and it was beautiful.

sneeuwpopsneeuw 2014-08-27 18:52

A really polished game for 48 hours.

jupiter_hadley 2014-08-27 20:51

Cute game, love the graphics, well done. I included it in part 10 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series :) http://youtu.be/KmqpyEAAVGM

kevinzuhn 2014-08-27 21:10

I really loved all of the little interactions hiding on the ship, it really sold the sense of the world and the isolation and drudgery that went with space ship life (but without actually being boring). This is one of my favorites!

fizzd 2014-08-27 22:34

very impressive, I am in awe :o The audio is great, the sounds are satisfying, the little puzzles were a delight - especially the (spoiler)


the shaking one, and i love how everything could be played one handed :) Fives across the board!

manou 2014-08-27 23:12

Excellent, will be top 3 !

nikki93 2014-08-28 02:46

Great game! I love the art and music. Well done.

twoscoopgames 2014-08-28 04:17

This game has a really cool feel to it, I love the graphics and animations, reminds me of the film Silent Running.

depp 2014-08-28 07:12

Phenomenal. I'm amazed you did so much in such a short time, and yet now that I think about it, the game isn't really very long.

It seems inspired by "Dark Star", "2001", and "Wrath of Khan" but I'm sure that's not all of them.

nuclearnapalm 2014-08-28 07:19

Great game! Do want more levels/chapters! Keep going! 5/5

iamspencer 2014-08-28 07:55

that game was so simple, but still so much fun. Extremely polished, loved all the interactions and the animations, and any game with floating turds is obviously 10/10 lol great job! Bookmarked and will play again when bored :)

stevesalmond 2014-08-28 09:35

Awesome work. Particularly liked console C, and the zero-g sanitary evacuation system. Ooh and the thing with the gravity and the breathing!

rantt 2014-08-28 13:21

This was fantastic, I loved everything about it 5/5. Great job :)

pierrec 2014-08-28 18:49

This game is great. So many details, so many useless little things to improve the experience. I felt really lonely, and pretty happy to be. I didn't get how to use the C Terminal (nor A I think), but got the planet of my first try anyway. Maybe were I just lucky?
Too bad it doesn't really fit the theme.

I'd like to see the movie that inspired this game. Reminded me a bit of 2001 Space Odyssey

hb3p8 2014-08-28 19:18

Very nice game! Tricky idea with beating computer, i like it.

artamus 2014-08-28 19:55

Nice game, congrats!

lokarunith 2014-08-28 21:42

Very nice concept and brilliant execution. I loved the detail of the rock paper scissor game xD

oxeren 2014-08-29 05:56

Amazing! Very well made.

pythong 2014-08-29 10:37

poop into space! and then drift around your poop!

liquidminduk 2014-08-29 12:28

My favorite so far.
i pooped 3 times
nice touch to have it floating around outside when you put in the battery

i'd love to see a whole game like this

tosic 2014-08-29 13:02

Very nice, I love the sounds and the mood of the game! :D

joshk 2014-08-29 13:08

Great game, well done!

dohan 2014-08-29 13:27

I really love art style, the sound and music you have there, but I found the puzzle a bit too easy.

And I'm going to bet that one of the movies that inspired you have to be Moon, being the only worker in the station :P

simonchauvin 2014-08-29 13:47

Great entry, this was almost perfect. I loved every minute of wander in this beautiful spaceship. Bravo!

camilleh 2014-08-29 14:07

Such a cute game and well polished. I really love the little things you added, especially the floating poop hahahah!!! It took me ages to find out how to get the distance from Terminal C, and then I didn't know where to point the turret - I just shot randomly, and then finally noticed the planet in the background. Nicely done :)

dunin 2014-08-29 14:22

cool graphics, cool design, cool music, cool character (simple worker with only a simple mission).
puzzle part is a little easy, but anyway...
(the arcade games will be really hard in the futur...)

bio-bob 2014-08-29 14:36

Overall, really great! I think that figuring out how to show the distance on terminal c was a little too obtuse but after that it made perfect sense. I think this could be expanded on with more planets and perhaps a narrative too. Really like the art-style, sound and the concept seems really interesting.

tmpxyz 2014-08-29 15:26

great work, would like to see it expanded to full-title.

mactinite 2014-08-29 15:54

This was really awesome. Really gave me that Kubrick feel.

jukimv1986 2014-08-29 16:09

I enjoyed pooping 30 times in a row. Great graphics, nicely executed!

jawm 2014-08-29 16:32

very good game. well polished, great audio. difficult to understand initially but great overall

infectionteam 2014-08-29 16:58

Wow I had such a laugh playing this xD Ingenious!

sunflower 2014-08-29 18:04

While somewhat short, it's very, very detailed and polished entry. Loved the surroundings, loved the gravity, loved the way music changes depending on distance and gets completely mute when the character ventures into space. Too bad the use of theme is somewhat forced... ^^"

Also, the rock-paper-scissors machine was absolutely hilarious. I mean, I lost with the CPU 6 or 7 times in a row, what can be funnier than that?!
(probably putting in a fake screenshot of player winning in CPU, while it's impossible in game)

mase 2014-08-29 22:27

Very attractive and cohesive graphics. The droll humor is great as well.

The pitch terminal is confusing because of its red-herring display; I expected it to act like the other terminal... it took me a couple attempts before I realized how simple it was.

