eusekerci 2020-10-05 19:38
I really like this one. It started as a boring hack'n slash that turns into story driven rogue-lite. "Your dad died of sadness because you admitted that you are a coward" :heart:
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD47 → A Monster Hunter Story
By aljon
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5 | 4.48 | 30 | |
| Fun | 5 | 4.42 | 30 | |
| Innovation | 123 | 4.00 | 30 | |
| Theme | 20 | 4.48 | 30 | |
| Graphics | 186 | 4.26 | 30 | |
| Audio | ||||
| Humor | 110 | 3.98 | 30 | |
| Mood | 21 | 4.42 | 30 |
I really like this one. It started as a boring hack'n slash that turns into story driven rogue-lite. "Your dad died of sadness because you admitted that you are a coward" :heart:
The game appears to have frozen when the [REDACTED] killed my dad, but oh boy I like this concept! It's really good! With a bit more polish you could perhaps turn this into a full game :)
Nice job! The art style is pretty nice and the gameplay is pretty cool. I also really like the story
cute art, love the mood of the game, recommended
THE GOOSE??? (Great game.)
haha this is great. still getting a crash at the reaper screen for some reason. Really good stuff though, gave me a hearty laugh.
@griddolini darn it! Thanks for the heads up! I'll keep checking what's causing the crash :D can you tell me which browser you used?
Hahahaha love it. The concept is brilliant.I thought I could be smarter by going back to the house when he asked if it was too heavy... very smart to kill him out of sadness xD Is there a way to pass the goose? Ok finally managed to kill the f***ing goose xD Great game.
I love this concept and visual style!
@rakowu lol! don't believe him guys don't kill the goose, it's kawaii
XD
I really want a continuation xD
Very good storytelling ! I liked the concept and the art style too. Goose job !
Wow, this game is excellent! It's hard to believe that this was made in a game jam, it feels like a real game :O Well done!
(but frick that goose tho)
WOW! This is definitely my favorite game so far! It was such a good story and I had to finish to see what would happen next! I was not expecting that ending. Everything worked as expected for me. No bugs and very polished game! 10/10
My kids stood behind me giving me non-stop tips on what they think I should do while playing the game. We all thought the goose part was amusing. On one loop, my son wanted me to refuse to go out, so I did. The end of that loop really made us laugh. Good job.
This was a great game!
First, the "combat" mechanic of standing still is perfectly executed. It makes the game "relaxing" to play and focus you on positioning, it was very compelling, and I was eager to get stronger to go on. It has depth (for example, you can take the hit aimed are your father), especially for how little the experience is. Sometimes games want you to press 10 different buttons in 10 different way to make the combat fun, you managed to make it fun without stressing and relying on artificial difficulty (infinite amount of buttons and stuff to do), and this help in getting better at it, because I know I can focus on just my position.
You also made a simple yet very rewarding progression system. I truly felt I was improving and not like "5% extra attack that you may notice but very likely not".
Visually is very nice, the palette fit the atmosphere and improves it. I liked the particle effect, and the chromatic aberration. You used them really well to improve the mood. Music was also nice.
Initially I thought it was a normal game, but you manage to do the unexpected which I like a lot. The atmosphere become better and better, I was greatly immersed into the game and the mood was nailed! I liked how you progress through the story, liked it and wanted to go on to see how you would have surprised me next. I don't know how you could write so many interesting text in just 72 hours, mixed with the fact that you also made all the rest of the game so well.
It has also its funny moments. It was fun to see the goose being hit forever by the skeleton never dying: it must be tougher than me! It was also clever the fact that you must wait your father to go away to kill it, it's also well put, not something you can't understand and makes you stuck into the game wondering what the heck the solution is.
The pacing was perfect, never felt the game was dragged, and I had always something new that got my attention. It also ended at the right time.
The twist at the end was maybe a little too much, a bit too forced let's say. I would also remove the stat menu to be honest. It feels more immersive to just see you are stronger, I didn't even pay attention to it until the end.
You said to me It's almost like I am a pro, but you are for sure good at least as much as me, if not more! I can see you have a high attention to details and know what is important and what is better to remove from the game to make it better, with a stronger vision.
The polish of this game is incredible! You MUST give more feedback to receive the 20 ratings you need to be valid for the final ranking of the ludum dare!
One of the best game I've played so far =)
Edit: I've made my boyfriend play it and he killed the goose in the first loop and was so sad, but also happy to find it alive in the next loop! (Though he didn't know yet what he would have to do ahah). He also laughed hard at the sadness death!
Edit2: I realized I never died and tried a run without only me dying, and u made text for that too! You really put in so many details, also some like this that could be easily missed, I'm amazed! The end is always the same though, but nonetheless impressive!
Oh my god I absolutely loved this! This is my pick for the winner of LD47. Amazing graphics, sound, story, funny, good pacing and enjoyable to play. I liked the autoshooting mechanic and the time loop didn't feel contrived, in fact it made the roguelite nature of the game more natural than in most roguelites.
hooooolyyy sh***t what a plot twist ending that was, love it!
the art was cool, I didn't find any bugs and the goose took me a while to do, one of my favorite ld games!
This was just awesome. Really solid time travel story with fun mechanics. I like the auto-fire it keeps the focus on kiting, aggroing and tanking hits. Also the sprites are adorable. The lesson is good: don't make a time travel pact with a mysterious hooded figure. The end makes me wonder if I missed a secret ending? Congrats!
That was unbelievably tight game! I've got strong "Edge of Tomorrow"/"Groundhog Day" vibe. Everything was perfect, shooting satisfying, and storytelling superb. I want more!
I really liked it! Goose top! Best estimate.
Great job! Love the story and really enjoyed playing! One of my favorites of the jam!
One of the best entry I have tried so far! I loved art, story and gameplay! Nice job!
OMG Goose! WHY? Why are you doing this to me? Ehh, I mean it's a very cool and polished game. I love it!
omg you guys, thanks so much for the amazing reviews! @toccio94 lol this is the longest review i have read in my life! Thanks so much. I still think your game has evoked more emotions than mine. You're right, the ending was rushed because I had to sleep lol. There was so much more I wanted to put in the game but I couldn't :( .. and yay I got more than 20 feedbacks now, im legit! @stellarbeargames no worries man you did not miss a secret ending :) originally i planned for 3 endings till I realized that as a human i need to sleep
Incredible! Really loved the art, the dialogue, the sound, everything seems incredibly polished. One of the best things about this submission is that it feels like a complete package. It has a well put together idea with gameplay that matches well with all the assets. I really liked the story you were telling! My only criticism is that not being able to fire while moving kind of feels bad, I can see why you made that design choice but I'm not sure if it necessarily feels the best as a player. Great job, definitely a top submission for me!
That was awesome. I liked that you have to let your dad die in order to save him later on. Took some time for me to figure out what to do with the goose though. The graphics were on point for a classic adventure, and the music really set the mood.
Excellent entry! I managed to get to the end after 9 tries. Very polished looking. Shooting action is very satisfying. May be worth having an "arcade mode" with hordes of enemies.
Played this post-jam end. Wish I found this beforehand, I would've given it a perfect score. Amazing work!