Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD30 → The Curious Incident of the Bird and the Fish
By coyyonce
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humor | 146 | 3.14 | ||
| Theme | 351 | 3.23 | ||
| Innovation | 393 | 3.00 | ||
| Audio | 401 | 3.00 | ||
| Fun | 560 | 2.72 | ||
| Mood | 596 | 2.67 | ||
| Graphics | 652 | 2.64 | ||
| Overall | 672 | 2.74 | ||
| Coolness | 1319 | 47 |
Well it's kinda hard to notice when something is good or bad in this game. I could understand that the jellyfish should be bad, but a balloon doesn't look threatening :/ So the tone of the game is confusing. Good narrative tho.
This was hilarious, I like what happens when you .... Completely unexpected, but GREAT!
Good background story, but I didn't like the game itself, it just felt really random. The fish and bird collide and now i'm a snake thing in hell? I came intrigued by the story(it fit the theme and was elegant in it's own way) but left confused(the interactions ranged from counter intuitive to just strange, take the balloon/jellyfish example from AlbertoSM).
I like the challenge of controlling two character at once, pretty unique.
Ha! The collision. Didn't see it coming.
Amazing idea, Amazing music, nice graphics, but the game itself requires more work. Proper collision handling and slower gameplay should turn this into a much better entry.
I liked the graphics and the overall feel of the game, and I found it a little challenging. I wish I'd have thought of adding music to mine!
@vulpineblazeyt - Thanks! I appreciate the comments. Glad to see that it was a bit challenging.
@LTyrosine - Thank you! Really happy to have that feedback. I agree on the collision handling and slower gameplay. Will be working that for the next iteration of the game.
@Shmackson - Thanks. It was a cool idea, but took some interesting code to make it happen correctly. There's still some issues to work out.
@Lacaranian - Haha! Yea, I love it.
@Lord bobyness - Thanks for the feedback. I do agree with you regarding the story versus the actual gameplay. We intend to keep working on this one to get that connection a bit closer and to ensure it's cohesive. Thanks again!
@modwizcode - Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
@AlbertoSM - Thanks for the comments. I agree with you as well. We definitely need a bit more of a connection between the story and what actually happens in the game.
LOL the hell part caught me by surprise. Extra points for humor!
@zdonkeyx - Thanks! That's what we were going for. Happy that you found it and enjoyed it.
Since when are balloons a bad thing!? I LOVE BALLOONS. Anyway, the game was hard to control due to the lack of friction/stopping, but I could see that as part of the challenge. Also the fact that you can lose one of the characters as the camera follows the other is a problem. I did love the art and concept though.
@PeteGrammarman - Agreed. A better choice of obstacles is probably in order. I also agree on the camera. We'll be working on improving both the obstacles and the camera following for an updated version. Glad you enjoyed the art and the idea!
Pretty entertaining. Some odd tone, as others have mentioned. Some art assets feel higher quality than others. I was playing alone, so it was definitely difficult, but that's to be expected.
I was certainly entertained! I love the change of pace of the secret ;) Also, the story is a really good spin on the theme.
@stephenhaney - Thanks! I think for future versions we may change the secret a bit so it ties into the story a bit better - along with removing some of the odd obstacles. I appreciate the feedback!
I don't get it.. The first part is so buggy for me.. The fish keep looping the jump animation without ending it and the bird die randomly..
@elkiwydev - Thanks for the feedback. As the one who created the game, it's hard to realize that the controls can be difficult as I've played it so often. We definitely need to tweak the jump animation. I think that the bird dying randomly is a matter of the colliders on the objects in the air being too big. We'll get that fixed.
I liked the idea of it, also the 'hell' part was freaking crazy, lol, good job
@IAmSpencer - Thanks! We're happy that you enjoyed playing through it.
Difficult when played along, but seems like an interesting idea.