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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMo
202455SummoningMotivationjam1524.023.894.304.324.213.603.313.89

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Comments by maxplusplus

LD55 — Summoning

Summoner Dash by Blist 2024-04-19T08:30:20Z

Interesting game! Graphics are really nice, and I love the palette. I thought the "dashing through enemies" part was a bit jarring compared to the faster pace of the platforming segments, and that gravity being disabled was a bit weird, but otherwise a fun game.

Jiang Shifu by Sn4pi 2024-04-17T10:28:36Z

This concept is really cool, a platformer where you can't even move! I really liked the feel of the movement, especially the hang-time after jumping. I think overall the difficulty was good, but unfortunately I couldn't _summon_ the strength to finish that last room (I just don't think you put enough saws in). Loved the artwork and animations -- I think the levels could have used a bit more decoration, the outside scenery was stunning though! Overall really great job :D

Shape Defender by bzoo345 2024-04-21T11:33:19Z

Fun game! I like the "weakness to their own colour" concept and I think with some adaptation and tweaking it could really shine -- I would also recommend adding boundaries to stop the player running off-screen and winning easily :sweat_smile:

Ancestral by deformhead 2024-04-21T11:43:40Z

Neat game! I really like the aesthetic, even if the graphics are on the simpler side -- I also would have liked a coyote jump, but otherwise the movement is super smooth, so nice job!

A Grave Mistake by JUSTCAMH 2024-04-20T07:45:21Z

Really ~~grave~~ great concept, excellent execution. I ran into performance issues on the web version which upped the platforming difficulty :sweat_smile: but otherwise a superb entry! Edit: oh, and excellent work robotmeadows on the soundtrack, what an absolute banger

Salmoning by kuviman 2024-04-20T08:27:07Z

All you had to do was follow the damn train, Sea J

(great game btw)

Summonion by KeithSwanger 2024-04-19T11:37:22Z

The name alone warrants a 5/5 for innovation, I adore the concept -- I liked that you could power up your onions to do quite a bit more damage, and that they could be destroyed so you needed to keep an eye on them! Sounds effects are also top tier, as someone who also likes to DIY SFX :D

The Joshening by Pulni 2024-04-21T11:51:34Z

10/10 voice acting, but really feels like it needs more Josh

inner vacant- by She Wrote 2024-04-18T08:07:35Z

10/10 action puzzle grandma shooter: immaculate vibes, knuckle-biting geriatric combat

Master Of The Pit by ecenizo 2024-04-17T11:21:05Z

Fun game! Unsure if this was intended but I found out if you kept pressing [Z|X|C] without clicking, you can stack spawns on top of each other (zero complaints, I enjoyed spawning 50 skeletons and watching them expand out immediately)

Dance Dance Evocation by Phanelly 2024-04-17T09:23:39Z

Interesting game for sure -- I think the concept alone is excellent and the artwork is adorable! Gameplay-wise I would have liked some more hints as to what combos are required for each creature, mainly because I wanted to see as many of them as possible, but I will admit that 9 combinations isn't that many to try so maybe I'm just lazy :sweat_smile: Either way, great job!

Dance Dance Evocation by Phanelly 2024-04-17T11:49:50Z

@edoardo-talamini extremely fair, I imagine the drawing alone takes ages, let alone animating them as well, so 9 is perfectly respectable!

Accelerate by LagMeester4000 2024-04-17T09:02:47Z

Fun game! The controls took a bit of getting used to (especially grapple), and I think the control scheme could use some tweaking, but overall a fun platformer.

Gravenguard: Rift Protectors by Crowpaw 2024-04-17T12:13:21Z

Reminds me of old-school flash games like Paladog -- animations are really cool, and I really like the castle and tree textures! All I ask for is more than 3 levels so I can send forth my level 50 dudes against a worthy opponent :')

Motivation by maxplusplus 2024-04-17T12:38:51Z

Thanks everyone for the lovely comments, and I really appreciate the feedback! I'll be honest, after testing the game for so long I completely overlooked the fact that I didn't at all indicate that you could click on words, that's my bad. At least this comments section will provide something of a guide to anyone who gets stuck :sweat_smile:

@sn4pi thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it :D Yeah for sure, I think branching paths and more involved puzzles could be really fun, and I like the idea of doing a better-developed, less vibes-based version of this story

Motivation by maxplusplus 2024-04-20T07:55:28Z

@justcamh cheers again for playing it on your stream, it was awesome seeing your reactions and the live feedback was much appreciated! As you said, a meta-puzzle to finish things off would have really tied things together -- unfortunately I had already overextended myself with the summoning animations, so I didn't have time to come up with something more fulfilling :sweat_smile: maybe next time!