FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD50 → == Catchbot Tournament ==

== Catchbot Tournament ==

By wegpast, Arktas and Lut1n

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall6833.5331
Fun5903.4631
Innovation4373.5531
Theme8673.5031
Graphics5143.8632
Mood9463.2431

Comments

musicblox 2022-04-05 05:07

Very fun game. Simple idea but works so nicely. That being said I might have broke the game by getting the catchbot to clip out of the map after building up a bunch of speed. I was able to vaguely figure out how the AI worked and used that to manipulate it into building speed indefinitely by either having the catchbot spinning around me or using getting it stuck in an array of gravity wells, and when it eventually made it out it immediately passed through the bottom wall. Adds to the fun in the game, but the game is softlocked unless there is some way to end the run that I have missed or the catchbot eventually makes it through. I have the game running as I write this to check if that will ever happen, but until then.A bug.png

kongo 2022-04-05 08:03

Great concept with potential! The game is easy to beat, but I had a lot of fun :) Gravity hole is OP! :D

itskdog 2022-04-05 22:04

Good game. Interesting idea with some fun mechanism. It was a little hard to control your own vehicle though.

0x-void-x0 2022-04-06 13:52

beautiful game! I really love the art style of this game and the color palette. the gameplay is a bit confusing at first but once you get the idea it becomes more of a strategy based experience, I think this game is fun and your team did a good job with it!

dmitrygalias 2022-04-06 17:36

Nice game!I really love the concept where you have to plan your own strategy and build the gamefield. Here is my score: Screenshot_2.jpg

mantsje 2022-04-06 19:07

Holy s**t, what an amazing game! By far the game I'v eplayed the most out of the jam till now (not including playing/testing my own game of course) great job!

jason-pitchford 2022-04-06 23:40

Wow, What a awesome game loved the building mechanic giving the player the ability to feel they have full control over what happens!

poppy-entertainment 2022-04-07 08:05

super nice pixel art and cool meccanics

bottled-up-dark-peace 2022-04-07 09:17

I recorded myself playing, message me on the Jam’s discord @ Dark Peace and I’ll send it to you. The concept is very cool qnd original. I'd like more infos on the stuff I'm placing on the arena tho. Nothing worked as I thought. Actually, my best round was where the arena was empty XD

wegpast 2022-04-07 10:41

@musicblox, @kongo It have been fixed just after your play I think :p Consider re-testing it if you wish :)

@dmitrygalias a pretty decent score IMO :D Thanks

@bottled-up-dark-peace Wich discord ?

bottled-up-dark-peace 2022-04-07 11:24

https://discord.gg/q6mQgz2h @wegpast Everyone learn about the server through me XD

wegpast 2022-04-07 11:33

@bottled-up-dark-peace it's because I don't think there is an official LD discord server. On google there are more than 1 results that lead to different discord :p The one you're talking about I here since LD48 it seems (or the rules may be a bit obsoletes)

tetrapteryx 2022-04-07 13:15

Nice art and super fun and original concept! I couldn't figure out how to use my abilities though, I didn't see any controls listed for that anywhere?

wegpast 2022-04-07 14:16

@tetrapteryx I just realized this, thanks to point it out, it's now in the description. - Dash : left Shift Key - EMP bomb : Spacebar

emaigualmc2-art 2022-04-07 18:37

The pixel art is great, especially the UI is very beautiful. Great job! I found the gameplay a lot of fun too, well done! xD

alexascher 2022-04-07 19:08

Nice mix of art and music. Have tried a lot of upgrades, but portals seemed most helpful and fun. =)

bangkerpow 2022-04-08 00:35

It's a really good mix up of genres but It took me a few rounds to understand exactly what was going on. The art and sound was great. I felt like the best strategy was to build a trap for the chaser which led the gameplay to devolve into sitting there waiting for the speed to overcome the black hole.

skript-kitty 2022-04-10 23:17

This game is very good looking. The gameplay was fun, but a bit repetitive, I feel like raising the minimum required seconds to get a hit each round would make it harder, as hitting the 10 second minimum is quite easy. But besides that, the graphics were very nice, I enjoyed it!

snowirbis 2022-04-12 14:25

Good concept, polished game with audio and particles effects. There is a lot of possibility I love it

snowirbis 2022-04-12 14:43

catchbot.png This is the kind of game we want to break, and I freed my enemy from the game

devvex 2022-04-13 02:56

Great submission! really enjoyed it. I got to run 15 and I didn't feel like I was any closer to losing, not sure if it would have picked up if I kept going? I always seemed to die around the same time.

bearacus 2022-04-13 16:37

Amazing submission! I could easily see this in the Play Store (and in my phone). The music, the graphic, the fun gameplay, the many configurations you can attempt with all the fun tools. Insane work!

machwerx 2022-04-14 07:05

Great concept! This is one of the most fun games I've played in this jam. I filled the space with a bunch of bumpers and at one point it got stuck and I think it could have gone on forever. Another time, it bounced really hard off a bumper and ended up off screen:

Catchbot.jpg

But even with the bugs, the game was a lot of fun. Great job!

lecloow7 2022-04-19 15:56

nice

jozgames 2022-04-19 17:29

A fun game, have a nice flow to it and a great way to introduct you to the controls.