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Ryan Kline

Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
201635ShapeshiftDoug's Existential Potato Paradoxjam4313.353.352.603.383.483.153.853.0952
201431Entire Game on One ScreenThe Caged Burd Singsjam7972.843.002.593.192.632.453.202.7853

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Comments by Ryan Kline

LD31 — Entire Game on One Screen

Don't you touch da bouncy by Phyyl 2014-12-09T02:52:00

I truly believed that I would not touch da bouncy. I was sorely mistaken.

Orbitalis by acerunox 2014-12-08T17:19:00

This is awesome! extremely difficult, but awesome! Everything fits together nicely, the music and the visuals really mesh well, you have a consistent theme throughout, and on one screen no less! Neat.

Mantis breaks the Rules by Gaspard_ 2014-12-09T01:41:00

I was quite a fan of the background, as well as the piano serenade. The bouncy little green thing was also really fun to kick around and had interesting interactions with the character, but I never really could figure out what it was that I was playing. Again. Thumbs up for the piano.

Silk by hoqjed 2014-12-09T03:05:00

I love it. It's just great. The atmosphere is nice, everything about it is just peaceful, levels are intuitive and interesting, and were never frustrating, which only reinforced the peace. Thumbs up. Like, billions of them.

Boobs Of War by Monochrome Bears 2014-12-09T02:31:00

The audio killed it a little for me, too many instances of that enemy noise and the loop for the music was a little short. But the graphics and overall feel of the game was great, with all the little art pieces and colors. Really fun to play. :) good job!

Joke's on you by arlefreak 2014-12-10T16:40:00

The pattern recognition as a metaphor for comedy is a great idea! you should develop it further. Sadly in this game you only really had 2 patterns so once you figured out how to play the game became too easy. That is probably the biggest issue. But the graphics were great, and you had a consistent mood throughout the game that really made it feel like a comedy routine. Good job!

Dread Keep by Frump 2014-12-09T03:56:00

Haha, I had a fun time with this one. Nice try on the theme, though :P Pleasant music and tight controls. I wish the buttons on screen did more, though

Cubical Cube by Sutivu 2014-12-09T03:32:00

I certainly enjoyed the levels that I played of this game, but the graphical jumpiness gave me a bit of a headache. Definitely fun, though!

PRIMITIVE by nkornek 2014-12-09T02:06:00

It's an awesome little idea, and a friend and I enjoyed ourselves with it. I do, however, think that the AI bogged down the experience for me just a bit. Also, the physics were a bit sticky. It was enjoyable, though!

Survive by Javabot 2014-12-09T02:48:00

I enjoyed it once I was able to figure out just how to place blocks and where I was supposed to be defending. Definitely fun, but needs a little work on conveying ideas

Sea King Hunter by gameattack 2014-12-09T02:32:00

I enjoyed everything about this game, honestly. It was pretty, fun, and had some awesome music and character designs. It felt a bit cramped, but that's not a bad thing. I feel it helped to reinforce a very tense mood, which felt really good

DisChord by Grindstorm 2014-12-09T02:44:00

Very fun, fairly simple. Levels were well designed and conveyed information and mechanics very well. Idea was fun, and enjoyable to play. My only complaint is a little bit of graphical spasms, but that doesn't really detract from its greatness.

The Caged Burd Sings by Ryan Kline 2014-12-09T02:53:00

It's amazing how much better things look when you draw them horribly, then squish them down to a 32x32 resolution.

7 Days of War by error031 2014-12-09T02:02:00

I was slightly confused by the building materials number, was I supposed to be able to repair the ground to save my family? If so I did not figure out how. I think that would be a great thing to have, as it would give the player "something to fight for" so to speak. But all in all the game was good, very good mood with the visuals and the audio together. The animation was nice.

Dash Dash Die by ProteinPannkaka 2014-12-09T04:06:00

A very interesting idea with some very appealing visuals. I feel it requires a bit too much reaction time to last more than about 8 seconds, unless I'm missing something. It was fun, though!

Hoarder by Gigawicket 2014-12-09T02:58:00

I think one of my favorite things about this game was the AI of the little dragons. They approached you at just enough of an off-angle to throw you off. Also, I loved the winter. it was just cool.

Chroma Maze by gana0 2014-12-09T01:49:00

Fantastic. Set a mood that made me want to rush to the finish and barely press space, Graphics did there job very well. Very thematic.

Road to Heaven by frenzyasii 2014-12-09T01:40:00

I really like your visuals a lot, the background was fantastic. I could really see the design that went into deciding the costs for things, which was cool. :) good job, hope you go back and finish!

Kaiser by oscarabraham 2014-12-09T04:01:00

Background music was nice, and the game was enjoyable, but when I, personally, pressed down, it would force the webpage to scroll downwards with the game. The sprites were really adorable.

