FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD40 → 10 inches or less

10 inches or less

By randoman, SVR_Audio, almost-panda-studio, Barbara Câmara and EmeDG

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall374.12116
Fun614.00115
Innovation693.95116
Theme534.21116
Graphics2304.08116
Audio1023.90114
Humor3393.40107
Mood2583.66111

Comments

bastienre4 2017-12-04 21:13

Very funny, the goo ball is funny to watch. I love how the face changes according to your size. Its very interesting in term of game mechanics ! Congrats !

antoine-vion 2017-12-04 21:16

super cool level design and sound design !!gg ;)

simonthecase 2017-12-04 21:19

Very well polished and cool puzzle concept!

notpresident35 2017-12-05 02:11

Ha! Level 15!! Lol very fun! I don't know what to say.

jean 2017-12-05 02:13

Very nice game! I imagine that is very hard to design a puzzle game. It doesn't affect the gameplay or my rating at all, but I just missed the role description of each teammate :P

Anyway, Congrats to the team!

guilhermesouza 2017-12-05 02:50

Cool Design!!! Nice Graphics And sound!! Good job!!

ksbdude 2017-12-05 02:53

Loved it, made it all the way to level 16! Tons of fun, would love to see more in the future. Great Job

balladofsong 2017-12-05 03:13

I loved it! Such a fun, simple, and addicting idea!

cxsquared 2017-12-05 04:40

Amazing art and level design. It's amazing you got this done in such little time.

mc-crash 2017-12-05 04:51

The Art is nice, the gameplay is good, the theme is well executed and overall this game is pretty good

kokirisandfriends 2017-12-05 12:12

Cool level design, you nailed it. Very fun and good gameplay, it's kinda catching! Very surprised to see there are lots of levels. Nice graphics btw! :)

tomdev 2017-12-05 12:59

Very polished game, I loved the cute n clean art, the level design and concept are superb, the music is catchy and fits the pace of the game, also good sound effects combined with a fun gameplay and smart challenges this puzzle is a good game.

hadesfury 2017-12-05 14:09

Good game ... I didn't saw that mechanic before

Well done

michael-clavell 2017-12-05 15:07

Unique puzzle game! Level design is on point and was surprised how well the idea worked

worai 2017-12-05 15:20

Overall a very well executed game, making excellent use of the difficult-to-use theme! The music fits the mood well, tho it becomes a bit repetitive to my ears.

almost-panda-studio 2017-12-05 15:24

@jean Thank you for reminding us that! Just added all the info! :)

notpresident35 2017-12-05 15:33

Pretty nice job!

fis 2017-12-05 21:36

I'm really overwhelmed - I'd like to have a hard mode, where you die if you step with 1 on an empty field :3

svr-audio 2017-12-05 21:40

Thanks for the feedback @worai I really wanted to make the music longer, and add at least more 2 or 3 new part, but I wasn't able to do it in time, I'll try to fix this if we release an updated version. Again, thanks and I am glad you enjoyed our game =D

nivbeth 2017-12-05 21:41

SO cool! Love the graphics & gameplay! Completed all of the 20 level and I can imagine it as a game at the appstore :3 Really awesome! So unique and perfect fitting for LD40.

emedg 2017-12-05 21:53

@Fis It's one of our ideas but it does not sound like "More=worst", so we 'll let it to a possible new version! :D

emedg 2017-12-05 21:55

@nivbeth Tks!!! Appstore? Maybe soon!! ;)

guilhermesouza 2017-12-05 22:53

Desculpe comentar isso somente em português, mas eu preciso dizer que: Este foi um dos melhores jogos que joguei na JAM, quando você comentou em nosso jogo e eu percebi que vocês eram brasileiros eu fique extremamente feliz! Parabéns também pelo trabalho galera! E só bora fazer o Brasil crescer no cenário!!

tomkal 2017-12-05 23:50

Incredibly well polished game for a ludum dare, nice level design and nice brain twister. Overall, very well done

thiagofr 2017-12-06 00:00

Very good! It's very fun and addicting. The graphics are very polished and the sound design is very easy listening. Since the background song plays throught the levels, it could start getting annoying but it didn't happen. Congratulations BR!

stamblew 2017-12-06 00:10

Simple and very intuitive game, I confess I've spend a lot of time playing this puzzle game and I don't regret, it is very addictive, man. PS.: the art is so cuteeee, the team did a great job!!!!

eric-florio 2017-12-06 01:27

Very interesting game! The mechanics became a little repetitive, but it's good anyway.

