Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD30 → Choose Your Side
By drewvancamp
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 3 | 67 | ||
| Audio | 320 | 3.12 | ||
| Graphics | 369 | 3.40 | ||
| Mood | 475 | 3.08 | ||
| Innovation | 649 | 3.04 | ||
| Theme | 749 | 2.96 | ||
| Humor | 761 | 2.04 | ||
| Fun | 805 | 2.76 | ||
| Overall | 856 | 2.91 |
the game is kind of confusing. at first we choose a side but in-game we can change it by pressing tab again. also shooting button is not stated (I guess it is space tho). We can shoot but I guess after a couple of shots we need to wait a cooldown or change the side by tab.
long story short; more explanation please :D
besides that, graphics and audio is really cool. good job!
Hm, don't know what's the goal here.
I thought the concept was very good. The game play also works for me. Maybe some instructions would help those not understanding.
A short tutorial at the beginning explaining what to do will help you in future efforts!
Cool music!
I liked the style and idea, though I agree it was a bit confusing at first. I found that having that place to hide turned the game into: 1. hide 2. wait for enemies to reach correct point. 3. go out of hiding and fire away. 4. goto 1.
Took me a while to figure out the controls and what I was actually trying to do, but once I did I was able to beat it.
It would be helpful if there was some kind of an indicator of the enemies health. I think they get darker, but I couldn't really tell and wasn't sure if I was doing any damage at first.
*** Thanks for the feedback! See the updated description!
It's quite difficult to understand at first, but it's worth it.
Took me a while to figure out what was going on, but it was really fun once I got into it. The lighting and particle effects made the game look really great. Good job!
Cool and interesting concept! Instructions would go a long way.
A bit confusing to understand - keyboard controls weren't responsive but worked ok with an xbox 360 controller, however after losing and refocusing the window I was unable to use the controler any more and the AI took over
A fun game but no clear objective and as I could switch sides at any time it seemed like it was just a sandbox?
Nice soundtrack for the game.
The premise is quite interesting, and the graphics/music/mood are all very nice. I feel the execution of gameplay is a bit lacking. I did not experience any real feedback to inform me or guide me as a player, which led me to feel rather helpless to actually affect the world. Either way, great start to a game. Kudos on your first jam!
much fun,wow;
srsly though, good ai makes the game really fun to play
I'm thrilled that some people are enjoying this!
Once you get past the understandably confusing startup (largely due to a bug that occurred in the final hour of development), I think the gameplay becomes fun. It takes some practice to become effective and this game is clearly not for everyone as it currently expects in part for the player to project his own goal onto it. It could probably use improved keyboard mapping, too. (Gamepad is so much fun, though!)
If you're interested in trying out a bug-fixed version of the game, please look me up. I think I will polish it off a little bit to get it running more as originally intended. Plus this is a stripped down version of the more elaborate idea I had for it. I also have other games in active development with playable demos, including one I started last month that would also fit into the "Connected Worlds" theme.
Thanks, everybody, for the sincere and gracious feedback! Please keep it coming!
After I read the description, it was much clearer what I had to do. The concept is interesting but the gameplay was a little lacking. I think if you added more units and RTS elements it could become a very unique game. Overall it enjoyed it and would like to see it become more. Good job. (I played with a controller and it was much better)
@Zathalos: Yes! I would have loved to have worked in more character types for variety and more strategic choices. Things just didn't work out that way. Most of my time was spent getting the bare minimum together and adding a bit of polish. Thank you for the encouragement and useful critique! Please look me up again for the bug-fixed version.
Great game, you already got my comments so there's point in repeating them! (heh...)
I love the vibe of this game. I'm not sure what the goal is, I tried to have the tribes destroy each other but didn't succeed. The mages won.
A little confusing to begin with, but once I got it I started to enjoy things! I like the colour on the characters representing the health - really subtle but very cool. Nice work!
At the first thought is a bit confusing but concept is very nice and art style is great along with the music. I see a potential in this one!
Stating the objective/goal at the start would've been a good idea. The graphics were pretty good though.
After reading the description and playing again, I am still not sure what is happening. Is it just the tab button? Love the style though. very polished art for 48 hours
I wasn't sure what to do, but the music created a cool tension type vibe.
it took me a second to figure out what`s going on. :) but after that it was fun to play. cool, pixel artwork!
I like the deathmatch mode but I think there is not enough feedback about hit/miss, health and reloading. Nice entry anyway!
Didn't get the gameplay, but it has interesting graphics and presentation.
*** UPDATE: I've got a bug-fixed version now, but not sure at this moment where the edit link is to add it at the top. I'll leave it down here for the time being just in case: http://drewvancamp.com/sites/default/files/game-tests/ludum-dare-30_connected-worlds/choose-your-side_bug-fixed/choose-your-side_bug-fixed.html