LD46_Charger by Talia 2020-04-27T05:52:52Z ♥ 2
Absolutely beautiful game! Something for me to aspire towards. π Simple & entertaining concept, well executed.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → DoctorMozart
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 47 | Stuck in a loop | π₯ | Hypervisor | jam | 263 | 3.93 | 3.63 | 4.41 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.00 | 3.66 | ||
| 2020 | 46 | Keep it alive | π₯ | ROBOY | jam | 1171 | 3.52 | 3.33 | 2.73 | 3.67 | 3.65 | 3.25 | 2.57 | 3.23 | |
| 2019 | 44 | Your life is currency | π₯ | Social Lite | jam | 301 | 3.68 | 3.60 | 3.45 | 3.78 | 4.08 | 4.00 | 3.98 | 3.92 | |
| 2018 | 43 | Sacrifices must be made | π₯ | Oregon Tail | jam | 278 | 3.69 | 3.52 | 2.84 | 3.19 | 3.62 | 3.54 | 3.54 | 3.69 | |
| 2018 | 42 | Running out of space | π₯ | Gutted Goblin Trading Co | jam | 402 | 3.56 | 3.21 | 3.28 | 4.33 | 3.67 | 3.46 | 2.62 | 3.00 | |
| 2018 | 41 | Combine 2 Incompatible Genres | π₯ | Change of Pace | jam | 170 | 3.90 | 3.64 | 3.48 | 3.67 | 4.13 | 3.91 | 4.12 | 3.81 |
DoctorMozart leaves an average of 12.0 feedback comments each event.
Absolutely beautiful game! Something for me to aspire towards. π Simple & entertaining concept, well executed.
We made similar games! π Very adorable entry, I'm in love with the pixel art. The sound as well was cute. There were some aspects of the game that felt a little clunky, such as the combat and the hit boxes (it can be hard to save the friend if an enemy gets past you), but I enjoyed how you put everything together, and found it a short and solid title. βοΈ
Cute entry. I loved the art & the core mechanic was really unique and cool. π Would love to see more levels for it in the future. The controls could use some work & felt clunky at times + when you inhabit the "charging" bugs, they kept facing the opposite direction right when I gained control over them, which kept making me charge backwards.
Otherwise, solid entry. I made it home! βοΈ
Great entry, definitely something to aspire towards. I am in love with the sound design as well as the fire sprites. π Well done!
Shame you weren't able to finish on time. The art is gorgeous though! You should keep at it. :)
Simple & entertaining. Played it until the music stopped, then played a little more to see if it would come back.
Always enjoy checking out your submissions. I found the controls very smooth and responsive - similar to what justcamh mentioned above - I definitely ended up grinding the same challenges over and over to increase my health, definitely would be much more challenging if that wasn't the case. The upgrade system was very cool - reminded me a lot of Mega Man X.
The bosses were well done. I especially enjoyed the first as I didn't feel I need to be OP to beat him. I'm not too sure how you could take out the final boss without having tons of HP, but perhaps I just failed to realize a simple way to.
PS. Kajnoon, upload those tunes to Soundcloud! I often listen to your tracks, you do great work.
Really well designed card game. I would definitely pick up a physical copy of this to play! I have to agree with you that I don't see a connection to the theme - but you still did a fantastic job designing a legitimately fun game. Played three rounds of it before I won, or at least, I'm saying I won. I knocked him below zero then he knocked me below zero, haha.
All the art is well done and cute! I really enjoy how you fit it into the browser and made it adjustable based on the size. Very cool work.
Really nice Compo entry. Art was very impressive. I enjoyed the way you integrated the story into the gameplay smoothly. As well, I loved your choice to have the Witch slowly fall if you were shooting - it added a nice incentive to not stand in one place and blast away. I was happy you managed to include music in such a short timeframe, however, didn't find it fit the overall "mood" you were aiming for.
All in all, you did a great job. I loved the early 90s feel you achieved.
Edit: I forgot to mention it, but this was a VERY cool method of integrating the theme into a mechanic. I loved how taking damage only weakened your power, and in tense moments you have to make the choice to continue the fight weak, or potentially accidently kill the child to re-power yourself.
Absolutely astounding pixel art - That zombie horde is especially amazing. I found the "controls" a little awkward, took me a few tries before I realized that you had to hold your mouse on a character for a couple of seconds before you could use them. I would have preferred if the overall pace was a bit slower, and if there was a bit of character dialogue going on during the chase.
