Eryph

The Darkest Light by zblah 2017-12-06T22:29:23Z

Hey, i'm not currently tagged, but i'm the programmer of the team Zblah.

@illabom Thanks a lot for your support, as a team composed of juniors in game industry, it means a lot to us to see this kind of enthousiasm !

@drauthius The choice of bringing some text to the game was a dilemma during the jam... We decided to let it to be sure that everyone understood the light up / light down mechanic, knowing that some players could be annoyed. But if we update this part of the game, a proper tutorial will be added to get rid of this. Thanks for your feedback ;)

@somethinboutgames Great feedback ! It got us think about a movement update that could do it ;). The "waking up" animation was also an idea, we had a hard time balancing the ghost AI. Saying that, i'm thinking about a way to do it with a proportional timer based on distance, it could do it !

And to the next jammers letting feedbacks : don't hesitate to tell us what we did wrong, it makes us better game developpers ;)

The Darkest Light by zblah 2017-12-14T12:51:46Z

@huitre @pkenney First of all, thanks for your feedbacks ! That's really strange that you didn't encountered checkpoints.

I've tried it and they are were we placed them, maybe you didn't manage to reach them. I think the first "fork" is a little bit too hard at the start, we saw that too late. Stay tuned, we will update a animated / rebalanced version at the end of the rating time ;)

//SPOIL

After the 2 first doors and the first hole, turn right. At the end of the corridor, there is a checkpoint. They are not marked, but i think it could be great to have a "progression marker", because reaching the first check point is less than 20% of the game.

Let us know if you get to the end !

//SPOIL

Snakescape by krasse 2018-08-14T22:48:51Z

Great atmosphere, nice puzzles and cohesive music ! I really enjoyed how everything comes together so well. Even if don't really like the aesthetic, it was really really clear and efficient. I hope there'll be more puzzles, it was too short (and a bit too easy) ! Well done !

Snakescape by krasse 2018-08-15T12:17:48Z

@hadi-danial I find it pretty but I don't like the style, it's just personal taste ;)

Shblow by zblah 2018-08-13T13:45:19Z

@nexusviper Soon to be finished ;)

@bigbosserndog We still have until midnight to make a hell of a good game, just a little patience ;)

Shblow by zblah 2018-08-14T16:30:36Z

@volt450 That's the problem with games with no artistic director ^^ Thanks for good comment :)

@m-dam So cool you had fun ! Indeed there's no other solution than dying at some point, that's why we try making it "fun" to loose with the death screen

@dimlight Minimap, or maybe a smaller map ? Keeping it big makes it last longer and gives a good challenge for the few ones who will try hard ^^ But a minimap is not a bad idea

@toskokozlov Depending on the power up it's time or number of bullets that counts. Glad you had some fun !

And thank you all for playing :)

Shblow by zblah 2018-08-15T00:39:34Z

Thank you so much @pace !

You are right for the teleporter bugs, that's a bug wich made it to the time limit... And same for the second one ;)

Your score will be uploaded on the wall of fame ! GG

Bunny Bazooka by MZA 2018-08-14T21:47:00Z

Nice one ! I liked the different ennemies, and the difficulty curve is nice. Also the way lifes are indicated is very fun ! A bad point for me though, the sound of jumping was quite repetitive (especially with the red ennemies). Had fun playing it :)

Cherrytales - Cherryboy and Briar Princess by Beebo Studios 2018-08-14T23:14:57Z

The idea is smart, it's simple and efficient, I really liked that ! I'm very impressed by the beautiful beautifulness of your game, and even more by the idle animations that were just enough to make the scene live, good job ! The tale aspect is nice too, but I would have like hints in the game itself (I didn't get why the princess screamed and why I was loosing for quite some tries). That being said, the sound and music are great, the art is heart melting, it's a great jam game ! Congratulations !

