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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 42 | Running out of space | defrag/delete | compo | 2.75 | 2.33 | 3.08 | 3.75 | 3.00 | 2.66 | 2.33 | 2.25 | ||
| 2017 | 38 | A Small World | Electric Space Jelly | compo | 188 | 3.51 | 3.16 | 3.13 | 3.43 | 3.93 | 3.29 | 2.96 | 3.40 |
Conquer thy neighbour! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Fun strategy game that works well - Rules are simple but have lots of strategy and timing to them
CONS - Would be nice to have some means of sending troops automatically
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjQOngi3b-E
This was pretty spooky and fun! Here's the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Music and SFX are on point, nice spooky atmosphere - Nice flavor text on the room encounters - Cool particle effects
CONS - Might be a bit too RNG based, player can be screwed over by no fault of his own - It's not initially clear that rechecking a room with an enemy in it will deduct your sanity/health again - Stats were unclear (though I played the Jam build and I see you later made changes apparently)
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvFOGRAzCsg
Llama Puzzler! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Interesting gameplay, mind-bending puzzles - Voxel style art is really pretty
CONS - Nothing much, really
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4BfYdLa1uU
Command line interface game? Sign me up! Here's the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - The effort to make everything feel authentic for the time period is admirable - Very well-done tutorial - Unique gameplay in my opinion - Love the take on the theme - Potential for a good amount of content, with additional 'quests' being easy to add at any time
CONS - Gets a little quiet? Maybe some low-key music (you can justify it as it's playing in the hacker's room) to tide it over
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_ZUTIEdkJw
Ant Strategy game! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Pheromones pathfinding is a pretty unique game control mechanic
CONS - A bit confused as to how the fortresses work, or how and why to delay bugs since the anthill seems able to recover regardless
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjQOngi3b-E
Flat-panel world building! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Unique game mechanic - Discovery is fun
CONS - Perhaps opening up the bench area for tiles to be dragged back could make things easier?
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6IKB0A9jM8
Hello, fellow Comp-er! Here's the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Interesting and creative mechanics going on with different areas having different effects on the game - Controls are smooth
CONS - Enemies and enemy bullets are the same color, which can be confusing - Can't really see how the theme comes into play?
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTU4u52qxrE
Cute booples! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Colorful and appealing graphics
CONS - Needs a tutorial to explain the game, was pretty lost for a while
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6IKB0A9jM8
Desktop Defender! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Really nice pixel art, and a lot of effort into the intro, really like it~ - Game has a solid core
CONS - Lack of feedback on hitting enemies
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KYNCrQM5Pg
An interesting strategy game! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Interesting premise for game - Challenging and needs strategy
CONS - Seems a little difficult, and game turns out to be more like a puzzle game with a single good solution - Some things are vague and could use more explaining
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61YB9mkYfW0
Oh man oh man, I had so much fun with this! Here's the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - A breath of fresh air in the rhythm game genre - Absolutely stunning pixel art and animations - Vocaloid music? With actual legit Japanese lyrics? Wow, that couldn't have been easy to do - Well-calibrated input latency, very important for a rhythm game (tested with both keyboard and controller) - Hitsounds are nice and meaty and provide good feedback (Dunking is the best hitsound ever) - So, so much potential here. You could completely take this and develop it into a small rhythm game, it'd fit right into the 3DS eShop or the like
CONS - Just a couple of quality-of-life things that would be nice to have for a rhythm game (combo counter and score, different accuracy scores instead of just hit/miss, having bar lines (maybe painted lines on the floor?) to help with reading the rhythm) - Not much to do with the theme
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_ZUTIEdkJw
A fun, frantic game! Here's the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Mechanics are solid - Satisfying difficulty curve
CONS - Planet X seems a little too tight for achieving victory - Graphics could be a bit more coherent
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTU4u52qxrE
Planet exploration! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Very nice atmosphere - Controls are smooth
CONS - Still a little confused as to how to manipulate the baby moons - Gravity swinging around planets wasn't explained well? Not sure if intentional
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4107L2DLog
This was a really fun game, especially with a controller! Here's the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Very smooth movement and camera - Lack of gravity and air resistance makes for a very unique flight sim game - Lighting and the atmosphere effect is really cool - Music is nice and adds to the mood
CONS - Encountered a glitch (?) where you get stuck on planets after crashing into them too often - Collecting is difficult, hitboxes on the cubes might need adjusting? (Though it might just be me being bad at the game haha)
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvFOGRAzCsg
Multi-player control! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Once you have more than one player at the same time, things get really fun - Meta humor is good
CONS - Music got a bit grating after a while
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4107L2DLog
Disaster from the sky! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Controls are smooth
CONS - Game starts without input - Game ends with no way to restart - Music seems unfitting?
