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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 43 | Sacrifices must be made | Sacrifice LUL | jam | 906 | 2.90 | 2.66 | 2.84 | 3.02 | 2.66 | 2.71 | 2.72 | 2.70 |
Fantastic Game! You actually found a way to polish a game jam game. That's awesome. Let's get some super catch music and get swipe controls and you can put this on mobile and sell RIGHT NOW!! It's definitely good enough. And so many people would play this as a mobile game!!! I don't know that for sure, but honestly, don't you think so?
I liked your visuals. They were fantastic. You even did a good job with the front picture. That's why i downloaded this one. The player could be a bit faster with some kind of dash ability. That would fit right in with the feel of the game. A dash that left behind a streak would do it for this game!!
I like the game for sure. I think either my mouse pad sucks or your mouse targeting controls are a bit slow (laggy). Hopefully it's the former. I had a hard time targeting ships at times. It all worked out and the game certainly looks good. I see that other people had an awesome time though. So I'm guessing it's just me!!! Well done!!
I'm so scared right now. Jimmy was so happy!!! You killed Jimmy!!! No wait, I killed Jimmy!!! No but seriously, this is a fairly polished game. Clicking on the fruit got a little impossible at times but that's alright. It's kind the challenge built in. I think if you improve (make larger) the hit boxes of the fruits, this would give the perfect feeling.
I'm so scared right now. Jimmy was so happy!!! You killed Jimmy!!! No wait, I killed Jimmy!!! No but seriously, this is a fairly polished game. Clicking on the fruit got a little impossible at times but that's alright. It's kind the challenge built in. I think if you improve (make larger) the hit boxes of the fruits, this would give the perfect feeling.
i love the graphics here. they are done really well. (well the tank graphics lol) but yeah, they are really cool. I wasn't sure what to do but that's probably because i didn't read your instructions properly. after while, i figured out how to move a single tank or all. so i made it to the goal. so i was happy. but unfortunately, with most game jam games, the controls are not clear
Looks pretty cool man!! I would give people the chance to invert their Mouse Y. I only play right-side up and can imagine that others have that some preference. Also, the general character controller for unity is awesome but can be a bit clunky at times. But other than that. really cool!!
The game looks and sounds fantastic. I'm not really sure I get the humor but that doesn't matter. I'm sure someone else would lul if you just continue working on it, this game would be great. maybe clicking on the object should pick up and hold it and then clicking again should throw. clicking and holding felt weird
I liked how stylized everything was. I liked the song and i liked what i think you were going for. unfortunately, I couldn't figure out what to do to win. I was having trouble getting anything to happen. then I finally started disintegrating things but ultimately, my sacrifice was declined. I'm not really sure what that means or what the disintegration meant either. Overall, I still liked it!!
THIS GAME IS AWESOME. JUST FINISHED IT AFTER A LONG TIME OF FAILING LUL (WHY ARE YOU SCREAMING?!?) I DON'T KNOW!! But seriously, really awesome entry. I don't even think hints would be necessary for this as far as the last level. They just have to figure it out. At the beginning of the game, it would be helpful to know how many times you can go though different color lasers. and that going over another color, kills the color you're currently selecting.
This is SO STUPIDLY GREAT! I seriously thought I was going to hate it. But I've been playing it for a while now lol Awesome job. I'm so surprised I liked that!!! Well done
I LOVE THIS IDEA!! Just some minor/important things. So yeah, please let a single player shoot with the mouse clicks or left control. It would just improve the gameplay entirely. It's so hard to play that with the current controls. I understand local multiplayer but wouldn't most people want to play that with gamepads if they are doing local multiplayer. The models are cool and i love how everything is stylized the same.
The tutorial is kinda awesome! Before I get into the praise, FIX THE NEXT BUTTON. I have to press it then go off of it, then go back on it and press. And it still may not fire the press event. So, I try that a few more times and it finally presses the button. With that being said, you guys put together an AWESOME invisible tutorial!! You learn at the beginning, which is what you expect, and it's not like annoying. You're just reading the rules. Then, when they disappear, you remember the rules because they were done well. And if you don't, you give a little prompt as a reminder. Fantastic implementation.
I like what you did here. I agree it is a bit weird at first. That is until you realize you're in control over everything with the points. That's actually a pretty cool mechanic and I'm going to change you original innovation score because of it!!! So Well done!!
Ok. So, I think your game looks FANTASTIC!!!! I had a hard time getting the controls to work on mouse and keyboard. w,a,s,d actually wouldn't work so i started over and it started working. I'm guessing you tested more on a controller. (which is fine!!) Also, there was no exit button to close your game. I still ultimately think you did Awesome!!!
Honestly, I love how you have everyone on a different set of controls and yet, still playable by one person. I can't wait to see what you all do with this one. I like the music the first few times around, but maybe switch it up or give the ability to turn it down. Soundfx would be a great addition to this. I would love to hear what each different creature sounds.