GoldSlash by Gjallar 2018-08-14T13:59:58Z

Sweet pixel art, with nice animation, but i didn't managed to deliver gold to the machine :(

XORN: The Fallen God by ThibaultAr 2018-08-14T13:45:25Z

Well finished an well polished (thanks for the AZERTY layout !)

But the music was really low compared to other SFX. And i think i would like other enemy pattern.

Solid entry !

Feel free to check our game ;)

Sinking by Bungalow 2018-08-14T13:17:24Z

Pretty good mood, the dash could have been bind in a different key, like "shift" or "F" i think.

Comme check our entry ;)

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/shblow

You Should Be Executed by Haeder2132 2018-08-14T13:54:40Z

as @tgb20 said, it's a bit repetitive. And it's weird to aim at the opposite direction of the canon.

Good job anyway, it's well finished.

Deadly Confines by ParkerDuncan 2018-08-13T23:49:29Z

Well done !

The sprites are gorgeous. Maybe their are too much bullets, creating situations when it's impossible to dodge, which is a bit frustrating.

Good job anyway !

Come check our entry, we also did a top down shooter ;) https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/shblow

Cluster by Ignacio Zamorano 2018-08-14T13:51:09Z

Well finished, the guy behind the screen was really creepy...

Meteorite Command by ninjacreeper47 2018-12-06T08:14:08Z

Imo, bullet disapearing is little bit weird, as well as bouncing meteorites. I think adding just a sound effect on impacts, maybe with a smooth shake camera would improve it a lot !

Ludum Dare: The Game by Darylsteak 2018-12-03T14:38:56Z

Great ! Feels accurate x) The reviews and ranking at the end are perfect x) A little UI drift bug occured when i played in max resolution(1440p) on the "real life" panels.

Dissociation: Shadow of oneself by mindtricks 2019-10-08T12:42:23Z

Nice boss fight. The controls are sometimes weird tho (if you don't finish the beam charge, it's on cooldown, contact strike doesn't always connect with the boss...) but really great and fun anyway !

Gecko's Cabinet by JustMars 2019-10-08T10:51:40Z

That was one of our ideas, but we didn't knew how to make it interesting. you did it ! Just a little downside, i wish the texts lasts longer or i could choose when to discard them between cards.

The Island by Sanguis 2019-10-08T14:26:23Z

Relaxing indeed ! A great entry for this jam, and a neat concept ! I didn't liked the music at all, found it really stressful for that kind of game. The possibility to put stuff in the middle of the sea is a bit confusing too.

Good job anyway, that was cool :D

Paws of Gold by Swen 2019-10-08T14:49:33Z

One of the game that hooked me the most since I started my ratings ! I really would to help the kitty (who can dance if i'm correct... ) Really cool concept, art and polish !

Color me Blind by Re-Markable 2019-10-08T13:19:17Z

Amazing concept, and well performed. simple and beautiful ! As others said, there was some weird camera controls, but nothing to worry about. Good job !

Start with "nothing" by sommerlilie 2019-10-08T12:10:56Z

Amazingly cool ! Mood is great and art style really worked for me. Good job ! Would get a brain to be bored again.

The Persistent Thief by Darylsteak 2019-10-08T11:26:14Z

Really impressive for a single person ! Art style + sound + level design + progression + multiple inputs and interactions... Good job !

GRIMOIRE by Eryph 2019-10-07T22:50:33Z

@kushimoto Hey ! thanks for the feedback ! It's simple, and explained in the "How to" tab, you must write "up" and "down" as you did with the spells to move up an down. When you'll beat a fair number of enemies, you'll be able to store spells ;)

GRIMOIRE by Eryph 2019-10-08T14:52:08Z

@yohsk13 As a programmer, I wanted to create a typing game since a long time too, finally got the opportunity to do it ! Happy that you enjoyed it !

GRIMOIRE by Eryph 2019-10-08T15:33:51Z

@svipal Hey ! We couldn't test on Linux sadly, how did it bugged? Did you tryed to type the spell names in lowercase?

