ker0chan 2015-04-20 12:00
Promising prototype ! Feels like The Sims for inanimate objects. With a bit more levers to pull and a clearer link between actions and emotions, it could make a nice little game.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD32 → I don't feel like shooting right now!
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 1 | 100 | ||
| Innovation | 99 | 3.88 | ||
| Theme | 111 | 3.96 | ||
| Humor | 168 | 3.52 | ||
| Mood | 416 | 3.09 | ||
| Overall | 704 | 3.00 | ||
| Graphics | 852 | 2.53 | ||
| Fun | 906 | 2.58 |
Promising prototype ! Feels like The Sims for inanimate objects. With a bit more levers to pull and a clearer link between actions and emotions, it could make a nice little game.
Very neat idea! Surprising depth of emotion. I felt genuinely bad for bertha after making it sad or angry. Great job!
Really like the idea, take some time to put the cannon in the right mood and telling this is already the sign of a good game :) maybe you should push it a bit more?
This is definitely one of the most unconventional weapons I've ever seen! :)
Interesting concept, maybe you should try and do a post compo version
I love the idea, nice work!
It's a pretty good idea in itself.
The game as it is is not really making sense and "responsive".
I don't know if you actually can get Berta to shoot, but the idea that a defense cannon must be in the correct mood to shoot is one of the best take on the theme I've seen so far.
The GUI is a bit confusing as well, some labels indicates +X, +Y when it is actually -Y which makes gameplay sense.
There is something to work further on here.
2ConflictiveLabs
Sure, I will definitely continue the work
2Kyatic,
Thank you, I totally agree that the game lack some feedback and it is very hard for players to find out the connections between their actions and consequences. Probably I should add some hints. And yes, the balance is completely broken, It is the main issue here.
Yep, idea is good, but the balance was not done. At least, I can recommend greatly increase "time remaining" or simply remove this option. Time pressing rarely can make game better.
Take a look on Gods Will Be Watching game. This game also was done on LD and after that released in Steam. It has similiar management mechanics, when you need balance pluses with minuses. http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=11045
Yaroslav, thanks for advice. Actually, mechanics wise Gods Will be Watching was one of the inspiration sources.
"Time remainings" refers to the amount of actions a player can perform, not the actual time in seconds. So, removing this will result in removing challenge.
Great idea you had here! Having to talk a gun into firing would be a very interesting and amusing challenge! It's just a shame you didn't have enough time to add more possible conversation options. As a thought for your post compo version, perhaps the cannon's mood could influence what effects each choice gives you, like having a negative option give it an anger boost if it's already fired up!
Nice idea. I think it will be interesting if you have more time to make some improvements. Need some feedback for player to know whether doing right or wrong.
Woah! the idea behind this game is really nice! You interpreted very well the them! I also like the graphic style! Well done!
Awesome concept, but the gameplay seems like its trial and error. Please work on this more though because this could definitely be a really fun game!
Really enjoyed the concept. was fun trying to get everything just right to fire
Ah hah! I finally got it! Interesting game idea :D
thoughts:
- Paging Dr. Susan Calvin, Dr. Calvin, please come in.
- Apearantly you can hit and do '0 damage'? No wonder she doesn't feel like shooting... I'd get stage fright as well ;-)
Good concept and mechanics. And I liked the intro.
Interesting concept! I was not sure at first if I was supposed to force it to shoot or to try to prevent it from shooting, and then I read in the description that I should fire, I did not know which emotions would help it to do so...
Dining Philosopher,
it is assumed that the player will find out how emotions affect characteristics by trial and error. Nevertheless, I understand that mechanics is not enough clear to understand and I'm going to improve it in post-compo version.
Needs music
Great idea! I really like this game... its a bit hard to understand what does what but its part of the fun ^^
Dege, thanks! I will try to improve that aspect in the post0compo version!
What a very interisting idea!. Waiting the post-compo version :D
The concept is so cool. It attracts me at the first moment!
Nice idea and personality.
The buttons could have some sound feedback when pressed.
Pretty fun, but at times can be a bit arbitrary, I wish the whole game was based on the talking to the cannon with more dialogue options.
I like the concept. Berta is kind of a b*tch.
Nice idea. It was a little hard to put Berta in the right mood :(