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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55 | Summoning | 👥 | Arcane Anagrams | jam | 365 | 3.76 | 3.75 | 3.46 | 3.26 | 3.63 | 2.90 | 3.50 | |
| 2020 | 46 | Keep it alive | 👥 | Germ Warfare | jam | 3.25 | 3.30 | 2.29 | 2.95 | 3.15 | 2.05 | 3.27 | ||
| 2019 | 44 | Your life is currency | Sacrificial Defence | jam | 2.85 | 2.81 | 2.37 | 3.12 | 3.43 | 2.71 | ||||
| 2018 | 42 | Running out of space | 👥 | Claustrophobic Typist | jam | 390 | 3.57 | 3.75 | 3.14 | 3.80 | 3.03 | 3.27 | ||
| 2018 | 41 | Combine 2 Incompatible Genres | Dunk Four | compo | 254 | 3.53 | 3.75 | 3.51 | 3.82 | 3.05 | 2.58 | 3.14 | 3.03 | |
| 2015 | 34 | Two Button Controls / Growing | Nans of Rage | jam |
Great game. Awesome assets, fits the theme well and is super intuitive. I might suggest that making the walls kill you on touch would improve the game by removing that tactic. If you have the time I'd love it if you could have a look at my game.
Incredibly fun game, graphics felt really polished. My only complaint is that the theme felt like an afterthought, rather than the focus of the game.
Awesome game, I really like the choice of music and art. Great use of the theme. I really had a fun time with this one. It would make my day if you could have a look at my game for me.
@undefinist Thanks, I really appreciate the quality constructive criticism!
The pixel art in this game is really good, and so is the sound. I don't really understand the rules of the game though, and I was confused at the start about what button to press.
@don-kyniu Thanks for the feedback. I've added spacebar as another button that can shoot
@paul59 thanks for letting me know that, I'll try and make my own music for the next ludum dare. I guess I should change my submission from Compo to Jam to keep within the rules now.
@jani-nykanen I've changed from Compo to Jam in order to keep within the rules
Really cool game, reminds me a bit of Reigns! Music is a nice touch, fits the mood perfectly and repeats without getting annoying. The main thing that would improve this game would be adding more scenarios.
What an interesting concept! I enjoyed playing this game and can now retire to my tropical island in peace.
Cute little game. I really enjoyed it! The art style was really polished and nice, and combined with the music created the perfect relaxed, fun, innocent atmosphere. Taking pictures with all the animals felt quite wholesome, despite the animals trying to kill you.
Much to like about this game. Solid graphics, music and sounds. Tricky gameplay, but very enjoyable once you get the hang of it.
Super unique and funny puzzle game. Great use of the theme. Game is well paced. Maybe some minor collision bugs, but otherwise I didn't encounter any issues.
Funny concept with well balanced gameplay. Clean and simple, but well executed.
Wow, what an amazing entry! Unique take on the theme, very nice graphics and sounds and a good sense of humour to boot.
Congrats on making your first game in Godot! You should be really proud of that accomplishment.
Things I love:
- I love the pixel art for the imp and the cultist. - Finding time to add animations is awesome! - The music is great! Loops well and doesn't get annoying. - Casting spells by spelling words on the keyboard is a great idea. - Game UI is comprehensive and includes a lot of features that are usually skipped. - Great use of the theme. - Overall the game is pretty well polished.
Things that I think could be developed further imo (if you want to):
- I think the villagers hats would look even better with some more shading. - The sand texture could also look even better with more variation to break up the repeating pattern. - The stones are a very nice addition that could be expanded on with things like tumbleweeds, dead bushes and cacti. - Casting spells with the keyboard is something that could be expanded on further as a game mechanic, which is why I think it's such a cool idea. - Game balancing could be adjusted so that the a game session lasts a little bit longer on average. - There does seem to be a minor bug where you can see enemies that are offscreen. Not a big deal for the jam, but if you wanted to develop further it's something you could look at. - It would be very useful to see how much mana each spell costs in the spell menu. - More feedback when enemies are hit. I love the thunderbolt effect, but it only seems to happen when the enemy dies. It would be great if it could happen every time. - More spells and enemy variety would help keep the game fresh and increase the replay value. You could even add waves that steadily increase in difficulty as you keep playing, and gives the player a bit of a break.
