minidavid 2022-10-02 22:51
polished
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD51 → Rockatoo
By adamcyounis
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 17 | 4.12 | 158 | |
| Fun | 30 | 4.02 | 158 | |
| Innovation | 186 | 3.44 | 156 | |
| Theme | 323 | 3.36 | 155 | |
| Graphics | 9 | 4.45 | 158 | |
| Audio | 2 | 4.62 | 157 | |
| Humor | 43 | 3.75 | 153 | |
| Mood | 26 | 4.04 | 152 |
polished
Congratulations Adam, this is a mighty impressive entry
It's got a good feel to it. The music is enjoyable and the art is super cute!
Very fun little game. I enjoyed it, also the art is great.
You've managed to incorporate a "punishing" take on the theme without making me feel like the punishments are just something that had to be coded in. In fact, it feels quite natural to make mistakes like that when trying to perform in front of a crowd.
Incredibly polished and fun. I can't believe you made 3 songs too.
One criticism I have is that it's hard to see the new moves at the top while having to concentrate on the bottom.
Great submission!
Nailing it with the AC/DC tribute! This was fun and a really good length. Obviously the music is a high point here, but the art is great, too.
Heads up that there may be a bug: both times I played, after completing the game and circling back to the main title screen and re-entering the first song, it freezes with the bird head-banging but no song, no crowd movement, and the notes never come.
If I could tweak one thing it would be to not have to move my hand to the mouse to click continue in this otherwise keyboard-controlled game. And that ain't much!
It must be really, really hard to convey any information in a game like this where the player's eyes are so hard-locked on the incoming notes. The bird did a good job of emoting, and the transparent scoring data was nice -- both gave me the hints that something was happening I didn't understand. My first run I thought I should do nothing on the _ beats. My second I thought it didn't matter what I did as long as I did anything. It wasn't until late in run three that I realized what the stuff at the top was up to.
But even when I was a bit clueless about the scoring rules I was having fun. And the game did not punish me for my misunderstandings in any way that interfered with enjoying it.
Nice work on a strong well-rounded compo entry!
Very impressive entry. Classic fun, great graphics and music, and humorous. Great job!
Insane entry! Both fun and pleasing to look at with some amazing tracks :)
Extremely well made :) I'm always very jealous of people who can make music, art and code and you've done all 3 excellently. Had a lot of fun and I wish there were more songs!
Wonderful art and love the little bird sound effect and the music, Might be worth adding an itch.io embedded version or a download as the LD embed cuts off a bit of the screen on certain window sizes/aspect ratios? You don't loose much but given the art is such a big focus in this game it's a bit of a shame to cut a few pixels off the lower right.
Such a well made game!
The game is fun and the graphic is great! Great game :)
Wowowow, Angus rocks! Very creative approach to this theme and amazing execution! Everything is real nice, I'm glad this rythm game is forgiving with the timing and still within reason. It feels natural! Graphics, visual feedback, music, SFX... it's all well done! I spesfically love the fact that he already headbangs when you hover over the 'Play' button, it gets me ready to rock. I had a good time filling in my '_' notes with the left arrow key to make Angus slowly leave my screen haha
I actually didn't even notice that there were things happening on the top part of my screen, until I saw a comment about it. It was a mix of me having to concentrate on the lower part of the screen and the unfortunate LD embed cropping, which almost completely cuts it off. Also sometimes I'd get these notes at the exact same time with the scripted notes, that means I'd have to play two different keys at the exact same time.
But besides that, I'm a big fan of Angus and I'd like to come to his next show so I can get his autograph (￣▽￣*)b
Love the music choice, nice graphics, overall it's simple and clean! The only issue I had is the moves on top are not really noticeable right away. Maybe add move content and release it as a full blown game, I'd play it! Keep it up!
Had a great time playing this. Next to the game itself, which is amazing, there are a lot of nice little touches like the menu bg changing when hovering the start button and the crowd going wild on combo's. If I had to give some feedback it would be that not all important elements were in my field of view. It was hard for me to see the moves I had to sneak in (at the top of the screen) and the moves I had to perform as part of the script (at the bottom). On the other hand, it did add some pressure and difficulty.
Super nice entry, keep up the great work!
