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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMo
202047Stuck in a loopCaught in the music loopcompo4353.183.133.723.702.303.422.022.61
201945Start with nothingBacteriacompo4402.912.623.313.502.662.982.063.07

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Comments by merkisoft

LD45 — Start with nothing

Dr. Deckenstein: Escape from Castle Brainia by quill18 2019-10-08T06:41:38Z

it is fun to compete against you, the master who taught me unity.

your game looks promising. i have to continue the review at home, my mobile does not have asdw keys :smiley:

would be nice, if you review others as well. the stats speak against you :wink:

TreakBout by euske 2019-10-05T14:51:50Z

nice idea, ball got stock on the 2nd attempt

TreakBout by euske 2019-10-06T18:20:35Z

that (changed game logic) turned out really well! cool

Chase Champions by PietPtr 2019-10-07T19:20:54Z

i almost got seasick in the first couple of seconds! omg. but i resisted :smile: the voice is fun and nice! well done. first game i truely finished tonight, doable, not too easy and with a real ending!

The not so game by MC_Crash 2019-10-07T06:05:26Z

idle clicker?

One And All by burnedkirby 2019-10-07T06:13:39Z

Nice particles, but I am missing a goal in the game

One And All by burnedkirby 2019-10-07T06:20:32Z

that works well :-) maybe version 2 should be to grow the universe till it collapses and you end with nothing too!

Naught. by mutuware 2019-10-07T18:33:18Z

very hard to play due to the slidiness ... or i'm just not used to this...

Press Start For Nothing by evilobjective 2019-10-07T19:30:18Z

funny but also nothing

NoWastelandCreationIntended by kruemelkeksfan 2019-10-07T21:39:52Z

the game goes black when i have level 2 or 3 and i click some open dialog - since it's a clicker game, i don't read anyways :smiley: ... is this just the end? i repeated this twice using the web version.

update: all good - just read the dialogs - game ends at 100 days!!!

Epoch by Cosmic Adventure Squad 2019-10-07T22:16:01Z

perfect game idea, amazing intro (cloud effect), funny particles with eyes, "boosting into" was not obvious to me, but then RTFM :smiley:

Start with nothing by rubyleehs 2019-10-07T21:07:43Z

minimalistic but very good idea. kept me playing for quite some time! i reached 20 ... no idea if there is an end?

Start with nothing by rubyleehs 2019-10-08T06:29:22Z

@rubyleehs omg, thx. Ratings adjusted :smiley: great game.

Nothingness by PhillSerrazina 2019-10-07T22:34:55Z

nice idea to create different kind of planets based on "nothing" :smiley:

Server Error by FreypodGames 2019-10-07T22:05:52Z

it's funny, but for an idle game it's not enough. i agree with @hmaya - nice review btw!

AMaze by Zhorky 2019-10-07T18:44:28Z

very nice idea and it works well! the ball is a bit too sticky to the wall and it breaks the flow - could be better fine tuned.

Seed by Trusty 2019-10-07T18:55:26Z

story very well matched. font in level two is not grafically tuned which is a bit a downer.

Get Some Cake! by OwlyCode 2019-10-07T21:31:35Z

i'm stuck with the first. can't combine the stones? please give one more hint

Start With Rain by Piturnah 2019-10-07T18:36:29Z

i love idle games! thanks for creating this! well done. nice procedural map and music. I still keep it running ... for minutes now. still waiting for an epic end :smiley:

Color Swirl by sansman01 2019-10-07T19:01:35Z

nice concept and i like the change in color. add checkpoints and it will be less frustraiting.

My Friend N by rroni 2019-10-07T19:41:30Z

omg, taff story, especially as a dad of two kids. i liked the maze a lot. that alone could just have been the game, but you built the story well around it. rate more games, so that others will rate yours! you deserve it.

It never started with nothing by Lukvasando 2019-10-07T19:46:12Z

i got stuck very early on. the idea is very cool, mouse + keyboard works well sometimes it is visually not clear whats a platform and whats just background. intentional or not?