GRIMOIRE by Eryph 2019-10-11T13:55:35Z

@akronsus The first version had a "instant cast" mechanic, but we thought it was weird to entirely suppress the "typing" experience. So we replaced it by "instant prompt" instead.

@almax You are totally right. That's small details that we couldn't improve, due to a massive game breaking bug one hour before deadline...

@iak Yeah... That would be sooooo cool, nah? :P

And thank you all for playing and your quality feedbacks !

Five Finger Discount by boyTurnedRobot 2019-10-08T13:40:59Z

Pretty cool for a compo ! Cool abstract art style, and loved the room names. A lil bit too easy i think, while i didn't had to think a lot or make risky move to go anywhere.

BitterSweet by Conroy 2019-10-08T13:49:33Z

The graphics and lighting are beautiful, but i'm sad that the combat mechanics were this poor... I could zoom out camera to the sky, making me see the bounds of the map, looked weird x) Good job anyway, that kind of 3D games are incredibly hard to do on a game jam !

Make Profit by Jammin 2019-10-08T12:01:01Z

Too bad for the graphics, but music is really cool ! I wonder why people let their underpants everywhere in the house like that ... Well, it's great for us gnomes!

CocoBall by blitzcloud 2019-10-08T12:48:23Z

Really cool game, sadly i'm alone to play it... Had fun messing around with the ball anyway ! Great job ! Maybe i don't get it but i don't really see the theme in the game ... And the no shell turtle would have been great too !

Absorb by dimlight 2019-10-08T12:26:59Z

Great idea, fitting the theme. Art style is really cool too ! The Scorpid boss is in my opinion a lil bit too hard. The web is colliding weirdly with his sting.

The Life Spirit by Cobear25 2019-10-08T13:28:56Z

Looks great, but i'm feeling stupid... I didn't understand what determine which cells will be destroyed by the wave. Had 2 cells of water on the spirit and the fire wave still made me loose... The idea still looks pretty good !

A course at the mall by RadonRaph 2019-10-08T11:41:45Z

A little bit messy as the controls are weird, but it works and it's fun ! Should have been more polished (default buttons in menu, weird graphics...) but good job anyway !

A Quiet Dream by thevinter 2019-10-08T11:03:34Z

Hey ! Really cool atmosphere and mood. Sadly i couldn't go through the gate after picking the key. I have the opening sound, but the collider is still here.... 2 things bothered me me : The movements are stuttering, you may have forgot to multiply movement value by Time.deltaTime to make it smoother. The fog is really nice but it's fast if i go right, and static if i go left. You may should link it to the camera to make it independent of the character movement. Beside those little details, i really enjoyed your entry :D

Searching the Unknown by purnatus 2019-10-08T11:53:03Z

Absolutly loved the art style and mood ! But i think not seeing the character is making it more frustrating than it makes it difficult... Good job !

HONK by Tricky_Fat_Cat 2019-10-08T11:33:59Z

pretty neat, too bad for the theme x) good job tho ! It starts to be a little bit too messy for me at some point, when the floor is covered with blood.

Space Janitor by Emty 2019-10-08T14:05:19Z

As others said, some sound, music and feedback would have been great ! And yeah, some political issues in here nah? x)

Circuit Сube by Doger__Man4 2019-10-08T12:59:39Z

I really loved the art style and music / sounds, but man... that's so hard. Even with understanding the movement pattern, i didn't managed to get pass through the fourth obstacle in the first level... as @shad said, i would have a video of you beating the game x)

Lurking in the shadows by Shad 2019-10-08T14:20:49Z

Incredible mood ! Would love this game to continue and introduce more mechanics, but well, it's just a jam :) The concept really fits the theme and would play more ! The necromancy concept was one of our idea, and you did a great entry for it, better than we would do !

Rekindling Of Iron by HKSpadez 2019-10-08T12:36:16Z

Amazing graphics for a jam entry ! I really wan't to see more, but i'm getting rekt by the turrent on the second room ... Very frustrating !

