Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD47 → Loading: The Game
By wakobu
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 205 | 3.59 | 44 | |
| Fun | 157 | 3.63 | 44 | |
| Innovation | 121 | 3.75 | 44 | |
| Theme | 182 | 3.88 | 44 | |
| Graphics | 393 | 3.19 | 44 | |
| Audio | 245 | 3.26 | 42 | |
| Humor | 71 | 3.63 | 44 | |
| Mood | 321 | 3.11 | 41 |
I love the idea and the game, but it is so hard, I cannot get past 20%.
One of the things that annoys me is that I don't know where my shield ends, as there is a gradient, so I don't know whether I should stay or quickly rotate almost a full revolution.
i love this game. i'm also struggling to get a higher score (about 30%), but computers are hard to maintain :)
This was pretty fun! Difficult too, I couldn't really get past 30-35%. BoltKey mentioned the issue with the gradient making the shield look bigger than it is, and I agree with them.
Very cool game, I managed to beat it :)
It is a great package, I love how quirky it is. The artstyle on top of the real computer photo, together with the audio is perfect. Much charm, much like :D
The only problem I found is the performance. It tends to have some micro lags (which are very annoying if they let a bullet pass through), that such a game should not have. It happens in the web version and the windows version.
Cool idea!
@boltkey, @merkisoft, @jmoocow2003, @ausstein, @nick-barrash Thank you for your replies. I had some trouble to find a good game balance. I think the game is a bit too hard now. Yes the gradient was also a problem. Maybe I will fix it to coveer the whole visible part of the loading logo.
**EDIT:** The game has been changed concerning the gradient. I acknowledge that the game is way less frustrating now.
I just played through and finished it. It looks like you made it easier but it still took me a couple play throughs to figure out how to win. My hand is sore from spinning! :) I like the humor in it!
OMG this game is so funny!!!! It's ok for the graphics actually what you presented is better than handdraw or pixel. I like that GregOS System design so close to the Windows1998(which is from my age). Good Job! I really enjoy playing it!
Really funy idea and nice implementation :-) I like it.
A really cool concept well executed ! I love the "graphic style" of the start, and also the concept in term of mecanic ! But the game was a bit lagging. But... the game is loading, it's normal to be laggy ! :D !
Very funny. to be fair, i just sat there waiting to start the game, maybe a pop up to let me know that i'm stupid and should press power haha :)
Really enjoyed playing the game. I had a little trouble starting as I just sat and waited for the game to start. (To start you should actually push the power button, I know it says not to, but you definitely should). Other than that I think the game was difficult, but enjoyable.
@ausstein @ribout-horace Hi guys ! I investigated about the **lags** and I found and **fixed** the problem. It was a shameful omission of memory freeing in some cases. I can invite you to test the game now, the experience will be way more enjoyable :wink: Whatever, thank you for reporting this bug. :thumbsup:
Great game. I really liked it. There are no comments. Great job!
Very fun game and easy to understand, great theme implementation!
That was fun, the spinning is a cool mechanic and I liked the balance of moving to load and having to stop to defend yourself.
That's a very unique take on the theme with interesting game mechanics. It's hard but I managed to win in about 7 tries. The only thing I was missing was a little healthbar on the computer so I wouldn't be surprised when losing the game suddenly.
@flying-dog-fish the damages are represented by the impacts on the screen. If you have 3 impacts, the next hit will kill you :wink:
love the graphics
Truly clever idea for a game and fits the theme nicely! Simple but responsive and effective controls. Art for the enemies was good. Fun little details like the BSOD as the game over screen. Some sort of health or score indicator could help so it feels less abrupt when you lose. A change in cursor over clickable objects could also help make things a little more obvious.
Haha I did not realize until about 90% that spinning the wheel makes the loading faster, it's not just a time thing. Overall very fun, I loved the graphics-over-real-photo look.
Quirk in all the right places. Nice art style, nice sounds, creative concept, great entry!
Great little game :D The only issue was that I waited like 5 minutes NOT pressing the power button because I thought it was a test lol. Nice work!
Pretty fun game, I like the spinning wheel mechanic. The virus are also kinda cute.
Cute game, fun enough to complete it
Very fun little compo game! I love the graphics and the really well thought out theme! well done!
Cute and fun. I liked the unique mechanics and the game's "frame". Good job! :thumbsup:
A very funny idea. I like it
This is so funny and original. The gameplay is fun and it takes just the right number of tries to get used to and beat the game, without ever becoming frustrating. The graphics are actually just right for the job. The sound effects are great. All in all, awesome entry.
A weird and fun little game. A bit too difficult to win for me, but I had fun trying.
Pretty nice game! I really like the sounds (I thought the shooting sound was familiar hehehe). Very solid entry!
@marc-antoine-girard Merci pour ton retour ! Shooting sound were generated by the official LD sound effects generator (cf the rules :wink:)
Ok that was super clever :)
I usually try to play an LD game blind before reading instructions, just as a challenge and to give possible interesting insights. When I played the game blind I thought it was a basic defense game where you block shots. Of course with this thinking, I had no idea how to get the % to go up lol
Only later did I take a look at this page and saw you have to spin the logo manually. Such a smart design choice! I haven't seen anything like that before. I then hopped back in and it was a totally different experience this time around. I took so many more hits because I was trying to juggle spinning as well. It was very challenging and I loved how the game "scales" to the player's skill level. If you're really skilled, you're busy cranking the logo even more, so you never feel bored. Great idea and game!
Funny game, I like how much progress you can make just by spinning the loading circle quicker.
Fun little game, took a bit of time to get the timing right on everything but eventually was able to beat it! Could have used a little more enemy variety and some other levels.
haha, really love the concept! I just suck/ don't have the patience required for this, but it IS fun! Nicely done!
What a cool idea. Had a good time playing this nicely polished and balanced (hard is good) compo game. I had some issue with responsiveness but all is good. Nice track you made too!
Fun game! I loved the quirkly little sounds, and it was punishingly difficult... I don't think I managed to get above about 45%. It made me keep playing though!
I love the concept! Graphics and audio fits very well, maybe sometimes is difficult the mouse control, but it offers a nice challenge. Congrats!
That was really original, and very fun to play too !
And all by yourself, it's impressive ! Congrats !
Fun game! I like it!
Pretty neat concept. Cool game