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Manifest Destiny

By superfreak

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Theme2703.77
Audio4363.01
Graphics4703.52
Overall5643.17
Mood5893.03
Fun6632.88
Humor7012.45
Innovation7152.76

Comments

kempy 2015-08-25 19:12

This was fun! Nice music, graphics, and theme. Thanks for making a cool game!

conormn 2015-08-25 22:03

That was a fun one! Really liked the trees :)

rzfmzn 2015-08-25 22:37

Liked the song :)

code-medicine 2015-08-25 22:39

Really neat entry! I especially like the visuals.I did have to re-read the description carefully and really play quite a few times before I fully understood what was happening. Love how you tied things in with the theme, even created in in-game link to learn more about the issues you were referring to with your entry. Nice work!

corupta 2015-08-25 22:46

Nice message in the end.

picking-a-username-is-hard 2015-08-25 23:31

Fun game! There's nothing more enjoyable than destroying a happy little world four times a year lol. Everything was well done, however there wasn't much difficulty. Anyway I enjoyed it, good work :)

theziggy 2015-08-26 00:15

Great game with a great message! (And great graphics and audio :P)

kuchalu 2015-08-26 00:23

Nice art, solid gameplay. A little laggy sometimes when alot is being destroyed, but aside from that I found no bugs!

lynx 2015-08-26 04:37

I love how you incorporated your love of archeology into the game. Well done, little weird I can't lose, but it gave me POWER! haha Great job!

bigbuggames 2015-08-26 11:17

Good job! I enjoyed the graphics and the music was cool =)

local-minimum 2015-08-26 19:49

Way to go gamifying your PhD! Though all but subtle, I love the contrast of engaging players in something they are used to as fun and then showing them that this might not have been only fun. I'm not 100% for those haha-what you didn't know twists, but besides that little thing. I enjoyed the game, very well made. Graphics especially. Well, the use of the theme was very good. One day I must do a game about watching yeast grow, just to have gamified my PhD.

In all, really good work!

anarbitrarymustache 2015-08-27 00:05

Enjoyed the graphics and music. Loved the text and different labels for each "score" between levels. The "attack" sound effect seemed too loud in my headphones.

odefus 2015-08-27 02:55

I liked the graphics and how the game made me feel like a horrible person. Then again I didn't have a choice. Even if I scored 0 in everything it changed nothing. I feel you should have either given the player a choice or forced their hand by a failure state. I tried to do the right thing okay? Game wouldn't let me. I guess you can't change history.

Nice take on the theme.

OH! and the loudness of the attack sound destroyed my ears. You ought to put a warning on here about that.

tselmek 2015-08-27 08:17

Nice low poly graphics and great music. I wish there was more to the gameplay, like upgrades (would have loved to upgrade my speed or damage range for example) or different mechanics between each level but it's great as it is now. The camera movement is a little wonky but it does its purpose. Overall, needs some tweaking here and there but it's a really solid entry.

berserker_chris 2015-08-27 13:50

Nice Idea, good Graphic.
in level3 i get a NullReferenceExpection Error, and the Collision witch buildings and the Mountains didn't work.

springcabal 2015-08-27 23:48

The music was good but the sound was too loud/annoying in comparison. I don't feel like wanting to repeat playing it, but the inspiration is interesting. The UI looks really neat and the simple graphics work -> I just wish the gameplay was a bit more fast paced/interesting instead.

joshua_burr 2015-08-28 00:19

I enjoyed this entry. Particularly liked the graphics and the music. The sound effects were a bit too loud. It would be nice if the things that you destroy were knocked up into the air or something instead of disappearing.

mrkohcepbaht 2015-08-28 06:35

Don't know what is going on but got some fun. That tiny humans...

secularbaron 2015-08-28 08:59

Awesome game and graphics. Now I can exploit the natives just like my forefathers!

wevel 2015-08-28 09:53

Nice music, is quite loud. Didn't seem like there was much of a challenge

archonthewizard 2015-08-28 18:27

I like the idea of games with a message - good job! The art and audio were neat.

steboots 2015-08-28 22:50

While the game didn't seem to have an objective, the combination of fluid controls, sweet graphics, and nice sound effects kept me into it and having fun. Had a blast tearing it up, nice!

thebrickanator 2015-08-29 02:02

I really like the music and the game was fun :)

handkor 2015-08-29 02:46

Your environments are really nice and clean.

stridewide 2015-08-29 18:17

This game is loud. I like the graphics. I played the first two levels so well that I automatically won the rest of them and got the ending.

taro 2015-08-30 01:04

A surprisingly and depressing game. In some ways, I appreciate the approach of describing the destructiveness of colonialism. But in other ways, I feel like the fun experience I had was invalidated. To be honest, I can't say I liked the ending, but at the same time not certain what would have been a better route.

I think it's still very impressive on the details that's been added into the game.

