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Glyph Valley

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness363
Audio2713.22
Graphics3673.37
Mood4503.05
Overall4883.24
Theme5993.29
Innovation7492.81
Fun7892.78
Humor8022.24

Comments

peejaygee 2015-04-20 03:01

as of 11.00pm EST on 04.19.2015 I'm unable to locate the download or web links to enable me to test this game for voting.

recursor 2015-04-20 10:45

Argh! The links were there but the 'http://' prefix was missing. It is fixed now.

kristof 2015-04-20 14:23

Interesting. I like the graphics and sound effects (cool voice acting :-) ). After finding some spells and playing around with them I did not know what to do anymore though. Is there an objective?
One minor thing: The dialog text box should fade out after a while. It blocks to much of the screen.
All in all, I still hat fun exploring the world. Nice work!

recursor 2015-04-20 14:30

@kristof: There is an objective. Escape the valley.

Good suggestion about the dialog text box.

dylanwolf 2015-04-20 16:41

The style and puzzle design are really impressive, and the voice acting is a nice touch.

hyoga-3d 2015-04-20 20:34

Nice low poly, also the puzzles were very challenging.

chadivision 2015-04-21 00:25

Very cool! I love low-poly 3D. Interesting concept and well executed. One of the best I've played so far.

fanttum 2015-04-21 00:42

Fun game and world. Would have liked to have the shouts or words as you will be a bit quicker to come up, but glad you changed up the voices so I didn't have to hear the same thing over and over again, haha. Looked nice and fun too.
Also I think the character model kept clipping into and out of the main camera. Prob shouldn't have that on there. Good job!

integershift 2015-04-21 01:24

Interesting game.
I agree with kristof... the text box takes up quite a bit of the screen. The graphics are decent, the music is good.
Great job overall!

dyfer 2015-04-21 01:30

Interesting game ! Strong sense of story telling, I love the map but not a big fan of charm design.

calavera 2015-04-21 01:31

very fun to explore, very fun just yelling PALOOSH over and over =D

dragonmaster412 2015-04-21 01:45

Interesting style I like it.

Could you people possibly take the time to try my entry:
All nighters were pulled the get it finished in time.
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=27330

pixel-heart 2015-04-21 02:09

nice idea.. maybe a bit confusing gameplay.

ershany 2015-04-21 03:02

Well done. Thought it was really neat :)

dracomagna 2015-04-21 03:33

The graphismes are great, the voice acting is really funny... I will spend a lot of time throwing objects and yelling PALOUSH !!
But you don't really know what to do and where to go, you end up yelling at everything to see if something work... lika a crazy guy...

terryg 2015-04-21 03:34

I like the 3d game realm. The feel reminded me of "Unturned". The voice work is well done. I felt like I got stuck moving once, but was able to get out ok. That was getting the nakazulu I think. Didn't really seeem to take damage from the ninjas. It was nice getting hit by them because they seem to give you some lift. Hmm? Maybe that was the way out. I got the sphere thing stuck to me in the pond. Seemed to ride it, but I didn't understand its purpose. Couldn't seem to find anything else after 15 minutes so I gave up. But well done. I think I need more patience.

geckoo1337 2015-04-21 04:22

Nice world and interesting concept. A good entry, but what is the final objective? Maybe it's just a travel? Thank you ++

terryg 2015-04-21 04:31

I like the 3d game realm. The feel reminded me of "Unturned". The voice work is well done. I felt like I got stuck moving once, but was able to get out ok. That was getting the nakazulu I think. Didn't really seeem to take damage from the ninjas. It was nice getting hit by them because they seem to give you some lift. Hmm? Maybe that was the way out. I got the sphere thing stuck to me in the pond. Seemed to ride it, but I didn't understand its purpose. Couldn't seem to find anything else after 15 minutes so I gave up. But well done. I think I need more patience.

