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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
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| 2019 | 45 | Start with nothing | Robo-Fort | compo | 360 | 3.17 | 3.10 | 3.06 | 2.41 | 3.62 | 3.21 | 2.24 | 2.82 |
This was an interesting game that has a mix of several different genres such as "clicker" and "FPS", and can be completed in a single sitting. Switching genres like this in-game keeps it really interesting! Don't know why this has zero ratings right now---more people should give it a try!
The music and sounds were fun---definitely enjoyed that. The mechanics are very detailed, so it's clear that I'd need to play it a lot more to become good at it and that there's depth to the game play. It felt a little abstract, though; I wasn't quite clear on how some of the cards worked.
This is a superb game! The music is wonderful and the game comes across as very polished! Really like the idea of adding your own world tiles as you find them. Great job!
The game has a beautiful aesthetic and the music is very soothing. Unfortunately, I can't seem to progress beyond solving initial three-gear puzzle. Would be great to see more!
This was fun, although I didn't immediately work out that you had to be carrying a kill (with E) to eat it first. What I really liked was that you had to balance the energy level of your cub with the desire to keep catching food. The addition of the trees made it interesting because they slowed you down.
Takes me back to King's Quest! This was a lot of fun, and short enough to complete in an entire sitting. Really enjoyed it! My only suggestion might be to make the walking a bit faster.
This was a pretty unique game. Music was great! It seems the hand doesn't work after the first round, though.
Music is pretty good, and the interfere is responsive. Jumping and character movement could be a little quicker, but this actually helps since I'm really bad at jumping anyways! Encountered a bug where I couldn't jump and got stuck if I initiated the jump while snuggled up against a block. Other than that, very clever game!
Gave it a try even though you said not to! Are there any other mechanics besides moving and jumping? Would be great to see more.
This was an excellent game! Not too hard, but made you think a bit. It was very polished and the mechanics were solid. There were also several funny moments. Visuals looked awesome. The music was beautiful and I really enjoyed how it was in sync with level completion. Really nice job!
I really enjoyed this game! The Nothings is very forgiving---I kept getting hit or dying but the game didn't hold me back or force me to redo my progress, which was very nice. Music was catchy and the controls were simple and sweet. Great submission.
The mood is set really nicely with the lighting and music. I must really suck at it, though, because I kept dying! But it was a lot of fun to continually get further along as I kept playing. Well done!
Link to the Windows build works. The graphics and animations are great! That nun was super creepy. Was a little confused by the teddy-bear-xylophone challenge, though---I couldn't find and click the colours that fast! Definitely an interesting submission. Nice job!
Being able to leave your spaceship and walk around is a pretty neat feature. I enjoyed the mix of game modes. Great job with the procedural design!
This game was a real hoot. Nice job! The Roombas were a nice addition and it was really funny! The cut scene at the beginning was great, and the Roomba-following camera after the end was a nice touch. The sound effects and graphics suit the style of the game nicely. Music was also well done. My only suggestion would be to improve the movement of the cat a little---I dropped into the abyss more than once since the cat moved very quickly.
This was a fun game. Sound effects, visuals, and music were all well done. Tells a nice story, too!
The intentional spelling mistakes made this really funny. I particularly enjoyed the "CENSORED" description for the tool-tip for the Love Nest. I ended up making 10 birds total but it appears the game does not progress beyond this. Addictive! Also, the banner image is very funny.
Took me a minute to get the hang of it, but it was fun once I realized how effective it was to ram the other ships and then absorb their abilities. I think more people should be playing this game!
Although the game is simple, it's satisfying to level up and gain prestige! You can play for as long as you like, it appears, which is great. My only suggestion would be to add some audio effects (although I have noted that this game has opted out of this category).
The intro was really great and made me chuckle. I would love to see this developed further. Keep it up!
I like the idea of re-building levels based on blurry photographs. Character movement is smooth and the birds chirping is a nice touch! What I wasn't clear on was how the game ranks your recreations.
This was very original and fun! A great take on the theme. That second-last level took me a while. Really great job!
This was an interesting game. The music is very catchy! I had some trouble balancing work with energy levels, so maybe those mechanics could be tweaked a bit.
