wskilljoy 2018-12-03 13:23
Great mechanics!
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD43 → Tombstones and Tribulations
By dillon
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 329 | 3.20 | 22 | |
| Fun | 350 | 2.97 | 22 | |
| Innovation | 206 | 3.30 | 22 | |
| Theme | 77 | 4.02 | 22 | |
| Graphics | 329 | 3.05 | 22 | |
| Audio | 238 | 3.02 | 21 | |
| Mood | 103 | 3.60 | 22 |
Great mechanics!
Liked the smooth look of the game but the tombstones didn't look like they fit in with the background. Also I got stuck sometimes, when jumping and falling between rooms, I glitched into the wall and couldn't move.
Great idea but it suffers from some minor item bugs and getting boring (Maybe add a control for all characters to follow the leader's path automatically? But I guess that would be too complex for a game jam)
And I couldn't figure out what to do after I got the rope :neutral_face:
PS: The music reminded me of Earthbound xD
Very interesting and creative idea with the use of multiple characters. I don't know if the repetition can be improved (it gets draggy when having to bring multiple characters all the way from the left side to the right side of the map).
I think I lost one too many characters to the spiky traps as I have one character who made it all the way up (double ladder climb) and he broke through the ground. I'm not sure how else to progress from here but I don't have another supporting character to carry me over. I wish there was a way to undo that without having to restart all over as it seems now I am unable to complete the level as I have insufficient alive characters. Unless there is another workaround, I think the game might be a little too unforgiving in this aspect.
It's also a little difficult trying to select the character I want. I would prefer a small interface at the bottom with coloured numbers to indicate which key corresponds to select which coloured character. This way, it would lessen the confusion of trying to cycle through the buttons trying to find the one I wanted to select as the game has so many characters. Moreover, having that interface at the bottom reduces the need for players to read the attached instructions and they can just jump into the game and get familiarized with the controls with what is displayed on-screen. At the start, I was confused as to how to change the characters (kept pressing spacebar, or Q and E), since there were no in-game instructions at all on how to play.
Other than those issues, I think this is a very interesting concept. I feel it would work better with shorter levels or at least have some checkpoints so that when I make a fatal mistake, at least I don't have to refresh and play from the beginning, which is something not many people have the patience to.
Lastly, there is a bug where if you jump on a character, and then that character jumps up to reach a new "screen", when he comes back down he overlaps with another character and a really buggy collision battle ensues. Then, that character is lost permanently. This is how I got stuck and had to refresh, which is why it can really spoil the fun if a player has to restart from scratch.
I also was unable to figure out how to reach the end. Some in-game tips or hints on how to move to the next area would be nice. Maybe even have a video walkthrough, which would be helpful.
Good job on the game! :)
As continuation from above, I would also like to mention that the graphics and atmosphere in the game are really well established and it really highlights the underlying dark tone of the game.
Nice idea, too bad it gets a bit annoying to move all the characters as other have pointed :( I like the sound effect when jumping, it added a nice little touch to the atmosphere! Maybe the tombstones are a bit out of place graphics wise compared to the background. Overall a nice little game :)
That was cooler than I thought it was going to be! Started off just jumpnig off each other but was surprised there were some hidden sides, a ladder, rope, etc. That really added a lot to the puzzle-aspect of the game.
This game is somewhat similar to our game 😀
Nice game but I also experienced some bugs where the "characters" fallen through the ground and I couldn't use them anymore :S Nice mechanics, graphics and sounds!
Decent game that was exciting at first and a really nice take on the theme that got tedious as time went on when i realized the time it was going to take to go anywhere. Everything just needed trimmed down into a more concise version of the theme and this thing would have been simply sparkly with neatness. Nice walls, lights, areas, items. The glitches, time, and area distance was big annoyances for me.
Nice concept but a bit slow, I did not have the patience to reach the 2nd floor as I had some bloncking bugs (tombs disappearing between stages) or bad moves (...spikes :) Great job on atmospheric sound, it sets a cool dark atmosphere. Good idea anyway! Cheers!
I love the atmosphere! Very nice game :)