Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD49 → Volcano Containment
By morris
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 393 | 3.22 | 20 | |
| Fun | 377 | 3.07 | 21 | |
| Innovation | 261 | 3.36 | 21 | |
| Theme | 354 | 3.34 | 21 | |
| Graphics | 308 | 3.34 | 21 | |
| Audio | 266 | 3.13 | 21 | |
| Humor | 329 | 2.44 | 19 | |
| Mood | 416 | 2.76 | 21 |
This looks like a cool game! unfortunately I didnt do so great honestly. I could only make a few jump/hooks to another platform. I tried about 10 times but maybe I'll try again later and see if I can do better! I lovehow the lava balls look and how well the hookshot works. Nice work!
I like the idea. But its really hard to move on. Keep up the good work.
Can't go wrong with a grappling hook! The precision of the platforming needs to be tweaked a bit because it's really hard to land on the debris. Neat interpretation of the theme. Great job!
Cool concept! Love the hookshot. It's really hard though, because the movement feels a bit slippery and the platforms a bit small. But if you tweak those things, this could be quite addictive! :slight_smile:
Controls are a bit rough which makes it very hard to get even 1 extinguisher, but I like the idea and the hookshot!
What a trippy idea, I didn't realize volcano extinguishers exists. The game is very difficult though, and having to go back to where you just came from for another extinguisher is demotivating. The whole thing plays like a crazy experiment, it need a bit more punch to be made into a game. The music is quite outstanding.
I like the idea, but the randomness of the environment made it sometimes impossible to progress. But when you got into the flow, it felt nice. Well done!
The hookshot mechanic is super fun. At first I thought you just had to be lucky with the level RNG and that there was no way to make use of the smaller platforms coming from the volcano, but the "hold jump while hookshoting" makes it somewhat possible to cross large distances even without bigger platforms (and really satisfying if you pull it off).
@silkworm-sweatshop yeah, I was playing almost exclusively with holding jump 100% of the time while I am in the air. I guess there is kind of a communication problem. Maybe I should have looked at the controls again and made the boost the default. Thank you for your feedback:)
Glad you included that gif ... _Look Down_ was the advice I needed to hook shot properly. A standard level may work better since then you can "practice". Well done though! Thanks for submitting!
Nice game! The hook-shot works well, but it is a bit hard (for me) to stay alive. Love the graphics and the (very programmer-artsy) music. It would've been nice if there was some kind of difficulty ramp, so you can get used to the controls. Overall well done!
This is great fun! Very challenging but has that element of "just one more try." Great job and good tie-in with the theme.
Pretty fun.
I'd say the music feels a bit off. Doesn't really match the intensity of jumping from rock to rock in a erupting volcano.
I love gamejams for games games like this. Hook shot? Lava? Why not. It's a fun little platformer that has a great feeling of intensity to it. I agree with others that the difficulty is way high. I was really proud to get 2 extinguishers after about 20 attempts. Still, I kept playing because it's just a really fresh and fun feeling mechanic.
Fun game, but super hard. I only ever got one extinguisher. It was basically impossible to try and land on a rock that came out of the lava. Still, cool concept! I'm all for more grapling hook games!
It's certainly a very frantic game, with a bit of polish it could be pretty fun! It'd be really helpful to have a reticule indicator for when the hookshot has a target, and for the floating platforms to spawn more randomly instead of in waves.
@dragonsheep Ohh, haven't thought about an indicator. That would have been a nice addition! Thank you for your feedback:)
Neat concept and the hookshot mechanic works really well. Jumping across the little platforms makes landing on the aircraft carrier in Top Gun for the NES feel like a walk in the park. :smile:
Catchy music. I found the controls to by very satisfying. Rapidly going from platform to platform while holding space felt awesome!
I liked the grappling hook. I only managed to get one extinguisher after player a few times but I think the concept is really appealing.