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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Co | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 33 | You are the Monster | Imp | compo | 26 |
Did not read description; was ambushed by coffee. Awesome.
Totally unclear on the game mechanics; it's obviously satirical, but I couldn't tell if that meant that I wasn't supposed to actually try to play it. I eventually just slapped a bunch of surveillance directives on a bunch of people (except the rich). Perhaps that's the intended experience.
I probably overestimate the difficulty of 3d, so I may be overly impressed, but way to spring for it! It's a core concept that I'd play; the game as delivered just seemed a little spare.
+ music
+ dungeon environment
- attack detection was a little finicky, which seems picky but bugged me given that it's one of the very few mechanics
- lack of enemy interaction can obviously get a little stale
It was good. Very simple and ordinary, but works thoroughly. Functional graphics, functional audio. I'm having a tough time coming with substantive feedback, since it worked pretty much the way I expected.
Perhaps an expanded version would have monster abilities, or civilians and enemies with various effects on the player, battlefield, and each other?
Good job.
Argh! What is the narrator saying at the end?
I wasn't clear on exactly why I needed to kill the ex, as his existence didn't seem to affect my score, nor was I clear on the effect or nature of my attacks.
All that aside, it was a pleasant aesthetic experience. I enjoyed the music and prose. For some reason, reminded me of Einstein on the Beach (Philip Glass, not Counting Crows).
Well done.
Whoops; forgot to vote.
Pleasant, comprehensible, difficult, smooth. Sounds good, looks good. No gewgaws like scoring, but a very solid core.
I ran facefirst into a level I just couldn't seem to figure out; I may have misunderstood some of the timing elements.
It lacked content, but the audio was charming and I laughed when I first saw the combat menu. You even had a circle wipe! The low rating is only because it doesn't really seem to be a game.
Simple and elegant concept; just the right size for the compo. Kudos on your project management.
As an aside, it seems somewhat unfair that "humor" is a category; I can't say this way funny.
More importantly, I liked it! Good core concept. I could have used more instructions, but it's the seed of a game I'd play. No obvious bugs, sufficiently difficult.