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Essence

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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMo
202250Delay the inevitable👥Locomorphosisjam3533.783.673.963.794.243.772.983.48
202148Deeper and deeper👥Barkcheologyjam814.184.074.054.104.524.394.27
202047Stuck in a loop👥NOTEjam3.004.005.00
202046Keep it alive👥The Last Standjam4.113.653.504.114.533.844.07
201945Start with nothing👥Terminal Resetjam704.103.913.393.584.523.652.124.12
201944Your life is currency👥Digital Grayjam84.314.293.553.844.264.373.274.26

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Comments by Essence

LD43 — Sacrifices must be made

Pyme's Genocide by HermesEs 2018-12-04T14:18:15Z

pretty well made with cute graphics, really fun to suck in a lot of animals and use them as jet fuel

LD44 — Your life is currency

shoot out your life by puppetmaster 2019-05-02T21:18:11Z

wow, this is probably the most fun game i have have played so far from this LD. It has a extremely groovy tune with well executed fun gameplay and a artstyle to fit it! Game is Absolutely Fantastic!

Digital Gray by fusionnist 2019-05-01T15:13:34Z

@kadecgos we are extremely glad you enjoyed our efforts!

Knit Worth by ColeSlaughter 2019-05-02T21:30:52Z

i am completely blown away, its such a fun idea with a amazing art, audio, music and gameplay. Such a great plesure to play and enjoy this game!

Danko by Pixel_Error 2019-04-30T18:27:29Z

the game looks absolutely amazing, the mood is very rich and the sounds and music are quite nice. But the gameplay is clunky

Hot Mess by aameliebernardd 2019-05-02T21:02:41Z

This game is awsome with its mood and characters, and the gameplay is pretty fun too!

Removed by Cuppycat 2019-04-30T17:44:46Z

The game has a outstanding atmosphere and the graphics and theme were all very nicely working together, the only thing that botthers the gameplay a little is the fact that the game is very slow as all the animations take a while to play out

. by goosyberry 2019-04-30T18:16:02Z

this game is so wholesome and cute, i melt

LD45 — Start with nothing

Nothing to Say by celia14 2019-10-16T20:49:28Z

its such a lovely game!

Terminal Reset by fusionnist 2019-10-17T11:57:45Z

@a333 Thanks for the CC and im glad that you enjoyed our game!

- Yeah, we should have tuned down the boss health so it wouldnt be so grindy on most of the fights, and we wanted to add more movement and combat mechanics to the platformer stage but ultimately we were low on time so we focused most gameplay on the top-down shooter phases.

Unwatered by bazld 2019-10-15T09:57:57Z

super fun game, you get to like pour water on flowers and you know what, i like that, yeah pouring water on flowers is good, yeah a flower getting shades is cool, yeah i cant complete the bucket level because its hard. very cool, would be cool to have some more consistency with the water physics

Planet 7: No Data by Belonzik 2019-10-16T19:48:38Z

This game has wonderful graphics and pretty amazing aesthetic and audio, altough there are a bunch of design issues with the gameplay. Like the lack of information your given and the need to go through trial and error to figure out puzzles that you cant easily figure our with just logic, now this wouldnt be too much of a issue if there werent a timer and if the radar respawned alongside gunpowder since then you could just try and see what they do over and over and then eventually come to the conclusion. But the respawn and the short timer make it non user friendly and you have to spend a lot of time walking. Great potential to expand and make the post-jam game!

CRABBY BEACH give me my castle! by donut_daria 2019-10-16T20:03:33Z

i think this game has quite a lot of charm although it lacks a bit of tutorials explaining for example how much each opbject gives points and what do some objects do, and also the crabs stunning you is quite annoying and the waves that destroy your castle are also not that much pleasant. Game is very charming though!

Your choice by Tropos 2019-10-15T10:52:29Z

Holy shit dude this is fun, i really love the card mechanic, you can expand on that so much further and add some kind of rpg mechanics and combat and continue making the game and it will be SICK. Now considering this game for the ld the only things i noticed that bother me is that a lot of cards dont really have many reason to go to them. I feel like the game would much more benefit from having to find cards that contain some keys or something so you can unlock the hard levels that have the things you have to collect and perhaps room cards that have the same chests but those chests contain special hard levels for some rewards.

HEARTSCAPE by ZakAmana 2019-10-16T20:27:20Z

The most fun game in this jam, nice visuals, nice audio, and the game loop is such a brilliant idea! I was a bit confused on what the shields exactly did and also the game was very easy to strategize around. I really want to see more of this game in the future!

バクラウBloodless by Danilo Freire 2019-10-15T09:26:14Z

very fun core game loop and ideas also art! Also pretty smart usage of color in a black and white game to indicate more danger, but the player movement feels very sluggish and stiff

HONK by Tricky_Fat_Cat 2019-10-08T16:06:07Z

Game was pretty deam fun to play so thats really nice! The game could be improved on by having easier to see bullets and more responsive movement from the main character. And it didnt have much to do with the theme (but the theme is dull anyway so thats completely understandable haha)

Dusk Strider by Nash High 2019-10-22T20:38:27Z

Oh hell yeah this game is good. I really love the mood and the artstyle you guys went for and the mechanic of being able to create platforms is done super well. Some of the problems i notice is a lack of in game tutorials, the song is pretty good but it really grinds your ears, the player controls could be more responsive and less slidey. Though this game is super fun!

