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Just a cog in the machine?
Just a cog in the machine?
By erkberg
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| Category | Rank | Score | Count |
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| Overall | 157 | 3.66 | 20 | |
| Fun | 310 | 2.97 | 20 | |
| Innovation | 143 | 3.52 | 20 | |
| Theme | 160 | 3.97 | 20 | |
| Graphics | 143 | 3.78 | 21 | |
| Audio | 58 | 3.83 | 20 | |
| Humor | 222 | 2.76 | 19 | |
| Mood | 40 | 4.00 | 20 | |
Comments
Very nice game! I really liked the graphics, and the mood great too. All the animations were incredibly smooth as well. I also enjoyed the pacing of the game, and the last section was quite unexpected. However, it took me way too long to understand what to do in it - I kept trying to drop the creatures, press on the pink circle, press on the yellow button while holding nothing/an egg/a creature, and so on - but maybe I'm just stupid. Also, the ability to stack multiple creatures/eggs was incredibly useful, but I only found it in the very end of the game by accident. Still, I quite enjoyed it. As for your questions: - The performance was perfect for me - I played with a mouse - I only found two
Anyway, great game!
It runs fine on my PC, I played with keyboard, I didn't found nothing special
No performance issues on my low end PC. Loved the game I thought the atmosphere was very strange (that's good).
nazorus
2023-05-07 17:07
That was fun, I liked the graphics and the atmosphere, sound design was good too. Didn't expect to see a rhythm game at Ludum Dare!
Here's the theme interpretations I found: - Deliver eggs and creatures as in moving them from A to B - Deliver a show (music part) - Deliver creatures as in set them free - Deliver as in help give birth
Good job on making this cool entry, especially as a Compo game!
This whole thing felt like my jam.
Great game really cool atmosphere - music and lighting really set the mood. I'm a sucker for anything neon-drenched. Loved the story. I really like exploring, and there was great variety in the game play (got to jam out a few times that was nice).
Made me feel kind of mean until I got to the end.
kierogi
2023-05-10 10:49
The narrative carries this a long way. I liked the mixed mechanics though I think I went out of sequence. Only issues were some minor bugs when carrying multiple objects and maybe a lack of feedback when I couldn't refill a space or where to fill a space from.
Pretty cool experience.
A strange game with an astonishing visual - something minimalist but pretty too. At start, the delivery work seems really quiet, but finally it becomes quickly harder than I supposed. The ethereal background music increases our space perception - a good key. The main mechanics are clever - and we have to discover some new features by ourself. It was an interesting experience. Thank you for this entry. I wish you the best ++
jezzamon
2023-05-14 16:34
Performance was slow on my mac running bootcamp. Is there a way to get to the graphics settings?
I set them all free with music! Take that, establishment! The game has a very dystopian feel to it. With a minimalistic music, dark surroundings only punched by the spots of light - a very atmospheric and quite engaging world building. I liked the fact that you didn't hold the player's hand and left me to discover things in the world on my own. I don't particularly like the guitar-hero type of gameplay, but I managed to pass those and rage against the machine :smiley_cat:
Very nice compo. Feels like a complete, polished experience.
aile
2023-05-14 21:41
What a great entry! As others mentioned, it felt nice to explore and figure things out by myself. Always great to see original music, and with rhythm game elements nonetheless!
The spawning rows of empty cages and the overseer-sorta voice telling you not to go outside the bounds was spot on. The third music challenge felt difficult, but to my surprise i completed it anyway. Sometimes the creatures got a little stuck with their animations, when standing within the music areas.
One of the few entries that asks what's the meaning of all these deliveries and invites you to make a stand against the very theme itself - very meta -)
Overall a great game! The mouse sensitivity was too high by default and made it difficult for me to play but I'm glad to have worked throught it and played it to the end :)
knatt
2023-05-15 22:27
Great submission, congratulations! The music sets a good tone. It took me a minute to realize there's more to the level than the hatchery. Great stuff :)
Strange atmosphere, but anyway, a good entry. If you'll continue to work on it, it can become a good big game!