At The Beginning by Flokami 2019-10-07T00:03:24Z

Hey, looks really interesting (I love that kind of weird games) but sadly the sound button in the right click menu is not working for me. I only tried on Web build, maybe it's a bug related to that. (no rating for now so)

A Field of Flowers by KeithSwanger 2019-10-08T10:41:33Z

That was soooo cool ! I did 3 arcade stressfull games in row for ldjams, i'm pleased to see some cool an relaxing stuff like that. As others, i was a little bit sad when seeds pop out of the screen... My disappointment disappeared when the next flower growed ! Good job !

under the sun by somethinboutgames 2020-04-21T10:53:04Z

Pretty cool game ! I realized we could use the character's shadow get the flower in the light after 8 levels... I think the whole game could be better with a slower character while keyboards input are really hard to manage on some levels. Great job anyway !

Drop the egg Jeff by Dextreon 2020-04-21T11:24:29Z

Reminds me of "Getting over it", f***ed up physic game that make me rage instantly against myself. Great job, you nailed it ! Would have been nice to have some music !

Hope by Darylsteak 2020-04-21T12:36:18Z

Incredible game... Some collision / physic interactions are clunky, besides that, that was perfect. Great job.

Until it blooms by Eryph 2020-04-21T11:56:02Z

@corbak Glad to hear that we managed to make you feel like that ! After 3 intense arcade jam games we would make a relaxing and simple experience. Did you picked the flower?

@no-grapes-games You are totally right, we prioritized other aspects but a feedback on when you can/can't interact would be really helpful.

Until it blooms by Eryph 2020-04-21T12:38:35Z

@deluxe-duck Thanks! The interactive jukebox was an early idea but our composer did have trouble finding ideas for music and we didn't had enough assets to really make it... Our artist would love to do that, she's pretty thrilled to hear that x)

Until it blooms by Eryph 2020-04-21T13:25:37Z

@klaus-peter It maybe a bug :/ The game should be really simple. Sadly I can't reproduce it... when I play i must sometimes just wait and do nothing to not kill the tree. But, well, i developed the game ^^'

@ellenary Glad to hear that you loved it... And so sad to hear that you didn't make it to the end :( Did you play the game in 16:9 format? 4:3 is known to totally break triggers / collisions resulting in not being able to interact with anything. Maybe try different resolutions could help. If not, you should just press E key at the right edge of the map to collect minerals, then press E key at the "fertilizer machine" (left side of the tree). Let us know if you managed to fix that ! The trigger is pretty large.

Until it blooms by Eryph 2020-04-21T14:58:31Z

Thanks to all of you ! If you felt the game a bit too hard you can download our updated version (there was a bug where sometimes the movement speed was too slow). The game should be and was developed to be very chill :)

Until it blooms by Eryph 2020-04-21T18:59:22Z

@corbak Great :) was wondering because of the screenshot you posted ;)

@eckkert I uploaded a new file on itchio, shouldn't be empty now... sry ^^'

Until it blooms by Eryph 2020-05-04T12:35:02Z

@ddrkirbyisq Thanks ! We really think that details make a great game ! After 3 jam entries which were intense arcade games, we tried to create a relaxing gameplay experience that could be considered "boring", but wrapped with a lot of details and a short story. We thought alot about this subject but we thought that a more complicated gameplay would have been a bad idea, and we would'nt work as much on details. We are so glad that it worked on you and so many others, and it proves to us that the game design isn't always about quantity !

Short Dark by Préda 2020-04-21T13:17:56Z

Had a blast playing it. I think the HUD is too messy sometimes, informations displaying on top of others. Great job anyway !!

AMT: Alien Medical Technician by No Grapes Games 2020-04-21T13:07:09Z

Really cool gameplay ! YOu managed to make it rewarding and sometimes really hard for a simple 2 buttons mechanic. The intro cutscene was too long for me, and by my personal taste, i didn't like the art style. Tried hard multiple times anyway !

