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CooperJKnapp

Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMo
202046Keep it aliveReasonably Safe Working Conditionscompo1453.873.794.004.233.953.383.973.61
201945Start with nothingPUNCH BLOCK SHOOTcompo953.763.803.282.914.203.443.913.30

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Comments by CooperJKnapp

LD45 — Start with nothing

Cloud Boy by JCMonkey 2019-10-07T02:06:51Z

Very polished game. Fun central mechanic and great design

Simple? Tower Defense by shared 2019-10-07T17:00:37Z

Loved the beginning. Well made TD game, wish you showed tower range thought, I misplaced many towers not knowing how long of a range they were.

NoWastelandCreationIntended by kruemelkeksfan 2019-10-07T01:10:13Z

Generally good concept, plays well and is fun. The ui was a little cluttered though, and it took me a while to figure out how to play

Robomata by gagouman 2019-10-07T01:50:12Z

First game that I've played so far using a console that controlled well enough to be playable! Loved it.

Growing Gunner by SirMount 2019-10-07T01:20:24Z

Love the concept! Fits with the theme in an interesting way, and was very fun to play

Start with a Click by Maksim Chugunov 2019-10-07T16:38:25Z

At first I was fairly confused at what to do, but after reading the instructions again, I couldn't put the game down until I had won. Well done!

Gridwords by ixchow 2019-10-07T01:47:46Z

Great concept, fun word game

Captain Chicken and his N.O.T.H.In.G. by Igoreshka 2019-10-07T01:40:24Z

Love the addition of being able to run around for a short time after death

We Got Nothin' !!! by Trevor Shoe 2019-10-07T16:11:14Z

Love the style, fun game. Wish there was more than just three levels

Insert Title Text Here by Bip 2019-10-07T01:13:33Z

Wonderful job! I loved the concept you played with, a platformer where you can either see you or the obstacles at one time, not both.

start with nothing by xart2012 2019-10-07T02:01:37Z

This is absolutely amazing

Orb Override by MusicBlox 2019-10-07T01:17:16Z

Cool concept, but it was hard for me to visualize what was going on and what I was supposed to do before looking closer at the provided image and re-reading the instructions multiple times

From Space by AskingQuestions 2019-10-07T01:54:40Z

Amazing concept, very well executed. I did get caught on corners a couple times but other than that it was an amazing play.

Ghosts And Bombs by Lomt1k 2019-10-07T01:07:22Z

I liked the randomly generated levels. Kept me playing for a few more rounds than I planned

Exit Nothing by Brice Mahier 2019-10-07T02:25:24Z

Haha, very creative use of the theme. Well done!

Our Last Chance by Rollersteaam 2019-10-07T01:23:52Z

Fun to play, well done. At first, I did get lost however, as there is no way to tell if I was moving or not without enemies moving on screen as feedback. Maybe in the future add some sort of motion in the background so players can orient themselves better.

Start with WHITE by IanTyf 2019-10-07T02:32:13Z

I didnt really get what the goal was at first, thinking I had to just run into the targeted color, but once I got a hang of the gameplay, I loved it!

click4cats by spacey3d 2019-10-07T01:28:57Z

This is amazing. I will surely use this to calm myself down in the future.

LD46 — Keep it alive

PIZZA was plentiful and nothing hurt by niklasriewald 2020-04-20T17:44:17Z

This concept is simultaneously the most wacky thing I've ever seen and the greatest thing I've ever seen. Nice job, and well executed. It is a tad difficult for my tastes but hey.

RunZ by marccspro 2020-04-21T01:14:00Z

Nice job here, I love it. One note is that your sideways tilting makes me a bit motion sick for some reason, so if you could include some sort of toggle for that that would be lovely

Balance ME by Tristan Shatley 2020-04-20T18:02:42Z

Love the aesthetic, but it was way too challenging for me. As other people have said maybe upping the hinge friction or maybe the time to react to a ball falling could have made the experience a lot better

Plant Baby by theArtifacts 2020-04-20T17:22:34Z

To be completely honest, I did not expect to have this much fun with a plant simulator. But would you look at that, I accidentally spend around ten minutes helping your plant grow. Wonderful job sir!

Keep it A.I.ive by Taffaz 2020-04-20T18:48:03Z

Love the mechanics and the art style. Well done! Also, even with such a short loop of music it somehow didn't get annoying to listen to during the entire playthrough.

Joe Biden Campaign Simulator by Kevin Sun 2020-04-21T01:31:09Z

Wish you could hold the buttons, as I found mashing them not only the only way to get it to work, but also caused Biden to get torn to shreds

Keep 'it' Alive by Jare 2020-04-20T17:47:04Z

Nice job for only a "few hours" entry! Love the stamina mechanic. Really makes you think in a game type where most people just play by reactions

Keep Everything Alive by drikdrok 2020-04-20T17:28:46Z

Funny concept, I love it. Wish you had kept rating for humor open, solid 5 star right there.

Theogenesis by Ixio 2020-04-20T18:25:28Z

Nice job. Definitely was fun for the few runs I played of it. Could have used perhaps just a little controls panel somewhere because I personally thought it was a mouse game, as many other games of this type are, so it took me a solid minute or two to figure out what I was doing wrong. Perhaps I am just slow? Perhaps.