First of all, your game is awesome. You look like you probably want to continue working on it. So, I would say you need to add weight to the enemies and your player character. Everyone felt like they were 0.25lbs (or 0.1133981kg if we are metric LUL) But seriously, making the big guy feel bigger. maybe a screen shake or more soundfxs when he walks
I also could not get past the second room. I'll try again thou
AWESOME!!!! I tried it again with attention to the sound and it turned out so well. I honestly want to make a game like this now!!! Or at least use the mechanic in a some game I make in the future. But only if you say everyone can. I've never seen a game like this. Not that I actually play a lot. Unfortunately I don't get a chance to play a lot of games. This game jam has been the most I've played other peoples games in years. even AAA titles
@alastairwyn You're absolutely right. Limiting items is something I'm definitely going to do. But not with a standard limit (maxnumtrees = 200; LUL) I'm going to make the game tile based so you can only place that one tree or that one rock or that one farm. That way, you still have uncapped resources, only limited by space. I don't really know what to do about the controls. I tried to make it similar to other games like this. the only part I couldn't do properly was the zooming. I could probably stand to smooth out the movement and rotation as well.
@drskort thanks so much. Yeah it definitely has potential.Yes I definitely need to limit the camera. Yeah. The room under has a special use. One day it will be in use. And the full game will definitely happen!!
@adrian-guevara thanks so much for the feedback. Yeah the controls are pretty standard in 3D modelling software and are similar to those in Unity lol bit of an oversight on my part. Great suggestion to make breaking the farms,rocks,and trees regardless of what's selected. The placement is a bit more tricky but I think i have a solution for that. some kind of selection can appear when you hold shift and you chose which one you want to place. but the breaking should work regardless. and yes It's just me making the game. Much too ambitious I agree. But I went for it and got pretty deep into it. And now I just want to keep going. Thanks for the feedback!!
@ruddgasm there was no objective honestly!! lol I was just trying to get the shell of a game i eventually want to create to work. I have some of the basics now. And found out there is a bug in the game that makes all of my little plebs run along the side of the map because they couldn't figure out their pathing lol
@rytannic thank you!! Yeah, there is no goal in the version you played. Sorry. I tried but couldn't work one in there in time. With that being said, I'm working on a version of the game with a solid goal.
@py-g LUL sorry!!
@popdaddygames thank you for that. I eventually want to get someone to model things for me but still keep the lo-poly style going. but yeah, this game will continue development and eventually release!!
@stratoskakalis I haven't tried that specifically but I'm thinking they go crazy because you cut a whole in the pathing system from under them!! LUL I have to try it!!
@zarqus99 THANK YOU!! I will try and continue making it better so it can actually live up to that awesome statement
@pat-farnach definitely right. It is very unfinished and unpolished. I wish I had more time to figure out the different aspects that I wanted to polish. I will definitely be working on it more and it will eventually release as a full game
@fdr LUL well. That's apart of it so, cool lol
@sorlok I wanted to try and make the hand feel scary. It didn't work LUL but yeah, the over 5,000 is something i didn't even think about. lol and there was honestly no goal at the time of posting. That has sense changed and I will eventually put up a much more polished version
@lukel yes you found the notorious bug that i didn't even know was in the game until I watched @saoi-games play it on stream LUL It was awful / hilarious. I've since fixed that issue by making the things you spawn not cut a whole in the navigation mesh.
@huf0001 yeah. the controls are a bit rough. I'm working on that in my free time after work. I learned so much from this feed back. Thank you all for the help
@hi-im-greg LUL sorry. Didn't mean to do that lol But it was definitely fun to make. Had a hard time balancing things but ultimately, a game jam game that will continue to be developed and released one day!!!
@hdugmag thanks for playing, yeah the number under fear and love was supposed to be the balance between them loving or fearing you too much. But the fact that I didn't differentiate between when you're in fear or love got very confusing. even for me lol Thanks for the complements!!
@dcrdro thanks for playing. Yeah I definitely needed to add some more mechanics in there that create a bit more long game for the player. Once you figure out how to balance things, it definitely doesn't hold up as a solid game. I'll try and work on that
I only have one negative thing to say about this game and that is, hit boxes. But the thing is, that is the main mechanic of the game. being able to click them. Please just increase the sizes. The game is awesome. The concept is awesome. And spot on with the theme. Just submit a patch with better hit boxes
This was one of the best entries I've played. You have an absolute hit on your hands here. Well, a hit in the context of this competition. You did exactly what you were supposed to here. You need to work on the controls and make the gravity pull a bit harder. At times, I felt as though I was tilting for too long to get them to move in the direction I wanted them to go in. As far as challenge goes. I feel you have just the right amount. You level design is awesome. the graphics could be better but they are stylized all the same so it fits. Without any changes, you have an awesome game! with changes, you have an absolute masterpiece. (again, in the context of this competition.) I'm thinking if you wanted this to be a mainstream game, you'd have to work in a few more mechanics and polish them well to make sure it didn't become boring for the player after too many levels
I think you have an interesting thing on your hand here. Without animation of any kind, it's not good. But with animation, this would be an absolute treasure. Please keep working on this. Unless you have other things to do. I get it. lol But seriously, I'd like to see where you take it.
exactly. now that you have more time, it should afford you the ability to relax and think through everything you want to add. just remember not to go overboard when it comes to scope like i did in my game. Not sure if you already have but you should check it out.
