Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD51 → Baltic
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 979 | 3.10 | 37 | |
| Fun | 760 | 3.18 | 37 | |
| Innovation | 1055 | 2.71 | 37 | |
| Theme | 1138 | 2.73 | 36 | |
| Graphics | 800 | 3.28 | 37 | |
| Humor | 937 | 2.06 | 34 | |
| Mood | 700 | 3.32 | 36 |
I have tried several for the first a few levels and I have to admit that RUSH IS THE BEST STRAGETY lmao. A little confused about the theme part because it feels like less than 10 secs to be away from capfires? But overall great work!
Pros : - Feels good to play - Input/jumps are really great - Level design - especially the last 2-3 (with the punishment if you try to jump straight to the end without thinking) - Variations of wind noise (with/without cover) - Intuitive controls - Getting cold really feels heavy, which is awesome - Restarting at the current level when you lose is great
Cons / Feedback : - An display of the current level would be great (maybe on the stations instead of "70" ?) - More clarity about the current freeze level would be great (especially when the fires do not bring you back to the minimum, so sometimes I just stayed on them with high hopes) - The left and right arrows are used for the gameplay, but the up/down arrows scroll the web page, which can be confusing - I did not notice the theme during my playthrough (in hindsight I realised it was the timing of enemy spawns), and the timer sound was really loud (I honestly thought it was just a weird and annoying drum ambiance noise). Maybe some variations (with a crescendo) would have made it easier to understand.
Bugs (?) : - There is definitely a bug with the freeze mecanic. I had to restart the game to finish the last level because my starting jump height was too short and would not reset to the default/starting one no matter how many times I failed the level (it was like the starting freeze level was no longer zero anymore). Restarting the game fixed it (but I had to play all the other levels first again). I have no idea when this happened, thought :/ - Sometimes I had a line of white pixels (looking like some kind of blizzard effect) runing throught my screen, sometimes not - but it was very random
This is a great game. The only thing that I have to complain is the stomping sound in the beginning, feels like mu phone is broken.
But other than that, is a great game, feels like a good game to do speed runs.
Simple premise but fun gameplay! Artwork is quite great. The atmosphere's also great and nice effects
Audio and graphics get along with the freezing mood very well! I had fun!
Pacing felt a bit fast, it felt like I jumped over most of the levels. The first 1-2 rounds were also very confusing without sound, but after I turned it on I realized that the enemies were breaking through the door to get to me. Pretty cool platformer though.
Two main flaws: - Movement doesn't feel great for me. Jumping is very frustrating sometimes. It's very important for a platformer to feel good to just move around and this game is not there yet. - Level design isn't too bad, but it requires some polishing for sure.
That said, graphics is really cool and the overall mood is great. I'd like to play a version with improved movement.
I felt the art was solid and I like the concept y'all went with. I found it hard to tell how much I had recovered by the fires, but that's the only complaint I have. Great job!
It's pretty good. Plays well enough, and it restarts you at your current level when you die. So no replaying levels you've already cleared, which is nice. The game didn't respond to my input before the first death, not sure if that's intentional or not, but once it did, it went well. Could do with a bit more visibility on the level of freezing you're enduring, as by the time you start turning blue you're as good as dead. Not bad overall.
Yup, that's exactly what Baltic sea feels, and it's not an exaggeration. I had some troubles playing, game was not retrieving all keyboard presses and pressing spacebar kept scrolling the page down. It might be goo to give the player more hints when he's freezing, and where it's safe (warmer colors around fire?).
The atmosphere is really there. You definitely succeeded in that. And cute graphics. Also I like how the levels start really simple to help you understand the mechanics.
Some things:
- I'm not sure how the campfire works. I thought it would heal my cold state but I see it only pauses it?
- In level 4 or 5, the one that starts with a drop down then a jump over underground water: There's a point in the level where you can continue on the surface but then hit a wall, or go down to an enemy there is no way to avoid. I tried a few times but couldn't get past that. Not sure where to go?
- I was also a bit confused at first with the enemies because since they look like me. I thought they were friendly :)
I really love how jumping mechanic feels, it feels really fun to control the character. Unfortunately there's a bug that that after few restarts your speed decreases at the start on the next play. It made it impossible to beat some levels without restarting the game.
Perfect graphics and atmosphere, but a little boring gameplay. The mechanics of the fires is a bit broken - they warm up quickly, then very slowly (although maybe this is not a bug, but a feature), running away from monsters from time to time can be tiring, and some levels are almost impossible to pass (with each death the character becomes slower up to the fact that can not jump over the pit next to the bunker). Despite everything I really liked the visuals and sound design, pretty cool
Graphics are nice and the cold atmosphere is well made with the snow falling and the wind sound.
Gameplay feels right, and levels are cool. The sound of the enemies trying to enter is a bit loud and becomes annoying, and sadly I think I had some bug with my character being still slow after restarting, so I wasn't able to go further without restarting the game. And a more different sprite for enemies would have been great as they look don't look like danger at first.
Anyway it's overall a pretty good entry quite well polished.
Thanks for all the comments - first obvious common breaking bug is the warmth/cold state of the player on restart level which is meant to return to full to allow you to complete a level - we should fix that first :thumbsup: It wasn't noticed on several initial playthroughs and isn't intentional.
Very atmospheric sound and graphical design! Unfortunattely, i can't win 5 level, too hard.
Good platformer, graphics are nice and the atmosphere is great. I feel like the player is a bit too fast and I would have liked a barrier so you can't accidentally overshoot the finish. I also didn't notice anything happening next to the fires? I guess I didn't cool down but I feel like they should be warming you up as well. So all in all, great graphics and a couple of small things that could be improved, a solid jam game! Good job!
Yeah, I just finished it! Great idea, with nice visual and atmosphere too. Maybe it will be easier to control if the character movement speed is slower.
Nice game - I liked the graphics, it wasn't very complex but it was fun and enjoyable. the menacing winter is a great theme
I used to be fascinated by Antarctica and the way the arctic stations work, so your game concept was close to my heart in some way. I like the theme execution you went with and the gameplay was great, I kept on playing and trying to figure out best strategies for my playthrough. The pixel art is also really cute and the effect of the character changing the color to communicate player's state is an amazing interface design touch. Good job!
The art is really nice, and the movement of the character feels good. It was hard to tell if I was fully recovered when standing next to a fire.