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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | Co | ||
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| 2020 | 46 | Keep it alive | Battery Life | compo | 258 | 3.72 | 3.57 | 3.16 | 3.95 | 4.19 | 3.97 | 4.14 | ||||
| 2019 | 44 | Your life is currency | Mercs | compo | 72 | 3.78 | 4.00 | 3.19 | 2.54 | 4.50 | 3.17 | 2.52 | 3.79 | |||
| 2018 | 41 | Combine 2 Incompatible Genres | Furlong Fracas | compo | 106 | 3.82 | 3.58 | 3.70 | 3.98 | 4.06 | 3.59 | 2.68 | 3.48 | |||
| 2017 | 39 | Running out of Power | Pylon Pressure | compo | 117 | 3.71 | 3.25 | 3.46 | 3.25 | 4.04 | 2.57 | 3.42 | 3.00 | |||
| 2014 | 30 | Connected Worlds | Junguntur | compo | 802 | 2.96 | 2.85 | 2.58 | 3.56 | 2.46 | 2.17 | 2.41 | 48 |
Fazz leaves an average of 15.2 feedback comments each event.
I really enjoyed this. The puzzle element is very original and the levels are well designed. I think it could've done with graphical content that tied more to the story theme of bank robbery, a big vault door or something. But it does look great and I love the palette you've used.
Really atmospheric. Love the design of the plague zombie creatures.
This is a great interpretation of the theme, really enjoyed it. Shame you didn't have time to get any audio in there.
Well, I got a highscore of 10! I like your interpretation of the theme.
I really enjoyed this. I found it intuitive and I wanted to keep playing. There's already significant depth of play considering its simplicity. I've got some great ideas how it could be developed further, but as you've only put 15 hours into this I'm sure you have lots already. I'd love to see where this goes if you develop it further (please do).
Will you put it on your itch page if you dev it further? And might we see an HTML5 build?
This is a really novel idea for a puzzle game, well worth exploring further!
As you've noted, this game is HARD! I couldn't get passed the second forest. It is super pretty though, the cutscenes and animations, it's all so coherent, really impressive.
From a usability stand point it would be nice if you could skip / shorten the cutscenes once you've seen them. I died a lot, and waited at each cutscene a lot. I also couldn't work out how to quit the game. Had to force quit.
What did the rock before the water that shows a heart do? It didn't give me any more health, and it didn't act as a save point, which would've been helpful. I don't think save points would make the game less difficult, just less punishing.
Considering everything this is quite excellent. The best I've played!
The story made it!
Very well drawn game. Nice to see an educational game amongst the entries.
Damn you bitcoin!!
Simple but really well executed (pun intended).
I really like the puzzle design. Challenging! I was stuck on 7 for ages.
Your artwork is great, and it's nice to have a little story for motivation!
Really cool game. I was always loved a bit of Subbuteo so this was perfect for me. Did take me a little while to work out when it would kick and when it would move, and maybe if you started with a few more players there'd be a bit more strategy to it. Other than that it's great, well done!
Nice idea, controls worked pretty well once I worked out what they were. Could've done with just a few instructions to get passed that. I liked the graphics though.
Fun game. I really liked the music, very suitable for a 90s fighting game!
This is a really great concept, and about as intuitive as assembly gets. I really enjoyed it, but I am a programmer, and from what I've seen a lot of non-programmers bounce off these sorts of games. It's sad because there's nothing more satisfying than coding an elegant solution. Bold choice. Thanks for the game!
This is probably the best interpretation of the theme I've seen. Fantastic idea! Dungeon Keeper versus Tetris.
I know it's part of the charm, but I think decoupling the block controls from the hero controls would retain the challenge but make it a little less likely to lose due to the stack getting too high while you're desperately trying to manoeuvre around a mob.
I love logic gate games, this is great combination of gameplay elements, really enjoyed it.
Nice pairing of game genres. I bit of sound would go a long way though.
This game is just excellent. The deck building really works, you should develop this further!
This is definitely the most unusual game I've played so far, well done!
219 points! I'm usually okay a typing but I sort of panicked every time I went to do a trick. Nice idea, good combination of gameplay mechanics. A little bit of audio would've help with the scatter mood though.
This is a great combination of genres. It's really cool when you hit the ball off the screen, it zooms out and you move to the next set of paddles. I sort of felt the timing was a bit off on the paddles, but that might've been my browser being slow (or even just me being bad).
