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'Pillars of Life

By cat5casey

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness366
Mood913.67
Theme1023.94
Overall1883.56
Graphics3233.35
Fun4003.24

Comments

nikev 2016-04-18 03:13

Nice ambience. I really like the art style.

exilegl 2016-04-18 03:14

Controlling was a bit odd before I became a butterfly, but the butterfly's movement is great. Pretty fun mechanic!

schizoid2k 2016-04-18 03:18

Pretty cool game! Love the butterfly animation. Story mode is great for first time play.

allov 2016-04-18 03:22

The flying animation is really fun!

iendsl 2016-04-18 04:18

Really pretty, great controls and concept. I loved the narrative and the circular game play. The difference between the controls felt like a really strong decision!

johngalt 2016-04-18 04:55

Very thoughtful.

merrigrape 2016-04-18 05:19

Love the idea here with the butterfly and evolution. The worm stage feels a bit week since you have to click your mouse to move and can't change the direction while doing this. Otherwise the game seems really good and also gives me this special moody feeling for some reason.

dia6lo 2016-04-18 05:56

Wow, really addictive gameplay!

srakowski 2016-04-19 00:48

I enjoyed the mood of this game, very nice. Well done :)

ruchirbapat 2016-04-19 00:57

i like the art and the butterfly animation OMG 10/10, but the game was a bit laggy for me

geti 2016-04-19 04:42

Lovely! Could have done with some audio but I really enjoyed the journey.

derr 2016-04-19 08:58

This game is really moody. The controls are very intuitive and responsive. I love how the game just tells you how you feel and how it influences your decision and perception.

umu 2016-04-21 02:41

That was frigging great. I love the way that the world generation is driven by player actions and really is a simulation. Really though, the drought is the pinnacle of the thing. It is a parable about limited resources that doesn't just say "we should just consume less" and instead deals with the reality that people need to eat. It was difficult, but that was because I really was having to try different strategies to get through it. This is an excellent interactive story about the cycle and struggle of life.

My only criticism is that simply trying to survive was not in itself an enjoyable thing to do. That fits the theme of the game, but after I died during the "survive for 10 rounds" section I really didn't want to go back into it again. 10 rounds is a REALLY long time.

kestrelgames 2016-04-21 03:30

I found it really soothing to just flap around and lay eggs everywhere. Love the game of life sort of ambience, really nice take on the theme. Great entry.

smilingcat 2016-04-26 13:25

Wow, surprisingly in-depth gameplay for such a simple game. Excellent job!

reismahnic 2016-04-29 05:53

Neat! I really liked that you thought about story in relation to the design, and the vibe of the game was really cool. Enjoyed it and appreciated that you put in the Mutation mode as well.

mayank-technical 2016-05-09 11:22

Nicely portrayed idea, quiet interesting specially the butterfly