This feels so ambitious for the jam, and to come out with something so playable and satisfying is super impressive. The songs were really well judged for the format and I liked that each level was tied in to a location. It was really tricky to look up to the top and see the moves I needed to fit in, but that didn't detract from the enjoyment. Lovely art work as per. Overall - superb.
Catched a bug. On second try just this and no music at all.
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Really love this game. Animations are very smooth and music is dope!
Also I turned your stream while I was creating my game, so thank you for that and thank you for your Youtube videos.
Lots of bird games in this compo. And by a lot, I mean as many as.... two.
The game itself very cool, surprising, with simple animations, but beautifully done graphics. For me, top marks, I don't know what to attach to here, especially since it's a compo.
I've a good time playing this game thanks, The design look amazing, My only issue is that I can't really find the link with the theme and your game. Except that point your game rock !
Great game adam. One thing: it would be cool to see what keys to press somewhere in the game. I just forgot what move is what key when i entered the game :D
Very cool entry! Found it a bit hard to keep the extra moves on the top of the screen in my view and apply them with everything else going on, but that also might as well be the intent here. I like how punchy you made every input feel and I love the poses you created for the bird. They're hilarious, and easy to translate into the desired input! The theme feels a bit shoehorned in, but I guess that's more a fault of the theme, not you. Good job! :)
So much fun! I found the instructions explaining the unplanned moves to be a little confusing, but it was really fun once I got the hang of it.
Had issues loading the HTML version on the ldjam site. Maybe upload to itch and link an alternative html version?
Great entry, nicely polished, with 5/5 music and graphics. Very enjoyable gameplay overall.
- I also found the unplanned moves mechanic a bit confusing at first - It felt like my eyes were running across the screen vertically quite a bit, trying to see the upcoming notes, the unplanned moves, and also to admire the big bird - I found watching the big bird slide across the stage and bust its moves the most exciting, so for myself at least, I think I would've enjoyed an UI that allowed for that more.
Very polished entry. Great music
Very cool game! The music is good, the feedback on the notes is pretty satisfying and the art... always amazing!
This is insanity!!! You managed to squeeze down the amount of work I could do in 3 days into 2!!! I love how everything fits together to make a wonderfully crafted experience; the art, the music, the flipping *character!* It all works for the greater good of the unfortunately short game... (so it's safe to say, I loved it :smile:)
It's awesome that you made different wonderful songs in such a short time! Art style is also cool and it's fun to control a bird to rock! Gameplay is fun and enjoyable too! Great game, well done!
Absolutely stunning. I love how well everything fits together, and even though I am terrible about reading instructions your are for the poses was very clear as to what direction I should be pressing even without reading.
Wow what a fun game! The music was fun, and the animations and art were amazing!
Actually quite fun, catched a bug where if you spam up and right arrows, the character eventually moves out of screen lol.
adam youve done it again
I played it a few times, it was really fun. Love the angry Angus expression.
As soon as I played with the menu I knew I was in for a treat. Adam you did not disappoint! Great entry!
Incredible compo entry, it's so sweet! Grat job on the submission!
This is really great. The mechanics are polished and the graphics look great. A really fun rhythm game. I'm not quite sure about where the ever 10 seconds theme comes in, but aside from that i love this!
It's rock'n roll baby! I didn't immediately understand how to play, but when I understood it stuck in the game!
of course the animation is never disappointing from you! I loved the music you created for different stages. It was a little bit hard to look at other places when I'm focused on hitting the right moves, overlooked the new moves for most of the game. Really cool and polished game still.
So good Adam! The poses for the moves were so nice and i loved using consective lefts or rights to make angus dance across the stage, nice touch. I did find a bug when I tried to replay the game it wouldn't let me unless I refreshed the LD page. As always, beautiful submission :)
The poses are really good telegrafed and fit the assigned keys perfectly. Nice touch with him wandering left and right on the stage. Just a really good looking game in general!
Very impessive game! Beautiful art style, cool music, great animations! I like the game very much!
Loved it, well done. Only complaint is that the top of my screen was cutoff so i couldnt see the misc moves i had to fit in. Although someone has probably already said that. Loved the songs, crazy you did all of it in 48 hours.
your pixel style is really great ! your main mechanic is simple but fun , well done
Awesome game, just found it a bit hard to pay attention to moves indicated on top while keeping up with the dance moves that are indicated in the bottom part of the screen.
