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AI-Bot Problem

By neon

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall1213.7022
Fun723.7522
Innovation204.2022
Theme3323.5022
Graphics2813.4022
Audio3742.6522
Humor2822.4216
Mood1773.3519

Comments

2017-07-31 22:23

Really clever 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=x4BqGc9csNo

sir-daniev 2017-08-01 00:13

Interesting concept for a puzzle game. I felt like a 50s phone operator somehow. It was only missing a music.

incobalt 2017-08-02 00:39

This was really cool! I couldn't get past one of the levels, the bot wouldn't go to a red light that seemed like it should have. Even still, this was a great take on the theme, and the feel and mood of this game was really nice!

milano23 2017-08-02 00:44

I liked the game. Interesting concept. I was stuck on level 3 for a long time. Good Job!

zechw 2017-08-02 00:50

Fun mechanic, and had some good puzzles. Wish I could have disconnected a wire once I started, and I also ended up stuck to a third wire (wire up both bots, then start a 3rd from an empty port on the right).

ryte2byte 2017-08-03 04:11

Fantastic little puzzle game! This is probably going to sound stupid, but I was super impressed by the graphic for the RCA jacks, lol.

Oh, and just an FYI, you're game's title image didn't take. It just has that grey test pattern default in the LD game list.

johnnwfs 2017-08-03 04:12

I liked it. Clever twist on this kind of puzzle game.

jcmonkey 2017-08-03 05:03

i like how you ahve to control the bot remotely from a console. with more levels this game can be pretty good.

2017-08-03 12:56

I really like the mechanic, its a great idea! I noticed some minor bugs, but nothing game-breaking, and a few more levels would have been nice (but thats obviously out of the scope of a game jam) :) Overall great game!

steve-johnson 2017-08-04 05:08

Good scope and implementation for a compo game! Appropriately mellow sound effects. I always appreciate when compo games don't just use bfxr.

I made it all the way through and had an appropriate sense of puzzle-solving. This game has a good difficulty curve and was never frustrating or boring for me.

The graphical atmosphere and wiring mechanic gave this a polished feel above and beyond 90% of compo games.

Great job!

vodzik 2017-08-06 15:46

Nice puzzle! Good job :)

mintarcade 2017-08-08 15:11

I had similar idea before, but your implementation is better :) Nicely done.

ellian 2017-08-13 12:27

Wow what an awesome idea! I really like how you indirectly control the bots, the wires are a simple but very cool touch. The level design is quite good as well, I'm not really sure what to give feedback on ahah; maybe it'd be better with some music and sound design? But overall a very, very solid entry. Great work!

luckyfeathers 2017-08-18 10:22

Hey, this is a pretty good game. The graphical design of everything works very well together, and it looks polished. I like that there's audible feedback when you click on buttons as well as the walking sounds, but I would have liked to have some ambient sound as well. Music or just ambient noise.

Maybe there could be an easier way to distinguish the bots, rather than "A" and "B"? A different shape or color maybe. I always had to hover over the switches to remember which bot is which. I only played a few levels, but if you have more than two bots at later levels it probably gets even more confusing.

Aside from that, my only complaints are some few, subtle things. For example, if I have bot A seeking yellow, and I try to make B seek yellow as well, nothing happens. So I have to unselect bot B, disconnect A from yellow, and then combine B and yellow. It would have been a lot better if it just disconnected A and yellow for me automatically. Hope that made sense :p Similarly, if I want to break a connection between the left and right panel, why do I have to left click and then right click? One right click should have the same effect. Of course, all of these things are minor details, but those details are what turn a good game into a great game.

jondalnas 2017-08-18 15:40

This game is great! The unique controls makes for some fun and challenging gameplay. Keep it up!

toonteamj 2017-08-18 17:30

These puzzles are very interesting. I enjoyed playing them.