Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD50 → Volcano Island
By mpk90
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1323 | 2.80 | 35 | |
| Fun | 1287 | 2.67 | 34 | |
| Innovation | 1109 | 2.81 | 34 | |
| Theme | 1018 | 3.35 | 34 | |
| Graphics | 1202 | 2.71 | 35 | |
| Humor | 916 | 2.56 | 34 | |
| Mood | 1145 | 3.00 | 34 |
Managed to survive for quite a while by just standing on the volcano :'). Climbing up that tower was quite a challenge due to very imprecise jumping controls, I died due to starvation (did not know that was a thing haha), but overall especially for your first entry very solid! Good Job!
A neat little game. Could use smoother camera controls, and jumping up surfaces is a bit rough, but overall good job!
How to launch the game under Mac OS?
The link is the same as the Linux one, but it does not seem to be an executable file.
A good theme fitting entry to this jam! a nice short simple game. I panicked when i noticed the water start rising, luckily i had grabbed that key, as it let me unlock the boat!
Nice work, but too much sensitivity for me.
Good use of the theme, but a couple of polish tweaks would have gone a long way. I was slightly dissapointed when --Spoiler-- ˙ʇɐǝu uǝǝq ǝʌɐɥ plnoʍ uoısoldxǝ/uoıʇdnɹɹǝ uɐ ˙ƃuıuʍoɹp oʇ pǝıp llıʇs ı 'ouɐɔɐloʌ ǝɥʇ ƃuıqɯılɔ ǝʇıdsǝp
I expected the lava to come out of the volcano, but I drowned in the water XD
A jump smoothing system would be better, but it's a very good start.
@firellon Sorry Bro, I published the wrong download link. It was the Linux Version :sweat_smile: Now, I have fixed the link. Thanks for your hint!
Hey @mpk90, thanks for handling it so quickly! Yes indeed, it's a Mac app now, but for some reason, it says the file is damaged and can not be opened :( maybe a web version could be released?
Playing from MacOS Big Sur 11.9 (64 bit)
@all Thank you very much for your feedback so far! My first idea was to make the volcano explode, but in the end it was only enough for water.
@firellon You can play the web version now. You need to play it with Fullscreen, because of the menu. It is playable :)
I had a bit of trouble with the controls (picking things up was difficult). But the game had a nice mood.
Neat game. I agree that the mouse sensitivity is a little high. I struggled to make it to the top of the tower, but did get to the top of the volcano - before falling in!
The first thing I did was climb the volcano and jump in- hahaha. I walked the whole island and then I found the key- then I drowned. Must've been a trap. You should have seen me sneak up to that key the next time- only to figure out the island was sinking- haha. I was stuck on the carrot badge for a good long while. I like how the boats on the island have holes in them- save one. Very challenging- great job! Thanks for the game!
Cool game! Are there multiple ways to survive? Because I only found the one on the tower with the key. I tried repairing one of the broken boats with coconuts, but I wasn't able to interact with the boats. The volcano path only lead to death sadly, lol.
@renge The best badge is the fan badge. When the water is at the highest level, you live longer if you have enough food with you. If you wait by the volcano, you will do better than if you stay on the broken boat. There is no final salvation. It is inevitable ;)
The game has a nice vibe to it and a simple but pleasant graphics. Controls are really hard to get because of the mouse sensitivity and constant camera glitches (I really tried getting to the top of that tower :( ). Also I couldn't pick up some coconuts and for other I had to spam E E E E E E E E to pick them up. If these issues are addressed, the game would be pretty chill and fun to play! :D
Jumping on the tower stairs was way harder than it looked, they felt quite slippery. I had fun exploring the island tho. Very nice music choice :) .
wow, cool game! :D i got the gold badge :sunglasses:
Cool game. The controls were a bit rough but I really liked the general island vibe.
Nice first time entry
As I'm writing this I'm sitting in my boat, don't know if I can sit here forever or if I will starve, the theme is delay the inevetable so I assume I will starve and loose but I have been here for a few minutes now so perhaps not.
I enjoyed the idea of finding different ways to survive, It can definitely be expanded upon. The jumping needs to be a bit smoother and the movement direction seems to be aligned with the camera, this makes you slow down if you look down while walking.
Cool game
@bjornstahl Yes, you should starve on your boat. Every coconut gives you extra survival time :) A menu with your reward should then appear. After the highest water level, you should survive a maximum of 69 seconds.
If climate change was as stressful as the jump and run to get up to the tower people would have saved planet earth by now. Great implementation of the theme, and awesome mood. Playing this game is so relaxing.
Nice work :)
Thanks for your entry.
Neat concept, and nice atmosphere with the music. Liked the exploration and the little puzzle to figure out. Some things I would have liked to see/could improve the game a lot: 1) Mouse sensitivity control. 2) The movement felt very jerky and jarring, which made it a bit frustrating to get to the top of the tower. Some ease-in or momentum/acceleration-based control could be nice. 3) Sliding off the very slight incline on the tower path didn't feel very good, especially since it was hard to tell when I was moving with the flat shading. Textures or better friction would have helped this. 4) A visual survival timer and/or and hunger bar. I didn't know I was trying to survive as long as possible until I died the first time, and I didn't know I could starve until I starved the first time. 5) Picking up items felt unpredictable, I couldn't tell very easily which way I had to face to pick up the item. Crosshairs would have helped tremendously.
Overall good job :) I enjoyed playing through this game. Kudos for making 3D assets from scratch.
Nice game. The visuals are pretty good. I didn't like sliding down the surfaces, I had a great deal of difficulty climbing up the tower. The whole experience combined with the music was pretty neat.
@jessekaz Thanks for your detailed feedback! In the next game I will hopefully have these points better under control. I will also improve this game again.
Due to the lack of SFX it felt a bit empty. However, I really love the concept & it was fun to walk around and see what you'd hidden across the map. The collisions seemed a bit off, I was sliding off most of the things I should have been able to stand on. I also kept running into other collision blocks on the ground. The lack of mouse cursor made it difficult to aim.
Final thought: It was fun, but could use a little tweaking; nice!