Just an observation: in levels 15 and 16, I was able to win without passing through any red portal.

avon 2017-12-06 02:02

This is a fun and relaxing puzzle game with cool music and good SFX. Innovative puzzle idea. I would have preferred fewer levels with a steeper increase in difficulty though given the limited time I have to play during LD. The visuals were very cute, but you could have used more variation between levels, for example just by changing the color of the tiles and background.

cubeeo 2017-12-06 02:52

Well done. There might be a minor bug here or there (I may have snuck through level 7ish exit when I wasn't supposed to be able to, not fully sure), but this is a fully realized game. You should be proud of this accomplishment. It's unique, and I can see it becoming popular.

P.S. The name and picture is what brought me here.

reality-blind 2017-12-06 12:57

Nice game, good work ! 👌

asghardian-game-studio 2017-12-06 13:25

Coé, rapaziada! Vou comentar em inglês por conta da JAM. Mas é muito gratificante ver outros "Brasileirinhos" na JAM. Especialmente os quem mandam BEM PRA CARALHO como vocês.

I think this is one of the best entries I saw 'til now. It fits perfectly with the theme, it's simple and clean, absolutely fun and have a very smart and challenging mechanics. You guys did and superb job. Looking forward to see more of you guys very soon. Never stop creating. #RiseBR

juicy-vegetable 2017-12-06 13:27

I couldn't pin it on any individual thing, but something seemed off in this puzzle game... one thing I have to tell you is that it seemed odd the player is allowed to walk around at Size 1 freely without dying. Nice work on the graphics!

sheepking 2017-12-06 13:27

Nice result, really looks finished. the gameplay is basic but enjoyable and the music fits with the general mood of the game. I just wished i hadn't seen my blob exlpode, gave me nightmares and a severe trauma.

mags 2017-12-06 13:46

I'm surprised how polished this game is. I almost forgot I was playing a LD entry. I don't know what do you mean with cheating but I'm glad there were no more levels because I couldn't make myself stop playing it. :) Very good job!

edmond00 2017-12-06 14:00

I have finished the game without cheating ! The mechanic is very cool ! Most of the levels don't ask too much reflexion to be finished but the game stay fun to play even if easy.

artmajcher 2017-12-06 14:45

Wow!, realy polished game :), great use of jam theme with this goo drops, some levels are realy engaging

emedg 2017-12-06 15:16

@eric-florio tks the feedback! I believe all the stages have more than one way to finish. To make an "ideal" puzzle we need to avoid the theme "more=worst". Maybe in a possible new version we will change it!

PS: I have a friend named Erick FloriNDo!

emedg 2017-12-06 15:23

@avon Maybe in a possible new version! We hade short time for all of it (Ok, now with no pressure we can imagine 101 ways to make it easily with one line of code, but we'll let this features to the complete version!).

emedg 2017-12-06 15:23

@asghardian-game-studio Valew bro! Tks to suporte our game! #RiseBR

emedg 2017-12-06 15:48

@juicy-vegetable hi dude! Tks the feedback =D The mechanic to die with 0 sizes (1 step after 1) was thinking in the beginning but we all agreed that was the opposite of the theme (more=worst, so less=better).

filipe-leal 2017-12-06 17:00

Gostei muito do jogo! Parabéns! Muito bom ver brasileiros por aqui!

