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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
201328You Only Get OneBurialcompo7022.762.143.682.063.053.4020
20132710 SecondsOchrecompo1883.482.703.562.304.233.511.593.8960
201223Tiny WorldBeyondcompo4103.002.262.493.104.002.441.693.2956

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Comments by ben

LD23 — Tiny World

The Wizard Delven by Polar 2012-04-23T21:48:00

It was apparent you put alot of thought and effort into this, though i just had no inclination to want to explore and figure any of it out. It would've really helped if your read-me had been decently formatted so i could read it more easily.

Save the tiny world! by davidllanos22 2012-04-23T23:19:00

Damn those pigz! Cute game : ]

Hoperay by Shackhal 2012-04-24T00:04:00

Nice work, i didnt have alot of fun but that's just because i dislike the genre you chose. Very well executed!

Skully's Microscopic World by Skully 2012-04-23T23:04:00

Was interesting and i played for awhile but eventually stopped since i didn't seem to have any goal or way to win. I really liked the audio interjections and i think the game could've used a bunch more

Tiny World Defense Force by Beanalby 2012-04-23T23:48:00

Was interesting for sure :]

Lost Lapootah by orgarus 2012-04-23T22:08:00

That was sooo good! I loved every part of it, except the movement getting caught on corners and stuff but other than that you rock and i had a fun time.

Beyond by ben 2012-04-23T11:28:00

You can play the game here : www.benswinden.com

Beyond by ben 2012-04-25T13:21:00

Thanks guys! I definitely will keep working on this game at some point. I wish i could have added in some more engaging gameplay elements i just ran out of time : [

When Worlds Collide by AlwaysGeeky 2012-04-23T23:24:00

Nice simple gameplay, executed excellently! Some sound would really do wonders for this game i think.

Ra Ra by YMM 2012-04-24T00:12:00

Seems like alot of fun, i'll have to come back to it when i've got someone to play with.

Large Hadron Collider: Ludum Dare Edition by Muhiz 2012-04-23T22:30:00

Sweet : ] Love the name and idea. Though it really needed some tight speedy movement i think, it felt really sluggish and kind of a pain to maneuver around.

Phi by Thomas Bowker 2012-04-25T20:05:00

Was an interesting experience. It kept me engaged till the end, though when i saw the diagram it was immediately obvious what the code was, so i was a bit dissapointed i had to do all the work of collecting information without really feeling like i figured anything difficult out. The movement speed was kinda slow started to get tedious walking around and the sound design was very irritation. Nice work! : ]

The Sheep Are Sinking by Gremlin 2012-04-23T22:25:00

Seemed kinda broken for me, the sheep wouldn't move and i didn't see any other creatures. Really cool concept though i'd love to see it developed further.

Tiny Galaxy by Robert Swan 2012-04-24T13:51:00

Cool game, i would've played longer if you had included some easier challenges at the start that i could get my feet wet with. It seemed like everywhere i went it was telling "You can't do that yet you need THIS" and it was quite frustrating.

CAPSULE [web] by True Valhalla 2012-04-23T22:15:00

As an exploration you obviously succeeded what you were trying. As an interactive piece of media it failed pretty bad for me. I didn't understand what i could influence or why i would want to or what affect my actions were having. If you started with a simpler situation with a smaller amount of things to influence and some more direction for the player i think it would've been more succesful.

TinyFish by Werxzy 2012-04-23T22:46:00

Cute little game : } The game itself wasn't a whole lot of fun but i loved the graphics and feel of it. Very unique take on the comp theme as well.

Scape by intmain 2012-04-24T13:42:00

Awesome game! had lots of fun, played till the end : D

Revolves by natpat 2012-04-23T23:44:00

Cool, some more levels would've been great.

Tiny Quest by Kvisle 2012-04-23T23:13:00

Great graphics, feeling and theme are perfect. Mechanics though were quite bad.

Scorched Earth by Jungorend 2012-04-24T00:07:00

All alone here :_{

Ancestor's Sword by JaJ 2012-04-23T21:59:00

Your game definitely stood out to me during the competition and i'm glad developement went well for you. The art is great and the theme/narrative are cool. The scrolling text for speech was a bit annoying, maybe if you could only speak to them once, or once in a while it would've been better. I liked the growing mechanic, was very interesting way to further your main mechanic. The main gravity mechanic however i didn't enjoy. It just made the whole platforming element shitty for me, i hated trying to do jumps and stuff while upside down. Overall had a good time! : ]

A Super Mario Summary by johanp 2012-04-23T23:42:00

Rad

MyLittleWorld by guzzungo 2012-04-23T22:43:00

Couldn't be bothered to figure out silverlight.

SUPER SPACE MINER by Cosine 2012-04-25T20:24:00

Neat game, well executed. Except for the music not working.

The Tower of the Four Winds by andyrofl 2012-04-23T22:49:00

Nice work. Look forward to seeing what do next comp. You might want to consider using a library of some sort so you can focus more on actual gameplay and design.

Green Invasion by Kableado 2012-04-23T22:41:00

Cool little game! The controls are unique, though they felt kinda bad for me, probably because i have a very high sensitivity. Graphics were great.

Link by Dax 2012-04-25T20:18:00

Neat game! I stopped playing because i'm too impatient to sit through that awfully slow narrative stuff, but i had fun nonetheless

Planet 161 by saint11 2012-04-23T17:18:00

Great job! I played until the level theme switch.

