2018-04-23 01:58
great concept! easy to learn but difficult to master!
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD41 → Gender Circles
By ekkoekko
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 387 | 3.31 | 231 | |
| Fun | 294 | 3.35 | 230 | |
| Innovation | 492 | 3.06 | 230 | |
| Theme | 614 | 2.90 | 229 | |
| Graphics | 4.00 | 5 | ||
| Audio | 128 | 3.46 | 215 | |
| Humor | 381 | 2.52 | 195 | |
| Mood | 368 | 2.99 | 211 |
great concept! easy to learn but difficult to master!
it's not so easy to create a game like this with such a limited time , What a talent the developer had. it's surely great.
Nice music and idea!
Good Game! It's a simple game, but it's so challenging because of simultaneous control. Nice Work!!
I really like games about doing two things at once, so this is a hit! Good job.
simple but elegantly executed. perfect for a couple game!
This had my attention for quite a bit and I loved every minute, thank you for that. Great work!!
I love this! Was definitely a neat experience, incredible this was made in only 48 hours!
I'm amazed at how simple this game is, and yet it's really fun to play! I put so much time into 3D modeling assets for my game, and then you just have a couple of sprites which could be drawn in Photoshop (or even paint!) in a few minutes tops, and you made something really entertaining out of it, so great work π
@sky Thank you so much for the appreciation. :*
controls were fun - made for cool challenge as the waves progressed!
Really addictive. It really bugged out my lack of coordination.
Great challenging and fun game - like the powerups and also the music. After the game over things seem to keep spawning. Really awesome entry, would love to play it on mobile(somehow) :smiley:
surprisingly challenging!! great work-- love the subtle animation on the orbs, and the polish on keeping it all in style.
I think maybe there were too many shields!
A cool challenge, but sometimes it's very unfair (like two projectiles of the same color come at pretty much the same time in totally different directions, making it impossible to get both).
@RamiaD dont worry, I will release for Android soon. Thank you!
Hi @gdort , thank you that you come up that problem. Ill fix it soon. :bird:
Reminds me of this: http://www.kanyezone.com/
its a fun game! so hard to control both at the same time
A neat lil game! I liked how intuitive it felt, although there didn't seem to be much progression to act as a hook. At times too it felt either unfair too easy. Still, a solid concept executed without fuss. Good job!
Fun game and great entry for a first time LD Composition. Not entirely sure it hit the theme on the head but that is not a requirement either. Played for a bit and my general lack of coordination was disasterous. I kind of wish it asked your gender and your dominant hand so that your personal gender would feel the best to control and you would have to struggle with the other gender. Also as a transgender gamedev I found the theme particularly amusing.
Hi @DeadlyMidnight , Thank you so much for playing my game. I like your suggestion. ill apply it to my game soon.
Thank you so much guys for all of your comments and suggestion.
It took me a while to get used to controls, but in the end I think I've managed to get a decent score.
3.png
Graphics are simple, but fit together very well. Font fits the sprites nicely. Cool idea for a game. Cheers!
@ryzy27 wow cool you got 141 score you beaten me. I never reach score like that lol shame on me im the developer of that :( hahaha by the way thank so much for playing my game.
Simple and refined. Perfect for jam. Somehow addictive... 114 score ;)
Nice and simple. I think the control are sometimes too slow to reach the next target. My score was 26 but when I retries, it kept counting from where I stopped. We should make couples play this together. I see that you omitted the graphics rating but I still would express how much I like it (4/5). And the music is truly wonderful (5/5). While it is currently very enjoyable as a single player game, I think it would a great 2 player game especially if there are additional mechanics that needs more coordination skills (e.g. circles that need both genders to be collected).
cool game, a simple gameplay, but really well made and totally addictive
@Cornel @Jaime Paz Lopes Thank you so much for Playing my game. You all made my day.
Hi @Yetman, Thank you so much for your idea that is very helpful. Thank you also that you appreciate my game.