These nitpicks aside, this was a jam game, and for that, you did A+ work in the time limit you were given. I really love the overall design choice of characters as cards, it fit the theme PERFECTLY, and I just found the concept incredibly innovative.
I hope you work on this more in the future. Well done team! π π π
Very unique game design - I haven't played Reigns, so I'm not too sure about the similarity, however, I loved the idea of a Tinder style detective game. I had a lot of difficulty deciphering clues about who the murderer was from just the cards alone, so sacrificing was definitely a mandatory for me.
Due to that difficulty, I felt the game could use some balancing to make it (slightly) more solvable who the killer is without having to sacrifice too many times - This may be the case however, and I was just exceptionally bad at figuring it out, haha.
I had an issue a few times where I swiped one direction and got the opposite effect I was hoping for, however, this may have been due to my mouse leaving the game-window and causing some confusion. Wasn't a major issue, but it did cause a few accidental deaths.
Those comments aside, this was a very neat entry. Well done to the development team! π
Neat resource management game with a very cool post-apocalyptic skin. The overall theme of this game jam is well presented, as at every turn, you are making sacrifices in one category to try and enhance the other. Many of the problems I had with it you have already mentioned as improvements you would like to make in the future, so I won't repeat them here.
You've done a great job in a short period developing this, well done!
A grim take on Thomas was Alone, with a cast similar to Order of the Stick. I loved it! Found the dialogue witty, the art beautiful, the puzzles fantastic. It was fun to learn each characters ability, and a neat choice to decide who to leave behind while not knowing what you will face moving forward.
My biggest issue is the breakdown of the theme. With the "true" ending - or I guess only ending (unless there is an alternate ending I couldn't figure out) only possible by not sacrificing anyone, that really took away from that aspect for me. (Please note: I still loved this title! Just found that one negative aspect) I did very much enjoy doing a second playthrough, this time considering how to bring everyone to safety.
Well done all, you must be a very solid team, as this is a great entry.
Lots to love about this. I felt the same level of innovation and brilliant game design as your last entry, Aeromancer. Also, much like that last title, I didn't explore the full range of playstyles you have designed for, and basically just found one thing that was working for me (throwing objects at enemies - haha) and stuck with it.
The sacrificial aspect was neat, very similar to the DEMONTOWER mini-game in Night in the Woods.
A couple of aspects that weren't working for me: - I liked the inclusion of music & soundfx, but the music loop got a little grating after a while. - I wouldn't have minded a conclusion of some kind after the final level, however what you did definitely fit the mood of the game. - Found myself getting stuck in the ground a few times, and I couldn't move again unless I jumped.
Those aside, this is a really strong entry. The slow motion effect while doing different moves was great. You have a strong talent for designing interesting and fun games. π
As mentioned above, I had a really difficult time with the controls at points. It honestly wouldn't be too much of an issue, however, I felt the enemies were often too close to the player between rooms, and if you weren't aware of how your player changed locations compared to where the mouse was last, you would walk straight into enemies, get stuck, and die. Would have preferred if movement was stuck to WASD and player direction was mouse oriented.
Game if definitely difficult, but with the Roguelite vibe you were going for, that fit well. I didn't get the sacrifice vibe too strongly, I did like how points were subtracted while you shot, and that you couldn't have multiple weapons, however, a swap from handgun to shotgun doesn't seem like too much of a sacrifice.
Those comments aside, I enjoyed the overall feel of the game. It was pretty fun to walk around shooting skele-TONS. The music was well done, and I appreciated the touch of adding an arcade-like voice announcing your rank when you died.
Well done. π
Edit: I REALLY liked how enemy death would leave a little skele-TON head.
This is great! Simple concept amazingly well executed. Graphics and music were both well done. Impressed that you managed to create AI that is actually fun to play against in such a short period of time.
Would definitely whip this out for a few rounds with some friends. Could definitely be expanded upon post jam to be pretty great with multiple levels + online support (just the easiest, right? π )
Only complaint I had would be lack of UI. Couldn't figure out how to close it when I was done and had to CTRL+ALT+DEL out. Also very possible that I was being a dork and just couldn't figure it out. π
Great job all!
Cute art, reminded me a lot of the Newgrounds Flash games I grew up playing. The game felt a bit glitchy to me at times. As the above commenter mentioned, I couldn't see my projectiles - until 190 kills. Then for some reason shortly after that only bats spawned and I couldn't do damage any longer.
