no-grapes-games 2020-10-06 21:15
I like these kind of puzzles but I got stuck at one point and gave up. It's a good entry though. Nice work.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD47 → LaserLoop
By neon-glass, Dragonayzer and AleXWerton
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 276 | 3.91 | 25 | |
| Fun | 110 | 4.04 | 25 | |
| Innovation | 1005 | 3.15 | 25 | |
| Theme | 795 | 3.63 | 25 | |
| Graphics | 699 | 3.67 | 25 | |
| Audio | 219 | 3.87 | 25 | |
| Humor | 1024 | 2.36 | 17 | |
| Mood | 707 | 3.47 | 22 |
I like these kind of puzzles but I got stuck at one point and gave up. It's a good entry though. Nice work.
Your game was played on my stream ( https://www.twitch.tv/ursagames/videos ) on 10/6. Thank you for sharing your game with us! You can find the timestamp of when your game was played here: https://tinyurl.com/yy4oycvv
This was fun, but IMO the puzzles could serve to be a lot harder. Also, there were a lot of puzzles I finished with lots of leftover pieces and without using massive areas of the level, which suggests they might have been unintended solutions? overall, fun concept, could probably stand some more polishing tho.
@zachary-barbanell Thanks for playing! The intended solutions were indeed more convoluted than necessary, but we decided to leave 'em as is. We did intend to make more levels as well - and that's where the 'loop' part really should've become a thing. Ran out of time but are preparing a post-LD version with more levels, some QoL (i.e. a "remove" button for mobile players' sake), and a certain gameplay twist for good measure.
Super clean that game, ultra polished :) At start I was thinking that it wasn't fitting the theme that much... But when I finished the game I understood that it was actually fitting ;-) Again, I was suprised by the fact that the game looks really polished. Nice :-)
Nice puzzle game!
Mechanics and controls are easy to understand and I haven't found any bugs (yet =P). I'd suggest higlighting/showing which object you are dragging more profusely. The wall teleporter object/tool is not very eye catching (took me some time to realize that it's not a bug and I CAN place it somewhere).
Mood is nicely set up by a simple but not annoying background music, which is a good match to the futuristic laser puzzle game =)
The puzzles were decent, but I'd add a few more levels to make the transition easier for players who are not experienced with puzzles (example: just a single wall teleporter at first).
The models of the walls and the floor background were a bit simple, but they all match in style, so it's definitely ok as well.
All in all - I had some fun, thanks!
Very good job! After spending quite a while analyzing laser angles I'm now smarter when it comes to Laserangleology.
Cool game! I really enjoyed playing it!
Gonna be honest, I got stumped for a bit at the second puzzle, figured out all of them after a few minutes though.
Simple concept, but the controls were well made and obstacles could be easily discovered. The music was also well designed. Kept me in the "big brain" mood even when I felt stumped. Definitely worked well in keeping my interest even if I was stuck on a level.
A fun game with great potential for growth! A few more unique pieces and some more levels or "areas" are some things that immediately come to mind that I believe could improve the game! Awesome submission!
Thanks for sharing your game with us! It was a great game to end the stream on. Nicely done we enjoyed the puzzles (and trying to help our inebriated host navigate lol). Some good polish and satisfying gameplay! Thanks again, good jammin'!
Very fun game! We played it on ColeSlawski's stream and had a good time working through it. Mostly having to coach the people drinking all night on how to complete it haha. Nice puzzles and cool ending, great job!
Despite a lot of people saying the puzzles were easy, there were a few that tripped me up for a while. Not that I'm like, world's best puzzle solver or anything, but yeah, it took me a bit to solve a few of these. I liked the graphics and the music was pretty catchy as well. Overall, great job. Would love to see this expanded with more puzzles added :)
Very fun puzzle type game. Would definitely play again if there more levels
I think that's the longest I've spent playing and LD game so far. Really fun and pretty challenging! Music was perfect - reminded me of Theme Hospital for some reason.
Great puzzle game with a minimalist look and a nice music track. That tour of the whole path of the laser in the end is a really nice touch.
[Thanks for submitting your game to the stream over the weekend!](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/779942253?t=05h03m31s) Apologies, I was exhausted at the time so my brain didn't work too gud...But I'm glad we were able to finish it!
I like how much you were able to squeeze out of such a simple premise. :slight_smile: I think my favorite part was how everything connected in the end. That was a very neat touch!
This was a surprisingly refreshing brainteaser that miraculously never felt too difficult to beat. While not the most original concept, the resources given were relatively straightforward to understand, and the number of them given provides just barely enough leeway to provide multiple solutions to a single puzzle. I'd love to see more from this project!
As mentioned in the stream, a tutorial would have been nice to introduce each resource, and what they do. controls in particular was a slight hurdle to go over. The holes-in-a-wall in particular took me a while to understand. I also barely noticed the numbers below each resource, so actual instructions on that would have helped. Lastly, I would like to see a hint system that helps the player figure out the solution by placing the first few pieces in the correct spot progressively.
Enjoyed this a lot, thanks!
https://youtu.be/vvR6P6ZVvL4?t=3519
Epic game! The puzzles were very fun and pleasing to solve, the instructions were clear, the theme was well interpreted, and the graphics and sound added to the mood nicely. Well done!