Penguin Pressure

ogma 2018-08-15 04:00

Don't know if it's me but I couldn't launch the game at all, I tried to delete and download it multiple times, but nothing. :/ (Windows 10)

jared-york 2018-08-15 04:26

I also tried it with Windows 10 and it won't open, even when running as administrator. :(

erebus 2018-08-15 04:26

Also could not get the game to launch.

iamsodarncool 2018-08-15 05:15

I too could not run the game. I'm not familiar with Godot, but if it's like Unity and Unreal, built games involve both an executable and some data files. The download only contained an executable, is it possible @icecoldsombrero forgot the data files?

darkmonkey-inc 2018-08-15 05:40

Nope couldnt get the game to launch

jamison 2018-08-15 05:50

Does not launch :(

icecoldsombrero 2018-08-15 06:24

Apologies! There was a missing package for the Windows installation. I've given it a test and it ought to work now if you re-download from itch. Sorry about that and thanks for letting me know.

https://icecoldsombrero.itch.io/penguin-pressure

@ogma @jared-york @erebus @iamsodarncool @darkmonkey-inc @jamison

erebus 2018-08-15 07:06

Fun idea. Seems like an interesting mobile game concept. The level design is a little rough though. It isn't fun to miss a jump and just wait for the character to die. Either it must be possible for the player to succeed or the level should just restart/penguin die sooner. The final jump to the last platform was very tricky. I kept getting to the platform and never landing on it because the wall would change my direction. Nice graphics and a fun concept all the same.

iamsodarncool 2018-08-15 07:08

Thanks for the notification! Glad you've got it sorted.

This game is dope as hell. I love it. It's got that perfect video game feel, where you just get into the rhythm of it and get engrossed. I got into the *zone* with Penguin Pressure, and that is a WONDERFUL thing. I just wish it was longer - I was feeling so elated that I finished level 2, but there was no level 3 :sob:

The music started off kinda bland, but then it got AMAZING AND HARDCORE OMG I LOVE THE MUSIC SO MUCH. Could you upload the soundtrack to soundcloud or something so I can jam out to it :D though much like the game itself, I wish the music was longer. It *just* starts to get awesome and then it loops :cry: I feel like you can really expand on the music and have a really dope ass track.

Also, a small technical note: the game launches in a pretty small window which is freely resizable in both dimensions. I can stretch the game out so that Vince gets super fat. You probably didn't intend that. I'd just like an easy way to play the game fullscreen without distorting it...

To summarize: longer game! Longer music! I think you have something really special here, and I sincerely hope you expand on it post-jam. Great work :clap: :clap: :clap:

jared-york 2018-08-15 17:52

This is a cool game, one that I'm not very good at haha. The art is pretty neat, and the music fits well as well. Great job! Keep it up, I can't wait to see what you come up with in the future.

ogma 2018-08-16 04:33

Hey fellow penguineer(?) o/

First off, Vince is free! :)

Then, the graphics are nice, good job on the first time with animation, it's always fun to try new technologies during an LD and the result is pretty good. The "lose" animation is fun and well made.^^

The gameplay is minimalist but enough, the concept fits well with the theme. I didn't catch any bug and the right click to restart is a nice touch. "Spawning" boxes as obstacles is a good idea to add a bit of difficulty.

The music is correct, short but cool loop. A bit too loud maybe, some kind of volume control is always great. Having some kind of scoring at the end could be a good thing, time / retries / etc, it's pretty common in this kind of "Platform Jump" / "Doodle Game" (no idea about the name of this kind of games).

Anyway, good job, I would play more level of this! :)

icecoldsombrero 2018-09-03 19:17

Thanks @erebus, @iamsodarncool, @jared-york, @ogma - your reviews are really helpful. Your detailed feedback has helped us think about how we can make better games in future Ludum Dares 🐧🐧🐧❤️