Dude I could play that forever! Great Job, Fantastic music :smile:
@isopoly Thank you for playing my game. Youre a great man dude youre the man :*
Such a simple gameplay, but such a cool game. Well done!
@Karin Strljic Thank you for Playing ;)
Good job on the game! Did you misread the theme? XD
Nice! Really dig the hand-drawn art style. Also, nice unusual interpretation of the theme. Made me chuckle a bit, thinking you simply misread "genre" as "gender"! :D The music and sound effects were fitting as well and the gameplay was simple and fun. :)
Great job and solid entry!
I find this game hilarious because when the theme was released I kept mispronouncing genre as gender! And the game is a great concept. I think you did fantastic.
I only scored 54 but this was really fun to play. The mechanics are simple to grasp but difficult to master, or maybe my coordination is just bad π Either was felt very polished from the voice acting for each wave - the shields to give you some breathing time and the fast paced music. Love it, Great game
A really interesting concept, quite... refreshing? XD
Audio is great (one of the best so far i've played) - fealt it was a good match for the game. I think you've got the difficulty curve spot on. I also understood what i needed to do intuitively without reading the description.
Is this a rhythm game?
I'm also thinking combos as a possible future update. Good work!
Really cool idea and takes time to master both hands to get the high scores. Good job!
My first score was one of highest I did, over 200! I think this was chance, but it gave me the will to try to do best, and that was really a pleasure. Everything goes to the essential and fits very well its purpose: the graphics don't need to be more complicated and the music is simple but perfect to entertain the player without distracting him. The overall sensation is very good. I had fun making a game for three days, and now I am very interested in and happy to see what other people did! And you did great!
Hi @Campbell @Apace. Nope I didnt misread the theme. All of us have a different interpretation of this theme. As you can read in the definition of Genre:"a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like". The genre is not only in the form of literature, painting, music, film, or other art form. Every gender have its own particular form or like. By the way thank you so much for playing my game I appreciate it ;)
@Blinkenlights @Lewis Quaife @Jin9310 @loonydrope Thank you so much fo playing my game :dog: @mza Sorry its not a rhythm Game. :)
In french, the same word is used for gender and genre, so for me (I'm french), the game is playing with words, so I think it truly respects the theme.
The game is really neat. Sometimes enemies come in a pattern that's impossible to avoid, but the number of lives offsets this.
gender circles.png
@DeadlyMidnight there are dozens of us! dozens!
A great example of "less is more". While the mechanic seems fairly simply, this game is fun and challenging enough to make it interesting. I really enjoyed playing it and would play it again. Congratulations!
What an awesome game!!! It is fun well made and (as far as I can tell) bug free!! You did a super good job for your first LD! Congrats!
Hi @nina , Thank you so much for playing the game. I really hate my self because as a developer of this game i never reached a score like that LOL. Thank you also for your complain this will help me to improve more my game π .
@zotapianola Thank you π
@kippllo that a very good new for me that you didnt encountered any major bugs so far. THank you so much for playing may game kippllo
This game has a cute and simplistic art style. I like how you included the two different controls (WASD and up, down, left, right) which made it hell for a single player to control when it got faster, I liked the challenge. May I ask what the genres of the game are?
I really enjoyed the gameplay - it's simple but still super challenging. The powerups are a nice touch.
I appreciate a game made for one of these which feels complete. It's simple but not like anything I've played before. The art style was good and consistent. Well done, and good job managing scope (I'm always so bad at that).
Simple and elegant. Nicely done.
Thank you so much guys for playing my game ππ
Like how clean this game looks visually! Gameplay pretty simple but challenging sometimes. Hope, this game will hit the mobile platforms, it desreves!
Very nice! I love the music--few games have a music backdrop, so those that do deserve a lot of praise. The game is simple, and as a result is very fun and easy to pick up. Also, I love how it is so well-balanced. Keep up the great work :)
Nice graphics, good audio and a well made game! You did a good job with this!