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjQOngi3b-E
An interesting, surreal experience. Here's the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Well-done atmosphere and mood setting
CONS - Heavily reliant on symbolism, may or may not be 'gotten' by players
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTU4u52qxrE
Bamboo Idler! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Well put-together idle/building game - Creative intepretation of the theme
CONS - Buttons at top can be clicked by accident when trying to build near the top
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61YB9mkYfW0
Gravity flipping platformer! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Well-thought out puzzles - Gravity shifting mechanic done well
CONS - Some cheap deaths in level design?
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6IKB0A9jM8
A minimalist rhythm game! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Nice original music - Controls feel smooth
CONS - Lack of some quality of life things for rhythm games, like color coding the notes to show where on the beat they fall, or adding bar lines for easier reading (as is right now, it's a bit visually misleading) - Overlapping notes with no way to tell how many there are is a definite no-no
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61YB9mkYfW0
A minimalist strategy game! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Animations for the bugs are cool
CONS - As mentioned, more instructions in-game would be useful - Some sort of feedback to see which bugs are currently highlighted would be useful - Game seems a bit difficult, maybe more rebalancing would be necessary
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61YB9mkYfW0
Rabbit endless runner! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Adorable animation on the bunny - Smooth and simple gameplay
CONS - not much, game fulfilled its goals in my opinion~
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fudg6FqATrY
It ain't rocket science! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Voxel graphics are lovely - Gameplay is easy to understand
CONS - Turning left and right is really imprecise - Lack of sound effects for picking up fuel and lack of music
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fudg6FqATrY
Old-school platformer! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - A fun, classic retro platformer in presentation and execution - Music and graphics are really good
CONS - More levels would be nice, haha
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4BfYdLa1uU
@occultone Thanks for the play~ I guess stage 1 was a really slow start, and yeah, I really should've rebalanced how long the levels are. I playtested Endless Mode more, so I guess I should put that up in the description for those trying out the game for now. Thanks for the feedback, I'll tinker around with Arcade more post-jam.
Thanks for the feedback from everyone who commented! The biggest takeaways that I'll be sure to implement in a post-LD patch would be to rebalance the length of Arcade levels/the spawn timers, and increase the turning speed of ESJ. I'm glad so many enjoyed the game though, so thank you for your support!
Giant shoes! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - It's a really wacky game - Functions smoothly
CONS - Music seems unfitting - A little difficult to do a no hit run?
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KYNCrQM5Pg
A fun physics-based puzzle game! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Really fun puzzle game that makes you think - Very cute graphics
CONS - not much I can really bring up, really
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KYNCrQM5Pg
A short, interesting experience! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Pixel art is lovely - Interpretation of the theme is really nice
CONS - Would've really liked to see more
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fudg6FqATrY
Flower Idler! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Pace picks up rather fast - The easter egg is pretty
CONS - Lack of music makes the clicker game rather boring for an extended play session
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4BfYdLa1uU
Planet Runner! Here’s the quick rundown of my thoughts:
PROS - Really well-implemented one-button game - Just the right amount of challenging to keep yourself going - Art assets are really really good
CONS - not much, really (some quality of life stuff would be nice; timer, death count maybe?)
For full criticism and breakdown of ranking, as well as candid reactions to gameplay, do check out the video~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjQOngi3b-E
Hey! Sorry for the wait, I've covered your game here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SIZhon4MYE
Hey! Sorry for the wait, I've covered your game here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SIZhon4MYE
@lakso @brandon-js-lea Thanks for the feedback! I guess my plan was to present this (as far as possible) as an application within Windows, so to keep it 'in-character' I put the mechanics only on the title page and presented it as though it was an application's Help page. Admittedly, it does make it a little obtuse, but that was the thought process behind it.
The deleting of unnecessary files is actually dependent on the file names, and what is and isn't safe to delete has a pattern to it (though if you're familiar with a computer's system files, you'll have an advantage being able to tell what shouldn't be touched). The idea was to figure it out based on observation, though admittedly that also can be a bit frustrating.
I'll consider this feedback and think about how to solve these issues post-LD. Thanks again!
Hey! Sorry for the wait, I've covered your game here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SIZhon4MYE
Hey! Sorry for the wait, I've covered your game here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SIZhon4MYE
Hey! Sorry for the wait, I’ve covered your game here (I rated before the end of the deadline, no worries):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or8qP4lcWTk
Hey! Sorry for the wait, I’ve covered your game here (I rated before the end of the deadline, no worries):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or8qP4lcWTk