Noel and the Spiders by berkano 2015-04-25T15:30:00
Very fun gameplay, almost bomberman-like, the movement felt a bit clunky and slow, but the game definitely suited the theme! Fun game!
-Neith
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → DeadFragment
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | Co | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 33 | You are the Monster | Devil's Avocado | jam | 231 | 3.59 | 3.59 | 3.61 | 3.67 | 3.80 | 3.00 | 3.32 | 3.31 | 71 | |
| 2015 | 32 | An Unconventional Weapon | Soul Breaker | jam | 65 | 3.92 | 3.73 | 3.93 | 3.98 | 4.31 | 3.67 | 2.82 | 4.08 | 100 |
Very fun gameplay, almost bomberman-like, the movement felt a bit clunky and slow, but the game definitely suited the theme! Fun game!
-Neith
The game runs well, I found using the items abit fiddly, perhaps if you had a way to have an item selected so that each click would use that item, as opposed to dragging it onto the screen. Overall a great idea with the use of many unconventional weapons
-Neith
Really nice graphics and I liked the boot sequence at the start, but... not much happened, it needed some kind of ending at least or at least for something to happen after praying to the gods.
-Neith
That was really awesome! Made me laugh a fair bit and it was very enjoyable. Great job!
-Hando
This game is like playing twister with your fingers, if you play it multiplayer that is! It's a really fun game! and runs really well. Definitely a fun little minigame I'd love to play with friends.
-Neith
Really fun game and alot in it considering how long you had to make it. I felt the music didn't really suit the game but was good nonetheless. Good fun!
-Neith
Aha great entry! And a great art style to this game, quite surreal in a way aha Love the quotes aswell, well done it's a fun game!
-Neith
Nice graphics style, the effects were nice and it felt good to play. Good job.
-Hando
Great idea for an unconventional weapon. The sound effects sounded a bit harsh but the level design was well thought out.
-Neith
A very difficult game, I felt as though the first jump was a little too hard to make and that some of the mechanics were a little hard to understand. But a very unique concept and definitely an unconventional weapon.
-Neith
I'm going to call this game, Casual Slap-in-the-face Simulator. It's really awesome! the graphics are amazing and I love the storyline behind it all and the comments the character makes between levels. Also that's some great level design there. Music is really good and not too overpowering, so it won't grate away at you if you take your time on stages. Great game!
Awesome art style and very much fits with the theme! would love to see this game developed further!
-Neith
Really amazing art style to this game and the gameplay felt smooth. Very satisfying game mechanic, but I felt asthough the enemies fired at you a bit too soon, should give the player a bit more of a chance to react to new enemies, overall though an amazing entry!
-Neith
Well firstly, NOONE calls ME Loose. Really awesome concept for a game, love the idea of using lighting and shadows as a weapon. Lovely art style to it aswell! I found the W & A keys didn't seem to work on the windows version though. Would love to see the idea developed further!
-Neith
The idea definitely has potential, it was interesting to use the controls to explore what you have though.
-Neith
You really should make a comment about the BGM you're using as it's clear you're using this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8TdhrqIc9c or some modified version of it as people will be rating you on your audio. The gameplay was smooth and fun and the game had a nice style to it.
-Neith
Very unique idea, but the spit was hard to aim! and that last jump was a bit tricky to make, definitely an unconventional weapon though and a great concept!
-Neith
This is a good start. Not much to play as is, but it's not too far away. Keep learning and using the tools as often as you can, you'll get there.
-Hando
definitely some potential to this, great camera controls so I could always see what was going on. Moving the player with mouseclicks felt abit strange personally and made it abit hard to be as stealthy as I wanted, but it's a very interesting idea!
-Neith
I ran the game, died instantly, then I ran it again and ended up spawned in a wall xD but it's a nice little game when I got to play it. A very unconventional weapon!