Great opportunity for strong symbology ultimately fell a bit flat after realising I could just identically control both male and female turrets. Great music. Well done!
Fun game, I like the music however i think the circles should be a bit more visible as they dont stand out that much from the white background.
Great game! Definitely challenging! I think the art is simple, but effective as you give a great amount of detail to player response with the camera shaking for wrong. Keep up the good work!
pretty nice that you have two sets of controls in the game. either one person plays with two controls or its useful for multiplayer. Graphics and animations look ok too, so nothing bad to say about the game
Not sure for the theme (Female and male are pretty compatible, if you know what I mean).
The mechanics are really cool on the other hand, you should keep it and make a game with it, giving it a nice design and story could make hit something that would work on a store !
I also compose for my games and liked your music, nice job it was catchy and motivating :)
wow..nice concept! very easy to learn how doae it works but difficult to master!
check out our game: https://ifake.itch.io/guns-n-goals I hope you like it! :)
Simple game that is actually quite fun to play! The only nitpick I have is that as a partially color blind person I had difficult time differentiating between gender circles from each other. I would have appreciated if circles were a bit different from each other. But I guess you cannot hope accessibility from a marathon game! :D
Extra props for music by the way!
Screenshot (8).png After three attempts... Love it
I really appreciate all of your suggestions and comment. Thank you so much for playing my game. @DerLasseHenrich I cant imagine you got that score really amazing I think you got the highest score so far amazing. I must credit you in my page for the Most MVP
@EkkoEkko Thank you, that's really nice <3.
Really good game, Thoroughly enjoyed it Thanks for making it :)
hi @mattpattie2 Thank you that you appreciate my game. π
Simple concept, nicely implemented!
Here it is, someone made the pun I didn't dare to make ^^ 3 attempts. ld41gender.png
I will be honest, the score does not reset to 0, so definitely write attempts somewhere or reset the score ;)
Definitely fits the theme, and game is fun as a bonus.
Simple and great gameplay. Love your work!
Nice game for a compo entry.
I like the graphics and the music!
Well done.
@joqlepecheur Thank you so much for playing my game. I Think thats a bug. Thank you so much for reporting.
@Amazura @Rahtainka thank you you guys appreciate my game.
The game idea is super simple, and this made the game very easy to learn how to play. The music and the graphics is super great, and both fits the game idea very well. For me this is a super great first LD game, but I would have liked to see a more interesting use of the game jam theme. But overall a very well made LD game. Well done.
Simple and fun game. Nice visual style. This theme has promoted quite a few 'doing two things at once' type games (including my own!) but this one they go nicely together. Not sure on the match for the theme, but maybe in an abstract way. In any case, nice work.
@jk5000 @DigNZ Thank you so much for playing my game.
The controls can be somewhat confusing, but I think it adds quite well to the need to control the circles at the same time. Simple but fun!
The concept of the game is simple, but the execution was good. I liked the audio and the graphics. I couldn't see the 2 incompatible genres,but it doesn't matter since following the theme is not that important. So overall maganda yung game and magaling yung pagkakagawa mo. Congrats!
Simplistic graphics, and pang-casual gaming yung laro, pero naconfuse ka yata doon sa theme, hahaha, but it doesn't matter, pretty solid game here (di pala ako nakapagleave ng comment kanina). Good job!
Good game simple and effective! I like the interpretation of the theme!
Hi @kristian-david @von-vista . Nope I didnt misinterpret the theme. All of us have a different interpretation of this theme. As you can read in the definition of Genre:βa class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the likeβ. The genre is not only in the form of literature, painting, music, film, or other art form. Every gender have its own particular form or like. There are so many interpretation of Genre Guys it depend to us how we interpret it π. By the way Salamat sa paglaro ng game ko π
Great job, man! I like the interpretation of the theme, and this is a well executed entry. :)
Simple concept, nicely done!
