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Matt Blake

Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMo
202455Summoning👥Summoning Circles, Á La Cartejam7903.393.163.344.264.043.113.16
202354Limited SpaceThe Bellhopcompo2163.463.643.824.162.823.402.633.31
202149Unstable👥Snukerjam3.504.003.163.583.83

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Comments by Matt Blake

LD49 — Unstable

Snuker by Matt Blake 2021-10-04T22:28:48Z

Sorry, the link should be public now.

LD54 — Limited Space

Dead Tire by gentoogames 2023-10-06T00:16:46Z

Great game, really fun! I had to drive away from the cones though, because they would get stuck on the car and drain my score to nothing.

Orbital Operations by bmacintosh 2023-10-03T23:54:04Z

@bmacintosh I've tried both the web version and the zip, and neither seem to spawn more than 2 ships (I loaded up the zip while waiting on the web version to see if it was different between the two). It's unfortunate, because I can see the point where this gets really exiting.

Park King by BoxedMeatRevolution 2023-10-05T01:23:12Z

Excellent! And the start menu acting as a tutorial was a nice touch!

Limited card space by Zirrrus 2023-10-02T19:12:44Z

I like the idea! I was more familiar with what cards existed on my second playthrough, but it would be nice to know how many of each card are in the deck, so I have the ability to plan further ahead.

Negative Space by Baturinsky 2023-10-02T16:50:35Z

It's a good puzzle game, and it's nice that there's space at the bottom to test out layouts without having to test and undo.

Limited Headspace by OadT 2023-10-02T15:24:36Z

Really cool game! It took me a few levels to really understand the mechanics. Once I got through more tutorials, it started to make more sense.

Ace of Space by n.feofentov 2023-10-03T10:17:39Z

Fun! I really appreciated the auto target, unfortunately getting it to turn on is what got me killed.

Limited Space by sebi 2023-10-03T00:45:38Z

This is awesome! If someone had shown me this with no context, I never would have guessed that it's from a jam.

The Bellhop by Matt Blake 2023-10-02T18:52:18Z

@flying-butter-studio Ah shoot, I knew I forgot to test something :). 65 is really good! I'm usually only able to get in the 40s or so.

The Bellhop by Matt Blake 2023-10-05T11:29:22Z

@defrag It's caused by too many people on at one time. Ideally I would have added some effects to better show how close you are to the limit, but I only had the time to put it in the hud.

Space Shark Inc. by greenphox 2023-10-02T17:54:44Z

I like it! I couldn't find every ending, and really wanted to find 5, since 4 seems to be the "good" ending.

Prairie Dog Panic! by SAD Studios 2023-10-09T13:53:38Z

Straightforward and fun! I got to level 13, the difficulty seemed to spike really hard around levels 10-11 or so, also I got hurt by the green puddles a few times between rounds, which was really annoying.

Briefcase Bandit by Sown 2023-10-02T23:28:55Z

Neat game! I had to restart my first playthough because I didn't take any tools with me :)

Packed to the Gills by npckc 2023-10-04T00:13:19Z

Really well put together! Is there a way to progress the text with the keyboard? I had to keep going back to my mouse between levels.

MineRaider - LD54 by SoloAdventurerGames 2023-10-02T14:10:13Z

Cool concept, It's pretty tough to navigate deep into the mine with such a short time limit. Also for some reason I couldn't get killed by lava? When the timer ran out it gave me the normal victory screen?

MineRaider - LD54 by SoloAdventurerGames 2023-10-02T15:06:11Z

@soloadventurergames The web version. I tried a couple of times because I wanted to see what it looked like. If it helps, my inventory was full.

Sheep Birder by ellaris 2023-10-02T16:36:55Z

I like the idea! Controlling the sheep is really hard, because the birds can decide to herd toward the cursor, instead of away from it. It seemed that the turn speed upgrade was the best one by far for that reason alone.

Deadlinez by mickey-sanchez 2023-10-06T01:15:19Z

Really nice! I played a couple of rounds until about day 25 each time.

