Daniel MacCormick

Cardboard People on Fire by BoxedMeatRevolution 2022-04-14T00:52:49Z ♥ 1

What a delightfully weird game - in the best way possible!

I love everything about the presentation. The cardboard graphics, the little waddling the NPCs do as they walk, the random voice lines (especially the dog sound!) - all amazing! I had a bit of trouble understanding exactly where my water cannon was going to shoot. It just kind of seemed to spray everywhere. I think I would prefer if it shot in a more focused beam to make it easier to use. That said, it clearly doesn't take itself too seriously and so neither did I. I really enjoyed just wandering around and helping putting out fires where I could, and where I couldn't - oh well, I was having too much fun!

Overall great submission, I really enjoyed the experience!

JAM HERO by ludovic-moge 2022-04-14T00:44:13Z ♥ 1

Nice work!

Very cool idea for a game, super meta! I had a bit of trouble figuring out how to interact at first but once I realized I could click and drag the team members, I was able to get the hang of it well.

I think it would be useful to permanently see the stats of each character (maybe at the bottom of the screen or something) and make it easier to tell who's who. When there was an event like a certain character lost morale, I had to check all the characters to find who they were so I could send them to the right location.

The graphics were great and the animations were wonderful. Overall, it was a really cool experience. Great job!

The Hill I Die On by DevVex 2022-04-14T00:30:51Z ♥ 1

Really well done!

This is super polished! The animations, the sound effects, the little screen shake - it all makes the game feel really good to play!

I do think you should make the projectile attack have a cooldown or something like that - it is really easy to fire quickly. I tested and I was able to make it to level 10 easily without even seeing a single enemy by just firing projectiles constantly. I could have gone longer but didn't want to ruin the experience for myself as melee'ing is really satisfying!

As a side note, I love the title! Overall, great submission. It's perfect for a game jam!

Light at the Museum by LunacyEcho 2022-04-14T00:23:14Z ♥ 3

Nice work!

There is a lot of content which is really impressive for a game jam! The graphics were really well done - I especially loved how the light rendered and was harshly cut by objects in the way. I had a bit of trouble understanding how best to deal with the shadows but was able to progress pretty far regardless. I loved the dialogue, I think it was really well written. Overall, I really liked it! It was a great mix of challenging and rewarding. Great job!

Running Out of Time by Arthur Mairs 2022-04-14T00:15:22Z ♥ 3

Great work!

This is really cool! I am super impressed that you managed to fit fully voiced cutscenes into a game jam game!

I had some performance issues on web, but it seems like it is much better when downloaded. While I liked everything, my favourite feature was definitely the short voice lines that the NPC's played when you walked by them. That was a really nice touch!

Under Performer by Allax 2022-04-14T00:07:22Z ♥ 1

Nice one!

I really enjoyed this! (though my keyboard maybe didn't haha...)

I like all the different types of minigames, they all work really well. But I think maybe the paper jam could be a bit quicker since the other activities felt much faster to me.

The game was polished across the board, though I had a bit of trouble reading the instructions with the very pixelated font. I enjoyed the humor, especially that awesome comic style intro. Overall, this was a great submission. Awesome job!

Grounded! by ajpl 2022-04-13T23:58:26Z ♥ 1

Nice work and congrats on your first Ludum Dare submission!

I think this idea is super cool! I really liked having to push through the crowds, especially as the guests started to really build up. It felt oddly satisfying haha - something about the way that was implemented was great.

I think it would be neat to expand on this and have different types of interactions for different issues - kind of like a Cook Serve Delicious style thing. For instance, maybe you have to do a quick puzzle to fix a lamp that some partygoers broke, or use your cursor to mop up a mess. That way, the gameplay would feel a bit more varied.

As an aside, I loved how the music changed in tone/volume as you left the living room area - great bit of polish! Overall, this is really well done, congrats! :)

Tide of Rot by ryusui 2022-04-13T23:47:05Z ♥ 2

Nice work! :D

I'm really bad at this but it is a really addicting game haha. I kept playing over and over and tried to beat my best score. I respect going for a hardcode style game where you die easily if that's the design, but I definitely wouldn't have minded a few extra lives (since I'm so bad haha).

I loved having the balance of shooting the little minions while also trying to manage the encroaching tendrils as well - it makes for some fun and challenging gameplay. Overall, really great submission!

Row With the Flow by VeniTheRich 2022-04-13T23:38:17Z ♥ 1

Nice work! This was a lot of fun :)

It was straightforward and really easy to play which was great - didn't have any trouble understanding the goal. The music was really catchy and had a clear beat which definitely helped with the gameplay.

I did notice that if I hugged the wall, I didn't really get hit by many obstacles and so didn't need to steer very much. Maybe in the future, you can add different sections of the river that have a stronger tide (and weaker tide) which could encourage the player to move sideways more.

Overall, great job! This is a perfect scope for a jam game!

Total Tele Terror - [TTT] by AwesomeAlliterationAlliance 2022-04-13T22:11:19Z ♥ 1

Wow! This is awesome :D

This is really impressive, especially given the timeline. It is super polished, has a fantastic aesthetic, and is a ton of fun!

I had a bit of trouble understanding what I was supposed to be doing at the start, but once I realized that all of the items were their own individual tasks to complete, I had a great time! It was sometimes a bit hard to hear the voiceovers over the sound effects, which was unfortunate because the voiceovers were really well done and very humorous! Something like subtitles would help a lot (but of course there wasn't enough time for that in the jam - something for the future! :D )

I love all of the different interactions and they all work great. I could definitely see this as a mobile game release some day, maybe with a few additional levels or something like that. Overall, it was a blast - great work!