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Aerial Odyssey

By maximbegunov, tvorojok and alekhoz

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall434.2638
Fun524.1938
Innovation324.2738
Theme184.5538
Graphics1154.4439
Audio2123.8536
Humor8542.6534
Mood2313.9737

Comments

twowolf 2023-05-02 05:56

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GG. With sheer luck and no windmills.

I think you can benefit from a reset button.

tvorojok 2023-05-02 06:11

@twowolf amazing! Reset button for what?)

tvorojok 2023-05-02 06:18

@twowolf if you mean reset level, that we have this button in the upper left corner

twowolf 2023-05-02 09:53

Oops.. sorry, I missed that. Loved the game btw.

alex-chertilin 2023-05-02 12:15

Such much

tvorojok 2023-05-02 12:19

@alex-chertilin much of what?)

bezedh 2023-05-02 12:21

Really like the art direction here !

foraland 2023-05-02 12:55

innovative and challenging!

weirdbitgames 2023-05-02 14:55

You shoulda seen my face when I was presented with that wall of information as you start the game! I got the hang of it pretty quickly though. I really like the artwork, especially the ship you control! The music was very chill and fitting too!

zephyr19 2023-05-02 15:26

Most complex and strategic game I've play so far! So amazing!

perryseity 2023-05-02 16:37

Took me a bit to figure out how it works. I really love the colors and art used, and that they're consistent in the sky/clouds and the menus!

5odrek 2023-05-02 17:00

Nice concept overall and clean execution :) I really got into it, good job!

aplovestudio 2023-05-02 17:03

super cute, love the art style!! was a bit confused at first but enjoyed playing!

tvyas 2023-05-02 20:03

OOOF, The art style is gorgeous and the depth you've achieved in 72 hours is pretty awesome! Really detailed strategy game. There are a few balance issues but can't hold that against you given the time frame.

thunderchief 2023-05-02 20:14

Incredible game ! I also was "puzzled" by all the infos at the start but it is quite fast to figure out in the end ! The principle seem simple but all you can do with it is amazing ! Great entry !

hwaet 2023-05-02 20:18

Great game! The graphics and sound are awesome. The mechanics feel really good. As someone already said, the how-to screen is a wall of text. Maybe break it up into a screen for each of the sections? Overall it's a really fun game. Congrats!

marcodeevil 2023-05-02 20:20

Really cool, despite it being quite a complex game I was able to grasp it easily. Loved the graphics. Solid entry. Congrats to you!

denka 2023-05-02 20:46

Игра очеень классная, меня затянуло. Ребята молодцы!!! 🤗

jeremy-ryan 2023-05-02 20:48

Neat entry!

First of all, the title art and visual direction were very good. I was reminded a little bit of [Townseek](https://whalesandgames.itch.io/townseek) by Whales and Games. The info dump at the beginning was a little overwhelming but once you jump into the game it's not actually all that complicated and was easy to pick up.

The routing mechanic was really interesting and led to some fun puzzles and tradeoffs for picking the optimal route. I liked that you could only make one "turn" rather than more complicated paths, and that you had the option to build fans if you got stuck. As time went on, there were more obstacles and higher costs so it naturally grew more difficult.

I drew a pixel art version of the airship and added it to the fan art compilation on [my profile](https://whalesandgames.itch.io/townseek). It was a little tricky to figure out how to add cat ears to this one. :cat:

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Well done for 72 hours, and good luck during the rest of play and rate!

tvorojok 2023-05-03 05:21

@jeremy-ryan thx so mcuh! your art so cute!

naive-games 2023-05-03 14:49

Amazing game combining the factory building and puzzle. The game looks incredible too!

feyd-rautha 2023-05-03 17:04

Um, this is a LOT of fun for such a simple game. Really makes you think through and plan your moves in order to do well. Super easy to play but have to really stop and think through things to do well. Really makes you want to keep playing till you get them all. Great art style too! I think you could polish up the success and failure of delivery to make the end of a contract more meaningful and flashy. The sounds for those are also almost imperceptible. Other than that, I love it.

kuviman 2023-05-03 17:12

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spacemyname 2023-05-03 17:41

Found your game through a stream. Had fun playing, very cool idea! :)

sillyman987 2023-05-04 16:10

Really nice! I love the graphics and the way that you have to navigate between obstacles!

svenerik 2023-05-04 17:34

Can't imagine how you made it in this timeframe, but glad you did, it's a wonderful game and right up my alley. Stands quite out too due to this genre not used that much here. Also really digged the aesthetics of it, very well done and coherent all the way. Great work!

koos 2023-05-04 17:51

One of the most polished games I played so far, looks (and plays) incredible!

alyssa-sanden 2023-05-05 00:34

This is one of my favourite games I've played, what an absolute pleasure, with great puzzles and fun mechanics! The art is so pretty, overall great job!!

kilthorne 2023-05-05 03:51

Very fun... But where are the airship pirates!?

danyclockworker 2023-05-05 12:32

Nice game!

gurtek 2023-05-06 07:29

After several attempts, I managed to complete 19 contracts ^^. There are times when you have to be very precise about the next action and the slightest gap results in the loss of the contract. I think a system where you choose your route and then validate the move would avoid this kind of problem (in case you do a post jam version). Anyway, congratulations on your work, the game is excellent!

tvorojok 2023-05-06 11:33

@gurtek this is good option, We thought about adding it ourselves in the future

euler-moises 2023-05-06 16:00

One of the most original games I've seen on this Ludum. A very simple idea, but very functional. I saved to play more! My kids loved it!

Congratulations!

milkyjoe73 2023-05-07 08:20

Graphics style very simplistic but pretty. Overall had allot of fun with this one, good job!

hotaloca 2023-05-07 08:55

The best entry I have played so far in this jam! This is super nice work. I really liked the gameplay mechanics, and how you need to make sure in each round you mine as much as you can and stock up, because if you visit a mine relatively frequent thats better than leaving it alone. The storm clouds were also nice, plus the wind modifiers so you can enable more items to be picked up. The graphics and audio fit perfectly the mood of such a chill puzzler. Big congratulations, this is a super nice game!

jhax 2023-05-08 14:49

Really cool puzzle mechanics, takes a lot of figuring out. Very nicely put together overall!

williamsoares 2023-05-10 20:39

Excellent game. Hope you are still working on balancing it

crazyrems 2023-05-10 20:55

It was very interesting and captivating. Great design, nice graphics and audio, it is in my top games list of this year.

tvorojok 2023-05-11 06:21

@williamsoares Thanks! What do you think you need to change in the design?

kami-amiga 2023-05-14 08:25

Nice graphics and audio and fun to play. Well done :)