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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
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| 2023 | 53 | Delivery | 👥 | Sunshine Trial | jam | 1161 | 2.76 | 2.19 | 3.06 | 2.38 | 3.77 | 3.61 | 3.60 | |
| 2022 | 50 | Delay the inevitable | 👥 | Cussmuss: the ice cone fuss | jam | 1363 | 2.66 | 2.42 | 2.88 | 2.74 | 3.66 | 2.28 | 3.73 | 3.12 |
| 2021 | 49 | Unstable | 👥 | Mosquito got my Brain | jam | 1272 | 3.07 | 2.62 | 3.08 | 3.11 | 3.43 | 3.81 | 3.14 | 3.59 |
| 2021 | 48 | Deeper and deeper | 👥 | 7 DEEPS | jam | 1649 | 2.99 | 2.53 | 2.98 | 3.47 | 2.94 | 3.36 | 2.85 | 3.20 |
| 2017 | 40 | The more you have, the worse it is | 👥 | AD-LIB: the Glitch Society | jam | 897 | 3.08 | 2.88 | 3.30 | 3.91 | 2.81 | 3.01 | 3.77 | 3.50 |
Digged the logics. But the music and the atmosphere is not enough. Would love some back story also, but hell, it's narrative designer speaking. Apart from all the moody stuff, really enjoyed the game. Cheers!
Tried to collect the poo. Wish items could be used to distract the guards, or like make a poo-slide for the fatty. Music, to my taste, is too fast for stealth action (which is the point, I get). Funny voices, but mixed feelings overall. Actually, I thought the guards sight area actually is showing how they fart! Which is fun: don't let the guards bust-fart you.
Not for the ants, but for the men with glasses! Challenging and very... eye-driven. Mostly fun with interesting twists and constant fearing that it's going to be smaller. I wonder, if the game continues, if it ever shrinks, what would become with the gameplay... Cool, thanks for the jam!
Woah! Hardcore! This game is more about the theme than the game itself. Seems fun at the beginning, then just makes you bang head at the wall.
But wait, what was the secret? This game needs flavors! Fallout-ish boy surviving in the living poo-sewers. Hey, if the music was a bit Arcanum-like, this would just be rock-crazy!
Seems got it. Not much difference in what you buy, it's more about penalties. Is there an end to the journey, or it's generated until you're tired? Anyway, really liked to buy things, especially spontaneously, when loosing. Don't do this in real life. Cute satire!
Man, this is awesome. As the fan of beats and the Jap-Chinese culture, that raw tribalism that makes the game is just gasping. And the idea is so shave_me_down_me_pants cute. Very balanced collaboration of art and music!
Cool concept, there's so many ideas to develop there further. Really loved the trumpet (E) sound combining with the main theme. It's no very hard to get the winning tactics, but the game itself is very good and original.
Maaan, thay's some quality Irish beer game! And that sound shrimps inside your ears the more you're wasted. But hey, why would so many guys want to fight ye? Did the beardy man belch o'er their breakfast eggs?! Reminded of a sketch by WKUK "the drunken antics of Clarence McKenah", but in a faster hardcore way.
The style is cool. Wires, everybody, more wires! Had some issues with jumping, though. I think, this really needs some neon-wire sound, or ambient soundscape to polish the mood.
Okay, this interactive show is good. Reminds a bit of the Mighty Boosh mixed with those TV talk shows with different hosts. Nice voice acting and wit dialogues. And those naughty pixel eyes moving...
Cool game. But when I just got the clue how to unlock the safe, something went wrong with the pattern. Would love to hear more sound-work. Overall very enjoyable. Why did the hero fall asleep, and how come there's a helicopter waiting for him anyway?
Good show! Nice voice disguise (the FX). Since it's the jam game, I can see that most of the work was put into the visuals. But it's cool that the game is mostly narrative, and is a very solid base (even a prototype) for some next big thing. Also understand why you couldn't make more music (time!), which is obviously needed for different locations, as well as to end the game with Hero's seppuku or something. But, finally, that's the game with it's story and actual ending! Thank you for the jam.
First I stopped at the Main screen and listened to the music. All of it. Then started playing, and the same music was there again. Maybe I'm used to in-game music being different from the Titles, but was anxious for the change. Second track is a better fit for dungeon crawling anyway. But the graphics is cool, and the bombs. However sometimes it's hard to understand if you actually hit or just clicking.
Wished this game be more humorous. Sometimes it's really worse having those items. The picture is engaging, making an expectation for some real spy act.
Saucy). Somehow reminded of Pink Panther. However, busted because alarm had no sound.
At some point I found killing sheep more fun. Nice animation. And the slaughterhouse). However it would be better to get Restart button at the "death screen", not repeat Tutorial (and make it shorter, 3 screens at least), and camera controls seemed not user friendly enough.
Eccentric voice, hah! Does the deal, but might be better with subtitles and ability to skip it. And the goblets, sometimes it seems they just break by themselves.
Nasty funny piece of work! Narrative but lovely, and totally ready for like-Japanese market. Many cameos, nice. I was thinking of a darker ending, but nice jam, thanks!
Fun sounds. Guards more likely to abuse the guy than to just catch). Puzzling and manipulative stuff.
Interesting art. Nice idea for a side quest. The moral choice is not that complicated. But I liked the narrative behind the game, good pseudo-mythological concept. Dunno why I remembered now how they mocked the Chosen thing in Bard's tale, just dunno).
There's a concept, which can be developed. Hard to play, yet. But somehow tells the story. Or is it just my mind? Almost got the narrative.
Well, at some point my teacher at Saint-Pete's told me, man, you can't just give the story to the presentation made with split screen, 'cause it's way too hard, and even if the theme is 'kill me' at some point (the more story, the worse), we're still trying to make something playable, aren't we? Maybe, if you reversed the controls and made, like, tetris with arrows (as it is) and decisions with numbers... and then put the option of changing if you're right or left-handed, it seems... Apart from me being not able to enjoy the whole experience and listen to whatever happened to that girl, the game was fun. But the concept, being promising, needs much improvement.
Wicked. Makes your mind work, which is nice. However soon it gets very confusing, since this game becomes more of a challenge than fun. Which is actually the theme. Thanks for interesting idea and experience!
Interesting setting, but gets a bit boring closer to Christmas. Was lacking cats' meowing and all the other sounds (especially when the hero screams and loses sanity). Also could've tried little encounters, like the mouse hunt, some kitty-celebrity checked in, etc. Overall, fun and purry.
Funny concept! A puzzle with scissors with some mild-deviation towards children which is totally fine for GameDev. And the squawking manager is like a host to the show with opening credits saying, like, "this is a true story". Overall moody with some black humour behind the concept, but nice game for the glitched kinds like mine. Thanks.
Yeah, fun! Love pirate-ish stuff. However the fun is over, when you sink the ship. At some point, you understand, you got the treasure, but some firearms shooting and ship crew shouting "Hooraay!" would highly reward the winner. Nice mechanics and jolly shooting anyway.
Big story behind, Lovecraftian chills. Good touch, I believe, would be to add the books' titles, not just the summaries of what she grasped. And through those titles tell more about her story, her disease. Also, things appearing not just from the wardrobe, should be thriller-fun and creepy. Overall gasping idea, great graphics and sound design.
Collected all the coins in order to get this game worse at me. Nope, it's just the ending. Which is neat but very simple idea. Would be nice if coin collecting had an instant impact on the game's difficulty. And some fun items along the road. And you need the sound! Man, sometimes the sound does it all...
Very engaging! Love the theme and the visuals. The controls aren't the best, but still the image is eye-pleasing. Would be cool, if some back story's attached.
Man, I'm sorry to be late on this. Somehow, while rating LD48, got here. Very minimalistic, eerie and unique one piece of narrative with some dark twists that make you want more. The sound is appealing and the mood is gorgeous. Please, finish this game, or share a link, if you did. Very intuitive and insightful!
Futhark - that's deep. The game is heavy, aye. And it needs some time to understand, what's there. However, there's no fun in purposeless wandering and aiming for bonfires. Some quest system or log would be nice, just to get what's that all about. Still, Futhark is there. Nice.
Feel confused. Is that really a game? Or a social-meh mockery? Do we need to make sense of quotations, or just make them darn silly? The actual question is - why. Maybe, it's the writer in me, but I'd rather write my own lines. So, the idea seems cool, but still, not much playing there.
Hard to get the controls, at first. Nice sfx, the music is quite meditative. Feels like a nice dreamy concept (somewhy reminded the flights in Dreams to Reality) with a potential for further development. Keep it up, please.
Very cool game with a high potential for consoles and party speedruns. Loved neons, mood, fun voice touch. Music can develop and gets deeper or different as the levels come by. The count thing - seems complicated. I suggest you make it simplier, just for some cozy retro playing, without these numbers and doors. Then, it's a hit!
Music is quite fitting and space-laxing. Simple, easy to learn UI. Missed the whole picture and wished for some cool narrative space events (encounters), not just managing resources. Had a sweaty space trip, though.
A potential kid-hypnotizing mobile app with hypercasual feeling. Still, music felt quite repetitive and in your face (would be hard to sleep to, if the purpose). I really wanted the gameplay to be faster, and there seems to be no actual connection in how many collectibles you get, more of a cloud/angel poking to get Zzz's. Also, not sure about tilting, if you're heading for release.
Nice story with some deep imagery and interesting narrative. Feels like it should expand and become a touching longplay. Got to the end. Maybe, got the whole picture behind this cut version. Liked it, keep dev up. P.S. dancing was the hardest!
Where's my cartridge?)) Hey, it's nostalgia here! Cool, retro, stylish, quite addictive for a while. Thanks for the entry, man.
The intro and how the narrative is being cooked is very appealing, the music fits nicely. It feels, though, the game idea was born before the actual jam. Yet, overall it's cool and stylish, and had fun for some levels until it got too deep (and hard). The actual gaming part, I believe you know, is to work with: rope balance, animation, new mechanics, weapons, etc. The story is a bit slow, too much talking. But the game is good.
Insightful, terrifying at some points. Works like a therapy session of a sort. It's looped and there are ways to get out of desperate situations. The mood changes nicely, in connection to the room. At some point even waited for a screamer. Nice work with an actual purpose to get rid of despair, as I see it.
Some narrative is very much in need, at least to get what's that creatures, bringing the insanity. There's some cool mechanics that may grow into survival/t_defense. Nice potential here, if more enemies, different lantern colours, insanity types, etc. Thanks for the game, man!
Captivating art. Though the restoration/scratching brush could be adjustable and faster. Didn't get the secrets, until reading your hints (maybe try a tutorial, if developing further). Music sets the tone, quite relaxed. Best played at rainy even hours, maybe accompanied with some theme related audio book. Enjoyed!
So technical... progs should love it! As I see, it's based on sequences and iterations. To some coding music - is a go. Still, it's hard to remember and write those commands. Maybe if you could paste them, or hide under some simplier narrative (a word or two, no symbols, etc.), then, I think, this game can get nicer. Appreciate the work, though, keep it up!
I was hoping, it's not the actual dentist sim (or something). But... At least, the drill sfx is not that realistic, thank you). Well, the game is nice, anyway, even though quite straightforward. Fun graphics)).
