Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → cqcumbers
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 43 | Sacrifices must be made | Body Smasher | compo | 131 | 3.67 | 3.33 | 3.79 | 4.12 | 3.90 | 3.12 | 2.92 | 3.25 |
The art and sound design are very satisfying, and it's a cool way to tell a story, there just isn't much gameplay or story there as far as I can tell. I think this could do well with a longer, more complex narrative and possibly minigames and branching storylines.
The concept is pretty creative, and the animations are a nice touch. I think this style of game is pretty underrepresented, too. However, the rules for unit behavior and interactions could certainly be better explained.
I'm really impressed with the atmospheric music and especially the freeze sound effect - it fits with the game so well. The concept is great and the art is very good. If I had to criticize anything I think it would be great if the levels were more like puzzles, as currently the difficulty is often in being patient with the physics.
The menus and pixel art are very nice, and the gameplay is enjoyable. If I had to criticize anything, there does seem to be a bug where villagers only spawn left of the altar, and the game over screen could be more descriptive.
I enjoyed the gameplay and the whale art is killer, but it could use more polish overall. Walking animations and maybe a pixel font could help tremendously, in my opinion
@goplite most times you don’t switch levels when walking left because there is a block in the way on the previous screen. I initially made things that way to try to make the game doable backwards for an extra challenge, but never really got around to playtesting it.