kr4xkan 2020-04-21 10:16
I love the whole gameplay of the game, I would have personally added some post processing. But the game was really fun to play :D
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD46 → Plants'N'Ants
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 823 | 3.65 | 31 | |
| Fun | 1287 | 3.28 | 32 | |
| Innovation | 602 | 3.60 | 32 | |
| Theme | 504 | 4.00 | 32 | |
| Graphics | 1264 | 3.60 | 32 | |
| Audio | 520 | 3.65 | 32 | |
| Humor | 1564 | 2.54 | 24 | |
| Mood | 579 | 3.74 | 31 |
I love the whole gameplay of the game, I would have personally added some post processing. But the game was really fun to play :D
Hey,
I like your game! Putting these plants on the planet makes it actually challenging to play - such a simple, yet great solution. The music is soothing and complements well the theme. I enjoyed it and after one play I feel, I could have done better and want to play some more - so here is the re-playability value for you.
I would love to see the ants a bit more - I had a hard time to spot them at first. Also, the small flowers - the ones which you plant are hard to recognize. Those are the only things I can point out, otherwise aa fun, slow, satisfying game to play.
Best regards, Anna from 4boa team
Very nice, I love the rotating world idea and the plants are super pretty! The big problem for me was performance though, the stuttering made it quite a frustrating experience in the end where I couldn't plant new flowers or rotate the planet properly. And I tried WASD/arrows to rotate the planet but this did not work - what are the key controls? I think hotkeys to auto-rotate to a particular plant would be useful.
It's like having my own private outer space garden! I dig it a lot. Great concept, great look, great mood. I think there's really something to this game, a lot of potential, well done!
@dining-philosopher Currently the only keyboard input is the purchase hotkey. So no WASD. Sorry to hear that performance was poor, as the ability to quickly rotate the world is essential to the gameplay. Thanks for the feedback :smile:
Lovely game ! I enjoyed playing it, despite some lag. I agree that the ants are a bit small, and it took me some time to understand that one of my big flower was attacked. I also think it would be great to have a visual hint on where the ants spawn from, since it would help placing some flowers (a range of shooting flowers behing some cacti as instance). The relaxing music made me want to enjoy the game without ants, and just relax by placing flowers on the planet. Maybe a no-ant mode would be great too. :purple_heart:
Neat gameplay. And the guitar added to the whole experience.
This was just great. I don't think I've ever played a tower defence game on a sphere before but it's a great twist. Engaging and challenging game with a great soundtrack. You've done really well here!
Nice, I like the planetoid tower defense concept! I enjoyed playing it quite a bit! although some of the plants did not seem to work for me (the healing plant).
Also, the first type of Ants you fight are very hard to see and it took me a while to understand what was going on, but after seeing them, everything clicked.
All in all, very cool game
@multiplexor the healing plats heal only the big four flowers you start with and slowly so you might not have noticed it. But im glad you enjoyed the game, and thanks for the feedback!
I don't was understand the game well, but the concept is very cool.
Nice game I loved defending those plants. I didnt understand the first few minutes because I didnt see the ants, but then I enjoyed playing. I didn't manage to win a game though. Good game you made here!
Sound of selecting the flower really hurt my ears :(
Also, you should use UI bars in screen space so they don't get enormous size when you zoom in :D bug.png
Depiste that game is quite nice, cheers :)
Neat spin on the tower defence genre. Really liked the guitar soundtrack. Made the game very moody combined with the simplistic use of colour. Solid submission!
@zguba whoops that is a large health bar, did apparently not catch that, thanks :)
@lucasp8 Actually you cannot win, that is what the score is for. To see how far one can make it :) Thank you for your feedback!
Took a while to work out what was going on but it was a nice idea. The stuttering performance was a bit offputting, and I also didn't realise there were any ants or that the plants were shooting for a long while. I would put in some sound effects or make it more visible that there is shooting happening without zooming in. The music was nice and relaxing. Good job.
Okay, I was expecting there to be aliens coming to the planet to attack it. So, I was like "Where are the enemies is this game also bugged?" XD. Yes yes, I know it says "Ants" in the title, but who says it can't be space ants? On to the game. I would like to drag by holding down the RMB, since I'm already placing plants with the LMB. Also, I didn't really understand how you can change the type of plant you're seeding. It seems that you have to click on a plant on the world to select that species. This means you first have to find it somewhere and I think most people expect this to be done through the UI. I did like the music and the star background though.
@mika-la-grand Thanks for your feedback. Definitely it would make sense to rotate world by RMB so you can have a plant selected and ready for placement with LMB. Should have done that.
Sorry for the lack of space ants. I guess instead of spawning as if coming from the underground, they could drop from space as planet invaders. Maybe only be the endgame bosses (the yellow ones if you got to those) should do it. Hmm... many ideas here. Thanks! :smile:
Nice Concept. I like It alot i had fun playing this Game. but i would like to say it feels Little Slow in Pase. But Overall Nice. Keep It Up :v:
Feels as a really relaxing game. A bit to slow paced for me personally tho.
Planets, Plants and Ants. Love it :D