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LIFE:anti-viral

By whydoidoit

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall18083.2344
Fun18862.9844
Innovation3413.7742
Theme22023.0243
Graphics13323.5444
Audio11923.0740
Humor15832.5240
Mood17913.0341

Comments

simin 2020-04-21 04:27

I couldn't get to a point where any enemies would spawn): I think a tower defense game is totally thematic though!

vinterdo 2020-04-21 04:53

Pretty cool idea, but i think it lacks complexity. Kudos for making level designer available for players :)

whydoidoit 2020-04-21 05:03

Ah yeah, spawn them yourselves to play against the levels. You tap the circles and drag @simin. That's what comes of not having time for a tutorial. The idea is that one player sets them up and another tries to defeat them.

random-thoughts 2020-04-21 05:19

I feel like I'm a bit too dumb to understand whats going on in this game, but the sound effects are extremely satisfying and I really like watching the behaviours of the different viruses, especially the black ones that chase the nuclei around. Good job!

no-grapes-games 2020-04-21 05:21

Nice use of particle physics! Emergent gameplay based on simple rules is always cool to see. The interface was very confusing at first; it looked like I was on some strange site with links to other pages and a non-functioning web game at the top. Once I figured it out it was great though.

lectvs 2020-04-21 05:23

Looks interesting, but I can't seem to get the game to run. It's stuck on the main menu with the music playing.

RIP John Conway, he was a mathematics legend. :(

whydoidoit 2020-04-21 05:28

@lectvs - think this is @no-grape-games point lol -> press any of the games in the list! I'll add a button

icxon 2020-04-22 05:06

The tutorial tooltip disappears really fast :smile: Really liked the dynamic of the game. Viruses are OP!.

Here is my playtest:

https://youtu.be/J8rFugKcISA

ponypen 2020-04-22 07:43

Really smart looking game you've made! It took me a little while to work out how to play as I think the tutorial could stay up a little longer. (For us slow readers :')

ohfiddlediddle 2020-04-22 07:45

I am incredibly heart-broken to discover John Conway has passed away. The Game Of Life was one of the first things I made in Unity. RIP.

As some other people have mentioned, more help in-game understanding what was going on would be helpful, but otherwise very cool concept and quite fun. Keep up the great work.

kostasvs 2020-04-22 11:14

Quite polished looking game, I think it would be fun to play on mobile too (given the swipe controls). It's cool that you included an editor too, truth is I didn't try it as I sucked in the game :)

the1 2020-04-22 16:14

Nice Game! Must agree with @kostasvs mobile version will be cool!

somethang123 2020-04-22 19:00

Good job! I love how you included a level designer and it feels really good to play!

sofy35 2020-04-22 19:38

I Love your game ! Easy to play, I join the comments above wiwh says that a mobile version would be really cool :)

kjscott 2020-04-22 22:18

Took a while to figure out how to play, being able to swap the between phage, virus and the other thing was helpful. A lot of the game consisted on getting them onto the board but a few times I hadn't realised I had run out of credits so was watching until the time ran out and I could then start up the next game.

The overall visual style was pretty consistent with itself, the audio may have been a little too harsh for the game but I can hear how you tried to match it to the gameplay.

iferit 2020-04-23 01:14

Thats really cool.

zerohbeat 2020-04-23 12:47

Very interesting game. Initially I was really confused but by experimenting I figured it out. Virus to get more cells together and then spam toxins :D

g12345 2020-04-23 13:40

That was really quite fun. In the end I also figured out you can swap between virus and phage and I can win most of the time now. Very nicely done.

digitallimestone 2020-04-23 14:24

This was utterly beautiful. Everything runs so smooth, I didn't encounter a single bug: It was flawless.

I think it would have been cool if there was some sort of campaign, just so we can gauge our skill level but other than that, this is a shockingly brilliant game. :clap:

A quick note: I couldn't get this to run in chrome, I had to run it in microsoft edge.

whydoidoit 2020-04-23 14:35

Oh that's odd! It runs in Chrome on a Mac lol! Browsers....

And yeah the plan was for a Clash of Clans style online leaderboard. I got it 1/2 working. So you attack someones defences and they do yours etc. Maybe later!

imod 2020-04-23 16:01

Good game! Game process looks really cool!

scott-steffes 2020-04-24 07:54

Some very literal cellular automata. Those viruses are brutal! I'm not sure what I did, but it feels like I hurt somebody/something. So that was an experience. And new experiences are what jam games are all about!

giulia 2020-04-24 19:42

I didn't quite understand how to do it, but the soundtrack is engaging and seeing everything burst is satisfactory :D Cool game, I agree with those who say it would be nice on mobile!

bitpokit 2020-04-24 22:38

It's so satisfying making the particles streak across the screen! Music and artwork are excellent. Takes a bit to figure out how to play, but overall its a solid game with responsive mechanics and is very fun! :smile:

savvu 2020-04-25 10:18

Took a while until I managed to understand how to play but I had a great time and was really impressed by that effects you are using! Really well done!

whydoidoit 2020-04-25 10:30

Yeah definitely needs the tutorial I ran out of time with, and the set of test levels... oh well!

notapixelstudio 2020-04-25 11:10

nice idea, a bit confusing though. Here UI and UX is crucial. I guess the scope was a bit bigger than a jam game. But nice try. thanks for the entry :)

coolestdoggie 2020-04-25 15:17

Nice game with an unusual idea! I liked the art style!

trexxak 2020-04-26 14:55

I too feel like I'm in the team too-stupid-for-this-game, but it does look and sound awesome! I didn't understand it, but I still had a great time :D

zubspace 2020-04-27 20:42

Very interesting concept. Had a bit of problem with aiming, it felt a bit out of control. But everything ran smooth and it was nice to look at. *Thumbs up*

honest-dan 2020-05-11 19:53

I feel like I should have understood science a little more to fully appreciate this! But there were some cool visual and the way the different units interacted with one another was rewarding to watch. Once I understood the controls to fling out the units, it felt nicer to play too.