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Total Meltdown

By felixgamedev, AdrijanC and Burnoutauge

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3663.8027
Fun1284.0226
Innovation5733.4725
Theme2494.0625
Graphics4173.9526
Audio4023.6026
Humor6913.0025
Mood5783.5625

Comments

toketsupuurin 2021-10-04 21:42

I get the splash screen and then the game force quits.

gat 2021-10-05 08:58

fun game

deav 2021-10-05 09:26

The game is really well made! I like the stylized graphics and the concept of managing a nuclear reactor is really interesting. However, I think that the controls might be a little bit uncomfortable - having to precisely aim to hit small buttons along with having to rotate to check out temperature, water etc. makes it really hard to control and panic-inducing :D (which might have been a deliberate thing actually...?).

Overall I like the atmosphere of this game, sounds are fitting, graphics are solid, the only thing could be maybe making the buttons etc. bigger to make the controls easier.

parkuhrmd 2021-10-05 09:26

This was fun! It's pretty hectic to keep all meters at a good level, you need to get into a rhythm of checking every gauge. In the end I always forgot to pull the control rods out again (I should not be a nuclear engineer). I love the decision to put the city you are powering outside of your window. Gives you some context what's on the line if the reactor melts down.

zubspace 2021-10-05 16:23

This is really intense! Well done! I was under constant pressure which I really enjoyed. The graphics, music and sound effects are top-notch. Thumbs-up!

dizzydon 2021-10-05 16:31

really nice! I love the concept!

der-mondhase 2021-10-05 19:14

Really liked how "Unstable" was implemented in this one! Juggling all the parameters to avoid the meltdown was compelling and chaotic at the same time!

tory 2021-10-05 19:36

An interesting game, sorry, monotonous, and there is a lack of a volume control

jerem-watts 2021-10-06 05:04

Ahh! I can see the FNAF influence! This kept me occupied for a fair while guys! Good stuff

gdman 2021-10-06 18:11

Fun game, not great not terrible. Joking, very well made.

chillertyp 2021-10-07 08:18

Cool idea. :-)

gamezero 2021-10-07 08:30

Great work guys! Nice and stressy, if a bit unforgiving - would like to see larger control buttons

holyshot 2021-10-11 00:44

There are some games with same idea about meltdown reactors on gamesjam, but I like, that every game has unique style ande gameplay. You made great work. Good game.

pashaloban 2021-10-16 05:40

Cool game

basset-romain 2021-10-17 18:05

Really cool Game. Love the 360 gameplay, only wish some buttons were bigger.

honey-pony 2021-10-19 22:43

The use of the 3D environment to house all the controls is a good choice, I think. A particularly important component of this setup is that the controls cannot all be seen at once. This of course would be possible in 2D, but is a lot more natural in 3D.

The result of this is that I have to constantly be aware of my surroundings, and be sure I'm not forgetting to check anything. This experience works really well, especially with the sound effects when something is going wrong. Once I got into a good rhythm the only component that ever got into the red zone was the pressure meter, but the experience of hearing that sound effect and thinking "Oh, I really got to get to that fast" worked pretty well, because I was mentally aware that the pressure meter was the only thing I hadn't checked recently.

Overall I think this is a pretty good take on the "manage a nuclear reactor" idea.