I really loved the audio! The concept is nice but it's not my type of game. I prefer games that tell stories but that didn't prevent me from having fun playing your game =)
That's a very interesting and unique take on the theme, congrats!
I really love the audio and clean graphics, and the game is simple to understand, but quite difficult to master, well done !
Hey, I liked the simple but pretty art and the mechanics were interesting. I really don't have much coordination and didn't stick for a long time, though. About the theme, I don't think they're so incompatible. :p But I like to see twists in the interpretation.
Thank you so much guys for the support
Pretty fun though it can feel a bit simple its still very fun. This would also be great on mobile. good job
Hi @frostByte4k , thank you so much for playing my game. Dont worry the android version for Gender Circle will release soon.
I loved how you managed the theme, good job on that! The game is pretty simple, but is challenging, polished and fun to play. Good job!
Good game! Pretty fun.
Challeging game, liked it. Simple and fun!
Good game, even if I lack the simultaneous capacity to master this game I had quite fun. I like the simplicity of it. Good work!
@broken-matrix @MariosManiatis @nilstastic Thank you so much guys for playing my first Ludum Dare entry!
It's a cool game, not sure how it fits the theme though. Love the sketch-like graphics
Love the game.
I think that the most difficult game to do it is a game with a simple mechanic and keep it simple. And you did it!
This game is simple but effective, good job.
I love the feedback you put in the game (usually people forget to make feedback in theirs games) and the music fit very well with the kind of gameplay.
And the gameplay is just... perfectly good designed about the concept of the game.
So... goood job! Hope we see in t he next ludum dares!
Hi @Ethereal Psyche Games, Thank you so much that you appreciate my simple game. This kind of positive comment motivates me to join again next LD event. Thank you again for playing my game.
Nice game got 4 wonder if i will ever be world champion
i think the game was very fun but i think a few more power ups. Or obstacles could give this game a huge upgrade in my opinion. This game was extremely well made though. I had a lot of fun up until i couldn't beat round 8 XD. The music is great to listen to. :) Thank you for making it.
Wish there had been an option to rate the graphics, because although they were simple I like them! The sound effect were good, it was challenging enough that I didn't feel like I needed to quit out of it and was happy playing until I lost, so props on the fun!
Simple fun core mechanic, enjoyed the simple graphics. One of those games which really benefited from being simple rather than adding random stuff in. Nice job!
Really cool idea, fun to play. Beautiful art style through, nicely consistent and really very cool. Awesome work!
If you're interested in playing my submission at all, it's [here](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/carchery)
I really like the game mechanic, it's has a vicious gameplay but i suck with my low reflexes. I was more focused in taking the shield than the circles. Nice music and partircular art style. Entertaining, fun and a mechanic easy to understand. Great job!!
Very polished and fun to play. I loved the art style and the simple gameplay
Hey Guys!! Thank you so much for playing my game.
Nice take on the theme! Fantastic soundtrack and voicing: I have put FL Studion on my "to learn" list.
Also you have my respect for being compo.
This is a very neat and simple idea. It reminds me a lot of old flash games i played and got addicted to as a kid. The music is really good and i like the voice for advancing in waves. I feel like there's something about this art style that fits the game and it's theme perfectly. Yet another great game that i think could work well on a mobile device!
Hi @MaxKlimenok thank you so much for plating my game. FL Studio is limitless its very useful to make a music soundtrack. Goodluck!!
Hello @ryan-bishop My game is available now in google play you can give it a try. By the way thank you so much for playing my game.
**Google Play** https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.EkkoEKko.GenderCircles
Great Job especially on a first LD entry. Good use of your time when playing the game.
As a non-binary player I think it's a bit sad that you went with only two genders. The two overrepresented ones at that.
I'm not too fond of the interpretation of the theme. First, that it's too much a stretch to say that two genders are different genres. The idea sounds like a somewhat sexist view of what genders are.
