Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD38 → not on my pizza
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2.33 | 5 | ||
| Fun | 2.00 | 5 | ||
| Innovation | 2.66 | 5 | ||
| Theme | 3.00 | 5 | ||
| Graphics | 2.33 | 5 | ||
| Audio | 1.33 | 5 | ||
| Humor | 2.66 | 5 | ||
| Mood | 2.00 | 5 |
It's local multiplayer bomberman, with a twist! It took me a second to catch on that your salt 'bomb' persists for a few seconds after exploding, and the residue can hurt you. I think that's really cool, and adds a new layer of strategy to a fun older game style. The art and theme is awesome. I didn't have anyone to play against, though. Perhaps I'll coax my wife into a game, later...
Thanks for giving it a try and the kind words!
I was afraid the multi-player requirement would prevent players from trying it. Certainly a good take away I had from the project :sweat_smile:
So, after I'd finally found someone to play with, I can share my (our?) thoughts. My sister doesn't play a lot of games, but after she understood what everything was (she thinks 'pizza Hawaii' --as it's called here-- is gross though, *can you believe her?*) she got into it and gave it the verdict of 'fun' and even 'maybe I should play more games' :grin:
Other than that I think the graphics glitched mildly a couple of times. Also, it wasn't really clear what was hurting us sometimes, we lost a couple of times without (we thought) a clear reason, but it turned out the tomato's can hurt you even while they're on the ground. This makes sense in retrospect but ... well here's where sound (and a little more explanation in the description usually comes in handy). :sound:
Also an understandable, but somewhat offbeat descision is to lock mouse input for the duration of the game. Doesn't really help when I'm trying to switch between my spreadsheet whit scores and the game :sweat_smile:
Lastly, I like the inherent wackyness of condiments and ingredients fighing on a pizza!
I completely agree with the sound improving with feedback. I'll need to make it a higher priority in future jams to try and get sound effects involved sooner.
That is an interesting issue caused by the mouse lock that the game currently does. It was originally added for FPS games, but it doesn't make any sense for a game like this. That is a good suggestion, I'll look into making it configurable.
I really appreciate you and your sisters feedback. Thank you!
I am stuck on the start menu, and can't figure out how to get the game to start! :(
It sounds like a really fun idea for a game, and I love the concept.
Ooh sorry, since it is a shared keyboard game the controls really aren't intuitive. They are mentioned in the readme I think if you are still interested in giving it a try.