FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD46 → Keep it alive

Keep it alive

By hexa3

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall23422.8445
Fun24482.4145
Innovation24852.2645
Theme12993.6245
Graphics11673.6745
Audio14952.5345
Humor19731.9439
Mood18153.0243

Comments

cyberfrank 2020-04-21 10:46

Nice colors, cute game!

davidpeterworks 2020-04-21 10:56

The color palette is nice except the bar. The visual is the strongest point of the game. The game itself was entertaining for a minute.

furraran 2020-04-21 11:04

True, the game is lacking in the content, but considering the fact that the decision to participate was taken in the last moment - the result seems to be quite satisfying. Graphics and animation are simple, but very pleasant. That's a truly nice work with some potential. :3

jorbits 2020-04-21 12:09

The game is simple and easy to understand. A score counter (how much wood collected) would maybe have been cool.

hexa3 2020-04-21 12:16

@jorbits Thanks. I wanted to make one, but I didn't have enough time, as I started the day after the official beginning of the jam.

hexa3 2020-04-21 12:17

@furraran Thanks, I'll try to improve.

hexa3 2020-04-21 12:20

@davidpeterworks Thanks. Yep, I had some trouble with the bar and I was afraid I would not finish in time, so I just made a simple one, which sadly does not fit in the scene. Glad I offered you a whole entertaining minute ))

hexa3 2020-04-21 12:21

@cyberfrank Thanks

kwaku 2020-04-21 12:49

Is there an end game? Would be nice if the fire grows infinitely or at least much more so its also harder to avoid the water :)

hexa3 2020-04-21 13:05

@kwaku Thanks for the idea, there is an end. If you get hit by rain 5 times, the fire goes out. I wanted to increase the speed so it would be harder and harder, but I guess I'll do this outside the jam.

cancerous 2020-04-21 15:44

Pretty Dope , just the audio looping is quite an annoyance the longer you play.

haoro 2020-04-21 17:14

I really like the style of the game, the colors are nice ! Also be careful for the Pause menu, the last letter of "Resume" is missing (and I thought it was a button so maybe display "Excape to resume" somewhere or make it clickable ;) )

hexa3 2020-04-21 18:09

@haoro Thanks. Could you please be more specific, where is the missing letter. I don't see any, or maybe it's just the font..

haoro 2020-04-21 18:24

@hexa3 Sure, so, I'm on the HTML5 version on Firefox. After starting the game, when you press escape, the pause menu is display, with a text saying "Resum" (and not "Resume" for me) around the middle of the screen (maybe making sure it's in the middle of the screen could be nice ;). Resume.PNG

hexa3 2020-04-21 18:30

@haoro thank you very much. This is very strange because I'm also using firefox and it works fine. resume.png I'll try to figure out what is happening.

haoro 2020-04-21 18:37

@hexa3 Myabe I miss a Firefox update or something (my font isn't the same as the one set too). Also, I have to double click on resume to make the button work, and i double click again at the same spot whil the game's on, it activate the pause Menu. Maybe it's just my Firefox but you should check it out just in case ;)

dianacalistru 2020-04-21 20:15

nice art, good first entry. A score system would be a nice addition for replayability reasons :)

oneils 2020-04-21 22:14

The game is easy to understand and good to play. I like the background art. But I would prefer another solution, to keep the fire alive. So the raining wood solution is a bit to simple for my taste! :)

sndr 2020-04-22 09:45

Simple, but it works with the theme, the mechanics are easy to understand and even though there's a challenge there it feels quite relaxing to play! Must be the sounds :blush:

bastian-bresson 2020-04-22 09:45

Very pretty background and the game fits the theme. The wood and water drops really fast and you can't move the fire fast enough, so it became more just avoiding water than grabbing wood. Losing health over time would also make sense.

faer 2020-04-22 09:49

It's a really relaxing game to play ! Nice color palette for the background, keep going !

osel13 2020-04-22 09:52

Sometimes simplier is better, but this is maybe too simple, but it is hard to draw the line. I like it, Good job!

karas 2020-04-22 10:00

Cute game. Love the aestetics, the background is very nice. Maybe having a score would have been a nice touch !

euforia-games 2020-04-22 10:02

The art and generally the vibe and atmosphere of this game was nice, but the thing is the game was too easy. I lost the game only when I wanted to, because I stayed to play it for like 5 minutes and then it was still the same. It was more and more boring.

But overall the game weren't bad. Good job!

max-louis 2020-04-22 10:07

A sweet little game! I love the graphics. The colouring really helps to set the mood. If you had more time, I would love to have had different stages where it gets harder and different types of items fall that you have to avoid. Great job!

snowirbis 2020-04-22 10:26

Good game, easy, but works well !

I had high expectations with that cover image though, I imagined a game with a story with that cute graphics

nachodlv 2020-04-22 12:09

Nice Art. I would have liked a little bit more of content. Like a score that show how much time you survived or maybe the life of the fire cab go down as the time goes by. Good Job!

overmolo 2020-04-22 15:51

I would add more feedback when players click in an item (sound fx, objects destroyed...). Nice art by the way.

denis123 2020-04-22 16:36

I like the cute background :)

cokejet 2020-04-26 11:07

Nice Art,But The speed of wood is too fast~ 0v0~Can't catch it~

spirits 2020-04-29 07:07

Nice little game, you can improve its difficulty by making the fire lose life over time, since its Fire after all. The art Background was very Nice! Overall great Job for your first Jam.

jerripo 2020-04-29 07:20

A simple addition that could help a lot is some sort of timer for how long one has kept the flame alive!

maskrosen 2020-04-29 17:58

The game looks really nice. I liked the colour palette and the the smokey effect from the fire was a nice detail. Good job!

nonon 2020-04-30 10:13

Good potential however I was surprised that the fire's life was not decreasing with time but only with the water. The difficulty did not seems to increase too. Maybe more objects could have been added with time. The controls work great and the game is fluid so I just miss a bit of content. Otherwise good job!

naca 2020-05-01 12:17

Good first-time entry! If you've made all the art and sound yourself you can consider it a success to have something finished and playable :)

The game looks great, gameplay is simple but fun. The only lack is the increasing difficulty over time that this kind of games usually have. Anyway, good work!

jdk2209 2020-05-04 17:53

Nice entry!! The graphics are really nice ^^. The gameplay could be improved just by making the fire counter go down a bit overtime, so you had more reason to keep getting logs even when not being touched by the water. It's a very nice game nonetheless. Congrats <3

sinci1 2020-05-10 22:08

A simple but sweet game, the artstyle is neat, and the gameplay although simple is fun. I only wish there was a reason to get the logs after the bar is already full, maybe like a score or something, but other then that, I like this game :D