Things to consider for the next jam:
- Viewport size is something that many (including me) struggle to get right when compiling for HTML5, and it's something that becomes harder to fix the later you are in development. I found that the viewport was a little bit on the smaller side.
Gorgeous graphics, animations, effects and audio! The soundtrack is a bop. The dialog box is so well done. Those aspects are nothing short of professional quality.
I feel like the controls are a little awkward. IMO the forward momentum should always be applied, and since gravity is already always applied there should only really be 1 movement button (up) which you could remap to "space" or "left click:
I understand if this was a time limit thing, but there should be a meter that limits the number of boosts you can do that resets either over time or by picking up an item.
I was a little confused why you get a speed boost when you run into other birds (bugs?). I guess if they're supposed to be bugs it's a bit like the bird eats the bugs and gets an energy boost?
Some kind of progress meter would be great as well, since I had no idea how long the game would go for.
Sadly the embedded game isn't working for me either.
_Edit: after a refresh the embedded game works_
Really fun twist on the idle game genre! I played twice, lost the first time and won the second time with 14 seconds to go. Gorgeous graphics, and a fun aesthetic. This game gets a very high score from me!
This kept me busy for a while, but it was very satisfying when I beat the game. What a great puzzle game! One of the most polished and playable games I've seen come out of the compo this year, aside from a few (minor) bugs.
@antti-haavikko Thank you, thank you 🙏. I didn't intend to spend as long as I did but it was such a fun puzzle game I couldn't put it down!
@antti-haavikko
Difficulty was well balanced and so was the pacing. It surprised me that you were able to refine it so well in the time limit!
There were situations where I almost got softlocked, but I was able to get out of them by picking up platforms and dropping them in spots that should really be invalid, such as overlapping with walls. I think if you do prevent the placing of platforms in invalid zones you might need to include a setting that resets the players position as well as all of the platforms, without removing any of the puzzle progress.
The invisible wall that didn't have a hint took me a while to find. I even tried that exact wall an earlier time without realising that you had to walk through the very top tile. That was the only time I had to do a lot of backtracking, but once you have the ability to pick up platforms navigating the map isn't all that difficult.
Wait, I didn't realise the dog/cat thing can give you hints! Hahaha oh well.
I wouldn't worry about backtracking as long as that 3rd hidden wall has a pic hint somewhere.
Doesn't really fit the theme, but the game is great! Really fun gameplay, cute and pleasing graphics. Soundtrack goes stupid hard! Overall a pretty highly scored game for me.
@misoukun @xahon @congeestador @paroxysmal @pauljs
Seems like there was a graphical issue when I uploaded the game late last night. It should be fixed now!
@congeestador @paroxysmal @pauljs
I've added some instructions on this page for how the game works
@pauljs for now if the game canvas is too big on your screen you can fix it by zooming out in your browser
@hatmajaster thanks for the feedback!
The letters are actually statistically organised based on frequency of letters in our dataset of words, so the most common letter will be 'E', etc.
If you wanna reset a letter you can actually click the staged letter at the bottom of the game screen!
@hatmajaster great suggestion, I will do that now, thanks :)
I love the duck sprite! The game is simple, but pretty enjoyable!
I'm not sure if the slow movement acceleration was intentional or not. I can see the merit of having hard to control, slippery, almost chaotic movement, but I feel like it could be refined a bit further.
The gesture system is really unique and cool! Awesome job for your 2nd jam, esp. considering you had to restart. I will say that the game starts off slightly too difficult.
This _easily_ wins the best humour category. Possibly best audio as well! Geez even the graphics are top notch. Really my only suggestion is that I found the controls to be a little awkward with a keyboard due to the directions not exactly matching the arrow keys. I imagine with a joystick or even touch screen with swiping it would work really well.
It's really nice to see something completely original here! Visuals are calm and pleasing, and the game nicely fits the summoning theme.
IMO I think you would see more downloads if the game were playable via HTML5 rather than only via a screensaver file (.scr files have a bad reputation for containing malware). You might also benefit from having a GIF of gameplay, to dispel the idea that it's just a completely idle screensaver with no interaction.
