melektaus 2022-04-04 22:32
Solid entry, good job. That's an interesting visual programming language you're using :slight_smile:
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD50 → Battery Buisness
By smoofy
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1148 | 3.11 | 23 | |
| Fun | 873 | 3.21 | 23 | |
| Innovation | 1110 | 2.81 | 23 | |
| Theme | 740 | 3.61 | 23 | |
| Graphics | 1000 | 3.23 | 23 | |
| Humor | 909 | 2.57 | 21 | |
| Mood | 1190 | 2.92 | 22 |
Solid entry, good job. That's an interesting visual programming language you're using :slight_smile:
@melektaus thanks :D
Hey buddy, I see this is your first Jam game here, so congratulations on making it!
This is actually a solid good time. I really like the art, it's so simple, yet so clean. I would only remove the outline from the bolt signs in order to blend them with the rest of the style.
The gameplay loop is really solid for something done in Scratch. You managed to scope well and do the game in time, so well done1
One pro tip for future jams and games you publish publicly overall: Try not using assets like songs or graphics from elsewhere, it might ruffle some feathers because of many legal reasons. If you don't manage to make your own, at least try to find ones that are free to use. For music and sound effects I'd recommend https://freesound.org/, it's got the vast amount of sounds and some music samples free to use for your project and for the graphics (and generally everything) you can find many asset packs on https://itch.io/game-assets .
Overall, well done. Keep on making games!
It may be a basic game, but it works. I've never seen an entry made in Scratch before, which makes this quite an interesting experience for me. Though I do share @sodoj's sentiment about asset usage. Good on you for opting out of the audio category!
It's not easy to make a game that fits the theme in such a short timespan, and it's always impressive when someone so young manages to submit an entry. You did a good job!
Hey dude, super cool project! Congrats on your first Ludum Dare, I'm impressed you managed to create a fun gameplay loop in scratch! You definitely have a bright future in game development if you stick with it over the next few years, and it's always exciting to look back at what you've made!
I'm 18 and have been making games since I was about your age, here's some of my best tips: - **Start learning how to code in game engines as soon as you can,** it might seem scary but it's definitely worth it. I use Unity engine for my games, but I'd recommend you start with GameMaker Studio. Follow some tutorials on YouTube (I learnt GameMaker from Shaun Spalding www.youtube.com/c/ShaunSpalding) and maybe try recreate some games you've already made in scratch with code! - **Don't delete any of your old games.** You might one day look back at some of your games and think they're cringe or bad and feel like deleting them. Don't! Every game developer starts somewhere and it's always fun to explore the experiments you made when learning game dev. For example, here's my first ever game I made in GameMaker: Capture.PNG When I compare it with some of the images from my newer games, I see how far I've come and that makes Game Dev really worth it.
My final advice is to have fun, you're young and already a very talented developer. I wished my games looked as good as this at the age of 12. Hope some of this helps you in your game dev journey and I hope to see your next game in Ludum Dare 51! :smile:
@sodoj thanks. i did want to make some music, but the problem is i had school that day, but the game felt empty without it. i knew undertale music is ok, i've seen it in several youtube vids, but given the choice, i would make my own soundtrack. thanks for the feedback :D
@ronanrory thanks, that actually means a lot :), and i'll be sure to make some songs next time
@cakts thanks. i currently have unity downloaded, and with time, that will be my main platform. for now, scratch is it for me, but side note, i have made some game prototypes before, so i'm not out of the blue in game dev. i'm glad you enjoyed, and thanks for all the tips. i'll definetly use them :D
Nice little simple game. The main thing I liked about it was that it was super easy to understand how to play right away. No explanation needed, just open it up and get going. I'm starting to realize how valuable that is, especially in a game jam.
@jordantanner i mean that was unintentional, but hey, it's not an accident, its a feature. thanks for the feedback :D
Nice entry. Pretty easy to understand. Good job
Making complete games in Scratch is surprisingly difficult, I'm impressed with what you've made here! Like others are saying, definitely check out another engine for your (bright) future jams! I would recommend Unity, though some find GameMaker to be easier to pickup.
