Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD55 → Wonder Whistle
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 58 | 4.21 | 35 | |
| Fun | 98 | 4.07 | 35 | |
| Innovation | 209 | 3.81 | 35 | |
| Theme | 591 | 3.66 | 35 | |
| Graphics | 512 | 3.81 | 35 | |
| Audio | 130 | 4.00 | 35 | |
| Humor | 287 | 3.56 | 32 | |
| Mood | 264 | 3.92 | 35 |
Amazing! Original and clever. I remember playing your previous submissions, and it's always a treat. You have a knack for finding a cool idea and exploiting it to the max! I wonder if the edge bump is bug turned into a game mechanic :D
@nox282 Thanks! That edge bump thing *was* and unintended physics interaction. I decided to make it useful lol.
Great idea, level design, graphics and audio.
Really enjoyed the game, definitely an interesting take on the theme! The audio and vibes are immaculate.
Audio goes hard. Gameplay feels pretty sharp.
Fun game! The characters are distinct and cute, great theming of the block sliding puzzle mechanics. Really good work!
Great bouncy style, the look is really cohesive! Gameplay is really smooth and comfortable, nice job.
Fun concept and well designed levels! I really enjoyed the timing based levels. I would suggest some hints maybe for the less puzzle-inclined like myself. :)
Really nice game. I had a lot of fun playing it. I am surprised by the sheer quantity of puzzles you have implemented in a short time. Very cool idea and really simple. Super addicting. Great job.
Simple to play and very polished, good job
Really impressive entry! Shows off what can be done by a team of one with the right skill set and good taste. Simple and familiar mechanics, but put into an interesting situation and presented with an eye and ear for quality. Graphics didn't require insane art talent, but were done extremely well in terms of what they were going for and the effect they had. Music was interesting to listen to without drawing too much attention to itself, and the vibe complemented the scene well.
Really coherent vision for a specific thing, executed well. Very nice work!
wow! I love the idea, it was hard for me at first cause i didn't know what to do. It would be better if the color of the main one stood out from the others.
Cute and charming! The main puzzle mechanic is simple and fun. I like that you went for easier levels, but a lot of them, that you can play in quick succession. It goes well with the look and the audio. As usual, it's wonderfully polished!
Great stuff! Elegant design, cute theme use with fitting graphics and sound. No complaints really, it all fits together quite nice.
You are really great! The game turned out great!
Simple idea with a great execution, I had a lot of fun solving the levels and the corner bump was very cool! The visuals feel polished and the audio fits perfectly. I don't have much to say other than I wanted more at the end :)
I just have to say it. I felt weird and a bit creeped out about the whole story/lore here...
I mean, it's a world full of brain-dead "nice guys" who are just obsessed with this girl to the point they'll *rush* to her as soon as she as much as whistles, and she's so frustrated and unimpressed by this attention the whole time, but she chooses to use it to get what she wants, so she puts up with them staring at her and shoving her and grabbing her and, like, pushing her into a corner and grinning while being 0 mm away from her annoyed face...
I completely understand how this concept emerged from the theme, and the resulting puzzle system is amazing, but the whole "girls, right?" message here is... let's say, I don't find it cute or particularly funny, but my dad would.
Now, with that out of the way:
I really enjoyed the variety of puzzles and the sense of progression: you always expect a new mechanic around the corner, and it keeps you thrilled to continue playing. The game also does a great job at teaching the player every new element in a natural way. And the amount of content, damn! Every time I thought to myself "ok, this is a jam game, this has to be the last level, right?", it wasn't! Art style and mood are cute and cozy and remind me of Nintendo Wii for some reason.
Overall, it's a good and very well-executed entry!
Very nice puzzle game. Love the gameplay idea! Good job!
A cool and challenging game!
Nice puzzle game. I love this category!
I like the way the theme of the game is conveyed, it's pretty funny and my goodness, what eyelashes she has!!!!
A very good puzzle. There are many levels and new cubes are gradually being added. Good music and sounds. I really liked the game. Good job
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Unforunately I couldn't really get past this level lol
But either way, I love the overall presentation here. The art had the right mix of being crunchy and also being cute. The particle effects were also cool. The audio was great as well
I also loved how you explained certain mechanics wordlessly, although it also kinda leads to my only issue with this game
I'm still not sure why some blocks refused to move when clicked.
Still, the mechanics here are great, and the game has a good pace to it's puzzles. Wonderful entry
@13x666 Thanks for your detailed feedback! Definitely valid criticism, I understand how the story/lore, and some themes could be uncomfortable for some folks. I just wanted to tell some kind of story, and it did emerge from the gameplay and theme. Things just kind of came out and fell into place. The dialog and ending was the last thing I made in the last couple hours of the jam, just trying to complete the game. In one hand, I appreciate how it made you feel *something*. In the other hand, I would rather not stir up negative feelings. Thinking more about it now, I kind of wish I had steered away from this type of theming, especially considering the cute/cartoon/for-kids aesthetics. I'm happy you otherwise enjoyed my game.
@badpiggy Thanks for your detailed feedback!
**"I’m still not sure why some blocks refused to move when clicked."** The block heads will only **TRY** to move **TOWARDS** the pink block when you whistle them over. So they may overshoot pink's position, which would allow you to pull them back and forth, but if they're already next to it, or the same X or Y based on block type, or trying to move towards it but cant, it wont move, and it will never move away from pink. I could have done more to convey this rule. Thanks again for sharing, and glad you enjoyed it!
I'm pretty much always looking forward to your entries! I like how you combined puzzle elements with the free-flowing, timing based type of movement you get when you nail levels down! Thanks and keep it up! ;)
I saw the game on tweeter and I had to test it... this game has the quality of a finished game that we find on mobile and I'm sure that this game could very quickly find its place there
I always try to play and game you and 1 other user's games. I said it last time I think, this is the only game that feels finished. Polished so much that you don't have to look over the flaws or think (it's a jam game). Very simple and straight forward. And I don't think the story is an issue, it's just a game and needed a simple premise. I feel like the girl is a tease and then at the end gets what's coming to her by all the blocks surrounding her lol. My only problem is what was mentioned before, it really isn't clear that some blocks can/can't be moved. That's the only issue. Nice work.
That was pretty amazing. Original puzzles, polished, addictive, good graphics and sound. Clever how each block has its own behaviour, although sometimes things happened that I did not understand. Nevertheless this game does not have the finicky trial and error gameplay that a lot of physics games have. Sometimes I accidentally triggered two blocks while I was sure I was pointing at one.
wow everything is great in this game, the concept around the theme, the gameplay has one button, the animations are excellent, it's funny, the level design is great and inventive, even the music is great... my only problem These are the levels that require you to click quickly on one or the other, it took me a bit out of the universe otherwise thank you for this game, clearly one of my favorites
What a fun puzzle game! Graphic also looks very smooth. I like the eyelash lol really funny!
Really cute visuals with little details and great puzzles all around
Very clever and quite well-polished! Great puzzle design at the start to ensure the player understands the mechanics.