Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD37 → ROOM 42
By freaknarf
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 1421 | 26 |
Really nice game, nice pixelart and I really like the dark feeling of it. I liked the comments of the character, a bit more and it becomes an adventure game. I got lost and ran out of time, a bit more direction would have helped.
freaknarf - still remember your deathmetalslugs game which was crazy so I was sad to see just one review on your game, so I gave it a shot!
Some feedback:
It's bad that I have to install it on my computer instead of just running it like with most other LD entries. Normally if I see an LD game ask to be installed on my computer, I don't do it and I go play a different game. For you I made an exception, but I bet you lose a ton of players this way.
The game started really really tiny on my screen. I hit alt-enter to switch to fullscreen and then it was okay.
There is some kind of number counting down on top left of the screen, but I can only see a fragment of the last digit because the shadow circle covers the display.
Otherwise, you have a nice interactive beginning to an adventure game here. I was able to walk around and the pathing worked well. I was able to interact with the NPCs and the doors just fine, so you have some systems here which are functioning well. I also liked the art, and the mood.
If there was something to do like a goal, I didn't figure it out. I walked around and spoke to each NPC, entered each room, and at the end I got into the room which appears to have stairs going down but I could not figure out how to go down them.
Overall I think this feels like a promising start but too much scope so you didn't finish. But maybe I just didn't get it, in which case it needs a bit more instruction!
I also don't like the installer for simple games. The graphics seem interesting, but overall I think it needs more work. Could've used some audio, the camera feels a little strange and the text is not very legible. I also didn't understand what you have to do exactly, but it seems like a good concept.
You should try to not use an installer. You might not get a rating because of it. I see you only have 10 votes so far. Good luck in the 22 mins that remain!
Please: Next time, just export to a zip or self-contained exe, but I am probably not the first one who's grumpy about that ;)
I really enjoyed the art style and what I saw of the game, however, the font was almost illegible to me and disappeared way too fast. With a little more polishing and better instructions, there is potential. Good entry :)