Main recommendations balance wise would be to spawn in a lot more enemies. At no point did I feel overwhelmed, which is a shame, because I feel that would add a nice tension to the game.
Great job finishing the jam! Keep it up. π π
Excellent entry. Up there with some of the top entries I've tried so far. Didn't try the non-Jam version, but I found the Jam version even had some excellent balancing. Definitely felt tense at times playing this - all while having a good time. The explosion effects were a nice touch.
Great job all involved! π
Cute game! Did you make the 3D models? I loved them! (They reminded me a lot of Equilinox) The controls took me a couple minutes to get the hang of, but once I figured it out, I was rolling. I must say, that God is never satisfied! Haha. I felt like I had to constantly kill everything I had to keep him happy.
My main bit of advice would be to shrink down the farm size so that most everything fits comfortably on one screen. The map was so bountiful, yet I found myself confined to only a small portion.
Was there a way to choose how many tiles the plot you are building is? I may have missed it in the tutorial, but it always seemed to alternate size when I was playing.
Well done. π
Yesss! This! This game has an excellent mouth-feel. Gorgeous art, sexy sound. The polish on this is incredible, I wish I had a controller instead of a keyboard so that I could enjoy it more. Also - thanks for uploading that Vlambeer talk, very interesting stuff! π
Cute little game. Love the horrifyingly grim touch of "DON'T HAVE THE KEY, JUMP IN THE LAVA" near the end. Made me chuckle. Could use some camera tightening, but you've addressed that above. Good job finishing the Jam! π
Excellent idea. Love the design work put into this. Will keep this in mind next time I have some friends over and we're looking for something new to try. βοΈ
Core mechanic nicely matches the theme. I like the concept of "health" as a means for weapon upgradability, only wish that I could have upgraded during waves (Perhaps this is possible? I only seemed to be able to between waves). Had a few issues with movement where my reaper would glide into the edge of the screen and stubbornly refuse to move .
Besides those comments, it's a cute title. I love the 3d models for the reapers. Well done. π
This was right on point. Loved everything about it. The Orb is a little OP, I had a good time carrying it with me as I slowly tossed everything towards the God of Light. Unsure whether I encountered a glitch, but after achieving 5 stars, nothing happened. I ended up getting the "secret ending" though. π
All in all, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Love it! Easily one of my favorite entries. Found endless entertainment in the little voice overs, "leave me alone!". 10/10 would cramp people on a bus again.
We made nearly identical games in concept, only yours is executed 1000% better! Loved this. The art is great. It feels great to play. 10/10.
Very cute graphics. Enjoyed it overall. I wish there was some sort of mechanic that helped catch the woodcutters better, as I found it difficult to catch them sometimes, especially when you would have to wait for them to re-enter your habitat. Found a glitch where I got trapped outside of the level and could never get back in, however, refreshing solved that. ;) Matches the theme perfectly, well done!
Perfect idea for this theme! Had a fun time playing it. Oddly the first time I played it I somehow was clipped outside of the level? Refreshed the page however, and it was all corrected. Control wise, I might not include the option boost or brake at all, unless you added a timed component. I found myself just holding brake the entire time as it was easier that way. ;) Overall though, great work!
One of my favorites. Soundtrack was excellent! Humor was on spot. Absolutely loved the use of contractions to save extra spaces. Brilliant all around.
Had a lot of fun with this entry! Gave me super nostalgic memories of playing games like "Mixed Up Mother Goose" as a kid, primarily through your choice of sound. Love that you included a global leaderboard! It appears there are a few situations that cause immediate loss. However, as someone else who did a crate based game, that occurs in mine as well, and it does match the theme well! Great job.
Cute idea! Reminded me a lot of Katamari Damacy. Really enjoyed the humor behind the Critter being a hypochondriac who needs to stay inside a balloon. Also liked how awkward the balloon made everything. Didn't understand how it related to the theme until I ran out of space and suffocated. π I like your sense of humor, good work!
This is amazing! Your art style is beautiful and very reminiscent of Yoshi's Story. I had a great time playing this. Felt real heartbreak whenever I messed up and couldn't fit a Squigynn onto the ship!
The amount of puns here is egg-cellent. Fantastic art! Took me three tries before I realized that I needed to have a balance of all three aspects. In the future, it could be fun to have it so on different levels, there is a set amount of each category that you must achieve without filling up your phone, or over filling with one type of category.
Otherwise, great work!
This game has an amazing "feel" to it. I thoroughly enjoyed playing it. Reminded me a lot of FTL in all the best ways. Great work.
