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James Gillespie

Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
202148Deeper and deeperDD-7 - Underwater Explorationcompo4463.473.183.004.133.952.213.67
202046Keep it aliveThe Protectorcompo5903.363.443.213.683.842.662.283.25
201637One roomOut of Breathjam2453.623.463.323.373.792.582.033.6875

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Comments by James Gillespie

LD37 — One room

Dwarfsplosion by fabsy 2016-12-13T06:32:00

Love it :) Great concept

Icara's takeoff by Karreg 2016-12-16T16:31:00

Cool game, the shifting was fun and the effect when time was frozen was gorgeous.

The Last Standing Sentinel by Tyranosaw 2016-12-20T12:57:00

In game instructions for controls would be nice, art was nice and gameplay was fun. Would love to see this expanded.

A.R.M.D. by GanonsSpirit 2016-12-16T15:45:00

Great concept, an indicator to show the target would be helpful and I didn't seem to be able to build the blaster or have the security guys do anything other than follow.

Little Lab of Horrors by TeamMonumental 2016-12-13T06:43:00

That was great :)

Out of Breath by james-gillespie 2016-12-16T16:46:00

Thanks for the responses guys :) makes those long nights and days all worth it with your positive comments.

Thug Life Simulator 2016 by nax 2016-12-13T06:10:00

Was not really sure what to do, the watering can didn't seem to work and no way to drop items after picking them up. If there is more to this that I have not discovered I would be happy to explore it further.

The Library by Stending 2016-12-20T13:13:00

Amazing art and music, and the game plays great, hard but thats not a bad thing, just need better fingers :) great work

Am I awake? by LordSk 2016-12-16T16:43:00

Graphics are great, I like the infinite loop as you die

The Mailroom by tomaisthorpe 2016-12-16T16:01:00

Graphics are great, it gets very complicated very fast, but i guess thats the point :)

Space Attack by laylow 2016-12-16T16:11:00

Good progression of diffuculty with the filling up of all of the slots of the ship. Does get very hard and I feel like the controls work against you a bit sometimes. Was a lot of fun though.

Happy Tower RTS by BoxedMeatRevolution 2016-12-13T06:26:00

Im getting an error downloading from dropbox

Open-Plan Office Distractions by Somnium 2016-12-16T15:56:00

Cool idea, an option to speed it up would be nice for us impatient types though :P

Robogenesis by HardlyDifficult 2016-12-16T15:51:00

Graphics were cool, I had no idea what to do though.

Vac-Room by thunderklaus 2016-12-16T16:03:00

99 moves, played really well. Fun casual time waster game :)

Class Notes by tellus 2016-12-19T04:31:00

Really needs a mouse pointer, cool concept though

LD46 — Keep it alive

Lighthouse Keeper by dooskington 2020-04-20T02:57:46Z

Really enjoyed this, obviously more content would be great but what is there works well

The Living Blob by dob 2020-04-20T10:42:55Z

Fun and surprisingly difficult after a few levels

The Protector by James Gillespie 2020-04-20T03:54:21Z

Yeah I agree some juiciness and feedback for the player when they perform actions would be good. Thankyou for the comments :)

Combat Medic by Celdur 2020-04-25T04:39:11Z

Pretty fun game, I liked the concept and it was well put together. The enemies were pretty hard to hit and had some advantages over the player like shooting over sandbags and their bullets travelling further. I also couldn't really figure out the healing. Fun experience though :)

Tom Braider by Nick Barrash 2020-04-20T02:44:40Z

Checkpoints would be great, also maybe the ability to heal over time. But I really liked the follower concept

Space Station Alpha by kjscott 2020-04-20T10:46:02Z

Gorgeous and a nice challenge

Darryl in Distress by KieranCoppins 2020-04-20T02:39:24Z

First few times I played the A+D mashing wasn't working but I could use them to walk. But it started working after some restarts. Love the art

LD48 — Deeper and deeper

Falling Lad by someoneman 2021-04-26T10:18:39Z

Found it quite hard to control but the idea is pretty cool, havn't seen something like this before

Doug: A Miner Drilling Incident by aaants 2021-04-26T10:58:01Z

Really solid one-touch platformer. Level variety was good and the art is excellent.