Towelie says hi. This mini-game is quite addictive, in both ways. Tempo change is cool and essential for that kind of mechanics. The art is very weird but fun. The F button is a bit drugged up, too much of a hitter. But overall, loved playing this one, thanks!
Didn't work for me in web, but PC nice. Suspenseful micro (bacteria-space-like) world with Terminator vibe in narrative and music. The actual game seems to has no final goal (for now), but the mood is engaging and controls are not very hard to master, once you plunge deeper. The eternal battle on the verge of diminishing over and over again. Even some Planescape I feel here. Keep up!
Being a musician, I had that kind of idea in the first place, but we decided to go with something else. Voice controls are very intriguing. Used pro mic to mumble through. However, despite this could turn out as a party karaoke, most girls have less chances, due to timbre. It's quite easy, when you get the right tone and hold it, but a fun experience, indeed!
How do you cease the fire (not to hurt yourself)? Overall, here's a nice small game with cool mechanics and physics. Seems, needs some tutorial (like on working with lanterns, or shooting flames at walls), and I didn't quite get the E button. Plenty of portals to return to replenish supplies, however maybe if you make an option of confirming the teleport, it'd be nicer. I'd love to see more lore and play this game to some style-related music, but it's already a very nice experience, made me go for a while, so, thanks!
Neat idea, but there's too much happening on a single screen. If you made in-game tutorials and split the whole concept into levels, would be a very cool experience. Loved the design and all the crafting/mixing stuff. Tasks' scheduling may actually be excluded to make a simplier but more player (not coder) oriented gameplay. Overall, attractive and promising. Don't forget to add some squeaky-scrap-fun music (a mix of Machinarium and Pink Floyd's "Money") on the background.
Funny design and concept, yet felt harder to play than it could be. Pity, you can't use shovel and coffin to fight the Z's back. Enemies could have some comic version of pitched Bomb Man from Serious Sam sfx. Overall quite cute, and there seems to be enough digging with gunfire.
Spy action, good design, the story seems to move too fast, so is the music, but it's in the genre. Didn't get that should remember all the choices or at least choose my cover predicting that in the end there might be both... Still, the writing seeems all right, some jokes are there. Interesting approach. Maybe the main hero could be more... authentic (Indiana Bond like) maybe.
The opponent is hard, aye. But i'm a sucker for tower defence. Maybe this game could be turned into some PVP? Didn't get the "deep" here. Still, ran a few matches, nice one!
It's... long-ish readable. Maybe, if you get it shorter, add some sound (at least for the jam entry), would be better. Feels like there already was a story that you had to visualize somehow, which you did. The script is quite predictive, would be great to experience more suspence and plot twists. Personally, I wanted the cat to drink sake and curse, like Nyanko one in Natsume. Still, solid job, indeed.
Dunno why, but remembered Aquaria. Soft cat-ocean-dive with lite music. Potentially a very nice game, when finished (do it, please). Some cute cat animations and mechanics added would be nice. Dangers, like hiding from sharks in the cavern, while having a picture - a real cat-dive photohunt! Polaroids with funny angles of creatures and postcard wishes ("Lighty luvs!" (c) lanternfishes) could be a nice touch. Cute work, man!
Agree, the butt is a very smart touch. Don't think anyone might be able to finish the whole book this way, but at least the words combine into some minimalistic jingles. Though, ambient music could deepen the mood. Overall, it's a fun-fall-non-reading. Nice thinking, man!)
Loved the art. But it's so hard to find some fish, and the snow respawns are so huge... Nice seal, always carried that cutie around. I get, it's survival, but the art feels in need for a more easy-going fun music, to balance the tone. Once woke up in the snow. Dug through, though. Otherwise would be sooo saad...
Deep concept and the lore is quite enticing. Synth ambience sets the mood, however would love to hear some evolving. The game itself is actually hard to control, the camera is slow, some keys (but Scan) just didn't work for me, and the shark idea is confusing (is it bugged or just so very sick?). At some point I got somewhere wherefrom I just couldn't return, just the deep screen of hopelessness. Some bubbles (or glitches/noise), more substance and sfx would be appropriate here. Overall, thanks for this entry, I've plugged my mind to the sub-lore you've got there, and had an interesting image on what's happening.
Feels like a lot of work. The idea is to follow the light and fight through phantoms, still, I thought green phantoms are good for you, no? The last level (if it's really the last one, but I got stuck there) is like fighting your own shadow, did I get it right? If that's the case, I really believed we should match our green weapons at the same time in order to merge and become one. Until I shot him from behind a few times. The music is evocating, yet I don't see it quite fits the mood of the game. Some simple pseudo sci-fi sfx would have done the good job there. Still, craftly done!
Interesting, but pretty well in the genre. Would love the deepness involving the therapist work with dif. couples getting he's own backstory, self-troubles and therapy. But hard fun playing. Design could be improved, though, if you're going to continue the story due to obvious cliffhanger.
@substain it's not random, however the actual lore is revealed on the tree screen.
@kr4ft3r nice phrase to emphasize our concept). Thanks! The music is best listened to in headphones. I'll upload main theme on soundcloud soon, maybe slightly enhanced for stand-alone listening.
@snifferd owls are not what they seem) well, fishes...
@studio-gomp thank you!
@snickers-cat for now it's more of a game with a think your own story concept, but we think to go on with further development.
@space-man thanks for playing! Some choices are not even choices, even have no choice to be choices themselves)).
@sam-onella nicely put review, thanks for the deepness.
@thesambassador it's really not random, and there's much lore behind the scenes. I'll write a devblog later, telling some stories. The fishes are almost a 25th frame effect, which becomes a weird fun after some loops, and you remember them. Thank you for commenting and complementing the title art!
@lrvstudios we have some deep lore, but we had no time to get into huge scripts, so decided to make this one playable on subtext through short phrases and strange solutions. So to present our game as an art-house experience we skipped tutorials. Yet, aye, we're going to get deeper into the development of the game based on this one with full lore revealed, along with new mechanics, art and animations. Thanks for playing and good words).
@ansh-mishra the idea is to make you think your own story/conclusion here. However, many things, like swimming through doors (of perception) or getting beyond the borders were hard to accomplish, for now. But we'll get there with the game, based on this minimalistic concept. At some point I asked my partner, hey, are we changing that "F yourself" lines? She surprised me with "nay, leave it".)) Thanks for playing and not getting too much disturbed, man!
@cdunham vaguely that sounds quite what we're aimed for). Aye, there's some specific lore, but due to lack of time or skills we decided to go with a see your own picture thing. Think of this game as a core to our iceberg.
@thecritterscove "Death is a fisherman..." (c) Benjamin Franklin. There's also another poem hidden in there, I'm going to reveal it in the next blog post. Appreciate, you enjoyed the experience, anyway, and having a compliment on "unique" makes us utterly thankful.
@tanner-shelton we'll have more art and more sense then, more game also. Still, the sense is out there.
@escapade we didn't aim for a horror, actually this game is about overcoming and becoming yourself. Maybe, being like this now, it's really not for everyone (it's not), but we'll transform it into a bit more fun and clear experience.
@systemeffect oh, so deep thank you! I believe, we aimed for mood, art, audio. The humour was a bit of an improvisation with some citations (like adapted "I have no mouth but I must scream") that came by at the moment. It really starts to feel like viral thing, when you play it several times. Then your mind does the trick and creates its own story. You got the point here! If you've got fins (even if extra, hands-replaceable), hope you are flying.;)
@molpe a very unexpected cool surprise! Thank you for playing our game, and quite thoroughly (and patiently). Loved the reactions). Most of the lore guesses were right. There's a big story behind this core-loop (subtext based), so I think you'll see what's with Oklahoma, and the others. You'll get to know them in person, those little fishes... We're working on it. P.S. Your feedback is very important.
@gustavo-christino you've got them flying, man! However, notice, one goes in different direction. Thanks for playing, we enjoyed watching you click-looping through this experience. I didn't get, why the game wouldn't start properly, but then you managed. Still, an intriguing prelude to the narrative chapter it was). We highly appreciate your analysis, you're very thorough and some notes are definitely to be taken into the account due further development. We should mention you in credits in final release). New mechanics to be added (and new visuals), however the making decisions/choices loop-core is the basis here, aye. Some wordplay is vague, maybe, still there's more to the story to be told (not just text-wise). At some point there were problems with making screens change slower, but, of course, we'll fix this (still, I liked this 25 frame thing). And the art, aye, can be hung on walls! Especially, since the title one is the actual painting. Thanks for liking the audio, man, and all those deepness you got yourself into with doing this analysis. Appreciate - tons! P.S. The reincarnation part is a very deep insight.
@macdoom thanks for experiencing our mind-scrabbler! Some options influence the process and the loop sequence, some are mostly instrumental (for now), yet present different text. The white background is actually a loop of a coward, the one, according to lore, who tried to turn his back on others and save himself. Hopefully, we'll polish this one into a bigger game with more narrative, gameplay and suspense, yet this one is working at some point, already. Deep thanks again, psychedelic is a compliment!
Bureaucracy is bugged, even in hell. Loved the design.
Please, polish this! Full game experience is needed. It's very cool acid shroomy, with affecting sound mechanics. Still, gets repetitive quite soon, so, if you're developing this cutie further, needs some thinking on this track mute on/off instruments additions and more music (different levels or states) to go with. Anyway, loved this very cool game, thanks for the drive!
Nice detective, but the cult thing seemed quite obvious. Still, personally I'm very into this kind of solving/mind board stuff, and the quest part was intriguing. I think, the board is too small, however makes you draw a lot of pentacles). Digged deeper, got the reporter ending. Music seemed fine at the beginning, but then got a bit off with the detective work and cult stuff. Overall, very enjoyable! Maybe, with better character design this is a potential hit (as a part to a bigger narrative). Liked that the options tried aren't available anymore, otherwise this would be a very hard game to play through. Keep the good work up!
Me eyes were whirlpooling after I quit your game! This deep here is quite toxic but addictive. However, wouldn' recommend to jump deep for too long, unless impaired sight is a perspective (joking). One of the best games among swim-through-the-abyss games' genre. Thanks for no realistic bone crushing blood spurting sfx.
Very cool authentic paper art! But hard to play, bugged, boxes out of the room - nope, tried a lot. Hope you'll get it fixed. Added with some fitting sound design, this beauty might go all the way to the tops!
Deeper boss-fighting mix, kinda Dark Souls' vibe here. Loved the music, however it's hard to get, what's with your health. Thanks for an option of holding mouse down to shoot, otherwise would be an impossible mouse clicker/killer.
Breaking Bad with no choices and straightforward morale, a hopeless one deep story with some aftermath. I think, I saw where this one was heading. It's a rabbit hole with no backdoor. If you continue on this project, I hope, there're going to be choices to get better. Liked the writing, though.
Did you write the music? It's very enticing, however doesn't really fit the game, I suppose. More of, say, Witcher vibe there. Overall, very cool design, loved the quotations. Was hard to manage some levels, controls just wouldn't respond. With a fine polish, this is a very promising full-game to be.
Some females found it confusing... Needs checkpoints, not to start all over. Funny, a bit ugly take on the theme. Though, narrative driven, gets you thinking whose mouth and other whateverness there it is... Maybe, some fun dialogue behind the scenes (as if some adult scene was just shot) could be a humorous addition. Or a commentator! Total s(p)wimmer race, man! Why not.
