Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → brianshaler
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | Co | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23 | Tiny World | Pico Planets | compo | 169 | 3.43 | 3.39 | 3.07 | 3.21 | 2.64 | 1.45 | 2.32 | 2.60 | 48 |
Love the graphics!
Getting around was pretty intuitive, too. I guess my main critique would be of the level design. It was pretty frustrating to navigate all the way around a huge level only to bump into something that I couldn't see, even after bumping into it.
> when I drifted off into empty space, but I couldn't stop laughing
Just imagine if I had time to make an animation for the astronaut.. Arms and legs flailing like crazy.. actually, maybe I'll try (after compo) cycling through the existing sprites and see how that looks. Sound effects would've helped here, too. Even a simple "Uhh, Houston, we have a problem," would be hilarious.
> Would be great to see more levels and a bigger playing screen.
Very much agree with this! I would've made more levels if I had time. It's a bit time consuming to make good ones, so I should make a basic level editor..
Wow, thanks guys!
> more levels
Without a level editor, making levels is pretty time consuming. If I had more than 48 hours, I probably would have built a level editor to speed up that process.
> some sort of compass always pointing north or something would be great
Neat idea! I think it helps to have the green arrow pointing you in the right direction, but I agree, a compass or a mini-map would probably help a lot more. Also, I could probably smooth out the camera rotation a bit to make it less jarring.
> reset level key
Either that or detect that you're A) not within the gravitational pull of any planets and B) not moving toward any planets, and then automatically reset..
> I drifted off second jump every time
I hope you tried repositioning your character on the planet before jumping the second time! It wouldn't hurt to have extra planets for early levels to help people practice.
Awesome! The sound got a little repetitive and annoying but the graphics and gameplay made up for it
lol wtfffffff
Agreed about the mouse sensitivity. It also seems rather slow and spread out. And as a newcomer, it's hard to figure out where you are, where you've been before, and where you still need to look, because it all looks about the same and you have to check every corner of every room to see if there's a hidden passageway. I was eventually able to shoot, and while shooting looked cool, I didn't have much reason to shoot..
Wow. Just wow.
Nice graphics! It took me a little while to figure out what I was supposed to be doing, though (click to migrate)
Looked great! But after several minutes of sailing around I didn't encounter a single alien..
Hilarious! Felt a bit more like I was driving a cockroach than a truck