INSIDE the BOX by IcyLava 2021-04-26T11:15:54Z

Woah that started to get really intense, amazing puzzle designs, especially when they start branching off and coming back. Really impressive.

Space Trench Miner by notime4games 2021-04-26T07:41:05Z

Really really cool, love the opening menu where it selects where to go. Could maybe get resources faster so that you can buy upgrades sooner though.

Really like the graphics in general the most.

Diver by hungryroy 2021-04-26T07:21:24Z

Fun and challenging, glad to see more people joining the godot family. Lots of good ideas here and I'm sure you will only keep improving.

Truck or Pupper by xlambein 2021-04-26T16:35:48Z

Definitely one of the more out there entries I have played, works well and I like the idea of balancing the two tasks as equally as possible.

DD-7 - Underwater Exploration by James Gillespie 2021-04-26T07:05:59Z

@jgur Thankyou! I completely agree with more content deeper down, time and brainpower got the best of me there.

DD-7 - Underwater Exploration by James Gillespie 2021-04-26T07:06:54Z

@zykra Thanks, might pivot to just a game with whalesongs in the background

DD-7 - Underwater Exploration by James Gillespie 2021-04-26T07:07:43Z

@liammasters Thankyou so much, probably the most effort into those things I have done for a jam game

DD-7 - Underwater Exploration by James Gillespie 2021-04-26T07:08:38Z

@mizatorian Yeah the rotation could maybe be a bit faster or have less drag, was hard to get right once I had played it a lot testing. Glad you found the whale! :)

DD-7 - Underwater Exploration by James Gillespie 2021-04-26T09:31:30Z

@lokt02 I guess it isn't supposed to be easy to control, the movement is the main challenge of the game. Thanks for the comment!

DD-7 - Underwater Exploration by James Gillespie 2021-04-26T13:21:36Z

@indigowolf Thanks :) The collisions seem fine for me, do you have any more detail?

DD-7 - Underwater Exploration by James Gillespie 2021-04-26T13:22:10Z

@northerndonut Thankyou! I was quite proud of the whale haha.

DD-7 - Underwater Exploration by James Gillespie 2021-04-26T13:22:43Z

@robotex thankyou so much

DD-7 - Underwater Exploration by James Gillespie 2021-04-26T16:37:37Z

@indigowolf Oh yeah, they pretty much just attack when you get close, but that distance does respect the colliders shape. Could probably do with a better visual indicator of the range.

DigDeeper by Ayte 2021-04-26T11:09:35Z

Dig Dug rules, I love it. The gems sometimes spawned in the walls making the level really hard/impossible. But a really solid game with a good difficulty curve and fun, snappy gameplay

Into The Abyss by nanoblit 2021-04-26T10:15:12Z

Enjoyed this quite a bit, got trickier than I thought it would to keep up the pace. I liked the variation in the treasure drops as well.

Diggy Orc by RicardoBusta 2021-04-26T11:05:50Z

Neat idea and surprisingly tricky to get going fast, really great work. Music isn't the best but not that bad. Could definitely see this as a proper mobile game.

Deep Sea Diver by gimbalock 2021-04-25T18:47:58Z

Got to 1000m before a went for a bubble I shouldn't have and met a deep brine-y end. Loved the movement and will come back to rate.

The Hunt for the Plastic Bag by Bewelge 2021-04-26T11:03:17Z

I like the searchlight only revealing the items, works really well. Maybe a bit grindy, but a satisfying experience.

Bumpysphere by bassguitarbill 2021-04-26T10:00:56Z

Had a great time with this, love the art and the movement is really interesting. The claw is a bit fiddly but that does add to it a bit. A directional indicator to the objective could be nice and the depth gauge was really cool, but the life bar was less inspired.

All round a really good entry

Ants Are Awesome by IndigoWolf 2021-04-26T10:47:07Z

There is a lot to love about this, with a bit more work it could be something quite cool. Would love to play a more complete and polished version of this.