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Become Human Again by Cybikitty 2019-10-07T19:26:51Z

i took me a while that there is a huge fly time, but still too hard for me ... ok i'm not a pro gamer but a pro developer :smile:

Meager Genesis by Hajden 2019-10-07T22:44:07Z

very nice parallax and particle effects, i whish there was a bit more a gameplay with a goal. intro feels a bit like my (not so polished game) :wink:

Click-N-Move by TwinTurboDouche 2019-10-07T18:25:19Z

sorry, i don't like the controls. not intuitive (asdw: relative vs. absolute/screen directions)

Sweet Nothing by Kellmen 2019-10-07T21:56:35Z

which levels? maybe the game just does not work for me... or there is really nothing

Sweet Nothing by Kellmen 2019-10-07T23:08:12Z

intro is too long and maybe there is a problem with hitting the enter key or space bar (still having the focus and messing up the game)?

InkTent by Gonzako 2019-10-07T19:11:45Z

very cool game and sound is nice too! the controls are hard to master, but the concept is clear and very simple which is very good :smiley:

Doodle Ball by Beritens 2019-10-07T20:07:59Z

best game out of the 15 or so that i reviewed today. well done. mechanic work really nice, intutive, challanging make sure you rate a lot! you deserve a high score.

Doodle Ball by Beritens 2019-10-07T20:53:56Z

can't stop playing... you should really put this forward. add a hight level, add goals (flying 500 meters high, one straight line etc...)

Bacteria by merkisoft 2019-10-05T09:53:02Z

very early release!

Bacteria by merkisoft 2019-10-05T20:55:44Z

Looks like the basics are working. My own sound plays as well - I never did this in any of my previous games!

... Most likely the 48h event is over for me after 24h. Life as a dad is not easy :-)

Bacteria by merkisoft 2019-10-05T22:24:45Z

Polishing the game takes forever ... even such a simple one. So many little details.

I think I'm finally done with it. :smile:

Bacteria by merkisoft 2019-10-07T06:23:05Z

@congusbongus you will have to retry a few times to understand more. ... remember you start with nothing, not even help :smiley:

Bacteria by merkisoft 2019-10-07T19:15:21Z

@blint6 thanks a lot. try it one more time. 1000 is easy, just be patient and don't click to fast, every 3rd time you get another bacteria (need to update the description for that) ... so click wise :smiley:

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Bacteria by merkisoft 2019-10-07T19:48:37Z

@dqmhose it is a question of timing, strategy, "eating your self" (see tip above) and also a bit of luck is required... just give it a few more tries to reach at least 1000. :smiley:

Bacteria by merkisoft 2019-10-07T19:58:53Z

@mutuware you are right, i had the same thoughts when i realized during game dev that the "the growing bit" almost came up like "game of life", but it is much different in the end.

Bacteria by merkisoft 2019-10-07T21:16:23Z

@theseusinabottle i wanted to have zero instructions or simply NOTHING :smiley: ... check the comments. i think you now find enough hints

Bacteria by merkisoft 2019-10-08T20:13:33Z

@jakiteli ... you can always do better :smiley: actually i wanted to continue with more levels. but my own time did not allow.

Bacteria by merkisoft 2019-10-11T13:28:43Z

@gwinnell you can win nothing :smiley: i whished i had more time to do multiple levels etc but you can always try to be better :wink:

click4cats by spacey3d 2019-10-05T22:27:22Z

I love idle games ... the autoclicker as suggested would be very funny!

LD47 — Stuck in a loop

Rim of Zitra by Listonos 2020-10-05T00:16:27Z

i like your idea to rewind and allow for better choices and improve over time. not easy if you are tired from a game jam :)

Loop Bouncer by pkenney 2020-10-05T08:00:39Z

very cool idea. gets quite difficult, because you lose all keys in one go. maybe just losing one and having a cool-down-timer would help. btw: there is quite some lag when reaching in exit when sound plays

Looping Stuck by peeweek 2020-10-05T00:14:39Z

amazing light effects, i love the mirror! it's also cool to figure out, what's actually going on. thanks for the video - this way i can see the ending without trying for too long :))

Looping Stuck by peeweek 2020-10-05T20:55:02Z

@peeweek thanks, no likes for us? :(

Endless Ocean Cleanup by Bloham 2020-10-05T09:03:13Z

greta will be proud of you :) yep, controls and boat feel a bit odd/slow. not sure how the recycling works, i got 3 points, but when i went to the smokey house with more trash, i didn't receive more. i think the noise effect is not helping and overdone.

