Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD34 → Tama Battle!
By midgard
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 1 | 100 | ||
| Overall | 205 | 3.67 | ||
| Fun | 239 | 3.52 | ||
| Humor | 410 | 2.82 | ||
| Innovation | 456 | 3.22 | ||
| Mood | 564 | 3.16 | ||
| Theme | 645 | 3.55 | ||
| Audio | 649 | 2.57 | ||
| Graphics | 710 | 3.06 |
This reminds me of Pokemon. Ambitious! Battles were a bit slow.
Resting repeatedly didn't seem to refill health to full for some reason. Even after losing, health stayed at 0. Battle history also did not show up for me.
@GAFBlizzard
Thanks for the feedback! I'm gonna patch the game in an hour with speed on battles doubled, some people has provided feedback on that exact same thing!
I'm gonna look into that health resting bug.
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ALSO I KNOW THERE'S A BUG WITH SAVING PROGRESS. I'M LOOKING INTO IT!
Ooh, first multiplayer game I've played so far. That's an interesting idea. Quite simple, though. I would have liked more than one way of attacking so that attacks depend on more than randomness. Still, I think this is a good foundation to build upon. Good job.
Can't wait to play fixed version. It look very interesting!
Nice game! I like the simplistic aesthetic. The online part is cool but it means it's almost unplayable when there's noone else. Some music would have been nice too, but other than that it's quit nice.
Cool game and I enjoyed it but there weren't enough opponents.
It was well made and I would have played for longer if there were more players.
Thought this was really neat! Liked the premise and was pretty well implemented. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find a game after my little pet hit level three. Would play again.
I don't understand why but it's stuck at "SAVING" for me. It happens both with Chrome and Firefox. Is there anything I can do to help you figure out why?
Ambitious idea, well executed. Maybe the combats are a bit too slow.
Really Fun! When you reload the page it seems like you get stuck at a connecting page. For like 8 mins. Well I thought it was cool and reminded me of when I was a kid XD. The Graphics were cools too.
Interesting game. Midgard, your lvl4 pet just crushed my Toton. Ahah. Well done. Would be cool with more features though. Good job especially for multiplayer !
I hope multiplayer games become a trend! Ludum Dare seems well-suited for them, because there is the initial critical mass present to play these games.
This game is really easy to play. Also a bit similar to Pokemon battles.
@GAFBlizzard: The health resting bug has been fixed. I'm pushing the update right now!
@oal: I had thought of adding unlockable skills to the pets, I will probably do after I get the game to be stable (the server too)!
@Eshford: Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you liked it! If what prevents you from playing is the progression saving bug, it shall now be fixed, just play directly throught my website instead of the iframe (there's a big bug with the iframe, unfortunately, and it doesn't save your user token).
@ThaRemo: I'm having a blast since a lot of you guys are playing! Hopefully it will continue growing and there will be a lot of pet opponents and variety! :D
@Taffaz: That's only a matter of spreading the word :( I would also like it to have more players!
@fakefrogsonly: You couldn't find any game because I shut down the server, sorry for that! There was a memory leak and I had to fix it asap. It is now fixed tho, so feel free to get back into the game!
@tanis: I shut down the server for a few minutes to fix some server-side bugs and a huge memory leak. You should now be able to continue after saving your account!
@CaptainNakou: I'm pushing an update with the combats being twice as fast!
@BUNN1E5: Yeah, you've discovered a nice glitch on WebSockets, they won't close if you don't close the window, so your session will be opened for as long as the server maintains it!
Vera Nice game, congratularíamos
Not sure if dex makes you miss let or not because I missed a lot :-P ANyway cool design.
This is great, keep up the good work!
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I'M PUSHING AN UPDATE WITH FIXES AND MORE SPEED ON COMBATS!
YOU MAY HAVE PROBLEMS TO LOAD THE GAME WHILE I DO SO, PLEASE WAIT 5 MINUTES!!
