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Life Plug

By juanj7

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall17673.2537
Fun22312.7236
Innovation4603.6936
Theme6513.9236
Graphics7503.9436
Audio9953.2536
Humor9063.1234
Mood13913.3035

Comments

ianteo 2020-04-21 10:19

I like the art. The game idea is also interesting. But I found it difficult to play, as I was unable to locate the next person to drain without memorizing the map. Maybe you could consider providing a map of some sort in the game where the player can see the overall layout and plan his moves.

cyberfrank 2020-04-21 10:30

A bit difficult but as the comment above stated, a map would be helpful. Otherwise its a very cute game and the graphics looks well made. Great job!

ja-viera 2020-04-21 10:53

I couldn't play a lot because I kept getting stuck against some invisible walls... the idea is pretty interesting though I liked the concept and use of the theme

donitz 2020-04-21 11:11

Really love the concept, and the art is fantastic.

I didn't immidietely understand that you lose health by moving. Maybe some kind downsliding frequency sound effect would have made that clearer.

juanj7 2020-04-21 11:23

@ianteo @donitz @cyberfrank Thank you for your feedback! I'll definitely keep your ideas in mind for improving the game once the voting period ends. I'm glad you liked the art and the concept!

@ja-viera I'll check this problem, I think I know why that is happening. Thank you for your feedback!

amazura 2020-04-22 13:36

this game has great idea and well execution. adorable character and music is awesome.. good job:thumbsup:

snowirbis 2020-04-22 13:37

Didn't manage to reach the first heart, may I don't understand, but I moved to the first target, got some blood, and it was not enough to reach anything else.

The graphics are cool though

Edit: sorry for the empty comments, the website bug

snowirbis 2020-04-22 13:37

Didn't manage to reach the first heart, may I don't understand, but I moved to the first target, got some blood, and it was not enough to reach anything else.

The graphics are cool though

lee-beever 2020-04-22 13:41

Lovely art style. Interesting concept and take on the theme. A little too difficult early on though so I found it hard to progress.

marxy-37 2020-04-22 13:45

I like the concept, but i can't pass even get to the first container... I'm so bad at this... XD

(I would have liked to experiment with the main mechanic a little bit, before going into the game)

juanj7 2020-04-22 13:47

@amazura Thank you for playing! I'm glad you liked it.

@snowirbis @lee-beever I didn't have time to create more levels and I designed two of them to show the potential of the mechanics. I should have implemented some simple levels first just for practising and understanding the controls and mechanics. Thank you for your feedback, I'll have it in mind for improving the game once the voting ends. I'm glad you liked the art!

fax 2020-04-22 13:49

Congratulations for the game. It is very beautiful. But a minimap would be nice. Also the idea is very cool.

mathias-van-hooreweghe 2020-04-22 13:49

Lovely graphics. I only had the same problem as Snowirbis. I didnt get the first heart and the first person doesn't have enough life to get to another one.. A map would make it so much nicer to play.

jakier 2020-04-22 13:49

Lovely art, unique mechanic but game is extremely difficult. Making it intentionally hard is more than ok but I think you still need to throw your players a bone so they could practice the gameplay and have a better grasp ofit.

juanj7 2020-04-22 13:50

@marxy-37 Thank you for playing and for your feedback! As I commented earlier, I should have implemented some 'introduction' levels, for understanding the controls and mechanics. I'll definitely improve that when the voting ends. Thanks!

copito 2020-04-22 13:50

I like the style and theme of this one, it looks very polished. I found the limited cursor movement confusing though, i think perhaps it would be better if the cursor changed color or icon but could still move outside the movement range of the ghost since as it is it feels sort of like a bug when you can't move.

bulle 2020-04-22 13:51

Thanks for the game. I liked the mood and the atmosphere - and the twist of resurrection. I had some problems with the controls where it kind a got stuck and the mouse pointer jumped. A minimap would do a world of difference. Great entry and keep up the work :)!

juanj7 2020-04-22 14:02

@fax Thanks for playing and for the feedback! The mini map is definitely on my To-Do list once the voting ends.

@mathias-van-hooreweghe Thank you for playing! Some 'introduction' test levels would have been a good solution for understanding the mechanics. I'm taking note of all the feedback for improving the game once the voting ends. The map is definitely one of the things I have to implement. Thanks!

@jakier Actually, I spent almost a whole day thinking in how to design the levels because I found it easy. As I have commented earlier, I think some practice would have been helpful, so I'll implement some 'introduction' levels for understanding the mechanichs. Thank you for playing and for the feedback, I'm glad you liked the art and the concept!

@copito Thanks for playing! You're completely right, the UI is one of the weak points of the games. I'll keep your ideas in mind for improving the game once the voting ends. Thank you for the feedback and I'm glad you liked the style!

juanj7 2020-04-22 14:13

@bulle Thank you for playing! UI and the mini-map are two of the weak points of the game. Thanks to all the feedback I'm receiving I'll be able to improve it when the voting ends. Thanks!

zerion 2020-04-23 10:45

Love the concept, i did'nt manage to get the first heart... Love the art :)

ducky 2020-04-23 11:00

I like what you did with the art! Fun game!

sharbelfs 2020-04-23 11:04

interesting idea, on one side it's a little difficult because looks like you have the exactly amount of life needed to pass each step, you can miss or explore anything, but on the other hand, the balance is well done to work this way. one thing that I would like is maybe to have more options of people or different paths to choose. overall it's a nice game, congratulations

whatnamegames 2020-04-23 11:05

I love the concept of this game. I felt that limiting the cursor felt off somewhat, maybe you could have a dotted line to the actual mouse and have the marker somewhere along that line. Other than that, this game is awesome and I would love to see more of it.

rednaxelus 2020-04-23 11:10

cool concept and nice sprite-art. I don´t like the invisible walls and it isn´t really clear how you can progress and what you can do. For example I thought I needed to use the elevator somehow and it just seemed like everything was going worse

juanj7 2020-04-23 11:41

@rednaxelus The walls are supposed to be visible, sorry for the bug.

narom42 2020-04-23 14:18

Nice idea, die and retry is okay to figure out the right strategy. A mini map of some sort or a way to dezoom a bit to see holes in walls or people can be good too. Cute graphics, thanks !

littlemiky 2020-04-23 14:35

Cool job ! Nice design and great idea with the tutorial, it's fun !

noahnewline 2020-04-24 03:13

Loved the intro sequence! It was a really nice way to set the tone and introduce the premise and the mechanics. Seeing your body on the ground was a nice touch. Creative gameplay that took some thinking for me to figure out! Great job :slight_smile: