luc-creationallabs 2021-04-26 03:08
Are you mining bitcoins on my pc? haha Unfortunately is unplayable with Firefox
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD48 → SPERMA
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 195 | 3.76 | 181 | |
| Fun | 127 | 3.86 | 180 | |
| Innovation | 128 | 3.87 | 180 | |
| Theme | 108 | 4.12 | 181 | |
| Graphics | 531 | 3.30 | 181 | |
| Audio | 414 | 3.20 | 179 | |
| Humor | 25 | 4.08 | 181 | |
| Mood | 291 | 3.50 | 178 |
Are you mining bitcoins on my pc? haha Unfortunately is unplayable with Firefox
Umm well not what I was expecting, but overall very well done! Right on theme and everything!
Haha this game was great! I loved the music, the style, the upgrade system. It felt really complete and fun. Great job!
@luc-creationallabs thanks for checking the game out! didn't have much time for optimization and all the engine is pretty barebones/homebrew. The things that may be killing your machine is the 4k texture I use for the map and the 1k texture for collision lookups O_O Sorry it's not performant :(
Ew but also cool. Very cool mechanic. Got a little tough when it was very zoomed out and I could barely see in from of the leading man.
I was thinking about something similar in a sense of theme, but wasn't brave enough :D It's incredibly hard! Good job :)
Ha ha .. my girlfriend suggested this theme to me when I talked about it. thanks for making this.
Idea is cursed, visuals are awesome! Try posting it on itch. Not sure if it's your website, but it's displayed in a really small window, on itch you can set resolution manually and there's fullscrin button. Also it looks like there are some currents, but it's not visualised in one way? Why do they suddenly turnn directions and bust into walls sometimes?
I tried to get back into penis but there's an invisible wall... :C
Very fun idea :D Did take me some tries and a lot of upgrades to get to the egg. Tried on Firefox first, but had to switch do Chrome.
@ariorick Thanks for the feedback -- I made the entire game in 400x400. If I was using a different engine (not just p5js dev env), I'd make something higher resolution. As for the sporadic behaviors, you're totally right! When pressing spacebar+the arrow keys at the same time, things seem to lose control a bit. You can avoid this by pressing spacebar separately than the arrows. Definitely something I need to polish up.
I was thinking that someone may peek adult theme and here it is. I like how you managed to wrap it as a rougelike. The skill tree is interesting and has some variations. The mood is great. Controlling the group is a bit stiff and hard. (I think when you try to move the group and it moves rather unresponsive it left unsatisfaying feeling. But nethertheless you've managed to build the rougelike system around that!) Controlling the last left sperm is much much easier. Very fun game!
Woooow insane xD Super smooth and well done, congrats !
That was certainly interesting! I liked the feel, art and music, though the music loop gets a bit repeating when you fail over and over again :D oh well, it's a roguelike alright. I had fun!
Wow, what a surprising little game! Such a wholesome take on the subject matter. I loved upgrading my fleet, but even with fully upgraded attack force, I couldn't push through. The music was repetitive, but in a good way and I didn't get bored of listening to it on my 20+ tries.
I had trouble playing the game on Firefox, it just slowed down to crawl. Chrome worked better, but I would have wanted to see the game in a larger box or even in full screen.
All in all, excellent job! Gave you very positive review!
Nice done.
Why did I spent like 20 minutes of my life playing this ? Idk but was pretty fun well done man hahaha =D
That was pretty cool! It was quite challenging though and I had to try many times even after getting all the upgrades, but I guess that's how it is for some people in real life too. 😅 I will say though I had not properly read the instructions for space bar until I reached all the upgrades and figured I must be missing something.
What a fun and even educational game! But ooof so difficult! It’s definitely not easy to work as a sperm cell! The music is nice and the upgrade system really cool!
That was really hard ... heh :slight_smile: And also curse you for the upgrade system, I couldn't stop playing! It really was a lot of fun and a really unique challenge. Great job :egg:
"The ovum was not impressed" - and here ladies and gentlemen is the dark souls of sperm games. I've played them all and this one takes the crown by far. The amount of depth in this game is unbelievable. Every upgrade has impact and yet the skill ceiling is so high.
I can't wait to see the SL0 runs of this game - if such a thing is even possible!
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Top marks on everything
KKKKKKKKKKKKKK BEST GAME EVER !
Very interesting take on the theme. Something like this was clearly not on my long list of ideas, but I like it. Very well made game, with a few points that were a little bit frustrating (but who am I to judge with a rage game entry 🙈)
- I appreciate you going for the compo and doing everything yourself, but the music got repetitive very fast. Everything can't be perfect in a compo game jam, but music can make or break a game. Don't misunderstand me, it's not terrible, but also not perfect. - The start was really annoying with the sperms separating this quick. It would have been nice to get them a little further in from the start, because I always killed off all of them except one so that I could focus on collecting all the "coins". I stayed in the main area the whole time because that's the fastest way to unlock upgrades. I think that's not the main idea behind a roguelike, but it's really crazy that you made a sperm-roguelike game. - Although, collecting quite a lot of coins each run, the level up process still took a little bit to long for my experience. - Is there a way to make the game screen bigger? It was really small for me.
To end my comment with some nice words. Congratulations on finishing the game in time for the Ludum Dare. I know how tough it is solo. 👍👍
Oh well, it wasn't half as bad as I expected! It's unusual to play with the swarm controls, and yours were executed quite well. I also liked the genetic nature of the gameplay, where more chaotic sperm got lost early, while more consistent ones stayed together till the end, although I'm not sure if that was truly the case, or just the impression.
My only complaint is that it's a bit too hard for Ludum Dare level of games. It required all the upgrades, quite a bit of luck and some grind to finally win.
I really appreciate everyone's feedback! I'm glad so many of you have checked it out and had ideas to share!
@morphine <3 <3 <3
@a333 I didn't realize there was an expectation of making games on the easier side, sorry! This is my first jam entry and I was sort of optimizing for maximum play time without becoming obnoxious.
@backurio Thanks for the critique! I'm well aware the music is repetitive :( It's all I could pull off in a bind. The screen is fixed at 400x400 and in a proper build of this game i'd make it full screen and more optimized to enable that. Although not explained, the blue coins/protein are worth more the deeper you go, so it may be faster to have one long run opposed to 6 short ones. The spreading apart is definitely a bit too high early on, but I wanted to make sure players understood that they're expected to fail the first run :)
Amazing graphics and gameplay. I enjoyed the ability to trade proteins for abilities. The first few times I played this I thought the white spots were what I was supposed to reach. A brief explination at the beginng of the game would have cleared up the confusion for me. Otherwise, stellar job.
Yup, this one is going to be popular! Very well done and fun/funny to bat. Thanks for the game!
I knew someone would make a game like this with the theme. This is seriously a great game, with great mechanics and a fun humour.
I knew people would say "I knew"! haha nice work!
Awesome work and take on the theme. It ended up being a fun educational experience. The simple are works really well here. Just the initial level was impressive, but making it roguelike with a progression system and everything made it over the top. Congrats!
Amazing entry I spend so long to update the fleet, I reach the ovum so many time with just an insufficient amount of sperms.
I find it very impressive to have found physic/fleet parameter that upgrade well ( cohesion in particular ). It's *easy* to have parameter for rogue like that are turn based ( like strength of the attack ). FInding the right balance is amazing in a gameJam.
Music is tricky when the game run long... I'd go for slower mooody music to extend the loop time.
Вот чем нужно завлекать детей на уроки биологии!
loved the comic sans and the awesome gameplay
This is one of my favorite games in the jam so far! Really, it has a great mood to it. It reminds me of a PSP game like Locoroco with it's style and music. Clearly this was supposed to be a humorous game, but it's actually fun and challenging. The upgrade system is both creative and fun. TOP TOP TOP! Fantastic work. It's tough being a sperm.
