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Keep Ivan Trotsky Alive

By pixel-error, evlko, Kto-to, nathramn, varbin and Sadari

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3733.8873
Fun2123.9174
Innovation2393.8674
Theme10643.7274
Graphics7743.9374
Audio4123.7573
Humor734.1674
Mood4653.8070

Comments

naamed 2020-04-21 09:03

Keep up the progress for it, the throw angling could use some polish but there's a lot of potential in the game

ege686 2020-04-21 09:07

I like the idea. And graphics pretty good for 2 days limit but should be improve. And another tip you can use real object except for bomb. I know bombs are real but in bedroom? naaah. But it is good game. When it is improved it will be very good game.

andret0701 2020-04-21 09:21

This was crazy! Guiding a blind man with rubberducks? This is the game for you! The voice messages was hillarious ^^ Also really loved the end creditscreen. Really cool game!

deimort 2020-04-21 09:34

I liked your game but I had difficulties to understand the controlls (especially the drag and drop thing). Except for that it was good, I particularly liked the small voice lines of the grandfather :)

evlko 2020-04-21 10:26

@deimort Yes, we have a bug due to which the flight path is not displayed so the controlls are difficult. Already working on it :) Thanks

evlko 2020-04-21 10:35

@andret0701 @Naamed @Ege686 thank you all :)

eryph 2020-04-21 12:10

Great game, really enjoyed it. The mechanics are great and the voice lines were fun. The endgame cinematic was really fun too ;)

darylsteak 2020-04-21 12:17

That was nice. The style of the models was nice and simple to me, and I like the concept behind the game. Also, Ivan's voice acting is 10/10, props to whoever did it.

Also found one slight bug ( I think, maybe? ), it being that if you launch a duck at a wall and then quickly rotate the level before it hits, there is a chance it will just fly off the map (I assume because wall aint there no more).

Other than that, nicely done

evlko 2020-04-21 12:48

@darylsteak Thanks! The same person made models and Ivan's voice. He is glad you liked models and voice. And thank you for the bug report

chronos-dev 2020-04-21 13:46

This game is unique and very cool ! You've got a new fan :)

sadsmile 2020-04-21 13:48

Really fun idea but sometimes its a bit frustrating of the duck bounces off at an odd angle. Could be a really fun mobile game tho

tayl1r 2020-04-21 13:51

Very nice. Think I threw a few too many ducks at grandpa, tho!

pixel-error 2020-04-21 13:52

I like this game because I am one of the developers

halberd 2020-04-21 14:03

Very fun, and the voice lines were top-notch

maqo12 2020-04-21 14:05

Nice game!

monetai 2020-04-21 14:09

Very funny game! I really liked the grandpa's voices and the references =p

ttyana 2020-04-21 14:12

Really nice voice acting! And room rotate mechanic

evlko 2020-04-21 14:13

@monetai @maqo12 @halberd @tayl1r @sadsmile @chronos-dev @ttyana thank you all for the feedback :smile_cat:

tricky-fat-cat 2020-04-21 19:19

A very interesting concept, but throwing system is a little bit clunky and hard to understand at the beginning.

franklin-lei 2020-04-21 19:54

once i understood the mechanics it was much more enjoyable. i wish there was a cancel out of a duck throw when i accidentally clicked on screen

szkocka 2020-04-21 21:05

This is game with huge mobile potential, has nice graphics and interesting mechanics. P.S. without grandpa rambling it wouldnt feel the same.

pixel-error 2020-04-21 21:09

@szkocka thank you! I am glad you liked it

texz 2020-04-21 22:27

Just amazing, please do more levels ! A complete game please ! :)

bongooo 2020-04-22 07:04

Just played! very nice! Probably I will tweet about this in the next day on this page https://twitter.com/Free_IndieGames !

imod 2020-04-22 09:45

Good game, idea is interesting and fun. Game is unfortunately short, i want more levels :)

palvel 2020-04-22 10:47

Cool game! But there are few levels)

ahanabunozor 2020-04-22 10:51

Great idea for a game! It's really fun!

bajtix 2020-04-22 14:19

I really liked it, however i think it lacks levels. Still i think the game is great and I enjoyed it.

penguinbob 2020-04-22 14:43

Love the art, and very fun to play. The animations are awesome! I wish there were more levels because the game is so fun I wish their was more. Also why does grandpa have mines and laser in his room. In level 4 why do you get 5 ducks when you only need 2. The thanks you for playing at the end is awesome(I played level 5 again just to see it)!

oliver-mb 2020-04-22 14:45

A grandfather and rubber ducks! It is so endearing ... more levels, please!

kriss 2020-04-22 14:47

Very funny, nice one!

ridde 2020-04-22 14:57

Wooooww!! i cant believe this is a jam game incredible nice work!

pixel-error 2020-04-22 14:59

@guille thank you so much I am glad that you enjoyed it. The grandpa is paranoic and he put traps in his room just for the theft safety, but I think this was a bad idea . . .

pixel-error 2020-04-22 15:01

@oliver-mb @imod @palvel @texz I think we consider doing full game after this jam but we are not really sure now

legolaz 2020-04-22 15:18

Very interesting mechanics. But it took time to figure out how to throw ducks.

pixel-error 2020-04-22 15:21

@ridde and @legolaz thank you

readyplayertom 2020-04-22 15:36

Hey i think its great :D Grandpa is save now! Keep it on.

james-dunlap 2020-04-22 18:45

Very nice game. It would be great to see this developed further with additional hazards and mechanics added at later levels. This was great for a jam, though!

pixel-error 2020-04-22 19:28

@james-dunlap thanks for playing and kind words

dodormeur 2020-04-23 13:16

Funny game ^^ It was a bit hard to understand how to play at first, but once I understood and got used to the time it need for the duck to stop (and for the grandpa to follow it), it was really nice to play :) And the grumpy grandpa is adorable and fun X)

A post-jam version with more levels using the mechanics introduced (the lasers and moving car), could be really nice :) (also, the fullscreen is very small on high resolution screen)

neontropics 2020-04-23 20:36

I like the concept and execution a lot! Good sound effects and music.

