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Totem Chess
By ceosol
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| Category | Rank | Score | Count |
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| Coolness | 3 | 72 | | |
| Audio | 544 | 2.56 | | |
| Innovation | 667 | 2.79 | | |
| Theme | 694 | 3.33 | | |
| Humor | 807 | 1.78 | | |
| Graphics | 878 | 2.37 | | |
| Overall | 928 | 2.63 | | |
| Mood | 937 | 2.18 | | |
| Fun | 982 | 2.14 | | |
Comments
v01pe
2014-12-08 21:50
It felt like my influence was too little in this game… it didn't feel like there's much tactic that I can use - at least no obvious to learn… I basically created the strongest? character as often as possible and then waited, then spawned as much as possible again until the round ended…
At the end of a long hard match I still lost, because the other opponent killed an other CPU enemy first, which felt really unfair because I basically cleaned the whole board prior to that…
It would be nice to have influence which corner you're attacking to be able to play more tactical - dunno how though :) I liked that there are 4 parties playing at the same time - would also be possible to play with 4 friends on a tablet or so…
ceosol
2014-12-08 22:21
I totally agree. I would love to have it as multiplayer. I'll look into it for a post-comp version :)
Generally in idle games, you do not have much influence, but I wanted to try something I had never done before. :)
Thanks for the feedback!
I had no sense of consistency, no matter what I did, it felt the same. I would have liked it to be a bit faster, I believe, so it was not as long to find out I sucked so I wanted to try again, knowing how to adjust (even if only slightly)
Interesting game. It was a little confusing at first but when I got the "live" element I started to get hang of it... But still little unsure what my goal is :D
It's a cool concept that should definitely be explored more, but the game felt like I wasn't doing much and was very unclear as to what was going on, while also moving very slow. Great job finishing though!
The game seems to work well from a functionality point of view - can't say I noticed any bugs or issues, however I think it would be worth including more instructions on how the game works. I was unsure of exactly how to control my units (if at all possible).
Overall good effort and great job getting a game submitted to the jam :)
drludos
2014-12-09 16:38
A bit confusing at start, but interesting concept. Thanks for the description, it helps to understand how the game play. My snowmen army will rule the world! :)
ceosol
2014-12-09 16:50
@drludos: I had to throw snowmen in there lol
@The rest: Thanks much for the feedback, I will get to your games as soon as I can. Idle games are not for everybody. I completely understand that. You have very little control over what goes on in there. I know I will not score high because most people do not like idle games. If you rate fun based off of your involvement in the game, then of course you will rate this a 1. I find it enjoyable watching the fighting even if it is 4 AI players. :)
alendro
2014-12-09 20:09
Nice game. Felt like i needed more guidance.
A new play style! I think with a little more handholding and better feedback loops this game can be something cool. Your soundtrack is awesome btw :)
Nice
pretty interesting! for a lot of time i couldnt figure out was going on, or what influence i had on what i was doing, over if just another computer was playing. i was never able to do any home base damage, but it was fun anyway! i like the animations too. good job!
I didn't know what was going on... But it was still enjoyable. The game is impressive and looks pretty complex, goodjob completing it on time. I also liked the music, it fit the game well.
t4u
2014-12-10 22:38
Too complicated. i dont even feel like figuring out how to play.
raiyumi
2014-12-11 19:04
I enjoyed playing it! It would be cool to have some sort of control over the units (even if not entirely) and have the game at a faster pace. But otherwise, great job!
ceosol
2014-12-12 22:00
Thanks for all of the plays and feedback. If you stop by the game, please drop a note and I'll check out your game too :)
Quite interesting, nice mix of units. Even if there's not a lot of interaction, I can definitely appreciate a complex simulation like this. Cool stuff!
i literally liked the game play and the simpicity.
shimone
2014-12-18 11:47
I really liked the concept of this game and I hope you will explore it more because it has a lot of potential.
I would have liked to have a little more control over my units (for example, the corner they should attack first). I would be happy to see each unit stats (attack, defense, weaknesses, etc.).
Overall a good entry: keep it up!
f7f5
2014-12-23 17:44
I... need more sense of control over a game :)
ceosol
2014-12-23 17:55
@f7f5: noted :)
Idle games are definitely not for everybody.
Not bad! :D
nice work
Cool ! a bit hard to understand what is exactly happening at start but the variety of ennemies and AI movement is interesting :] music was kinda nice too !