shakirovich 2024-10-08 04:54
Fun puzzle game, third puzzle was tough
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD56 → Nanobot Tactics
By zsharpfire
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 500 | 3.59 | 28 | |
| Fun | 477 | 3.48 | 28 | |
| Innovation | 250 | 3.65 | 28 | |
| Theme | 899 | 3.09 | 28 | |
| Graphics | 474 | 3.75 | 28 | |
| Audio | 428 | 3.36 | 27 | |
| Mood | 650 | 3.40 | 28 |
Fun puzzle game, third puzzle was tough
Overall pretty good, finished the whole thing. I would say some of the physics jank contributes to some frustration when solving the puzzles, especially the level with the barrel I couldnt jump on it and ended up just completing the game without it. 3d pixel art style is cool too.
Very innovative! Even though I'm usually not much of a puzzler, I played this game to the end :)
Very funny puzzle game but the third puzzle is very hard. Good job !
Really solid puzzle game with an interesting camera perspective. I played it all the way through the end, and I'm pretty sure I solved some levels not the way it was intended haha (e.g. in the 5th or 6th level where you introduce the portals, are you supposed to be able to yeet the barrels to the side, out of the level? :smile: ) Cute sound effects, lovely visuals and great ideas. I think the stretch bot was a super clever idea, well done!
Some issues / questions / more feedback: - when tabbing out / in, a new music track is played, overlapping the current one (gets really loud and weird haha) - is it intended for the stronk bot to only be able to move backwards once he carries a battery? - character controls were solid overall, I only thought the player cube was a biiit to floaty and jumping towards a wall didn't feel very good since you got stuck in the wall instead of gliding off - a visual indicator of where you're shooting the objects with the stronk bot would've been a handy addition I think :)
@shakirovich @smothbreen @gerrit @captainzo Thank you for playing the game!
@mullenratte sadly the stronk bot has many problems caused by the way the barrels and batteries themselves work. The only working way to make them unmovable was making them incredibly heavy, and that brought many bugs. The bug of the stronk bot happens when you grab something while standing really close to it, probably because the bot collides with it and, since it's really heavy in the physics simulation, he can't move in that direction. Most bugs of the stronk bot (and the alt tab music bug) are known and I may fix them shortly in a post-ld release. The indicator for shooting objects is a nice idea and I'll probably add it soon :) thanks for playing the game!
Interesting game ! I got a little stuck on the third level, but i really liked it !
Pretty fun game, I kept on getting stuck unable to get off the platform on the second level, but did play through it all. Really like the art style and the game overall.
Fun puzzle game! Some of the physics is a little weird but I love the style and gameplay.
One of the best games i have tested so far.
I really like the 3d pixel art graphics although the perspective can handle the reading of the levels a bit. Some physics bugs may require restarting a level such as with the or when the battery is found to be strangely stretched. I like having to control many robots that each have different abilities. The green box could also have been a robot.
Cool idea! Like a couple of other people said the physics were a little bit funky at points, but that's often the case with LD games so it's not a big deal. I sometimes forgot what different bots did, but I got there in the end. Good puzzles - not too complicated, not too simple, and they made good use of the different bot types. Really nice game - I ended up completing it!
(PS - Just a heads up that .rar files aren't the best choice for zipping! It means that the game can't run in the official itch.io desktop application, and it means that players have to have Winrar installed. Better to stick to just .zip files - much more accessible!)
@mrantoinest @wesel @kirby-borgir Thank you for playing the game!
@valmontechno I've never encountered that stretch bug, do you remember how it happened? The player was also supposed to be a bot but due to problems I had with Z-fighting in the model making process I wasn't able to fix everything in time, so he remained a cube :c also Thank you for playing the game!
@zappablamma I'll keep that in mind for the next LD. Thank you for playing the game!
awesome idea and really fun ! liked the retro visuals and gameplay! just got stuck at the 2nd level because I didn't realise the green block could jump! :D also I loved the stretchbot such a cool concept :D
Okay this game is hilarious because the physics are incredibly janky, I'm all for janky physics and even put together a few of my favorites! (at the end of this review)
The music was a bit bugged together but didn't bother me too much, the idea is awesome, execution is there, I had fun playing and abusing the physics!
And now a collection of my favorite bugs!
WHEEEE!
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Dorime :pray:
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wrong way buddy!
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GET OUT OF MY WAY! (lost the footage where it bugged through the floor)
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gotta replace your batteries :D
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Nice game! I really like puzzles and this game is very good. But the decision to place the camera on the side is very strange for me. And I had some kind of bug with the music, the tracks overlapped each other. Overall a great game!Screenshot_3.jpg
@dmitrygalias Thank you for playing the game!
@stmate03 Wait, I've never encountered that arrow bug before, would you mind telling me how to replicate it? also thank you for playing the game
I'm adding a list of bugs I'm aware of and I know why they happen. If you find a bug that is NOT on the list, please write how that bug happened and how I may replicate it so that I can continue developing and fixing this game. Thank you in advance.
- Basically every bug with the Stronkbot. This incluedes clipping (both objects and with other bots), inconsistent throw force, weird interactions with the objects you pick up (can't move, fly) and more. That bot is a living hell. - The arrow stretching with the stretchbot. - The landing particles appearing at the wrong time when you select a bot you deselected before landing - The button has weird interactions with the Stretchbot state. - Can't jump on some things. - When tabbing out, another track starts playing. - Moving towards a wall while falling prevents you from doing so.
@zsharpfire see the battery to the left of the stronkbot? yeah I tipped it over and because the game points to the barrel when the stronkbot carrying it is selected the arrow's orientation aligns with the battery
Can't finish the game because I have been stuck at one level. Cool game, I enjoyed it. Only thing I would recommend you is to change the setting a bit (removing the mouse for example).
Hope you had fun doing it!
I could really like this game because it's my genre, but unfortunately it breaks at levels 3 or 4. A bot doesn't want to move forward when it holds a battery (and it doesn't want to drop it either). I really like the art style, as well as the music and sounds!
Screenshot_43.jpg I'm stuck here because I accidentally missed a hint ðŸ˜
@sviborg you have to charge the battery first, by touching it with the energy bot (have the stronkbot jump behing the energy bot)
What the Capture d'écran 2024-10-13 105710.png (everytime I launch the battery to the platform while it's moving, the battery would stretch like to various sizes)
Anyway, fun little puzzle game, I liked the 3D view and the music !
I really like the graphics and the idea. With some polish and bug fixing it would have quite a potential. Good job!
nice puzzle game, is green block a robot? :')
Great puzzle game with a lot of charm! Like a lot of people said, the third puzzle is quite the jump in difficulty, and is one of those 'tricky' answers. Great aesthetics, great soundtrack (even the one that seems quite inspired by Fireflies ;) ) and some clever level design. Great job!