Also... the targeting laser shifts off of the planet if the player leaves the control room.

mase 2014-08-30 00:47

*rather, the laser appears to shift. It's just a visual issue...

lekochen 2014-08-30 06:00

I loved it! Great atmosphere, clever puzzles, excellent music and nice pixelated world (and poop), well done!

roguenoodle 2014-08-30 13:23

So good - this really needs to be built into something even bigger. Had the classic LucasArts feel, but fresh.

puppetmaster 2014-08-30 19:00

+ humor 5/5
+ animation
- theme
Remember me of the LucasArts Games. Well done!!

papygaragos 2014-08-31 10:43

I cannot name a single movie that inspired that :(

Good job. I mean REALLY good job. First game where I give 5 stars in multiple categories this LD.

Congrats!

parahunter 2014-08-31 13:47

Cool little game. I would have liked it to be a bit more obvious what to do by providing more clear feedback to the player when doing something wrong like having the wrong distance or pitch put in. Visuals were great.

ltyrosine 2014-08-31 14:06

Amazing game! This one deserves a place in top 10 imo.

tomvert 2014-08-31 19:07

...I think I might give you 5 stars for everything... Yes. The amount of details you put in that game in 48 hours is incredible.

traumendes_madchen 2014-08-31 19:11

Amazing for a 48h entry ! I was a bit lost at first but I finally figured what to do...and it was already the end.

paperblurt 2014-09-01 10:12

It feels kinda like The Jetsons!
Great job..

xandy 2014-09-01 14:54

very cool little game!

endingchaos 2014-09-01 15:13

Fantastic aesthetic! Very impressed!

mrexcessive 2014-09-03 06:35

Hi there. Like the humour, the paper scissors stone computer, the mundanity, very Dark Star x Hitch-Hiker's Guide. That you can rest in chairs and put your feet up. Shaking the screen, airlock. So much you did that is fun for player... good job!

thecolorhacker 2014-09-03 12:39

Great game!!! all of this in 48 hours wow...

andrewkennedy 2014-09-04 01:13

Nice game! I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would from the beginning. Nice Star Trek sequence :)

mrspeaker 2014-09-04 01:32

Brilliant! Reminded me of the movie Silent Running (for some reason)... I love everything about this game. Just... brilliant work!

robotfriend 2014-09-05 01:18

What a great experience! Thank you!

flannelvindicate 2014-09-05 16:02

Pssst! You are in todays episode of Ludum Dare to Believe! Check it out at - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXaZCdM5i9o

chuigum 2014-09-06 00:04

Love the graphics, good job overall!

mechabit 2014-09-06 02:47

I guess Moon and Silent Running as influences and naturally space odyssey. Perfect animation and humour and mood.

georgebroussard 2014-09-06 02:59

I pooped into space. Twice. 5/5. Game reminded me of the movie Silent Running (early 70s). The slow walk speed bothered me a bit as I had to wander from console to console a lot. I wish the terminals were marked ABCD and I wish I could bring the instructions up anywhere. Simple polish stuff. Overall, fantastic effort. The art, animation and sounds are terrific. I love being a loner on a space station. One of my fav entries.

vividhelix 2014-09-06 17:17

Great job, took me a while to figure pressing down arrow allows you to run.

lotusgame 2014-09-07 08:29

I adore ! Everything is so well designed, build, polished... ! It doesn't really fit the theme. But anyway this is brilliant ! Huge congrats :)

nicepenguins 2014-09-07 15:51

Very clever game, I loved it :D ! Maybe the instructions was a bit too much, I'd like to find by myself. The no-gravity scene was awesome !

jod 2014-09-08 19:28

Great balance between sound and graphics. Love the little storyline and the ambient storytelling. The poor man must be bored out of his mind!

kirbytails7 2014-09-11 07:21

Very solid, with attention to lots of little details. A very pleasant experience.

2014-09-11 10:35

I actually registered for this site, just so I could comment. ;) Love the game, I especially love the “Silent Running” feel of the game. If you have not seen the 2009 Movie “Moon” you really should. I would love to see what you came up with as a sequel if you added that influence to this idea.

What I specifically love about this game is the exploration of it. Not labeling the terminals is a brilliant, if a frustrating at first, move!

I will be looking for your next submission!

sephyka 2014-09-11 11:12

Awesome entry, very high quality! I had many difficulties with the console A... more than 5 minutes to target well the planet. X'D

sbarrio 2014-09-11 21:32

Incredible entry. My favorite so far. Loved every single detail of it, from the actual use of doors, terminals and chairs to the real gameplay. The animation is really nice and the music fits like no other would.

Congratulations on it!

P.S- Extra points for the usable bathroom!

sol_hsa 2014-09-12 06:27

Played this through without reading instructions. Most of the time I had no idea what's going on, so I assumed I was trying to get some kind of communication link going. Then I, apparently, uh, blew up the moon, and got a "the end". That was a bit wtf-y. =)

apiotrw 2014-09-13 15:32

Great atmosphere

natrium729 2014-09-14 01:56

It took a bit long to understand. And once you understand, you complete the game in 30 seconds. Too bad. But a nice game overall.

And I think I found a bug: after opening the door that leads to open space, you can open the door left and wander in the ship whith low gravity. Nothing too serious, though.

mcapraro 2014-09-14 17:06

lovely feel to this game, i love the smooth animations too - that guy walks so nicely!

teejay5 2014-09-15 23:36

this is gonna have to be a 5/5, too brilliant haha