-Neith
gameplay seemed quite fiddly and quite hard to aim at times but the game looks amazing and has a really nice style, the music was also awesome! Really like how the text appears within the level.
-Neith
Love the art style, Love the smooth animation and transitions and Love the music! Great game! only complaint would be enemies could overpower you in numbers, maybe add some kind of small knockback when you deal damage? besides that, fun game!
-Neith
It would be nice to be able to move in smaller increments. Also some monsters would move ridiculously fast. The level design and progression of diffuclty was very good however besides from level 10 which seemed abit of a leap in difficulty, but the game has lots of potential!
-Neith
Very gorgeous looking game, but could have more things to do within it, even if it's small interactions with things. Loved the sound as well and felt like it was building towards something great, lots of potential in this concept and would love to see this developed further!
-Neith
Spent far too long thinking I was rounding up the dogs and avoiding the oil, my own fault for not reading the help I guess :) Simple but entertaining. Good work.
-Hando
A really fun game to play with some awesome graphics. The music was awesome also but doesn't loop so I was left musicless for a while, but overall great game!
-Neith
An idea with lots of potential, I agree with the other comments, would have been fun to play a longer version :)
-Neith
Lots of potential in this game! Love the concept and the art style was great, the movement did feel a little slugish though, awesome concept!
-Neith
A really cute game that feels good to play! love the art style and the music. well done, it's a great game!
-Neith
Gorgeous art style and awesome concept. The controls felt a bit fiddly though and the movement didn't feel quite right, maybe the character needed to feel more 'floaty' in a way and not feel so heavy. But a really great entry with some well thought out level design!
-Neith
The difficulty kind of jumps up suddenly when that horde of rolly things get involved. It's a fun concept and it plays smoothly but it needs to increase it's difficulty a bit smoother.
-Neith
Love the art style to this game and would love to see this developed further.
-Neith
I'm going to use the word chatty fatty more from now on. Love the art style to this game, and has some really nice effects in game. Interesting concept, but I found the food throwing a little hard to get right. I really enjoyed this entry, well done!
-Neith
Fun idea, more feedback when hurting the enemies would be nice. Good take on the theme!
-Hando
A fun game! Found it quite hard to change directions and shoot, I liked that the people would increase in size though when you filled them with hotdogs, a nice touch!
-Neith
A very unique idea with an awesome art style :D I did find it hard to do the doppler effect part as enemies appeared before I could see what keys I had to press to activate it. Overall an awesome idea that's I'd love to see more of!
-Neith
A very fun game and a nice art style to accompany it! Spent a fair bit of time playing this and would love to see it developed further :D The sheep are very cute :)
-Neith
An interesting concept, the movement felt smooth and it was quite satisfying shooting the enemies. The walls and rooms in my opinion looked a bit too blended together, so it wasn't that clear where the corners of the rooms were, however it might stand out more if the environment was textured rather than a colour. I liked the monster designs! if you could create more detailed versions of them then they'd look scary.
-Neith
Gameplay felt smooth but I found the rockets hard to control, the UI was nice and had a great way of showing rocket's current direction, definitely an idea with lots of potential.
-Neith
Really nice idea that fits into the unconventional weapon theme nicely. The gravity changing was handled really well and the sounds and music were great. Only complaint would be that it gets quite confusing as to where you are as the walls kind of blend in and look the same. Great Idea with lots of potential
-Neith
Felt very satisfying to shoot and kill things, cool gravity mechanic. Shame about the unfinished graphics but good job otherwise :)
-Hando
Awesome game and some very awesome graphics! very impressive considering the time limit. Well done!
-Neith
Probably the best game name ever, The keys are quite awkward to use but the gameplay feels smooth. The graphics are really good and the music suits the game also.
I really enjoyed this game! I spent it panicking about what teddy was about to attack me aha, loved the ways in which you could identify which one was the evil one (movement, colour change) and all together it made it a really fun game, also good use of an unconventional weapon!