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Excellent Tamagotchi-style graphics and atmosphere! Battles are too slow, it's true. Good luck ^_^
Multiplayer tamagochi! Could be pretty awesome if there were more things to do (like actually taking care of your pet).
Looks like my level 5 zbylut is the toughest egg in da neighbourhood!
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THE PATCH HAS BEEN PUSHED!
Everyone should be able to load the game and play!
If not, please notify me!
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This game is simply amazing. i only wish i could change my pet's name.
@Rfdshir Thanks for the kind words! I've pushed an update and the combats are far more fast now and enjoyable! Please feel free to try it again ^^
@rzuf Hahaha I saw you pet on the database, it is well built! I might continue developing the game if it has nice acceptation (which it seems!), so I will take any suggestion!
@velddev Thanks! I'm glad you enjoy the game! I might consider having a name changer feature ingame in exchange of stat points or experience!
Addictive Game, good job!
Wow, really ambitious idea, so cool to see it running! I love the idea, if you were planning to keep developing it, I think it would be a really fun mobile game. I'll definitely keep playing so you have other active players!
tried running and says run out of memory on starting up :(
@Zeezgames: I'm pushing a new patch with more memory allocated! Will be ready in around 5 mins :)
Cute simple battling game, but it gets stale really fast. Probably because you can't really do anything about fights other than balance your stats beforehand and then hope you're lucky.
Does the sleeping have any negative effect? There doesn't seem to be a risk/reward system with using rest or not before a battle, so I always just rest.
Loved it! I found out you can upgrade on Pet Info. I thought it was automatic.. that's why I was losing many battles
I would play this as a full version. Well done!
I really like this!! I'm going to keep it open in the background and keep playing :)
Despite the simple gameplay, it's a really fun game.
Nice job doing a multiplayer networking game for a game jam.
FRED kicks ass ... damn you ENTER TEXT. I had fun. I might have helped to know the stats of the other players I was battling rather than my own. Wasn't sure how it met the theme ... loosely I suppose with the grown in points.
AWESOME
got stomped XD
Although there's not much to do in this game, I'm splitting my screen and I'm going to level up my tama as hell. Great entry Midgard
Te he dicho ya que me das asquito? Puto juegazo.
This shit is addictive, vote positive.
Really enjoyed the multiplayer aspect of this! Fun, simple game. =)
Pretty darn great pet-fighting game! Simple, but rather addicting!
ha I was also planning on making a tamagotchi related game, but got distracted... lol anyway this is quite cool and polished :) I would have liked it more if the fights were more interactive though :D but it was still fun to play with pixel pets :P
Well Shit. That was amazing...
Simple, but great fun. Massive props for the MMO aspect!
Even though I got the ugliest tamagochi I could get, I had fun with this. I would totally play a full version of this, if you keep working on it!
Meme Egg.... I will poach you!
Including multiplayer feature and Pixelated designs are always a plus.
Didn't like reading the instructions. Otherwise, perfect!
#BUG
When I click rest my hp don't restore
Very simple and addictive game! We need to work ^^'. Good job.
Nice game, great job!
10/10 Made me feel like I was in Grade 3 again!
This was a pretty groovy little game ^.^ I liked it a lot
What a neat concept and take on the theme. Good job!
Nicely done game but I felt it got too monotonous quickly.
I really liked this! Suggestion: In the battle history, you should have the LOSS be red, not green.
Interesting game.
Mixture of Tamagoshi and Pokemon (the battle-part) very well executed. I had fun with it! Diferent types of attacks would be great
This is awesome
Nice game!
I've been playing it for hours xD
Really nice idea. Let´s go with it.
Simple yet elegant. What a solid entry!
Loved the mix of tamogotchi and pokemon. Battles were a little slow and you ccouldn't command them but other than that, great game!
Simple but really good entry, well played ;)
i love it bro, really cool!
Hey guys! Just wanted to update you on this entry in case you're interested in the game and its future!
I have partnered with an important studio here in Spain to bring the game to Android (and maybe iOS) in the best quality possible. The Browser version will be improved at the same time!
