elvaq

Year	LD	Theme		Game	Division	Rank	Ov	Fu	In	Th	Gr	Au	Hu	Mo	Co
2014	31	Entire Game on One Screen		SMAX	jam	468	3.24	3.19	3.48	3.33	2.38	2.40	1.87	2.47	71

Octogonal Switcher by Jogy34 2014-12-15T22:50:00

Definitely wish I had checked the instructions before trying but hey that's on me :)
Cool, original idea. Seems like you had an ambitious design at the start of the jam, and there's a lot of stuff going on there! The difficulty menu is a great example of the different stuff going on.
However I did find the moment to moment gameplay a little frustrating. Jumping just isn't satisfying and at times the sheer amount of stuff going on could be overwhelming.

Again, cool concept and there were a lot of interesting systems but maybe more time could have been spent on the fine details of the player experience.

A Dark Maze by BubuIIC 2014-12-28T05:24:00

Ended up enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would! Simple concept but the controls are nice and the lighting/mood is great. Nice work, seems like you had fun

Endless Expansion by Hunter X 2014-12-12T18:48:00

Wow, great use of theme! Pretty cool idea even if the gameplay was nothing new. I also thought the collision detection was a bit finnicky, maybe if the character was wider it wouldn't seem that way?
Great execution though, it all looked and felt slick.

Doktornix And The Fetch Quest by drnick 2014-12-11T05:29:00

The magnifying glass is a great idea but I often found it got in the way of finding my way! Pretty nice idea and presentation but would've liked more opportunities for skill instead of just bashing my way through. Nice effort though!

ICE MAN by Incredible Ape 2014-12-10T05:10:00

Cool take on SG. Great music and art too. Really nice twitchy feel!

Zero Sum by Ted Brown 2014-12-10T04:10:00

Great ending. Really nice presentation all the way through. Gameplay could have been deeper but art/audio more than made up for it

SideLands by MoltenMustafa 2014-12-16T07:51:00

Wow, man! Really great stuff, I am impressed by your creativity. The concept seemed a little thin at first but you really did a great job putting a game together. The graphics and sound work really well and the gameplay is super fun while it lasts. I think if you add one or two things you could really develop this further.

Serenity by rxi 2014-12-11T03:32:00

Wow, just incredible graphics presentation!! It's obvious where you spent your time over the jam and it really pays off. The lighting and the shaders especially are really helpful in selling the mood of the game. Combat felt tacked on and the puzzles were mostly trial and error but mannn those graphics!!

Final Swap by blackmagic 2014-12-16T08:14:00

Pretty nice stuff. Graphics are especially gorgeous! As others have said I would have appreciated some kind of game system intro. Even just a few sentences on the web page where the game is would go a long way.
Overall I felt the game could be quite tedious. This was probably because of my lack of understanding of the game rules but there were many long stretches where I wasn't doing anything but admiring the nice music.
Heheh.. very good effort for a very ambitious game though!

Kazee ! by jpcote 2014-12-10T04:14:00

Could have used a lot more testing. Had a lot of trouble with controls and collision detection. I like the gameplay mechanic but maybe birds flapping would have made more sense than planes?

Rude Bear Ride by Alex Rose 2014-12-10T05:40:00

Pretty nifty concept with the dual stick! Again it's hard to judge MP but I had fun just coming to grips with the controls. Swatting things feels really satisfying

Akhak ielky by Nelly 2014-12-10T04:24:00

Nice presentation but the blood seems like a really strange choice given how upbeat and cheery the graphics and music are

Entire Screen of One Game by Tom 7 2014-12-10T20:20:00

Hilarious! Really great jam game, best use of this theme I've seen. Simple yet effective.

Chance Encounter by allurious 2014-12-10T05:01:00

Wow, really fresh and fun game! Great art and good comic writing. I hit a game-breaking but while taking a bath but hey, it's a game jam.
Really happy to have played this!!

The Swarm is All by Jyrkface 2014-12-10T04:00:00

Really beautiful audio-visual presentation. Had a lot of problems with controls (on the flash version) but I liked what I saw

Galvatross by ShuddaHaddaLottaFun 2014-12-10T04:35:00

Love the title theme song!!!

Extreme Stick Fighter Ultimate 3i by Doccrazy 2014-12-10T04:22:00

Great idea and has a really good old-school feel. Not sure there's a lot of strategy or depth though!

Frosty Ninja by belva1234 2014-12-11T03:45:00

Like everyone says, pretty hilarious song! Gameplay didn't seem much at first but I got really into it. Nice use of wall jumping and double jumping. Fun stuff!

