Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD55 → Sorcerer's Steps
By lambbones
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 311 | 2.90 | 22 | |
| Fun | 281 | 2.92 | 23 | |
| Innovation | 295 | 2.83 | 23 | |
| Theme | 271 | 3.09 | 23 | |
| Graphics | 311 | 2.66 | 23 | |
| Audio | 243 | 2.70 | 22 | |
| Humor | 219 | 2.60 | 22 | |
| Mood | 292 | 2.76 | 23 |
The core gameplay is really awesome! The platforming felt really tight and conceptually it's really unique for the theme. Sometimes the enemies could be hard to detect since you're mostly always looking down, but overall this was a fun time!
Being able to summon platforms directly below made it feel a little too easy, but the movement felt pretty good. I definitely would've preferred a bit larger FOV so I can see more of whats going on.
This was pretty fun to play! Though, the lack of textures and lighting made depth perception made it a little difficult. I also realized that the colliders for the platforms appear immediately so they are invisible. I thought the physics felt a little weird because of it. But fighting off the pestering crows was pretty fun!
I think your core gameplay loop is really good. It seems like you could also do more with the verticality in your levels since the platforms seem to be determined by the players vertical position, so maybe you could create platforms and levels tailored to that feature as well, it would be cool to see what the game might look like with an expanded arsenal of spells too.
Hah I love the pixely hands, it reminds me of early FPS games. I also agree that it's a bit easy being able to just summon a platform below me.
Overall good submission. The gameplay was easy to understand but could use some more variety.
(Art style for the hands was neat!)
Very good game, it's difficult to see where is the platform will be invocate and I hate this bird ! The idea is very innovative and in the theme, and the graphics is fine.
Really cool, love the acapella sound effects and first person hands. Overall was really fun though the sensitivity was a bit high for my preference. Great job! :smile:
Nice submission, the sigh whenever you fall off is priceless. I forgot at first that you could shoot, so I had a bit of trouble getting across while being knocked around by a dozen ravens at once :)
Love the look of the first person pixel hands. It takes me back to a simpler time when games... had pixelated hands...
Anyway, sweet submission! Fun sounds! :D
I am really bad at this game, and I was never near getting through the first level. But the idea is fun, and I liked the visuals and voice acting. Well done.
DAMNYOU BATS!!!
Fun sounds, and hand-art. Definitely did NOT find the game too easy, but maybe I was playing too timidly. The bats were a little difficult to spatially locate at times, but the fact that they had a really clear sound effect was really really helpful.
I was not able to complete the game, I played a while but eventually just lost heart. Those darn bats got me good.
Good game, but it would help if the mouse disappeared while playing. It would improve aiming, as in my experience, the camera couldn't keep up with the mouse movement.
3 runs, 3:16 as my best time ^^
I like how I immediately react to the incoming threat once their sound begins, though in the last level the birds sometime pushed me before I even heard something Fortunately your projectiles fly far enough that you can snipe them shortly after you notice them, if your aim is good enough
One trouble I have is seeing how far away the pillars will actually appear in the world ^^' But I'm also bad at it in the real world ^^ And placing a pillar underneath you so you don't fall to your death is a good feeling :D Though in a speedrun type game probably not always the best move to make, as the climb back up takes a while ^^'
While it's true that the instantaneous appearance of the pillar's collider allows placement below your feet while in the air much easier, in my last run I have also wondered: What would a speedrun in its current version look like?
Sure, the bats/birds may push you off your pillar, but a great player could surely use them to get even more of a forward boost, all while making perfect pillar placements just at the right time and height!
All in all one of my favourites in this event! :)
I loved the gameplay it was a bit buggy but still amazing, keep it up, good job!
Glad I pushed through until the blue level, it was nice. A bit hard to grasp the feel of the controls at first but I liked it a lot. I'm fond of the hands made with a photo and homemade voice clips. It's the kind of atmosphere I like to see in this jam.
This game's graphics strongly remind me of 'Rise of the Triad'! The pixelated hands look very similar. Creating an FPS game in less than 48 hours by oneself is no easy feat! My suggestion is to make the first level a bit less challenging to allow players to get accustomed to the mechanics. Apart from this minor detail, my sincerest congratulations on an excellent first participation in Ludum Dare! Great game!