Gah, I wish I was better at this. The music is awesome - I would've liked to get further just to hear the rest of the track. Great artwork as well. You have a lucky cat.
Your fish are super cute, and the audio samples did fit the aesthetic well.
In communist Russia the fish catch you.
I usually bounce right off ASCII roguelikes but mainly because of the learning curve. I found this quite enjoyable. Some simple visual feedback when you click a button would really help - to indicate you're damaging an enemy - at first I thought the game had crashed. I really liked the map though, would've been nice to see something bigger, even if the exploring remained automated.
You might call it programmer art but your faces are great. Really interesting take on the theme, enjoyed it a lot!
This was well written, but it feels like you had a grand game planned and not enough time to execute. I am king of scope creep so I totally understand, but for LD the mantra really is "simplify simplify simplify". I would like to see more, especially of the writing.
Haha, I crashed so many times. If only they had auto-pilot or proximity sensors in space, because I am a lousy multitasker.
This is an excellent take on the theme, really enjoyed it, perhaps a little too hard for me though.
Really interesting interpretation of the theme. It quite follow the perspective, it appear top down but one of your troop falls across the screen - it would've been handy if that guy could've jumped on the blocks built by the block builder, to help move around. A great concept, you should develop it further.
The music and graphical style really help to give this a slightly comedic but dark mood. Very different from a lot of the other games on here.
This is excellent. Best game I've played so far. I used to love Subbuteo, you can get some real tactical depth with turn based team games. At first I found it quite tricky, not being able to tackle then pass in the same turn, but quickly worked out strategy to tackle and then block with other players. Very satisfying!
Great design! Might just be me but it could do with an easier setting to build it up a bit, I found it quite challenging < a good thing though. I agree with some of the other comments that a bit of sound would've added a lot to this, just some low bit synth effects from bfxr would do the trick.
It's a shame you didn't have time to hand craft a few levels (as is the way with Ludum Dare). I found a few of the solutions involved moving a square, then waiting for 10-15 turns, then moving a few more squares. Perhaps the proc gen algorithm could be tweaked to reject certain level designs if the solution involves sitting around watching for most of the level. But considering everything, a really great game!
A nice simple risk-reward mechanism. A few bad rolls and you're forced to risk the sharks. I like it.
I really like the robot sprite and the downbeat music fits nicely. I had a bit of difficulty in the menus, I couldn't select anything with the stated controls ZXC. Not sure if I missed something.
Dunno why, but I got a real David Lynch vibe playing this. Loved the artwork and the dialogue. I would've liked to have have seen a bit more smack talk from the legs!
Unfortunately for me I got my FPS chops in the 90s and never got the hang of this non-inverted y-axis mouse nonsense, and so found your game incredibly hard. It's excellent though, really very good. I definitely would've enjoyed taking a few more of those bugs to hell with me!
Loved the graphics style by the way. Very raypunk!
A well balanced maze game, fun to play. One thing I'd recommend - these games are usually pretty easy to beat if you do the follow-the-left-wall trick - but you can design around that by sticking the artefact in a central room and make sure you have a few loops in your maze. Really good job though!
I got 75. Your graphics are great, love the 80s Neon, and I like how the car leans around corners, I felt myself leaning on my chain. Probably not the point, but it might be a bit easier if your turning circle was reduced at slower speeds, I crashed and had to restart quite a few times. Great job!
I finally find my dream job only to be fired for passing out on the floor due to over-dedication. What happens to Generator #4875 once he's "fired"? Off to recycling? This is so dark. I love it.
6765 points! Really good little puzzle game, I enjoyed it. Audio and graphics matched up really well.
Really nice topdown shooter. I liked the cute graphics. I never managed to unlock any of the rooms though. I kept running out of weapons (loved the variety by the way), the ones of the floor would disappear and I'd forget to save ammo to open boxes with. Eek!
I fell over a lot. Love the music!
Must admit I suck pretty hard at reaction games. Top marks for humour. The intro made me chuckle!
Took me a few goes to get the hang of it. I'm really impressed with how you're presented all the data. I came up with a similar theme interpretation - devolving power to barons as a monarch to retain your throne - but couldn't think of a way to get it all on the screen in a coherent way, quickly abandoned. I appreciate how difficult it must've been to design all this. And I very much enjoyed the written events. Really nice job!
