Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → JnkDog
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 47 | Stuck in a loop | 👥 | Set in Stone | jam | 630 | 3.61 | 3.64 | 3.17 | 3.81 | 3.90 | 3.42 | 3.58 |
@guitarbro Too bad you couldn't hear the music! If you're still up to hearing it outside the game here's the two links!
https://soundcloud.com/jnkdog/time-locked https://soundcloud.com/jnkdog/set-in-stone-boss-theme
Enjoy!
It's a nice little game loop, I managed to get all the enemies!
Graphics: -The player model seems a bit weird since it glossy +The enemy's models are great! +I like the way the shadows look and the color theme gives it a nice mood.
Gameplay: +Simplistic yet easy to get your hands on.
-If anything I would have liked to be guided at the start, the bright shining urn was not always easy to find, and well, the first time you don't have enemies, which I'm not sure if it's really necessary.
-The green ghosts are a bit too annoying to deal with, considering the lack of indication you're taking hit (except the health bar) and how two clouds can stack together (with the ticking being really fast), coupled with the fact the orbs are left on the ground.
-Enemies are always clumped together in groups when they spawn, which prevents it from getting too hectic, but at the same time creating a mob of green ghosts that can spawn right next to you at start.
-Upgrades to your enemies, but nothing to get stronger yourself, which is a shame, I think it would have benefited here!
-Lack of sound makes it hard to get a feel for things. Taking damage, firing, killing enemies..
+I love the friendly fire!
Minor complaints: At first the heads dropping to the ground were fun and wonky to deal with, but then I realized it blocked the shots, and the orbs also would get bumped away from shooting them.
The level design could sometimes be a bit weird, putting a wall in front of your spawn directly.
Overall enjoyable! Good work!
@arkinrev Oh man, sad to hear about the corruption, especially when in the end it seems like most of the peeves I had would have been adressed!
I forgot to add, projectiles sometimes seemed to leave particles where they shouldn't have been (also forgot to say how amazing the particles on the projectiles and killing enemies were, pretty satisfying!)
Looking forward to your next entries!
Really liked the visuals, and the controls felt super tight. The gameplay is interesting and has a nice mechanic tied to the jam's theme!
On the other hand, I'm not even sure this needs music, it has it's charm thanks to the nice design you're going for.
One small complaint is the fact that I managed to get myself stuck in lvl 7, even though I saw that in most levels you made sure the player could solve it without the need of a restart button.
Solid work!