blohod 2015-12-14 03:42
very fun, a bit slow paced though
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD34 → Jail Jammers
By cyranh
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 3 | 63 | ||
| Innovation | 34 | 4.10 | ||
| Humor | 130 | 3.32 | ||
| Graphics | 212 | 3.66 | ||
| Overall | 263 | 3.52 | ||
| Theme | 301 | 3.94 | ||
| Mood | 316 | 3.22 | ||
| Fun | 434 | 3.22 |
very fun, a bit slow paced though
Nice pixel art, love it! I also think it's a bit slow paced, but the concept is great.
I just cannot get a hang of the controls.
Really cool and new idea. It felt too slow at first, but you can actually decide which guy to move more easily to checkmate the guards. I love that there was a story/intro and i actually laughed.
Confession: I didn't get very far.
The graphics are pretty awesome, but the entire game seems like it's on slow-mo. Every time I die and restart, the game literally starts all over again, including the credits thing during which the truck is just driving down a road.
Also, I remember seeing a game like this somewhere. Forgot the name...
Frame rate on the web player was tough, and unfortunately that's the only way I can play. Graphics are looking great though!
Hey dude! Fun game :) I like ur chain bound mechanic haha. The game is a tad slow, thats all i'd say. Otherwise everything else is greeat :)
Really fun! But the controls can sometimes be a bit slow, i would have preferred it, ich the last pressed key takes priority (which it does, but there is the usual windows delay when pressing two keys at the same time, which makes ist feel slow)
Otherwise: Great!
Very innovative mechanics but in practice I found it way too difficult to deal with guards and a bit too slow getting anywhere :( Still, more fun than Prison Architect! Also, when you're going with dialogue to build atmosphere it never hurts to get a native speaker to proofread your English.
Very innovative. Like, I don't think I've ever played something quite like that before. It was super hard, and I didn't get far, but the idea is solid. Audio would be nice but I can understand the limitations during a game jam. Also, it'd be neat if we could automatically skip the intro if we die after the game has originally started. I literally died 3 times in a row due to officers spawning right next to me. I'm not salty though, I promise. ;)
Good stuff! Best of luck.
Thanks for all the comments. I really enjoy reading your feedback! I guess the web player is a bit slow for most people. I recommend downloading the Windows version for a better experience. For people having a problem with the intro, you can instantly skip it from the start by holding left or right!
Thanks for playing!
Controls mechanic take some time to get used to, but once you have it the game is pretty funny! I actually think the speed of the game is more of a plus here.
Also, intro is lovely =)
Great game ! I really had fun playing it. And nice graphics too.
Had a lot of fun playing! Only problem I had if i skipped the intro with left arrow I would instantly lose. Very good use of theme.
All in all, A great game.
I dig the intro, although it is pretty slow. Gameplay is pretty nice, still could be faster. Like the art. In general, very solid entry :)
very cool and creative, love how you used the theme, nice job
A very fun game, one of the best game I've played so far. The pixel art is great, the dialogues are funny. The control is very hard to get used to but after a few tries I manage to do well with it. The initial number of guards seems to be random and it makes the beginning either very hard or very easy. When 3 or 4 guards spawn next to me in the beginning of the game, there is just no way for me to not die. Another problem is after I get 3 or 4 chains, things starts to go crazy because there is not enough rooms for me to swing through. Good thing the game resets after you get stuck for a while but yea I prefer not get stuck :P However, that's the only two complains I have, it is a very very good game and I had fun. Thanks for making it :)
Another thing is I didn't know you can skip the initial bit of intro (the truck bit) until I died a few times. The text saying you can hold to skip intro should appears in the beginning (after the first time).
@jackyjjc Thanks for your comment! You are absolutely correct, but it's due to time that I wasn't able to test a lot and make the game a little more playable. If I'd had more time I'd have instantly skipped the intro every single time after the first time... But I'm really glad to hear you still enjoyed the game. Thanks for playing! :)
@Cyranh haha no worries, I managed to break free in the end even though the chain length is a bit out of control. I freed 1 inmates (the others I freed died because I got stuck and ran into guards :P)
Nice game, a bit too slow but it plays great. Sometimes the guards spawn a bit random = downside and it's sometimes difficult for your inmates to move properly.
Funny game. Even though the spawn can be quite frustrating with the random spawn of guards. Would have wished to have some check so that you don't get spawn killed. But good job for your fist game jam.
As a huge fan of prison architect I instantly loved the intro. Great humor, loved the pixel art. Missing music and sound :( But then I started playing and after a minute got a good hold of the controls. Love what you did with the theme. Fun little game, impressive for 48h! :)
He remind me Whiplash on PS2 ! :P
Seems like very very interesting, but hard from the very start! Only managed to open two gates!
Really innovative concept and could be really fun with a bit more polishing. Unfortunately it's very hard, especially at the beginning and weird things happened when both pisoners were connected but seperated by a wall.
I think it would be better if you could move both prisoners in both directions and maybe switch between them with an extra key. Or move both at the same time, with 4 buttons.
The art is really nice :)
The main mechanic is a unique idea, which is great. But it's quite unforgiving.