lorwon 2021-04-26 12:57
The ink effect is really good, the sounds effect and the music are simple but they fit very well ! The only advice I have is to increase the difficulty, the game is quite easy. This is a really good compo entry, nice job :)
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD48 → Inks
By mahalis
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 304 | 3.62 | 34 | |
| Fun | 345 | 3.48 | 34 | |
| Innovation | 436 | 3.23 | 34 | |
| Theme | 767 | 2.92 | 35 | |
| Graphics | 33 | 4.35 | 36 | |
| Audio | 309 | 3.39 | 34 | |
| Mood | 118 | 3.86 | 35 |
The ink effect is really good, the sounds effect and the music are simple but they fit very well ! The only advice I have is to increase the difficulty, the game is quite easy. This is a really good compo entry, nice job :)
Thanks @lorwon! My games often end up being too difficult because I’m so used to playing them, so I’m kinda glad to have ended up on the other side of the scale this time. :slight_smile:
5 stars for graphics - that's a given. This reminds me of one of those .io games that were all the rage a while back! Very short, very sweet. Thanks for submitting!
Oh yea you have a Mac entry. I'll try it after diner! Oh no : ``` You have macOS 10.13.6. The application requires macOS 10.14.6 or later ```
Woaw nice and clean! :sparkles: The idea of deepening the tone is lovely! It reminded me of the beginning of Spore a bit.
The inky visual effects are really beautiful. Pleasing and minimalistic. Well done!
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Absolutely a visually stunning game. Did have a weird graphics driver error but it didn't impact anything.
This is SO beautiful!! You compo folks are mind-bendingly awesome.
This game is really beautiful. Nice work on the ink effect! The experience was a bit to short :cry:
Beautiful game! I loved playing around for a bit!
This was really great! I liked the interpretation of the theme, and the way the other ink blobs could surprise you by shifting colours themselves. Just an overall very pleasant five-minute experience.
Short but very sweet game, the mood and especially the ink effect are really well done!
Visually a very pleasing game with a good difficulty curve. Although I hoped there was a bit more depth in it as there is only one thing to interact with on the screen, smaller or bigger blobs. With a bit more space where you loosely follow the player around and maybe some walls as obstacles this could turn in a beautiful fully fleshed out game. Good job!
Lovely visual effects and mood, The mechanics were not particularly interesting or innovative but very well presented. At some point all the purple blobs just turned green and I picked them up and won, not sure how that works. Was problematic not being able to see my mouse cursor as when it goes off the edge of the screen you lose input and I couldn't get keyboard input to work, it would always follow the mouse instead.
@impbox Thanks! That’s fair; I didn’t have an idea for a particularly innovative mechanic so I’m happy to just have executed reasonably well. The idea with the green / purple thing was as an indicator of what’s bigger or smaller than you; once you’re the biggest thing around, it’s all cleanup. Hard to read that with the indistinct shapes, though. Sorry to hear you had input trouble—when you haven’t moved the mouse recently it’s supposed to ignore mouse movements and let you use the keyboard/gamepad instead, but there must be some bug in what’s supposed to do that.
Really nice work with the shader; the ink blobs had a soft, watercolorey feel that was so pleasing aesthetically. The art and music together with the minimalistic approach set a wonderful, zen-like mood. The gameplay was on the simpler side, but I have to say the interpretation of the theme is a unique one I haven't seen yet! Great compo entry!
Absolutely great for compo! Visuals is just beautiful. I wish the game was much slower (and player slower too) more like Osmos. Also it is so short...
this is so cute! i love the vibe and the ink blobs are really aesthetic and watercolor-feely. i also love how you can see the blob change color to know which ones you can consume! feels really nice and polished, good job :D
So polished for a compo. Love the mood of the graphics and the sound. Gameplay just frantic enough to be fun.
Agar.io in pretty! Simple but beautiful game. The ink has a really nice and satisfying shader effect.
Really beautiful! I liked the bounciness to the movement- it provided a nice challenge to weaving around the larger objects, and made it flow really well. I was disappointed when it ended. Would love to keep expanding.
Short, sweet, and a graphics treat!
The game is gorgeous, and with a controller is an extreme pleasure to play, I wouldn't have say no to a longer experience! The approach of the theme is really smart, you did an excellent job, well done
Such pretty o.o I like it. I want more Ink-blob games.
I would have never thought of the idea of deepening ones color for this year's theme. Fantastic job
As others have stated before this game is really pretty, even if it is short and simple. Along with the cool visuals, the music works here and the sounds are nice touches. The gameplay itself is basic but clean and engaging. I wish there was more to the game, but overall this is a great entry.
The art style was very nice, big props for that. Simple but satisfying gameplay, it was a nice touch to have the blobs colour coded to make it easier to discern your relative size. The audio felt kind of busy for me to fit with the aesthetics though, seems to just be me though. I.e. the sound effects were nice and so was the music but when both are going at the same time it was kinda distracting. It would have been nice to have some sort of indicator for the mouse as I kept losing track of it until I got used to the controls.
Graphics alone are making it a zen-like experience... almost. When the action intensifies, all soothing qualities are lost, and it turns into a story of survival. Nothing new in mechanics, but the art style is enough to make this game stand out. I imagine it becoming a nice game for an iPad :)
Small but efficient, great work on the visuals ! The sound effect were maybe a bit jarring with the aesthetics of the rest but that's mostly nitpicking on my part ^^