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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 46 | Keep it alive | Adrestia: Sublime Balance | jam | 1522 | 3.36 | 2.87 | 3.54 | 3.14 | 2.80 |
This is such a nice take on an old riddle. The Mac version I tried run super nicely.
Great idea, but short game. I think there are a couple of very similar riddles so maybe you could add those in a post-jam submission.
Anyways, I love all of it. Can you point us to tutorial on low poly 3d art? I've always been interested by it.
Thanks!
No Mac relase. :( it looks nice though!
Like other said, pretty interesting entry, but pretty hard. The progression curve really goes out of this world pretty quickly
Overall though, good mechanics and solid game.
@justin-c no worries! But really, balancing is hard. I didn't even have time to balance mine :P
Beatiful graphics. Nice mechanics. I am glad it has nice animations
I praise your efforts on the low-poly aesthetic. Very few games get it right, and yours is on the right track already.
Sadly, there seems to be nothing to interact with, and I couldn't get far.
A+ for atmosphere and graphics though!
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I got to the glass of water in the middle of a table. After that, I died. Oh well, just tell me I won!
> 1:09 PM] 🐣🐥monky🐤☘🌱: Also write in its comments what Con-Quest means and I'll give you a heart!
" what Con-Quest mean"
More seriously, I like the song, the intro sequence is very funny AND the main character looks interesting. I wasn't able to see my gains though. The game didn't crash it just... stopped responding to my input? I dunno. I'll try it out again later. Please rate mine
Cons: It took a long time to load. Pros: great ambience and mood. I think with a couple of tweaks, the gameplay could be enhaced a lot!
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Like I said elsewhere, only level 7 was really really hard. Otherwise, I really really liked the turned-based aspect of this game, and how you can take your time to plan things out. The mechanics are perfect.
Seeing blood on the knight's sword after slaying a villager was sort of a little bit unexpected, given the colour palette and graphics of this game. This is not a bad idea by ANY means, and I was wondering if it was intended. If it was, congrats, you surprised me!
pros; it has a chicken cons: it doesn't have more chicken
More seriously, I like the art and the fact that you made it yourself. You were also able to add good game design and interesting mobs on the levels that I tried (I didn't get to the end)
No mac or web versions :(
I love you! thanks for making web builds. you are cooler than being cool!
Someone else said "Final Fantasy combat" and "Slay the Spire". I think that fits this game perfectly, and you should feel proud to have made something ressembling those two beautiful wonderful games. Thanks for the experience!
it works fine in CHrome (on a macbook pro) I really liked how the flower or seedling grew little by little. I think the holding mechanic needs a little bit more work, because the animation is cancelled at some point, despite getting it perfectly.
Otherwise, lovely little game!
Nice art, ok controls (that could use an explanation or an alternate scheme!)
You could probably expand on a couple of mechanics, like others suggested, but I'm glad you made it this way.
What is the name of the song that you use? It's really cool.
I love the art direction and effects. Perhaps starting with a little bit more carrying capacity wouldn't hurt. BUT besides that, probably the most atmospheric and relaxing campfire-related game I've played.
Awesome stuff!
No mac port :(
I just want to clarify that I unrar'ed your file and it's a windows executable, so you may want to update your entry to say that it is windows only.
I'll give it a try eventually, hopefully. I do have a desktop PC with windows but not now. anyways, I hope other people rate your game!
Pretty fun. Good graphics. You probably want to fix a couple of font issues (the text doesn't fit into its parent container).
:D
So! I'll try to address as many people as possible. Keep in mind that I rushed, really rushed to get most of the things out there. I hope that I can get to polish this a little bit more.
@toad The initial idea was to have a story mode where balance was explained and you are a god that oversees battles to guarantee no side wins too much. In the end, I just had to rush to make something playable, time limits and such. I hope you understand.
@matthew-bond The status need you to try them. sleep and rest should make intuitive sense, while blind prevents physical attacks every couple turns (you have to learn the pattern) and shell/protect multiply your defense or magical defense. The others are black magic element attacks or white magic that heals you in some way.
@vinterdo *sighs* you are so right. SO SO right. I really wanted start with story mode in which in your first battle you are powerless for story purposes. Also, I hard-coded that and I wasn't able to change that quickly enough for the endless mode. I have a branch with tutorials1 (not kidding you) but I didn't include it for lack of time. Oh well, I'll see if I can improve that, but it is not my highest priority right now
@nathan-dimmer I love you
@maxathon Yes, the waves need a lot more thought and work put into them and there were a bunch of things that I left out because I didn't have time.
@techsec I rushed. But yeah, I thought about making sure that at least one command was an attack one but I had no time to implement it. I did realize it was easily exploitable but the point is in the 'idea' behind the game. With more time, I'm sure I'd be able to flush out a LOT of balancing issues.
@diego-mg The board (or tech tree) is using an open source project i made. here's the link: https://ldd.github.io/react-tech-tree/
@madalaski Yes, that's a bug. Thanks for noticing it! And I added the BP costs literally 3 seconds before submitting so... let's say I didn't have much time to balance everything. I hope I get to fix that and other issues in the upcoming days.
Thanks for playing!
this game has: - a dog - light sabers
=> great game
great sound effects. I swear, I felt like shouting "learrooy jenkins" more than once. It made me feel like a jedi or at least a trained protect of doggos.
No mac or web build :(
Note: I thought this didn't have a mac version, but it does!
I'll update this comment once I get to play the game ;D
> Knight: Begone Beast!
> Boss: GRROAAARRR!
Great graphics, simple gameplay but actually hard battle. Good pick of complimentary assets that you didn't make yourself. My only ocmplaints would be that the mana text is a little bit smaller than what I would have wanted.
Great entry! I hope this is not your last game jam!
Greek mythology you say? I love the story of prometheus, and this is a nice game with a nice athmostphere to it. I wasn't able to finish it, but I really liked playing it and the checkpoint system. I think as a platformer this works great, but it needs a little bit more mechanics to make it a longer game.
Overall, I really liked this game!
No Mac or web port sadly :( but really really SHINY and pretty. Did I mention it really looks very very nice?
This is HILARIOUS. no wonder it won in the fun and Humor category.
Awesome music, surprisingly very very fun to play and with great personality.
Something tells me that with a little better colour selection, your art would look more appealing BUT even as it is now, I fnd it charming.
ps: > DEATH BY BETRAYAL is my favourite death
Music = GREAT humor = ON POINT I'll confess I didn't get too far in simply because it was very difficult.
Thanks for making a website where you can send bottles into the ocean, hoping someone someday gets to read them. I'll try to check on it in a couple of months... we must keep it alive, right!
I somehow felt that this cat is a distant cousin to Luna (from Sailor Moon)
> you've been gifted the ability to save yourself from tragedy
Thanks for that, kind stranger!
(this was a short game. But I liked the graphics. Less is more, eh?
I feel like the cat and the protagonist have more to say, so I'd love to play a sequel.
(that is my post from itch.io)
I also don't have VR, BUT! it looks pretty. Is there any way that you can make a non-VR build? thanks!
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I beat the game! I loved the art, the presentation and the theme (fire fighting against water). The level design was obviously limited by only having 72 hours, but I'd love to see more levels from you! Thanks!
great puns! I'm here after watching your video on how you made it. Pretty cool stuff
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A picture is sometimes worth a thousand words. Great theme!