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Going Nuts

By nidup, grena, pierallard, nao and juliensnz

Percentile
CategoryRankScoreCountLD40Ever
Overall4203.592464.970.8
Fun5503.342452.561.9
Innovation4003.362464.964.1
Theme894.142491.690.5
Graphics824.432494.795.2
Audio2023.642375.477.2
Humor3493.392468.476.2
Mood1493.862389.186.7

Comments

parttimeindie 2017-12-04 22:56 ♥ 3

We had the exact same concept when we discussed the theme, we even had the animal thing with nuts :P Now to the game itself, it fits the theme greatly and I love the aestetics and feeling. Where I think it falls a little flat is that the gameplay. Moving slower is just not alot of fun. I think to make a theme like this work better, you would need to add some strategic level to it to make it an interesting desicion. As it is I did like the game for the look, feel and theme alot so great job :)

oivin-f 2017-12-05 00:00 ♥ 2

Cool concept and great art style - sadly it crashed for me a couple times (web player) Also, I didn't quite understand what the animal noises meant? Very unique look and fee - good job!

zatherz 2017-12-05 10:37 ♥ 2

Awesome unsettling art style. Agree with @PartTimeIndie that the game is lacking interesting gameplay.

bradur 2017-12-05 12:27 ♥ 2

Really cool graphics and sounds! Needs something else than slowing down movement to ramp up the difficulty though.

kristoverek 2017-12-05 12:48 ♥ 2

I like the graphics, difficulty is also quite challenging once you have to defend against hands. I'd like to see more to the world than just two locations though.

nivbeth 2017-12-05 12:59 ♥ 3

I also like the graphics, but I agree with the rest of the comments that it's very difficult to defend against the hands. I felt quite overstrained collecting my nuts and get rid of the hands every time (because there are also so many of them in a short time!) But a very unique gameplay :3

louis-denizet 2017-12-05 13:01 ♥ 3

Really funny, it fits the theme really really well, it took me a bit of time to realise where the sounds were coming from and that I could close the holes, loved the art and the idea, well done ;)

bvalosek 2017-12-05 13:04 ♥ 3

very unique, cool visuals and sound / music

sun-wukong 2017-12-05 13:38 ♥ 3

Unexpectedly intence gameplay, good job! Well done and polished, also amazing art style. I had a great fun just looking close at every corner of the game locations.

brian-wurster 2017-12-05 13:56 ♥ 3

The art is great, the details were what I enjoyed most. The anarchist squirrel, and the monster sound effects were my favorite part. I kept imagining you recording them and it made me smile.

imod 2017-12-05 16:05 ♥ 2

Very interesting visual style. It is simple, but really fun game. Makes you worry about the future of squirrel :)

itab2 2017-12-05 16:10 ♥ 2

Really great art and fun gameplay, the theme/setting fits well with our current weather/season here haha. I wonder: The "criticism" of anarchist ideology and the squirrel's hypocrisy are intentional, right?

gruhh 2017-12-05 21:20 ♥ 2

Beautiful aesthetic choice, reminded me of woodcuts. The game is simple but interesting, congratulations for the work.

Linda escolha estética, lembrou-me de xilogravuras. O jogo é simples, mas interessante, parabéns pelo trabalho.

slyddar 2017-12-06 00:02 ♥ 1

Seems the theme is a common one. I made a different type of squirrel carrying nut game called "My Nuts Weigh Me Down". I went for a different style then you guys though. Your art style is really cool, and I dig the B&W look. I felt the gameplay is a little simplistic though and needed more mechanics. I went with a little platforming and throwing nuts at enemies to break it up, but anything else would be a nice addition.

notpresident35 2017-12-06 02:39 ♥ 2

Nice! I love the art style, and the steady progression of difficulty/decrease in speed as you pick up more nuts. The audio is fun sounding, and i found the slapping noise a pleasant surprise. It's pretty innovative for this theme, although as far as the effects of the theme, speed is a pretty common thing. I did the same! Overall, great game!

siege 2017-12-06 02:51 ♥ 2

Graphics are gorgeous, and I like the challenge. My only complaint is that it's too easy to accidentally get back on the elevator.

ayame9joe 2017-12-24 09:42 ♥ 1

I don't quite understand the gameplay. However the art is so brilliant.