-Neith
An animation for the player when he attacks would be handy as I couldn't actually tell if my mouse clicks were working. The monster designs were cool and it had some nice background music. Also whoever that is you recorded for the singing sound will probably be signed to a record label, so keep me updated if an album is released.
-Neith
Really fun gameplay, and I like how you use romance when you fire so you have to be careful to not waste shots. Really enjoyed this game :)
-Neith
I played that for much longer than I expected. Ending up killing 284 of the things. Simple but amusing, nice work.
-Hando
Only complaints are that the movement didn't feel that smooth, maybe if the player could move diagonally it would feel less robotic, also the University felt harder than the Company, but that could just be me.
Really Clear UI, I could pick up pretty quickly what I had to do and what everything meant.
Loved the sound!
A really awesome Idea, that was quick to pick up.
I AM THE KING OF VOICE! OHHHh-WHaaa!
-Neith
The gameplay was fun, everything was going fine until 4 lumberjacks jumped me, and I think I lost? my tree lost all it's health and all that remained was like a piece of the tree and the squirrel. But it was good fun!
-Neith
It's an interesting idea! You should be able to place the bombs anywhere rather on people directly so you might be able to get a larger range of people. Also I love the game name baha
-Neith
Interesting concept for a game! the gameplay was smooth and I found the art style awesome, really great graphics. Great entry, especially as a first attempt!
-Neith
Lots of potential in this idea. Love the fact that the creature evolves, but the buttons seem a bit fiddly and sometimes seem unresponsive, also the amount of enemies on the screen at first seem a bit overwhelming. But great game with a concept that fits the theme well!
-Neith
Really nice smooth gameplay, and very unique concept that definitely fits the theme! the level could have been populated with things in the environment, but overall it's a great game!
-Neith
If you could also make the W key to jump aswell that'd be handy! but really good gameplay and very unique idea of using yourself as a weapon and losing your health so you need to be smart as to when and when not to fight. Awesome art style and music really suits the game. Awesome game!
-Neith
I love I hate Golf, lovely simple concept with some fun gameplay and some great level design. Nice background music with it also! Fun game :)
-Neith
Graphics and animations are really nice! and nice water effects, Also the character's look great!
-Neith
I feel it should be easier to relax sheep, also the sheep in this game are really hard to shoot with the darts. The graphics are amazing, love the style to this game. The music is catchy also. A funny concept but could be a bit more fun if the sheep were easier to hit.
-Neith
The game seemed quite fiddly and hard. Sometimes the player wouldn't move the way I wanted them to and I couldn't see why or what could be blocking it. A very interesting idea though and like the concept of having to do different things depending on the type of mine.
-Neith
ah damn, it doesn't seem to run for me either.
-Neith
Very interesting concept, but yes didn't feel like there was much to do in it. Love the art and the gameplay felt smooth.
-Neith
Very interesting concept, the music really suited the game considering the story to it :P Gameplay was very smooth and fun! definitely lots of potential in this concept.
-Neith
This game has some great graphics and the music suits the game perfectly. My only complaint would be that it gets hard rather quickly, and when you spawn you can die almost instantly, perhaps if when the player spawns back in, you gain invulnerability for 3 or so seconds.
-Neith
Love this entry, spent a while playing this. Love the music and the interface. The mechanics are pretty simple to pick up and can see this being a fun app I'd like to play on my phone. Awesome entry!
-Neith
Awesome Entry! I didn't realise at first that you had to use your actual voice at first, such an good idea that fits well with the theme. Well done, great entry.
-Neith
Quite a simple game but the game play was smooth, I think the first level shouldn't feel so cramped, the character has such a good jump a more open level would be fun, in my opinion that is. Graphics were nice and had a nice variety of things in the level, well done!
