squarebridges 2015-12-15 02:19
Love the art. Not really sure what effect my choices have on the game, though...
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD34 → URBO
By hadesfury
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics | 13 | 4.72 | ||
| Theme | 127 | 4.14 | ||
| Audio | 139 | 3.76 | ||
| Innovation | 187 | 3.61 | ||
| Mood | 212 | 3.62 | ||
| Overall | 249 | 3.61 | ||
| Fun | 701 | 2.92 | ||
| Humor | 705 | 2.29 | ||
| Coolness | 1766 | 39 |
Love the art. Not really sure what effect my choices have on the game, though...
The game looks nice, but most of the time i wasn't sure what was going on, maybe if you could give some more information about the gameplay to the player it would work better.
A really cool title that I could see being expanded a bit. Great artwork and design. Only flaw is what other people have said in that you don't really know what your choices are doing.
Hi there!!!
Webjl - it is bold decision!
You have good animations and interface.
It sounds great too.
Telltale version of city builder)) NextGen))
I think it deserv to win the price for fun, theme and innovation!
Graphics are awesome but gameplay seems completely random.
// also I got some JS error on web version and it crahed every time. IDK why. And windows version has some problem detecting resolution or something. some of the GUI goes out of the screen
Love the art and modular design, I was not sure how my decisions effected the outcome. A exit option would be nice as well. Overall great job!
I have no idea what the heck is going on, but I love it. 10/10
The art is amazing. This is one of the most impressive looking games from the jam. It looks professional and polished, and I found myself looking at the city modules trying to piece together what type of technology or company was being represented, making up neat stories for each.
It has a sort of old Maxis feel to it, similar to Sim City 2000 or 3000. Definitely dig that.
However, when I had 24 blocks left, I encountered a bug. The same city region kept asking me questions. No other city regions could ask questions, and no more blocks were appearing.
Overall, definitely a great entry! Loved it, and I'd like to see it expanded with additional mechanics. Choosing your next block and where to put it would be neat.
Great mood, nice minimalism. Could use better feedback on what effects your choices have, but hey, Ludum Dare game! :P
Good looking game, needs more info on how to play it though.
Too bad there's no real feedback of what our choices affect the development of the city, or music.. because the rest is gorgeous, especially graphics! Well done, and it would greatly deserve a post compo!
I'm with the others; the gameplay is a bit unclear and feels rather random. For that matter, I never felt like I was building a city; I was making random choices while a city appeared in front of me. There was no goal for me to work towards - not even a personal goal, as I had no idea what I was doing - and no challenge to struggle against.
The graphics are great, the sound effects are very fitting, and I like your interpretation of the theme.
Unfortunately, I'm rating this as a game, not a tech demo, and as a game it just seems entirely lacking in fun. The first minute or two was interesting to see the city grow, but the time I played after that kind of felt like I was just wasting my time, and I can't really say I had fun playing it.
The gameplay variety is low, but I was eager to see what happens when I reach the end of all those expansions. Unfortunately on the Web GL version, it ran out of memory when I got to 55 remaining !
I wish there was more to this game. I think I can see some gameplay mechanics that weren't explained (such as zoning and choices relating to the zone?), but I don't have enough reason to play such a slow paced game again to find out.
Yeah my game seemed to get stuck too with 48 blocks remaining. It was fun clicking stuff and watching the town grow for a bit but it got old after a while since I had no idea what I was doing really. It looks great though and I think there is some potential here.
Gorgeous city game! I liked seeing the city grow, and it was pleasant to look at the awesome art style.
But sometimes I felt that the the question bubbles came up too often, making me compulsively answer the questions, so that I can go back to seeing the city again.
I felt that the answers did have some influence over how the city formed, but the city more or less stops growing after it said "61 Block(s) remaining".
But anyhow, it was a beautiful little city game with an inspiring, simple art style.
Most of time wasn't sure what was going on... And it feel like it was too long.
https://i.gyazo.com/3cc4ba116d621ddc951dc8d6dbec4418.jpg
What does this means? >:
@lawendt : Yeah, unfortunately we didn't have enough time to balance the game properly and to clarify interactions. And game length definitely needs to be tweaked.
So, to me, it's actually amazing that you were patient enough to get to the end, cheers to you !
When you reach the end, what you see is actually our first attempt at cobbling together a leaderboard.
Anyways, we plan on releasing a post compo soon that will, hopefully, make the game a lot more enjoyable.
I would also like to take the opportunity to thank you all for your encouraging comments !!
Looks awesome! The concept could work, but the player really needs more information to make their decisions and more feedback so that they know what their decisions actually did.
The concept's there, it just feels too random. Pretty fun though. Sound is top-tier quality.
Also, while the models and animations are amazing, I'm personally not a fan of the tilt shift effect that Urho or Cities: Skylines uses, and I'm not sure why it's even an option.
i agree with the other comments. the main problem is the lack of understanding of the effects of your choices. Wether they give a good or a bad thing on those numbers in the hud. for now reminds me of looking at a antfarm, if you do nothing it lives on its own, if you put a small trash on it it seem to react but you dont really know what it will do with it. a contemplative experience more than playing for now. but you probably will expand the idea. Kudos for the cool art.
Graphics are terrific, but it was hard to figure out what district do the question marks belong to (and it was a very important aspect of the game).
Very pleasing to the eye
Great city buliding sim looks wonderful
I wrote some mini-reviews for mini ludumdare games! https://goo.gl/l4dkaT
Thanks for your game! It was lovely and a very relaxing experience! I look forward to games from you in the future!
Really cool graphics. the sound effects were pretty great whenever a block was placed, and i loved the take on the theme.