I loved this game! Excellent job! Simple and fits the theme perfectly!

brian-wurster 2017-12-06 18:18

This game hits in a lot of ways, creative interpretation of the theme, polish and is a unique, fun and challenging mechanic. Nice job!

szekeres-szabolcs 2017-12-06 18:59

This looks like an already completed game. congrats

janachumi 2017-12-06 19:04

Great work. I like the game, it is the first time I see this mechanics.

gerardb 2017-12-06 20:02

Very intresting concepts and mechanics. Plus the art is great too. Congrats!

tvance 2017-12-06 21:22

Fun puzzles! I always love it when a game feels fresh and doesn't just use dressed up versions of a tired mechanics.

gwolf86 2017-12-06 22:29

Fantastic work. One of my favorite games from those I've played so far. The art and music are both fantastic. I love the animations and the difficulty curve is very well balanced.

beebo-studios 2017-12-06 23:18

Great art, great music, great sounds, good gameplay, an incredible number of levels (considering the timeframe) and a fresh puzzle mechanic make for a really good entry! Well done!

gamesplusjames 2017-12-07 00:41

Interesting mechanic! I really liked the art style you had, it was a fun game to play! :)

pkenney 2017-12-07 05:16

Wow!! This is super-cute, a great puzzle concept, and has great audio. It feels so complete and polished! I loved the main character, especially when he would get so full of water he'd pop (yes I tested it, sorry little fellow!). Otherwise he bobbed around so happily to the happy tune. Then his sound going through the tubes was so satisfying.

Really great job on this, I played 16 levels and enjoyed it.

jk5000 2017-12-07 08:43

A simple and very fun puzzle game. Both the music and graphics was good. Perhaps a bit many easy levels, but that is okay. Well done.

arputikos 2017-12-07 10:20

I would add some mechanics later, but it's very nice! Are you releasing it on mobile or PC?

nusan 2017-12-07 13:02

Good puzzle game, I liked the mechanics, and it took me a while to understand some subtle rules. The last few levels seemed a bit less made, with large portion I didn't use to solve the puzzle. It's pretty impressive to make a game that good in that small amount of time, keep up the good work.

syndelis 2017-12-07 16:10

Amazing entry, I can't describe it with words. Art and sound blew me away ~~(and my slime as well)~~

At first I didn't think I would actually play until the end because I thought it was too much, but 15 minutes in and I was already nearing the end, which just shows how good of a pace you have going on the game :)

E obviamente não posso deixar de mandar um abraço na nossa língua nativa, hehe. Abraços a todos do time, e espero ver mais projetos seus no futuro!

kaisean-games 2017-12-07 17:22

I love puzzle games. This one made me think hard :) Well done!

sgtvoid 2017-12-07 18:25

simple yet addictive and well polished, really liked it!

zeu31 2017-12-07 21:33

I like the mechanic, but the levels are a little too easy.

bartosz 2017-12-08 00:22

"There was error with your request" - itch.io returns this message - i wanted to play though :(

Checkout **Voxel Mob Arena** here and please leave rating!: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/voxel-mob-arena

blizary 2017-12-08 00:39

Hey guys preaty funny game i liked the concept aloot and wish there was more levels to it even if you guys already did so many ...i just finnished them all =P. The art is also very amazing and adorable so right on point if i could give a point of advice it would be that the loop of the music should be a bit bigger since i ended up playing for a while i got tired of it =//

P.S to @bartosz the problem was in itch.io everyone had that for 5 min it is all good now

bartosz 2017-12-08 00:51

ok - i tried again, game loaded but i couldn't press play button (and any other butons) There was nice intro music though!

emedg 2017-12-08 13:39

@arputikos maybe both! We are thinking about it yet! =)

emedg 2017-12-08 13:44

@bartosz oh... Strange... Please try again! Like @blizary says it was an itch.io problem... =/

emedg 2017-12-08 13:53

@blizary tks the feedback! A lot of people love the sound and a lot of them gave us this same feedback about the loop. The team simply love this song! Maybe in a new version, a longest loop or song variations will be a good topic! @svr-audio is a very good (and busy) sound designer!

bartosz 2017-12-08 13:57

@emedg - very strange indeed - worked well this time though!

