noxuma 2015-04-21 01:32
Very interesting concept.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD32 → The Ties That Bind
By coyyonce
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 3 | 56 | ||
| Theme | 106 | 3.97 | ||
| Humor | 196 | 3.50 | ||
| Graphics | 385 | 3.56 | ||
| Fun | 449 | 3.16 | ||
| Innovation | 471 | 3.16 | ||
| Overall | 514 | 3.22 | ||
| Mood | 579 | 2.97 |
Very interesting concept.
Wow this really feels like a drawing that has come to life. Its pretty fun and it controls well. There are a lot of little polish things I noticed like the loading screen and the way the character flips when you switch directions. Super neat. The multi-scrolling background is pretty sweet. Good show!
Really nice concept and art
Thanks everyone for the kind comments.
Really nice paper art style, I like the idea too!
I like the paper style! It would be quite amazing if you added some knockback and impact effects. Overall, nice job!
I liked the idea, nice and simple artwork.
Simple, with some small problems of collision and feedback, but nothing that makes the idea less fun.
Liked the animation and style, also good link to the theme!
Love this-- the animation for the characters (in particular the character swap) is really well done. I like the difference in fighting styles, and advantage vs foes, depending on who is in charge. Clever!
Response as I played:
Wow, that loading screen... nice start.
(looked at controls)
(looked at story)
(play game)
My first impression was that I really liked the "flipping" animation when you switched directions. I also liked the sounds used for running and jumping, also maybe the attack. They have a nice feel to them. The pot breaking sound though I wasn't a fan of, and it feels like the balance between certain sounds needs to be tweaked. (the attacking sound is a tad loud, and the pot break sound is far too loud)
Some background ambiance would have been nice, as an example:
http://www.freesound.org/people/ecodios/sounds/119962/
could give it a little extra something.
I like the swapping around idea, it took me a while to actually remember to do it though. Playing as the tall one attacking with the shorter guy seems more effective in general (I think it does more damage with just a marginally slower speed).
Sometimes you can get flipped around for some reason while attacking. Might have something to do with colliding with enemies. It feels sort of odd and kind of like a bug.
Beat the game after a couple tries! You know, the funny thing was for some reason I didn't understand the whole game was about the Chinese finger trap thing. I thought it was some sort of no same gender hand-holding thing from the story outline. And just thought the chinese theme was more of a political thing about gay rights. Kind of funny looking back at it and realizing what it actually was about haha.
Thanks for all of the great comments. We're quite happy with the feedback on the art style and animation!
I agree on the some of the sound choices. We can definitely improve there. For the background audio, there is a "Play Music" button at the bottom that will turn on some music. We left it off by default so as not to annoy people.
Nice weapon! Love to play it. Smooth controlls! Good job!
This is the funniest use of the theme I've come across so far this Dare, and the graphics and gameplay are pretty solid too! The UI could be a little easier to understand though, it took me a long time to figure out what damage actually was doing to my hearts.
Very original take on the theme, and a really interesting art style too.
Loved that you use another person as a weapon. really innovative. :)
Great concept and smooth controls!
Good point on the damage. We also need to track how close you are to cutting yourself free from the finger trap. This happens after collecting 10 scissors I believe.
I wish i could draw like that... And at least i find a game than fits the theme!
Thanks Foxarya!