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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55 | Summoning | Arena Daemeana | compo | 3.50 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 4.16 | 2.83 | 3.41 | 3.75 | 3.50 | ||
| 2021 | 48 | Deeper and deeper | 👥 | you are chained to an egg and are falling down a pit | jam | 527 | 3.75 | 3.46 | 3.89 | 4.28 | 3.58 | 3.57 | 4.14 | 4.21 |
| 2020 | 46 | Keep it alive | Son of a Liche | jam | 1125 | 3.53 | 3.71 | 4.01 | 3.65 | 2.90 | 2.72 | 4.01 | 3.44 |
I tried to keep her alive, but this game is challenging! Great job with the sprites and the background; very aesthetic. I think you could benefit from reducing the RNG element. Maybe have a set pattern, so the player can get better over time.
Fun game, great job with the theme, and I love the voice lines. Everything about this game screams charm.
Much potential here as a 'Getting Over It' style game. Very polished feel; audio and sprite design is great. I adore the melodic notes that play when you make a new checkpoint. I think you could have expanded on the theme; I don't feel like I am keeping a golf-ball alive (can a golf-ball be alive? What is life anyway??).
Nice game :) I was a little confused when my plant ran away from me. Very zen thank you
Superb little game. Gameplay is simple yet challenging. The sprites are fantastic! Fits the theme of the comp perfectly. The audio clip when taking damage was a little jarring, but apart from that everything was great. Good job :)
BIG BEES BIG ACTION Rad game my friend. Love the art, and that background tune is gnarly (would love to hear what effects you put over it).
"This entire city must be purged"
10/10 this is an awesome take on "Keep it Alive". Needless to say the sprite work is fantastic, and sound design is spot on. Gameplay is sufficiently challenging, and the story keeps things interesting. Great job!
Interesting take on the theme, but I did not really see it manifest in the game. I felt like I was robbing a bank, and collecting stimpacks just to compete with the bank's defenses. Graphics are nice, but gameplay is a little clunky. It appears I can just keep buying bullets in between levels (the money wasn't deducted from my balance).
All 5 stars across the board baby; this game is perfect. Once I figured out the controls, I had a blast. Fell out of my chair laughing when the vampire first jumped down a pit. Absolutely nailed the theme; most creative submission so far.
Fantastic game. I was going to say that the dungeon crawling is frustrating as the direction wasn't clear, but the root-trail creates an Ariadne's thread style solution; very cool!
Very cool game :). I found the hand difficult to operate, but I think that's part of the game's charm. I struggled to tell if I'd managed to pick up the food, and Is there any feedback on how hungry the fish is? Everything else was fin. Great job on the graphics. Nailed the theme!
Simple tower defense game. Aesthetic sprites, and fits the theme perfectly. Balancing needs some work, but overall good game :).
Very cool, reminds of me of 'Typing of the Dead'. Sound design is excellent. Unfortunately I do not see the theme of the comp manifest in this game.
Very interesting concept. I like how you took the challenge literally :) Game is very smooth, and well designed. My one gripe is I don't like how the direction of the streams automatically revert. I think it would be better to give the player a reason to change the direction of the stream, rather than be constantly resetting it back to the initial state.
Very cute game :). I actually appreciated the slower pace, gave more time to premeditate my landings. Would love to see a few more enemies/mechanics.
Very well put together. Sprites are great, and the effects (lighting from torches, smoke from pipe) are very cool. I found the pace to be very slow, I think you could benefit from making the first levels more challenging. (Also it appears you can still shoot while refueling)
The car is difficult to control. The sprites are nice, but unfortunately create a confusing perspective. The 'forward' direction of the car is not immediately obvious. The ticker messages are very cool :).
Cool game :). Was refreshing to see the tutorial baked into the game. Love the concept; theme was spot on. I think there's a lot of potential here, just wish it was longer!
This is so aesthetic I love this so much. Instructions were really neat. Sprite design is fantastic. Audio is great (even the repeating tune is perfect for the game).
Only complaint is: The plants need more feedback. On my first playthrough I watered both evenly and didn't see a change in either plant.
