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Cthu Don't Want To Go!

By potahto, DoerOfThings, Caltician, Sablesword, jreverseven and fireflanger

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall864.1325
Fun354.2625
Innovation394.1925
Theme1454.2325
Graphics3104.0825
Humor734.1025
Mood3913.7825

Comments

ghosttori 2024-04-16 00:18

I love the game so much. It is very cute and a fun idea. I wish it were full screen though!

bender-biber 2024-04-16 00:23

The side had problems rendering the game in the correct resolution. The main Screen was only in a tiny frame in the middle while other UI Elements were kind of "Fullscreen".

I did not really understood what i was supposed to do and the game ended without any feedback why.

The graphics seemed to be quite nice. And the movement itself was fun. I really liked the way cthu was moving.

potahto 2024-04-16 00:24

Thanks, GhostTori!

alxje 2024-04-16 00:28

The idea is really cool, and the illustration are cute and consistent. Great work.

potahto 2024-04-16 00:30

Thanks Bender Biber and AIxJe!

two1san 2024-04-16 01:02

Cool concept, i'm wondering, did you use the unity physics engine?

comigor 2024-04-16 01:03

I love it! Cute, simple, humorous and right on theme! There were a few bugs, though.

rob6566 2024-04-16 01:06

Love this game! I liked the art and music and the concept made me chuckle. The different gravity on the bigger portal was nice. The best strategy seemed to be to just stick to a wall until a portal came close - it'd improve gameplay if there was a secondary objective (maybe some powerups to chase). Nice work!

potahto 2024-04-16 01:09

Two1San — Godot! With some tweaks.

Comigor — yes for sure! did you get the TwoThulu bug?

Rob6566 — yeah! Also I think if we had more time we'd tweak it to make it easier to fling objects into portals and add more feedback to show that when you do, they move away or die. Powerups + fighting back = agency.

Thanks for your kind comments and thanks for playing!

flamingrat 2024-04-16 01:19

This is hilarious and addictive at the same time! Very well done, I had to remind myself I'm checking a ton of games today, otherwise I'd be playing til now :P

If there's criticism to be made it's probably that it starts very hard already since it's a nonintuitive mechanic. Also, some feedback/transition when you die and respawn would have gone a long way.

Excellent job!

potahto 2024-04-16 01:25

Great notes! Alas, it's so easy to get used to the difficulty while you're building it... and we hear you on the respawn feedback. Thank you, FlamingRat!

tata 2024-04-16 02:51

Nice game, loved it. It's a great way to interpretate the "call" of Cthullu.

My highest score was 53!

wmute 2024-04-16 04:20

Kutulu-glider lol. Love the idea!

framboisedodue 2024-04-16 13:03

Loved the idea and the interpretation of the theme ! A bit hard but really fun ! (I might just not be good haha)

potahto 2024-04-16 14:04

Thanks Tata, Wmute, and FramboiseDodue!

Not to brag, but my highest score is 94...

pixelatedfalko 2024-04-16 14:29

Great idea, it was really fun playing this game. It is also soo addictive :D. Great work :)

potahto 2024-04-16 19:02

Thanks @pixelatedfalko !

willby 2024-04-17 08:21

I love the not getting summoned idea! The movement was really really satisfying, I normally lost because a portal was created where I was.

Also I am bragging, my high score is 201. Nice game :D

rori 2024-04-17 08:26

Super fun! I love the idea, the gameplay was smooth and the music added to the experience.

I'm very proud of my 112 :)

Very well done!

potahto 2024-04-17 12:18

Great scores, and thank you for the feedback, @rori and @willby !

zerolarih 2024-04-17 15:21

The idea is fun, and I really liked the graphics!

potahto 2024-04-18 03:01

Thanks @zerolarih !

deltamain 2024-04-18 11:42

Such a fun game! Movement mechanic is very satisfying, and it is kind fun to *lick* away from portals! Sometimes portal spawns so close to you, that you have no time to escape, and it is a little bit frustrating though

leperidot 2024-04-18 11:49

Great game, very nice gameplay. Moving and physics fells very nice

heretic 2024-04-18 12:09

very cool, especially when you play the dodging game while dodging work)

hermitgamesmiths 2024-04-22 19:26

Problem with respawning right into the portals and losing all lives- some invincibility frames would be great. Otherwise, good art, cool concept, very neat innovative concept, great game!