-Neith
Really nice art style and great looking beavers, and smooth gameplay. Couldn't really tell if I was attacking beavers or not though, but definitely lots of potential in this idea, and love the character designs. But now I have this in my head non-stop https://youtu.be/geRR7JF-3FI ^^
-Neith
Awesome art style to the game, loved the range of creatures and animals. I don't think the music quite suits the game but it's still good! it's a gorgeous looking game!
-Neith
It's strangely satisfying jumping up high and squashing all those pirates in one go! Really fun game mechanic and the art style is nice! Definitely an idea with lots of potential
-Neith
That was pretty funny and I enjoyed the sound. I couldn't quite get the hang of keeping the combo, but it kept me entertained for a bit.
-Hando
If it was more obvious that you're doing damage to something (like some kind of knockback, noise or tint) then the fights would feel great. The graphics are awesome and the music really suits the theme and the fights.
-Neith
Definitely appreciate unique takes on the theme. The gameplay didn't feel fun as such though, but the audio was great. I feel as though the game could be better explained.
-Neith
When you die it just kind of freezes, the environment looks great though and I like the style you're going for, just the gameplay felt a bit clunky.
-Neith
I like the music, gave it quite a nice atmosphere. I couldn't get far, but I enjoyed getting slaughtered by the wolf.
Interesting idea :)
-Hando
Love the art to this game, the character feels good to control and the sounds is great!
-Neith
The game ran well and the idea was interesting and very much unconventional. The game did seem very hard to beat though.
-Neith
I wish to purchase a pancake gun, I love pancakes. Really interesting game idea, I found it a bit slow having to go back and forth to the points to change pancake type but it's a good idea. I thought the sound effects were great!
-Neith
The game seemed really hard, as the controls seemed a bit clunky and the enemies kind of swarmed you. The game looks amazing though and I love the character designs and art style.
-Neith
I like the style and it feels really smooth and responsive to play. Shame there is no AI, could be fun but hard to judge without another player. Good job.
-Hando
The drawings for the opening are really well done and the art style in game is a really cute style, however the theme of the game isn't handled too well, I'm totally up for a game in which I have to use a dildo in a strange way (whey) and you could have made it very funny, but it just seemed a bit strong.
-Neith
I think the concept is really cool. However, the lack of AI is a shame and made this hard to judge on my own. The constantly glowing blocks were quite distracting at times as well, they could do with being more subtle. With a bit more polish and AI this could be really fun!
-Hando
Love the art style and the movie style description :P, I felt like the jump was hard to get the hang of and didn't feel quite as good as it should, but overall an awesome game!
-Neith
The game seems a little too simple, but it's really clear to see what you need to do. It's hard to get from one end of the row to the other if another note is approaching from that side, perhaps if you were at the far left, if you were to press left again it would take you to the far right side of the row and vice versa. The music is nice and the graphics look awesome and very much similar to those old LCD game styles. I can't see how it ties into the unconventional weapon theme unless i'm missing something but it's a nice little game with potential.
-Neith
Interesting use of the theme. It was quite hard though, it seemed to just get to a point where they were spawning faster than I can hit myself with the hammer to kill them.
-Hando
Aha love the cutscenes and that it has a little story to it. Really liked the music, but thought the gameplay felt abit clunky. Interesting idea though!
-Neith
Love the description aha, This game feels awesome to play and love the music and art style!
-Neith
Love the art style in this game, and a very interesting game mechanic! The music was a little funky at times, not saying a funky sasquatch is a bad idea but I was picturing a funky sasquatch. It's a fun game, definitely some potential in the idea also :)
-Neith
love the idea, but the controls felt a bit clunky, and that very first death step was almost impossible to pass. The graphics were awesome though
-Neith
A lot of thought has gone into the story which I appreciate, the transition between rooms felt a bit sudden and could've been made smoother, the graphic style was nice and had some decent sound effects.
-Neith
Very amusing, gameplay was surprisingly enjoyable, I liked the change in camera angle as you spin about.
