matheusborba 2020-04-21 19:06
Good Game.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD46 → Needy Slime in a cozy house.
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2286 | 2.91 | 26 | |
| Fun | 2325 | 2.62 | 26 | |
| Innovation | 2098 | 2.80 | 27 | |
| Theme | 1387 | 3.58 | 26 | |
| Graphics | 1817 | 3.14 | 27 | |
| Humor | 1073 | 2.97 | 26 | |
| Mood | 2117 | 2.77 | 24 |
Good Game.
Neat game. I couldn't figure out how to cook the food though :(
I can't interact with objects.
Let me know if you fix this! I would love to play.
@adamv @aphid98 there is walkthrough in the description. You cant interact with items if its unrelated to the slimes current needs to prevent like 20 bugs I had. I knew this would happen, feels bad man.
@digitaldude555 I Assumed that I needed to click on either the coffee table or the bookshelf, but neither did anything. Are those the ones I should be clicking?
Fun idea! And a sentient box looking after a slime... makes perfect sense!
I also couldn't cook the food, I got it from the fridge, but at the oven the marker on the bar just kept cycling or something? Got an idea of the game though.
Well done - thanks for sharing!
@aphid98 yeah for first need you click on book shelf to get a book and give it to the slime by clicking slime. its not very clear in the game sorry.
@deadwave-games you need to right click on the right moment to get cooked food. That was the only minigame without instructions.
@digitaldude555 I think (for me) something is broken with the raycasting on the webgl builds. If you upload a downloadable version, I'm sure many more people will be able to get it working!
I love the graphics by the way, the slime is hilarious.
I was confused at the beginning then realized you had to walk to each object to pick up or interact. Might be better to have a little tutorial area room before the main care room. Fun game once you figure it out!
I couldn't click anything i tried all of the objects and nothing worked :/ the graphics are pretty good though!
Certainly a interesting concept for the theme! I found it a little challenging to know what I should be doing. For example the first bubbles asks for paper right? I spent most of the time looking around for newspaper. Then the next one is sleep, but clicking on the bed doesn't seem to work? Really neat little concept.
Okay there is a windows version now but im not sure if that will help sadly.
@scott-redrup you had to carry the slime to the bed. That was the last need. The final image is hiliarious I promise.
I wasn't sure how to play in the beginning, a short tutortial section would help, maybe a text box or two. But it didn't take me long to figure it out! Once I did I reall enjoyed the game and battling to keep the slime alive. I laughed out loud at the first death image. 5*s for humour!
Completed. Not bad for 48 hours :slight_smile:
Not a bad idea, but the UI could use some work. That you need to click while the status bar is in the red zone for cooking is non-obvious, and the interaction points are non-obvious for some things.
Nice stuff, was kind of lost during the cooking phase, but found the walkthrough and it helped me. Nice idea, the ending is empowering.
That was an interesting game! I enjoyed doing all of the tasks, but found it hard to understand what the slime needed based solely on the image. Solid entry!
Fun game ! Having to retrieve different object for the slime to survive is perfectly in line with the theme ! The gameplay is quite tight once you get the hang of it. I especiallly liked how you added additional mechanics, such as time-based interactions, at different places of the game.
Strenghts : - Straightforward gameplay, with a few fun twists - Funny Visuals
Possible improvements : - State a bit more clearly that movement is possible with WASD in the instructions
Good job !
Box was cute. I didn't get the need of slime the one I had to make fire though. Neat game play.
I had a lot of fun after figuring out how to actually play and finally I enjoyed it! the slime reminded me of Grimer haha! Wish you good luck!
Nice idea, the controls are not very intuitive though and the icons not always clear.
Interesting idea but a lack of polish, it took me 5 minutes to figure out that I was the box and I could move around with ASWD. I think that the game would have been more intuitive if played like a point and click game.
The graphical animation of the box moving around with the slime etc. could be kept but I think that it is redundant to have movement controls and then use the mouse to interact with whatever is closest. I can't tell what exactly you were going for but maybe this was intended to add some extra challenge with the time? The collision detection was a bit awkward too which made it harder to move around.
All in all cool concept, if you decide to make a similar game in the future maybe focus on user feedback more :D
Parece que travou por conta do tempo ter acabado ou algo assim...
It seems that it stopped due to the time running out or something...
Slime.png
Acredito que essa slime não goste de comida crua.
I believe that this slime does not like raw food.
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Análise...
