Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD46 → The Keeper
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1475 | 3.38 | 69 | |
| Fun | 1689 | 3.09 | 69 | |
| Innovation | 1425 | 3.18 | 68 | |
| Theme | 898 | 3.79 | 69 | |
| Graphics | 610 | 4.03 | 69 | |
| Audio | 905 | 3.34 | 68 | |
| Humor | 870 | 3.15 | 64 | |
| Mood | 1360 | 3.31 | 68 |
I enjoyed the game once it picked up pace a bit, the game takes a while to really get challenging, and the controls were a little slippery. But besides that, the graphics are great, the story is nice, and you followed the theme well. Good job.
I still can't figure out what is that black wizard doing.
Pretty easy to step on a button on accident and the flames could use a little more visual clarity (especially between the pink and purple ones), but the game is fun!
It took a little while to figure out what to do, but after figuring it out I had a good time.
Pretty nice graphics anon, wish I could fullscreen the game though
I liked the idea and the final game. I wish than colors would be a bit different, to be more easier distinguishable between each other. And to be able to burn those black enemies on fire >:D
Very nice little game well done ! One note, the text disappears a bit fast in the intro, it's hard to read The mood is awesome and I love this graphics style ! Great job !
I really like this game, but I kept accidentally pressing on buttons that I didn't want. The character should have a bit more stability since this game requires speed.
I liked the game but I think the hitbox on the buttons are very large, sometimes even unfair. Good job!
Cool art style and the music fit the mysterious mood quite well! The controls felt a bit floaty and it was a bit difficult to move around precisely. Also it took me a while to figure out what I was supposed to be doing, before I figured it out.
Nice game, but hard ! I found the music a bit repetitive tho
Nice looking challenging game i have to play it. good work!
very funny ! i like kill my neighbour !
I still didn't figure out what to do with the black wizard, so I gave up. But I see that I'm the only one here who didn't get it, so I guess the problem is not in the game :D
A solid, fun little game. Controls are snappy, graphics are nuce and crunchy and the music is subtle and easy on the ears. I too kept stepping on the wrong buttons by accident but nevertheless. Good, fun game.
@valisse21 privet val! im val too, hope you enjoyed our little project. the goal is to step on the right platform on time, the creatures are there to interrupt the player and gradually increase difficulty, if they catch you or step on the wrong platform, the game ends. if we had a bit more time, wed add immunity items
Enjoyed the game. I like the controls and the atmosphere.
The idea is good, the graphics are amazing(those vitrals are gorgeous) and the story in the beginning gives you a reason to be there. I figured out what to do on accident, and the the fact that you can't do anything to kill or get rid of the creatures is kinda sad, when the second one appeared it felt impossible to continue playing. The game is pretty fun though, I liked it!
easy and simple. mechanics, art and sound works very well together. :)
Interesting idea! The graphics were great and the beginning dialogue was quite entertaining. It took me a little bit to figure out what to do, but other than that nice work!
Nice game, but why did the black mage cause the fire to go out when i crashed into it? My character could still move so i guess i wasn't dead?
It was fun once I actually started to figure out how to play which took a while to do. I felt that the controls were maybe a bit too slippery I feel. But overall it was nice and the graphics looked really good too
I had fun playing the game and outthinking the incoming creatures! The art is beautiful!
Great little game ! Came for the art style, had a chuckle during the intro, and stayed for the gameplay ! That difficulty curve is something else, though, I really do not see myself holsing on for a thousand in-game years...
Strengths : - Great pixel art - Tight controls and straightfoward yet challenging gameplay - That intro :'D
Possible improvmenents : - Steep difficulty curve could be slightly flattened.
Nice entry !
Great game! Easy to undestand and enjoyable at the same time. well done!
@sadsmile hello there, sorry if it was a bit confusing, the character isnt supposed to bump into any of the creatures. avoid them and make sure they dont press on the platforms when they chase you. when the jams over well fix those small things and add variety to the enemies and enable options to fight them off. glad you enjoyed it regardless!
Great game!! The artwork's beautiful and is carefully carried across from the characters to the background. It didn't take long or many attempts to understand how to play. Although I think in the fantastic dialogue, in the beginning, there should be mention of the black mage and his plot to steal the flame or something. Just so you know when he appears at first he is trouble and also he doesn't seem to kill you, so I presume he's just after the flame?
The colours could be a little more distinguishable on the flames, instead of red, pink and purple which are colour harmonies you could have blue, orange, green, white or even some mix of primary and secondary colours. eg. Red, Yellow, Green, Blue. This wasn't a huge issue once I worked out each colour, just a minor one in the beginning, but could be a greater issue for those with slight colour blindness.
The controls in general were a little too slippery, I think they need to be a little bit more precise and tighter as precision is so important in this game.
But over all, a really good game with 5* artwork, really enjoyable, I played several times and will be heading back for more. Would love an update in the future on this project. :) xx
i liked the idea behind the game and apreciated the humor behind the game writing a lot. that being said, i couldn't figure out what the black fellas were after. i noticed they followed me so i tried luring them into the flame for sacrifice but that was not it. also as others mentioned, purple and pink were a tad difficult to differenciate, but still pretty cool concept for a game. oh, loved the background too!
The art is really impressive in this game, I especially love the painted glass in the background. The game also had a pretty good pacing, the way it kept adding enemies to keep that difficulty curve rising. It was very interesting trying to figure out ways to keep the guys from stepping on the switches. My favorite strategy was staying on the bottom half of the screen and only moving up if necessary, that worked well for me. Mood-wise, I think the music and especially the opening worked the most towards it. All in all, great entry!
I think it's way too hard, and the enemies needed to signal somehow that they kill you but not the flame, since you can ram into them and keep pushing them, while you should just pop out of existence or something. Very interesting graphic style however, and the gameplay is good enough, though it's too hard to give me motivation enough to try and beat it.
Good job! I like the music and soundFX. Some explanation about the gameplay at the beginning can be helpful. Controla are fine, a little slippery. Like the graphics and overall atmosphere. Fun to play...!
I love this kind of graphics !
Not sure if there's an ending or not, but gameplay's alright, and I love the art. Good job.
Creative interepretation of the theme! Personally I found it a bit to hard but then again I'm an idiot.
Well done!
I like how you can use the enemies to hit the buttons to your advantage. I pretty much never had issues with them pressing buttons accidentally though. Might be interesting to see different enemy AIs that could you could try to manipulate to your advantage.
I love the art, the background is perfect and the character really fits into the scene well. It's cool if you want the player to figure out what to do but feel like controls should be put somewhere, they aren't included on any of the pages or in the game itself.
Great mood, fun dialogues and very nice detailed environment (in terms of pixel art of course). A little hard maybe :sweat_smile: Expected the character to move more slowly in the vertical direction, ended my tries several times.
I like the Crawl-like artsytle. Music fits very good.
I really love the art style and the game intro.
The game mechanics are simple to understand but avoiding a few enemies becomes hard quickly, being able to fight them would have been a great addition. Good job :)
Love some Magicka vibe here :) Thanks for the game, wish you the best of luck!
*Love* the art, this kind of murky pixel art just looks so good. The gameplay takes a little while to get challenging, and a little variety would be nice. So pretty though!
I love it. Once I figured it out, it was great.
Nice game didn't get it at first but it was a great time anyways! :D