theflyingkeyboard 2017-08-01 12:01
Nice graphics, but lacks a little explanation about what is the point of the game.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD39 → Politics - Rome
By julisep
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 618 | 2.62 | 26 | |
| Fun | 636 | 2.16 | 26 | |
| Innovation | 257 | 3.26 | 25 | |
| Theme | 440 | 3.30 | 25 | |
| Graphics | 399 | 3.04 | 26 |
Nice graphics, but lacks a little explanation about what is the point of the game.
I keep getting executed after 9 months :(. It certainly has potential, and i love the art style for the characters and the interpretation of the theme. Some in-game explanation of the mechanics would have been nice though.
No matter what I did I kept being executed. The game certainly seems to have potential, but the constant defeat didn't help with that. The characters looked nice, but the rest of the world seemed a bit boring. Also a little bit of explanation about what stuff did wouldn't hurt.
Cool graphics)
Really nice idea. I did a government style game too! I wish the laws and their consequenses were a little better explained. The pixel art is nice, and really suits the game. I like the ending screen as well, even though I see it a bit to often. (I'm not that good ruling Rome)
Cool idea but a bit confusing in the beginning. It took me several tries to end a game without being executed!
I will leave a link to our own game if you want to check it out: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/blackout-4
I really like the idea. Hard to get a full grasp on how to get better at it. Was a bit hard to read in the upper right because of the background. Otherwise, great job!
It seems pretty cool but I was never sure what to do and kept dying after a fairly short time. The number of stats you have right off the bat is a little overwhelming, I think. It would be cool if they could be introduced gradually with little tutorials.
The pixel art is really nice looking. Fits the environment really nice. But I felt no matter what I did, I ended up being executed.
There may be some other possibilities or combinations which does not end that way, but usually with a Ludum Dare game people are not looking to spend more than some minutes. So it's not going to be people hanging around and keep on playing your game to see if they don't get exectued. Hence, I feel like you should make the 'not executed' outcome a little easier to achieve, so that a player can get the experience of both the endings in the very short amount of time they play.
Nonetheless, the concept is really nice and is open to much expansion in the future. With the time constraint in mind, this is a pretty well game.
The environment and world building is really cute, especially that bit with the 1.2 US dollars. I would say more time could be spent on helping people understand the mechanics. I also found things weren't making sense, like trying to talk to the advertiser after talking to everybody else wouldn't bring up anything. However, I really like the concept and would encourage you to go further with it!
It was hard for me to understand the game but from what I understood this has a good potential for a story generator.
Thanks for the game!
Finally got to the 24th month and reached a stable natianal budget. Would have been prepared to stay longer (Although I guess your approach is historically correct :-)) Got too late with starting a war...
Fun and nice idea, difficult to get in but it pays out.
I wonder if you played the boardgame "republic of rome"?
Very good entry!
EDID: Come back here to say, tried on till I reached over 24 month! (Ok, ended at 25 months, but hey, mission accomplished. At least I started a war :-))
Nice graphics (even if I was surprised by the rotated sprites with the perspective). I like the atmosphere but It seems that doing almost nothing is a good way to go.
t's a good idea, including how I think you've implemented the theme. A bit of sound did not go wrong and added something more. It took me a bit to understand how the game worked, but in the end I appreciated it. Compliments .
The idea is good, the choice of an newly elected politician was well chosen and the system seems to be quite complex. I enjoyed playing it. I was a little bit confused at the beginning when I was earning money when I though I was using it. Great game overall for a compo entry :D
I don't really have much more to add than whats already been said. There's a bit of a learning curve and the UI takes some getting used to. But it's a rad idea to gamify roman politics in my book, so you get points for that
I really like the graphical style and the idea here. There's a lot going on, and I didn't feel like I ever got off to a good start. Perhaps some hints/tutorial to get your started? But kudos on taking on a unique concept and making me learn something in the process!
The game in incomprehensible. And that's putting it kindly.