FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD54 → Next Station

Next Station

By vinicius-veronese, kenjimarcio and Junki

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3673.7827
Fun3633.6827
Innovation2123.8227
Theme304.5528
Graphics1784.2528
Audio1153.9726
Humor2133.6627
Mood4653.6426

Comments

ascenial 2023-10-02 23:33

amazing game! I really like the look and the audio, I felt like sometimes it didn't like to let me let go of the characters but overall it is fun.

matt-swieboda 2023-10-02 23:39

cool idea, really fun, great graphics, sounds, and music!

I got `043`!

I will say I didn't have to do much rotating, but with more complex and bigger pieces, I could see how that would be required.

Overall good job on the game!

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thierry 2023-10-02 23:40

I liked the comfy atmosphere and the overall feeling of the games. It also looks very polished for such a short time. Well done!

wook 2023-10-02 23:44

really fun game. I felt like the shapes were a little too small to be challenging and the ability to place people on top of other people also took away from the challenge but overall really good idea, I really liked the graphics and sound design!

teamldm 2023-10-03 00:39

Took me a couple tries of frustration to realize that I'm supposed to click once to select and click again to let go. I was trying to drag them in which wasn't working as expected.

A great little concept, but it is a bit hard to read the shape placement. Selecting the shapes already placed in the train was also a bit hit or miss.

I did a 3D game using Godot 4 as well. Give it a try! 💖

im-not-a-robot 2023-10-03 14:47

Very cool idea :)

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I tried drag'n'drop in the beginning and I though it was just buggy until I realized you click once to pickup and once to set down. As others have said it maybe was a little too easy to fit people in there, so maybe the train could be made much smaller.

With that in mind, the game has a lot going for it. The music is relaxing and feels like something that could play in a waiting area at the trainstation, haha. Graphics are simple, but that is just so fitting for the little blockpeople!

Overall I enjoyed the concept and would like to see the game again after some balancing - this could be a nice realxing puzzle game :3

I hope you enjoyed the jam and maybe you can give my game a try, if you like :)

papus-games 2023-10-03 16:10

Nice implementation of the theme! You accomplished a lot in 3 days. Good graphics, gameplay, music and sounds

anton4ik-dev 2023-10-03 17:31

Funny, stylish, simple. Great job!

gerardufoin 2023-10-03 18:42

We almost went with the same idea about a metro and colored shape to fit in at a station!

Obviously like this idea ;) The graphics are quite nice, I loved the little ads about the Ludum Dare in the back.

I struggled a bit with the controls, sometimes the pieces are getting picked up right after placing them down. I feel like drag&dropping might have been easier and more instinctive.

Ideally I think the metro should be on the smaller side, I did not feel like I was struggling to fit people in, I was just limited by my APM. A smaller metro would probably highlight more the intricacies of the different shapes.

Good job overall!

byzilio 2023-10-03 20:55

AMAZING!

adamsmccall 2023-10-03 23:11

This is a really cool idea ! I would have loved an endless mode with more and more difficult wagons.

mael-rios 2023-10-04 06:44

Really fun and well coded game!

chybby 2023-10-04 11:02

Really cute graphics and art style! Loved the design of the passengers and the train.

Would have been good to add an incentive to choose a passenger other than the smallest one. Around half the time I would immediately pick up a passenger I had just put down which was annoying.

xindil 2023-10-04 19:23

Love the idea overall, very interesting interpretation of the theme, as someone from a city with a crazy public transit scene I can totally relate lol. Honestly for a team of three you guys did a great job in 72 hours!

animatrix1490 2023-10-05 01:35

Impressed with this one, especially the music. It was tricky but satisfying to try and fit as many people as possible. I almost wished I had more time because I would try and fit the little one-block guys in every nook and cranny and I wanted to see if I could just fill the entire car. Tip to anyone trying to play this: don't maximize it, it'll mess up the UI.

bobbie 2023-10-05 02:35

the game seems to be bugged on high refresh rates - I initially tried to play with a 165Hz monitor, but the grabbing was sticky and it took a few tries to properly release people. once I switched the monitor to 60Hz, everything worked perfectly

other than that, it's a very fun game! i love the background track, and stacking everybody into the little railcar is very satisfying

kuchinashi 2023-10-05 03:56

Interesting implementation of the theme! I still have much more space to fill people when time runs up, so it might not be so emphasized that how to properly arranging passangers in a limited space. I think one way to emphasize it is to make sure everyone should only stand on the ground. Although I like stacking them high XD

Oh and also, great art style!

wisstopher 2023-10-15 20:25

Interesting entry, well presented and feels polished. Great jam!

victor-morozan 2023-10-21 17:39

amazing