Banana TV by NPException 2014-12-20T19:45:00

Pretty funny and really original! I was a bit confused at first because I didn't read your instructions here but it wasn't actually too difficult to figure out just based off the graphics.
Gotta show the sexy and scary stuff to the baby!!

Law Breaker by deepnight 2014-12-10T05:23:00

Yeah. This is great. Gameplay only has a little depth but the audio and graphics are incredible.

Block Dungeon by Lancelot Gao 2014-12-11T05:37:00

Really cool game! Seems like you may have gone overboard with the effects as the shadows and explosions often got in the way of my visibility. But the polish is super appreciated, especially for a jam game!
Could be really cool to develop this further with more attack options, enemy types, etc.
Great work!

Pickup Styx by tcarter 2014-12-11T07:28:00

Nice presentation for a pretty familiar game concept. Some nice twists but I found myself missing the predictability of Frogger when I had to wait long periods of time just to get on one platform. Also lots of dead end situations. But still nice effort and the post jam version looks better already. Encouraging!

Screened by hexagore 2014-12-26T06:02:00

The audio and graphics are great but I was really frustrated with the controls. I get that it's part of the difficulty but it just didn't feel good to move around. Maybe if the character's graphics communicated the weight/floatiness more?

Out of bounds! by lion123 2014-12-12T19:25:00

Good framework for the idea here, it's obvious that you put a lot into making this competitive. However as a player I often felt frustrated by the controls and the lack of options. Maybe I didn't get any powerups but the reason people love double-jumps and stuff is that they give you a chance to correct a mistake. Overall this game was really punishing. But pretty nice and original I would also have to say

Order Up! by abayb 2014-12-11T03:24:00

Seems like a cool control scheme for this kind of game but I had a lot of problems getting it to work. I think feedback, visual and audio, for every 'event' the player does would be a good place to start. Let me know that my actions are good or bad so I can figure out if I'm playing it right

birdsong by managore 2014-12-10T20:10:00

Whoa! Very impressive!! That fisheye is such an original use of theme. Might be a bit tiring to play through a long experience with this view/setup but for this jam it's absolutely perfect.

Existential by LukeZaz 2014-12-10T04:20:00

Has a nice feel but it's crazy ambitious for the jam and thus, not really very balanced or polished. Could be cool to keep working on!

SMAX by elvaq 2014-12-11T02:56:00

Hey guys! Really great to get so much good feedback on this thing. I worked on it a little bit more the past couple days, fixing a couple bugs (like that pesky restart one) and smoothing out the difficulty curve a little bit. Still really difficult as it's that kind of game!! If I'm going to be honest, I don't think I've even seen the last two enemy types... the game keeps ramping difficulty until 3 minutes or so. From there it is endless but I would be surprised if anyone can survive for long at that point!

Here is the latest build link: http://collapsingspace.com/unity/SMAX_final/SMAX_final.html

And yes I agree on the explanations. I think it's kind of fun to discover mechanics sometimes but objectives and moves could have been a lot clearer!
The 'dodge counter' move where you dodge while facing an attacking enemy really changes the game and makes large groups much more manageable. I think it adds a lot to the game but it was definitely a last minute addition that I didn't get time to do UI for. Something to keep in mind if I develop it further. Cheers!!

Swarmed by DonovanWu 2014-12-11T05:22:00

Really nice effort. Lots of features and options in the game. The use of cover and ability to line up shots was quite nice. The difficulty curve was very steep, though. It went from being easy and enjoyable to almost impossible very quickly for me. Nice work though! Would be nice to move around a larger arena, that way you have an escape when you get... swarmed!

Valhalla by snickersnacks 2014-12-12T19:34:00

Great idea and it seems like you put a lot of groundwork into a lot of different systems but I found my playthrough pretty confusing. Also really wasn't able to get customer information, or really anything off of the bar area, maybe just menus would have been easier?

Penguin Savior by Samuel Arminana 2014-12-11T03:48:00

Really good models/textures but I can't help but wish the game was more forgiving :/

One Room Dungeon by Mophs 2014-12-10T04:39:00

Would definitely recommend working on this more! Just needs some extra monsters and maybe a upgrade system and it would be great

Animal Roar by gillenew 2014-12-28T05:52:00

Aw man, the graphics and sound are so great in this one. But there are just too many questionable things going on in the game design. Very frustrating to play, but I do loooooove the art

Meowcalypse by Bonobo Games & Mechanic Moon 2014-12-26T02:18:00

Nice shooting action but I felt like it was pretty easy to survive for a long time without trying too hard. Good art & sound (though also a few sound bugs).
Controls felt nice but without the difficulty in there it is hard to say how they really stand up :)

The Aardvark and the Manatee by Sanguine 2014-12-10T20:06:00

Really lovely stuff! Not sure if I got the gameplay or the story completely but I just wanted to spend time listening and staring!!

