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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
201534Two Button Controls / Growingwhen i am empty please dispose of me properlyjam9692.732.192.852.962.772.752.223.2352

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Comments by johntherobot

LD34 — Two Button Controls / Growing

become a game developer in 60 seconds by unprompted 2015-12-13T02:41:00

Haha very clever!

for the trees by omaha 2015-12-14T21:41:00

Excellent! Relaxing and the art was incredible. Simple but powerful. Great job.

There was An Old Woman... by Yumi and Zumi 2015-12-15T23:15:00

Haha great! Really cleanly and cleverly designed. Artwork was really consistent. Only thing that was a problem was the rhino shooting mechanic! Hard to play with a track pad, but that's probably my fault. Good job!

Lab Rat by someone 2015-12-14T21:30:00

I like the level design and the potion concept, but it's not always easy to understand which platforms you can climb and which ones you can't (based on your size I assume). Maybe an explanation or a couple more "teaching" levels before moving on to the shrinking potions.

AVOID RINGS by misson20000 2015-12-14T21:20:00

Really great visuals! I agree that I often ended up moving more than I wanted. And a score counter would make it feel more polished, but overall a pretty neat game!

Go Fish by joekinglake 2015-12-14T20:41:00

It's got a really great feel to it! Love the consistency of the art. Feels unified.

Rymdval by humpback studios 2015-12-15T23:18:00

Good effort! The art is a little strange, but I like it a lot.

Wargrow by Mixer 2015-12-15T04:06:00

Really clever animations! Got a great feel to it. Separates itself from a plants vs. zombies copy with the nice art.

Magic Hero by Mixon00 2015-12-14T20:45:00

It looks really good, but you might consider either expanding the top window or moving it somewhere else. Found it really difficult to do anything but look at the mana bars, so I felt like I was missing out on the graphics above. Cool start though!

Snek by Esenti 2015-12-14T21:56:00

Good simplistic twist on a snake game! I was surprised (pleasantly) by the lack of a grid! Made it feel a bit freer.

REACH by @SamPotasz 2015-12-14T21:11:00

Clever art and a good quick game! Wish there was just a bit more.

Flame Keepers by John Drury 2015-12-14T21:05:00

I liked the mood and the really consistent graphics (especially the soul-collection), but it took way too long to destroy each pot. Good job!

Galbanic Murdered by Sokar92 2015-12-15T04:12:00

Good job! Animations were solid and the overall look was really nice. A couple of nitpicky things: one time I respawned with no chance of jumping at all (the animation was a little off, too) and I didn't understand how to beat the boss so I jumped over him and won the game.

Overall though, it's got a great look and it's a solid start!

Balloon Adventure by Boltz Interactive 2015-12-14T21:52:00

Good effort! Maybe a little too easy, it didn't seem like growing and shrinking really changed much for me. However, I did play it on PC and not on mobile.

Hungry Spider by Darek Greenly 2015-12-15T03:59:00

Nice job! It didn't seem like the gaps in the ropes made me lose (could just be me). But it was an interesting take on the theme!

The Super Bros (that are not Brothers!) by Xinelu 2015-12-15T03:50:00

The concept is pretty good, but the jump mechanic is rather bothersome. Just challenging to get used to the lack of a running jump. Good job though!

Ortogonalis by pjimmy 2015-12-13T02:21:00

Simple, but the difficulty scaling is great!

Infinite Tower by Eduardo 2015-12-14T13:49:00

Good job! Challenging; seems like I either need to attack earlier or the blocks don't disappear quite quick enough--I end up dying to blocks I think I've destroyed. Probably just me not being that good though haha!

Lifenodes. by Remicy 2015-12-14T21:47:00

Excellent take on the theme! Love all of the references in the background (Breaking Bad, etc.). Simple, but done with power.

From the Deep by scorched 2015-12-14T20:53:00

Nice! I like that you managed to fit four controls onto two buttons; was a little tricky to move downward sometimes. I like the difficulty scaling as it goes on (addition of monsters, trickier puzzles).

Spindulum by yuigoto 2016-01-04T18:21:00

Fun game! Simple mechanic with good difficulty scaling!

Space Beards by Gjarble 2016-01-04T18:26:00

Fun! Gameplay is a little tricky, but I love the art and the concept!

2 button metroidvania by JaJ 2015-12-14T21:26:00

Great game! Love that you got more than two controls on the two buttons and made a pretty complete feeling game. Congratulations on the intuitive level design (mostly) where you showed where each control went as you taught the player.

Button Betting by torcado 2015-12-14T21:33:00

Hahaha I laughed so hard playing this game. Brings back great memories of Warioware Twisted for GBA. Loved seeing screenshots of this before it was done and it didn't disappoint. Congrats.

Play with Dog or Cat by okusho 2015-12-14T21:13:00

Haha really cute simple game. Love the attention to detail in the title graphic.

NO HOBO by Teren 2015-12-14T22:01:00

A nice beard-cutting simulator! Good use of both buttons. The UI could be a little clearer, but other than that, nice effort!

Bush two buttons by kailijan 2015-12-14T21:17:00

Funny take on the two button theme. Lack of a menu and some of those kinds of details made it feel less complete, but I laughed when I made the bush jump.

when i am empty please dispose of me properly by johntherobot 2015-12-12T09:42:00

Thanks! Yes. If I knew more I would have the layout changes preserve acceleration and position or at least put a fade between scenes. Maybe in the morning I'll tweak it some.

when i am empty please dispose of me properly by johntherobot 2015-12-14T21:54:00

Thanks guys! Yeah, I burned through it really quickly (something like 6 hours) because I'm getting married this upcoming weekend and knew I wouldn't have much more time haha! Maybe I'll add some more screens post-jam.

Tequila Cactus by JeffCODEblum 2015-12-14T21:49:00

Maybe it's because of the Tequila, but the cactus was really hard to avoid haha! Hard to know where you're shooting.

a choice of weapon by munchor 2015-12-12T14:47:00

Cool! I'll have to bust out my mouse instead of the touchpad; only got like 30.

Growcoon by alek345 2015-12-15T03:47:00

Not bad gameplay! The controls are a bit counter intuitive, which distracts from the overall experience. The core of the gameplay is there though. Good job!