Very simple game that works well, overall. Considering this is your first game jam, and the fact you made this in 6 hours, it is solid. The graphics are visually pleasing, and they are simple enough to where they don't effect gameplay in any negative way. The gameplay loop is simple enough and nothing crazy, but it works well enough. It's especially impressive given this is Scratch, which is quite limiting.
I do share the sentiment of others about the usage of audio, since in this business it can get you in a *lot* of trouble due to stuff having copyright protection (though I imagine if Toby Fox came across this, he wouldn't mind too much considering this is your first time and you do source his work). However, for future jams, you can find a lot of [free](https://www.free-stock-music.com/) [audio](https://freesound.org/home/tosacceptance/) [online](https://incompetech.com/). Be sure for look for the licenses on them, or if you can't find any, check to see if the website has an FAQ section that talks about what you can do with stuff from the site and what they ask for in return (some creators/sites ask for credit in the game, for example). The safest license for anything (audio/music included) is CC0, or Creative Commons 0, which is a license that makes them effectively public domain. They are safe to use for whatever without any strings attached, but its still nice to give credit to the person who originally made it.
Overall, good job. Considering it sounds like you'll be moving on to another (more liberating) game engine at some point, it'll be interesting to see what you make next.
Good job! Playing the game is quite fun. The graphics fit very well into the rest of the game. Sometimes the bolts spawn in or very near to the robot, so you can't evade them. Maybe you could improve by only spawning blots with some distance to the player. I also used Scratch to make games a couple of years ago. Nice to see someone using it to make jam entries!
@simba yeah unity is what i'm aiming for, but i could try game maker
@proxy-games thanks for the nice, long thought-out feedback. i really appreciate it :D i had school that day of the end of the jam, and i was in a bit of a predicament, so toby fox's music was the best I could do at the time, not knowing about all those free sound/music websites. that's why i opted out of audio, as that was all from external sources. thanks for the feedback, and i hope bitboy does well in scoring :D
@sinus yeah, i didn't really have time to fix that, but, with the entire playing field, i doubted it would happen often. the graphics, personally, i don't really like, as they were rushed, and i would have loved to add animation, but you can't win 'em all i guess :) i hope you enjoyed, thanks for the feedback :D
Great game! Haven't seen too many Scratch entries before but I really enjoyed the simple gameplay loop and thought it fit quite well with the theme. Keep going this way and you definitely have a bright future in game development :D Good job!
@arihan10 thanks :D
Nice complete game for only a couple of hours of coding. Simple and clear gameplay and graphics. You could see straight away what is happening.
Only thing I would have liked to see is some score or "you kept robot alive X seconds" on the end screen so I would know how good I have played.
Good work, scratch is a good starting point in coding. You managed your time well and did not run out of it. Next time maybe try something bigger :slight_smile:
(by then you might have even started learning a new engine)
@tomssuli thanks. i was thinking of a score counter, but that meant a tutorial, and a 20-min tutorial on scratch takes me about 2 hrs but next time, i'll add scoring. thanks for the feedback, glad to see people enjoy my game (i'm currently trying to get into unity)
Great entry, especially impressive for a game made in Scratch! Much better than my first game. It can be difficult to scope game jam games, and you pulled it off!
When you're ready to learn a new engine, check out Godot! That said, what is really important is finding an engine that works for you so you can focus on making games- I wasted much of my game development youth struggling to learn the latest and greatest game engine instead of actually making games.
@jelch thanks for the feedback. personally, i'm going to switch to unity, as they have much more resources, but if i one day try godot, and like it, i'll use that instead. thanks :D
Congratulation on your first game and welcome to the Ludum Dare community! Nice game! This is a solid game loop, especially for the first time. Great job.
Really fun game. Enjoyed the fact you varied it up with 2 different game modes! I have worked with scratch before so I am impressed with what you managed here! Fair play. Wishing you the best of luck in the future!
@zimny11 and @dannyk1994 thanks a lot :)