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Bumble's Quest

By jcourt

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness371
Humor6092.65
Overall9612.68
Mood9662.40
Graphics9692.24
Theme9692.66
Innovation9982.24
Fun10012.33

Comments

jharler 2015-08-25 02:21

I completed the game! The controls were difficult (I kept overshooting where I wanted to point). You may want to consider giving the shots a shorter lifespan. I was able to sit back and snipe off a lot of the villagers without putting myself in any danger. Well done!

cudabear 2015-08-25 02:37

Unfortunately this game isn't very engaging, because the combat is pretty dull. I have no reason not to hold down Z and X the whole time and just run around in circles. Did you mean to deploy with the character having 500 health? It seems like healing/getting hit only takes 5-10 health whereas 500 makes me feel invincible.

Your interpretation of the theme works well. The graphics are simple but in a stylized way, so they fit as well. Audio works well for the game even if you didn't make it.

tsn_rampage 2015-08-26 00:14

Enjoyed the little story to it :) Good work!

steboots 2015-08-26 03:01

I really am the monster. I started the game, yelled obscenities at my computer directed at grumble, only to be acurately defined at the end, nice work!

The game itself was a little weighted, I never felt fear of losing, and the last stage was the easiest since I had time to target the enemies since the level was vast. This game's strength was it's story, sweet!

takenapeveryday 2015-08-26 16:25

Good job! I like the story. Turning with keyboard made aiming frustrating.

voidstar33 2015-08-27 19:50

I liked the characters. A face on the sphere would have made it more artistic. The game is not very interesting though.

collaboration 2015-09-05 12:30

Looks nice, but sure it needs a lot of work, and better do not use 10 sec. loop - it really become annoying very fast.

zenmumbler 2015-09-07 19:16

The direct camera control made aiming a bit hard but since Bumble has a wizard Tommy-gun it was still rather easy. I agree with the other comment that the player should probably have more like 50 HP. Though story-wise it shows you to be a true monster who is just killing hapless cylinder-sphere people, as a game having some tension is better. AI in LD games is hard to do, but even a simple but more aggressive run-towards-player-while-shooting tactic would have made it scarier. Still, a full setup from beginning to end. Well done.

crucknuk 2015-09-12 22:53

I finished the game and i liked the twisted ending :)
well of course it was a bit disengaging to go that far but it was nice, i liked it in the way it was meant to be played.
Anyway keep up the good work :)

general 2015-09-14 08:27

Yes, I am a monster :) Good story, the one downside which I encounter in many 3d-games is that it's difficult to aim prperly due to the camera location.

Please, check the video of me playing: https://youtu.be/BtVCl5-xRYo