Keep Ivan Trotsky Alive by evlko 2020-04-21T12:10:33Z

Great game, really enjoyed it. The mechanics are great and the voice lines were fun. The endgame cinematic was really fun too ;)

How to Air by kwaku 2020-04-21T11:41:39Z

Really cool game, i love this point n click feeling. Art is great too and, of course, the mouth sounds are amazing. Good job ! The interaction range is a bit small for some objects though.

RatJar by PolyOrbit Studio 2020-04-21T11:22:17Z

Art is amazing on this one, and the gameplay too ! Sadly i could'nt make it to the end, the 2nd checkpoint killed my joy :( The downside for me is the level design, which is sometimes really frustrating, and the camera angle make you die too often. Beside that, it's for now the most polished game i tried ! Great job !

AMBER by cakts 2020-04-21T11:51:29Z

Pretty cool, but would like just a little more than just chop/put in fire loop. Polish is really nice though, how did you do the light/shadow effect? Unity plugin?

Dating under the Comet by Joscco 2022-04-05T10:31:26Z

I realy enjoyed the concept ! The art style is so good ! But it lacks sound feedbacks on clicks and on what is good/wrong. I didn't manage to have more than one child : i spent all my money on dating people without their love growing... Didn't manage to save the planet long enough :(

Miss Bunny & Mr le Sheep by Garymarance 2022-04-05T10:52:52Z

@joedev I'm so happy it worked for you !! The first real test i made, i choose to end Miss Bunny and her children were in the room... We thought about the "survivor's text", but we wrote it a 2AM, 1h before the end of the jam, and 10 minutes before our mental breakdown. We just didn't make it x)

Miss Bunny & Mr le Sheep by Garymarance 2022-04-08T18:58:21Z

@krakadushka Sorry about that, it's fixed now ^^'

@ocwal Web build is available ! Play it on fullscreen (lots of texts) and switch on the main menu or it will do funny things with UI

Battery Low by Milestone Games 2022-04-05T10:49:24Z

Great polished game ! I really loved the mood of it. And the trail of past run is a incredible idea. Good job to you. I just find it a little bit too hard to fully enjoy the ride. Maybe a tuned down energy consumption could make it more accessible?

Ballgeon by koro.games 2022-04-05T10:40:48Z

Extremely clean game. Love the feedbacks, camera movement and idea (you must recover the bullet, which is sometimes behind the enemies) Good job !

Rage Against The Cocoon by JoeDev 2022-04-05T11:06:50Z

Really cool game ! I'm impressed by the physics, the dialogs and the half baked butterfly made me laugh. BUT as a french guy, i'm offended by the fact you made croissant "trash food" :P

Limited in Space by MattHartley 2023-10-03T11:31:12Z

Pretty impressive game in pure C (made me nostalgic of my student times).

Colored asteroids add decision making and stress. It was great !

I had "Wasapi Error" on launch, and, sadly, no sound at all :/

PIO by sbeif 2023-10-03T11:18:36Z

Pretty neat level design you got here. Made me rage in frustration (in a good way). Once you understand it's a puzzle game, the experience is way better. Good job !

I had a bug :Pio.PNG

I think it happened when I ate while being jumping to the roof, but now I'm safe :3

A better game over / restart experience could be a good improvement but it's cool like that anyway !

Tiny Tour by Bugord 2023-10-03T13:33:34Z

Incredibly well done ! Art is great, sound and mood perfect, and level design on point, simple but addictive.

GG

Best entry i played so far.

Inferno Collapse by Zerbu 2023-10-03T13:23:10Z

Previous comments sum it up : character should be smaller, and respawning on the previous level seems weird and frustrating.

A lot of levels were not that interesting, just moving forward (or, vile sinner you are, a leap of faith !!) with no challenge. I think you should have focused more on the core experience of a platformer game than quantity of feature (combat / items / health) which are not theme related and not really relevant imo. Do less, do better, as.. i don't know who said.