The ducks bounce around a little too much, along with Ivan moving fairly slow means that it gets a bit frustrating - having Ivan move quicker would help a lot here.

cobear25 2020-04-23 20:49

Very funny, one of the weirdest things I've ever seen. I kind of wish there was more control somehow.

pixel-error 2020-04-24 10:16

@dodormeur @cobear25 thank you all for feedback

@neontropics thank you, I am really pleased with the fact that someone noticed effort that was put in audio. By the way all sound effects except explosion were recorded and synthesised (in case of electricity) for this jam at home.

marcusnystrand 2020-04-24 10:49

Had me laughing quite hard :) Nice piece of work but poor, poor grandpa!

pixel-error 2020-04-24 17:57

@marcusnystrand haha thank you. I think grandpa is fine now and enjoying his sleep now :)

lairinlair 2020-04-25 00:00

Audio: WHATEVER? What? Are you kidding me? "WHO MADE THIS SHITTY MUSIC?". As a music producer that makes me sad =/. Had fun playing, love the mechanic and humorous twist that you gave it to the game. This game has a lot of potential. Good work.

adriankrawczyk 2020-04-25 08:38

funny game!

nathramn 2020-04-25 08:49

@lairinlair it was music composer idea about that replic :D

pixel-error 2020-04-25 10:03

@lairinlair Yep I still didn't came up with nickname, so I think a cup of irony is on point for this little humorous game :P

pixel-error 2020-04-25 11:45

@adriankrawczyk thank you

lairinlair 2020-04-25 15:53

Sorry for didnt getting the joke on Whatever? hahahah

quacky22200 2020-04-25 20:11

Nice game, like the duck-grampa collision which is a nice touch. The music is good. You can't seem to cancel an aim? I would have welcomed a better 'walking around' mechanic than the constant back-and-forth.

johnnysix 2020-04-26 01:10

Love the style, and animations on the grandpa are excellent. The aiming was hard, and the targetting could have done with a reticule for the 'hit' at the end of the arc. There'd still be skill in getting the right 'power' on the throw. It's very hard to know where it's hitting otherwise, with the isometric projection.

pixel-error 2020-04-26 09:04

@quacky22200 @johnnysix thank you for the feedback

agegorin 2020-04-26 13:46

Interesting little puzzle game. Funny ending!)

pixel-error 2020-04-26 19:41

@agegorin thank you for playing!

thebreakfast 2020-04-27 19:28

The graphics were good, the concept is fun, rotating the levels is satisfying with the way the "4th wall" fades out. The collision of the duck with the grandpa was a good touch. The one-liners from the grandpa were very reminiscent of Duke Nukem. The voice was a little much, or maybe it was just too frequent or might have been too loud in the mix. Overall though for a jam game this has a surprising amount of polish and content. Good job!

nathramn 2020-04-28 16:54

@thebreakfast thank you for good words!

krakadushka 2020-04-28 18:23

А Иван Троцкий, кто бы это ни был, не промах )) С фраз "Водка инсайд, ботл аутсайд" орал в голосину, спасибо вам :) Но, если говорить о чем-то другом, кроме потрясающего юмора, то геймплей тоже весьма интересен. Не могу сказать, что меня эта головоломка как-то удивила, но порадовало то, с каким вниманием вы подошли к каждому уровню и то, насколько хорошо отшлифована игра. Вы молодцы, это потрясающий концепт!

eran-haas 2020-04-29 10:48

Fun little puzzles. Art style and animation were great! I found aiming pretty difficult with the perspective

nathramn 2020-04-29 12:50

@krakadushka благодарим за добрые слова

pixel-error 2020-04-29 14:14

@eran-haas thank you! I think we will somehow change aiming in the post ludum version

2020-04-29 14:31

This man has a challenging life! I included it in my Ludum Dare 46 compilation video series, if you want to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/fsg5gDaiyQc

varbin 2020-04-29 15:43

@jupiter-hadley Thank you for playing our game :D

nikchernyakov 2020-04-30 16:28

Great idea! I like the humor in the game and the core mechanics. Good job! :)

pixel-error 2020-05-01 14:49

@nikchernyakov thank you!

other-wb 2020-05-01 16:07

Haha, that's a funny concept, I especially liked audio, not only the music and sounds, but the grandpa's voice. Aiming was a bit difficult, also couldn't destroy the lasers at first. If I didn't start turning the camera, wouldn't read that advice on the wall. Having more levels would be amazing. Thank you guys for the game!

abiral 2020-05-03 04:42

I really liked the concept and the way you added the voice was awesome. Overall this is a really cool game. Loved it!

pixel-error 2020-05-06 18:26

@other-wb @abiral thank you both so much!