Way to knock it our of the park as always Adam!
Enjoyed this one a lot! The soundtrack is amazing. And while the gameplay is not very innovative, it is easy to learn and fun to play. I also dig the art style. My only critique is that it is hard to focus on the upper side of the screen. Hence I failed a lot beceause I missed some moves. But I think if I practice a little bit, it should be doable.
Really enjoyed it. Didn't realize for a while that the symbols at the top were supposed to be what you use for the free beats. Once I picked that up, it all made more sense.
Really enjoyed it! The music, visuals, and polish are amazing! The new moves every ten seconds sometimes appear when there will be no opportunities to use them. Would have loved more exploration with the theme.
It is a masterpiece. No, seriously, a real masterpiece. At least in terms of music, graphics and mood. I give a standing ovation - it's great, fun and exciting
Amazing visuals (as expected) and really catchy music! Very polished and fun game, only issue I had was I had to refresh each time I wanted to play again (playing through a second time didn't load the song for me)
Difficulty ramp between songs felt good, first one was slow enough to get the hang of it, and the final song was manic enough to feel like a challenge to get a good score, needed a few attempts to even get a 3rd star!
Congrats on such a great entry!
The music is the clear highlight here. Well done. I'm still not sure if I understood the unplanned moves bit though. I didn't even notice the move icons displayed on the top before and thought you could just do any move.
Easily one of my favourite games so far. I followed you since LD46, and you always present amazing stuff. I am trying to get a perfect score in each scene ahah.
The pixel art is just breath-taking, the music got me head-banging, and the twist on rythm games was a nice touch.
Love the idea of adding improve to rhythm games (which can often not have a lot of room for expressiveness)
Everything is really well done, art, music, mechanics. I love how you used dance moves instead of arrows.
Fun game! Great music, visuals and polish, glad to have helped with a bug at the end of development :P (no bias though). Highlight was being able to tell what to press from the pose icons, well done.
Really enjoyed the gameplay, but it took me a second to figure out what each of the symbols meant. Might be in part due to the fact that the game was kinda cut off before I full screened it lol, because otherwise a great game.
Your game was awesome, I love the music and art, concept is known but well executed. I had your stream going during most of the jam, you really helped keep me motivated :) Thanks for sharing and thank you for your input on my entry.
Very cool, very polished! The music was great and the graphics spot on. The mechanic is brilliant, but it took me until the third song to figure out how it worked. I was to focused on actually hitting the poses that apeared. Also, it felt like the top of the screen was clipped? At least when playing the embedded version. Anyway, great game. A very impressive compo entry!
So cool! This game is very polished and really fun!
The game feel is "amaSing" Real slick game, wish there were more songs. Love the croud effect nicely done
Hello the game is great gg wp.
Music is great! Character design is on point. If you try to restart after beating the game it breaks fyi.
really perfect ! :metal:
Very strong entry! Had a lot of fun playing this. The best SFX I heard in this jam so far
Interesting mechanic with the poses, adds some good fun to the base rhythm game which is also mighty impressive to have done for a compo game, the rhythm timing is done perfectly! Good job
that was great. I really liked the whole style and drawing in pixel art. It looks great, everything is perfectly recognizable and actually the whole graphics didn't have to work much. It's just drawn well and smart at the same time. The soundtrack absolutely rocks and if I wasn't clumsy I would have enjoyed the game a lot more. But that's more my problem. I enjoyed it anyway
Nice game! The graphics are beautiful, and I love the setting/mood.
The actual gameplay isn't *that* innovative - the blank spaces are kind of like the wide bars in guitar hero. But it's still a lot of fun to play, because it's well executed and nice to look at.
Thanks for making this!
Very nice assets and sounds. The concept is maybe too minimalistic
The graphics, colors and music are excellent. In some way though, the music felt more like a distraction, because I don't think that perfect moves match the beat 100%, but maybe that's intended? However, good job! All your games really have a unique look to them. Looking forward to your next one!
Really cute and fun! Took me a minute but I got it eventually. I don't usually play rhythm games but I would play this one a bunch if it were expanded beyond LD51. Good stuff!