Wowzer, it's pleasantly challenging! Damn Ktharns. I love the classic 50s raypunk vibe. Top job!
I'm not sure if it's a bug or deliberate but I did notice the occasional battery disappear while I was carrying it, without charging any of the pads.
I love your art style - I'm really getting that innocent Ghibli vibe.
I did find I was spending a lot of time waiting for the flame spirit to burn down before feeding it more coal. And the top half of the screen got quite congested with rock. An interesting mechanic might be to make it harder to differentiate between the coal and the grey rock. I really enjoyed it though, esp the graphics. Well done!
Really nice little game. I was half expecting gravity to be a factor but it works nicely as it is. Well done!
Yay, I saved the world - 1600.833 highscore. Nice game. Was a bit confused at first but all the instructions were there on the intro page. The game could do with a restart button - at the moment you have to refresh the page to start again. Well done on your first ever game!
This is a really interesting take on the theme. If only all Interactive Fiction was presented as well as this.
Really fun game. Love the character design.
Only criticism is that it could do with a bit of balancing - increase number of enemies in subsequent waves, or fewer power pickups - I found I could continually increase my power level by hammering shoot and sweeping across the enemies in lines. Got to about 800% and stopped playing.
Also, personal preference but I think these sorts of games (Devil Daggers esque, see how long you can survive) benefit from a in-game timer. Adds tension. But all things considered, very fun game!
Great little puzzle game. Liked the sfx.
One of the most fun I've played.
Genuinely quite a fun little game. Sounds work really well.
Loved the graphics and the screen tilt. Controls felt very natural. You should develop this post-comp!
Shame there's only one level, this could be a nice little puzzle game.
This is an impressive amount of work for 48 hours, well done. Can't really fault it. Thank jeebas for the save points.
Great concept and game mechanics. I liked the music too. Would be a really interesting one to develop further. I'm sure you could build some really elaborate puzzles with this as a base.
Hi all, thanks for your comments and feedback!
@NiceAlexanderAS unfortunately playmycode (the IDE we used) is in beta and there are some Mozilla Firefox implementation issues we have no influence over. We recommended everyone use Chrome if possible. Sorry for the inconvenience.
@Penguincat we are not using any anti-aliasing, the image blur is due to opengl texture parameters that we do not have access to. They are hardcoded to glTexParameteri(..GL_NEAREST) not the more suitable GL_LINEAR. We chose the IDE for convenience and speed, slight image blur is an unfortunate drawback.
@Fritzendugan "Separating Axis Theorem" is a really good suggestion, thanks! If we develop this game further CD is definitely something we will readdress!
LD46 — Keep it alive (23)
Wanted: Alive! by Dan Colman 2020-04-25T14:10:34Z ♥ 2
Really nice game, love the music! Graphics and sound all are very coherent and well polished. And satisfying escalation of difficulty - took me 5 or 6 attempts on the last level. Great concept as well, not played anything like it, really good interpretation of the theme! I've enjoyed this one a lot.
Tower of BOOM by BadPiggy 2020-04-24T11:02:30Z ♥ 1
This is great - I only managed 610 though. I found it quite hard, though that might just be my skill level. This is just the sort of game that would benefit from an online high score, would really draw people back.
My only suggestion re the controls would be perhaps allow jumps when you're a few pixels above a platform. I think miss-timed jumps were my main killer, and if these were a bit more forgiving you could build up a really nice rhythm dropping down / evade / shot etc..
Altogether a solid entry! Really enjoyed it.
Mutual Survival by FudgeMcGroobs 2020-04-23T16:56:12Z ♥ 1
Solid topdown shooter. I did find it a bit hard but that might just be my skill level. Perhaps if it started a bit easier and ramped up over time I would've got used to the rhythm of it. This is a really fun entry, nice one!
Final Instruction by toasteater 2020-04-23T16:51:14Z ♥ 1
The visual narrative, scene setting, atmosphere for this are the best I've seen for an LD entry, it's really something else. I always have to put some cliched exposition at the start of my games but this, I felt completely immersed within about 10 seconds. The audio and graphics are very coherent. I especial like the jellyfish. I did find the overall game loop, collecting and allocating objects to different tasks, quite daunting - I felt there was too much to take in all in one go. But everything considered this is just fantastic. Super job!