Regarding the game, the graphics are pretty nice. You could use some smoothing on the movement, so it feels more organic. I.e. do not change the speed instantaneously.
Cool idea, nice gameplay, solid entry. Well done.
Awesome <3
I liked the thoughtful interpretation of the theme :) The controls were fun but tough, though it seems I did better than most hehe :P The graphics were simple which let my imagination run wild imagining what kinds of things might be inside the little balls the male and female symbol collected.
I like the art of the game and how the graphics look like someone drew them by hand. I especially liked the animations of the game and thought that even though they look simple, they were pretty good. I also like how the fonts look handwritten. The audio in the game was very good and it fits the mood of the game. The interpretation of the theme was interesting and it was wildly different from other Ludum Dare games. The game was pretty fun to play too.
This game has an extremely similar core mechanic as the game I made for my LD40 entry, Shapes Are Mean: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/shapes-are-mean That being said, I think you configured the controls a bit better and I absolutely loved your art style. That music track you created is awesome - the whole gender aspect was really clever too. Congrats on completing it during the short time frame of the comp! It took me the full 72 to make shapes are mean.
I like simplicity and cohesion. Everything about this feels right, even music, although graphic is a little bit chaotic in places and i don't buy your 'explanation' of theme to be honest. Good game design shows when you don't have to explain what you intended - here - you need to explain why theme is ok.
Maybe it's just me but just as i said - i don't buy it...
Overal great entry though - realy enjoyed plaing it!
You can play our game here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/educational-beat-em-up-punches-delivered-with-math
PS. Did you created music by yourself? If not - why did you not opt-out from audio category?
Amazing good concept for the theme, really good concept, good work!
Fun controls, great music. It's a simple idea that was well realized. The graphics could've been a bit easier to read and I'm not sure how well this game follows the theme of the jam but on the whole, it was a very nice experience. Good job!
Awesome music, very nice graphics style, gameplay works very well, all in all very polished and fun!
I still don't think it fits the theme extremely well, but as you mentioned this is personal interpretation. I find the entry very innovative, haven't seen anything similar.
THIS IS PRETTY AWESOME!! One of the most fun games I've played this Ludum Dare. Simple, even the graphics are barebones (like I'm one to talk), but the game is so very addicting!!
68 ! Haha I'm really bad at this game. I had fun though !! Probably the best game I tried this LD in terms of fun. Very challenging. And it's the kind of difficulty you can overcome by learning, the sacred kind of hard, the one everyone respects... For a reason ! Really well done and looking forward for your next games (or previous ones?).
I loved your game, but simple that does not exist, but nonetheless it is a fun and challenging game. I just do not know if I identified the two genres of games, I believe you thought it was referring to male and female genres. Great job.
Very clean and nicely done! It has a sort of "pet your head and rub your tummy" feel to it. Nicely done!
I like that it can be one or two player. Not sure if you intended it to be played that way. I only played it single player, but I can see how it can work for two people and have a different but still interesting result. Music and sound design is great. I like the wave announcements. The aesthetics of the visual design is great too. Good stuff!
i like the concept and sound fx are great effact enjoyed it alot
Fun submission! I really liked having to control two "players" at the same time. Original concept with a bit of comedic value as well lol. Also, great job on the music, felt very put-together!
Thank you so much guys for playing my game. I really appreciate it.
Out of all the entries I've played so far, this is probably the best one. It's so simple but doesn't lack polishing. I don't feel it fits the theme that much, but all the other aspects are top notch.
Very challenging to manage 2 different characters at the same time! Simple graphics but good and funny game! Good job!
@sidewalksleeper thank you so much for playing my game. By the way I a simple explanation that's why I come up with this kind of game. You can read it on FAQ and you will understand it more if you know and answer from the riddle where my game was inspired by. Thank you again!! π
Hi @mic_matrix91 , Thank you for playing my game!!! Im happy that your having fun while playing it.