Very well made game. So smooth! Loled so hard at the comic sans.
This one is my favourite so far!
Hey there! Sadly the game was unplayable on Windows10 Firefox & Chrome. It lagged very hard and the controls did not seem to do anything.
@nerzal and @luc-creationallabs I appreciate you folks trying out the game even though it wasn't performant enough for your machines. I'd appreciate knowing your computer specs (cpu and gpu) if you're willing to share!
@everyone Thank you ALL for stopped by. I'm so glad to see that you're having a blast with the game :) All of this hype is making me consider porting the game to Unity and optimizing it. This means I can provide: - Full screen mode - Runs smoothly on lighter hardware specs - and closer to 1000 max unit count (instead of 200)
Huge <3 again to everyone who has stopped by, smiled, and given reviews!
@the-neon-shark no problem. i5 4670k with a GTX 960
really enjoyed the game! I will admit, it made me laugh at first when I saw the previews and thought this would be a joke game, but there was more thought than I expected put into this, congrats! <3
Damn i can't get past the first turns XD Very funny though :) Thanks for sharing that game with us :) Seems like a joke at first glance, but it's actually quite hard ;) !
The funniest I've played by far in a LD, haha. Very good job! Loved the idea.
Thanks for this game, it was fun!
GOTY for shure
Absolutely loving this approach to the theme, :rat: 's off for you, committing on the idea and going this deep and hard with the visual execution.
A secondary pass on the audio might help as it's a bit too loud, neighbours are now well aware I'm witnessing the miracle of life over and over again.
Interesting take on the theme ;) The music is pretty nice but quite loud, would be nice to be able to turn it down. Also, the controls are a bit hard to get right at first. Otherwise great work!
Nice entry (literally)! It seems like a challenge to bring everything you thought together. It all worked well in the end, especially for a Compo. I also enjoyed the simplicity and effectivity of the art style. (:
Full 5 star for an amazing concept (check my game out ;-) Guess we weren't so unique as we thought!
Your implementation is way better though! Very nice and enjoyeable game
Well done
Soooooo funny - actually played far too much of this, good job - music a little loud
For me the game seems to be more of a joke than a real game honestly :/
Cursed idea with blessed implementation :D
I knew someone would have made something like this as soon as I saw the theme :D Very well made! Gameplay was a little confusing and I couldn't figure out how to use Space properly. But really cool atmosphere! Theme couldn't be more approriate :)
Such a cool idea. A true multiple-person game! Game is very well thought and executed in terms of design. Unfortunately the performance seems to be a problem. It's unplayable on Firefox for me (the simulation goes 10x slower for some reason) and the game, while it runs on chrome, maxes out my CPU. Performance problems aside, genius concept. Well done!
The madman did it
Very well execution on the theme! Never in a hundred years would I say to myself "Hmmm... you know what I want to play? A sperm themed roguelike!" Yet here I am upgrading my fleet in the hopes of reaching the ultimate goal: Creating life.
I know some folks have commented on the repetitive nature of the music, but I find it weirdly hypnotic, even if it is repetitive. The upgrade mechanic was a fun addition. Though, it felt a bit to grindy to get enough protein to purchase new upgrades.
That said, I'm quite impressed with what I played. Very well done!
At long last... I AM the cum
So... yeah... Sperma... nice mechanics
So creative, I never could have thought of this. Well done there. Full marks on game play and the project altogether. I think some small noise when proteins were collected would have been nice. Love the upgrade / replay-ability.
Haha! Surprisingly fun. Also, obligatory "Nice!"
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its really cool idea x) original but cool x) good job !
least to say it's an interesting game. i found the controls to be a bit weak/slow but it was a funny and enjoyable play! :laughing:
Nice concept ;) Also the horde mechanic is very interesting to control with just some simple controls. I think the progression options are very good to allow for deeper penetration (nice). Good work!
