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Call Of The Kraken for Playdate

By punisherxa, aguahervida and

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3.505
Fun3.256
Innovation4.006
Theme3.907
Graphics4.338
Audio3.376
Humor2.376
Mood3.507

Comments

pigeonic 2024-04-16 14:27

hi, how do you install this? I tried opening the folder but I don't see any executable.

josion 2024-04-16 18:56

Love the color palette. Might recommend mentioning it's a Playdate console game in the description or title though :)

themaskedman 2024-04-16 19:20

Would love to play, but can't figure out how to run it. :C

2024-04-16 19:37

Hi all! Yes, should've made it more obvious that it is a Playdate game. :sweat_smile: I just modified the description to make it more explicit.

Each of us in the team recently got a Playdate, so we thought it would be fun to make a PD game for this jam.

aysa 2024-04-16 19:50

Unfortunately, I couldn't play this game. Apparently the game does not fit my computer system.

thekatmol 2024-04-16 20:08

This looks really cool, but i can't find any program files that end in .exe :/

jrevel 2024-04-17 09:40

Oh I want to play this, it looks so cool ! Making a playdate game in a jam is really cool, I wish I had one ;( Is there an emulator simple to install to try it anyways ?

monika 2024-04-17 20:23

Another PlayDate game! Can I add you to my list of uncommon hardware games to make it easier for people to find you? (edit: Not sure when you'll see this so I'll add you and if you wish to be removed, let me know.)

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/i-am-a-wizard-and-my-shoulder-hurts/uncommon-hardware-unusual-setup-games-list

Also I know this isn't Pulp so you can't use the Pulp webplayer, but you might want to include instructions on getting the emulator from the PlayDate Website so people without a PlayDate can try it.

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Looks great on device. 1 bit is hard to work with but things are mostly clear and all look good.

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One question I had about the art - when I hit ships, they seem to change sprites, but not to damaged versions of the same ships, but to smaller different ships. Were these intended to be the same ship? Was this just a time crunch problem?

Not entirely clear how much I am supposed to crank. Cranking constantly wasn't ergonomic so I tried cranking just under ships. The whirlpool graphic seems to speed up when I crank. Is it possible to crank it up and then chase ships without cranking?

hamsel 2024-04-18 13:19

I downloaded the simulator and had a go! It was pretty interesting! At first I was trying to move and crank with only the mouse and it was impossible to play, but then I realized I could use the keyboard arrow keys to play too. I'm sure it would feel much better on the playdate though. Can you "win"? Or are you just getting the best score you can?