utoxin 2015-12-15 05:18
Definitely fits the themes, and is a solidly made game. I would have liked a bit more sound, and it's very challenging gameplay for me, so I didn't have as much fun.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD34 → Blob Schmlob (BS)
By specialchef
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 3 | 66 | ||
| Theme | 360 | 3.83 | ||
| Humor | 568 | 2.56 | ||
| Graphics | 646 | 3.19 | ||
| Audio | 700 | 2.16 | ||
| Innovation | 713 | 2.84 | ||
| Fun | 725 | 2.90 | ||
| Overall | 772 | 3.03 | ||
| Mood | 797 | 2.79 |
Definitely fits the themes, and is a solidly made game. I would have liked a bit more sound, and it's very challenging gameplay for me, so I didn't have as much fun.
Sorry can't check it on my mac :(
Solid game! I really enjoy the look of this. I almost feel like this was a game I played as a kid.
It is a bit difficult, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I like a good challenge.
I like how the level wraps back around and lets you take on the big blob from the beginning!
@utoxin: The themes were difficult, but glad I could fit them well. Thanks for the compliment. I wanted more sound as well, but I really fell behind this time around. The level was put together quickly for submission and wish I had the chance to design it better and to be less difficult and annoying.
@Monochrome Bears: I'm installing the Mac module for Unity currently and will post up a Mac port ASAP. Thanks for showing interest :D
@tweedle: I'm a huge retro-gaming fan and was aiming for a childhood feel. Glad you saw what I was shooting for. It IS challenging, but given more time, I think the challenge would lean more towards the fun side instead of annoying.
@Weeping Rupee: I would love to build an entire world in this game (remade with better than two-button controls and better graphics/audio of course). I was thinking of Kirby: The Great Cave Offensive for the SNES (on the All-Stars cartridge). In that game, you were taken back to the part you started at. I really liked that feeling. Should I rebuild this concept in a way that fits my vision, that blob at the beginning will have an important role in how the game makes you feel. Thanks for the comment!
You need to speed up everything in the scene by a lot. Everything is frustratingly slow. Wall-jumping is much to difficult to do. In terms of level design: I am not a fan at all of blind death pits. Other than that, nice entry!
Just wanted to let you know that this game runs fine on Linux with WINE for me.
I've been really enjoying the different ways people created deep mechanics using only two buttons and this one is no exception; really enjoyed the varied platforming I was able to do with just left/right
Only complaint really was the couple leaps of faith, especialyl since retracing my steps after death wasn't the most exciting thing, but overall I really enjoyed it! well done.
@Monochrome Bears: Mac Version now available!
SSJMetroid: The overall smoothness of gameplay became my ultimate frustration. I really wanted to improve it greatly, but unfortunately, I ran low on time. The blind pits of doom were the result of rushed level design and hate that they existed. Wall-jumping was something I gave up on early on since you could just repeatedly mash buttons to glitch jumps. Planned to come back to it later, but...well (you get the idea). Thanks for the feedback!
@Pietdagamer: Good to hear, I am putting up a Linux port to simplify the process for others not familiar with WINE. Good to hear though! Thanks.
@moltanem2000: The reason I wasted the first 30 hours never touching my keyboard was to ponder a concept that would allow more complex mechanics with just two buttons. I didn't want to use a joystick or mouse because of the gray area of whether that is considered a button or not. I went through many ideas that I would have loved to have done with growing, but couldn't make it work with two buttons. I felt the need to tackle both themes. Originally, when you died, you went to the beginning, so I added checkpoints to the buttons after a growth phase. Still not ideal, but was so much worse. Thank you for your input! :D
Nice concept!
Well done, nice idea. There are some glitches on linux(some sprites pops out for a frame and and whole spritesheet sometimes apears right at the center)
I like the artwork, and the controls are nice. It was quite hard for me, and the time you spent waiting was a bit long as well, but nice work!
sooooo difficult. Good game!
Nice!, the restarting after losing could be faster , it made it challenging for them to follow me.
@middenkwaaii: Thanks!
@AlexLemminG: The visual glitches are a side effect of the way sprites were handled. I was converting everything to use dynamically blitted textures at runtime from a master texture instead of sprite sheets and build large textures for display rather than individual objects with individual sprite renderers for every square, but ran short of time. Thanks for the input. BTW, LOVED your submission! The best so far!
@CodeNMore: The difficulty and time-wasting were definitely an oversight on my part. Quick decision-making is not my forte. Thank you for the comment.
@flakoflak: Difficulty was my biggest complaint this LD34 and on my game for LD30 (different username). Apparently I have some learning to do on level design :p Thank you
@abuzreq: The enemy-following only happens with a distance of 13 units I believe. Beyond that and their AI mechanism is disabled until you are within proximity. After death, their positions are reset anyways. Definitely painfully slow to respawn though. Will keep that in mind for future projects. Thank you!
It was an interesting feature that the enemies stayed dead between plays. And uncommon way of killing them with the dashing. It was quite hard though, I didn't get very far. And as that, it would have been nice with a little quicker death-sequence to respawn. If the game would have started a little easier too, it would have been better. Being surrounded by 3 enemies right when you start isn't very friendly ;) Nice entry though.
Thanks for the mac port. Also the graphics are adorable.
@local minimum: Staying dead between plays was super important to me in order to reduce the repetitive gameplay that was expected from a jam. Makes it a little less painful to die and I'm sure many more people completed the level than ould have otherwise. That being said, I can still see how people are frustrated. Level design is never something that should be taken lightly. I wished I had more time to really put the level on paper, and organize it in a way that is fun. Mario / Kirby style. I downloaded a map editor and started placing blocks, exporting the map to a CSV file and just rendering to a texture at runtime. Thanks for the constructive feedback. It is always appreciated!
@Efuvex: Glad the port worked. Didn't test it until 24 hours after uploading it. Oops? Glad the sprites were adorable. It is simple programmer's art. I chose blobs because they don't have hair, legs, or arms. Simple to do a 2-frame animation. Then just do a hue shift for the enemies :p Pondering on how to further this concept and definitely leaning towards a cute and adorable style. Thank you for commenting!
Great game overall ! The physic collisions are a bit clumsy on the corners, the game is a bit hard but we always want to retry so thats positive
nice game
Funny game, the character is adorable. It's a interesting concept.