Interesting game, but fully upgraded I still couldn't beat it. Honestly it was a little too difficult. I wish there were a way to bring them back into formation.
Very interesting concept, im not sure what problems others are having but I found the game fairly easy and was able to reach the Ovum on my second, third and finaly 4th attempt in a row, if anything I think the game is a bit too easy. Other than that I love the simplicity and upgrade paths availible. Great work!
Congratulations on creating a challenge out of something that stupid teenagers do on accident all the time!
(I know we were all thinking this when we heard the theme, didn't think anyone would actually make it)
Music was very catchy. I think my main complaint would be the controls, I didn't even notice the instructions to use the spacebar, and just happened to hit spacebar on accident when playing and realized "oh hey, my tadpoles are cooperating now!", otherwise I never would have won.
Great serious or applied game! Congratulations!
Really cool game. I was taken back at first but then I got drawn in to the hypnotic groove. Great mood, I really like the music and the graphics are very effective. Great use of camera. 'The ovum was not impressed' made me laugh. I like the colours as well, hard to find anything to fault here, well done!
Nice concept, the upgrading system on your game was a really nice touch, kinda make it addictive!
Music was spot on!
The only down side of this game was the normalize direction (Space bar) they seem to always turn to the right.
Very fitting to the theme! I managed to make it to the end with one swimmer left, but he wasn't enough, he was a champ! The only thing that I would suggest changing is the duration of the msuci loop as it seemed a bit short and I found it becoming repetitive and the end, that and maybe fixing the turn on the swimmers as I wasn't sure if they were moving in the direction I wanted them to go.
Great colour pallet though and keep up the great work!
GO FLEET! that was fun, I liked the power ups, was the vagina procedurally generated?
Very funny game, need practice to control spermato' but concept is cool !
Nice, hated it when some of them just drifted in casual direction (I understand it is intended, but it was frustrating anyway, like "guys THIS way!!"). Good Job!
@axeltherabbit yes! The game uses procedural vageneration algorithms. Each round will have new challenges :)
WOW!!!!! This was such an amazing design and idea!!! Good job!
so fun) but controls a little bit difficult for me
really unique take on the theme, the upgrade system was great as others have mentioned. only minor comment is that I found the normalize direction mechanic a little unintuitive, but once i got the hang of how movement worked it was a lot of fun :D
I laughed a lot at the beginning of the game! Hahahaha. Great! very good gameplay too, congratulations!
It's not easy. But I think it was easier for me once. Well, you know, a very, very long time ago.
Very true @scrawach. If you are reading this text, you have already beaten this game before.
Vey fun and...unique experience ! The game does not get old even after many tries, and the upgrade are fantastic ! I have also quite admirative of your ability to implement a cool swarm behavior in such a short time.
Strengths : - Funny gameplay loop and take on the theme - Well balanced upgrades and progression - ...Consistent aesthetic
Possible improvements : - The default audio is a bit loud, but that might just be my setup.
Overall, great game !
Very very funny, although the starting had some uuhhhhh unexpected art (especially with family around) it was a pretty innovative way to interpret the theme. I suppose it is an interesting biology lesson too. The controls were hard to get right though and I felt a bit more frustrated with my experience, but the upgrade system was an interesting way to balance it.
What did I just play hahahaha. The upgrade system is a nice touch. I didn't quite get how the normalize direction worked.
A really unique take on the theme and suprisingly adicktive gameplay. ;) Only critques are that the random level design can be hit or miss and the benefits of some of the upgrades aren't very clear.
Not too sure why the game is completely unplayable in Firefox.
Overall a really great jam entry!
Just... Thanks!
Well.. I think you got the theme down! Very original and bold
Thanks for providing a game that has upgrades! First time I've seen that mechanic for this jam.