I liked game - nice design and awesome puzzles! Graphics and sounds are cool too! :)

Check out our game here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/voxel-mob-arena

svr-audio 2017-12-08 14:08

@Blizary thanks for the feedback, I also wished the song was bigger lol, but I just could not do it in time, this is definetely something that will have to be improved in the future updates, again thanks and I am glad you enjoyed our game ! =D

vincent 2017-12-09 13:52

Really cool puzzle game with nice graphics!

gruhh 2017-12-09 15:37

I liked the concept of the game, and it was well executed. I think it would be interesting to have a simpler progression at the beginning of the game. Congratulations for the game.

Gostei do conceito do jogo, e foi bem executado. Acredito que seria interessante ter uma progressão mais simples no início do jogo. Parabéns pelo jogo. :flag_br:

wildgamut 2017-12-09 18:33

Nice work! The game looks really polished and the puzzles feel pretty intuitive and well thought out – which is really impressive for a jam game! The only issue I encountered was not being able to restart after dying in puzzle 6 (not sure if the specific puzzle number helps, but I'm including it anyway). This could be a pretty fun mobile game :)

ithildin 2017-12-10 02:59

Awesome game! The core mechanic is simple but can get challenging easily (and you did a great job tuning the different levels) and it is a great match to the jam theme. I felt bad about the drop when it exploded :sob:

Graphics are very polished, and the moving sound effect was fitting. As for the music, while good, it felt a bit repetitive at times (a bit brassy, perhaps?)

All in all a great entry, with lots of potential to keep expanding it. Congrats!

badly-drawn-rod 2017-12-10 09:39

I did not cheat.... unless you count allowing my wife to play as a stand in as cheating... so maybe it is more truthful to say she did not cheat and I watched her not cheat and can vouch for her.

She really really really really liked it. The graphics were cute, the logic was sound. It seemed like a full game, not a jam one, so congratulations to the entire team on making something so coherent.

svr-audio 2017-12-10 12:10

@ithidin Thanks for playing our game, yeah the music is a bit brassy lol, I used a brass section as the main instrument to play the melody, the size of the music and the variations are definetely something I will try to improve in the future versions.

Again, thanks for playing and I am happy you liked our game, we will definetely try to make a full/expanded version of this game. =D

pcmxms 2017-12-10 16:15

Very, very clever puzzle dynamics. I couldn't stop playing until this: Captura de tela de 2017-12-10 14-14-27.png

Great entry!

ethan-kennerly 2017-12-10 17:17

Perfect! 5 stars!

When I watched the bubble pickup water and drop water, and planned how to redistribute the water and exit, I felt clever! When I listened to the cute sounds, music, and saw the cute bubbles, I felt charmed. If you continue to develop this game, and I hope you do, in the first level I, when I saw the water droplets and a lot of text, I felt overwhelmed. I didn't read the text and just guessed that I should pickup all the water droplets. I didn't learn the exact correlation between size and inches, so I wasn't really sure how small I needed to be to get out each exit.

potatolain 2017-12-10 18:02

Wow, lots of folks have played this already and there's not much that hasn't already been said. Incredibly good, well-polished game given the time limits. Well done!

ursagames 2017-12-10 18:32

Very solid game! Nothing stood out as unfinished or even unpolished. I could see adding in some more mechanics and having a full game out of this concept, it's really engaging! Loved the idea of having a max size before you burst, really fit well with the theme.

pvtroswold 2017-12-10 22:34

Nice, innovative puzzle game concept. Things started getting hard around 1-9, and I made it to the end. As others have said, everything was very well done and polished. It even felt professional, so props! I would have liked some more tightly crafted puzzles, because I felt like I was almost just hopping around, hoping things would work out. However, to create 16 puzzles and a game over the weekend, well done! Definitely a fun game, and the core mechanic of accumulating more of yourself is very unique! Great work!

jozgames 2017-12-11 17:42

Achei bem criativa a ideia, os gráficos são bonitos, o personagem carismático as instruções de como joga bem claras (acredite, isso é importante), só tenho alguns pontos a ressaltar que podiam melhorar

Apesar de interessante a mecânica o jogo, no entanto ela ficou meio repetitiva depois de uns 10 níveis fazendo a mesma coisa em layouts diferentes. Acho que isso pode ser resolvido colocando mais elementos além do bloco vazio teleportador e saída ou fazendo "puzzles" mais elaborados.

