Shape Warp by Mordokay 2016-05-03T18:49:00
1675 - first try.
This was extremely well done. I like games where I don't have to obsess about the instructions to just play it. This game was original, yet the how-to-play was quickly self-evident. Great gfx, great music. I did feel the sfx didn't quite match the mood created by the visuals and music (sfx sounded a bit looney tunes, where the gfx/music were more abstract/modern).
Difficulty scaled really well. That's something I don't do well at all, so I appreciate when I see that. There was no frustration getting going, and the harder challenges felt like they were coming to me at the right time - before I got comfortable, but not so soon to be frustrating.
This would have been a great job as a team entry. As a solo entry, it's quite excellent.
LD43 — Sacrifices must be made (18)
Chicken sexer by willmurderface 2018-12-31T17:52:35Z ♥ 0
Very nice concept and a fun game. At first I didn't realize you have to keep each control stick maximally extended, but once I understood that it was a breeze to control, and quite fun. Well done!
SLAP HAPPY by Ratherjolly 2018-12-28T18:31:12Z ♥ 1
Funny as heck! Love the VO. Intro presentation was hilarious.
I used all my ice up too fast, but it didn't appear to matter? Getting 100% was a fun experience.
Berserk by Doey 2018-12-28T00:38:40Z ♥ 1
Wow! I love it! I've seen a few RTS-style interfaces attempted in LD over the years, but this one was really well done. I enjoyed it very much.
I felt it was a bit too hard to keep enough men without blowing all my money in the beginning.
Audio was fantastic! Great voices. Drum-beat bg was perfect. Sfx worked well.
Easily one of my favs of this LD.
Flying Slime by gamefive 2018-12-27T20:20:06Z ♥ 1
I like how you are sacrificing parts of yourself to shoot. Graphics look great, sfx worked well. I met the quest goal on my 4th try and had fun doing it.
I would like to suggest that the enemy explosions not hurt you. When I died this way, I felt a bit like I shouldn't have.
Great job with this one!
Newton's Last Resort by WiredOverload 2018-12-27T20:02:19Z ♥ 1
Very clever concept! Excellent use of the theme. 3318 best. I found I did best when not charging at all and doing only subtle nudges to navigate bullet hell.
Gfx worked very well.
Great chiptune music! I would suggest maybe to have it on title only? And then something more subtle during gameplay perhaps. But that's just nit picking.
Timestep by taco360 2018-12-17T00:43:44Z ♥ 1
Wow, nice job! Robust and bug free. Love the art style and the sfx were great. Clever concept of sacrificing time. Played twice (lost the first time but won the second), enjoyed myself both times.
The Grapes of Wrath by StraussBook 2018-12-17T00:28:00Z ♥ 0
Loved it. Sort of like a turn-based robotron? I played it for quite some time and had fun.
Might have been a touch too easy? That's tough because many LD games are crazy hard (usually too much for my taste.) But after a while, I realized I really couldn't lose, staying between 300 and 400 grapes at all times.
Great music and art! And nice use of the theme.
Jim's Limb's by JoblessOrc 2018-12-17T00:11:33Z ♥ 2
I loved the atari 2600 gfx for the character & enemies. Good music, nice concept. I was unable to exit the cave after a dozen tries or so, but I really enjoyed trying. Sometimes the tentacle was barely visible (rotated?) and would kill me, which was my only frustration.
For The Greater Good by Eddie Li 2018-12-17T00:03:22Z ♥ 0
Definitely the most fun entry I've played. Great job! Got stuck on the level with the signposts.
Loved the retro art style. Music was perfect. A bit more polish and I'd really enjoy playing this on my phone.
Dungeon Sacrificer by Ancalagon 2018-12-16T23:50:08Z ♥ 1
Outstanding entry. Nice intro. Really great music. Fantastic artwork. Concept was really nice, sacrificing villagers between stages.
I enjoyed walking around town and talking to people. Loved the village idiot. First dungeon was super hard (I didn't buy anything for that one, maybe I needed to), but glad the game would respawn me and let me continue where I left off with the dungeon boss. Purchase of the devil sword and the superior shield made 2nd dungeon much more fun to fight in. I was unable to beat 2nd boss.
BloodTrail by kruemelkeksfan 2018-12-16T23:39:25Z ♥ 1
Ambitious and pretty great for 3 days! Art and presentation are very good. I wished there were some audio and a goal (like maybe get to the other side of the map alive?) In spite of that, really quite impressive and I enjoyed stomping around the land. Had a bit of a problem where fights seemed to disable encounters forever, but I would just restart.
For my own part, I've sworn off of procedural content generation for LD. As a coder, it's very attractive to me to do, but each time I've tried it I've ended up spending at least half of my time creating & tweaking the generator. In each case the randomly generated content added very little to the experience and I'd have been better off just authoring a world explicitly. Did your map generation work out the same way, or did it go much faster for you guys?
Laws of the Wilderness by Pawciu 2018-12-05T19:54:52Z ♥ 0
Nice look/feel/mood. The dialog & voice were a great touch (I don't think I've seen an LD game do VO before.) I would love to play more if you keep adding content!
Atomic Lifetime by Kaish 2018-12-05T00:39:57Z ♥ 1
This game would have been fantastic in the Jam. It's nuts for the compo, way to go! Great look, nice design elements. Top notch.
Split Soul by Sthor726 2018-12-04T23:57:37Z ♥ 0
Clever puzzles! Excellent idea. Loved the look and ambiance.
Angry Mountain by Samuel Fine 2018-12-04T23:48:42Z ♥ 1
Very funny concept and dialog, especially the mountain's ultimate demand. Hoverboarding mechanic was fun. Great writing, was a fun experience!
LayDownLives: Coup Coup by Dazzumbledor 2018-12-04T23:17:00Z ♥ 1
Best score: 53 seconds! Fantastic concept, I love how the hen is constantly reloading my gun. Very addictive, played it at least 10 times trying to break a minute (almost made it!). Smooth and robust, no crashes, no glitches. Very well done. My favorite LD43 game so far.
Floofs by kaeveris 2018-12-04T22:45:29Z ♥ 1
Best score: 130. Took me a little while to figure out what was happening, but once I got it I thought it was a pretty creative concept! Floofs were extremely cute. The ambiance in the level was great.
The aiming got a little frustrating once the ship started moving faster.
2 day compo - pretty impressive. Great work!
Dear GrandMa by TontonPizza 2018-12-04T22:33:30Z ♥ 1
I love this genre of game. Platformer/metroidvania, nice art! Ambitious goals, pretty awesome for 3 days!
While playing, I got about 4 or 5 quests from npcs before I died suddenly (fell down a huge pit). No worries, I just refreshed to play again, but the game apparently remembered me and refused to let me play again (saying something to the effect of "you've already made your choices."). I think I get the "you only live once" idea here, but somehow I must have found an abnormally short path through the game and would have liked to try again.
All around good job!