Fun sketches and animation! Liked the two-sided world exploration with some (obviously personal) Easter eggs. However, wished for some cool sfx. Is there any chance a very patient player might get over the End walls (maybe there's a hidden loop or something)?
Hard to master the controls! But that's the point... how do you get to another level? Is there another level? Or just the ever-consumption of substances in this queazy maze? Loved the shifting mechanics, though. Too soon too much out of breath...
To this music, I felt my roboquack was dancing! And I danced along, singing some impossible tunes. Maybe if this game was more crush-kill-destroy, with unlimited ammo or something, it would be much cooler to shoot the night through)). Didn't get the shrinking, but shall try later. Thanks for the fun!
Ambient concept into space with many details all around (loved the bottles!). Controls could be simplier, to make this game more chill. Hyperspace is too long and boring, with no actual goal as it seems. Why collecting those photos? Moody beats, overall very atmospheric. If you add some narrative and gameplay, this concept may become a very solid one. Thanks for the entry!
Bought a boat. Then... hoped for a romance with a fellow she-fisherman - nope. Another boat - 999, really? I though it was a joke, so didn't try that far. Daft Punk'ish action fishing becomes quite repetitive. But liked the concept.
Don't look in the... I was expecting something weird to happen, despite the soft music background. And it happened! Nice art, loved the game style. The lore is out there, totally!)
BW was cool. Yellow, well, sometimes unreadable. But I think, I know why you didn't use red. The game is quite slow, and silent mostly. The pace could be faster, more fun points. The height of the character - also. Hard to get the reading on the objects (some coursor or interaction would be nice there). Many suspects to go through (most - smokers), the design of interrogation could be better and simplier. Still, there's a mystery to solve, which makes it interesting.
Look at him run!)) I really wished for that guy to collect flowers and jump with them throwing petals around with a fine giggle. At first, I thought that you decided to make a deep tutorial game (like some game designers say: a game is a one big tutorial). But then, the cavern... challenging... music could be darker then. At some pointed I needed a goal, maybe some cavern were-princess lurking in the deeps, so you've to romance her to save her, or something like this. Anyway, nice entry!
Where's the health bar? Didn't understand UI. The music is nice, though repetitive. Cool graphics, but sometimes confusing where you can actually jump or go. Nice room with boosters. Got a ghostbusters' vibe somehow.
@scalphamission hah, thanks. Somewhy, there was nothing like this, maybe the resolution... Anyway, nice way to have different bars and dif enemy types.
It's getting lo-fi underground - sold! I think, I heard Sweet Dreams there at some point. Apart from music, loved this simple but cute art and the mechanics. Though it's quite hard, need to master my skills, shall give this game some other tries, obviously. Absolutely not yet another Z' game, very creative!
No way I can beat you! Not a game of my type, however interesting leap mechanics. Lacked some fun, when getting deeper. Maybe, if you add some... enemies? Dunno. Still, simple and nice.
The mood is dark, but voice sfx is quite funny). I really couldn't believe I'd hit anyone with that kind of sword move, but then enemies came lying in piles. Pity, there's no music. And I didn't get the story, also, why the hero has no eyes?
Fun step based game with cool mechanics, though I didn't get the Q and other buttons at the first time. Played several times, quite addictive. Sometimes the health was getting low for no reason. Overall, great game, huge kudos!
Authentic setting for a kinda Jarmusch ending. That already scores plenty for me. Nice interactive music video you made here. Loved the visuals, the final screen is also captivating, however the story was quite obvious. You're very talented, keep up!
First, I thought I heard samples from Worms. But then there were some cute lines (however could be more and sitcom like, maybe with the text shown over the villagers' heads). Apart from sounds this game has very nice design and the strategy/survival idea is intriguing. UI felt confusing a bit. Maybe, it's just me, but it's easier to get resources up the screen, while tutorial - at the bottom. Cool touch with managing every single villager (even re-naming them), though this process would be much easier if put in UI (say, right top corner): click villager, get the top corner schematics, click what to do, click another villager, etc. Yet, had a cool time with that, thanks!
Shamisen feels weird here. Most crates won't disappear, though give boosts. The fight was fun, and the screen shake was fun, but no ending. Liked it, anyway!
I wonder, what's the gender of dat man... interesting setting, puzzles are not very hard, but controls act weird sometimes. The idea is there, but overall the whole adventure could be simplier to play through.
Got confused with the first matching task, got the bug though (I think), or a hint, when monkey-footprint are linked (yet one link to go), detective duck says it's not right, so you can just link the one that's left to the animals left, until you find the right one. Weirdly, the ducks voice sfx felt too much, so had to mute the game. But the jazzy interpretation on the background was fun. And the overall game is enjoyable. I believe there's a cliffhanger, so we might see the future of these ducks, polished, (and not beat to a pig's mousse) I hope).
Dash sfx! Very rhythmic. Still, too much of a Japanese-like music loop. At some point the screen ambience seems too much and you wish for some narrative comics part (or shadow play) to happen. As if some narrative driven pop-ups appearing at the sides (where there's no action at all). More cinematic, I mean, can make this game much cooler! But enjoyed this dashing deeper, thanks).
Ok, seems I was waiting for that (the ending) to happen. The question - why? It's in my mind now, developing. Which's good. The dive was fun. Got stuck with final puzzle for a while, but then the sfx made me hold it for longer, got it. Very nice design and some logics, thanks for the experience!
Thin line here. Nice room design. Better to be able to choose questions without the camera waltzing (head down) around. There's a huge work on topic, however feels not like a game, more an interactive piece for a diploma or something. Dialogue sfx are quite distracting (muted them). Some suspense music, when close to finding the trauma origin would be cool. The final dance is a nice touch, if danced to a music (say, "let me see you stripped"). Interesting therapy session with a smart but quite hype-ish (due the closeness of another 9th May) title.
A potential ready-to-be game, if verified and less pixel hunting (sometimes not that obvious). Burton+Elfman feeling is there. This days we need a good balance between old style and new style point-n-click adventures, so, I hope you'll find it. The replics to be polished, I believe. Loved playing, anyway, one of the fav genres since 90s.
Ok, my partner asked me to make a let's play video, 'cause I was playing your game with some self-made mouth music and wicked expressions. I just loved the way the main char rises his hands, even if there're no stones, so I danced and sang "na-eh-na-ah-na-ih-neh-na-eh-eh-ih-na-ih-neh" while hunting for berries. When the wolf, i frantically clicked and shouted him to gtfo. However, at some point I felt, maybe it's a she-wolf haunting me, and the fate of the hero is actually to become her mate and bed her under the full moon in nasty woods. So, I wasn't disappointed with game over. Think they're romancing each other out there now...
A bit complicated with these two-sided clicking and some story in the center. Weirdly, felt too much text for me, although I'm always into some good novel. Still, an interesting approach.
Lemmings-like nostalgia. Made nicely, a ready-to-play game with casualties (which could be funnier). At first, was hard to manage all the moles, but then, when one was left, almost got him (soo clooose) to diamond. Thanks for the entry, enjoyed!
Hard to use those controls. Somehow got out of the room, than the monster came out, couldn't see a thing because of him, so some work with camera is needed, also. Still, this puppet-like sleepwalking was fun, and the musicbox fits nicely.
Needs a tutorial and beter understanding of what's happening, but overall a very intriguing and promising entry. Wish you best in polishing and releasing this game!
Maybe, it's me and all the sunshine in my mindset (sarcasm), but I got so grave... and grim... submerging here. Had a trouble with mouse on Win (cursor is just not in the right place). There's obviously very deep idea, but if you change the music (it's depressing) and make the goal of the game more clear, would be nice.
There's a solution - flight mode. Anyway, this narrative sim for those who sleeps with their phones on is... depressing. But the idea and the game reaction on your actions as if you're really trying to sleep but can't get things out of your mind - is cool.
"Too much peyote"... I believe, this story and catchphrases have inhabited my mind for a few days. Want sequel!
The soundtrack!! Loved some Gravity Falls vibe, however don't quite remember the order of the events in the series. Still, with some complications, this one was fun).
Sci-fi tune sells it! Though, so hard to find encounters. Needs radar or something. Maybe, ship model could be bigger, but overall this game is a fine foundation to work with. Thanks for the atmosphere!
Out of the concept the name of the game sounds too... self-reproaching... aye, there's bore, but no boring at all. At least, for a while, until it gets too slow to go deeper with. Maybe if you set difficulty level to some score and make the game go faster, add some music and more fun sfx, would be a casual hit).
Maybe I didn't get it right, but max fun wasn't really fun (should it be humorous or there's a change in gameplay or something?). The concept is insteresting, but the logic seems vague. Pixel art is fun and terrifying at the same time (and the sound is quite creepy!). So, I mean, there's a cognitive dissonance here: more fun option turned out to be a thriller. Anyway, I think I may try playing more to get to the bottom (deep) of wherever this story is going (if it is).
Got the concept. Some puzzles are just... stuck or won't do. Still, thanks for the entry!
Feels quite bugged, with sudden damage out of nowhere and glitching textures. But the graphics is fun, beardy guy reminds of some neon-noir with a hint to Max Payne or, say, Gemini Rue. The music doesn't fit, though, doesn't have detective-action vibe. Can't see how lift getting higher makes it deeper... well, deeper into mess, maybe. But the leopard carpet above the lift and some seems-to-be-censoured graffiti felt weirdly attractive. Keep up the good work!
Burp sfx would be nice). Getting fatter and falling deeper is quite a concept! I suppose, it's a very hard game for those who try to lose weight.
Loved the tentacle! The overal design is fun, however didn't quite catch the goal or how the score or progress is being count. Nice work, anyway, got Cousteau vibes.
Seems like quite promising prototype, however not an easy one to get through. Pixel art is nice. Have no time to get the whole picture, maybe the sinking controls should be simply UI operated (or at least two switchable rectangles/characters). The idea feels deep, anyway, thanks for the experience!
Most sounds here are voice-based, which is intriguing. Subs could be a nice touch to have an option to read, not just listen. Weird but enticing mechanics of stabbing yourself, very self-oriented. Maybe, if you rec a sexy ma'am's vox here, would hit the tops).
Seems like most people' job... go there, collect, go back, buy, have a finer jacket, there, back, a bottle of proofs, next, again, deeper, deeper... at some point many just forget, what do they need, where are they going, is there anything, actually, at the bottom of this... deepness. Depressing, but nice game, anyway. Coins count (or cargo) seen collected in numbers would be nicer, though.
Dunkannanalisititus! Sorry, dunno how, but I had this raging battle cry when starting your game. Maybe it's a latin ritual mantra or something... Very interesting mechanics, man. Though hard to master. And the sprites (game overall) seems too tiny to an eye. Cool sfx, by the way. But the wheel... oh, man, the wheel... I hope you'd polish it at least to be a little easier. Still, did enjoy.
I'm a simple man. If I get a wrench, I go smashing with it. Tried to hit the squid, no chance. Liked the graphics and the mood, however wished for some narrative on the crew, rooms, the fridge... There's a potential for a story-based gameplay, would love to see that!
