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Project MONSTER

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness352
Audio284.03
Overall853.79
Mood1353.58
Graphics1403.86
Fun1603.52
Innovation2533.34
Humor3752.92
Theme8322.59

Comments

tuben999 2015-08-24 08:10

Love the simple graphics and the music was great! :D
the goal "square" could have been a stronger color so you could easyier see it on the map.

jmaggard62 2015-08-24 15:00

Loved the music and graphics. Also random level generation? Wow good work!

tuism 2015-08-24 16:54

Very polished, has a bunch of awesome things - procedural generation was great, graphics and animation was great...

But as a whole the game isn't very fun. There's not really all that much to do and be challenged with. If you don't fancy a certain situation, just stay away from it.

The enemy/collectible relationship is also not 100% clear. I eventually knew what each were, but a stronger visual language differentiation between them would have been better.

For example the triangles were pointy, and so were the chaser enemies. The spinny things were dangerous, but round. Etc.

arg410 2015-08-24 18:28

Love the random gen levels :)

baykush_figtree 2015-08-24 18:28

It feels like some deep stuff is going on behind the level generator. this games makes me feel dumb. I like it.

boardtobits 2015-08-24 18:29

Agreed on the exit square, didn't realize what it was at first. Otherwise a clean, clever game. Liked the color scheme a lot!

peterkirk 2015-08-24 18:54

First of all the music was great. The art style was great too.
The ability to draw all collectibles towards me made the game a bit too easy.
Overall it was really enjoyable.

hgcummings 2015-08-24 20:05

Good graphics and sound, and great overall mood. Fun to play and nicely challenging too. Nice try with the theme - I'm guessing you were hoping the voting would go a different way :)

algorithmicsanonymous 2015-08-24 20:08

Epic. Enough said

vaida 2015-08-24 20:24

This game is amazing! I have no idea how you managed to make a game so complex in such a short amount of time. Random level generation, specials, different ships... The art is simple but works well, same for the audio. The concept itself is interesting too. My favourite part: the interpretation of the theme. :p

crowbeak 2015-08-25 07:55

I like the graphics, but a transition between levels would have been nice to give me a chance to take my finger off the button so I wouldn't accidentally run into something at the beginning of the next level before finding out it was there.

local-minimum 2015-08-25 11:27

Very slick looking game. Well produced and I like the back story and theme abuse (if there's such a thing). It was quite challenging game, especially when encountering new enemies. Not knowing how they would behave. With that in mind I think it would help not punishing the player so hard as having to replay everything every time. Simplest solution is giving the player the ability to take three hits. Maybe actually changing the stats of the ship so it becomes more jittery or inefficient or something. Maybe because I liked my idea of getting pushed to the left by a negative flux (animations that now blow in game), I can't really let go of it. I think it would add to the game. Making you have to not pause too long in any place of the stage. As some others have commented, the target wasn't that readily visible and I think it didn't really follow the otherwise very consistent design. To work with the story and graphics is would suggest having the target as an unstable tile that flickers between the two colors used in the stage. And finally, at each stage load I think it would do good to have half a second where input doesn't fly the ship, because I often started flying before I had noticed the stage.

That was a long comment. But I think this was a very well made game. Having proc gen work that well and having found such a well worked expression in a weekend. Really great.

primaerfunktion 2015-08-25 11:48

This is a really fun entry. My favourite part was probably the joke in the tutorial. :D

ruerob 2015-08-25 13:55

I like the music of your game a lot! It's like hardcoded in my head now! I also like the graphical style. Would have been great if the ship would turn in the flight direction.

ghostlyguru 2015-08-25 22:43

Enjoyed it friend! Generation was fun & enjoyed the style!

shimage 2015-08-25 23:26

Very nice artwork and music. I like the simple game style. Great work!

01010111 2015-08-27 05:29

Your level generation creates some visually stunning stuff! I kept forgetting which objects were hazards and which ones were powerups, so I never lasted more than a few screens, but it's still pretty awesome! If the gameplay was a little more engaging, I think you'd have a hit on your hands :)

dickpoelen 2015-08-27 18:26

Yup. That's some good stuff you got there. Top notch all over.

jupiter_hadley 2015-08-30 20:59

Fun, chaotic game! I included it in part 11 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/ypxK5QAWPFI

franklins-ghost 2015-09-01 13:01

Interesting take on the theme and liked the level generator aspect of the game just wish the exits stood out a bit more because it took me a bit to figure out.

wuballiance 2015-09-14 21:27

Fun entry, VERY pretty. The aesthetic works very nicely, and overall makes the game feel very polished. Impressive amount of content for a compo entry. The audio feels complete and helps with the overall retro feel. Nice job!