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Nature Trial

By naytron

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Graphics1334.05
Mood1893.47
Overall2353.42
Innovation2553.25
Fun3383.11
Humor3642.46
Theme5242.81
Audio5522.46

Comments

mar3k 2014-08-25 11:02

Cool game! Also the art is great

2014-08-25 13:05

Love it, very original idea!

mrbungle 2014-08-25 13:24

Cool little game with wonderful graphics - just a shame they're not animated!

hyoga-3d 2014-08-25 13:26

The graphics are superb, very good, but I could not play it, did not know what to do, got stuck on that second screen.

drhahn 2014-08-25 13:28

Love the idea, the art is cute, you guys did good.

thecolorhacker 2014-08-25 13:34

I liked over all the take on the theme of this game. Graphics are superb and gameplay is fun.

njord 2014-08-25 13:37

I like the took you take on the "connecting worlds" part. Instead of a game revolving around some kind of artificial connection, you created something from a connection that already exists in nature between two very different worlds hidden from each other. The game in itself is a nice puzzle, although a bit hard (I got stuck on lvl 3, am I that bad ?! :D)

naytron 2014-08-25 13:43

Sorry to hear that you didn't know what to do Hyoga-3D, what did you get stuck on?

The idea is to move the objects (trolleys, trees, etc.) around to create a path from the entrance to the exit through the shadows. On each level the shadows are cast in different directions. Also, the cubs cannot travel through objects!

owyoow 2014-08-25 13:46

Really liked the game. Graphics look very good and fun puzzles

hoyt-hoy 2014-08-25 14:49

Good puzzels!
I don't get the use of theme but the game is really great.

cyberninja 2014-08-25 17:49

Great graphics

dragonxvi 2014-08-25 18:48

Little confused at first but got it quick enough. Excellent art style too

robinerd 2014-08-26 20:52

nice and cute little puzzler with great learning curve :) Also that pixel art is sick!!

soulgame 2014-08-26 20:56

Realization is nice but the game feels a bit heavy in the controls. I keep failing puzzles not because of the difficulty but because of the fox handling! But you definitely succeed in creating a stable and nice looking game.

coleott 2014-08-26 21:20

nice! I found the controls a bit wonky, which is only a big deal because missteps are so punishing. I used all my retries on the level where you're supposed to make a huge row of shopping carts (3? 4?) because, unless I tapped the arrow keys super cautiously I would often end up moving the character one further tile than expected and accidentally pushing something against a wall. I personally also always get tripped up when using arrow keys to navigate an isometric grid (i don't know why it's so confusing for my brain to remember which direction to imagine the keys "tilted" in), which led to other missteps. Anyways, control frustrations aside I enjoyed it :)

mase 2014-08-26 21:38

I had trouble with the controls... I'd've preferred if one key press moved the fox one space.

The graphics would be much livelier if the fox had a walking animation. Also the stack of reset cubes looks garish against the game's otherwise dark palette.

naytron 2014-08-26 22:20

You guys are absolutely right about the loose controls, it was something we were aware of during the Jam and wanted to fix but we just got used to them and then forgot to come back to it.

I've uploaded a post dare version which fixes the issue (That's the only change), so play that version instead if you find the controls too difficult to work with.

buffalophil 2014-08-27 15:33

Usually don't care for this type of puzzle; however your awesome presentation made this one of the best games so far. LOVE the concept; really want to protect those pups! Great game

nonentheless 2014-08-28 17:01

Very original, nicely executed, graphics are superb. Great work :)

goosetickler 2014-08-28 21:16

Cute idea and great art. The controls were a little tough for me (maybe because WASD are is moving me -90 off from how I would expect them to). Still a cool idea and i really like the concept.

snicklodocus 2014-08-28 21:40

Great game. I especially liked the art and mood. Moving was sometimes annoying since my fox would often move too far, sometimes pushing carts against the wall. But overall, I enjoyed it!

yodamaster 2014-08-29 18:54

Great idea. Add animations and you're done.

beardaneerz 2014-08-30 11:59

Cool game with nice art!!

alobker 2014-08-30 14:25

Yeah! Managed to escape the city on my second try. I think the last level had a spare shopping cart.

Anyway, great game!

xanjos 2014-08-30 16:50

Puzzles were a bit difficult but I actually like the concept of having to create a path of shadows for your cubs to pass through and I absolutely loved the art style.

handkor 2014-08-31 00:11

Very nice graphics and good puzzler tool.

sbarrio 2014-08-31 08:28

I liked the idea and the graphics and sound are top notch. The controls are a bit confusing but I think that comes natural with the isometric view you chose.

Oh, and I loved the kittens meows!

bytegrove 2014-09-01 16:56

Really pretty pixel art, it sets the mood! The controls are a bit better in postcompo, but I would have liked to see being able to click on the neighbouring cell were you wanted to go for even better precision. Are you planning on adding animations?
Really nice work on the puzzles! :)

kibertoad 2014-09-01 21:05

Clever use of the theme, but isometric perspective really is extremely frustrating for these kind of puzzles. On the other hand, it looks really good.

lokarunith 2014-09-03 10:39

Very cool game and lovely graphics, good job!

mcapraro 2014-09-04 14:13

the visual feel of this is really nice. i would love to see the vixen animated and the scenery come to life even more. great puzzler with a lot of growing potential

sephyka 2014-09-10 12:11

Cool graphics and gameplay idea. A bit difficult maybe: I wasn't able to finish the second screen... the light system is not clearly readable. It might be great with animations. :)

sandcrawler 2014-09-10 21:38

An interesting puzzle game, a few of the puzzles gave me pause. I would like the character to move a bit faster. I also think the fade out transition speed could be increased a bit. The graphics are nice, and the premise of it works well.

I recorded my playthough of this game as part of my Ludum Dare 30 Games series. The video will go up on Monday September 15th, http://www.youtube.com/user/Ythmevge

torvik88 2014-09-11 19:09

Very nice game puzzle. Only thing i didnt like that the fox has continuously move, i wish it could move a tile /button. Great game though :)

klianc09 2014-09-11 20:18

Great puzzles and wonderful graphics. I didn't quite get the random noises that appeared from time to time.
The controls are an issue, when will people realize that up is north west and not north east! But seriously though, a option for setting which direction is up, would have made this a lot better.

apiotrw 2014-09-13 16:16

Really awesome idea. Great art.

phocker 2014-09-15 04:25

Pretty interesting game here. I like the theme use, and the puzzles are fun. The movement system took a little getting used to. Nice game.

egor-idiot 2014-09-15 11:47

Greate art and mood. Nice theme also.

jukimv1986 2014-09-15 21:19

Nice isometric puzzle. Cute visuals and great mechanics. Well done!