Well done. Really solid. I liked the brush strokes and the complexity build up. Sounds good too. I wish I had got mine to this level of completeness!
If only you voiced the powerups :D
Very well done! Fun and I love the overall feel of it.
Hi! Wow! That's a very good game! One of the best I've played so far! I wanted to make a game with this kind of gender but didn't find a good concept :). Yours would have beaten mine anyways :D. My game is kind of about gender too but... you should see it yourself, it's special :D. If you want to visit it : https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/birth-of-a-man
Thank you again for this cool submission!
Really a nice game and it's so well-polished! Simple but interesting. All of the art style, the gameplay and control, the sound effect are nice.
This is an incredible entry, I had an absolute blast with this one. I hope to see it continued!
@IndieManiaC i wished that I voiced the powerups before the deadline. I dont have enough time thats why there is no powerups voice sound. Maybe on the future update ill do that. Thank you for playing!! i hope you enjoyed it :dog:
Well done !
Well done !
That's a pretty great game! Congrats for your work. My team and I though of developing such a concept about those genres, but we didn't figure out a great idea, like you do ;)
Hey there, so I enjoyed playing this game, and I thought the idea was pretty fun. The power-ups you added made the gameplay feel unique. I do think the difficulty kinda spiked after like 2 or 3 minutes, if anything you could try to make it steadily get harder as time goes on, and you could also toss in the occasional fast circle, before it starts to get really hard. Good job on this game!
Nice and challenging game!
Hi Ekko! Here's the video of me playing Gender Circle. Had some frantic fun and really liked the art direction. Good job! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md_wmDhaD_w
@PhilStrahl Thank so much for playing my game. Im so happy the before i just watch you playing others game and now you played my game. Thank you again Phil π
Besides the jams theme interpretation this is a really innovative game! This is a very original idea that goes further than mixing things but to create something simple and fresh. I felt that the game canvas is a bit small or incoming objects come to fast as sometimes turning speed wasn't enough to get some right. Congratulations!
Come and try my game! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/tactical-hydra
Nice game, I enjoyed playing it. I like the music and the art style! Interesting take on the theme. :slight_smile:
Fun game, great style. Love the frame animation going on inside the core, makes it all look alive and responsive. I was thinking I'm doing well, until I noticed it says "Number of lives: -52". It's great that you got to add all those powerups. GJ!
I really enjoyed playing. The idea of controlling two objects at the same time is well implemented. The only thing that bothered me is the bad visibility of the arriving cells (enemies). Keep up the good work!
Would be great if you could try our game too. https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/astropover
Thank you so much guys for playing my game. π
Fun game that you can play forever :)
Really nice and simple game. I really like these type of games that push you to think and act quickly. Well done! :)
Simple and fun game. Cool concept
@serwaastudio @Sfey @krammetje Thank you guys for playing the game. Im happy that you enjoyed it!
Amazing Job! This game is so polished. I love your attention to detail with the UI and addition to power ups and rate of object spawning. It makes for very smooth game-play and had me coming back for more! Brilliant game. Really A+ work!
Wow! Nice and challenging game! Was fun playing!
Feel free to check out ours as well :)
73 score for the first try, I wanna play again, I'm downloading the mobile version! One of the most enjoyable game so far :) The music, design, gameplay just works together. Good job!
Its my pleasure that you enjoyed my game guys. See you again in the next LD Jam
I am pretty sure this had a hidde msn, but... Was fun, when the dificult increase it's become really hard.
It's a very catchy game, and an interesting take on the theme. I love the minimalist design.
Hey, well done! I think thats the first game that I played that doesnt think of genres as game genres.
Congratulations on the entry. It looks good, sounds good and I didn't find any bugs. The gameplay is easy to understand and can be quite demanding over time. The powerups make the game a bit less repetitive. I did get a bit bored after like 3 minutes because it becomes repetitive.
If you have some spare time, please take a look at my entry at https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/last-stand
Cheers!
Nice and pretty hard game! Good job!