This is pretty great. Dark humor to the max. To quote Meredith from the office, "Funny, edgy, right up to the line without crossing it" . 10/10, would tighten the pickle jar again.
Agree with the commenter above, that opening is pretty epic. I thought you nailed the theme, having the floor shrink based on health was a great idea! Sprites and music were both nice as well. Only improvements I would make in the future would be holding LMB to fire, my finger started to get sore at the 10th wave! π I might also shorten the recoil time. It can be very punishing at times.
All in all, good work!
You have an excellent intuition of puzzle design. I loved the fact that I found myself thinking through some of the solutions. I also enjoyed how the mechanics of the game (shrinking skill set) force you to expand your gameplay style. Did I mention that punch sound? Super satisfying.
Super entertaining. Loved the addition of voice acting. And especially chuckled at the ending! Also... That music is so catchy! 10/10, would save kids again.
This is pretty fantastic. I loved the dark humor / mood of it. 9/10, would pile chairs and plants on body parts again.
To me, this is easily the winner. This is absolutely astounding. The atmosphere warmed my heart, I loved the feeling TopDee was always there to save TooDee if something went wrong. The music was amazing, the graphics spot on. I wish all the best to you both in your game making futures!
Fun little game! You really nailed the graphics. Reminded me a lot of PolyBridge in its mood, well done! Had a couple of tragic moments, such as pridefully getting to the apple scoops, only scooping once, and heading back to the delivery zone to realize it was a three scoop order!
For my sanity, I forever thank-you for not making it so you have to start over from the beginning when you die! Haha. Addicting, and stressful, everything a game should be! Well done.
I love rhythm games so I had to check this out. Loved the menu design + gameplay, well done! I didn't find any of the levels too difficult except for the last, however, I did manage to get through it (without beating the boss though - dang!)
Finally.png As per your request, I wouldn't say I beat it, because the boss didn't die! But I survived! Thats... Good enough, right? :p
Edit: How could I not mention the music? I have played Puzzle Skills many times now just to jam along! Thanks for sharing the soundtrack!
When I first moved my character, I literally laughed, I love how you blended astroids style movement into a Zelda (1) style dungeon crawler! Well done, you really nailed the theme.
Are power ups on a timer? I was so happy when I first got one, but when I left the room it was gone. Might have been a glitch, but it would have really promoted the exploration part more if your power ups stayed with you through your journey.
All in all, good work!
I absolutely love the turn-based style. Is quite fun to set up your moves, and watch the bullets fly. The art, although simple, really stood out for it's personality, it very much reminds me of the art of Michel Gagne. The music was also groove worthy. Good job to all involved!
Would love to see more levels (and bosses :D) of this in the future with a ramped up difficulty.
P.S. I loved how you did the tutorial, it was informative, had a sense of humor: "Welcome to an alien planet of death that conveniently has an area with no enemies", and led straight into the actual game!
4/5, Would shoot aliens again.
Fun idea! I like the work you did on AI, a couple times there the opposing team was kicking my butt. Also appreciated that your teammates would also shoot zombies, took a little stress off my back!
You did an amazing job of executing the feedback of the rhythm game in a way that just "feels" good to the player. Your art was also something to aspire towards, well done!
Would love to see a version of it in the future with more emphasis put towards the music + matching the beats of the song to the notes.
PS. What a cute splash screen logo! I love it.
Daaaamnn! This is fantastic. Easily my favorite entry thus far. Felt like a full released title. Took a few rounds of failing to get a feel for the play-style, but after that, loved every second of strategizing my moves. My highest praises for whoever wrote the music as well, it was everything 8-bit music should be. 5/5
Edit: My favorite game over message was definitely "ALT+F4 increases your score"
Extreme + Farming is a pretty funny idea. I loved the Character sprite, reminded me a lot of a Rabbid or a Kerbal. I found the how you did the egg harvesting game particularly entertaining. The music was excellent. Well done all!
LD47 — Stuck in a loop (21)
[while'd] by Celuloide 2020-10-11T18:05:27Z ♥ 1
This is such a great idea! π I really enjoyed this.
Jazz It Up by Elyaradine 2020-10-10T00:32:26Z ♥ 2
This makes me so happy, really brightened up my day. π Thank-you!
