Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD33 → The Endangered Death Falcon
By dingotime
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 3 | 71 | ||
| Innovation | 83 | 3.74 | ||
| Audio | 189 | 3.33 | ||
| Overall | 189 | 3.53 | ||
| Fun | 204 | 3.42 | ||
| Mood | 211 | 3.38 | ||
| Graphics | 333 | 3.33 | ||
| Humor | 344 | 2.97 | ||
| Theme | 500 | 3.35 |
Wow, that was great. Took a while to master the flying and being mindful of the talons, but that was really neat. Towards the end I was swooping down without flapping, scooping up a car and that had a nice graceful feel to it. Yeah its needs some refinement, but for 48 hours Compo, awesome work. And the music was gravy, really set the mood.
Nice one ! Now trying to get the music out of my head.
Good, solid entry, enjoy it alot :)
That really was great and fun
The flute BGM really gives the feeling of sadness of a near-extinction race...Personally pick
I really enjoyed the flying mechanic, it feels pretty good to master the flying and swooping, though something about it is a bit under-tuned... But that's okay, it's great for 48 hours!
The music fit the eagle thing well too :)
It was just a bit strange that you can pick up a car easier than people :P
Good work :)
Nice flight physics. The music is so catchy it's unreal. DUH DUH DUUH DUH DUH DUHHHHHHHHHHH DUH DUH DUUH DUH DUH DUHH
Took a bit of getting used to the flight controls but was quite fun when you got the hang of it.
Couldn't play for too long though, the music is just nasty D:
Both the graphics and the music is great. But to me it is too difficult to control of the flying.
An interesting idea with a similar (but better) control scheme than what I did. The handpainted vector graphics looked cool, I especially liked the animation of the bird. The gameplay is challenging but rewarding, though it's easy to abuse the ground by landing softly and recharge stamina. The music doesn't seem to fit and I cant figure out how the theme applies here (at all). All in all, very good.
Controlling the falcon was realling challenging, it reminded me of QWOP, so it was quite fun.
I don't think the new laws will help! Glad I'm not a death falcon
Great game & really innovative concept. Lovely music too!
Awesome! The flying mechanics were really grating on me at on point but I eventually figured out how to be a little more efficient with my flaps. Might be interesting to have people with umbrellas or using lightpoles etc to 'hook' yourself on things as you skim by instead of having to pinpoint close your talons on a person.
hahaha. This was pretty intersting. Your background music was really nice. did you compose it yourself? I think the game rocks and has potetial to be massive. It reminded me of QWOP. Congrats on submitting your game!!!
Good work, Nice gameplay, great idea
playable. the talon control is interesting, if awkward.
Wow, that was really good! Its a great idea I'd love to see it go further the gameplay felt really good apart from the quick turing, that could maybe use a little work but overall its awesome
A bit hard to control at first, but very fun.
I found it hard to control and kept slamming into the ground. Maybe go a bit easier with the stamina.
I felt the music really set the mood.
Thanks for comments! I agree that controls could be better - I got them "good enough" and went on with the rest of game. Once you get used to them they aren't too bad, it's kind of fun to glide around, managing wing flaps, I think. If I worked on it more, the first thing I would try changing would be to eliminate the mouse aim talon grab (things too small/moving too fast for it work well).
@Mizipzor Theme applies because you are a giant bird who eats people... I didn't go any deeper than that ("the monster" vs. "a monster")
@kidando Yes, I did music myself. I recorded myself playing tin whistle for 10 minutes, cut out the worst 98% of it and added reverb.
Brilliant game all around!!!
I really really like the controls in this. They feel quite realistic, especially how the bird takes speed when floating. they are hard to control but they are not too hard to get used to. Very well designed.
This is my highest voted game until now. It's just so beautiful! The controls were great, I really felt the freedom of movement like a predator bird, and the wind carrying me under my wings. And the flute joining it was great. Congratulations on the great game!
For some reason I can't visit your profile page, I really need to bookmark you :)
@Zccc Thanks, I fixed my profile page (I had never made a post on the main page of Ludum Dare - I made a new post about my game, and that seemed to force my profile page into existence)
fun stuff! not easy to control at first, but the swooping death runs are very satisfying when you succeed! charming graphics and cute bird noises. great work!
The game becomes really fun once you master how to fly. With slightly better physics it could be quite addictive.
Complicated but the mechanic felt robust and well thought.
I feel thet seing someone play skillfully at this game must be an acrobatic spectacle.
Hahahah, nice one :)
I love to see innovative games, which are not easily classified into the usual genres. 5 stars in innovation!
Great game. Swooping down and capturing food for my young is satisfying. The music seems appropriate, like it's from a nature show. The setting is pretty neato too.
Very fun to play.
I loved the controls! really cool concept and execution, only thing I had an issue with was the music
Well, that's one way to be a monster, I guess. Love the hilariously absurd premise. The serene music provides a nice ironic contrast to the morbid action going on.
The controls are pretty wacky, and the gliding took a while to get a good grasp of. I think those areas could be greatly improved.