Asteroid Disaster by XCVZXC 2021-04-26T10:34:41Z

One of the best looking games I have seen, really polished in every way. Loved it. Could definitely see this getting fleshed out a bit and being a full game, though it barely needs it. Great work

DigDig by Pixelhurricane 2021-04-26T07:28:54Z

Fun idea, always enjoyed motherlode. I really like the different densities in the earth. The sound is really loud and quite grating after a short time. how to play screen could be more readable

BLU by JGUR 2021-04-26T07:16:10Z

I like this a lot, the resources and upgrade system is nice. The movement has a weird acceleration sometimes though which made it harder and less satisfying to control.

BLU by JGUR 2021-04-26T07:16:55Z

Oh yeah i really loved the headlights revealing the resources. *chefs kiss*

It came out of space by Suchista 2021-04-26T06:46:50Z

Loved the mood and music, the way you set it up to explore was nice. 4-way shooting would have been nice but it works how it is too.

Sinking Deeper by Foo - Squashed Games 2021-04-26T09:28:04Z

Love the atmosphere, soundscape and visuals are great.

Was sometimes a little tricky to scan a creature but that also added to the suspense

Turn of the Tide by Polyethyleneglykol 2021-05-04T09:11:03Z

Very impressive for a jam game. Little confusing to start even with the very nice intro. Menus and time speed up was really great. Music was excellent for the purpose and graphics were varied enough.

Great effort going for this kind of game in a restricted amount of time.

Unholy Hole by RafaBriet 2021-04-26T10:54:21Z

Not a bad little platformer, checkpoints would be good though, especially for a jam game. Also really struggled to hit the enemies. Art is nice and the sound was creepy

CRASH Pit by E.E-Wick 2021-04-26T06:52:57Z

Really polished and smooth, the upgrade screen could maybe have showed more information at once, but its perfectly functional.

Tomb Diver by Tharbakim 2021-04-26T11:22:51Z

Fun rougelike game, I really like the rope mechanic, although it does make the game pretty hard. Art and audio are pretty good too.

I'm So Deep by liammasters 2021-04-26T01:58:48Z

Definitely one of the most unique takes on the theme and just in general. Really really love the idea.

Music is good, not too grating after a few loops, would have loved a sims style speech noise.

Moss Light by Zykra 2021-04-26T01:51:11Z

I like the world generation, but a tutorial or instructions screen would be helpful. Also a zoom feature so I can see everything a bit better. Always great to see a TD game though.

Save the Queen by Purebe 2021-04-26T07:34:10Z

A tutorial and easier first wave would be good, but other than that pretty solid. An interesting idea

Miner Creeper by lokt02 2021-04-26T06:58:24Z

UI scaling makes it quite hard to read and still wasn't sure how to get more pickaxes. Impressive idea though.

Bob Goes Below by Athedron 2021-04-26T11:13:13Z

Platforming is solid and the game is fun. Art is really good for a jam game and the sound is better than most. Loved it! :)

Kurou's mind fights by NoCymer 2021-04-26T10:38:41Z

I like the graphics, but the combat seems really hard, even on the first slime/ghost enemy. Could use a bit of polish in the movement and combat. But some good ideas

Deeper into hell by lisyarus 2021-04-26T10:03:49Z

Really cool retro style game, I feel like I played something like this 20 years ago. Lots of great features that dont always make it into a game jam game.

DeeperAndDeeper by titus.pdf 2021-04-26T10:07:32Z

Had quite a lot of issues colliding with the tile that I had mined and the character flipping out a bit when jumping. But for a game jam this is really impressive anyway.

DIG IT UP (Deeper and deeper) by RufusDrop 2021-04-26T09:55:11Z

I spent more time on this game than anything so far, really great little gameplay loop, really loved everything about this. Keep it up!

Captain Corn's Escape by 54T4NmI5T 2021-04-27T05:57:22Z

Platforming is really good, great balance with the movement. I liked the music getting slower and the visuals were really excellent. Only criticism is the length but you managed more content than me so can't really expect more from a jam game.

Awesome work, great use of the theme

Jewellery Journey by Niall_Chandler 2021-04-26T11:30:38Z

It always blows my mine what people can do on pico-8. This is great, movement is perfect, difficulty is hard but exactly what I would expect. Graphics and audio are really nice as well

Deeper in Debt by NorthernDonut 2021-04-26T10:21:25Z

Interesting little game, I like the art and effort into the background. I did find it a little difficult and unresponsive to click the things sometimes though.