Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD45 → Crystal of Creation
By rrawrr
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 690 | 3.32 | 22 | |
| Fun | 725 | 3.07 | 23 | |
| Innovation | 347 | 3.47 | 24 | |
| Theme | 135 | 3.97 | 24 | |
| Audio | 292 | 3.52 | 23 | |
| Humor | 764 | 2.25 | 20 | |
| Mood | 442 | 3.47 | 22 |
I like the mechanism, it's very surprising when a large set piece suddenly pops into existence. Some of the models appear to have lighting issues in the web build. I know you said you didn't have a chance to debug the web builds entirely but I thought I'd let you know.
Thanks for your comment, I'll try to fix these black stones and other things as soon as I can)
Like the mechanics. Took me a second to grasp it. Very nice graphics :)
Those graphics are really cool, food job bro
Really fun game, it felt a bit like "build your own 3D platformer" with a touch of exploration, and I am totally on board with that !
Pluses : - The graphics are really neat, gotta love these PBR materials ! - I was always eager to find what would be the next block to appear, you made a great job keeping the player interested. - The music helps to build an eerie mood
Possible improvements : - Maybe give some more feedback to the player when nothing is hit, it can be frustrating to fire at nothing sometimes.
All in all, great game !
Thanks for your comment, dude. Suggestion about the feedback is appropriate
Great graphics, you must have had a lot of fun designing all this... at least it looks like you've been very passionate about it! The overall concept is also pretty cool.
@hanna-knop I've spent a lot of time on level design, but models were pre-made, pack is free in the asset store. That is why I'm opt-out in Graphics. But thanks anyways)
I found the concept pretty original ! I enjoyed wandering around and pew-pewing anywhere to make stuff pop out. Congrats !
Hahaha nice idea! Crystal of mesh renderer enabler :P
The game is looking very nice. Well done!
Nice art and cool ide to "crystallize" it!. Good job )
Interesting mechanics, never seen anything like it! Sometimes the beam doesn't work, but after trying it works. It took me a while to see the crystal at the top before I realized I needed to get upstairs. And it was a pleasant discovery :) Geat graphics, reminded me of old games like "Halo". And yes, very appropriate to the theme.
@mrerdalural Yep, it was a kinda trick)
@daria-toni thanks, glad you like the idea and figured out the goal - to get upstairs) seems it's not so obvious as I thought
The game called my attention by the art style, which is very beautiful. And at the end it became very interesting. I liked a lot the idea of the "Crystal of Creation". Good job!
Really nice concept and mechanics! Intuitive and tight controls and really nice art. Amazing job!
It's a nice concept, and it's pretty fun to play. Few things kinda get in the way of fun tho. One of them is waiting for crystal to recharge, the other one is starting from scratch when you fall. Totally love the music, nice job there!
@ongomato after you get the missing part of the crystal it's power becomes endless;)
@rrawrr
Oh, i see. Well, sometimes it's hard to tell where the next piece of the "ladder" is, and it kinda makes you spam the crystal, rapidly depleting it's power.
As someone on the comments said, some kind of feedback on how good you're aiming would be great.
I'm yet to reach the top :D
@ongomato thanks for playing, mate) I've thought about some kind of color or sound feedback for the player, but didn't get the exact solution
Very good concept of puzzle and platformer. I like the idea and graphics. I reached the top and it was interesting to explore the level. At the beginning, I didn't understand the goal at all. I just tried to explore so many objects in the level as possible, but after that I had a look into the sky and made "Ooooh" :D. Sometimes it was harder to find a right place to aim because of feedback. But I am really like this game, good job :)
@nikchernyakov glad you have fun exploring the level)
Cool idea. I don't know what others have mentioned, I am too sick with the flu to read everything haha. But here's my opinion: music - very cool. Fits nicely. graphics - nice of you to inform that you use assets, that's honest. And you did create an interesting world with them. Very nice that you included in game manual and a storyline.
Mechanics are cool but they could use some small improvements: add a crosshair! maybe add some kind of a way of knowing where there is an object to materialize? The crosshair could change the color, or there could be some particles. Clicking around everywhere isn't that much fun when you miss so many times, especially in the later parts :/ And I don't know if it's a bug, but sometimes it felt like shooting just doesn't work. It's weird because the "power meter" (that's what it is I assume) was close to full for me at all times.
With a bit of work after the jam it will be a very cool game.
really nice idea, wasn't so keen on the fact it resets everyting if you fall, butI liked the music and over all decent game
@lilkrit Thanks for the detailed review, later I will try to fix the flaws of the game. Wish you get well soon!