There's been a huge downtime today because I had a lot of internet problems and I'm hosting the Game Server myself! But that's about to end, since I'll be migrating everything to a dedicated server as soon as I get one.
I'm going to tell you what I'm going to implement from now on:
- Balance Stats along with Pet Levels.
- Pets will have an essence they come from (Water, Wind, Earth, etc).
- Implement lots of unlockable skills based on the Pet's essence.
- Changes on the Rest system.
- Matchmaking improvements: Option to filter Pet names so you can directly fight a friend or someone you love too much.
- Daily missions in exchange of experience points (Example: Win two matches without missing a turn!).
And much much more! Feel free to follow me at @devMidgard on Twitter, and feel free to also ask or make suggestions. I'll be creating a devlog soon!
Brilliant! I loved all of it, if only there was more things to do with your pet! Great job!
Ended up playing this while I was playing other LD games all night and got to level 38! Got so high I couldn't be matched with any other pets
This is a really neat concept. I've been at it 10 minutes now and my Tama has leveled but hasnt physically changed appearance-- is that gonna happen? I'm very curious.
I also wonder (because finding battles is very quick and easy) am I really playing against another humans pet all the time when I fight. At first I thought it was all AI and you were just saying it was multiplayer as a sort of add to the realism of the game. Then I saw a pet named 'Cumeater". If you did program that in to trick me-- well done. It feels like some anonymous person on the internet named that pet.
Also, this could be cool to develop for someones cell phone. A tamagotchi meets pokemon game with multiplayer where you can monetize micro-transactions by allowing players to choose how their Tama grows (gets wings,breathes fire, whatever-- could be purely aesthetic to avoid pay to win.) It could make millions I think.
This was really fun! Such a cool idea, I really got into it lol =P
@HotBoxGames: Indeed, there will be more to do with your pet in the future! I'm preparing a website and a big update :) I also saw your pet level 38 and I thought "Whoa, this guy just started playing, look at that!" you keep me ongoing!
@WeepingRupee: For now, Tamas change appareance (very minimally) at level 10 (teen age) and level 20 (adult age). You are indeed getting matched with other people, it's just that it's not a realtime multiplayer. So you can fight another player's pet, and when he enters the game he will be able to see wether his pet has lost or not in the battle history (it's not working right tho). At the same time, people can get matched against your pet, no matter if you're online or not!
This is going to mobile platforms, absolutely! And I am a gamer myself, so I don't really like Pay To Win formulas, so don't worry about that :P
@Krafty: Thanks for the kind words! I'm really glad that you liked the game :D
@Midgard
Looking forward to it! Tweet us when you release the update so I can play it!
You are in today's episode of Ludum Dare to Believe! Check it out at - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0rB_UjhQBc
@ButtonMasherBros: Thanks for your video! I enjoyed it, thanks for the great job!
A pet growing/fighting ! Funny. :)
The server has been inaccesible for a few hours, sorry for that! I've gone through the code and found the issue. It is now up and fixed!
Good job with that little online multiplayer! The combats are pvp, or there must be both players connected?
4/5
Fun game, reminds me of tamagachi and pokemon combined.
Hey guys, so I've set up a really simple site for the game so you can keep up to date on Server Status & Game Updates! Visit it here: http://tama.devmidgard.com/
@brainstorm: Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed it. The Combats are indeed Player VS Player, but it doesn't require anyone to be connected! With that said, your pet can get beaten when you're offline, and you'll see that on the Battle History (pending of improvements!).
@Aaranos: Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for playing C:
The mundane simplicity of this game actually does a good job capturing what makes Tamogotchi and other pet simulators so therapeutic and addicting. It becomes a rhythmic pattern, a kind of grind I admit liking. Pretty interesting game!
Nice entry! This was really addictive (I stopped at level 20...). I wish there are differences depending of your character type, but I saw in a comment that you wish to add this later, which is nice :) Congrats on making an online during a LD !
Nice job making a fun multiplayer game!
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