Cute graphite! Think, I hear Uriah Heep's Wizard in the tune. Nice scribble). Very honest devs here, keep up a good creative job!
There seems to be no way to stay a pacifist. Quite meditative with philosophic vibe, however more like of a journey to the dark side of the force. Then - bam - jelly pascifist stands out like Douglas in 'Falling Down'. A disturbing piece that might hold more background (to explore on whatever caused you to make this game). However, interesting narrative.
Yep, you don't really need to play. Just get, that weapons aren't you, not hit. Then stand still and hold 'space', until the conclusion. Enjoy the music, though. Some astral fight that was.
Was it a farm or a build sim? Neat idea, an important message is there. Needs a good polish, though.
Overall deep and dreamy, 3D art is exciting. However, managed to start with a bug (got Teddy behind the closed door). Actually read the story, cause, well, I'm obviously reading, if there's a potential for. Though the dialogue design and placing could be better. Music is a bit weird, but goes with the game. P.S. btw, thnx for playing our piece.
Maaan... I followed you, just in case. Joking here. I'd have some tissues around playing this. The story is quite specific and gruesome sometimes. But at some point many were there. Maybe if it was more of an experience for everyone to get attached to (more interactive and Player-centered), would be cooler. Some sfx on choices and fastforward after the choice is a must. Overall, I felt that fellow, man, I tried to sympathize, got a better ending at first time. If a better ending is a better one, though.
@ansh-mishra 27, man... You're deep.)
When "it hurts" - is that a sign, where you should go? Weird creatures' design, though liked it. If that's a nightmare, why need oxygen? Anyway, our team of two played this game together and I was: waste the oxygen, we can't find anything, so this must be the fear. To get choked at night? No oxygen, then. The end screen is cool drawn, as a reward.
Almost pro, however the tone of the game makes it hard to acknowledge. 3D platformer part is cool, but could be easier. Narrative felt weird in this kind of gameplay. Loved sound design, the room, and the start screen. Actually wanted to play more in the room than going to bed instantly. Fine team you are, anyway, thanks for the experience.
Actually, the first game that got our team through to the last level, even wanted some weird ending or cliffhanger at least. Felt like a spy organisation putting news straight into minds over the world, reminded me of my narrative for ludum dare 40 (the more the worse theme, on ads-straight-into-mind feeding). Nice algorithm, and mostly funny newsflashes are created. The music has the bite, though when playing till the end might wanna mute it for more authentic concentration. Could be a fun board-like game with options of sounds off, so can chill for some trippy lo-fi or jazz. Thanks for smart hilarious experience, really loved to get deeper at faking the news! Fake... or is it?)
Indulging pixel art. Music seemed too soft for this kind of survival-like setting. Felt a bit hard, but atmospheric. Nice shotgun animation).
Didn't get the bats. I'd like it a bit simplier, that's in the genre - jump'n'kill. Discovered the roll mechanics, then started to die much faster). Liked the game, anyway, despite the hare felt a bit creepy (make him cuter, maybe?).
Too hard, too fast... Nice concept, though. With a touch of industrial.
Liked playing, however it felt badly optimized. Random levels are cool. Gameplay felt too fast, though. Wanted some backstory and funny cartoon-ish sfx. Might become a very solid bestseller, keep up, please! P.S. Something phallic about this rat...
A simulator of walking... or waking... or... well, no spoilers. Corridors felt too long. Some strange flickers and sfx made it deep and quite prepared for the screamer... Oh-oh... something's gonne happen! No chill ambience, should I thank you for not giving me even more shivers?)) Would love some more narrative, backstory. Simple, but interesting entry, though. P.S. don't play at night!
Colliders could be smaller (not to hit the obstacles you passed through). Music becomes very repetitive and psychedelic, so you wish for some glitches and hypno spirals to appear. This cheese of yours was freaking cheesy (schizy), and the end seemed like no end at all. But weirdly I liked it. Keep up, guys!
Yep, I searched for something like that. Finally, the deeper theme here's really what it's all about! Actually, made it a karaoke game, playing with my partner, singing weird rhymes to your cool nasty music, elaborating on the hard life of those taily little guys anxious to get through to... you know. Very fun, it's time you start the total sperm race!
Harsh sfx. A cruel one, but theme based game to score with. I actually needed some narrative purpose (within game) for why should I do that stunt jump.
3 laps. Almost. But the music muted, and the fun was lost. This game has very weird controls and gems aren't seen sometimes. But the music is so fun! Still, needs more reels. Fiddle, whistle, funky stuff (like Peatbog Faeries). And more rollercoaster speed! Then the suspense and deep rolling fun is guaranteed.
I'd nuzzle here. Fun nose picking, very theme related, essential for those who are keen on doing that stuff, with a bit of moral, I suppose (too much picking may get messy, contagious, even). Nice voice effects, maybe a bit more (like some "fatality", "brutality") would be just right, to get you hungrier for more levels (+ some score). Cool game, however snotty, though.
Unique concept, very cool audio. Not very playable, but there's a future to it. Thanks for this delightful work! Me, as an audio microsoud man, is so thrilled here!
Here's the winner for the hot-seat! Best played two-gether, makes it more fun and humour. Very decent game based on simple but thoroughly produced mechanics. And no violence. Thanks, guys!
Got through many levels, nice one. Wished for more interesting physics (lika bazooka in Worms). But overall had fun, thanks!
Sorry, the game was ruined for me, when I realized this cat won't jump. A simple fun taken away. That's a cat disaster. But the overall idea is quite nice.
Kino adventures? An interesting touch on the concept with resources' management, however I'd love more adventurous narrative and reactions on your actions. But the game is very cute, expecially with Kino reference (maybe it's just in my mind), thanks for the entry!
Creative. Artistic. A croaking masterpiece! You gamedesigninly beat me in copywriting, totally)).
But why puddles still do fire? The extinguishing things seems a bit off, but the most unstable here is the music). Nice touch on the theme, though! Thank you.
Wonderful! Could be the best game if not for the music and sfx. Otherwise, it's very cool short story with, maybe, no moral at all, but there's a lot of philosophy! Thank you, this evening went well, your game saved it. P.S. Fun artwork!
Hard to please everyone, like in real life. Maybe it could be more fun in a text way, though.
Hey, our game also has fire!)) Loved the cinematics. Strange show, but some awesome, indeed.
Walking by the voltage lines, hey, that's an intriguing dreaming! I really liked the concept, the physics and the sound design. With more narrative, quite promising.
This is a very good game and I really enjoyed playing it for a few rounds. The introduction, thanks for the story! Menu, music beats. However, the main theme is cut a bit obviously, not seamless. Anyway, I really wanted to play it a bit and have some kind of ending. Obviously, you have some idea of making this game the whole one big experience in the future, but here at LD with all the games it becomes too fast too long and too repetitive. But very enjoyable! One of the best this 49, at least amidst what I played. Thanks!
Quite a beer lounge you've got there! Nice game.
Everything changes in this game, when you wear a garbage head. Then it's real fun and easy-going, even if the chances are off. Keep it up!)
That's a great concept, I think. But it doesn't work at all without sound or narrative. Maybe, it's just me, but I had no idea where it's going, and why am I doing this. Love the cats, though.
Paper is cool. At the final point I wished for some unstable events with quitting the game or having unusual logs in the executive folder. Anyway, very creative concept (especially when there's not much time). However wished for more playing than actually listening to some Stanley Parable vibe. Nice touch with youtube).
De-pressing. Straight-forward. But makes you want to laugh along with those... creeps). Great example for not having some sleep in a roadside barn.
@markveligod @gerox @moonblast @zack-andre @meita @samarthmp5002 @vsi @parttimeindie much appreciated, thank you!
@marius-png glad you liked it. Can you elaborate on innovative?
@alexthehuman2 hmm... maybe I'm so used to turning volume up/down (whilst rec/mixing), so that detail slipped my mind. Thank you for playing! Actually, we wanted to make quite an interesting stuff with dolby-effect, implementing Wwise, etc. But had to cut on this, the code just wouldn't recognize our needs. Anyway, maybe the loud music can count also as - within the theme - unstabled).
@enderswype is that a sarcasm?)) But the experience is real-life based, quite traumatizing.
@alex-chertilin especially when this mosquito could be the only one - immortal)). Thanks!
@kamuniaft Lovecraft? Interesting... We surely tried to make some suspense without screamers. Glad you liked it!
@the-lame-brain we feel that still!
@xschaumix unstable art seems to be the core of our line of work).
@tardif-adrian @0x-void-x0 thank you for playing and the motivation!
@matlab thanks for hearing through our unstable mosquito song)).
@its-capp I feel you...
@gord10ahmet Thank you! Imagine that this story is quite real... (well, almost)
@yikescloud that's some real vocal recording;).
@marc-antoine-girard thank you! We vox our best).
@bgdc glad you liked it overall, thanks!
@potkirland @joonamo thanks for feeling the mood of our game!
@xpoho Nice worldwordplaydisorder). Thanks.
@hiisileiri games can be art, and most are. However, the idea of making a bouncing sound with different loudness and hunting for it, when it meets the trigger, was in development, we thought about this. But the code went wrong, so we had to make it simplier a bit, and not ruin the concept. The brain eating thing is more like a metaphor (in my own personal view Player is or becomes a mosquito), but there's an open ending to it, anyway. So, it's a bit more complicated in a kind of thinking way, but the easiest as we play it. We believe, this art (or game) story is quite finished without any macabre, the way we wanted it. Thanks for playing our stuff!
@piper-thompson well, thank you! We can be much more insane... still in a good way;).
@skleembof I'd love more gameplay too, believe me! But we managed our best this time. Well, despite the problem with the code (which never worked) and huge ambience ambitions. But we're stepping on it, learning to make more of a gameplay, not just a unique experience). Thank you for playing, though, our game!
@sam-onella a little one, but may haunt you many nights)). Thanks!
@animawish @junjunlowpoly So glad you got to manage through this work of ours! We really tried to share some real story behind...
@mirianbr thanks, we're working on mastering our skills! The idea was to make it as short as it could be, but save some kind of a loop thing with an open ending. And the buzzing, aye, otherwise we'd have to make a different game, I suppose, for it would be hard to play and less fun if the sequence continues.
@hawkin well, it's a good tip, actually! I'll think about adding something after the end (credits, if any) in our further projects. Maybe). We aimed for some animation but decided that the sound makes the picture move here. Though, we missed on the mosquito eyes in the end, them moving to the music would be nicer. I think, I understand what you mean by Game - and at this point some of the real game moments weren't implemented, well, because we're no coders at all, but I tried to do more, really). However, I feel the idea of a game should always bear the open mind. However, I had oh so many brainstorms throughout the working life, so at least I understand this - we can be everything and let it fly, but we should really learn to "kill our darlings". Then, even if jamming, there might be made some fulfilled narrative. Thank you for this conversation!)
Play and comment when you ready to get a review.
Didn't quite get how to play, but the overall idea seemed nice, especially the silent playing of the band I love. Was confused by the sides and the lack of rotation.
I know, I try to get it done, or just wait until the chaos is on, enjoy the music and have hard tequila shots with the "fine guy". That's a real fun game, especially as I played it (in the office, in the real life).
