slimbun 2020-04-23 22:45
well there is no download link
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD46 → Father dies At The End
By nahual and Thedancingyouth
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 591 | 3.76 | 49 | |
| Fun | 2011 | 2.91 | 49 | |
| Innovation | 595 | 3.60 | 49 | |
| Theme | 106 | 4.26 | 49 | |
| Graphics | 276 | 4.30 | 49 | |
| Audio | 59 | 4.23 | 49 | |
| Humor | 2 | |||
| Mood | 52 | 4.31 | 49 |
well there is no download link
The graphics are good, and the introduction really sets up a frantic *fight for life* scenario. I just couldn't figure out how to keep the old guy alive. I guess that's why *father dies at the end*
to keep it (he alive) player have to use defibrilator, hold bandages and use the bag valve mask. Player combines these 3 mechnics. But there is the ending, that fires up if you survive 2 minutes. thnx:)
Visually the game looks really good and the intro sequence might be the darkest thing I've seen in a ludum dare game yet. Gameplay wise the game was a little too simplistic for my taste. Overall its a great submission.
Graphics and music is very nice. It was really hard for me to keep him alive, I couldn't do it two minutes. The intro is really powerful!
Epic mood, very nice artwork, very good. It would have done a lot if the intro was shorter or skippable though, and I really did not understand how to play the game which, well that's pretty important haha. It was not very clear how my clicks were or were not affecting his breathing, etc. But I really like what you were going for and so for those reasons I rated fun quite a bit lower but everything else very high. I hope you guys polish it up because I really want to play this more!
Played this in our stream last night! Wow, the starting sequence was really quite eery, particularly with the way you use flashing text, really liked that. The voices were great too. Found it incredibly hard to keep the poor guy alive, but can see this game really turning into something, so I hope you're working on it post-jam! Would be great if you could see more clearly how good certain things you're using are keeping him alive. Would love to play this again once it's more polished! Congrats :)
Thnx a lot :) we are happy
Just wow. The beginning of the game is impressive. It builds a lot of tension to really give your best to keep him alive. Best gamemood I've seen so far!
For me the intro scene was a bit long but interesting (but it's annoying that you can't skip it on the second and consecutive runs). The music/sound is also nice. Unfortunately I couldn't test the game as on Linux/Firefox after the intro/when music starts, you just get a black screen.
Well I guess... I got to the end. That's pretty dark! Took me a few tries too. Nice graphics and the sound, especially during the phone call... very good.
Very interesting game and the sound design and visual are nicely done!
The mood, story, sounds and the music is all good. The gameplay is simple and fun. I am not a fan of the ending, but it fits the rest of the game idea. This is overall a really well made jam game. Well done.
Nice voiceovers and the intro really set the mood nicely. It will hunt me for a while.
It would be good if you could skip the into cutscene, when you fail and want to try again. Some more player feedback during the game would also be nice, some indicators of what kind of impact your actions are having.
The intro is so moody and voice-over is great! It's pity id doesn't have a tutorial, cause I didn't understand how defibrillator works, but luckily at my final playthrough heart didn't stop. The ending is very dark. Good job!
Damn, the kid's voiceover was really great, I loved that. The graphics were cool a swell. Overall cool game.
The main menu background is amazing. The title and those feet... Wow, well done!
The intro story combined with thee music is great and builds up the tension. Would have been nice though, if you could skip it or fast forward.
I am really too dumb and completely fail to understand how to use the defibrillator. Do I have to drag it onto the patient? Do I have to move the mouse left and right to charge? Do I have to let go of the mouse button at the correct moment? I have no idea, sorry.
Even though I did not get far, you made a nice gloomy experience. Good job!
Really intense start.... gosh. Controlls kindof confusing though, like it says he needs to breath, so I pressed on the air tube thing. And then charged up the defib half way and used it on him... but he keeps dying lol.
*Thank you* **all**, *guys, for these lovely comments!*
@TheOmelet now you only watch it once you start the game and you can skip it pressing any key but every line separately.
@fabula-rasa it has some indicators like if his pulse are at 0 and you use a defibrillator it says "critical, but stable" etc. Harsh decisions though we wanted to keep balance between, you know, impossible to end the game in one attempt and understandable UI overall. Needs more improvement that clearly will be done in future.
@zubspace to use a defibrillator you must click on it to activate, using left-right arrows you charge it and then click on his chest area. There is one thing about it that I don't want to ride to keep the intrigue but in case you'd want to relieve the charge just click it outside of the character's hitbox. ;) I sincerely recommend you to finish the game, it's a complete story and there is a message in it but in any case thank you!
I know you probably want to hear people's opinion on the game itself, but I just had to mention the title and cover you chose. Those two things alone were done exceptionally and pulled me in before the game even started. Very good job on that. That said, the game itself was outstanding. I think the voice acting was amazing and the artwork was terrific. Mechanics took getting used to, but I like that because it kinda makes me feel even more panicky which is the feeling I assume you were trying to make me feel lol. Definitely one of the most unique entries I've played and a well-deserved 5 star rating! :smile:
@bitpokit WOW Thank you very much, lovely words, this is really heart warming.
It is very nice Fun to play Love the sound(Voice) and well made art too. keep it up :v:
Nicely done! Managed to complete it in the end :) super dark but enjoyable. Intro was a little long but set up the scenario perfectly.
Within the game a little more feedback on the interactive objects would make the experience perfect.
Great submission thanks!
You created a really harsh atmosphere that got me in tension for the last few minutes. Realistic graphics and high quality voice acting are not usually seen in LD entries, so you're making a clear difference with this game. I cannot say it was a pleasant experience, but the work behind it is definitely remarkable.
I really dig this aesthetics. It has a bit of Cat Lady to it, which I never get tired of. It is uniquely creepy and dark. This entry is very polished overall, very nice work. Voices also help a lot to setup the mood.
OMG (O﹏O｡) I'm so impressed by the graphics and the sound effects, they are absolutely really professional. I still don't figure out how to keep him alive tho, his heart rate keeps dropping no matter what I do...
Graphics are awesome and loved the way you introduced everything. The phone call at the start really immerses you. The gameplay was a bit tricky though. When the patient couldn't breath I used the bag valve mask, but then he was bleeding out, so I held that. But no matter what I seemed to do, he kept dying. And the defibrillator didn't do much to save him. Was a very hard game, but solid execution on everything else
I had no idea how to keep him alive, maybe there is actually no way he survives... anyhow: loved the whole mood, graphics and audio is neat. The intro was a bit too long for me, it had me at the start but then I lost interest in the dialogue.
Overall I'm very impressed, great job!
Меня привлек ваш пост с Нагиевым.
Я решил попробовать. Это довольно жестокая игра, к ней нужно быть готовым. Тебя настраивают с самого начала: меню, начальный диалог, геймплей. Игра может отпугнуть некоторых игроков: я сам был напуган. Не работать мне в скорой помощи... Как вы поняли - атмосфера у вас вышла просто обалденно! За Mood - 5 баллов без вопросов!
Очень простая игра, с такой, какой надо графикой, звуком, камерой - замечательно.
Единственная моя проблема - механика дефибриллятора, я ее не понял с первой моей попытки, только со второй. Наверное, тут сложно впихнуть обучение. Хотя, небольшая секция того, как учат нашего врача перед первой сменой, смогла бы это сделать, но мне сложно сказать, как это повлияло бы на атмосферу.
Но это игра, пожалуй, самая атмосферная игра всего ивента, великолепная работа!
Your post with Nagiev drew my attention.
I decided to try your game. It is really brutal, you should prepare yourself before you play it. It's all starts with menu, than its intro, futher you experience gameplay. This game is scary: I was pretty scared. I am not made for the work in ambulance... What basically I am trying to say is that your game have awesome atmosphere! You deserved 5 points for Mood!
Very simple game, with graphics, sound and camera that it deserves - cool.
I have only one tiny problem with defiblrillator, it wasn't obvious how to use it at my first playthrough. Maybe tutorial could help. Little section before first change where everything is shown to our hero could solve this, but who knows how it would turn the atmosphere of the game.
This game is the most atmospheric game of the event IMO, awesome job!
Wow, what an amazing entry. Really great intro and mood, really felt sorry for the kid. Well done!
The mood and graphics were great, also the athmosphere, really awesome! The sounds were great as well and I was immediately invested! Sadly the gamepay wasn*t really intuitive, I tried 10 ties and couldn't save the dad, I think more instructions would have been nice. Like an overlay of showing what to do, also more feedback if what I was doing is even right, like I wasn*t able to charge the defibirlator I think, although I clicked away from the body and waited? That sadly was a bummer honestly, as the rest of the game is really great! But everything I did didn't seem to help at all, I think if the bag vavle mask and pressing the bandage does something, there should be a slight improvement to indicate this, sadly it didn't (or I did it wrong?)
The artstyle as I already mentioned is great, but the UI and verything looked perfect as well!
Anyway, a good job for a gamejam, congrats to the team :))
**Thank you guys for your reviews!**
@vernalbehemoth yes, this is good idea to add more feedback, probably will do after we'll add more functionality
@sandra-martinez sometimes you need to use a defibrillator twice in a row in a short period ;)
@adam-clayden sometimes, when his pulse is dropping too fast you should use defibrillator twice
@notredamstra there IS and ending :smiley_cat: and is very important, would love if you get to it, use defibrillator twice if once doesn't have any effect.
@bredian Это реально классная идея с флешбеком как учат врача, очень интересно и логично. Дело в том, что несмотря на то, что механика достаточно понятна с первого раза многие люди путаются, на данном этапе это играет нам на руку, потому что цель нашей игры предполагает то, что игрок не с первого раза пройдет ее, что он успел почувствовать желанеие достичь результата. Функционал реализован не во всех аспектах, в которых нам бы хотелось его реализовать, поэтому пока что сделать игру реально сложной только лишь сложным геймплеем не получается, соответственно туториал бы предварительный сделал бы игру слишком простой, но в будущем, конечно, такая проблема должны быть и будет устранена, спасибо за отзыв!
@fatpenguin there is a feedback from bag valve mask, when he's not breathing and you force him to you get a notification that he's breathing in. You should charge the defibrillator first by pressing :arrow_left: :arrow_right: after that you hit him in a stomach area and it works but sometimes you need to hit twice but be careful, it's possible to overdo it.
Congratulations for making this game ! I loved the graphics and the dubbing.
The graphics and sound of the intro are relentless but a little instruction before starting would be nice, excellent work!