1 - Mecânicas, Aprendizado e Fluxo: Eu entendi que você deve cuidar da slime, sendo que você poderia controlar a caixa. E que você precisaria atender os pedidos da slime (dentro do tempo estabelecido). E que cada pedido levaria o personagem a interagir com o cenário (de formas diversas, incluindo minijogos). O controle do personagem acaba sendo difícil por conta da caixa de colisão (creio) que só mostra a interação se estiver bem próximo, além de (em alguns momentos) travar ou passar direto. Creio que para resolver isso seria interessante não precisa chegar tão perto de cada objeto (ou seja, aumentaria a caixa de colisão para uma área maior e faria o objeto selecionado destacar na cena). A forma de apresentar os objetivos pode ser melhorada, pois a princípio (considerando apenas o jogo), não se sabe ao menos interagir. Então seria interessante destacar mais o balão de pedidos da slimes. Seria (também) interessante ter maior feedback visual (e sonoro) quando algo é coletado, entregue (inclusive quando o objetivo é alcançado). Sobre o fluxo de jogo: ao meu ver seria uma boa aumentar o tempo para as tarefas (não muito), mesmo que apenas nas primeiras duas a quatro tarefas, apenas para permitir que o jogador aprenda a interagir. Há alguns desafios que não parecem ter funcionado bem (o do fogão eu tentei de tudo, mas não consegui ter retorno se eu estava acertando ou errando). Sei que errei porque não tive resultado positivo (mas poderia queimar o cachorro quente se eu falhasse, e me fizesse pegar outro na geladeira). De qualquer forma: parabéns por sua entrada! :)
2 - Gráficos, Áudio, Narrativa e Polimento: Os gráficos estão simples e é possível entender a cena (então, com exceção da HUD e de feedbacks, é possível entender bem o projeto e cumprem o papel). Sinto falta de áudio (acredito que ajudaria bastante o projeto). A narrativa é pura e simplesmente de cuidar de um ser que pede para ter seus desejos/vontades/necessidades realizados.
3 - Cultura: Creio que estabeleça relação com cuidar de pets e (até mesmo) de pessoas. Se o jogo for polido e tiver problemas de interação resolvidos, creio que o próximo passo (em caso de continuidade do projeto e interesse em dar retorno social) seria aumentar as interações (quem sabe assim vá um pouco além de entretenimento). :)
4 - Monetização: Atualmente não vejo como monetizar tal projeto, mas se fosse um estilo de Tamagotchi seria algo a se pensar (com ciclos de dia-e-noite etc).
Analysis...
1 - Mechanics, Learning and Flow: I understood that you must take care of the slime, since you could control the box. And that you would need to fulfill slime requests (within the established time). And that each request would lead the character to interact with the scenario (in different ways, including mini-games). Controlling the character turns out to be difficult due to the collision box (I believe) that only shows the interaction if it is very close, in addition to (sometimes) stopping or passing directly. I think that to solve this it would be interesting to not need to get so close to each object (that is, it would increase the collision box to a larger area and make the selected object stand out in the scene). The way of presenting the objectives can be improved, because at first (considering only the game), it is not known to even interact. So it would be interesting to highlight the slimes order balloon more. It would be (also) interesting to have greater visual (and audible) feedback when something is collected, delivered (even when the objective is achieved). About the game flow: in my opinion it would be a good idea to increase the time for tasks (not much), even if only in the first two to four tasks, just to allow the player to learn to interact. There are some challenges that don't seem to have worked well (the one on the stove I tried everything, but I couldn't get back if I was hit or miss). I know I made a mistake because I didn't have a positive result (but I could burn the hot dog if I failed, and make me get another one in the fridge). Anyway: congratulations on your entry! :)
2 - Graphics, Audio, Narrative and Polishment: The graphics are simple and it is possible to understand the scene (so, with the exception of HUD and feedbacks, it is possible to understand the project well and fulfill the role). I miss audio (I believe it would help the project a lot). The narrative is purely and simply to take care of a being who asks to have his / her desires / wants / needs fulfilled.
3 - Culture: I believe it establishes a relationship with taking care of pets and (even) people. If the game is polished and has interaction problems solved, I believe that the next step (in case of continuity of the project and interest in giving social return) would be to increase interactions (who knows, maybe go a little beyond entertainment). :)
4 - Monetization: I currently don't see how to monetize such a project, but if it were a Tamagotchi style it would be something to think about (with day-and-night cycles etc).
Really nice and funny game !
I love the premise of trying to fulfill a needy slime's needs, that's super clever! I noticed "press WASD" in your ldjam page, but I would put it on your html5 page too (at the beginning of the instructions) because I spent a minute or two not being able to figure out what to do. (I tried pressing z, x, and clicking on everything) If you have the time, simple in-game messages like "Use WASD to move" go a long way.
I couldn't figure out what to do to get the food cooked, I tried bringing it to the oven and it looks like there's a minigame to get to get the food cooked. I tried clicking and tried pressing x or e when the line was over the hot dog but to no avail.