Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD50 → Crystalysis
By jordantanner
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1097 | 3.18 | 40 | |
| Fun | 903 | 3.18 | 40 | |
| Innovation | 1052 | 2.89 | 40 | |
| Theme | 931 | 3.44 | 40 | |
| Graphics | 728 | 3.60 | 41 | |
| Audio | 757 | 3.02 | 39 | |
| Humor | 1082 | 2.13 | 21 | |
| Mood | 936 | 3.25 | 39 |
I played for several minutes and nothing really changed. It wasn't until I decided to stand still and do nothing before i died. However, jumping around with the unlimited dash and flying through the air and through obstacles, while probably unintentional, was mad fun.
Yeah, it still needs some serious bug fixing. Thanks for playing and for the feedback!
Fun little game! I really enjoyed the dashing and the punches felt crunchy. There would be little lag spikes when destroying crystals, so smoothing those out would really help. And then some sort of progression would make this a fun fighter adventure!
nice graphics and controls but yeah after dying the dashing starts to fail. I also made a game with jumping and dashing and used the same control scheme as you did :)
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Smashing the crystals and dashing and jumping around felt really satisfying and looked and sounded cool! The camera worked well too which is not a small thing in a game like this. I did wish there was at least one other mechanic to make things more interesting. Had fun with it though!
I agree that at first it seems like nothing much changes, but I was just having fun so it didn't matter to me, I could have spent more time just breaking the crystals in circles and I wouldn't have minded it, I only lived for 3:11 though! I love that you can dash under the stairs, nice touch! The particles caused a bit of lag when the crystals were destroyed. I think maybe if I added anything, maybe a few more details on the background to make the game area stand out more. Overall it was really fun and if it weren't for the theme, a few different levels would be super interesting to see.
"Survived for 3:51"
It's a very fun game! I liked endlessly dashs and punch the crystals is satisfactory :)
I really liked the particles breaking up. It made the game much more interesting seeing all of those exploding out. One major problem I had was the camera shake plus that noise when you break a crystal. It was very jarring and hard to play due to that. But I liked the rest.
Very fun experience!
cool concept and fun to play!
The graphic is very nice but when I hit the crystal, it caused some lag. When I hit two, my screen just froze.
@asukanami Ugh, sorry to hear about the lag, but thanks for playing and for the feedback!
I'm working on implementing an object pool that would reuse the same particles over and over rather than creating hundreds of them on the fly, which is expensive for the CPU. Were you playing the web version?
I got addicted looking at the exploding cristals XD it was fun.
@jordantanner Yes, i am using the web because i used mac.
@asukanami Oh okay! There's actually a downloadable Mac version at the bottom of the page if you'd care to try that! I haven't heard feedback from any Mac players yet. :)
Cool graphics! Definitely need to fix those performance issues, but apart from that I liked the concept and the atmosphere, good work!
You did an awesome job on the graphics and particle effects. The sound effects matched nicely and that made destroying the crystals feel good. Notwithstanding the lag, I thought it was really satisfying controlling the character. Couple that with the sound design and you set a really good mood for the game. The dash mechanic felt a touch out of place for me. All in all, I thought you did a nice job. Thanks for your entry!
@dandala88 That's solid feedback, man. Thanks for playing. I really appreciate it!
@cakts Thank you! Definitely working on optimizing this for version 1.0. Probably going to use an object pool for crystal fragments.
@alviniano Thanks for smashing, bro!! :)
@supersonic Muchas Gracias
@ebrietas Glad you enjoyed!
@tanner-shelton Hello fellow Tanner! Was the camera shake too much in your opinion? Wanted to make it impactful.
@nicknameriu Thanks brotha! Smash away!!
Interesting game, I like the minimalistic art style! The music is a bit creepy, but fitting to the atmosphere. The game also has some nice particle effects. Survived for 3:33 ^^
The graphics and particle effects are beautiful! I like how "chunky" hitting things feels. I like spamming dash and just flying around all over the place :-) Would be cool for the game to have a bit more variation and depth. Feels like you've got a really good starting point for a great game here.
@theunusualart Thanks for playing and for the kind words. 3:33 is a respectable score!
@daniel-username Glad you liked the feel of the punch/explosion! That was a core focus for me during development.
nice. it immediately became clear what to do without instructions (the buttons on the side are helpful though). the difficulty grows at a good rate, and you don't realize that until it's too late. audio is great, despite no songs, the crystals shattering was super satisfying with the particles (there's too much actually but i love the sheer amount of particles) the character is simple, would work on that a bit more. also, i don't understand why once you destroy crystals you kinda get slowed down. nice feel, good entry
3:58 WOOOOO! It was fun. Loved the block man. Nice and simple, and the use of particles? It was a fun simple smash stuff game. Great entry!
@flyingkaida 3:58 is an impressive score!! Thanks for playing and for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed. :)
Very interesting game! I loved the particle effects of the crystals exploding. And I think the graphical glow on the crystals was a nice touch! One thing I wish was that the attack key was not 'k' that's a very awkward key to hit for me, without both hands on the keyboard. Nice job!
@caramelcode Thanks for playing and for the feedback, man! Glad you enjoyed. For the attack button, maybe I should offer an alternate key as well, for people that want to play one-handed. Perhaps "E" or "C"?
Yeah any key you can easily reach with left hand on the keyboard, or even better LMB.
This is a fun game ! The intention is clear and the particle systems is very satisfying. The crunch you get when punching crystals is also well designed, great job ! And, as you suggested... It is really responsive and buttery smooth playing with controller. Love it !
@javasaurus Thanks so much for playing on stream and for rating and providing feedback. I really appreciate that. Glad you enjoyed the game. I'll play and rate yours now!!
Really like the game. Fantastic graphics and very good response. Nice job.
The particles were fantastic! The game itself wasn't too bad, but perhaps could've used some expanding, although im keenly aware that time is big factor with these jams :P Good entry!
This game has really good graphics and particles, also it's pretty fun to play.
I felt little bit uncomfortable with WASD controls in isometry after tank controls in my game lol
The graphics is nice very Tron like. They game controls were challenging to get a hang of but got into the game.
I like your futuristic choice you made as an artistic style for your game play. Matching that with some space/orbital sound effects really matched the mood for this. You made good use of the small area you designed because as the time ticked down, the arena felt so large because I could not get to the crystals fast enough. I reallllly loved your in-game controls in the upper right hand corner. I kept referencing back to it and that wouldn't of worked out if it was only shown to me once right before I even began to play.
+ My game play was a little hampered by the fact that it would slow down and lag each punch I dealt and even more when the crystals exploded. + I feel like maybe the shattered particles of the crystal could dissolve a little faster because I mistook them for collectibles at first. + Maybe an indicator that the crystals are excelerating their spawn rate AKA Wave 1.. 2.. 3.. etc.
All in all, I really liked it and hope maybe you can add some
mhmmmmm splashy splashy crystal particles. Very polished jam - thanks for sharing on the main page!
It was satisfying game. Wall jump was pretty fun too. Nice job!