Clicking gets monotonous at some point, but overall is very fun, though music feels too relaxed and some poopy sfx (or animation) could be fun on this rocket jump mechanics. Played for a while this bouncy cowboy, thanks!
A very fun concept with retro touch! But very hard to play looking just at the screen on the left (though effects in the room are quite creepy, especially if you add more glitches and sound design). There's so much narrative in there to unleash! Awesome work.
You should have made 2 buildings... Love the concept and minimalistic sound. Hard part is to get the tower defense management. Anyway, loved the entry, thanks!
The game has a huge potential, however starts with lots of text mistakes. Then it gets into pixel-hunting without any popping text to get used to the items around. The art is very cool, but the game itself is not playable smoothly yet. But i liked it!))
Ok, this one is cool and has very nice sfx with good bassy-ness. But the difficulty curve should be adjusted, for it's more of a nice cosy casual (hyper?) than some art-house stuff. Really liked it, though, there's a potential to master here.
This is a very nice concept, but making people die for no reason without narrative or explanation makes this game mostly stressed, than unstable. If there'd be a reason behind all the mis-steps, that'd be nice (and a smaller char sprite). Keep it up!
Very nice design, but most buttons seem to not work and maybe the controls could be less complicated (and no recipe book to check with).
I mean, loose the book and introduce the controls and narrative without it.
@xpoho you're quite inventive in your feedback).
The mouse view is very unstable... most of the game I got some funny articles (that's how good a potion wizard I am). Nice narrative idea, anyway. And quite a rack).
Altruism won't work here (at least, now). Reminds the old top view GTA. But the physics is sooo unstable (if that's the case, though). Anyway, thanks, the music is not depressive (due Covid).
Fun voice acting). If this game were much faster, though. Had fun, still. Why ladybugs, by the way?
Most of the time you just wait for the game to play itself. But the art is nice, and the music is catchy. A simplier approach to making this game (with some tetris-planes) would be better, I think.
Is that a viral thing? Got in my mind too fast too well. Have to rinse it now. Hard liqour, waiter!
So, let me get this... there's Orwell, Cuphead, politics, pizza, a cartoon style matched with music, nice intro, yet the narrative doesn't tell anything from this point (which could be used in some phrases, not just sprire reversed). Pizza, mm... if hot and seen is so delicious. But I think the idea that those freaks would eat anything is appropriate. So, I actually had fun playing your game!
Interesting, needs polish though (a lot). But it has lots of potential for more than a jam game.
The amount of text is distracting from the game. However, it's an interesting piece of potion-making. But I felt really sad, when couldn't pet the Cat (even if he's the bossy one).
Literally unstable mechanics, which can be used in some game, especially to that tune. Better play on the empty stomach!
Very interesting concept, not easy to handle, though. Cool title by the way).
Un-stable). Interesting runner, however maybe if the camera view were different... I mean, there's more fun to the hamster (whoever that is) and goat animation. I'd love to see the Score during the gameplay. Overall this game is very fun and quite a musical!
Nice Guitar Pro). Shifting is cool, but gets repetitive. Some narrative jokes are higly recommended! Overall, played for a long while managing those jumps. Thanks!
Felt more than one game. Or a one big trip. Cool voice acting and unstable changes in gameplay. Quite a brain-cake to solve here;).
It gets very repetitive, especially without sounds and some narrative concept. If split into levels with some backstory, maybe this would be much more interesting. But I definitely liked the simple controls.
2 years ago, maan... I think I know why this milk is bad. If this story makes it further, I'd like to see where it goes. Keep the fine work!
Hey, it's fun! I lost that head so many times. Wished for a double jump to fasten the process. Catchy synths, by the way). Thanks for the entry.
Very hard, but the whole concept is fun. And I liked the music, thanks!
Well, seemed too fast and feel a lack of narrative, but there's quite a challenge, thank you! Loved the beat.
Ok, there's a problem. The game doesn't launch in Chrome (at least now). What am I doing wrong?
Felt too much graphics, yet got through the text. Defeat. Then Victory. The deal is, I tried to get the balance, which is harder, than just make their minds blow away. Fun concept, thank you).
I remember those days, writing commands in DOS. It's a nostalgia thing, but hard to play really. More of a sim with an idea for the retro vibe. This game could exist even without the visuals (like text/command adventure). Good vibrations here, man).
Interesting concept. Yet, there's something with the music... Cool ghost idea and fun animation! Didn't quite catch balance on collecting gold (is there some absolute winning pattern, or just collect and slowly get closer to the cart?).
Creative way to participate. Weirdly addictive for a while).
Some thoughtful essay. My world is a full disorder now...
Why no rating in audio? It was quite charming, otherwise plenty of text could be skipped. That's an interesting take on the theme and some cool lore within, but still feels too much of a narrative (even for me, being a writer). But that's a great foundation for a proper game, so, please, keep up! The art is cool here).
Well, actually there's a game and a story. Yep, too much lore to un-core and there's no game there about this, but overall I enjoyed the tension, thanks!
Did I just have an orgy? Very un-f-stable and weird to control, but one hell of a horse roller coaster!
Okay, how sober you were making this? It seems there's no cash in it, but the wordplay noticed. Nice marketing on the total team age though.
That's quite a series of misfortunate events. I enjoyed your game, the dialogues are cool, and the tunes. With some polish or do-forward, there's a big potential for some fun text adventure. Go on!
The weird thing is that the game is already fun and unstable without the tunnel. So the tunnel narration seems unstable within unstable, yet with levels continuing the mood (after the tunnel) wears off. Cool penguins anyway, thanks for the game!
Unsettling, aye). Loved the drone vibe. Wished for more action to happen sooner, and more narrative within the game itself. But cool entry, really, thanks!
Unstable too much). Messing with controls is harsh. Liked the horse design (+boobs)). Overall very unusual yet fun waltzing.
Cool concept, though needs polishing (if developing further). Had to save all the cats despite the harshness. Do cats give different powers now? Catchy game, thanks for the entry!
That's some kind of raving Doc theme with a slight vibe of Twin Peaks (black and white episode), maybe that's like it all started... Anyway, nice concept. Cool blurry movement effects).
Hard to get what to do. I definitely need some back story on that... rubbeardy thingy?
There's a colour mixing mechanics in there? In connection to midi, it seems. Hard to get the game in total, but that still remains an interesting concept. However, less text (in tutorial) and states would be easeir to get through. Quite some fun, anyway, thanks!
Вот только рейтинг на международном джеме получить на русском очень сложно. Зачин интересный, нет геймплея. И стены прозрачные. Но персонажи проработаны, есть поле для дальнейшей разработки. Дерзайте!)
Played it like a synthwave video clip. You should save bullets for later, I suppose, for the moving structures. The audio beat is hot, loved it overall, thanks!
That's very interesting, though, you could just prototype a tiny version of it ("kill your darlings"), add some sounds and make it more of a story. There's narrative, and cars won't hit you. But still, there's a potential here, I hope. Keep up.
Catchy puzzles, but it starts too hard. Liked the design and references. And I'd rather use another font in messages and less text, to make it more comprehensible due to the dynamics of your game. Cool creation, anyway!
Nice ambient music with cool overdrive, but it gets harder to listen further, and the sfx just don't fit. Despite that, finally a cool narrative weeping sim I craved for! Thank you. Digged the sketch art. And the tunes change, hey! You're over your head. Cool entry. (too much text with lack of proper direction due the lack of time, still cool)
Crimson... land... it's easy to get started and quite hard and random to get wasted there. But the overall game and idea is nice. Get it going!
Hard to get at the first time. Maybe if there were just a few food providers then there'd be more to the game. But who am I to say (looking at my game)). Anyway I get there's an intriguing concept in mixing rotten ingredients. Nice;).
@deadsunset same stuff, man. We do what we can. We abide. Yet, succeed through the path.
Cool pile thinking). Got addicted for a while, made the piles, but nothing happened... Anyway, nice one! Darn bombs...
So, technically you just have to find a cozy space and hold "space". Some moonwalking music sounds nice). Love space anyway!
Really dig the sfx here, the bassy vibe. And very interesting touch on the tutorial. Short, but reliable narrative. Overall, a very good entry, thanks.
Fun concept, but it's really hard to run from this party (could be easier).
The audio mumbling is very unstable, indeed. Maybe it's the camera angle, but everything seemed to lay on each other a bit... incomprehensible. There's a quest there, I know. But, man, this mumbling makes you forget what you're doing.
I remember someone important said that a game is a tutorial. So, tutorials are meant to become the part of the game. An all in right from the beginning, especially when you have to grab player's attention fast. So, the thing is I didn't quite get this one without reading the tutorial, which is a test. But there's an interesting touch to your idea.
Un-stable, indeed. But me partner felt so sad with horses burning... Quite a hard story for some stablemaster, yet there's a concept to work with. Thanks!
Loved pinballs since childhood. Thanks for the nostalgia! This one is not easy but fun and involving. Good one!
Being a fav of chess... this is something. I tried to make something like this in my childhood. In my mind. Ever since then desired for the games like this, re-inventing chess. Narrative here is too much too long and not quite needed, for the game itself tells the difference and makes statements. Very F* cool entry! Polish this one, please. Maybe even a multiplayer. I'll play. Oh, and do restart level, saves, that stuff, please.
8th, really? I should check the previous ones. Overall quite cool nuke dukem serious with crimson land addiction and passive mechanics. Nice one, thanks for the experience!
How long this is delayed until? Very cool and stylish, with easter eggs from your previous projects. Music work is gorgeous. However, that long, you wish for some kind of a score or something, otherwise you just get bored with wherever you're going. Anyway, I'm your fan now, for sure.
@ginxel That's a very nice touch to the story, aye. I know narcolepsy. By the narrative I meant more working with the theme within the game. Like why such monsters/entities, why pills in them, is there someone waiting for this guy's return (maybe even there in his bed), etc. There's a lot to the mechanics from the point of narcolepsy also. So, I believe, this game could be developed further. It does worth it.
Wow, it's so hard to control with both letters and numbers! Fast lost there. Have to master my octopus skills. But the concept is nice).
Felt hard to type, at first. Then got some cool jokes and the cunning spirit of support guy! Cool idea, though tutorial could be much faster. Thanks for the entry!
It's hard to know who's on fire and where, but the mood is awesome. Add nore narrative and full gameplay, and there's a potential for something like a cardboard Stacking!
Finally, got how to lose. Memento card could be a nice easter egg or something, like when you collected some of them, like revealing some narrative on what-why. Anyway, this card game is quite interesting, maybe a bit complicated but there's an innovation to work with.
Interesting, yet not easy to get. The tavern mood is nice, but wants you to have more pints than cards. Anyway, this game is quite entertaining, thanks!
Ok, I'm into breaking mind ideas and this one has this Douglas Adams or whatever vibe. Incredible, but you did blow my mind! This game is fun and addictive, and catchy. The lore gets sick, as you think this is some kind of world maintaining reference, but this theory might work, indeed!
Cute and vast! Gives you a thinking of making a bigger squad. Was fun and had a good time researching and spitting on the plants). May consider developing this further. Great one, thanks!
Tried to play, yet nothing. Fix it, please.
As simple as being weird and quite hardcore balling, yet with fun. Lovely little fall to inevitable.