Controls were very responsive and easy to use. It was fun, although I died very quickly during the several times I played. Perhaps the enemies should have less health, initially. But still fun to play!
This was a clever game. The music is soothing and sets a nice mood. There was also some subtle humour in the captions up top, which made it enjoyable. My only suggestion would be to add some mechanic for collecting pixels automatically over time, as opposed to have to click all the time to get the wallpaper ending.
This was a really funny game. The music and visuals were spot-on! For some reason, it ran slowly on my laptop, though. Hit me up if you'd like system specs or log info or something.
Took a little bit to familiarize myself with the controls, but the idea of scavenging off destroyed ships is really neat. Would be nice to see some more additions to the kind of equipment you can gather.
The menu was pretty hilarious. I was even able to shoot and move around from the title screen, which was entertaining. Controls were simple and I caught on easily. Enjoyed this game a lot. Well done!
It appears the link is broken.
This was a nice game! The robot models looked good and the intro screen was visually appealing as well. It was fun to watch all the AI robots kill each other, and then zoom in while they were distracted. Great idea, and I would love to see this developed further. Well done!
Fun little puzzle game! I had to think quite a bit to figure out what my next moves should be. Would be great to see more levels in the future. Well done!
It seems that on my browser all I get is a black background with a green character. The music is great, though! Very creepy. Let me know if you'd like error logs or system specs or something.
The premise of this game is really neat. You truly do start with nothing! I had some trouble with positioning the planets, though---it was a little tough to figure out what relative sizes/positions are needed.
The initial challenge of having to quickly hunt for apples was interesting---I died several times before I found enough to survive! Controls were responsive. Music was also well-suited and set the tone properly. A hard game, but fun!
This is a very charming game---the premise is cute and the graphics and audio are great. Mood is excellent. The controls seemed a little unresponsive, particularly when it came to jumping, but were otherwise good!
It seems the Chrome version didn't work on my computer, but on Firefox it did. Couldn't figure out how to get past the potato stage! Good aesthetics, though!
Funny game! I created trees of swords. This is a fun game. I like how there's lots of different ways you can combine environmental features.Grab 20191011000023 w1920h1080 x113y36z63r65.jpg
This was fun! I initially started using the big sword, but it was a surprise when the smaller group of enemies came at a later level---I had to readjust my tactics! Music was catchy. Controls were responsive. Would be nice to see some variety in enemy attack behaviours in the future; currently, you just get rushed and they park it next to you and hack away. But still fun!
This was a fun one. The music was very catchy and the movement/jump mechanics were solid---it felt like I had good control of the main cat character. I particularly enjoyed how the yarn balls appeared to get more attentive as you got closer. Would be nice to see more levels in the future. Nice job!
Link seems to be working now. I'm unsure if some UI elements were missing or not, as there were no explanations about goals, controls, or mechanics. It appears that the goal is to shoot incoming mechanical pieces with the mouse, while moving with WASD. The music is great, and a little bit sad/haunting. The graphics were also very good. The game could probably use a little polish in terms of feedback/info for the player.
Another really funny entry! The spelling mistakes and the descriptive narrative made me chuckle. Didn't take long to get to the ending. Forgot how much fun text games could be!
This game had an excellent mood. The music was slightly suspenseful yet sad, and fit the theme of the story being told quite well. Movement mechanics were also solid and as I pieced the story elements together I became more and more curious! Well done.
Worked fine for me! Had to do a bit of exploring to find everything, and the collision detection seemed a little glitchy at certain spots, but was otherwise fun! Wandering around looking for parts is a neat idea. Music was great, too! Fun game that can be finished in a quick sitting.
I found the low-poly aesthetic nice! Ran smoothly on my laptop. Would be nice to see a highlight or something around the character you have selected.
@gaz-ireland I hear ya!
This was fun and it made me laugh (in a good way)! Lots of that stuff is so true. Some of the card stats were clipped on the bottom of my screen, so I couldn't read them. Otherwise, great fun!
The audio and graphics were very well done! This set the mood of the game very effectively. There was a little bit of glitchiness at times (I believe I clipped through a wall and fell forever, once), but this wasn't a deal-breaker. Well done!