-Hando
Great pixel art! game seemed a little short, but lots of potential in this idea :)
-Neith
Fun idea for a game, an idea that could be expanded upon
-Neith
The art style was really nice, I liked the cow :) It's definitely an unconventional weapon, but the game seemed a little hard but it's a great game!
-Neith
Trying to remember if yak beat yabba or yakko beat yolo was hard to get my head around, perhaps if you had the font colour coded to begin with, asin each phrase was a certain colour, so it would be easier to remember what beat what. But definitely points given for originality and it had some good graphics and audio!
-Neith
Very awesome puzzle game mechanic, gameplay felt smooth and was fun trying to figure out how to tackle a level!
-Neith
Very original idea, it was hard to get a combination right though that you could use. The art style was awesome and the characters looked amazing. Only complaint would be that you should be able to create more things with what you have.
-Neith
Thanks everyone for your comments! Glad everyone seems to be enjoying our game, makes it all worth staying up for and getting almost no sleep each day haha. We appreciate all the feedback we get on the game as it'll help us either develop this further if it gets enough interest and will help us improve the quality of any games we make in the future.
-Neith
[@Victor RENE] This is actually one of the things we were debating whilst making this game, we decided that if we put that first button where it currently is it would teach the player a few things about the game instantly. 1) The heart is the main tool to the player and that it is the main light source. 2) buttons won't necessarily be in plain sight. 3) The most important one, the heart bounces. We felt this would be the best way to introduce those concepts instantly, as these are key features to the game. The learning curve and progression of difficulty is something we really want to get right in our games, so comments about how hard or how easy it was to realise what you had to do are very useful to us.
-Neith
Thanks for the awesome feedback!
I've just fixed the bug causing the game to hang/crash when the ball bounces too often in a small space.
Enjoy :)
-Hando
Really interesting idea and a lot of thought has gone into the story, love the multiple options and different replies. Great game!
-Neith
Amazing music! I found it hard to follow the story, and it was hard to tell what my decisions were doing, though this is probably my fault more than the game. However, the mood and music alone was enough for me to enjoy the experience. Good job!
-Hando
The game was really fun to play, nice simple concept that was easy to pick up. Music was good also!
-Neith
The enemies don't seem to cause you any damage, also I can't seem to find a way to gain ammo so after if there's enemies left and I've ran out of ammo there's not much I can do. The gameplay felt smooth though and the graphics were great! The footstep sound effects are a nice touch.
-Neith
Controls felt a bit clunky at times, but it looks nice and is a good take on the theme.
-Hando
I couldn't figure out how to progress to the next level, the door didn't seem to work. This idea definitely has a lot of potential and really suits this theme. I love the fighting teddy bear you can use, the graphics are really cute! I did find the jumps at the start quite hard to make, perhaps the player's jump height could be higher. But it's a cut game!
-Neith
A really great game! The graphics are awesome and it has some really nice music that suits the game. Only complaint would be is that the paddles don't feel as though they do much to the spinal discs. Awesome game though!
-Neith
Love the art style to this game and it's really fun to play! Really like that fishing system aswell, makes it feel like i'm really trying to fish that fish! one of my favourites so far :)
-Neith
Was very difficult, and took me a while to get to grips with what was going on. Pretty fun when you get into it though :)
-Hando
You could make it easier to play initially and then increase the difficulty the larger you get. Overall a good concept though and the music really suited it.
-Neith
Felt a bit clunky to attack, and there wasn't really much to it.
Also, I don't think you should enter into audio if you didn't make any of it, seems a bit pointless.
// Hando
An interesting concept, lots of varieties of birds! and they had awesome animations.
-Neith
The progression of difficulty could've been better implemented as some rooms just felt too overcrowded with enemies. The sound effects used could also really grate on you, especially the shooting noise, if it's a sound that's going to be used consistently in a game you need to make sure it doesn't get annoying so fast.
-Neith
Very funny game, was quite easy, not that i'm complaining.
-Neith