Fun idea with easter eggs. I thought of working with terrains too, but then... Anyway, that's a very nice concept that lacks kicking sound design, of course. But great job, thank you!
Real fun! Yet, I had it quite hard to play to the music with voice (vocals). It's distracting from the gameplay. But the effort is nice. Good job, man!
Fun guitar pro). Interesting concept. Have to master the fighting skills, but overall very involving game. Thanks!
Fun gum! Maybe too complex in controls (the idea is more HC). Condolences to all the gums you failed... Hah).
This is actually very cool bacteria survival/dasher! Once you get into it, may stuck for a while, appeasingly.
@silas-reinagel We had it a bit rough this time: just 2 days and a keen desire to try real coding instead of visual one (like Fungus). So, this concept is more like a challenge, to make it playable at least. In the future I think we'd take your advice in account, so to concentrate more on art, narrative and sound design. That is if we won't become cool coders ourself). Thanks for playing this weird little chase!
@henrik-ganard The idea was for almost a hypercasual. Thanks for trying this!
@darkboulevard Inspired by kid's books like Horton). Thank you.
@tsugumi Just might). As for the moose, he may just bounce all over the screen (and beyond) at some point. A bug, or a feature?))
@100th-coin I suppose, in accordance to whatever we got here this music is suitable for the chase. I had about 30 mins to get some melody and mastering, so had to go with whatever emerged from my mind. If we develop this version of a game into the one we actually have in mind, the music surely will be different. Thanks for playing and appreciating the artwork!
@tannimun Essentially the puzzles must be harder and obstacles should be clicked not all at the same time, but this is when we got too far at coding and fighting with compile errors, so... at least you liked it a bit!) Thanks! As for the hectic sound, I think this is my actual mood of fighting the sleep right before the final publish hour. I'd rather compose something deep and moody with lofi beats or something, of course. Yet, game dependable.
@nebiros Thank you!
@pev They got into eternal loop of chase. As for the game, it's like an interactive story with some moral at the end, that friends may argue over the ice cone, but at some point eventually one will just fall beyond the screen. But do they learn in the end? Not for now...
@elena-s I know, we're totally nuts!))
@olguinne Thanks for playing and reading this game! Well, maybe not until the very end of the story, still it's a bit looped with fine palm tree in the end. Anyway, Moose and Goose got through defrosting spring to some exotic island. Music... well, I had to sacrifice some deep long soundwork in order to get the coding done in time (we decided to pass on Extra). Yet, it's a tune of a weird mad chase. With that done now, not just some animation coming next. And we're finishing the development of the narrative-driven game based on one of the previous LD jams, so all the skills sharpened are being put into work and die hard game production eventually.
@fc85057 There's a nice vision of how full release should be, so essentially the music there will be different and less hectic due to specific changes in gameplay and pace of action. Still, right now it's a lot about fuss, so... Thanks for playing and rating us!
@okamit Thanks! Aye, we're gonna blast.
@boxedmeatrevolution We're grateful you liked the art, especially! Maybe, some day we'll develop this one into a more friendly still unique experience. Or maybe we'll just make it a fun kiddo book).
@mgear Me too). Oops, not a hashtag. I mean, we try the borders of our weirdness.
@eldogg Yes! There's a change in clicking there. Cool, you cracked it). We really thought of how not to break the fun. Thanks for playing!
@arqitech This is interesting, actually. Maybe you have a point. We'll think about it, thanks!
@seppskit Yeah, we wanted to work with the environment. I had some script for 2d player, so that would be easier, but... men have no titties;). The key to the reverse level is to hit the ice cone back to Goose.
@solah It is confusing, I agree). Thanks for trying!
@zachsbutt This could become an ever wild chase, couldn't it? We had fun. We're glad, you got your piece).
@tompudding Woah, you're deep... Eloquently and immensely put. Bravo in return! Still, we ache for undivided friendship.
@wfmg Oh, that grammar in kids' books! Really). As for the game, you're absolutely right. As I thrown myself into the depths of code I've found so much obstacles, more than there are in the game. The polished concept (in potential) is based on triggering different in-game obstacles in order to make way for Goose or delay Moose. Also there was room for rhythm game basics, even some terrain flipper. Of course, we got stuck with the implementation, but we had to do the least playable possible (make it our kinda motto). Thanks for your advice and support. We're in gamedev for real and for sure, we'll do more. Greater). Or weirder.
@ftl-sloth We're bonkers).
@almax You dug our lore!
@boclow There is a room! If we polish this further. Thanks!
@realtanhen Please, keep an eye on us! We totally worth it. I mean, we really gonna show some stuff.
@fredrik-rosell My precious artist knows her ways. Thank you for playing!
@easyluckygem Yeah, maybe we'd do better with some visual novel, but not this time. We try some innovations within, thanks!
@dis0rder That cranked mechanics). We have ideas and mind to develop them into some stuff, however this stuff becomes different from what we envisioned because of... technical issues. Jams - ok, we think that's how it should be, the field for your practice and development. The games we have in production... just can't be like that. But the fun is in how we manage and whatever happens throughout these 2 or 3 days of mastering the issue not for the point of some tiny success but for the grand desire to skill up and - further even better. We shall be jamming, aye. Thanks, man!
@ehon 2nd monitor, interesting issue, have to check this for further development. We have some understanding how to code and put our logics in there, now, however I really had to decompose lots of working ideas in order to make this tiny story actually work). Glad you liked the art and our kiddo rhymes! This time we really wanted to have some fast and simple fun on LD, without too much art-hous-ish shenanigans we're more likely into. Thanks for having this fun of ours!
Reminded me South Park. Very nice village you got here). I agree, there's a potential. The mood is nice and there may be lots of fun involved, even some story with cutscenes. However, the music now is a bit of a bore. Yet, loved the concept, thank you!
Very fun with deep suspense. Poop story is quite cool. Linear, no stealth, but bathly attractive! Masterpoops!
My guy won't turn. It's like his head is in the same dimension with his butt. I get the concept but had it quite hard to play. Yet, this one is a fun load!
Well, is it racist or a manifest to cheating/not? No, it's just a game. Hard time playing with the music, at least for long, for the pace of the game is not that fast. The overall idea is quite interesting and I loved the expanding world (level design). However, I'd like to play again, not cheat.
This is why I never use the alarm clock and don't sleep with the phone around. Cool pixel art and the idea is involving. Still, reminded me those times when you actually had to run to the office for no reason at all. Thanks for the goosebumps of remembrance, man!
This is deep at some point. However, feels more like an intro to one big game with the story developed. Yet, I hope it's not about one becoming full of void revenge or grief but more of accepting one's shadow and making the world the better place no matter what. Anyway, that's a solid piece of art and metaphors, which is totally my thing (despite the fact that I tried to relax with some comedy this jam). Touching, thank you.
There's a nice HC with an interesting idea. Maybe the controls could be much easier, and more understanding to what entity does what, also split into levels and some narrative on the falls (maybe around the globe). But it's just me thinking big. Overall, cool game, thanks for sharing!
This game must have got gods' attention. You're under supervision now. Overall, very brave and I believe you had lots of fun with the scenes. Fun developers' cameo game.
Interesting entry with cool dash mechanics. It's hard not to hit civillians, but the effort worths it! Loved the overall mood and sound design, thank you!
Got it very fast. Adore chess, survived through them. Very cool idea and implementation! Though, timing could be easier. But that's very stylish logic hardcore.
The art is very good. Yet, this game is too much in your face. Too obvious. Maybe, there's some real experience in it, but the message brings no hope. I think we, as developers, should transform our experiences and bring hope no matter what, for the times could be dark, much darker all the time around the globe.
Style with mega coolness! This urges to evolve. Great concept, loved it, man!
Ok, it's fun, it's retro, I'm from back there, so just nice, tiny, potentially addictive (if more gameplay) with simple yet attractive pixel art. I'd rather play this than some similar polished cuteness around LD50. Thanks for the entry!
When got it, acted very fast and furious! Good atmosphere here with a suspense. However, I didn't realize the base was attacked, as I ventured deep into space with saved humans. Thanks for the entry!
Cyber-viking. Neo-Midgard. Okay, you grabbed my attention (by the balls). Intriguing concept with lots to tell in the future. I believe in Edda cyberpunk;).
The whole game seemed like a tutorial, maybe too much intro to the overall idea and gameplay. The base mechanics felt fun, though. Thanks for making this game!
I see what you've done here. Have to try to beat the Infinite, I suppose. Cool atmosphere, enjoyed the cosmic dark-ish mood. Thanks!
A+ for sure. There's a whole narrative cosmic opera/drama in this. Highly exciting!
Some Кузя style. I'd love to play this game, when it's finished. For now, the concept feels nice, the art is cute. But needs polishing. The mood was fun, thank you!
Subtle. The concept felt nice.
Good physics and playable race, loved the style. Yet it's quite hard to know when your car's going to melt. Overall enjoyed this retro driving!
Pity the text need editing. Despite that, the sound design and the idea are intriguing. However you have to play like some kind of Dark Souls of sound in order to get what's there and how to find or avoid. Thanks for the thinking, man!
Thrilling! Right when I saw the cig guy, I knew, some shit gonna smash him. Then... well, the best part (for me) is when everything quakes and percussion blends in. Cool experience, thank you!
This is quite an involving adventure, however lots of text. I'm a writer, but sometimes it feels too much, and the narrative flow should be very exciting. Overall, there's a nice one to play.
This long title grabbed my eye and thinking, even had a story of my own with some twists before even starting the game. Bugged, aye, but felt that urge of defending my sprouts! Good job!
Dunno, this is actually very unique, lots of mind there, however had some hard times with cards and items/sirvivors. Yet another zombie game, maybe, but really different from the lots.
Cool sfx and overall game makes you excited and eager to research and use different stuff. Lack of narrative maybe, but really loved playing, thanks, guys!
Nice art-house time travel concept. There's a potential for more story polished. There are some unique loops but you can easily get stuck. Which is basically the concept. Great idea, love the implementation!
I think I've got the strategy! But then it becomes quite chaotic. Very moody game, counting (swallowing) numerous insects. The effects could be more, like bloated (clearing the screen) or else. Anyway, this is one very exciting and totally playable clicker defense. Thanks for sharing!
Cool design, very nice colors. Had a nice meditation under these steam-sails, much appreciated!
Grandly authentic! Love the mechanics. But level design could be friendlier, less hardcore. It's like in those games when you can almost jump from the air (due colliders). Fell in love with design and the music is totally making this game one cool slavic experience! Thank you for making this!
Loved the art style and narrative! But the controls are quite hard. Overall, very unique experience, thank you!
Ok, you have to make this "not pickling me" theme into some kind of Ghost Busters song. It's funny and pickly, a bit towelie also, anyway, nice approach to LD and zombie theme! I wonder, what if - when bit by a z-pickle - you could drink the pickle brine to cure?
Aliens and planets with some weird but addictive music, hard to play but cool and promising defensive action. Thanks for the entry!
Nice country-ish music with the cuteness moode. Wanted to smoke a cigar to it. Cheers to more warmth and less waiting for the better season! Thanks for the entry!