davidcmcdonald 2015-04-21 05:08

Nicely made game. :)

evergreen-games-ludum-dare 2015-04-21 07:05

cool art style and idea! the voice was funny XD

jushii 2015-04-21 07:23

Loved the sounds when using the words! Found third word after killing the enemies but then got stuck! :D ps. Trees are lovely!

thestartlestare 2015-04-21 07:42

Nicely made, the sounds are just awsome, but there is verymuch space with very little to do maybe some more direktions what to do next would have been nice.

leaden 2015-04-21 07:59

I think you can add walkthrough to description. Usually people play the game and read description only if they finish or something goes wrong (stuck, for example).

mimus 2015-04-21 09:29

Pas mal, je suis juste sortie hors map.
(Google translate, I'm French)

mimus 2015-04-21 09:30

Not bad, I'm just off exit map

jhell 2015-04-21 13:21

Pretty cool, I got stuck after nakazhuluu, but the controls are nice (except no Azerty support :(), the game world looks cool and the voice-overs are awesome =)

braindeadgeo 2015-04-21 17:31

I got stuck on Nakazhulu! Was very pretty though and super ambitious! well done!

babajaga 2015-04-21 18:15

Anybody know what should I do after I learnt parlosh and zinotele? Something with the lake?

ptolo 2015-04-21 18:24

That art style is very nice, I enjoyed the exploration and the receiving new powers. Good that the enemies only caused knockback instead of making you have to restart from the beginning :)

hotboxgames 2015-04-21 18:44

Great audio and visuals, the level design was cool too.

eigen 2015-04-21 20:06

Although I never got out of the valley (have no idea what to do with Nakazulu nor the sphere beneath me) it was quite an enjoyable experience. As others have said, the voice acting is pretty funny, adds a lot to it. Graphically it's a bit rough and even though everything's coloful, eerily eery. Good job!

headmade 2015-04-21 20:32

Could you please provide a downloadable version for windows? I really don't want to install the unity plugin.

mase 2015-04-21 20:42

The writing is very amusing.
The camera focusing on the treasure as it flies was a nice way to show its location.

I thought there was an orb in the lake but I guess it was just my torso.

oparisy 2015-04-21 21:56

Very nice world to explore, liked the rocks and mountains rendering.

Varying the voice was a nice touch as over already commented.

I had some difficulties to reach the ending, which was satisfying in a sense. But sadly, I opened the *spoiler* chest from the wrong side and did not see its content! Was there any?

Thanks, nice experience anyway.

joshua_burr 2015-04-21 23:53

It doesn't seem to work properly for me. Nearly all of the scenery was replaced by a big brown and white grid type pattern. I'm using Safari.

gafblizzard 2015-04-22 06:35

Very impressive for 48 hours. I wasn't sure exactly what the last power word did, other than reveal the chest.

jk5000 2015-04-22 08:26

I really like the look of the environment.

marinalucio 2015-04-22 19:52

I really love low poly art (hence my game :D) so i really like the overall mood and feeling of the game. I couldn't understand why it was unconventional weapon, but it's a really cool little game. Good job! :)

vidar 2015-04-22 20:09

I loved it. The game world was mysterious and it was exiting to figure out what each new word did. Good job on creating a compelling game that managed to hook me completely until I finished it. Great stuff!

gatechgrad 2015-04-22 22:37

Nice little adventure game! I know getting a FPS up and running in Unity is no trivial task, especially in one weekend. The voice recordings were a nice touch, especially with the different tones for the same spell to keep it from being too repetitive.

eastes 2015-04-26 03:51

Great idea for an unconventional weapon. Thanks for reminding me about the source on my game - http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=34676. I forgot to include the link.

Love the similar graphics style!

robothobodanceparty 2015-04-30 06:09

Pretty cool game! I played around until I got stuck in the pool in the mountain. Either way I spent a good 20 mins playing around and quite enjoyed myself. Great work!

sledknight 2015-05-07 00:51

Cool entry! One of the few I've stuck through to the end. Very nice concept. Would be cool to see it fleshed out. I love a good puzzle game!