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Star-Bearers

By makache

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall1723.5021
Fun1933.2621
Innovation1583.3621
Theme1593.6320
Graphics923.8621
Audio1073.4721
Humor1013.4420
Mood1273.5221

Comments

coltonphillips 2024-10-07 00:27

I really liked the art and atmosphere. I found it a little hard on my hand to spam click to move. The story is cute.

guadalupe-murgo 2024-10-07 13:24

The art is so cute, good idea and good story!

hotaloca 2024-10-07 13:30

Not bad! I can see how this crowd moving mechanic could be really turned into a full game... maybe with some dogs or as a team work you can direct the crowd more clearly - like maybe give simple orders? Anyhow i think even at this simple stage, this was fun to play. For some reason thought some of the tribe members were running away from me :)

nazariglez 2024-10-07 17:50

Interesting concept! Love the hand-drawn art style. Managing the tribe looks fun, especially with the unique hazards and creatures.

zebonny 2024-10-08 13:05

Nice game :)

velvetlobster 2024-10-09 11:43

The art is quite charming and intriguingly peculiar in a good way. This kinda remind me a bit of Pikmin. There's just one little issue ...

I think I'm supposed to take, let's say, 10 here, right? But if there aren't 10 because most of them are gone, it's kind of like the same as losing, right? Because you can't complete the level, is that it?

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makache 2024-10-09 15:40

Yes, I decided to give the player the opportunity to explore the location even if his entire tribe dies. To restart the level, press the Escape button and select Replay.

sudocoffee 2024-10-09 15:48

I played through all the levels, and I think the second to last level (where it has walls of vines you have to weave between) was my favorite. The last level was fun too -- I only had 10 followers most of it, so I had to be cautious about keeping just enough distance so that they lined up between obstacles. Not being able to see most of your followers creates an interesting dynamic where you have to predict where your followers are and move accordingly.

The art and music create a really wild atmosphere, I like what they're doing.

gamebuilder 2024-10-12 01:21

An unusual game — very creative. I just wish I had a map, or the ability to zoom out. The sound effects are simple but they add a lot to the game. I also like the star-creatures — that too is imaginative. An uncanny game with a lot of potential.

thaprofesional 2024-10-15 02:56

Great art and animation, cool (but a bit repetitive) music and sound effects, and a really interesting idea realised pretty well. The core game play loop (clicking to walk) was really satisfying. Would have liked some variation later in the game, but I think the length was perfect and the difficulty ramped up well.

frogravity 2024-10-19 10:58

Managed to lead the stars to safety! I did not see the talking rock at the end coming :)

Anyway, this was great! The premise & graphics here are something else, this looks nothing like the Earth I know, but it was awesome! I did leave behind (aka accidentally killed) a lot of star people, but I'm sure it's fine. The levels were fun, although I didn't see a reason to not hold space at all times? Also, the poisonous plants look a tad too similar to normal ones, which led to one unfortunate... incident, where only two star people survived. Although this might be intentional. Overall though, I enjoyed it, very nice entry!