Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD31 → SideLands
By razzberries
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fun | 95 | 3.72 | ||
| Overall | 97 | 3.76 | ||
| Graphics | 104 | 3.96 | ||
| Audio | 231 | 3.26 | ||
| Innovation | 240 | 3.60 | ||
| Mood | 250 | 3.30 | ||
| Humor | 320 | 2.86 | ||
| Theme | 557 | 3.60 | ||
| Coolness | 1742 | 39 |
I tried to run it on Wine in Ubuntu 13.04, and it fails to load ("Cabinet is not valid.")
Extracting file failed. It is most likely caused by low memory (low disk space for swapping file) or corrupted Cabinet file.
I have 12GB of memory installed on this machine, so hopefully it's not that ;)
Excellent game. Very innovative. I love the graphics! They're awesome!
You did a pretty good job on the theme too. Because you jump from windows to others, yet they're all in one screen.
You can try it multiple times, because there are multiple ways, which is a good thing.
I think it's fun because the controls are different, they're a little confusing at the begginning but once you get used to it they're really well choosen.
I would like to have it a little longer, and some harder parts, but hey, it's Ludum Dare!
Thanks for testing it merrak, I'm sorry it doesn't work. Unfortunately there's not much I can do in that regard as I don't have a machine that runs Ubuntu and Game Maker: Studio doesn't have an export to it (Yet). Thanks again.
I appreciate the input Joppiesaus, I'm relieved to kow that you enjoyed the controls as those were my main worry. I definitely want to attempt to make a larger game out of this control mechanic someday.
I really like this game. The graphics are good, and while the game could do with a bit of a tutorial, or at least a bit further explanation, I found it quite fun to roam around with this weird... octopus dude? i think?
Very cool, keep it up! :)
Black screen on windows 8. Title bar has the instructions in and they work, just nothing on the screen :/
Very nice controls, I love the level design based on bouncing :D
Veery cool game!
This amazed me. The overall best game I played so far. An excellent take on the theme, beautiful graphics, just the right challenge and a rewarding ending. Masterpiece!
Dave, that's really weird. Did you see the title pop up at all? Or was it just a black screen from the beginning?
Ok, this game was fun to play, I loved the mechanics, I loved the graphics yet sadly zooming out made it look worse but it was still good.
The game is actually easy except for the 1st teleport room, although I still enjoyed.
The game keeps crashing at startup for me (I'm on Win XP, using an old Asus EEE Pc netbook, so no real graphics cards)
This is a good game, I really like the wall jumping parts!
drludos, the game uses pixel shaders, so that's probably why it won't run on your PC. I'm sorry :(
Wow, this was the most suprising and enjoyable game so far. I like the take on the theme, the graphics, the mechanic, your humor. Well done and looking forward for more of you.
Though it seems wildly innovative at first, digging a bit beyond the surface reveals that the innovation mainly consists of gimmicks that actually detract from the experience.
We'll start with a positive point: having movement consist entirely of jumps is indeed innovative and it gives a nice twist to what would otherwise be an unremarkable platformer.
However, having gravity run sideways adds nothing to the gameplay. You could just rotate your screen and have exactly the same game except without the 'sideways' gimmick. The 'zooming out' gimmick likewise adds nothing of note (beyond making your game fit the theme), and in fact detracts from the experience as things would look a lot nicer and clearer if it were visible from up close.
And that's a shame, because the graphics are very nice. Though the gameplay wasn't very interesting, it was still interesting to go through the game to see what the levels look like.
The game is far too easy for its short length. With how easily you can get past what little dangers there are, you'll beat the game in significantly less time than it takes me to type up this feedback.
The sound was a tad repetitive and annoying, but it was okay enough to not detract much from the experience. Functionally it was fine.
Awesome idea with crazy colors.
This game is pretty awesome. I somehow skipped 2 areas, but I had fun playing. If you were to expand on it, I might make the side-to-side movement more refined than jumping, so you could set up your jumps for carefully & then have more complex levels. It sort of plays itself once you decide which direction to jump. Either way, I thought it was great. Awesome job!
very memorable entry, the jumping mechanic felt great, sounds were appropriate, I just enjoyed jumping about.
Simple gameplay for an awesome game. Also, lovely graphics.
I would like to have more rooms to play.
Overall, I love it :D
Wow, man! Really great stuff, I am impressed by your creativity. The concept seemed a little thin at first but you really did a great job putting a game together. The graphics and sound work really well and the gameplay is super fun while it lasts. I think if you add one or two things you could really develop this further.
That was very well put together - great job! I loved the graphics and game play - perfect!
Nice graphics and great controls. I particularly like how the jump "feels" thanks to the sounds and graphics.