lunarcrisis

LD11 — Minimalist (6)

Space Stuff Trader by saluk

Really nice! It took a while to get past the controls (though they are still somewhat awkward), but there's a surprising amount of depth to the game. For example, I started shooting at one of the white ships, and it started running away while a bunch of other white ships came running after me! I love the graphics. It didn't go into 320x240 native mode, but it went into 640x480 mode with black borders, which worked well enough.

Even if you want sim-like controls, there are ways to justify simpler controls. When a turning button isn't pressed, for example, you could have the ship automatically thrust in the direction of slower turning. I can get used to momentum-based movement, but the turning is pretty unmanageable the way it is; I had a lot of trouble picking up cargo dropped by destroyed ships before they expired.

Tiny Hawk final release by pekuja of Polygon Toys

I like the concept, the art is nice, and it's fun to play! The only complaint I have is that the movement is a bit slow. Speeding it up a bit would reduce the pain of making a small mistake, in turn making the last level less annoying.

Also, the collision code isn't perfect, you can jam yourself into the top-right of the last level by wall-jumping repeatedly. Won't dock points for that though. =)

Unknown by NULL

I fell through the floor on the first level O_O. I couldn't get through level 1 until figuring out you could jump in mid-air by mashing the mouse button (a bug?)

Still Pond by Hamumu

First try: Let the leaf fall, EPIC LOSE
Second try: missed an armoire, lose
Third try: All the way to the end!

This game is awesome AND funny, I think it could be a hit as a flash game and/or facebook app.

GBGames presents Minimalist – the by GBGames

A lot more fun than I anticipated! Some things could have been tweaked for more polish though. For example, it would have been nice for you to prevent obstacles spawning within a certain distance of the player. Also, the lack of a time limit makes it feel like what it's really trying is your patience, since you can get as far as you want if you go slow enough. Having a time limit which extends by a fixed amount would have made competing to higher levels more rewarding.

Congrats on completing Ludum Dare!

Game by alex

Neat idea marred by a poor framerate. I have a feeling that collision issues, visual distraction, and difficulty problems all boiled down to the response time.

Still, good job completing!

Year	LD	Theme	Game	Division	Rank	Ov	Fu	In	Th	Gr	Au	Hu	Po	Cm	Te	Jo	Fo	Tl
2009	15	Caverns	Cavern Greed	compo	60	3.08	3.33	2.88	3.33	2.83	2.63	2.75		3.00
2009	14	Advancing Wall of Doom	Extinguish	compo	33	3.45	3.50	3.95	3.80	3.40		1.60	3.25		3.26	3.73	3.73
2008	11	Minimalist	Mininode	compo	39	2.96	3.00	3.81	3.92	3.23	2.71	1.50	2.65		3.23	3.06	2.94	3.31

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