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/sacrifice-lul
I didn't really know why I was killing people. I just knew that I was killing people... uuuuuuuhhhh??? I guess you're spot on for the theme!!! So awesome job
I really enjoyed playing this one. I actually stayed a while and kept playing. The sound effect got annoying after while but not enough to make want to stop playing so that's even more of a testament to how good the game is. Well done!!!
I love how it looks. I honestly don't think you need the 3D assets for the people. LOL the trees maybe, but people should just use their imagination. lol I think the objective is to assign people to a specific task and then they take it from there. and eventually you'll need to kill someone off because they are not being helpful? Is that true. I honestly didn't get it. Ill try again when i'm not at work LUL
I love the concept of what you did here. I'm just not good enough to get over the vertical wall after the first two pits. That's not your fault at all. The lose sound got a bit annoying. Not the fact that I was losing. I'm ok with that. Just the noise itself was too strong and generic
pretty interesting. I liked it. You did an awesome job of the graphics and I think I like the concept you went for. I just wish there was more to do. And Am I the only one who could not see the whole game on one screen? It was spilling off on either side for me so i had to scroll horizontally to see the rest of the content on the screen
I love your sound. It's not annoying or abrasive. The lack of drums makes it so I can let this stay on loop and not be annoyed. Great Choice. I love the animal sounds as well. Great variation on those. Give your player character some cooler animations and you could put this on sale somewhere. Just a little time-waster game. Well done!!
I really enjoyed this. I retried after trying the first time. I didn't win but yeah, I definitely like what you did here!! Way to go!! And the way the graphics all look the same makes the game fit a sort of stylized theme. I love it. I love the "star" and "another star" voice lines lol way to go!!
I wish I could have found power ups. I looked for a while. It was probably "right there" to be honest. but I lost interest too quickly. What if you started with your attacks. And lost them as a sacrifice (choice). I think that would keep people more interested than having to find them at some point. But that's only an opinion. Of course it looks good and sounds good. good choice to go with that as your template and make the modifications into your own game
I think this is a really good game. I think something like this requires a bit more in terms of responsive controls. When i send someone somewhere, they should immediately go. Because that's all the control I have over them. Just directing them. I think you have an awesome shell already completed though. Keep at this one. Awesome story elements as well!! The way you push the story along is good but you should allow a person to click through. Not force them to wait till the next slide
this is a pretty cool game. I think the controls are a bit "laggy". I think you could probably tighten them up for the player character and leave them that way for the Minotaur. Sound would be nice and maybe some particle systems somewhere. A chomp sound when the Minotaur gets the offering, a collection sound when we pick it up. A word flash when you pick up something or need to run. Somethings like that would change the way it plays a bit
It's such a cool little game. Anything where large numbers of people can get together and play something is awesome!!
So yeah, the tongue breaks the fences but the gun does not. Was that in the notes? I didn't read it well enough. I love the scuffed sounds from getting damaged. It fits so well here. Not a dig at all. I'm serious. I all seems to work together really well. Mouse did not stay inside of the window when in full scene. Cursor.lockstate = CursorLockMode.Confined; Or use Cursor.lockstate = CursorLockMode.Locked;
The artwork is amazing here. I love the dialog boxes animating and overall feel of the game. I think speed abilities or powerups would change the game for the better. Like dash or increase speed for 20 seconds. or going through walls. or enlarged sight for a while. I don't know. Just something to offset how large the map is and how long it takes to get to the next friend. ultimately, a good game
LOOKS are STUNNING!!! The music get's a bit repetitive after a while. But not too bad where I hated it. I think you should either let the farms auto harvest the crops or let the player know that they need to make them pick it up or it will spoil. Unless you already said that. Then disregard.
This is pretty cool. I don't think you necessarily need to add any features. As much as, just have a complete overhaul in polish. All of the mechanics are cool. Just in need of some flash. Same goes for the sound. If you worked on making the mechanics feel like they have weight to them and add a few particle effects. And give us the ability to throw an arm or leg at the police or bomber. I think that changes things
Very interesting ideas. Specially the sacrifice gravity. That came in as a shocker that it was actually exactly what you needed lol I spammed the attack because it didn't feel (look) like it would do anything if I tried to press it once with timing. Overall, not bad at all
Hey man!!! I like the game thus far. Though I cannot actually use my points for some reason. I tried to upgrade attack power. I clicked on the unit, then clicked the button that said attack power and it didn't change. Not sure why I couldn't. With that being said, I played for quite a while so it's definitely fun!!