The Screening by Suppagumma 2014-12-09T02:22:00

I'm in love with everything about this game. Now only is it funny and interesting, it introduces a very interesting mechanic where Your best operatives often times aren't thrown into every mission.

starfall by datachomper 2014-12-09T02:15:00

you should enable humor, cause I was totally about to give it 5 stars for humor. your music and description make it hilarious. All in all pretty simple and awesome. Difficult for sure. I would have liked to see a little more for the art of the click-able squares than just a white square, maybe a little animation or something, but they definitely didn't look bad. Good job!

Ghost Digger by lexi 2014-12-09T02:01:00

I really enjoy how easy this game is to understand. Within a few moments, I was able to easily understand what implications my actions had made, and was able to pick up the pace of my play quickly. Overall, it was a fun, tense experience, though the lack of sound effects left it lacking just a bit. Not a lot of humor, but I really don't think that held it back at all from being an enjoyable game.

Blockade Runner by Kopeph Developers 2014-12-09T03:51:00

I really love the colors with this game. The way they shift and move is really entertaining to watch. The pink tile is a bit hard to find, however

Maze of Doom by cyrixd 2014-12-09T02:27:00

It was a really interesting concept, but I couldn't get past the first few tiles without my browser crashing :c

☃ Jingle Calls ☃ by C63 Industries 2014-12-10T16:32:00

Great idea guys! I gave you 5 stars for innovation and humor because this was a really neat idea that definitely isn't the first thing that comes to mind when I think "game on one screen". Like someone else said, not your average cookie cutter game. Also this may have been one of the funniest games from the jam so far. Great idea, solidly executed, good job!

Channel Surfing by MentalBlockGaming 2014-12-09T02:56:00

Really great! I loved the concept, 5/5 for theme, your volume slider nob was really cool too. I wanted the numpad thing to be more obvious, i couldn't figure it out at first. The concept of the TV's was really awesome though.

Duck, Jump, Die by Divitos 2014-12-09T02:44:00

I really like it, but I don't really see much of a connection with the theme. I also hit a bug at one point by hitting the corner of a block, my player froze and continued right until he hit something and died. Good work though, I love the idea of the collectables.

LD35 — Shapeshift

Two Jobs by Alexandre Szybiak 2016-04-20T20:54:00

I BEAT IT! Super fun an interesting. Mechanics were solid. I was going to say that I didn't like how you could get stuck between a bullet and the ball, but then I found out you could shoot the bullets and that you had made a mechanic to solve that issue. Well done!

Fennec Play by Miko 2016-04-20T20:22:00

Hey, We made a visual novel, too! We went a very different direction with it though, with more of a 90's cartoon style. You have really got the genre down, it seems. This was our first one, so ours was rough around the edges. I loved your art and animations, and you had loads of content. Very clean. Coming from just writing one myself, I am impressed. Good job!

Forest Rampage by Florent Juch 2016-04-20T20:40:00

The environment and character are were amazing, I was super impressed. the gameplay was very fun, but it was a bit buggy. after I died, I was on my second try, and I was unable to shapeshift, I couldn't do any damage to the enemies, and my gui didn't show any of the damage I had taken. Eventually I died, and I couldn't restart, I just had to exit the game. Also, I don't know if this was a bug, but I was able to rotate my camera 360 degrees in all directions, which seems a bit odd in a first person game, albeit funny because I was fighting dudes while I was upside down. I suggest locking the camera angle on the vertical axis. One final nitpick I had was that the shadow cast by my character was clearly just an arm and a floating cylinder. I know you guys probably spent forever on all that gorgeous art, but I would suggest making some sort of quick and dirty, untextured model or something so that the shadow didn't look so out of place. All that said, it was a great concept and you pulled it off fairly well. I hope you find my criticism constructive, because I really enjoyed your game. Thanks!

SEMILUCID by curtamyth 2016-04-19T03:09:00

I loved this game! I loved the backgrounds and the gameplay was very solid. It had a really defined mood and I liked that. Good enemy design with the different types of enemies. Great job!

Dudeshifter by Micah Goodhue 2016-04-19T03:53:00

The game is awesome! I loved the dynamic between different dudes. The gameplay was one of the best I have played today. and even though the art was all very MSPainty, I really liked that you guys did it yourselves. This game has a lot of content, you should be proud!

Chameleon Candidate by KappaIX 2016-04-20T20:11:00

This was really funny, and fit the theme very nicely. I thought that the dynamics between the different regions and managing your ratings was the best part. Your weakest part was probably your audio, but even that fit the game and added to the overall feel. Great job on the gameplay, this was awesome. :)