Also fix the camera controls, please.

crazyminnowstudio 2015-08-30 01:28

Good music, but the destruction sound was way over driven and blown out. Interesting idea with a dark premise. Good job!

block97 2015-08-30 02:02

Fun cool game. Really liked the level design along with the level progression.

karai17 2015-08-30 02:19

Not bad! The sfx could be toned down a little and adding controls using the arrow keys would be a plus.

leaden 2015-08-30 11:27

Neat art. I like you idea to make game more than only about getting fun.

vladirien 2015-08-30 11:50

Fun game, the graphics were good. The dark background story fits the theme. The music maybe felt a bit strange. Good job!

oskardevelopment 2015-08-30 13:08

Cool game, nice graphics. Game crashed when Level 1 ended. Great idea!

juaxix 2015-08-30 16:23

I needed a game to destroy things like this one, thanks for make it :)

commodorekid 2015-08-30 21:59

My only concern is graphics and animations, the game has a very simple mechanic and it is to destroy everything so animations and graphics combined would help make it feel better. I felt more like I'm a monster destroying false gods' temples btw :D

burgerdare 2015-08-30 23:18

really cool! I was expecting my attack to be a really simple little arm swing or something, but shooting giant rock formations out of the ground was a fun and powerful surprise!
I really enjoyed the gameplay overall - it kind of gave me Katamari vibes with it's emphasis on finding efficient routes through levels.

vem 2015-08-30 23:39

Clever enough, the game still calls you a murderer when you just stroll around, though :P

The game was about the message, and it got through very well.

tablesmithgamesgmial-com 2015-08-31 00:38

Great idea behind the game. I think with theese mechanics you could devlop a really in depth game with some tweaks and variety. Also thanks for the review ;D

wuballiance 2015-08-31 07:49

Nice entry! I love the music, I wish the explosions were slightly quieter so I could hear it better :P . Graphics were minimalist and appropriate (they remind me of Katamari Damacy). Game play wasn't challenging, it would be nice if there was some consequence for over-using the attack. I love the level design and models, all color schemes fit, the game was very visually appealing. Great job, I would love to see more of this!

dickpoelen 2015-08-31 08:30

Love how the guy get's more devil-god in appearance ever step, and great music as well. Only downside: the spike sound was super loud

sbarrio 2015-08-31 19:18

It felt like Doshin the Giant on crack. Superb job!

Shadow 2015-09-01 02:31

This game definitely wins the "Most Satisfying Stomp Attack" award.

Loved the different levels and the general graphic style.
Music was also good although I think some SFXs were not playing correctly (sometimes too quiet, sometimes too loud).

A really nice entry overall with an interesting nod to real history.

Well done, really. This was quite an enjoyable game :)

DerekRumpler 2015-09-01 07:48

Fun game. I like how it was allegorical at the end. The camera does seem a little wonky, though, and I didn't catch on to the time element until the next level. Maybe move it to a more central location where it stands out to the eye?

francismoy 2015-09-01 10:27

Interesting game. Some improvable stuff: some collisions (e.g. with mountains) need polishing, and I would have liked more challenge for enjoying my destructive power more. The volume of the destruction effect is too high with respect to the music volume. Anyway, cool game!

tmalicet 2015-09-01 12:24

Nice graphics and the game fits the theme perfectly.
However, controls could be a little bit more nervous and it lacks some challenges.

roaringcatgames 2015-09-01 18:16

Bow to me, peasants!

Fitting to the theme, the soundtrack is a little too "happy" for the mood of the overall game. The sound effects are great though.

kozun 2015-09-03 21:24

Had great fun spawning great deal of destruction everywhere! I am polygon-art lover and I am impressed how you designed UI to fit the style :D

baykush_figtree 2015-09-03 21:50

Really cool game! I enjoyed playing it a lot :) being the devil was too fun for me. Cool graphics and timing. Good job!

paffe 2015-09-04 08:36

Good job on the game I like it.

nomand 2015-09-05 02:43

the music ruined it for me. Very mismatched, didn't want to keep playing just so that the music stops.

wooltech 2015-09-05 15:47

Great graphics, and nicely satisfying destruction effect.

zenmumbler 2015-09-06 20:16

The attack sound effect is _way_ too loud, have volume down to 1 on my machine but with in-ear headphones it's still too loud.

bombjack 2015-09-06 20:28

I like the gameplay. the sound effect is much too loud and broke my ears ;p

mase 2015-09-06 22:22

(Sorry to be a wet towel, but..)
While these issues are important, portraying exploitation as a giant white devil with bling seems like a gross oversimplification.

Also:
The low-poly models are nice, but the lack of animation makes them look unfinished.

kiroukou 2015-09-08 19:20

Really nice graphics style and sounds.
I justs had some troubles with controls, French keyboard.. you should consider to support directional keys as well.
I had some fun destroying everything :)

aaranos 2015-09-13 13:57

Great audio and nice inclusion of a story for a simple murder spree.

pixzleone 2015-09-13 15:42

It was really cool, I really liked the graphics and the music, though the smashing sounds were a bit to loud, but thats not the biggest problem.
Good Job!

Also: Somewhere around the middle of the game I got a error about arrayindex out of range or something like that, didnt seem to change anything for me so i doesnt matter, just wanted to let you know.

andyman404 2015-09-13 18:51

Very cool low-poly 3D monster game! Surprisingly deep. Manifest Destiny is a great and sadly true twist on the monster theme. The trail of blood is especially poignant. Well done!

literal_games 2015-09-14 13:03

Interesting use of the theme! Loved the floating island graphics.

digiman572 2015-09-14 23:07

Very cool game, I liked how you use it as a teaching moment for players. Now that's tangential learning right there. :D

jupiter_hadley 2015-10-18 23:00

Really neat graphics, though I got a weird error trying to play level two. I included it in my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/mQTSmMf-zUY