Maybe Fish'n? by biscuitdough 2014-12-11T03:20:00

Nice opening scene. Pretty weird and cool. Sound really helps set the mood but the snake game kind of breaks it

Swotch by Ulydev 2014-12-16T19:40:00

Obviously it's just Gravitron with another feature bolted on but your execution is really great. Nice visuals and well-suited music. Will be very curious to see what you make in the future!

The Box by OriginalOldMan 2014-12-28T05:39:00

Nice puzzles! Felt a bit like Portal at times. Seems like you've got the right idea with developing the systems but the polish and the sequencing of the levels could use some more work. Cool stuff though

LD31 - Catstation - João Marinheiro & Daniel Pereira by jocamar 2014-12-28T05:29:00

Really nice job! It was maybe not an original concept but the execution was really nice. One thing I had a problem with was that because everything was so small, it was hard to understand the collision for my bullets. Perhaps you could be more generous and give me a bigger gun :)

Chromashift by andrewjoy 2014-12-28T05:33:00

Wow, super nice!! Great combination of an original concept and nice, simple, effective graphics and sound. Good good stuff, you guys!

ZoomZone by Manderxan 2014-12-11T03:52:00

Wow, great concept! Seems executed pretty well too, although I didn't get too far haha

Good work, would be curious to see how the idea develops if you work on it more.

Farm for Space by pixzleone 2014-12-28T05:41:00

Nice idea but there's a lot of stuff that is annoying for the player in the game. If you can smooth that stuff over with a re-design, plus spruce up the audio-visual side of things your next game could be cool.

Jeff The Pink Penguin by Nielz 2014-12-28T05:46:00

Link was broken for me too but I went to the parent web site and played.

Pretty nice! Powerups add a nice variety to the game. I don't mind the tank controls, reminds me of Resident Evil haha. But yeah, the game was fun, if not original. Would love to see your next game with more graphics and sound too!

Jeff The Pink Penguin by Nielz 2014-12-28T05:48:00

For anyone wondering, the address I found is http://nilq-folio.com/Jeff1.html

Super Start World by calavera 2014-12-29T23:30:00

Pretty funny! Slightly familiar concept but you did well by it. Art of the Manjual was great too. Pretty good voice for all the writing. Sound would be lovely

Rocket Jump Rampage by Code Medicine 2014-12-10T05:14:00

Really nice! It's an old classic but this perspective brings a lot of originality to the table. Would love to see this kind of game with additional powers like jetpacks and mines etc.

The Adventures of King Pistachio by gquibao 2014-12-11T05:20:00

Looks like you guys had a lot of fun making this! Found it a little bit too difficult to get very far in but enjoyed the nice colors while it lasted. Also some weird collision bug where i was halfway through a platform?

Razor Dodgor ( Razer Dodger) by shotty456 2014-12-16T08:00:00

Nice idea but it is very unfair to the players. Often when I died I felt like there was nothing I could do.. I like the central feeling to the game but this needed a lot more thought before you started building it.

One on One by Pankoman 2014-12-10T04:43:00

Encountered some bugs on the PC version but was still totally blown away by the graphics. Great work!

SIRTET by stray 2014-12-26T05:58:00

Great spin on a familiar idea. If you put a lot of work into the UI it could be great for mobile. Maybe some more game modes (ie time pressure?) as well

HYPERPLASM by ciaodavinci 2014-12-10T20:15:00

Pretty cool! Not a lot of depth to combat but what you do have is developed really well. Lots of good player feedback, very intuitive game. Pretty too!

One Screen by yosh 2014-12-16T07:58:00

I thought you wrapped the repetition into the gameplay experience nicely but still found it kind of tedious to play. Good thinking and good execution but I just think it would have been better as anything but a platformer :/

GhostRing by Robotic 2014-12-10T05:15:00

Really couldn't figure out the gameplay but I didn't really care! Gorgeous art & presentation, nice theme

Orion by feiss 2014-12-10T05:34:00

Definitely one of my favorites I've played this LD! I love the concept and the execution is just amazing. And the ending! Haha, It's Desert Bus in space!