midnight-creators 2020-04-18 00:01
It's been a long time, but we're here again.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD46 → Thief of Leafs (Ladrão das Folhas)
By midnight-creators, thiagowaw and
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.00 | 7 | ||
| Fun | 2.10 | 7 | ||
| Innovation | 2.20 | 7 | ||
| Theme | 3.00 | 7 | ||
| Graphics | 4.00 | 7 | ||
| Humor | 2.25 | 6 | ||
| Mood | 3.00 | 7 |
It's been a long time, but we're here again.
First off that's one cute panda, I really like the general feel of the game, feels cozy. At firtI wasn't sure what to do, but after I got the hang of it it was a breeze. Panda controls fine, and I was able to keep my friends well fed. I explored the whole map, but there isn't much point to pick fruit in the edges of the screen. quit after I got 125+ as it seems like there isn't any danger of me losing. Nice entry, and I hope I get to use that cool slashing animation and that I get to pet the lil' rabbit in the future!
Fun little game! I love the artwork and animations of the panda. I would love some background music along with sound effects. Good submission.
I hope it helps you guys to improve this game if you are planning to continue updating this project: There is a lack of indication of what to do (even a screen with all movements would be acceptable, or something telling "Feed the Bears and keep them alive"). There is no indication that you need to feed the bears, even a health bar or something like that. No indications of what to do at all, except when you read the submission text outside the game. The graphics are simple but well-polished (color palette, art direction of the elements, etc) and the best aspect in this game is the animations (really good animations, I have to say) but there is a visual lack of UI and interface elements that spoil the gameplay. The mood in this game is pretty weak cause some elements such as sound effects/music, narrative, light or particle effects would help to give much more immersion. You guys kept in the theme (despite that it's not clear that you need to keep something alive) but with not much innovation in this gameplay. As a consequence of these things pointed before, there is a lack of Fun in the gameplay (if you don't know what to do and the gameplay isn't solid enough there is such thing as fun). There is also a thing that needs to be fixed is this walk velocity, the movement is too slow and when you get the fruit it's even worst. Also, I couldn't find any Humor elements to give some significative rating. Overall, your game is a cool beginning of something nice in the future with proper updates. You guys need to find the core focus of this game, especially cause it's a Single-player Game and this holds a huge tendency to get people bored: Gameplay (fun and entertaining to play, innovating or not) / Lore (a captivating narrative) / Graphics (outstanding and innovating artwork).
Wow, thanks for your review. We are working on the environment and adding more content to the project. We want it to become an even better game and hope that you can play it again. :3
@midnight-creators you are welcome! I hope my feedback doesn't sound rude. I'm just trying to suggest real useful things instead of just dropping generic shallow compliments.
Don't worry, your words, as well as everyone's comments here, will never be rude. The good thing is when your criticisms make us see the game from several perspectives. (I mean, so far all reviews have been very helpful. :D )