E outro ponto é algo mais pessoal, eu achei a musica meio broxante por algum motivo, não sou musico então não vou saber explicar bem o motivo.

Mas é um bom jogo, basta colocar um pouco mais de variedade e melhorar um pouco o gamedesign que pode ser um game muito melhor, pois a ideia principal dele é muito boa ;)

svr-audio 2017-12-11 21:27

@jozgames Obrigado pelo feedback sobre o jogo, vale lembrar que o jogo foi feito em um fim de semana, portanto nosso tempo era limitado para incluir mais mecanicas e elementos, o tempo estava contra rsrs, mas pode ter certeza que temos muitas cartas na manga para atualizar o jogo no futuro.

Sobre a musica, eu que fiz hehe, uma pena que você nao gostou, se tiver alguma sugestão ou alguma crítica mais específica eu adoraria ouvir.

Vamos continuar trabalhando no jogo, espero que você goste dele, e espero que a trilha sonora te agrade haha.

Abs!

maybe 2017-12-12 00:49

@svr-audio, you praised my game and now I'm flattered, you got a real nice game there! You guys made the whole experience, level design, progression, sound, menus. As mentioned by other users, there could be new elements, maybe drops of water with different colors and effects. But for a jam, it is greatly polished!

Cara, parabéns pra você e pra equipe, muito lindo o que vocês conseguiram fazer pra jam! É o jogo mais finalizado que joguei até agora, qualidade foda!

maybe 2017-12-12 00:51

Oh, and I didnt cheat!

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svr-audio 2017-12-12 01:10

@maybe Poxa que legal que vc curtiu, em nome do grupo, obrigado =D Já estamos pensando em como melhorar o jogo, temos algumas ideias, esperamos que em um futuro não tão distante teremos novidades. E novamente obrigado =)

jay-valencia 2017-12-12 13:00

I loved play with this little bubble, the game is not very hard but I loved, very good on the art the blue water color is very beautiful, gameplay and music are good with humor is funny when bubble exploded.

derr 2017-12-13 09:04

Wow amazing puzzle game !! I loved the music and the cute graphics. Very innovative concept, well done! :) I must say the game is really polished. I would download and pay for this as an mobile phone game in the state it's currently in right now.

tqv5964 2017-12-14 13:43

Great concept. Love the art style and music are good. The downside of the game is that it is too easy and nothing new after many stages.

dumivid 2017-12-14 19:21

Very simple and well crafted game. Perfect match of the theme and overall high level of execution. I think you should just add more levels and a progression system like achievements and the game is ready for market. Good job.

falak 2017-12-18 12:21

HMMM How I can cheat? XD Good entry!

2017-12-19 20:54

Cute, well polished game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 40 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dENfZnM6OQM

joshyoshkenoshi 2017-12-21 12:44

A very nice little game, which I thoroughly enjoyed! The central mechanic was very clever and the puzzles were well-thought-out. Great job! :-)

felipedev 2017-12-22 00:40

The music and game concept was very good, but the aspect that I liked most was the art/animation!

Unfortunally, is not too hard, so I complete it a little fast (less than 15 minutes I guess).

Overall, good job!

zirrrus 2017-12-25 17:10

This is great. Fun art style and cool mechanics, well done!

sommerlilie 2017-12-26 17:00

Your game is really cute, graphics are great and I enjoyed your gameplay. Each level was lots of fun!