Also, i have 3 screens, and the mouse is going away of the game window, making it sometimes hard to hit enemies :/

Pretty grim comment, focused on negatives, i'm sorry, but GG anyway ! Some levels were really great !

RoboRage by Kr4sh3 2023-10-03T11:53:00Z

Cool game with interesting ideas, but sadly I can't progress after the first check points. Also i encountered a forge with no resources to spend besides screws, maybe i did something wrong? I feel like an upgrade is necessary...

Pretty hard to control too, maybe make the shooting direction following the mouse? Shooting down while jumping and moving is a bit overwhelming, for me at least :)

Le Monde de Cortex by Xaneos 2023-10-03T14:25:01Z

Good game with good ideas. Graphics are on point with great mood. But sadly i think the physics is the real enemy here.

I abandoned the game because of the spheres. I couldn't manage to get them to there slot :(

The piano puzzle is also a great idea but waaaaaay too long. I managed to have like 6 notes in a row, and it wasn't done yet !

I would love to see a more polished / balanced and a little bit easier version of this game, which is already really cool.

Bullfrog Burnie by Logan_Core 2023-10-03T12:07:54Z

Loved the game ! Great art and feedbacks.

I think you should put checkpoints on every level. I rage quit on level 10 after 3 tries because of the chore of doing the previous level again.

Big up to the animations, closing levels is an amazing idea !

Claustrophobia by NoobGeek 2023-10-03T12:59:04Z

Amazing game! I really loved the idea, even it's not fitting the theme very well imo. I'm a big fan of "UI" and management game. Difficulty progression is great and i was really stressed before loosing !

Little Unity tips : - I played full screen and the UI was really small on my big chad screen. You can go to you Canvas and set Scaling to "Scale with screen size" instead of "Constant pixel size" - Some of your UI elements have standard Unity assets which are utterly ugly (it's pixelated af, and have a sidewalk grey color). You can set the sprite to "none" and it will display a nice white square and change it's color. It's not like it was a pretty asset, but cost nothing, takes no time, and is often prettier.

Great job !

Scorched Asteroids! by svkj 2023-10-03T11:40:40Z

The physics, feedbacks and random generation is really great and i'm curious how you did it ! It may be too easy or clunky, it's just a jam game. I enjoyed the little time I spent on it !

I think missiles should collide with enemy tanks though. I missed a great shot :(

Berg Jump by jds 2023-10-03T12:44:47Z

I agree with the other comments about RNG, it could work better, but it's a really fun game and i enjoyed it a lot when i managed to get a good run !

Jump velocity is bound to walk velocity and it's a bit hard sometimes to judge jump distance when changing direction.

Good job !

Capitalism vs. Zombies by dratinyy 2023-10-03T14:56:27Z

Amazing game done in 3 days only ! There so much in it.

I found the balance a bit weird though, renting a lot, but not earning enough money for real upgrades. I feel like it would be better with more focus on renting mechanic (which is genius considering the theme) and less on difficulty progression that can be a real pain to balance properly.

Some sound design on shooting, hurting zombies, or menuing would be nice too !

Really impressive work !

(Tip : To avoid blurry pixel art assets, you should set the sprite "filter mode" to "Point (no filter)")

Bloody Barrels! by Lucas Vaudaine 2023-10-03T14:38:35Z

Simple yet great, well polished game !

I would like to have more to do besides just finding a key, maybe more steps before getting to the deck? Also i'm a little bit subject to motion sickness and i now have a nice headache, THANKS !

Maybe subtitles could be great for bad english speakers or no sound players, the voice lines are gold. It would be sad that someone don't get it :)

Great job !

Hasty Heist by captainzo 2023-10-03T13:55:00Z

Pretty good, and intresting. But i didn't understand how to get out before the end of the timer and just waited for the end, loosing sadly.

It's well polished and the idea of stacking thing on my back made me laugh. I wished it would stack every items instead of just "upgrade" items.

You could have paused the game with the list of items we should find before starting the timer, it could have make the player feel more like a thief planning home invasion :)

Great job !