Failing Empire

angela-he 2017-07-31 21:57

I really like this game :) It has a bit of a slice-of-life feel to it - it feels more realistic than other resource management games I've played. Personally, it makes me take the game more seriously.

I like how you learn by trial and error too. I don't really see that in resource management games I've played.

My advice is to randomize or lengthen the audio more, because the loop started to become tedious for me. But that's a nitpick - I really like everything. It's great for Compo!

kthulhu1947 2017-08-01 21:03

Really good. Tough to know what action do what... Keep moving forward.

tddawson 2017-08-10 02:32

I'm impressed with the variety of options and accompanying graphics for each one. I would have preferred a bit more guidance and less trial-and-error at first, but that may just be personal preference. I agree with the comment about the audio loop, but it's hard not to run into that during the compo especially.

joshyoshkenoshi 2017-08-22 10:39

This is an incredible effort for a compo entry, and the little hex world you've created is really impressive. A difficulty I had was in knowing the effect that my actions would have on energy/money/happiness - quite often I lost early on because, for instance, happiness would dramatically drop in the space of 1 turn and I wasn't too sure what had caused it... maybe all of those coal plants I built? :P

furiouswitch 2017-08-22 12:40

Very nice! I liked this game a lot and it is obvious you put a lot of effort into making it. The graphics are beautiful and the game play is very interresting.

The cons are that without guidance it is a bit frustrating so more hints would help a lot. The trial and error concept is okay and you can keep it that way but just add a little bit more hints. Great work on such a short time though. Congratulations!

P.S If you would like to play and rate my game that would be great. Thanks :)