Thanks for this cool retro experience! Really loved how this is quite a long and involving journey with a pleasing level design. Maybe, I'd love more Ghibli style music here, various tunes added. But this game is very well designed overall, great job!
Despite the title says, the war is over, it's still on there, however we can end it. The right message can deliver the end to any war, let's hope this works some day. Nice sound and the game feels interesting overall. If this were more of a stealth no-shooting consider and don't fall for the traps kind of game, I think though, the whole idea would be even more actual and involving.
Yep, difficulty curve is quite good. Have to pay attention to the details. Maybe, needs more entertainment being a game, but is a fine sim of some real life routine. Can get addicted to this one, even)).
Loved the idea, but the Teacher operates with so many words and emotions. I don't really want to learn from that kind of unbalanced guy. The overall approach to the narrative could be different, less of a visual novel and reading, to my case. That's a slippery slope with these kind of parables, one could find it too much patronizing.
Great story and the implementation. Who thought, delivering bad news could be that engaging... Voice acting fits the mood!
I actually liked this one very much. It's soft and mellow and have a good mood to it despite the hospital thing. Cool tune, and the F-siren reminds me a bit of Pink Floyd's line "we don't need no education", which feels quite appropriate here. Great concept, thanks for the entry!
Cute retro! Fun sounds and relaxing colors. Makes you want play for a while, even more.
Nice jokes, played a few times, got the punchlines in rhythm. Maybe sfx is a bit annoying, but it's a very nice idea and design, awesome delivery!
Epic tune! D&D pun intended. Dungeons are hard but the concept feels nice, thanks for making this!
Would be cool if you made the dog bark sfx work on key pressed, and use it with the bite for combo!
Loved using my head! Very cute little game with interesting mechanics. Even midi sounds nice).
Innovative! The story feels sad at the start. But very interesting approach to the theme and the mouth... job.
Messed with my cognition. Tech stuff, wished for some planetary tunes to evolve.
Hard to get at first, but the setting is interesting.
Fun music and animation). Misplaced some babies, but loved the game!
Cool style!
A complicated game to play and get to read some jokes at the same time, while avoiding objects thrown. An easier approach would make it one very cool "deliver a joke" experience. The idea is quite interesting, overall.
Cute design. Even some backstory. There's a concept to be developed, but it feels nice.
Great entry, though too much words. I love to write (being a writer of a sort), but the intro is too long, and then there's more text without any specific options (choose, else), reading mostly. Anyway, it's a huge work!
Is it offensive at some point? F* it!)) There's a wicked humor to fun drawings. Very "in your face", but gets involved.
Well, not the swashbuckling adventure I roared for, but not gonna rue the day, for this game is fun anyways, despite being a kinda backpack sim tetris style sorter.
@noam-blei Work with scene transitions, added to the study list, thanks! We're still playing with the style, this one comes from our game 7Deeps, a bit of Limbo vibe here, aye. As for the theme, it's there. Let's just say: **deliverance**.
@asmadigames Aye, it's the fade of the story. You caught and befriended the sun, keep the sunshine.;)
@paul-avallone trippy vibe it is). As our artist says, this one is a haiku game. Thanks for having this trip!
@achila-eranga-mohottige well, there's kiiking, and chasing the sun through the astral, to put it short. But it's just one of the possible meanings...
@nrankin13 Thanks for playing! And listening to...
@quanta-studios we tell the story, you decide what the... experience you just had). Thanks, we try our best to get our art and music playable.
@blue-pin-studio wait whaat? Which language are we using here, like, now?
**Controls**: space - move up, arrows - turn, click - wherever clickable. *After tired of looking at the tad kid swing and listening to the tune* **Start with Space, then click** on the Kid, then Play through the Maze. Can't move down when in the maze, for you can only strive through the tides, not turn them backwards.
@nuin well, whatever's there, it's up to you. We're trying to not tell it "in your face".
@teun-de-vries hope, the music in the maze and in the end were noticed also). The experience you play is the experience you choose to live through, so, the clue is up to you.
@jamesw you aimed to touch the sun, it ran, you followed to grab the sunshine, get the sun on your side. This is if put simple. But there's more to it. Thanks for playing and appreciating our art!
@smdaniels crazy but good, that defines it, thank you). Though, I played a baby with a scalpel here the day before, that was crazy for real.
@johnsensei Kid/Sun. Cursor changes, when clickable.
@kypello Thanks. The clue is inside you).
A bit more on our game in the first [devlog](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/sunshine-trial/$369537).
@python-b5 if we develop further, mazes will be harder, a bit different. Anyway, within the concept of this haiku game, that was enough. You made it to the end, aye. You grabbed the... whatever you grasped in the end. Thanks for appreciating our art!
@thaprofesional many times in life we've no idea, that's ok. Thanks for playing!
@durkagames More sound work, normalized, less loud, better transitions, seamless if needed - aye, adding to the 2do list essentials, thanks! Love that our game made you think of flowers, especially. Such a peaceful vision...
@marcodeevil not smooth enough, I get it, will be working on that, thanks. We have some interesting thoughts on the maze levels now... Strange circle is the black sun (eclipse, eaten by a moth...). Shows when clickable. In this kind of narrative it would be a crime to tell what the story is. Some even saw a coitus in there, why the heck not. Thanks!
@indigoninja I vaguely described the connection in the 1st devlog. We wouldn't release this little game like this, if it had no sense as the whole story. Deliverance and transformation are the key words here. Thanks for playing!
@fabula-rasa wow, what a nice sophisticated review, thanks! At first, the maze was quite obvious, but it didn't tell the essential part of the story that way. We really appreciate, you got the idea. We'll be making a proper soundtrack, with the tunes from this game, shall announce when it's done. Thank you for your good words!
@blazerdom it's over, if you feel it's over. I really wasn't expecting the symbolism of this game to come out that complicated... but that's the fruit to chew through, analyze, etc. Thanks for playing anyway!
@skel3ton wait why? The description of the game doesn't tell you to prepare extra hand and erratically click wherever capable, rather tells in a kinda specific way the clickable areas (sun/kid) which only appear on the story screens. We wouldn't really make such terrible controls, although it seems, we did, at least when we deciced to narrate them, not just tell straightforward, what to do. Anyway, at least you managed to like something we did, thanks!
@pegasys so, the blank grid... with Space you move through Tides. Tides make you move backwards (it's actually falling there) in the maze. If the grid is blank, use space to get back and continue. First you encounter the abyss (mini-game), then you can avoid it later. The black screen with white is final. Same as the first one, you can listen to the music, click, when tired and decided, that's enough with this haiku game. We mindfully connected all the parts, this game is as it should be, however, we're thinking of developing a mobile maze-like game based on the overall idea of this one, and we're listening to all the players to get more approachable.
@ominusgalaxy44 funny thing, we tried to be as simple as we could, but it seems, even if we don't use deep text narrative it still comes out as a complicated trial. Thanks for playing!
@barce mildly esoterical with this one... But we set the mood, hooray!
@the-martijn we could make a quite basic narrative story with the visuals of the story screens (ones with the kid and sun in this one), but that was not our goal. Working as narrative designer in gamedev, I try to think of different ways of telling the story without text, using level design, mechanics, even the controls, to get the overall mood and the flow of the story. We designed this game the way it is thoughtfully. We may change or add something, if we're to develop it into a mobile game, but the idea here is not the big story of our own, but the even bigger story of whatever you get while playing. A little while ago we released a 30-min narrative story with similar art style [(check, if interested)](https://ardskape.itch.io/7deeps), so we really didn't want to repeat ourselves. Sunshine Trial is actually a test of our skills, before we venture into the professional development.
@saffeine our gratitude.
@vantos3001 thank you!
@frozenfire92 light objects hint the way. Anyway, thanks for playing! We're developing more games (and big ones) right now;).
@milkyjoe73 thanks!
@hotaloca this time we wanted to present a transforming narrative, for the game would carry a different idea (and a different LD theme maybe) if we'd worked only with the kind of swing art. We had the maze in mind, but not just any maze, so we used the thing of kiiking, which we discovered while developing the story of our previous game (7 Deeps on itch.io). You know, I never thought of these walls as invisible, for I made the labyrinth quite visible the first time, then it changed to fit the narrative. If I realized that these walls would feel invisible to players, I'd think of a way to tell it's not exactly like this. But it seems, there's still to learn to switch from narrative design to game design faster). I think you have a good point on controls, however - trying to think fast at the face of the deadline - I found no better solution than to use mouse clicks in the kid/swing/sun scenes, bearing in mind the desire to let players get as much image and music, as they wish, until the game transitions into mazes. Thanks for playing our game!
@praccen finally, the mazes, thank you! Alas, we had no time to add more challenges to mazes, but it seems that they were challenging enough. We have some interesting puzzle mechs in mind, which might use if we develop something maze-like further. Thanks for having these minutes with us!
@vidarn this kind of movement is based on the idea of tides, which flow through the maze. At first there was a threat that you had to pass down by balancing, which reminded of the way you swing (on the swings), but we caught a bug. I'd definitely give that Spacebar more showtime... well, time we lacked. Still, there's a haiku). Thank you for your good words, we're getting better with this friendly attitude!
@sodoj in the context of a 2-3 days jam - starting from this little game - I declare the idea of assembling and delivering the finished concept with the visuals, narrative, gameplay and sound that can get inside you, be remembered (at least, for a while). If, at some point, this doesn't bring the whole finished (or looped) experience, then it shouldn't be released. Well, we'd stick to this motto now, I think. More experiments to come. Thank you for playing through our little game!) We tried to put there many sense, working specifically with design approach. And the meaning that you felt there... we should enjoy our lives and develop to our best no matter what, or when, or where, aye! With the knowledge, that even when something is finished in the moment, it continues to the series of moments that may deliver the same narrative, although a different lore.
Check more on the game lore (the **kiiking** sport) here: [devlog.2](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/sunshine-trial/$370774)!
We thank LD community for this jam. Set prepared for the next one! [devlog.3](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/sunshine-trial/$371097)
Fun level design! Sad, couldn't get free from those monsters somehow...
Fun driving/rushing! But it would be much cooler, if you had the story developed after like 3 packages, otherwise it gets repetitive. Nice cover art!
Hardcore managing two types of gameplay, but loved the idea! Driving steals the screen anyways...
Maybe, not that season yet, however it's an easy-to-play fun game that can hit it in the winter period. Keep it delivered!
Fun game with many little excitements). It's simple but has a good kitchen mood to it, thanks!
Clouds dancing to the music is a cool touch. No challenge in level design though. You could do at least 3-5 lvls by just changing the positions of the platforms (even leaving the timer on, making the whole game still in one scene with use of SetActive I think). Anyway, it's cute, keep the dev up!
The idea with all the jumping and the mood is cool. But the jumping itself could be more player-friendly. And if you were to add some narrative encounters - a potential hit!
Loved the style and animation. With the art-house-ish fade in the end;) (I really hoped the char would dance to some credits!).
Neat idea overall, however I don't get the logics sometimes. Still, it's getting quite involving when you work out the routine. Have to check post-jam. Nice job!
Cute game, loved playing for the swallow and the concept overall. Don't think the arrow right in front of the swallow is necessary, though, steals the gaming experience for me. Thanks for the entry!
Not easy to handle but is a good one on the pizza theme!
