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jward

Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
202456Tiny CreaturesFly's Revengeriajam4753.613.673.293.643.413.554.283.47
202353DeliveryFedUpjam9573.193.052.743.853.313.022.60
201534Two Button Controls / GrowingOctopodescompo4123.322.793.004.073.792.193.7541

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Comments by jward

LD28 — You Only Get One

Princess Kingdom by ncannasse 2013-12-17T15:22:00

I played this for some time. Great job! When I started moving quickly, I appreciated that the menus updated when actions happened in the background.

LD29 — Beneath the Surface

Damned Scouts! by Lama 2014-05-01T14:14:00

Wow, the graphics and sound are awesome, the humor is great, and the discovery aspect is super fun. Really great job!

HINTS for those having trouble finishing: Some objects need to be used with other objects, you can use some objects more than once, some things you interact with are not obvious. =)

Insane Grandpa by jahlgren 2014-05-15T02:58:00

Awesome job! Hard, but a lot of fun.

What tool did you use to create the pixel art animations?

LD34 — Two Button Controls / Growing

Double Kick Heroes by blackmagic 2015-12-15T05:12:00

My only issue is that I couldn't pay attention to the sweet graphics -- I was concentrating on timing the notes! :) Too awesome!

Streamline by francoisvn 2015-12-14T21:12:00

Clever puzzler with slick graphics and ui, really well done!

Hybris by Benjamin 2015-12-14T05:04:00

Hard, yes, but very fun to try nonetheless. Great graphics and animations!

Full Metal Democracy by deepnight 2015-12-14T04:27:00

Wow, freakin' awesome!

UPSQUID by 01010111 2016-01-05T20:29:00

Great game! It has a nice balance between "it's hard" and "one more time and I'll do better!"

Coralina by grama 2015-12-14T04:00:00

Nice mood and watery graphics effects. Is there a goal or end? I feel like it's missing a sense of progress (points, levels, etc)

Go Fish by joekinglake 2015-12-14T04:38:00

Nice "tunnel nav" game, I like the movement of the fish and the graphics, especially.

DangerGrid by voxel 2015-12-14T05:00:00

Super slick graphics! Is there any way to avoid the tank fire? Ooh, I missed the "boost" hint. Anyway, really cool!

Bakeneko!!!! by Ariake81 2015-12-15T05:25:00

Great art style, hilarious!

Yeah, I kept the planet alive a long time, then sorta gave up. :)

Great Nation by StuffBySpencer 2015-12-14T04:20:00

Ha, great interpretation of the theme! I enjoyed it!

Go, Go, Radzilla! by Crowno 2015-12-14T05:14:00

Awesome game, great job!

FETA FELES by The Tophat Demon 2015-12-14T04:42:00

Nice classic feel to it.

LD40 — The more you have, the worse it is

Avarisk by SalamiChild 2017-12-04T04:00:16Z

Seemed like an interesting idea, but it got stuck at "Tutorial Cleared, press up to continue". Pressed up, nothing. Tried a bunch of other keys... nothing. Refresh and tried it again, just to be sure.

Germinator by hungryghost 2017-12-04T04:15:11Z

Not bad! I wanted to try it on a touch device, but the game didn't scale to fit my phone, so I was left to awkwardly pan around. Otherwise, I enjoyed it! Good work.

LD52 — Harvest

abundance by Aurel300 2023-01-10T01:14:08Z

Very fun, Aurel. Intriguing story, item/area unlock mechanisms, "hidden" areas, and good difficulty in maneuvering. :thumbsup:

E.C.F - Extreme Conditions Farming by dimaswift 2023-01-08T23:55:13Z

Very pretty, quick to figure out. A little slow to tell if I'm doing well or poorly, but I enjoyed it!

LD53 — Delivery

Airborne Adventures by firellon 2023-05-02T01:17:07Z

Super cute and fun platformer!

Paleo Pickup by auxC 2023-05-05T04:05:53Z

My fav part was the voice acting. :laughing:

FedUp by jward 2023-05-03T01:19:59Z

FYI, I just pushed a fix for a framerate issue that could cause havoc on the controls. It should now play as intended on various browsers. Oh, and there's a secret link to skip story dialog, if you just want to fly! https://jcward.com/fedup/index.html?skip

Thanks for playing! :heart:

FedUp by jward 2023-05-05T21:44:07Z

Great feedback @eli-delventhal, thanks! Yeah, I have zero sfx experience, I'll look into that! These are [super janky hand-rolled physics](https://github.com/jcward/ldjam53/blob/main/src/drone/Collisions.hx) on a tight time budget :laughing: - I need to try a real physics engine. @lisyarus has [one](https://bitbucket.org/lisyarus/psemek/src/master/) I'd like to play with. And I have a couple ideas to make the drone smaller - 1) I might zoom the camera, and 2) I imagine a button to transform (but can no longer carry packages.)

Thanks again!

FedUp by jward 2023-05-05T21:44:30Z

Random fun fact - the pixel building is modeled on [these ones on Pearl St, Boulder, CO](https://www.google.com/maps/@40.0174668,-105.2819496,3a,90y,173.76h,103.65t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1skGFfnQy4FAe0D7QkBiOEMQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) - I worked across from those for years, had a few reference pictures handy.

FedUp by jward 2023-05-05T22:30:28Z

@lisyarus - oh, I'm fascinated by the physics part. But I have nothing for sound either. :sweat_smile:

I dream of pixel art: AI game by loveapplegames 2023-05-02T00:51:50Z

Interesting, the page is throwing for me (in Linux) with error: Error: invalid wire type 4 at offset 3

I'll have to come back and try it in Windows.

