FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD39 → The Crossing

The Crossing

By crabman

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall7102.9042
Fun8412.1542
Innovation6152.7242
Theme4203.4841
Mood3003.4542

Comments

2017-08-01 02:44

So everyone knows, it is possible, but barely. I made it using water first, then food, then sleeping when I became slower than the patrol. (Uploading a screenshot here didn't seem to work, though I am new to commenting on this site and may have missed something.)

bombjack 2017-08-01 09:05

fun little game

gao-ming 2017-08-01 09:09

It started so long ,but I love. The graphics are beautiful. Great work!

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/yet-another-exhausted-day

bombjack 2017-08-01 09:09

It reminded me Passage. But there is not much to do. The sound is amazing and the art is nice.

kurangceret 2017-08-01 09:12

The gameplay is not very engaging in my opinion. The art suits the atmosphere you are trying to achieve though!

alier-qiu 2017-08-01 09:13

nice background

werlar 2017-08-01 09:22

Sound and art create nice mood

lloyd-angifer 2017-08-01 09:50

This game is short but fun, i liked it !

fingamer 2017-08-01 09:53

Hi! This was pretty challenging game and I almost won it. The graphics are pretty basic and the music is also pretty neat. The only thing that I would Improve is the difficulty and maybe add some new mechanic. Overall this was a nice entry.

hgcummings 2017-08-01 10:10

Excellent mood and consistent style. I love the parallax mountains in the background! I didn't quite get the hang of the gameplay (I died of exhaustion a lot), in particular I didn't seem to be able to use sleep very effectively, and wasn't sure whether having more power allowed you to move faster or just staved off exhaustion. The progress indicator is neat though.

crabman 2017-08-01 10:24

@hgcummings Yes, your strength affects your speed, that's why the patrol catches up with you if you don't stay strong. I tried reflecting that in the speed of the walking animation at first, but it kept glitching out when you replenished your strength, so sadly, it had to go ;)

elit3dgaming 2017-08-02 01:22

Fun game and the audio and graphics are a nice addition

anglain 2017-08-02 15:22

I liked the simplistic art and the soundtrack very much! But i think it is not really fun to play. You should add some more elements - some events, for example, and then it will become much more interesting! And i'd added a few more sounds, like drinking the water and eating. Anyway, nice work on your entry! :)

eliana 2017-08-02 16:01

I personally didn't find it very engaging, as you're basically just waiting for a meter to run out so you can fill it again. It's like Oregon Trail without any events, and sadly that doesn't make for a very interesting game. Congratulations on completing your entry, though, and in just 4 hours at that. :)

coauctor 2017-08-02 16:07

I like the idea and the mood but I don't get what's the difference between eating and drinking. I had a feeling that you can drink or eat or sleep with no consequences. Kudos for keeping the prototype simple though!

crabman 2017-08-02 16:13

@coauctor The difference is in the amount of strength it replenishes. Eating gives you back a little more than drinking.

winterslice 2017-08-02 16:18

Cute little resource management game. Sound is good, nice scrolling environment. It just needs more of everything.

xephrys 2017-08-02 16:18

It was kind of boring, but if you'd put something in the environment (obstacles, people, sidequests), or some way to fins more water and food it would make it more engaging, Still liked the aesthetics and progressbar at the top.

descrout 2017-08-02 16:24

A fun game made in short amount of time. Good music enhanced the atmosphere well. Nice job :)

jtn191 2017-08-02 16:31

nice! simple, challenging. I could see this mechanic fitting into a larger game where you are part of a heist or some kind of chase/immigration is part of it. cool

bso 2017-08-02 16:35

Hello there... I hope your participation at LD was satisfactory...

It's a simple game...

Here is my entry: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/runoutofenergy-the-game rating me please! :D

There my game link for Windows… enjoy https://www.dropbox.com/s/dpapwuoscuiu9eq/RunOutOfPower.zip?dl=0 for Compo

If you wish play my game without the Pink texture bug or with the fixed physics play the "3 days development Jam version" here is the link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wqhljcqrqgjhq6v/RunOutOfPowerJamVersion.zip?dl=0

gris 2017-08-02 16:58

Graphics in combination with the music make a really good mood for the game. congrats!

angela-he 2017-08-02 18:02

The music is amazing. Did you make it? If so, how??? :D

I kind of can't believe you made this in 4 hours. It's pretty minimal, but I still get a great mood from it. I also love the story - it really brings to imagination escaping real world regimes, or fictional regimes (1984). The only thing I'd advise is to maybe have more excitement as the player goes on. Even something as simple as blending a panting/tired animation is good. Overall, great job.

kapricorn-media 2017-08-02 22:36

Nice background art and music!

theflyingkeyboard 2017-08-04 00:32

Really fun little game with interesting approach to the theme, beautifull graphics and polish of the game. It is very hard to beat, but not imposible. Great Job!

lynnaira 2017-08-04 00:59

nice, simple game. good atmosphere and audio! i enjoyed the background mountains :^) good job!

johngun 2017-08-04 11:08

Fun little game, where both graphics and music creates a very nice mood. Tried some times, but was never successful and couldn't really figure out when to use sleep.

4 hours is not a lot of time to make a game, nice job

almax 2017-08-08 22:37

I made it! That was simple but so damn stressful! Great atmosphere, music, art and mechanics. There's really not much to this game but it's so perfectly executed that I can't complain. Great work!

blk-dragon 2017-08-11 16:37

Kinda simple, but fits the theme. Art/music/gameplay create "right" tension.

ganbaregameskyle 2017-08-13 02:28

There's no reason for the game to take so long or to be so hard. I'm glad I couldn't get my criminal person out of the country. He probably deserves to be caught by the honest, hard-working law enforcement agent. At least the boarder police guy doesn't slow down for snacks or to sleep.