Friendly Fire by very dark lord 2020-04-23T13:32:42Z ♥ 4
I don't dance normally, but I have made an exception here. Really nice looking game, and so few entries bother with any narrative, was a really refreshing change. I found it funny and engaging, really lovely job on this!
Elementrees by Mathieu Semin 2020-04-23T13:06:14Z ♥ 1
The graphics are great. Were they drawn by hand with a graphics tablet? And love the music as well, really gets you into it.
Dodge & Cover by Gaminghamster 2020-04-23T12:51:32Z ♥ 2
I love games where you have to control two characters at once - it's especially hard as both are trying to do something different, evade and grab. Great game idea!
BABYSITTING by Tayfun 2020-04-22T16:25:41Z ♥ 1
This absolute nails, think I missed the first jump four times. Managed to get about ten jumps along one attempt though. The graphics are cool and audio works well. I would perhaps angle the camera a little more so you can judge the jumps a bit better - though I appreciate that's where the difficulty lies! Good game.
Anti-Matter by MikDionio 2020-04-22T16:18:22Z ♥ 1
Gosh this is hard. Really cool design, I've not played anything like it before. Agree with some of the other comments that the graphical paradigm works really well.
Mine of Shadows by JesmoDev 2020-04-22T16:13:09Z ♥ 0
The shotgun is nice and satisfying, like how the monsters eyes glow in the dark < like all good monsters should.
Deadly Afterquest by Cybernetic 2020-04-22T15:48:27Z ♥ 2
I have to echo some of the above comments - the art and audio are really very nice but it does feel a little slow paced. My first play through I hit 'F' a few times (not sure if anything changed) and died immediately.
This is a really good foundation for a game, and very impressive seeing as you've tried new tools .. all I'd say is save a bit of time to play-test and polish if you can. Great work though! You should develop this further!
Tower Defence of the Heart by terry 2020-04-21T15:33:14Z ♥ 1
I always like a tower defence game, and this is a lovely looking one!
Is there meant to be an ending message after wave 20 - it just stopped for me.
Morituri Combonaturi by TheOZoneBE 2020-04-21T13:46:39Z ♥ 1
Good sound effects. Great sense of humour!
Corporate Slave Rabbit by JoshuaRabbit 2020-04-21T13:42:54Z ♥ 1
My first readthrough I managed to die within about 30 seconds. Poor rabbit. Love the art style! Reminds me of that paper cut-out animation style.
Dorfromantik by yazara 2020-04-21T13:12:09Z ♥ 3
This is lovely looking! I love a Catan / Carcassone; although similar in aesthetic this plays quite differently. A few ambient sfx and some escalation in difficulty - maybe a multiplayer mode - I would buy this!
Body and Soul by blabberf 2020-04-21T12:56:21Z ♥ 1
Great gameplay. This is a really fun, very polished. I really like the risk-reward of swapping out an upgrade that might not always be better than what you have.
Until We Freeze by icxon 2020-04-21T12:33:57Z ♥ 1
I freed my fish! Now I am alone.
This is a lovely game. I never found the axe but there was enough wood to get me to the end.
Vigtafl by bwalter 2020-04-21T12:22:04Z ♥ 2
Really interesting strategy game! Are you going to continue development? Maybe make it 2-player?
When you make a move that traps both your moved piece and an opponent's piece, how does it prioritise which gets killed?
Protektor by rujo 2020-04-20T16:42:08Z ♥ 2
I love this, the most fun game I've played so far! (Great music).
Tiny Fragments by Daniel Moreno 2020-04-20T16:31:34Z ♥ 1
Really original puzzle game! That little red lemming is loving falling down those holes.
ADRENA-LINE by managore 2020-04-20T15:50:01Z ♥ 3
This is super fun! (I only managed a 23 highscore)
I'd echo a comment above suggesting a reset button as you're first move sometimes prevents you from being able to complete a level, seems a shame to end an entire run that way. Perhaps it could reset just your position but not the timer, a fair compromise?
If you develop this further it might be worth a slight tweak to the procgen to maybe reduce the amount of narrow weaving passages in some levels, as they can be quite simple to complete.
This is really great though. I'll be giving it another go later.
Embers by Anuke 2020-04-20T15:27:07Z ♥ 0
This is so polished! Love the art style.
It Feasts On Gibs by Fezezen 2020-04-20T15:14:38Z ♥ 1
That is one grizzled Mario! Love the tunes, nice graphics and it's fun!