hilkojj 2022-04-05 19:58
I like how -when the lava is outside of the screen- the glow of the lava communicates to the player that it is nearing.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD50 → Volcano Life
By lukasdonkers, , and
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.42 | 9 | ||
| Fun | 3.35 | 9 | ||
| Innovation | 3.00 | 9 | ||
| Theme | 4.14 | 9 | ||
| Graphics | 3.31 | 10 | ||
| Audio | 3.85 | 9 | ||
| Humor | 3.35 | 9 | ||
| Mood | 3.21 | 9 |
I like how -when the lava is outside of the screen- the glow of the lava communicates to the player that it is nearing.
This is a fun game, I actually felt compelled to play it a bunch of times. RIP Billy. The motion is smooth, and the music is lively. I feel like it would be better if the lava pauses while you are shopping, otherwise there's no time to appreciate the items in the shops. I've no idea what I am buying, only briefly looking at the stats, I think I've seen a BBQ?
I really liked the music & visual, it was really fun to play(died a few times lol feeling stable and healthy surrounded by folks😂
I like how animated the player is when moving around, especially the trail they leave behind. The controls ARE a tad bit awkward, with having to press X to interact with people, then suddenly needing to use the mouse for upgrades.
The upgrades in general don't seem to help much when they aren't the dash ability, and with it shopping happening in real-time, I think the upgrades should've been more clear-cut. Like what @rinta says, you're kind of in a hurry to get something and go out; I feel items should better communicate what they increase/decrease, presenting items in a row with their stat changes listed below, for example.
The music's pretty good, and the sound effects are nice as well, though the player landing sound can get a little excited at times. I know that implementing slope physics isn't fun at all, particularly going DOWN slopes, so I get why this happens. But I digress; the point is: the NPC sounds are amazing and that's a FACT. Specifically the dogs.
The graphics are nothing special, though the animation's great as I've already said. I do really like the aesthetic of the rooms you enter, that recover your health while in them. Very mystical.... though I'm not so sure what's stopping the lava from pouring in there? That's just an observation however.
I feel some of the precision-platforming bits are ill-fitting, given that you get SLOWER as you proceed to drain health. Eventually you just can NOT get past those sections as a result!
I'm also not a fan of how after the time limit expires, you're just killed with no way to prevent it. The theme, the "inevitable" doesn't NEED to be a bad thing for the player necessarily. The lava rising is good enough, the player's goal can still be pretty independent from the "inevitable"
Apart from that, this is a very sweet game with a seriously unique premise. It's sad to see such a good entry be at such critical Danger levels, you all did such a great job. Though perhaps you didn't play many other entries, and thus a low Coolness score. I don't know if that's what happened, maybe you DID play plenty of entries yet didn't tell people about your game.
By this point, I'm just starting to speculate; you all did a great job, and it sucks to see such an entry fall by the wayside. Hopefully you all had a great time regardless.
My greatest time was 3:02
Interesting game! There is a nice variety of things to do considering you're fleeing from lava. The music is catchy too. As someone else mentioned, the game should pause while shopping. I would also really suggest being able to close the chat window without having to click. The controls are all keyboard otherwise, making it feel like a cheap shot when the lava gets you after talking to someone. Still, overall it's a fun game for a jam. Nice job!
I like the story idea, feel related. it's pretty cute. I'm bad at action game, I fell in the lava many times at 00:10... hope it could be easier so I could experience the more social stories and other features in your game.