Loopita's Dream by vetu11 2020-10-09T04:23:30Z ♥ 3
So good. So beautiful! Thank-you for making this! π π π
Cyber Blob by dock 2020-10-09T00:09:05Z ♥ 1
Very gorgeous. You definitely nailed the horror mood and sound design. I always know it's horror when at some point I find myself saying "NOPE" aloud as I turn my character around and start running. π Great job!
Stuck In Paris by CocaPasteque 2020-10-07T21:23:35Z ♥ 3
Just so good. Just so funny. I loved everything about this. Easily a top 5 favorite so far. Great work! β‘οΈ
Resurrection by etrealjunior 2020-10-07T15:27:24Z ♥ 0
This was really very beautiful! π I loved the interpretation of the theme being around the life cycle, it made the story so charming!
I also loved the simple art, and how every game felt like a wario ware mini game. Great job!
Ebontale by JUSTCAMH 2020-10-07T02:33:50Z ♥ 1
This is amazing. I hope it gets the attention it deserves before the end of the jam. π On par with The Stanley Parable. π π π
Looped by Leo Red 2020-10-07T02:21:10Z ♥ 1
Really enjoyed the visuals in this game, simple but pleasant. I found it quite difficult to do well at, the main aspect it was missing for me was auto-firing bullets, my index finger started to get tired! π Otherwise, well done, a fun interpretation of the theme.
LoopChan by Kaish 2020-10-07T02:13:26Z ♥ 4
Very cute art in this game. I loved the premise. I found the rhythms hard to follow at times, but love it as a game idea. β€οΈ Well done!
BL0CK by GregoryBlomquist 2020-10-06T15:20:35Z ♥ 3
Played this first thing in the morning, lights on, and it still scared the $#&^ out of me. π Great work here. You've nailed the atmosphere and sound design.
Also, I loved the inclusion of a manual. π
At What Cost? by Sarenei 2020-10-06T05:20:13Z ♥ 3
That ending! π This was very cute and very fun. Really enjoyed it overall. Great work to everyone involved! π
GitGood Dungeon by Quoclon 2020-10-06T05:06:46Z ♥ 0
I enjoyed reading through your Mini-Post-Mortem, great job finishing your game! This was a fun little game, the difficulty definitely ramps up quickly! π
DISTORT by SuperGamersGames 2020-10-06T04:58:45Z ♥ 1
Easily one of my favorite titles I've played so far. The art and sound design are amazing, and you absolutely nailed the gameplay and theme. βοΈ
Amusement Shark by No Grapes Games 2020-10-06T04:53:03Z ♥ 1
This was SO GOOD, and SO CHARMING! π An honest to goodness fun game to play, this is the kind of flash game I would have loved to play growing up. Cute art, great level design, catchy music. All around goodness, great job!
Space Wrangler by AmbaDev 2020-10-05T23:58:36Z ♥ 3
Send help! This is TOO cute! π
I found the gameplay to be glitchy sometimes (such as snagged wolves still running around attacking buns), but other than that, it's a very adorable little game!
The music is so catchy!
Eternal Punishment by Yuukurisu 2020-10-05T23:49:28Z ♥ 1
The art is so nice! Gives me inspiration to keep working on improving my own. π I always enjoy difficult games - my main complaint with this one was that I had to repeat the dialogue box at the beginning every time. I also noticed that the game would sometimes start before the dialogue box was finished.
Nitpicks aside, great job finishing the jam! π
BLOOP by danman9914 2020-10-05T23:34:37Z ♥ 1
Absolutely gorgeous. The sound design was fantastic, allowed you to anticipate what was next subconsciously without having to visually see it. Great work!
Asteri by Wyatt 2020-10-05T23:18:08Z ♥ 2
This is incredible! You've captured such a good atmosphere, and this is such a pleasure to play.
Also - can I give so many kudos to @heycapp, this audio is π
oddpum by voxel 2020-10-05T23:10:08Z ♥ 1
Absolutely in love with this. Such a fantastic idea and execution. Got stuck for a while there, but managed my way through it in the end!
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IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. by who_blee 2020-10-05T22:44:13Z ♥ 5
This was beautiful and terrifying, an uncomfortable realism for anyone who's found themselves spiraling out at different points in their life. I found myself wishing I could write in the margins at times.
The soundscape and imagery was very powerful as well, there is just so much good here. Well done. π
Loop Cut by Quak 2020-10-05T22:21:34Z ♥ 1
I enjoyed this! You chose an art style that worked very well for this style game. I really appreciated that you could destroy enemies by both hitting them with bullets and/or touching them, allowed for a changing playstyle depending on how a run was going. π