Well done :)
Very neat game. I love your art style; that opening cut scene was great! Gameplay was unique, and surprisingly fun once you got the hang of it. Good job!
Fantastic. If only it were longer!
Very aesthetic & thematic. Cool music and sprites well done :-)
A fun mini-game, would slot well into a Wario-Ware style metagame :).
Interesting take on the theme, and the stress mechanic elevates the gameplay. Very cool :)
Thanks everyone for the kind words :)
@ukumeme i had planned to voice all enemies, but unfortunately ran out of time :(
@eamon-kane the camera definitely needs work (surprised it works at all)
@tubadude99 glad you like the nerdy references :). single point target makes a lot of sense. I can't actually remember why I used vector targeting
@macdoom oh yeah - it's encouraged
@a-dot gosh thanks for playing for so long! honestly had no idea long an average playthrough would take
Had no idea what was going on; got savaged by an elephant. Superb take on the theme! Well done!!
AN INTERESTING AND UNIQUE CONCEPT. ART IS FANTASTIC; MUSIC IS GREAT. CONTROLS ARE CONFUSING. I BELIEVE COMMENTER 'Yword' IS CORRECT IN THAT THE SHIP SHOULD BE NAVIGATED WITH THE MOUSE. I LIKE THE DICTIONARY OF WORDS FOR TREASURE AND RECRUITABLE SAILORS. IS IS IMMERSIVE. THE GAME SHOW PROMISE AS A MANAGEMENT SIMULATOR, HOWEVER THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TO MANAGE. PERHAPS ADD MORE THINGS TO MICROMANAGE THAT CAN BE DONE WHILE YOUR CREW IS DIVING FOR TREASURE. I DISAGREE WITH COMMENTER 'FabiGhindaru' - THE STORY IS NOT GENERIC BUT TIMELESS. THE GREED OF BANKERS IS ETERNAL AND IT DOES WELL TO REMIND THE PLAYER THAT WEALTH SHOULD NOT BE MARKED BY NUMBERS IN A LEDGER, BUT BY GOLD AND SHINY TRINKETS, PREFERABLY BURIED, OR IN SOME KIND OF HOARD.
INTERESTING AND FAITHFUL TAKE ON THE THEME; CLEAN, CONSISTENT GRAPHICS; GOOD MUSIC & SOUND. IT IS NOT FUN BUT I DO NOT THINK IT IS MEANT TO BE FUN. THE GAME EXPLORES ADDICTION AND SELF DESTRUCTION. UNFORTUNATELY IT IS TOO SHORT TO DELVE INTO THESE COMPLICATED THEMES AND WE ARE INSTEAD LEFT WITH A SUPERFICIAL CAUTIONARY TALE THAT HARKENS BACK TO CLASSIC PROPAGANDA FILMS, SUCH AS 'Reefer Madness' (1936). DEVELOPER guladam SHOWS TENACITY BY CHOOSING TO CREATE SUCH AN AMBITIOUS GAME WITH ONLY 72 SHORT HOURS TO WORK WITH. I EAGERLY AWAIT TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GIVEN THEIR OWN TIME.
you are chained to an egg and are falling down a pit
A VERY INTERESTING CONCEPT. AS IT STANDS, THE GAME IS QUITE SIMPLE; I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY FLEE MY GOBLIN PURSUERS AND ESCAPE INTO THE EARTH, AFTER WHICH, THE GOBLIN'S LOST MY SCENT AND I WAS FREE TO PLUNDER THE GAIA'S RICHES. I BELIEVE WITH SOME MORE TIME THIS WOULD MAKE FOR AN ENTERTAINING ARCADE GAME. GOOD JOB. P.S KILLING GOBLINS SHOULD CAUSE THE PLAYER TO LOSE GOLD, AS THEY MUST PAY REPARATIONS TO THE DECEASED GOBLIN'S WIDOW(S).
gamers - make sure to activate full screen mode
rat friend is an oxymoron. all rats are my friends
post your powerful magical spells here
fun. would appreciate using keys to select colours instead of frantically clicking. do the upgrades just make the projectiles larger? isn't that a disadvantage? soundtrack is great
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