High points for innovation, graphics and mood!
Woohoo, I'm the new king!
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Cute little game! Love the style and the concept. I did have some graphical issues with the player character unfortunately, and the health meter of the walls is totally not obvious.
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So much content for a jam game! Really impressive stuff. I especially love the art and music.
Nice! Cute little game, reminds me of something from Mario Party! I'm on a trackpad and my best score was 97.
Graphics and effects are really well done, and I love the choice of music. I'd love it if when you drew something really badly it summoned something truly horrific and monstrous.
Great game! Impressive that in the time given you were able to add such an epic intro sequence and so many upgrades and enemy variety. Overall the game feels pretty solid and polished.
If there's one thing I think the game would benefit from it would be having visual and audible feedback when the player is damaged. A split second red filter on the player texture and a sound effect would be the sort of thing that would make it more obvious when you get hit.
Love the concept, it reminds me of Papers Please. I couldn't progress past day 1 for some reason though, I think I must be missing something. Art style is pretty cool though and the characters are fun and original.
Good work for your 2nd jam!
Awesome game design! I love that you were able to turn a simple mechanic (summoning another player character) into something with so many facets for puzzle design. Art is minimal but cute and has character, it reminds me of some indie games from the mid 2010s. Sound is a little basic, but I appreciate that it is all done during the jam, so props for that!
Game takes a while to understand, which is actually quite fun in itself. Reminds me of the game Tunic in that regard. Nice use of the theme. Love the art style!
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I thought I was unbeatable, but one good hit was the end of me!
Fun and original game! My main criticism is that some of the text on some cards has extremely low contrast, making it very difficult to read.
Solid Dorfromantik style game! While the gameplay might not be the most original, the execution is done well. Nice choice for graphics, and the audio is tasteful and relaxing. Animations are satisfying and smooth. It would have been nice to see some changes from Dorfromantik.
This is why I love Ludum Dare
Super creative and ingenious way to combine 2 well-known games. I love how each individual game is really quick, allowing for lots of trial and error, and I love how chaotic the screen gets once you have a streak going for a while. The textures are a little basic, but the gameplay more than makes up for it.
Seriously professional and high quality game! Every aspect done really well, especially the art, sound and music.
Managed to get it working after downloading OpenAL. Really liked the game. It's simple and easy to understand and the graphics are cute.
Loved it! One of the most creative game combinations I've seen so far. Sound effects, music and graphics are all really solid, and the gameplay was fun. I'd appreciate it if you could rate and review my game too. https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/dunk-four
Nice game! Graphics are really smooth and professional looking, and I like how it fits the theme.
I'd love it if you could let me know what you think of my game https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/dunk-four, it also uses sports as one of the incompatible genres.
So much to like about this game. Great concept, graphics, sound, atmosphere and super creative use of the microphone! Definitely feels like a complete and polished game.
If you have the time I'd really appreciate it if checked out my game, it's a combination of basketball and connect four: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/dunk-four
Such a fun concept, I'm loving these games that find creative ways to get user input. Awesome use of the theme too, and the graphics are excellent.
Also if you want to it would be really great if you could have a look at my game and maybe leave some feedback. https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/dunk-four
By far one of the funniest games I've seen so far, and genuinely addictive too. Graphical style felt very polished, and the music fit the mood perfectly.
Awesome use of the theme, super fun and satisfying game to play.
A great idea, well executed. This game feels extremely polished and professional, the 3d graphics and the music really give the game a fun atmosphere. With more levels and word variety I could definitely see this game evolving into a popular typing tutor. Keep up the great work!
Really cool concept, and really well executed. The art was adorable, the music suited the game well and the voiceover was pure gold. I like that there was a tutorial too. Nice touch.
Really nice! I especially like the voice-over.
Great game! I think the concept was very unique and ambitious, and am impressed you managed it in such a short time, especially considering your age.
Love the concept, and the graphics, music and sound effects are really well done. While the game is challenging, it didn't feel unfair, but maybe increasing the time window you can make noise in would improve the experience.
Interesting concept. Loved the art style/graphics. Run mode was a bit confusing, and I feel like the difficulty could be more balanced, but otherwise an excellent game!