Aunt Emmas by gagapete 2023-05-02T05:22:02Z

Gorgeous graphics and mood. It was a little hard to get started / not sure what to do. I planted some potatoes. Then a basket sometimes showed up with something that flickered inside? But nothing really seemed to happen. :thinking:

Handle With Care by emanon 2023-05-04T00:38:49Z

At first I was like, ok, a little platformer. Low expectations. Then it just kept getting harder and better. I almost gave up at "use your head". Then 3X as hard?! Then this pizza and basketball show up!! When I got to the Piano, I totally Laurel and Hardy's that thing (rolling down more than a couple times!) The one with dozens of boxes was hard, and then I wasn't sure that "box jump" was even possible Spoiler alert: I spam-clicked it. But "great crossing" -- why would you do that to me? Apparently that was the end, because I never came out of that door? Had to take a screenshot to prove it. :laughing:

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Bravo!

Both our games are about quick-fingered physics - yours is definitely harder, but mine scores on time, so maybe we're even. ;) LMK how you like it: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/fedup

Quantum Post by Eli Delventhal 2023-05-05T14:51:15Z

Wow, that was awesome! The time mechanic was wild, and the music and sfx were a good fit. I did find that with dash, I could jump off the track and skip the last couple puzzles. :laughing: Great work!

Package Panik by Gerolmed 2023-05-04T03:18:06Z

Gorgeous, and amazing UI / transitions / etc. I started off ok, but then people started getting angry, but it wasn't clear to me why. Or whether I had too many or too few employees of a given type. Though I wasn't good at it, it was really impressive anyway.

Elevander of the Emu Express by Honest Dan 2023-05-02T01:02:11Z

I don't see any links to download or play your game.

Electron Odyssey by Ziamor 2023-05-02T05:17:15Z

Cool idea, and great execution. Having an EE degree, this is a neat concept.

Pizzapocalypse by professor 2023-05-04T03:02:16Z

Fun and simple, I enjoyed it! The next thing I would do is maybe make the controls have a little bit of acceleration / deceleration. Depends on your setup / framework, but e.g. in your on_frame handler, instead of:

if (keys.up) { velocity.y = 10; }

Do something like:

if (keys.up) { velocity.y = 0.6\*velocity.y + 0.4\*10; }

If that code runs every frame, it quickly increases from (whatever it was) to 10. But it's a nice little speedup.

Swerved by Tony Redmer 2023-05-05T04:09:17Z

:laughing: The crimes are killing me :laughing:

Potion Delivery by Ethernal Tech 2023-05-02T05:00:41Z

Link seems broken - https://ethernal-tech.itch.io/potion-delivery not found

Hellfire Pizza by AploveStudio 2023-05-02T05:10:00Z

Great artwork, creative UI. I couldn't deliver the pizzas once I got to the door. Maybe I had the wrong order? :thinking:

A Backyard Scramble by Bea 2023-05-05T14:41:35Z

Absolutely hilarious, and frustratingly fun! :laughing: Those dang implements and their handles! :fist: The music was a perfect fit, physics felt great. Well done!

Food Service Singularity by Cheesecube 2023-05-05T03:26:57Z

Cool idea, the pixel art was great. Framerate felt a little choppy on my computer.

Panini by vividfax 2023-05-05T03:56:28Z

Cute puzzle concept!

Frontier Salvage by f1tzy 2023-05-05T03:22:15Z

I like the starfield and the audio, really set a nice mood. :thumbsup:

FYI for others, on linux I had to chmod a+x game

Snail Mail by rkeele 2023-05-05T04:01:01Z

Ha, that was fun and a bit crazy! Music fit the mood perfectly. :laughing:

Sort It Out by woathenry 2023-05-02T01:00:26Z

Cool parallax effect. The first level felt a bit long, but in a kind of sick way, the tedious comparing job was oddly satisfying. :D

LD56 — Tiny Creatures

Azulina's Night of Sprites and Fright by ryusui 2024-10-13T03:39:55Z

Wow, crazy mood points, the music was intense! Great job.

Fly's Revengeria by jward 2024-11-01T22:29:11Z

Aww, just logged back in to a pile of friendly new comments. Thank you all!

Heartlings by Flightless 2024-10-21T15:18:37Z

This was neat to experience.

Twisted Pairs by yancharkin 2024-10-14T03:54:25Z

Ha, fun (and a little annoying!) really nice work!

Cat Balls by Shawk 2024-10-08T15:03:50Z

Same error here.

PATCHONOMICON by pepnou 2024-10-15T22:38:03Z

Unique and fun concept. A little slow for me, but that's ok.

Tiny Defender by AdrianGray 2024-10-13T03:44:30Z

Nice graphics and animations. Seemed like I started with a lot of units, and it was a little confusing. It might be better to start with only a few, then gradually I learn how they work.

Hemogoblins! by MeedasGuy 2024-10-09T15:10:07Z

Simple but enjoyable. After an accidental placement destroyed my first attempt, I made a better plan. I think I won - no more waves after 21, right? :smile:

Hemogoblins! by MeedasGuy 2024-10-09T15:10:49Z

Oh, btw, in the web version, the white box is covering the HP bar.

Destroy these tiny creatures, they are nasty and swarming by HangoverGames 2024-10-14T19:22:20Z

This was fun... and I felt bad for continuing to play. :laughing:

Silly guys breakthrough by dreo 2024-10-12T20:22:46Z

Not bad, I enjoyed it! Nice little animations. Being able to move your units is a unique twist.

Ghosts! in the Garden by Athaeryn 2024-10-08T15:10:02Z

Fantastic animations, and a really nice tile set. Nice keyboard hints in the beginning. The gameplay is simple, but that's the only downside. If the ghosts fought back, it could be more interesting.