Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → Marchmain
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | ||
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| 2019 | 45 | Start with nothing | Pot Luck | compo | 56 | 3.93 | 3.50 | 3.95 | 3.91 | 4.26 | 3.76 | 3.36 | 3.71 | ||
| 2018 | 41 | Combine 2 Incompatible Genres | Sandbox Solitaire | compo | 186 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.94 | 4.61 | 3.67 | 4.06 | 4.03 |
Marchmain leaves an average of 19.5 feedback comments each event.
Solid idea. Great simple, well-executed graphics.
I think the controls were a bit tricky since the camera doesn't turn with the car. First person or tighter-in third person with camera might have really set this apart from the typical "flow" fare.
I love the music! Just wish there were some sound effects when I crashed my car (happened a lot for me 😃)
A lot of fun to figure out what exactly you're supposed to do. :) Is there any way to recover from getting a block stuck on in the wrong position other than jump off the cliff?
I didn't see what having the different colored blocks added. There is always only one color that you actually need, so it's not really affecting gameplay.
Overall though a great entry.
Took me several failed sessions to figure out how to pick up the match, but after that... I laughed out loud when the meatballs arrived. :D I can really appreciate the work that went into this since my game is in a similar vein (physics sandbox solitaire). Nice work!
Great job. Still processing. I can tell you managed your time really well, edited down to a few great pieces of art (which I could imagine becoming a big time-suck).
What a hard game! Took me a few minutes to figure out what was happening. Will be coming back to this one... :)
What a thoughtful game. Thank you.
I don't think I "got" this. :/
Really enjoyed this idea, it really works. The destructible environment is really satisfying and looks great.
One thing I think could improve the gameplay is if the two sides could never actually get next to each other (e.g. they were always divided by a cliff or trenches, or even if they just weren't allowed to move within n tiles of an enemy piece), so they always had to position their pieces behind cover with vantages to shoot from.
Lovely. Just wish there were some moody ambient music. Every island I generated made me want to go play Myst. :)lofoten.gif
Love the music!
I'm not very good at this kind of game, but I held on to my last 1 hp for a remarkably long time . . . . (maybe a bug? if so a bug that made my afternoon!)
Really fun idea, and I really enjoyed the aesthetic. A few bugs I think? (On the Mac version at least, I can't end a level without escaping out to the menu.)
I really enjoyed this one, there really is a strategy to which kinds of buildings to build when/where. The constrained grid reinforces the "2048" genre, but I'd love to see this expanded with a larger world, special tiles that give bonuses, et cetera. Great job!
Really enjoyed the flying/harvesting, very relaxing. And exploring the different options/responses with Tammy. One critique: sometimes I would die while I was flying but I wasn't sure why? (More feedback about potential collisions, at least when not texting) I love how the control scheme really reinforced the central idea.
I'll admit I didn't quite "get" the rhythm part when I played it (although I noticed there was a pattern in each room of the lava's movement) -- probably would help to have audio tied to the lava patterns.
The way the orders stack up felt like Tetris :) -- very challenging, and I'm a fast typist!
I have seen a few typing/wordsearch + crafting games on here this weekend (great minds... 😄). I think this could make a really cool magic/enchantment system.
I did notice in the web version that I couldn't type a hyphen, so when I got to a hyphenated word I had to stop.
Loved it! Basically a very unfair version of dodge ball.
I think a more "tennis-y" aesthetic could have helped reinforce the racket-swinging mechanic, but for 48 hours this is really really great.
So cute, and . . . kind of hard! Thank you.
Wish I had read the instructions -- it didn't even occur to me I could just use WASD to move instead of the rockets. Really fun!
I actually really like the word search part! Maybe could make a good spell system . . .
LD45 — Start with nothing (19)
Cemetery Sweep by Locomule 2019-10-09T01:58:44Z ♥ 1
So weird! So spooky! Love the spooky music.
Wirm by bar0net 2019-10-09T01:54:04Z ♥ 1
I love those Groucho glasses! Level 3 was really hard, and level 4 is unbeatable? Or am I missing something?
Blank Page Syndrome by okkolobr 2019-10-08T21:50:36Z ♥ 0
Cute music and poem! I couldn't figure out what the black blobs of letters do, are we supposed to avoid those?
Venture by eugsun 2019-10-08T21:19:33Z ♥ 1
Love the funky music and the animations. Harder than it looks to just spout buzzwords all day! Wish the buzzwords showed up for longer, or maybe went into a permanent place on screen, because they're really funny but I didn't always catch them. Some combinations also seem basically impossible, so needed a way to earn more lives. Great job.
Colour Shot by HumphreysMedia 2019-10-08T15:53:03Z ♥ 1
Very simple but well executed, especially with the visual feedback as others have said. Needs some thumping music!
Teotl by Dumivid 2019-10-08T15:43:27Z ♥ 1
I love your art. Those little guys are really cool. Good job.
Nepton by Juutis 2019-10-08T15:37:30Z ♥ 1
The land deformation effect was really nicely done. Reminded me a little of that old "Black and White" game. Good job.
Meager Genesis by Hajden 2019-10-08T01:21:27Z ♥ 1
Beautiful. Great sense of space and depth. And I love those jiggly bubbles!
In the beginning by SnufkinsHat 2019-10-08T01:13:40Z ♥ 1
I wish there was more! What you shared with us was beautiful.
Amor Fati by starvingindie 2019-10-08T00:54:59Z ♥ 1
Very brief, but wonderful vibes. Love your colors.
Scrawl A Draw by rdcooper 2019-10-08T00:48:17Z ♥ 1
I love the etch-a-sketch style controls. Those things always drove me a little crazy as a kid. And the music is perfect for this :D
Garden Guru by Abacus 2019-10-08T00:43:51Z ♥ 0
I love the little guy's walking animation, and watching all the trees grow :)
HiddenThings by Talia 2019-10-07T15:03:45Z ♥ 1
Simple but effective minimalist style. Only wish there was more to play. :)
Dead Pixels by tmullet 2019-10-07T14:58:15Z ♥ 1
I really like this and I think you should keep working on it. When you finally get the perfect platform built and then you whiff the actual jumping though. :) One thought I had while playing it was that this could be like a 'reverse' platformer, where you have to build the platforms for a bot or automaton to jump over. That said, this was one of the rare games I wanted to just keep playing...
Start with WHITE by IanTyf 2019-10-07T14:39:32Z ♥ 1
Really fun. The hardest part is holding tight when you think you've gotten it 'just right.' I'm curious, what algorithm do you use for the blending? Is it just lerp? Couldn't figure out if the size of the dot impacted the blend amount, or just the challenge to hit it.
Click-N-Move by TwinTurboDouche 2019-10-07T14:29:25Z ♥ 1
Oof! Oof! Oof! Haha. Not easy :)
Nascence by Calamador 2019-10-07T05:02:21Z ♥ 1
I love your drawings. Wish it were clearer what letting the bullets graze me was 'getting' me -- I realized later that *my* bullets were getting bigger over time, but not a lot of feedback as to what that translates into (I assume damage?). The grazing mechanic was really interesting and made for a challenge. Moody music too :)
The Hunt For KNOWLEDGE by Sode 2019-10-07T04:54:04Z ♥ 1
@congusbongus it worked for me if you click the word "humans" in the first line (hovering over it changes the text color). Still can't figure out how to leave the first "room" though. I really like the music in that opening scene with the text on the white background!
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Fascinating. I'm still not sure I've discovered everything yet. Don't want to give too much away to those who haven't played yet. After a couple of plays you pick up the 'strategy' of choosing your letters carefully :)