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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 54 | Limited Space | 👥 | EVENT HORIZON | jam | 730 | 3.40 | 3.11 | 3.59 | 3.81 | 4.06 | 3.50 | ||
| 2022 | 51 | Every 10 seconds | 👥 | Motel 88' | jam | 974 | 3.10 | 2.71 | 2.89 | 2.13 | 4.11 | 3.55 | 3.85 | |
| 2022 | 50 | Delay the inevitable | 👥 | aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa I am suffering | jam | 2.71 | 2.42 | 2.78 | 2.71 | 3.50 | 2.50 | 3.57 | ||
| 2021 | 49 | Unstable | 👥 | Soviet Office Simulator | jam | 1164 | 3.19 | 3.05 | 2.77 | 3.22 | 3.86 | 3.60 | 3.66 | |
| 2020 | 47 | Stuck in a loop | Stranger | compo | 439 | 3.18 | 2.74 | 2.63 | 2.79 | 3.81 | 3.21 | 1.67 | 3.96 | |
| 2020 | 46 | Keep it alive | 👥 | Light or Death? | jam | 2513 | 2.43 | 2.02 | 2.58 | 3.30 | 3.41 | 2.06 | 1.85 | 3.00 |
Fantastic mood and environment. I found it quite enjoyable to just walk around the landscape and immerse myself in this melancholic world. the game play is interesting if a bit sparse, and the integration with the theme isn't the most solid, but overall a very cool experience.
Really technically impressive! I imagine that all the game play and mechanics were quite a lot of work to program, also, I love the soundtrack it really evokes the empty loneliness of space.
I like the restarting mechanic and the implementation of the theme, but I would have appreciated some sort of tutorial as it wasn't super clear what I was supposed to do or how to use the scrolls.
the amount and variance of assets here is really impressive< I am also really impressed by the dynamic traffic and pedestrian systems it works really well and feels good especially for a jam. The core mechanic is an interesting take on the theme but it gets a bit repetitive, possibly you could give the player health and damage them if they ran into pedestrians and cars, then the player would have to think about avoiding unpredictable obstacles which would be interesting.
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@joamd Thanks a lot man, this is the artist speaking. I did all the art in the 72 hours, it was quite a bit of work and I ended up reusing a lot of assets, but it was all in the game jam.
Overall, I think its a solid game, nothing to crazy, but a good platformer with an interesting mechanic relating to the theme. :)
I love this! the art is really nice and the sound effects are adorable.
Sorry to say, but I couldn't get it to run. The console was stuck on loading the start scene 0 out of 33 assets loaded or something of that sort.
First, let me just get this off of my chest, the artistic presentation of this game is immaculate. Everything from the start and end scenes to the glitch effects to the alien level design is crazy impressive and far beyond anything that I would expect from a jam game. This game has six people working on in, three of them artists, and it shows.
The core mechanic (looping clones of oneself) is interesting and well fitting with the theme. It is also impressively well implemented and polished, it's really a cut above the average jam.
However, I cant help feeling that this mechanic could be better used with more interesting puzzle design. There is so much possibility with this mechanic that isn't tapped into. I feel like the the bulk of development time went into the visual presentation rather than the level design. This is something I can empathize with completely as I have an unhealthy tendency to compulsively polish. ;)
overall, this was a very impressive Jam, good job
Pretty cool ngl.
OH MY GOD HE'S DEAD!! In all seriousness, cool game, I liked the art, good job.
The dismemberment and procedural animation is very cool, quite impressive for a compo, nice job
fantastic -10/10 IGN -"a seminal gaming experience"
Lovely photography, I really like the atmosphere. Its a bit weird and unusual, and compelling in its own way, this is a submission I will remember.
The writing is great, its a shame I can only appreciate it when I die. I like this interpretation of the theme, otherwise, its pretty cool, well done
The maze manipulation is pretty neat and well implemented, the controls felt a bit floaty though, it would be better with less delay between input and action
As someone who is more of a 3D artist who dabbles in programing, visually ambitious 3D games are often what I like to pursue in gamejams, so its really cool to see other people making games as visually impressive as this. The atmosphere and graphics are quite impressive for something made in 48 hours. It would be really cool to see this developed more with the various tasks the player can perform influencing the progression of the game. overall, very good.
the minimal aesthetic is really nice, the experience was nice and polished, however I think it would be a bit more fun with a faster speed and snappier controls.
Its a fun game with nice music, but feel like the spawn rate/ difficulty ramps a bit too quickly and it would be nice to have more space to play around with/ maneuver.
very cool, the enemies have a nice artistic design and the sound is really nice too. Well done!
@indiequest The secret is lots of asset reuse and TONS OF POSTPROCESSING :). In all seriousness, thanks for the kind words. I spend a decent chunk of time on the ending sequence, its just hidden behind an awfully convoluted maze, so lessons for next time I guess.
@indiequest there is now a map available to download if you would like it
@caeonosphere the jerky walls where a bit of a coincidence, thought about taking the time to animate them smoothly, but I was already in quite a crunch at that point and I thought it fit the vibe of the game well enough. I know about the wall you are talking about, its a collider issue, but I wasn't sure if I was allowed to fix it under ld compo rules. As for the attack, you have to be close up and behind for it to work, but it could also be a bug, idk. Anyways, thanks for the review, it is much appreciated.
I like the movement, the game has a fast paced feel almost like doom. The death effect is cool too
I like the pixel art, I think it could do with a more powerful jump though
The floatiness works well to make this game a solid challenge, there is a real sense of tension after getting to the end on a particularly good run, well done.
Pretty cool, I love the visual style, its simple, but very effective and combined with the music it creates a great atmosphere. the mechanic of the game is kind of simple, but for a short jam game it works and it is very well executed with lots of polish.
very abstract, this game had me surprisingly invested in the mental health of my robot character XD
I really like this. Its a creative, Interesting interpretation of theme, I particularly liked the glitch effects, that was really well done.
Very cute little game, I like it. Nothing too adventurous, but its well done and enjoyable. +I like the writing ;)
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Wow that was amazing, I absolutely love the atmosphere, everything from the graphics and ps1 postprocessing to the sound was on point. Also just the premise and world was really cool, it would be really cool to see a bigger game set here.
A very cool interpretation of the theme. The stealth aspect is fun, but the combat feels somewhat clunky.