Lil'Jones and the Diamond Egg by SolidHinken 2020-04-20T17:18:20Z

Well done! Fun game and definitely kept my interest. My only gripes are just some physics polish things and maybe a little bit of gameplay ambiguity but otherwise I love it!

Treewatcher by xpost2000 2020-04-20T17:32:40Z

Nice job! Love the art style, giving me some serious Nethack and Dwarf Fortress vibes.

Captain! Captain! by SuperGamersGames 2020-04-20T19:06:27Z

This is possibly my favorite game of this jam. I love the battery management mechanic and I would LOVE to see you push this on to a full game release. WELL JOB!

Reasonably Safe Working Conditions by CooperJKnapp 2020-04-19T23:56:40Z

Thanks for the feedback! I added a second spike to the left-hand side as well to make it a bit more balanced. I had accidentally deleted some files halfway through production that made me unable to make big level design changes, so it's a bit rough.

Reasonably Safe Working Conditions by CooperJKnapp 2020-04-20T18:04:29Z

Noted! If I continue on with this project I'll definitely keep that in mind. Due to this quarantime that we're in it was near impossible to play test with someone on my end, so I had to just kinda guess if it was balanced or not.

Light Knight by LaLoge 2020-04-21T01:04:10Z

Well done on the style and the music. I love the feel of the game! One note, the menus and the ui buttons were a bit finicky to work with, and I really struggled closing out the shop

Happy Life by scalliondelight 2020-04-21T01:50:56Z

That is a full 5 stars across the board from me. What a masterpiece

Keep It Powered by rob1221dev 2020-04-20T18:28:16Z

Well done! Personally wished the difficulty was a bit more lenient. I found the game fine but I can easily see someone not as proficient in platforms struggling a lot with the difficulty.

Mycelium by BlobRoss 2020-04-21T01:25:18Z

Well done! The game was a bit hard to learn but after a few minutes of testing I was able to figure out what to do

GolFISH by Willoftw 2020-04-20T18:15:41Z

As a silly golf game connoisseur myself, this is definitely a wonderful entry. One comment I have is that the whale talking went a bit too slow so I ended up just playing over the whale talk an thus causing a few bugs

PULSE by JonasPK 2020-04-20T17:58:36Z

For those who are looking for the actual link, after a bit of searching on Itch, I found it! https://jonasknochelmann.itch.io/pulse-ludemdare46

Rescue turtles by A-312 2020-04-20T18:42:29Z

Well done! Love the sprite work and the idea of saving the baby turtles. One note is that I noticed if you hold a horizontal direction and then tap a vertical direction, that vertical direction gets held down. Other than that one bug I loved it!

Tom Braider by Nick Barrash 2020-04-20T19:01:07Z

Solid game idea here. Wish that there was some way to know going into certain sections where and where I wouldn't die but otherwise wonderful idea.

Untitled Tree Game by Raphaeltan 2020-04-20T18:54:38Z

What a TREEat. In all seriousness, wonderfully done. Serene and calming. Definitely stands out against the rest of the high octane games I've played for this jam

Cupid's Arrow Inc. Difficult Cases Division by SolitudeDude 2020-04-20T18:32:31Z

Love the theme and innovation here. Pretty fun play. One note is that on the HTML5 version, the UI is way outside of the bounding box and almost impossible to play

Bustion Defender by AxGord 2020-04-20T17:26:49Z

Not too shabby for a first Ludum Dare game! Welcome to the community! I personally loved the little bit of feedback with the slow turn and recoil of the gun; really made it feel weighty.

My Mother is a Caravan? by Gideonnf 2020-04-21T01:00:21Z

Nice job on this one! Great art and style, unfortunately I couldn't understand how trading works and I couldn't get it to work out

Memories by Artaupossum 2020-04-20T17:14:56Z

Nice job on your first game! I love the art and the music. Well done!

Space Shield by Infinite 2020-04-21T01:00:57Z

This is one of the best looking games I've seen for the jam. WONDERFUL JOB!

Save Ivee by Furfel 2020-04-20T17:37:29Z

As it's been said in previous comments, the controls were a bit hard to wrap my head around. Other than that though, I love the color mixing gameplay. I'm personally a big fan of that type of thing and you executed it well. Nice job!

Puppy Peril! by Terderrer 2020-04-21T01:17:15Z

Well done, one note is that I found it hard to click on both the enemies and the dog with a mouse, maybe if the hitboxes were a bit more lenient it would be a tad more accessible

Outbreak Control by HammerCar 2020-04-21T01:11:17Z

Topical.

Botanist Blitz by BrokenCogGames 2020-04-21T01:44:10Z

Nice job! Quite fun and the music is an absolute bop.

Power Parry by Edwin 2020-04-20T17:52:39Z

For a solid couple minutes I did not realize that you could redirect the yellow shapes. After figuring that out, the game felt pretty fun to play. Nice job

The Dream by THJSmith 2020-04-20T18:10:09Z

As someone who went into game design because they had surpassed the height limit of their childhood dream of becoming an astronaut, this hit deep and was definitely relatable. Love the game and keep up the good work. I'm gonna go cry now

Sourdough Starter Kit by Edearth 2020-04-20T17:56:24Z

This is possibly one of the greatest games I've played this jam. At first I looked and thought "what the heck is this". After picking up the water pitcher and watching it flail about and spill I knew this was perfect. Nice job on this one!

One bug I found was that if you spammed the clock, the game would practically freeze.