2026-04-21 06:22
I really liked the artstyle and mechanics! Fun to play and wonderful mood! Also the tutorial was well presented and nice as I missed out on the targeting / goal the first time I played blind!
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD59 → Pulse Advance
By dazylude, tailchaser, SearchingFox and
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 162 | 3.94 | 29 | |
| Fun | 156 | 3.79 | 29 | |
| Innovation | 107 | 3.92 | 29 | |
| Theme | 537 | 3.51 | 29 | |
| Graphics | 260 | 4.05 | 30 | |
| Audio | 307 | 3.57 | 29 | |
| Humor | 576 | 2.34 | 25 | |
| Mood | 149 | 4.09 | 27 |
I really liked the artstyle and mechanics! Fun to play and wonderful mood! Also the tutorial was well presented and nice as I missed out on the targeting / goal the first time I played blind!
Nice game. I liked how the story was implied by a few quick scenes, and the module arrangement was fun. I wish there were a few more module types and enemies.
This was neat. I like the core gameplay of setting up a little flow configuration and then letting it run with minimal input aside from targeting. The tutorial did a good job explaining the basics, and the UI is intuitive enough to carry the rest.
I also liked the (admittedly a bit morbid) quick cutscenes. They tell a story without words, which works well.
I do wish there was a bit more variety in the weaponry.
Interesting idea and art style! But it was a bit too easy, and I couldn’t really figure out how to use the tubes in a good way. I just put a cannon next to the heart and all other cannons in front as shield and it worked :D
Hi, I really loved the post-apocalyptic/sci-fi vibe! The music and visuals at the beginning really set the mood perfectly. The game itself is really nice to play: finding the right combinations is truly exciting. I did get stuck on the final boss, though, trying to make the right matches. Well done!
Really cool simple idea. Loads of modules and paths. Spent lots of time min maxing my build by looking for the paths I needed. The creative mode at the end was a nice touch.
Really cool art style and start cutscene but i cant beat first level) i think game need some tutorial
Interesting combat system, gj
Thank you everyone for the kind feedback!
@fractal truly, one of the strategies ever made :D
@irkar Glad you enjoyed the visuals :) You can target specific modules on the right-side grid by clicking on them. Your weapons shoot at the target module's position. To win a battle, you need to destroy the heart module on the right-side grid. There is also a powerpoint-like tutorial, accessible from the menu when you start the game, which goes in some more details about how the things work. I wish we had more time to add some in-game tips as well, but it is what it is :pensive:
Loved the game, plays really nicely, failed a couple of times cause I din't notice the directions on the paths at first. But all in all - amazing job, and the beginning cutscene — ah — right in the heart, did not expect this!
Really nice entry, i like the art style and the audio. Gameplay is pretty simple and easy to understand, i had a good time reaching the end of the game ! (The creative mode is a nice touch, too!)
this is a fun little game, i love the art
Art is really good. I will small description for blocks.
Interesting mechanics, the obtention of new pieces is a bit slow at the beginning, I couldn't improve my grid significantly until a good few fights (somehow I was always getting useless pieces at the beginning, turning the wrong way, etc.) I had fun with it, good work !
[Spoiler image - my final build](///raw/b02/e5/z/72cdc.png)
This is quite engaging, and it is good that the signal movement simulation is available before the battle. Tooltips describing the nodes would have been very helpful, but the gameplay was engaging enough that I managed to figure it out.
I like the idea, story and overall vibe. Also nice mechanic. Cool game.
Oh no, the bunnies! Might be one of my favorite submissions, I had a blast playing this. I think it could definitely be expanded out into some sort of roguelite and be very compelling. My only real critiques would be obvious things (tooltips, more variety, shortcuts to switch between speeds) and, unless I was super unlucky, it seems like you can't get certain mirrored versions of pieces. Like the elbow routes only go clockwise instead of anti-clockwise, so anytime I wanted to bend down-then-right, I had to sacrifice 50% of the energy and use one of the intersections.
Really great stuff!
Отличный гемплей, я прям залип! Сначала подумал, в игре автонаводка и даже казалось не удобно, что ее нет. Но позже дошло, что тактическая составляющаяя, куда стерлять, важнее чем казлось на первый взгляд)
Свежий подход к уже привчной механике с рюкзаками, зашло бы на мобиле))
Bunnies noooo
Hat tip to throwing out a spacechem like thing on such short notice.
I can't get past this one dude since the module doesn't get destroyed? Maybe I'm doing it wrong.
I had a blast playing this! Maybe if the player had to make a choice between a couple various new pieces as a reward it could add to the strategy, I often found I had too many pieces for the level regardless. But the art and music were fantastic and the gameplay had a nice level of polish, I like the mechs bobbing was not just an aesthetic but also affected gameplay. Awesome job!
Thank you everyone for the kind feedback! I'm glad people are enjoying the game despite the lack of QOL :)
@nondev Thank you! I checked the code, and due to a typo clockwise elbow routes are twice as likely to drop from the first stage than their counterpart. Anti-clockwise elbows exist, they're not a myth! I think.
@echo-team I assume you've fought a grid with a working barrier setup. That grid is a bit tough to outdamage, since the barriers regenerate quite fast, but it is not impossible! Just finish easier stages a couple more times to get more modules, and eventually you'll be able to outpower it. Alternatively, there are three enemy grids for each difficulty, so you can retry the stage to get an easier opponent :) If that isn't the case, that's weird, maybe it is a script error. Could you please attach a screenshot of the enemy you're struggling with then? "This one dude" is not a very distinct description, sadly :)
Visually stunning!!! Really fun to play as well :smile: Honestly, this project has HUGE potential. I genuinely hope you continue developing it! I don’t know if you have any kind of studio/social media account to follow the project, but I’d definitely love to keep up with future progress if you continue it. A real gem, without a doubt. Congratulations, amazing work!!!
@dazylude Unfortunately not really in the position right now, but it was the one with the shooter in the middle and something on top and I think armor underneath it. The heart was dead center. The shooter got destroyed but the bullets from my 3 shooters were still blocked by it so they never reached the heart?
@echo-team I think I understand what the enemy was now, but this behavior is definitely unexpected... I'll investigate it, thank you!
@ethernal-tech I'm glad you enjoyed it! I will probably release a slightly more polished version on my [itch](https://dazylude.itch.io/) in a couple of weeks, but time is a narrative construct. We haven't expanded on our other jam projects yet, but any news regarding them will be probably posted on my itch as well!
Not super good at strategic decisions, but saved the rabbits! Interesting mechanics and implementation, nice art, great music, great polished, overall I enjoyed it. Also + rep for open source-code, I didn't dare publish the code from jam xDD Beep boop. p.s. it will be cool to have link to itch, because this web version doesnt allow to enable fullscreen mode
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