Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → Maus Games
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | Unstable | Last Fall | compo | 10 | 4.23 | 4.17 | 3.80 | 2.98 | 3.90 | 2.21 | 3.00 |
I'm absolutely speechless. Maybe the jumping part at the end was a bit too hard for a concluding act, but overall this game is a tiny masterpiece, thank you very much for making it. ありがとう
Solid boss-fight with various different mechanics which play together nicely. Maybe the boss frog has a bit too much health for the brave mouse.
Graphics are simple, but actually cute. The difficulty is really high though. A button to restart the current level without having to run into a broken floor first could help to quickly experiment with different approaches.
Very cute characters and good use of the Zelda art-style, though all the numbers are a bit confusing at first. Reminds me a bit of Chip's Challenge.
Very fascinating writing. :bug: Unfortunately my expedition perishes all the time, but maybe I'm just too cautious in my decisions and need to take more risks.
Fun little one-button game. I was a bit confused at first, especially with the numbers spinning around, but when the yellow stress-objects started appearing, it became fun trying to push them out while keeping the rest in. Also thank you for the mini post-mortem.
Very fluid gameplay and the tentacles are implemented very well. Bodies staying attached after an attack are a nice little detail. The only negative thing I found was that the big HUD at the bottom was blocking the view a bit, especially when moving downwards.
Very polished game, especially on the visual part. The enemies look so cute, that I tried to touch them on the first meeting.
The character is cute and the controls are very responsive. Well done. Only the camera confused me a bit at first, but it worked out after some time.
Thanks everyone for the feedback. :slight_smile:
The low collision range of the spikes was intended for the first few puzzles to provide a bit more flexibility and reduce difficulty, and the later areas contain rotating and dense spikes which are a bit harder to avoid. Maybe the early spikes could have been positioned differently to highlight that more, like between the plates.
For the missing audio, I ran out of time at the end and decided to skip it entirely to focus more on polishing. I think this was less risky to do. So please feel free to listen to your favorite music while giving the game a spin.
@lee-reilly thank you very much! Now I just need to clean up the code. :sweat_smile:
Good balance of events, requiring you to make choices not only based on distance, but also your current stats. Good work. It would make sense to not only identify the stats with different colors, but also different symbols to help color blind players.
The controls remind me of top-down games like Torchlight on PC, so maybe that's why I had no problems with them.
The start is a bit rough, finding the right balance, but the end-game is really fun. Special enemy attacks like the super-laser and those green weight-blobs keep you busy even after a while. Well done. (edit: reminds me a bit of the game Stratosphere) image.png
Simple idea but very well executed. It looks (and sounds) very polished, with clean transitions, and lots of small details like the rotating wheels and bouncy snakes.
Very cute and relaxing management simulation. I liked that everything you build interacts with each other. town.png
That cat really hates flowers. :smiley_cat: Not a new idea, but very fun implementation.
I always felt I have everything under control, but the light turning off sometimes added a lot of pressure by hiding all the current states, which is a really nice idea to keep even the best multi-taskers on their toes. Well done.
Nice idea with the various resources and obstacles, risk and reward. Some funky train music could improve it further.
Very cute game with some tricky situations, and a relaxing atmosphere. I got surprised by (the cuteness of) the first enemy and died. :sweat_smile: Immediately dying and respawning at the start felt a bit too harsh as punishment though.
Really cool gameplay alternating between offense and defense. Simple, but very readable graphics. The UI is also very clear, with the percentage at the ship, the overheating alert and more. I was only disappointed, that there is no huge explosion or other effect when losing.
Very fun multi-tasking game. Well done. I was a bit confused with the hand-sensor puzzle, but was greatly surprised by the solution (and where I found the missing piece).
Excellent implementation. Juggling weapons to shoot diagonally is fun and very "stable". The weapon which shoots into two directions feels a bit overpowered due to being more flexible, but it was still challenging.
Funny arcade game with punny dialogues. Well done. Unfortunately a bit short. Would be really cool to have more levels or game modes. :slight_smile: I could also imagine a full breakout game in that setting, which would be a welcome change from the default block graphics of this genre.
The controls are very precise and the graphics are easy to read. Well done. My only issue would be a lack of variation (after some time).