ghust1995 2017-08-01 03:12
Very nice mood, I didnt enjoy a lot the fact of getting kind of lost on the labyrinth, however, i did enjoy the idea of having the messages scattered for you to recreate the story. Nice entry!
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD39 → Lost Connection
By cameron-taylor and digitalfudge
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 619 | 3.05 | 21 | |
| Fun | 790 | 2.42 | 21 | |
| Innovation | 413 | 3.05 | 20 | |
| Theme | 691 | 3.00 | 21 | |
| Graphics | 705 | 2.68 | 21 | |
| Audio | 205 | 3.50 | 20 | |
| Humor | 505 | 2.13 | 17 | |
| Mood | 92 | 3.94 | 21 |
Very nice mood, I didnt enjoy a lot the fact of getting kind of lost on the labyrinth, however, i did enjoy the idea of having the messages scattered for you to recreate the story. Nice entry!
Reading the texts, the ominous feel to some of them.. It was so moving. The music kicked in at just the right time when reading one of the texts (Not gonna give away spoilers to comment prowlers :wink: ) and it was beautiful. It was by far one of the most moving non-scripted experiences I've had in a game
Mood and sound are great, is there an end though? i was wandering the maze for ages^^
Very interesting game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 39 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qvdJmOzeNg
I liked the general concept of this, trying to piece together the timeline, though I may have missed the ending if there was one. The buildup is really great but perhaps I got lost in the maze as well.
I really liked the idea for this and unfolding the story as you work your way through the maze. I played a couple of times though but couldn't find any exit or ending. Is there one? The music was very fitting too, I think this game nailed the mood it was going for.
There were some messages that didn't load any text for me, I don't know if that's a glitch or intentional. Also, sometimes the text conflicted with the graphics and I couldn't read them clearly, you might want to have the messages appear within a box for clarity's sake.
The way the story is told, the idea of playing through the phone screen (a mise en abyme?) make that game as a really deep ambiance. Nice! But as for the gameplay, I feel that something should have been added to make the game 100% captivating.
Deep story that I tried to finish, and it was really interesting ! The idea was really good of reading the story by playing the game and trying to find all of the pieces of the story and also by ignoting some messages. Really great game !
Interesting Game with a pretty new neat concept
Very nice mood, and great concept. There a lot of room to improve and making it a full game. Keep working!
This is a very cinematic game. I like how you use the typical energy mechanic to transmit a sense of nostalgia and melancholy. It may need better level design (each letter is found in the place where the letter was written, for example) because the way it is now all corridors looks the same and is hard to orientate.
I like the way you tell the storie and the mood!
Unique entry. The fact that we only saw one person's messages without any (visible) replies told an interesting story in and of itself. Almost made it feel as if I was trying to escape these messages, and the level design / mazelike structure reinforced that feeling. Interesting storytelling techniques all around - the limited time frame added a finiteness & sense of urgency to something that might normally feel tedious. Music did a great job of solidifying the mood and tying things together. I didn't reach an ending (if there was one) but felt like I'd gotten the experience after one playthrough. Well done!