I really liked the take on the "start with nothing" theme. The physics-based nature of the game play was nice, too. Perhaps the single simplest thing that would make it even more fun might be to make the left-and-right controls not use inertia; aiming was hard! Otherwise, quite fun.
This one had me chuckling at the end. That was very funny. Quite an interesting take---nice job!
I feel like a story is definitely being told here! This is a very interesting interpretation, and the symbolism with the size of the words (and how they jumped in front of or around the player) was fun. Nice job!
Finally got around to trying your game after you played mine. It was a lot of fun! The particle effects and variety of enemies made it very satisfying to play. Well done!
The atmosphere in this game was really great. I found myself panicking about getting to the base before nightfall! Audio design and graphics were very good. Will likely pick it up again some time to see how far in the game I can get.
This is a very entertaining game that deserves more than the zero ratings it currently has! The note left on the table made me laugh out loud. When I stepped onto the street, that was hilarious, too! Simple, and can be finished in a single sitting if you're clever and paying attention. The hand-drawn nature of the graphics just adds to the charm. Well done!
This was hilarious. Audio design fit the visuals and it was fun to play. Great take on the theme, too! The "A" and "D" controls were slightly awkward since I kept falling down, but otherwise the game played very well.
This was fantastic! It was quite polished and the death screams were hilarious. Building up a defensive fort with crossbows was really enjoyable. Mood was excellent.
This is an interesting game, although I found it a bit unforgiving---you get "caught" even prior to stealing if the guards see you at all: whatever happened to "innocent until proven guilty"? :) I really liked the pick-pocketing mechanic, and it was well done, particularly because it wasn't instantaneous. Audio was excellent as well. Nice job!
This takes me back to the good old Scrabble games! I like the idea that you have to fill in certain squares to get to the next level. It's unclear if there is always an optimal solution or if the tiles are just given to you randomly. The goals are well-explained and immediately understandable. Little bit of background music might help.
Thanks for the feedback! My interpretation in this case was that you build up your fort, because initially you don't have one ("nothing"). Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
I'll look into the crash issues right away.
Thank you!
Those are very helpful comments. Thanks very much!
Hi @pavel-ivanov. Thanks very much! I played your game just recently, and really enjoyed it.
Thanks, @lanalux. Glad you liked playing it!
1.3K?? Wow! You're right, I should explain the ramming and make the gold crate spawn message more clear. Thanks very much---I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Hi @finalforeach. Thanks for letting me know. I've been unable to duplicate this issue on any of my machines, sadly. A proper OpenAL installation might fix this issue. I've provided "oalinst.exe" for this purpose, in the "bin" folder. Failing that, I've also provided a windows BAT file which will run an OpenAL diagnostic and save the results to a text file. An additional fix might be to try using a different audio device---any chance you have a special headset or speakers connected?
Thank you, @inventivum-games!
@tadeas-paule: Thanks very much! A gripper mechanic has been suggested instead of a pushing one---perhaps that's something for future work. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@blint6: Thank you! I was hoping some folks would stick with it enough to encounter the larger "spawner" tanks. Maybe I'll have them move in a bit so they're a bit more obvious. A mini-map is also a great suggestion. Thanks! Glad you found it fun!
@tadeas-paule That's a great tip---I agree!
@compasslg: Thank you! I'm happy to hear that you found it fun. That's an interesting fact about the anti-virus, though---will keep that in mind.
@lamossus: Ha---I was wondering when players would discover that trick! Glad to see someone did. Thanks for playing; I appreciate it and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@rillep: Glad you like it! Yep, that's a feasible strategy. I'm glad players are thinking creatively. :)
@copito: Any chance you're using Wine? Some folks have reported issues with that. Another individual mentioned that disabling the anti-virus allows it to run.
@griz: Yep, that's a fun strategy!
@attala Thank you! Glad you liked it.
@robowarrior1982 Yes they do! Thanks!
Thanks @pincushion!
@danny-wynne Thanks very much! A few folks have mentioned that the pacing might be a little slow, yes. I'll take that under advisement.
@radgegames They sure have, haven't they? Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi @matharoo. Any chance you're using Wine? That has been known to cause issues. Additionally, one user mentioned that they had to disable their antivirus to get the game to run.