LD46 — Keep it alive

Jaghund Armoured Organ Delivery Service by iamscissors 2020-04-27T17:15:08Z

Game has a bunch of cool mechanics and is overall quite enjoyable although there is not much incentive to actually kill enemies or their nests or charge the robots since you can just charge the station and leave quickly.

Wayfarers by Tednesday 2020-04-27T17:31:32Z

This game is honestly a lot of fun and very engaging and i love the stressfull soundtrack lol, one more thing wish i would know how many people do i need to defeat a enemy (holy shit the mammoth)

LD48 — Deeper and deeper

Barkcheology by fusionnist 2021-04-27T14:51:58Z

@guladam Thanks for enjoying our game!

When adventuring your money shows up while in the store in the top left corner. We should have also added a counter somewhere while your just walking around. A bit of a overlook on our side

What Lies Below by Roka Josh 2021-05-13T00:10:52Z

Really love the mood here! My only art gripe would be to make the UI a bit more themed to the game to add even more to the mood but overall really fun!

Impalevator by Merpui 2021-05-06T17:23:46Z

This is a really cute and nice.

Its a simple concept and thats exactly what you should be going for in game jams i think its overall pretty fun only things lacking are better sound effects and tighter movement on the pole and perhaps a tiny bit more mechanics with the enemies or the elvetor.

But overall a pretty fun expirience!

Down To Hell by IkerNoya 2021-05-06T17:38:31Z

Overall its pretty nice for a jam game and a fun lil time.

I think overall the gun could have gotten a bit more game feel for it perhaps a bit more damage. And a easier way to see the health would be nice i see what you guys went for with the portrait damage though still having a health bar would be nicer.

Kudos to the 3d artists ;)

Super Digger by Shimonster 2021-05-06T17:08:40Z

So, game design wise its fine there are a few things that need some work on like you can spawn your clones infinetly and by doing so you will also lag the game at some point and the enemies are overall pretty slow and inconsequential.

Send Help by Rocket and Blanky 2021-05-13T00:13:10Z

well this is a experience, cool little nice game!

WhiteSnow by shumigrin 2021-04-27T14:46:55Z

Love what you guys have here its overall quite fun.

Game design vise: To make it better i would have gone for upgrades rather then consumable items in the shop (such as player movement speed upgrades or bullet damages ones). Try to introduce more variants to enemies (enemies that fires a bullet at you ect.) Improve the game feel. This includes all the tiny things such as the player having perhaps some animations for firing and for the player to fire less but more impactfull shots. Player moving just a bit faster and smoother.

Art wise: I would have gone for a simpler, more minimalistic style to have more time to refine it and perhaps make more animations for it.

Overall great fun with great music and charming characters

LD50 — Delay the inevitable

Rapid Cleanup by Sheepolution 2022-04-06T13:07:10Z

Pretty fun cute game! also unexpectedly difficult O_O

Sweet Bitterness by Bomb-X 2022-04-07T14:24:07Z

This game takes it for me. I see warioware vibes in a jam game brain neurons go brrrrr. Love the collection of minigames here, really nice difficulty scaling. Charming art. Is there even something to point out here other than i would love more content to play more lol

Locomorphosis by fusionnist 2022-04-06T20:40:03Z

@jhax @nicso @timur-bahadir @emaigualmc2-art @joedev @apphons6 @recyx Hello fellow train enjoyers! We are super happy that all of you have tried out and enjoyed our game, thanks for the reviews ;)

Locomorphosis by fusionnist 2022-04-09T13:11:19Z

@arend-hintze aww shucks, ill ask the programmer and see if we can get a mac build up!

Duck It! by Squidly 2022-04-05T13:23:47Z

Love the art and aesthetic of the game!

Controls are a bit weird and sfx were a bit loud.

Timeflight Alpha by Quinn_Patrick 2022-04-05T20:17:11Z

Great game! Few hiccups here and there with the audio being a bit too loud and controls being a bit weird but overall very fun!

save me by Kisilin 2022-04-07T13:45:00Z

Interesting game! Found the meta of placing the all the blues on top of each other for easy movement ;)

Bald Dad tries not to die by Re-Lo 2022-04-06T20:35:52Z

pretty fine game. decent atmosphere and the dad is indeed bald. I was a bit confused by the map as there wasn't much to be found but nice entry!

Outrun the Darkness by FlyingKaida 2022-04-07T13:36:49Z

Very cute jam entry! Love the soundtrack, love the aesthetic. Id say would have loved to explore and play the levels out a bit more as the darkness engulfs you surprisingly quick. But overall love it!

Darko by Sodoj 2022-04-06T12:25:30Z

Wow, extremely clean game design for this one. I love the concept, mood and game feel of this. Good combination of mechanics like the reaper asking you to sacrifice health for power ups and the ability to reset your jumps/dashes on kills. Makes it both very intuitive but also leaves potential for fast paced play. Also the visual direction not being too overdetailed and minimalist in nature seems like has let you iterate on your game loop far more. Again love everything done here, this is exactly how game jams should be handled amazing work!

Venting Machine by EmberUshi 2022-04-07T13:50:35Z

In this game the venting machine dose indeed get kicked, perfect.

Noback by AraTheDev 2022-04-06T12:41:18Z

Very interesting game! Even if the art is a bit rough i think the overall aesthetic is very interesting, love the combination of tight corridors, low lights, and the character sprite with all the environmental sounds. Id say the one thing that could be improved is the vertical movement as that felt a bit awkward but otherwise very cool!