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Starship Kafka

By mooncalf and RollyRollin

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall13962.3320
Fun14021.9421
Innovation13082.4721
Theme12992.8421
Graphics10593.1021
Mood12832.6321

Comments

ralfz 2022-04-06 13:07

Was nice art and the illusion of constantly walking to the left was nice! Though I didnt know what the goal of the game was, there was a score meter though it didnt tell me anything. Nice animations too!

ping78 2022-04-06 14:53

Art is realy nice and infinate hallways are well made.

mmisspelling 2022-04-08 07:31

amogus

don't think I get it. I even waited for the timer to end but it just started counting negatively. Cool stuff with the infinite scrolling illusions though.

mooncalf 2022-04-09 15:16

@mmisspelling The intent was to delay the player inevitably moving on to another game by using design tropes to create expectation that kept them playing longer than was merited since there is really nothing to actually do. It is a bit obtuse as explaining it up front counteracts the design. Perhaps the game over screen should?

Thanks for playing! Sorry if it was a bit trollish.

mmisspelling 2022-04-09 16:45

@mooncalf wow that really puts it into another perspective, pretty smart take on the theme!

alurian 2022-04-09 17:28

That was a bit weird. Nice one.

mickxe 2022-04-09 18:53

Definitely Kafka-esque! You could probably have pushed it further and made it weirder. :D

mickxe 2022-04-09 18:53

(website duplicated my message above for some reason)

wizard 2022-04-09 19:08

Very interesting take on the theme. looked great and played smooth as butter. Well done.

sacredbacon 2022-04-09 19:31

Very fast paced, I like the infinite falling level design.

peter-sc 2022-04-09 19:45

The infinite hallways are a really cool effect.

drumgadget-433 2022-04-09 21:56

This is a fresh interpretation on the theme, and a neat reference! I certainly fell into the trap of waiting for the timer after exploring a while. The art was nice and clean, too.

slecornu 2022-04-10 16:34

Really interesting to make a Kafkaesque game. I will take inspiration from this, great job!

jozgames 2022-04-10 22:43

Acho que a câmera está muito perto do personagem, não da pra ver o que tem ao redor.

ciaranw 2022-04-10 22:55

I like the graphics, and I definitely fell for the infinite levels.. your comment put it into perspective, nice 😂. Some sound/music would have been a good addition, and I think the platforming could do with a bit of tweaking to make it feel more responsive. Nice entry!

zimny11 2022-04-11 18:10

After reading the comments, from expression of nice, simple platformer, I change my mind about this game to: awesome concept for a game! The "Arrival in" timer is just evil :P Only sound effects and music are missing. Great idea for a "game" :)

jhandsy 2022-04-14 01:28

Haha pretty troll-y! The art is really nice. I wish the camera caught more of the screen at once, though. I know the platforming wasn't really that important, but the tight camera angle made it pretty hard to enjoy jumping around.