Loading: The Game by Wakobu 2020-10-04T23:16:09Z

i love this game. i'm also struggling to get a higher score (about 30%), but computers are hard to maintain :)

a Damsel a Day by alec 2020-10-05T08:28:36Z

very well executed game! nice music, very nice retro style, really fast paced and you just want to rescue them all! not sure how you did the levels, because about level 16 was impossible (train and myself went immediately straight right, but train overtook me and i could not rescue her. maybe generational levels need a sanity check?)

Roller Riches by dxk2294 2020-10-24T21:11:19Z

i love it. i played it on my phone, enabled desktop view, works really well. if only camera control were touch capable i would give you max points straight! well done. please make a mobile version. :-)

The Loop by Jin9310 2020-10-04T23:18:33Z

it's a very nice idea to limit the player on the move using the loop. some more updates on the review (@jin9310): i love the logo and the art style of the start scene. i think the game itself is too dark, sometimes hard to see. i don't think that switching often is a cheat or so, it's part of the game mechanics and that's just fine. to make it more interesting, it would be nice to be able to change the radius of the loop for example, with boosts or so.

Complete information by Synedraacus 2020-10-04T23:39:55Z

please share download links!

Magical Marissas Troubles with Time by TheseusInABottle 2020-10-05T00:21:08Z

your audio track is just genius! you are stuck in the audio loop for sure! apart from that, looks like it's just a regular monkeyball game, or do i overlook something?

WhileLoops by Ausstein 2020-10-05T08:23:02Z

very nice old style dialog mess game, i like it a lot and played for too long (have to play other games too :)). in the default size, the font is a bit hard to read (maybe intentional) and it is quite strange, how much you can get stressed about these dialogs poping up and disapearing :-)

SwingShot: Stuck in a musical loop by Pepijn 2020-10-04T22:51:03Z

looks cool, but i get a JS error

Invoking error handler due to Uncaught abort(185) at Error at jsStackTrace (webgl.wasm.framework.unityweb:8:22313) at stackTrace [Object.stackTrace] (webgl.wasm.framework.unityweb:8:22484) at Object.onAbort (https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/2793960/Build/UnityLoader.js:4:11118) at abort (webgl.wasm.framework.unityweb:8:494600) at :wasm-function[56224]:0xfcb50c at :wasm-function[37018]:0xc0525b at :wasm-function[48931]:0xe2a35f at :wasm-function[48930]:0xe2a206 at :wasm-function[35177]:0xbb8e32 at :wasm-function[47695]:0xdd7a9e at :wasm-function[26775]:0xa12d23 at :wasm-function[44796]:0xd64696 at :wasm-function[24411]:0x9c3c71 at dynCall_iiiii (:wasm-function[55994]:0xfca7bf) at dynCall_iiiii [Object.dynCall_iiiii] (webgl.wasm.framework.unityweb:8:467528) at invoke_iiiii (webgl.wasm.framework.unityweb:8:337189) at :wasm-function[54078]:0xf7470e at :wasm-function[53533]:0xf5c20f at :wasm-function[4356]:0x1aff34 at :wasm-function[4355]:0x1afe5d at :wasm-function[8002]:0x2ee148 at :wasm-function[8000]:0x2ede50 at :wasm-function[8004]:0x2ee34d at :wasm-function[8261]:0x30db8e at :wasm-function[10723]:0x413a16 at :wasm-function[10430]:0x3f0c89 at :wasm-function[10430]:0x3f0c9e at :wasm-function[10425]:0x3f07a7 at :wasm-function[10418]:0x3ee7b9 at dynCall_v (:wasm-function[56009]:0xfcaa14) at dynCall_v [Object.dynCall_v] (webgl.wasm.framework.unityweb:8:475363) at browserIterationFunc (webgl.wasm.framework.unityweb:8:172817) at runIter [Object.runIter] (webgl.wasm.framework.unityweb:8:175878) at Browser_mainLoop_runner (webgl.wasm.framework.unityweb:8:174340)

Caught in the music loop by merkisoft 2020-10-04T00:27:32Z

good night :)

Caught in the music loop by merkisoft 2020-10-04T19:35:11Z

thanks for your input! i found a bit more time and improved it, uploading now :)

you can clear sounds by clicking on them.

