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LIFE|DEATH

By sockenpuppe

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall12733.0631
Fun13902.7031
Innovation11092.9631
Theme11973.0031
Graphics5093.8632
Audio8762.8731
Humor8572.7427
Mood8723.2929

Comments

lucas-thomaz 2021-10-04 20:12

you had a really nice idea, but the character moves strange, seems slow and inverted, i liked too much the graphics.

hayart 2021-10-04 21:13

I loved the theme of the game, I feel a bit of a lock when sucking the ghosts, maybe the balancing, but I know it's not easy, and that you did an excellent job, this mechanic has a lot of potential

whysguy52 2021-10-04 21:47

Really great job. I agree with the controls thing. Really sluggish and hard to control but I get the idea. Maybe use the mouse to determine direction? just a suggestion. Also, maybe make the blue bar a little bigger and have set amounts of decrease for each ghost. Hard/impossible to know if i'm going to die from sucking up the next ghost.

All that aside, outstanding work!

jan5366x 2021-10-04 22:28

Nice concept and assets but the character rotation should be a little faster I guess. :smile:

sockenpuppe 2021-10-04 22:35

Thank you for the feedback @lucas-thomaz, @hayart, @whysguy52, and @jan5366!

Yeah, I'll definitely rework the controls (🤣) and balancing.

Using the mouse for direction is a great idea! It was a bit too late when I saw how small the UI turned out; will also be changed :)

ache-games 2021-10-04 22:38

Nice game, character was a bit hard to control in my opinion.

pnikav 2021-10-04 23:44

Not bad graphics, but I didn't really like the performance of the jam theme. I would like to have more lives, and not die from a single blow, as well as a tutorial in the game itself or at least in its description on itch.io Good job!

sockenpuppe 2021-10-05 09:18

Thanks for the feedback @ache-games and @pnikav!

I added an updated version to my itch.io page which should take care of the worst problems with movement and balancing. As of right now, I've added it as an additional version for download and kept the original for the WebGL build (since I'm not quite sure whether these changes are allowed for the jam).

javicoder 2021-10-05 10:12

a very nice little game, good graphics, although maybe the lighting could be improved a bit (very dark shadows). I really like the vacuum mechanic, it reminds me of Luigi'sMansion haha. good job!

sockenpuppe 2021-10-05 10:16

Thank you very much for the feedback @javicoder :)

celulo 2021-10-05 11:09

Nice game, i like the graphics, the controller is just a bit slow, great job !

sockenpuppe 2021-10-05 11:14

Thank you @celulo :)

vladlawrence 2021-10-05 11:17

Nice game!) I`v liked style, graphics and idea, gameplay is a lil hard, but seems to be chalanging)) Ghostbusters!!!

sockenpuppe 2021-10-05 11:23

Thank you @vladlawrence :D

chesschaser 2021-10-05 13:05

Great idea, however the graphics could be improved. Good entry!

sockenpuppe 2021-10-05 14:59

Thanks @chesschaser

chewiecb 2021-10-06 10:30

Art was nice and consistent to a theme, loved the use of physics objects flying around that was a nice touch.

The tank controls made the game quite hard, and the music/background noise loop was a bit too short so felt kinda repetitive. Some sound effects for feedback when you've dropped the ghosts off in the spiral would help since it's not entirely clear when you're close enough.

Overall a good core idea that just needs a bit more polish :)

timmith 2021-10-07 06:13

I like the use of colour and the physics on the furniture assets. But the shadows seem too opaque and kind of takes away from the surroundings. It also would've been cool to see the furniture act more poltergeist-esque, and the controls would be nicer if they were upgraded from being tank-y (like in resident evil 1).

deborah-messaoudene 2021-10-07 15:28

I really like the graphics and the the physics of the objets, the game is fun! It's a little bit challenging but I like that : )

kiwi663 2021-10-07 16:08

Nice graphics and the whole game design. I had a little problem with navigation. But I think it's a very nice effect for three days of work.

timothy 2021-10-08 22:51

The art was excellent. It really created a spooky atmosphere while still being somewhat cute. However, I would say that the controls are the biggest problem. I also found that the ghosts could one-shot you if you vacuum just as they started dashing. Luckily, it looks like you have fixed many of these issues with the out-of jam update.

eldogg 2021-10-10 18:14

The graphics are great, I like the colours of the ghosts.

The game is quite challenging! But it has a cool atmosphere.

eli-delventhal 2021-10-13 18:49

Very pretty game with some simple mechanics. Looks like you fixed many of my complaints in the post-jam build.

I found a way to cheese it easily - just stand next to the portal thing and suck in the ghosts from there.

zeppelingames 2021-10-13 23:07

(Played WebGL build). Controls were quite clunky and I was unsure how to suck up ghost (controls info would be good). Rotating the player was really slow. I was a bit unsure of what I had to achieve/do. The art and audio were really good though. I can see it becoming a better game post-jam

britt-henderson 2021-10-17 23:12

Awesome job on the game - you nailed the atmosphere in the world building :) My one complaint is just that it wasn't immediately evident what was happening when i was using the vacuum - a sound effect or a suction graphic could go a really long way in giving good feedback to the player.

Nicely done on the world and the game play :)

benskca 2021-10-21 01:22

(I played the original WebGL build) I really like the graphics and sound design, they build a really great atmosphere! I think a graphic that displays when you use the vacuum would add some visual clarity, maybe some suction lines or a whirlwind? A how to play graphic on the home screen that just explains the mechanics along with the relevant models would also help new players, but I know that is very much a post-jam sort of update and I don't think its absolutely necessary by any means. Great job overall!