It is absurd! But there's a humor to it. Very cute and adorably embarassing mechanics!
Have to be thorough in this one. Good sound and the idea overall. Keep it up!
Someone delivered, after all, a tons of jokes. Some are funny, even. Cool idea for a mini-game in some adventurous full play. Fun entry!
Deep and intelligent. Love the concept. Gonna check this one more with me vox mic.
@yetiryan bookmarked. Keep the good work up! It's very insightful project.
Music distracts from the rhythm game itself, but the idea is interesting.
I was really hoping for some viking music and narrative, then I thought that there are specific parcels for specific islands, then I realized it's just collecting and delivering to any island to a casual-like tune. So, it's a bit of a different game you're expecting to play, but keep jamming!
Don't really get why I'm doing the stuff (the pizza, the unicorn). It's like you just delivered this card game prototype to fit the theme somehow. Overall, it seems to be a nice thing to develop further, if you skip the pizza delivery part, add another goal and sfx.
Kingdom Come pun intended). By far the coolest interpretation of the pizza theme (amidst so many pizzas in this jam)!
Interesting graphics, however hard to handle.
I see what you did with the reactor thing here). Cool weekend you had making this one, I think, quite a party! Very fun and immersive approach, and the game has retro vibe despite looking so modern and... "graphic", ha). Have to try playing for every character, so more mess around the reactor, here I come!
Need some heavy metal soundtrack! And more feel of an action, when on the streets, attacked. Overall liked the art style and how the bike works (and sounds), especially. Got lost soon without a map, though.
Not easy to master, but very cute and phatasmagorical. The space is a loveable place here, neat design. However, you can crash so easily, maybe the game could be more easy-going, now it's quite hardcore. Make it more chill, and there's a hit. Thanks for this eye-pleasing visual experience!
Such an immersive pun! Cool char with charming face and animation. All fives! Loved the humor, man.
Ok, it's very cute and fun overall, but I'd loop the level to avoid endless running to the right or left (which I tried). With the loop thing (lesser scene space) you could work with a better piece of the story and get things evolve faster. Loved the concept, for real.
Got some good retro vibe here. Good game. Wish for more lore, if developed further, though.
If not for the amount of walking, this is very cool art-house-ish narrative. Loved the design!
@bastinus-rex has an art house vibe (like in that kind of movies) to it.
Loved being on the rails, thank you! Not that railroad tycoon fan, but love the trains and railways overall. Maybe, needed some narrative encounters on the road, but the game is quite good as it is.
Wicked thing is that it's hard to play with these kind of controls, but would be easier if you change Down arrow for Up arrow, seems to me. Cause we're thinking of the 1st arrow as the starting point, not the backdoor. Maybe, I'm wrong, but you can test it. Overall, interesting design.
A hidden gem in Danger Zone, ha! Very cool little game with interesting gameplay, fun levels and humor in the narrative. Had to really worry for that bottle of wine!
It's good you delivered a different kind of game for a different kind of theme. Wait, if you deliver a game, does it count that you used the LD theme anyway?) Very cool adventure mystery, I'd learn something from you, suppose (starting right now). Keep up the best work!
Whenever you get to throw a businessman as a boomerang - I'm in! Fun concept. I'm not quit sure what am I, or what's being delivered here, but there's a creative touch to it.
Cool style and approach to the gaming. I'll be checking this more thoroughly, for sure.
The longest I played in the jam so far. Liked the story and some puns. Had to guess plenty, knowing where it's going, but that really touched the mood, thanks!
Text rpg on the map, damn I loved it since the 1st Fallout! Enjoyed this wasteland ride, so moody.
Huge work, can make a full play game in this type of ambience. Costy for the perfomance, though. Loved the style, overall. But would definitely change the music, or add more tunes with a deeper cyber-synth-bladerunner-space-hop vibe.
Ok, this one is a fun short story. I bet on the French!)
Cute! Love the graphics. The tune is fine, but it ruins the game's pace. Rather'd play longer to some fantasy-like ambience. Nice one overall!
Harsh. Where's the line here... Quite a horror game, yet, with a fine (aye, morbid-ish) style. Blaaack.
Very easy-going game with the good vibe. Thanks, enjoyed much!
Loved the instructions! It gets challenging, which is nice for this kind of game. A good test for time and space managemant skills!
Feels chill, but don't let yawning here. Liked the concept, when figured it out. Can be polished and balanced, of course, but it's nice overall.
I did best in not delivering)). However, the concept is to get through, and it's much nicer. Enjoyed your game!
Boy, it gets depressive! Some neon, more sci-fi, and there's more of a Bladerunner vibe. Anyway, very atmospheric sim, thank you!
Style! Cool little game with fun mechanics! Loved the setting.
Love the space aesthetics! Mouse makes things hectic, but it's smooth if you don't use it. And the whole plant preservation thing is nice.
Creepy. This is one dark delivery. But someone has to.
Amazing! But I got seasick. Still, this one is a huge dare! Loved the design.
Nice concept. Some black norse metal here is a must! And more fun enemies and/or dashes.
Feels like a real RPG of sorts. Too much action (and too slow battles) to my taste though. But huge work!
Ok, the Q's I ask myself: is that a nightmare; why can't I deliver myself? A nightmare would be to deliver myself, actually, when everything is wrong but there's a number on me.
Nice graphics and the idea is quite interesting. Thanks for making a different kind of delivery game!
Not the easiest one to put spam in one's mouth, but a very amusing shooting range overall! Need some reference to Monty Python's SPAM sketch here maybe.
Now you can use this to make games). It's a nice test-drive, loved throwing newspapers.
Cute and real fast). Simple but it has the charm, though.
Hard controls, but loved the setting and the board.
Fun trees' appearance. Nice char cap there. Loved the choices! Some music would be cool, even for this amount of gameplay. Continue!
Just great. Colors, level design, the feel of controls. Smooth work!
High 5s for the idea itself. This is art-house, also. Cool approach to the theme (and the tech decision!). Re-invited to and re-invented Paint for me)).
Cool and polished with some retro vibe. Loved the concept. Great art and level design!
There's more to it, than it's made. There's a potential for some big adventure, so I dare you to develop further.
Присутствует ирония, а мы ждали сарказм. Я бы поиграл в переводе.
Hard and gets really repetitive, but the idea is superb. You could've started with smaller level to make it more fun, less hardcore. And the colored cells distract from the paths. With that kind of game I'd add some beats soon, maybe after passing a few cells, and block the way back (add checkpoints), so that the game is solved faster as the tune develops further, creating this feeling of the musical flow.
Great concept, loved the design overall + sound design is very cool. Great delivery!
I really wanted some new characters! And even more puns and voice acting. Maybe, if less dirt and smoke, and more humor and subtle mockery, this would be the best. Overall, cool game, gets you involved.
@roguebrain I think, yes, what I mean is, it's best to have different chars mixed in one run. Three times and more of the same char with the same voice gets a bit boring and repetitive, to my opinion.
@roguebrain nice, just the way I'd like it;).
Moody, soothingly involving, nice idea with calming thoughts. Maybe, could sound a bit less depressive. I'd recommend turning off the dialogue (typing) sfx, for it ruins the mood fast.
Man, I'm tired of digging! This could be faster, story parts are interesting enough to wish them for. Great entry and the idea within seemingly tiny encounter. Thanks for this quest!
I really loved the design and the mood overall, but didn't get many sense. Feels very cool, though!
Some amusing prototype, however suited for another game in development, I believe. Anyway, the entry counts, and the idea is quite fun. Despite there's no suspense and the music is too much of a sims-like.
Loved wrecking a package havoc on those wooden men!
Liked the mechanics and the logics, cute little puzzle game that lacks fun sfx, but very involving and charming. Lots of lore in the start, really asking to be skipped, maybe could be put within the levels' narrative. Overall, great, thanks!
Like this puzzle, music adds special mood.
An intriguing text-filled journey. Some adventurous music and more humor would fit nicely here. Overall, good one, had a thing being a knight.
Hey, you can use this game to practice typing speed! Interesting idea. Didn't get it at first, but when got it.. was satisfied with my typing and attention skills). Thanks for the pizzas!
While not the fan of the genre, there's a fine art to this game. Maybe, if some narrative events, that'd be much cooler, but thanks!
Enjoyed that boat ride! With a nice sound of water filling me boat. Made the ride even funnier!
Nice being in your space. I'd love more involving narrative encounters, I get just pirates. And the flow feels very slow, maybe if something moved there, in space, like comets or something, would be cool. Enjoyed the entry!
Missed the hit points, but loved working with the frog tongue!
Hard to handle, but loved the concept. Really tried to get a nice chat for several times, however, started that "They Live!" narrative anyways.
Ok, maybe sometimes I don't get it, but played for a while several times and enjoyed this little game, thank you! Keep jamming!
I keep loosing the parcel whereto I don't want it (through textures and stuff). If fixed, this one is quite interesting, despite being simple. Still very fun!
Wish you'd give more attempts/lives (continues) to the locomotive itself, the Score came up to early for me. Love the setting and the colors, maybe the tune could be more original and action-like, but it's a good ride overall! Thanks for the game!
I would play without JKL just for the fun of sfx and that mad ride! Cool design).
Heavy graphics. But it's good. However, I'd recommend to proofread the in-game text. And polish+optimize, if possible.
Interesting concept. Not for vegans, though)
It's... educational). As if lived through.
Ok, it's fast and cool. The challenge is on, but playable and beatable. Level design has logics and you can manage to do the deliveries quite fast. Overall, very nice game. Maybe, the music is too fast, makes you think even faster than it should be, with slower sound pace I'd play this one much better. Keep up the good work!
It's really simple and cute, and the mood is so good! But I'd have special narrative (like a sweet memory or something in connection to Grandma's younger days) for each flower and, maybe, set a goal to collect the bouquet of #flowers (or just the special ones) in order to complete the game.
Lots reading to get through, some choices match quite fun. Some background sound would be nice, for you get lost in the text very soon and wish to unwind a bit. Anyway, interesting experience, thanks!
So... you just gave him the letter to fit the theme?)) Anyway, it can be played and fun is there, when you hold the mouse button to attack 4ever...
Creepy. But I'd love to elaborate and see if anything goes fun and interesting, if said Yes. Anyway, the creature appears out of nothing, need to seetle more mood first, then add the creeps, however the whole town seemed fishy at the first glance.
Didn't get the idea, but the tetris idea seems nice.
Cool cover art! Interesting concept, needs plenty of working on it, though.
Not much to play here, but the idea is fun. You could just make a sitcom-ish story around these clicks, and the hit is born!
I played the lore, read plenty, then wanted to finally have a cool runner with booze, but... hey... you humored me! I wanted the booze runner! But the overall design seems fun, if you make it much simplier.
Moody fun game). Throwing papers would be fun if made much easier (say, using the aim cursor) and letting the bike roll by itself, but overall idea makes this quite an interesting ride. Cute sfx!
Nice concept. Seahorse just needs some cute animation! And the sound. But the idea of a seahorse delivery adventure is fun!
Хорошее начало. Сделайте законченную историю, ради интереса;).
Love the art. Don't see the challenge or the story evolved, but it feels fun to play for a while. Good entry.
Cute game! Loved the slingshot idea.