Caught in the music loop by merkisoft 2020-10-04T23:32:52Z

just click on the white buttons on the loop to remove! you can single undo sounds which are wrong

Caught in the music loop by merkisoft 2020-10-05T08:56:30Z

@neonjeff, @listonos, @theseusinabottle, @untitled-studios, @nil4k, @clemetayer, @pixel-maniacs, @yangying thanks for playing my game and leaving feedback ... i was playing it on the phone with my 4 year old son and yes, now i see the need of a general reset button - he added sounds like crazy :)

Caught in the music loop by merkisoft 2020-10-05T11:42:45Z

@jin9310 - thanks! i really plan to do so, thanks for the motivation and your input, full agree.

@tero-pulk - you need to try to match the beat. if you misplaced sounds, remove them by clicking the white buttons on the loop.

@zimny11 - thanks! yeah, the freeplay mode is exactly intended for that. great to read that you enjoyed it :)

thanks all again for playing

Caught in the music loop by merkisoft 2020-10-05T20:58:01Z

@rhoff95 thanks, i updated this page now. hopefully it helps the next players. to me figuring out how to play is part of the fun, but i see the point, we all review many games in short time...

@kehl some levels are very tricky, hopefully you used the cheat codes :)

thanks for playing

Caught in the music loop by merkisoft 2020-10-06T12:27:37Z

@aterlamia thanks for playing and your feedback, maybe you can imporove your skills :D

Caught in the music loop by merkisoft 2020-10-06T23:36:05Z

@aterlamia, @clemetayer, @humphreysmedia, @jin9310, @kehl, @listonos, @neonjeff, @nil4k, @pixel-maniacs, @pov, @rhoff95, @spiderhead20, @tero-pulk, @tero-pulkkinen, @theseusinabottle, @untitled-studios, @yangying, @zimny11

try out my post ludum dare update just for fun with additional sounds, improved UI and a hardcore level 10 (when you skip through with n - please give it 10 sec and hit play again, there is a bug due to the cheating :)

https://merkisoft.github.io/LD47/post-ludum-dare/index.html

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Looped by zimny11 2020-10-05T09:23:00Z

i finished the infinate game! nice pick on the theme, nice song (but is it really yours?)

edit: since the song is really yours, i had to bump up the audio rating! well done!

Challenge Accepted by yangying 2020-10-04T22:15:30Z

i like the hand drawn style! but i'm clearly not a hardcore player... :(

It Is A Loop by Aarimous 2020-10-05T08:50:38Z

nice game that matches theme very well. in the beginning it feels like you can predict it and it's way too easy, but then very soon it gets way too hard. balancing games is tricky, maybe adding additional bonuses like extra lives would help. it was fun to play for sure :-)

Redneck Raceway by Henrik Ganard 2020-10-05T08:44:30Z

the unique carmera helps to match the theme, but i agree with others that you should have committed even more to this idea and kept it in one place (or do cut scenes maybe?). nice that you added highscores in that short time, well done.

Get out of the Traffic Circle! by APBakeWare 2020-10-05T08:06:25Z

matches theme for sure and you learnt Unity, well done! the rotation speed should change per lane, maybe you could give it a try and change your code (should not be too hard :)) also nice idea with the radio, although i would have done less songs with more quality.

Binary Loop by Spiderhead20 2020-10-05T08:37:47Z

i like the animations (background, death) and the sound matches very well. to me the players jumps a bit too little in height and it feels very slippery. overall very good, but struggle a bit with your loop story (theme matching) :-)

Looped Fellas by BukkakeTears 2020-10-05T09:18:03Z

i like the hand drawn art, the silhouette of the workers (unfortunately for the player they interact with the mouse :-D ) and the shaking animation, only critic on the graphics: the green text does not match with the rest the game is confusing, but it's the part i also like - thanks for the guide as well.

Loop Deleter by Zachary Barbanell 2020-10-04T23:16:34Z

looks like a fun game. i'll try again when the rating is on. ... i was also stuck in one of the levels, but i'm sure it's not the end of the loop :)

Prelude to a Squish by nil4k 2020-10-05T08:32:41Z

nice game idea, i wish you had time to complete it, not much we can rate you on. you can make changes, but need to state that in your description you made them clearly (fixing bad bugs - key board re-assignments i think would be in this category)

Prelude to a Squish by nil4k 2020-10-05T21:01:39Z

@nil4k cool! it's a game now. unfortunately you can't just simply change to jam, or can you? you have still 1h to figure that out :D