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SandCastle

By sdelay

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall5093.0427
Fun5252.7627
Innovation2413.4526
Theme474.1827
Graphics3833.2427
Audio1.6915
Humor2572.9125
Mood3393.1725

Comments

jonah-srg 2022-04-04 13:14

I really like the use of the theme here, it's an inventive take on something I imagine lots of kids do when playing at the beach. I was able to last 21 waves, I am wondering if the optimal strategy is protecting a column of sandcastles with a vertical line of holes or if a horizontal row of sandcastles will last longer once the player's speed increases enough.

castitatis 2022-04-04 14:38

That was is so cute, even the font matched the game perfectly. I managed 18 waves, I think my strategy wasn't good enough :D.

shellofagirl 2022-04-04 16:24

i love the take on the theme. cute cohesive graphics.

pinballjunior 2022-04-04 19:41

Nice concept and fits the theme well.

alex-mulkerrin 2022-04-04 19:57

That is one cute crab :crab: Really nice use of the theme and I enjoyed the construction choices and wave mechanics.

she-wrote 2022-04-06 13:07

It is a charming idea. Well done.

smdg 2022-04-06 15:27

Nice game with simple and calm graphics.

jonrei 2022-04-06 18:32

thats a polite looking :crab:

f1krazy 2022-04-06 18:44

It's simple, but it works. The graphics have a certain charm to them. The tutorial was a little confusing, as I didn't realise you had to press Space to advance the dialogue. "Maintain X" is also a strange phrasing to use, but I understood what you meant and I'm assuming English isn't your first language, so it feels unfair to dock points for that.

For a first jam entry, this is pretty good! Keep it up!

szym 2022-04-06 18:53

Nice game ! the visuals are lovely ! the gameplay is simple & fit the theme nicely.

Ran into a little display issue on mac (seems fine on windows).

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But appart from that, pretty solid little game. good work :)

madr 2022-04-06 21:02

I also won the second game of aligning the header with the background on itch: Capture.PNG

Great entry!

solah 2022-04-07 10:18

Very cute game! It's simple but works well.

With some wave and seagull sounds it would be even cooler!

Managed to survive for 26 waves, very good take on the theme!

sdelay 2022-04-07 12:18

@f1krazy thank you for your feedback, and you're right, english isn't my first language. Is "Hold X" better? Also, I should add a little hint "Press Space to continue" at the beginning of the tutorial.

@solah thank you, 26 waves is a great score!

@madr hidden game indeed! I also played to this one :)

f1krazy 2022-04-07 18:37

@sdelay Yeah, "Hold X" is better, and some kind of hint that you need to press Space would be helpful as well.

rasblo 2022-04-08 10:27

Really fun and unique concept, well implemented! Cute graphics as well, nice wave and love the crab :)

shumarie 2022-04-08 11:07

Nice game. A very catchy interpretation of the topic.

The tutorial is a little confusing because you have to press the space bar and "scroll through" the training to the gameplay part of the game. Based on my experience in different games, I thought that I should press the keys and immediately try the mechanics.

It would be great if the character could move at the moment of the arrival of the wave. IIt's a strange feeling when control is suddenly taken away.

A counter measuring the time before the arrival of the wave can be placed in the center of the screen at the bottom. I think it will be easier to watch him this way and it will be more interesting, because you feel better when the wave comes.

Congratulations for a wonderful jam entry!

jk5000 2022-04-08 14:00

A super simple and funny little game idea. The visuals is good, but the game need some music/sound effects. Overall a really good compo game. Well done.

kuviman 2022-04-19 11:24

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potkirland 2022-04-19 22:56

good entry and very original idea. a bit tedious for my taste but still was pretty fun. wanted to grab crab so bad