@mad-brokli: Are you using Wine? Some folks have reported issues. Also, anti-virus software sometimes causes problems.
@notime4games Yep, that corner-stacking strategy is a clever way to keep the win streak going! Thanks for the feedback!
@evgenimp Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it.
@lombax Glad you enjoyed playing! I'll have to think about how to prevent that stacking strategy---for a quick compo in the short term, I was completely open to the idea that users would come up with clever ideas like this. If this game develops into something more, I'll definitely need to address this.
@mad-brokli Thanks for the info. There is also a "lastplaylog.txt" log file that may contain some useful information---unfortunately, I've not been able to duplicate this issue on any of my machines.
@winslow Thanks for the feedback! I'm sorry you found the controls frustrating. Could you elaborate? I'm a little confused what you meant by the robot "sliding all over the place"---the robot should barely slide at all (although it's supposed to, but only a little bit!). Thanks!
@ogre @cethin @finalforeach @copito @matharoo @mad-brokli Hi, sorry to ping you all like this. I've discovered a bug where the game wouldn't start if there's insufficient memory on the GPU to store the texture sprite sheets. I've applied a fix to this by shrinking several of them, so the game might run now for some (or all) of you. If you have the time, please give it a try and let me know. Thank you!
@copito Glad things are working now!
@erkberg Thanks for playing---I'm glad you enjoyed it! My take on the theme was that you build up your fort from nothing, but there are definitely some submissions on LD45 with more "truer" interpretations in that sense. Thanks again!
@wheffle Thanks very much for such detailed feedback! Much appreciated. I'm very glad you enjoyed the game.
Thanks @aden!
@mad-brokli Thanks for giving the game a second chance---I'm glad it worked for you and that you enjoyed it. Feedback was greatly appreciated!
Hi @shrapx. Thanks for streaming it! I'm happy to hear that you liked playing it!
@stuckne1 Thanks! I'm glad you found it fun.
@artzibal Thank you! Glad you liked it!
@ausstein Thank you for your quality feedback! I'm glad player are trying clever tricks like "farming" points---that means they enjoy the game.
Thanks, @daria-toni; I'm happy that you liked it. My take on the theme was that you build your fort from nothing, but it seems that a lot of other folks took this to a whole 'nother level (and quite creatively, too!).
@ketura Noted. Thanks for the feedback!
@stephenwhoskins Thank you for the kind feedback! Much appreciated, and I'm glad you like the game.
Thanks, @hiroboto! Glad you liked it.
It seems I can't get past the initial "Help" message dialog. Please let me know if you'd like error logs or system specs.
@bry: Never mind! It seems to be working now. Thanks.
This came across as really polished! The feedback from the first bird ("move me!") instantly told you how the game worked. I played several times to see how far I could get. Very easy to understand, and also additive!
This game deserves more ratings! It's a lot of fun once you get the hang of the rules, and the mechanics seem pretty balanced: you need to maintain a delicate balance of moving ships, building new ships, and attacking. The start screen looked great. Dialogue was pretty funny, too. Great job!
This is a clever idea. Very "meta"! I like the sandbox feel of the game. I wasn't immediately clear on how to use the left-hand toolbox, but I figured it out after a fresh start.
Controls were responsive and the combat was fun! One strategy is to park it at either the top or bottom and collect arrows as they miss you, and then shoot them back. The graphics were simple but effective.
The music was excellent! Controls were responsive, although I kept getting caught on doorways. Mood was set very nicely and it felt creepy. Great job!
This was a lot of fun to play. I just wanted to keep playing to see how many more "gameplay elements" I could purchase. I wonder how far it goes...
This was quite clever, and challenging! Perhaps I'm not good at it, but it took a while to get past the first level. Premise is straightforward and easy to understand, and the controls are simple too.
The sounds effects and music were excellent. Reminded me a bit of Mario Party. Graphics were also really good---low that low-poly look! The gameplay was a bit fast, and some sort of feedback for getting hit by cars would be a nice addition.
The addition of a "training mode" with no consequences is a great idea. Reminds me of the practice mode for mini-games in Mario Party. Nice job for a first game jam! My only suggestion would be to add images of cars instead of boxes. Next time!