Hey it's like you painted this. Wonderful art style, also wacky character theme. Why a bird? Why rock? We'll never know, but we love it.
I love the art and concept, nice game!
@zubspace if you hit escape during a song, there's a slider to synchronise the timing in case there's latency in the audio on your PC. It's a hidden feature, and I mostly left it that way as the default setting seemed good enough for most users.
What an awesome game, looks polish!! the music also sounds great! check out my jam game!
That's extremely cute cockatoos! I used to have dozens of budgies in the balcony as my pets, the adorable art in your game really made me smile a lot!
Extremely good and addictive, the art is beautiful and the bird is full of character! Great job. Give us more tracks! I stumbled upon the same bug mentioned above and also at some point the bird went off screen to the left. Super great job and especially for a compo.
I loved the art in this game -the poses were perfect! xD The music rocked too!! Awesome job on this! :D
I love these kind of games and the artstyle is just WOW! Very well done! (:
I love rock music!
The positions where dificult for me to recognize at first but it is a pretty good game I like it :D
Best game, sound and graphics are great. The rhythm is nice, I almost feel like I can play the guitar.
Wow this is very cool. The music is just awesome.
This was so good! Always love a good rhythm game but this was something special! The art is really cute and well made! Gameplay feel is really nice and the levels are balanced really well! Love the idea of the empty spots and allowing the player to have fun! Such good work! Music is really nice also! Thank you for making this!
I love rhythm games so this was really cool to see where the art is super nice looking and smooth and the music is sweet. Also felt really good hitting the different "notes" and was fun overall. Nice job!
Simple! But so well accomplished! Impressive soundtrack!
Really cute game, love how it turned out! :D
What could go wrong: Bird / Elvis Pose / Rythm Game --> A gem!
Hey, great game! I love rhythm games, they're one of my favorite genres. The art for this game is stunning, the bird is really cool and really cute at the same time and I love the stylization. The actions were funny and dramatic, and I liked that the symbols for the rhythm game were the actions that the bird then immediately did. Something about that was funny to me. It was neat that you didn't use the default arrow keys, but it still felt really intuitive. The "do anything" spaces were a nice touch too, that was fun and cool!
The music was also fantastic, as was the timing of the beats, and the game felt so responsive. I was surprised at how smooth it got, usually rhythm games let you give your own input lag offset, but I didn't feel I needed one here.
My one real note is that the extra poses that fall from above were hard to see and hard to understand. They were partially cut off on my screen, so I couldn't see them clearly, and I was so focused on where the notes were coming from, I didn't notice them at first and didn't understand why my combo kept breaking. Even once I did notice them, it took me a while to understand what I had to do to hit those notes in time. Maybe a little more information on them in the tutorial would have helped.
Also, I saw someone else already pointed it out, but when you try to replay it, there's no music or notes.
Overall, really great game! It felt really polished and complete and I had a ton of fun playing it! One of my favorites of the jam so far!
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Really awesome work. Love the Australian representation. I didn't realise until the third track that I'm meant to weave the moves from the top of the page into the freeform bits. I couldn't take my eyes off the bottom half of the screen to see what they were though. I wish that they were in a place that was easier to glance at
Fantastic entry. Artwork is charming and competent, and the game plays flawlessly and feels great, especially for a rhythm game which I guess isn't the easiest type of game to implement. Music was good as well (although I feel like it didn't go hard enough). Overall, one of the better entries this jam. Great job!
Pretty good! love the art, and the gameplay and music was nice as well. Game feels and look really polished for a compo
Amazing game! Had so much fun!
The music was mindblowing! Rock on!! Artwork was spectacular, as usual. Overall a superbly polished title.
Creative and fun, with great music. Nice one!
Wow this was excellent and extremely polished, unbelievable job! The art is just phenomenal and the music was unreal too, to do all of that during this short period is crazy. It took me a little bit to understand the bonus moves on the top and that you had to work them in but I got it eventually. Really great job here!
very solid entry for this jam. Everything is so cool, graphics, musics, parrots!
As usual an amazing entry! Songs were great, I really love the whole idea and I kinda wish more rhythm games would also do that wildcard note thing. Overall it's really polished and I had fun!
Great music, and really solid gameplay!
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