mrnyarlathotep 2015-08-25 13:06
Hi, I tried to play using the embed player and the web link, and neither one worked; clicking on the web link opens a directory listing, and trying to access index.html returns a 404
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD33 → The Good Monster
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio | 541 | 2.72 | ||
| Humor | 862 | 2.09 | ||
| Innovation | 875 | 2.52 | ||
| Mood | 892 | 2.58 | ||
| Graphics | 942 | 2.36 | ||
| Theme | 988 | 2.60 | ||
| Fun | 994 | 2.36 | ||
| Overall | 1015 | 2.58 | ||
| Coolness | 1415 | 45 |
Hi, I tried to play using the embed player and the web link, and neither one worked; clicking on the web link opens a directory listing, and trying to access index.html returns a 404
Same here, looks like the web link's still down.
Sorry about that, it was working yesterday, so I don't know why it doesn't today. I figured it must be Google, so I hosted the Web version in itch.io instead. I removed the embed in the process, since I couldn't find out how I can embed itch.io games in Ludum Dare.
I'm glad I came back to check this again, as the webplayer link is now working, and there is a surprisingly lot of content that has been put into this.
If you continue with this post-jam, I would suggest there is possibly too many mechanics at play; I had spawnable minions, wizards, cannons and an AOE spell at my disposal, and the cooldowns were gnerous enough that I never really felt threatened by the enemies.
Maybe letting players choose upgrades or mechanics when they level up might be nice? For example offer a skill tree of sorts that let players choose which of the tools at their disposal they want to emphasise using?
@MrNyarlathotep Thanks for checking this game out, and for the feedback. I had that in my mind during the jam, so perhaps it's a good mechanic to add. Adding more options for each tool is a good way to create varied playstyles, much like an MMORPG.
Regarding difficulty, my main concern was that the player can't spawn enough minions or use the other weapons quickly enough in the later levels. Thanks again for the feedback.
The beginning is a bit boring and I think it needs in game instructions, but the game is going better as time passes, nice work.
Only worked in FireFox, but that is normal now. good game once learned.
@reiknight Thanks for the feedback. I had a playtester who said the exact opposite of what you said. I did put instructions in the post-jam version, though.
@liquidmedia I'm pretty sure it also works in IE, but who uses IE? It's WebGL, though, and Chrome should support WebGL, so I don't get it doesn't work there.
I've played into updated version.
1. Bad font colors on story screens. Really hard to read gray color on gray door at background. Use semitransparent frame like in japanese visual novels.
2. Too easy, no challenge. AI stucks into borders.
Feels like it needed more polish (on programming side). Nice idea though.
@goodbadokay Thanks for the heads up! Regarding #1, I didn't have time to think of that, so thanks for suggesting that. Regarding #2, I suppose it's the problem with using very rudimentary pathfinding. I want to avoid using things like A* because it might freeze the game if there are too many pathfinding calls.
@mikethingsbetter Thanks for the feedback. I realize the lack of polish on the programming side. I'll keep that in mind for post-jam.
Had trouble with the web version - the view of the game was limited to the middle of the screen and clipped out around the ages, so I couldn't really control the actual game. Nice art on the intro sequence though.
@MikeEnoch There's a fullscreen button at the lower-right corner of the game frame. You can use that to play the game on fullscreen.
I found trying to click the cannons to be very difficult and finicky. On screen buttons or predefined buttons would of been better for that I feel.
@Aaronos Thanks. Maybe I should do so. Or maybe I should also have keys bound to them.
Beat the boss, but the game didn't end. It had a nice difficulty, despite the AI of the minions and enemies being a tad funny after you attack them.