Some things I noticed when playing: * I'd really like a few more options to manipulate my deck; add/remove cards, add/remove upgrades, etc. * Once you make yourself bust-proof, it becomes a waiting game to find upgrades with as many stars and correct arrows as possible. If you expect players to become bust-proof frequently, I highly recommend a "draw all" button, because clicking through the whole deck is what got me to stop playing. * When I first started the game, the voice jump scared me because it was surprisingly loud and happened before I processed anything on the screen. Once I got my bearings though, the voice was nice.

Perilous Platforms by rcxa 2023-10-02T16:20:02Z

Really fun! I would really like to play this multiplayer with friends. I wish it was easier to bump other players though. I didn't expect to just trade places if we tired to bump each other.

Berg Jump by jds 2023-10-02T23:10:36Z

Fun game. I'm awful at it though :). I kept misjudging the jumps.

Bouncing Boxes by NoviceDevGames 2023-10-02T17:15:33Z

Really good idea, with tons of room for expansion if you wanted! It would be nice to see more of a reward/punishment system tied to the box size, since there's not much of a reason to not shrink the box as long as the score isn't frozen. On my second playthrough I didn't mess with the box size at all, and I like how there's a planning element to managing a larger box once more enemies spawn in.

Running out of space by Tal28 2023-10-02T14:02:06Z

Fun! I like how the music pitch really adds to the intensity.

Magus of the Leylines by TrebleColby 2023-10-02T17:27:25Z

Really neat little falling sand game. The limited instructions do a good job of adding a puzzle element as well. It's surprisingly easy to fail the first level. I had to try multiple times despite solving it in the same way.

Space Limiter Warp Drive by 2TheGameChanger 2023-10-02T13:57:38Z

I like it! It took a few rounds to get a handle on the controls (the mouse stopped working a few levels in), and I eventually realized the black part of the ship didn't collide with the bullets. It's really cool that you got the player to do the space limiting, rather than imposing it.

Shrinking Universe by Snorps 2023-10-05T23:59:38Z

Cool game, really hard! I was disoriented for several of my first attempts because I kept dying so fast. It would be nice if the coins always dropped within reach, because they never spawned where I could get to them.

LD55 — Summoning

Summoners Rift by Flatgub 2024-04-18T13:48:07Z

I played this for way longer than I should have :). Dipping into a random knowledge with the fact of the day is a bit awkward on the first play, because I have no idea what cards are in each pool, and the cards seem to only give knowledge of their own field, so I went way too long before dipping into another knowledge.

Devotion - A fairytale by daandruff 2024-04-17T23:43:23Z

really atmospheric! I had to use the walkthrough a couple of times, mostly because I didn't realize you could interact with certain parts of the screen.

Infernal Covenant by AXLplosion 2024-04-17T11:26:51Z

Interesting idea. I would definitely play several more levels of this.

In My Image by Big_Chalupa 2024-04-17T11:37:54Z

Neat game! I was getting really frustrated though because off screen enemies kept hitting the orb.

Detention Prevention by simonbw 2024-04-17T00:46:35Z

I was really enjoying the game! I got stuck on level three though because there's no way to get to the exit.

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Ghostdusters by Tuna Diver 2024-04-18T00:12:03Z

This game is really good! There's things that can be messaged better: it took me a while to figure out summoning and scoring. Once you get into it though, you get into a really nice rhythm between all the tasks.

Ghost Link by willianfhs 2024-04-16T02:16:48Z

Really polished! I struggled a bit with the mouse scrolling though, it kept escaping the game window and messing up the controls.

Shadow Summoners by Shenon 2024-04-17T11:31:20Z

neat idea! It would be nice to see the cooldowns on the summons. Well done!

Warlockry by Quinn Davis 2024-04-17T00:53:05Z

Fun game! I didn't figure out how to summon any demons until the third level, so I was just going back to the main menu when enemies stopped spawning. Even so, the idea worked!

Manku the Magician by PorChor 2024-04-18T23:40:21Z

Really good game! It would be nice to be able to have the hand track closer to the mouse. The lagging resulted in me just waiting in the middle of the screen instead of chasing down the rabbits.