Burning Platform by recursive frog 2012-04-23T22:02:00

Wish i could play, respect though for making a game only available on the least accessible platform :]

Core Buster by Maato 2012-04-25T20:11:00

Cool tech, i definitely had some fun once i got the second weapon. Probably would've played longer if you'd had some more interesting gameplay, like real missions of some sorts, enemies maybe. Great job!

Interstellar Planet-Ship Adventures: The Search for... $@#% Aliens!!!!!! by mattchu 2012-04-23T22:38:00

Sorry i really didn't want to work through the learning curve at the start but it definitely looks cool and i applaud your ambition.

Expand Explore Expatiate by KevinZuhn 2012-04-23T23:34:00

Exploring some really cool ideas. I'd love to see them developed further, maybe in combination with some other mechanic to keep me more engaged, narrative, combat, something like that.

Rockland by Jeroenimoo0 2012-04-23T22:55:00

Hilarious, i laughed at the "all birds have coins!!!"

LD26 — Minimalism

Lumiere by Orihaus 2013-05-01T12:49:00

I love people who think they can define what is and what isn't a game,

there is beauty in simple interaction

LD27 — 10 Seconds

Prism by LiamJPeters 2013-08-26T12:45:00

Really hard game but cool idea, and perfectly executed.

7Tulips by pinkmonkeyhead 2013-08-26T01:24:00

Great idea for a jam game.I like the idea of trying to explore as many different ideas as possible, end result was really interesting!

Chronored by kidanger 2013-08-26T12:38:00

Flying side ways like that is really challenging! The game got real hard really quickly too

Debug by InfN555 2013-08-26T18:13:00

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Frantic by Joritan Cety 2013-08-26T12:48:00

Cool idea, I really like the look and feel though the bird noise was a little annoying. There needs to be some way to get health back because it really sucked being stuck at one health.

Speedster by disease 2013-08-26T03:16:00

You should consider making an executable that doesn't require installation, you'll get alot more plays.

PROBE TEAM by Andrew Shouldice 2013-08-28T14:18:00

Looks/Sounds/Feels awesome! I love Capsule and I got a similar vibe from this.

10 Sec Glut by Shivers 2013-08-26T03:11:00

Looks good, interesting idea. I didn't feel like there was any skill involved in playing though, I was basically just mashing keys

Chromashoot by disdanes 2013-08-26T02:52:00

Cool C: Graphics are cute, gameplay got a bit monotonous though, next time you should look for some easy ways that you can vary things between levels. I also kinda wished the ship could move a bit faster and/or more fluidly.

Crazy Teleporter: Zombie Edition by internetpaulicy 2013-08-28T14:17:00

Great look and feel! I agree it might have been interesting to try it without mouse controls. I had no issues with the mouse though. I think it would've been great with gamepad as well.

Glitch by Sam Oates Games 2013-08-26T01:17:00

Really neat concept. I found the controls were really difficult to use well though.

Lost in the Dark by KristinnEs 2013-08-26T12:33:00

Interesting idea, the main challenge is definitely trying to get by the enemies without running out of ammo. Might have been interesting if your ammo count carried over but there were also ammo pickups in the levels

LEGACY by DanHayesGamer 2013-08-26T02:40:00

Really cool atmosphere. I really wanted the fish to swim alot faster though, it kind of felt like i was swimming through molasses

Baldaquin by Marcellus 2013-08-28T14:34:00

Cool feel, Great work with the audio, I laughed out loud a couple of times

10 Seconds In 10 Seconds by Jishenaz 2013-08-26T02:58:00

Really cool idea, controls were really tough to get used to though. I bet this would be really fun in local multiplayer.

Dwarf Wars by Falcon 2013-08-26T03:08:00

Great work! Really ambitious project and well executed. I like the graphics alot, the gameplay however was quite slow, it was something like 20 turns before I saw the orcs.

Time Slime Arena by TomCooper3D 2013-08-28T14:27:00

I love the simplicity. Perfect feel for the fast addictive gameplay

10 Second Thinking by dmastergames 2013-08-26T03:19:00

Cool idea, was real hard. You might want to consider adding some easier levels at the start to get the player used to whats goin on.

Killer by tchem 2013-08-26T02:45:00

Nice idea, well executed! After dying several times it became more about being able to predict what was going to happen rather than actually getting better at the game. Would probably be more fun with a gamepad as well.

10 Second Bureaucrat by nikkesen 2013-08-26T12:54:00

Great to see a twine game! Funny idea for a narrative, this poor guy..

Keep Flying by bushmango 2013-08-26T03:23:00

Awesome! Really freaking overwhelming, but super cool : ]

GunJoust by Vic 2013-08-26T18:09:00

Awesome! Looks really cool. The horses are rad. Was fun to play around with for a few minutes

Hankerin Rocket Jocks by sanojian 2013-08-26T18:11:00

Cool idea, I would've rathered if the next item to drop stayed the same rather than constantly changing so i could've strategised a bit more.

LD28 — You Only Get One

Medieval Fantasy Island by aayars 2013-12-17T01:09:00

Same as what everyone else said, looks nice but not that much fun.

Monogon by Rscar 2013-12-17T01:19:00

Cool! I liked the block placing mechanic alot. I wished the spikes were a bit more obvious and the jumping mechanic could definitely have been tweaked to be a bit more fun.