Only thing I would like is a full screen option, so I can steer my armada better
Crude and just my style! fun game with an upgrade system that pushes you to keep playing. I did have an issue though where pressing spacebar indeed boosted my little guys but also forced them to hard turn right. Otherwise a very fun and addicting game!
The aesthetic is amazing! However, I was not able to complete despite fully upgrading :(. I found it too difficult to navigate >2-3 sperms to the ovum.
it's hard, but very fun! Nice job!
well that was... something xD
I would never think playing with semen would be this much fun!
Hilarious and kind of disturbing but actually fun to play. If the theme was spaceship that you control it could be a legit game. The steering was confusing but I got it eventually, holding all my bros and sis together to reach the egg for proper tribute. Good job, weird theme choice lol
Very well done!
You even included a NSFW intro. Good stuff.
Best game :D so fun and funny. Game had everything.
I would very much like to have been generated with a swing similar to that of this soundtrack! I played dance all the time! A spectacular idea! I confess that the simplicity and the "reality" of the game trapped me. I'll save this game here for when I need to have "The conversation" with my son. Really awesome !! I will tell you that it is very difficult to control group a so that several sperm can reach the egg. It was easier in real life. So much so that I arrived first! : D
Congratulations
I played the entire thing. I couldn't stop. "The ovary is not impressed"... Story of my life.
Congrats on making an amazing and well polished game! I can't believe this is a Compo game. You truly know how to impress the ovary.
I finally did it! Took me about twenty tries though :sweat_smile: The level up system really kept me playing the game again and again. I thought the idea was a really funny take on the theme!
The only thing that frustrated me a little bit was the controls feeling very delayed.
Great entry!
“The ovum was not impressed.” :smile:
This was hilarious, and very playable. I felt compelled to fertilise the egg, and couldn't leave until I had. The swarm controls were challenging, but I was definitely getting the hang of it by the end. And the music was absolutely spot on. Well done!
A lot of depth for a compo game!! You already know about the issues with Firefox. Good job, I hope you get high marks in humor and mood lol
Too bad this is unplayable on my box! I already fell in love with the music! :-P
very educational, did not know it worked like this
Yep, I searched for something like that. Finally, the deeper theme here's really what it's all about! Actually, made it a karaoke game, playing with my partner, singing weird rhymes to your cool nasty music, elaborating on the hard life of those taily little guys anxious to get through to... you know. Very fun, it's time you start the total sperm race!
HA! 5/5 from me in every category.
While the gameplay is difficult, everything had an intuitive feel for it. The camera zooming in and out to follow the survivors is well done. By having the protein transfer into currency to buy upgrades, you increase replayability and incentive for players to keep trying until they reach an end. Even if it's difficult, this system made it seem as if the chance of winning increases by a little each time.
Graphics were simple but clean with a nice contrast to easily distinguish between everything. Music is great, has a nice beat to hype anyone up. Highly recommended
Would like to try this game in real life!
I loved the game, your good idea added to this beautiful look won the day, congratulations, fun game and why not say educational too, a big hug, and I await your feedback on my game I will be grateful.
lololol nice game! fertilisation took a while! although I didn't need all the upgrades
Lol, this is very funny. Never thought of the theme as this bit it "fits" well :). Great sound and this wins the humour round hands down.
Fantastic! GJ
Very nice game! I am afraid I don't have anything to say others haven't said already, but here are my main thoughts:
* I liked the controls. Perhaps a bit confusing in the beginning, but easy to get the idea. (You don't often control swarms in games, so I'd expect some time until one gets it.) * Really good camera control. Very effective and smooth. * Good sense of humor! * Perhaps a bit too difficult. Took me almost 30 attempts to fertilize the egg, and by that time it was already starting to feel tiring. * Ran very smoothly on my desktop (Firefox on Linux). * Good interpretation of the theme, and overall nice execution. Very polished game.
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