Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD42 → Snake Reduction
By reimari
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 620 | 2.87 | 37 | |
| Fun | 450 | 3.08 | 37 | |
| Innovation | 683 | 2.30 | 38 | |
| Theme | 411 | 3.44 | 38 | |
| Graphics | 557 | 2.77 | 38 | |
| Audio | 559 | 1.56 | 27 | |
| Humor | 465 | 1.88 | 28 | |
| Mood | 574 | 2.27 | 29 |
That's a good game given the development time limit (8.5 hrs). Good job! > > Next LD I probably won’t stick to the theme as much if it prevents me from making something nicer! Completely agree with you! Sometimes the theme seems like the biggest constraint. Good thing that it's optional :smile:
This is simple, but it turned out pretty well! I also did a game of this type. If you'd like to see how I approached it, I did a whole devblog - [here's the first post in the series](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/zero-grace-megadrive/ld42-live-blog-from-theme-to-design).
Not bad for the little time. Overall it's just a simple snake clone though, and doesn't seem particularely challenging. Maybe adding another gimmick would make it a bit more interesting.
@endurion Yeah, those two things made me not even want to submit the game. I hope (or, make sure) I'll have something more interesting next LD :)
A little simple, but you did submit so that is the important part. Given it was made in 8.5 hours I'm sure you learned a lot while making it, making this jam a success.
The snake graphic was cute and kept my interest in a snake game longer than I would have expected. The controls felt a little slow if not pressed exactly right.
Over all it was a nice little snake clone.
I like snake, and it is well executed, but I don't know if the wall things add something...
(there is a strategy that consists of walking along the walls to prevent them from advancing, but it's for superplayers...)
Well executed snake with good spin on traditional gameplay.
Nice work (especially for the time), as dries vuyisteke said I think the snake graphic is actually kinda cute and definitely makes it feel like there was a bit of love/effort put into what is otherwise just a snake clone (with a nice twist!).
I managed 54 food as my best run, not sure how that stacks up.
@starven The highest score I've managed is around that as well. I wanted to add a leaderboard but writing out the privacy statement to comply with the GDPR would have pushed me into the jam :P
it was really good snake clone and the graphics were really good. Nice One
Great idea, fits the theme very well
Simple yet charming and fits perfectly into the theme, nice one
Clever.
Snake already fits the theme, more or less. You constantly run into the problem where your body is eating up the space where your head could go. Make the walls close in too, and you have yourself something compelling.
Oh a snake game I haven't thought about that :smiley: shrinking the room is a nice twist.
If you're struggling with the theme then check out a streamer they usually come up with ideas together with the viewers when the jam starts and you can take one of those :smile:
@fenderbate I've tried doing that a couple of times but for a jam/compo I don't really like working on (effectively) someone else's game or idea.
I do realize what I ended up with probably isn't the most original thing (which is why I wasn't happy with the result). But I did come up with an extra twist on this game a couple of hours ago which I will try to build into a more complete game outside of Ludum Dare!
Mechanics work. You followed the theme. Graphics are simple and nice, the fade in with new walls is a nice touch. It would be nice to add in a bit of background music, and sound effects. Nice job for your first submission!
Nice mechanics! All its missing is pretty much sounds
snake game with a twist. it looks good for the small development time that you got to make. I hope you can expand the game even further out.
A simple snake clone that was executed nicely.
Everything past 50 is incredibly intense, I made it to 69 before ramming into myself. I agree with what everyone said, it's a very clever take on the theme and one that's very fun to play too.
@dragongino I'm already working on a new version that has an extra twist that makes it even more challenging and different compared to this version ;)
Nice little game knowing your time limit
Fun little game
Nice, but too simple. Anyway, pretty good game
Snake is always fun! But it is also a very well-used game mechanic. A shrinking room is a nice variation but I think you have to add more non-standard snake features to have some variations. Maybe the room should decrease depending on the side you eat the food from or that it is possible to hold back the walls with your tail or something.