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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCmCo
201328You Only Get OneMake it Countcompo
201326MinimalismMBlokcompo773.833.723.473.584.233.511.713.2779
201225You are the VillainA Villain is YOU!compo1283.453.193.223.753.313.162.043.1117
201223Tiny WorldStargazercompo913.633.503.033.534.002.772.733.0846
201122AloneThe Cheese Stands Alonecompo2732.852.772.923.152.382.312.601.893.7128

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Comments by tSwitch

LD22 — Alone

Turbo Singulation 6000 by DrPetter 2011-12-19T07:57:00

I liked the idea, though it was a bit of a pain having to click to make the gestures, especially with my trackpad.

Your journal seems to not exist as well.

My Own Universe by Darkhogg 2011-12-19T08:07:00

Even unfinished, I really like the work you put into this. Though I feel the story segments could have been spaced out a little more, it was awkward trying to find the right place to stand in order to read them.

great job with using the theme in the story, and the effect at the beginning was beautiful.

The Cheese Stands Alone by tSwitch 2012-01-09T07:24:00

Yeah I knew that the game's strategy was really shallow, but I couldn't come up with any ideas for breaking it up without them feeling unfair or contrived, so I figured I'd leave it as is rather than risk lowering the game's quality.

Thank you for all of your feedback :)

LD23 — Tiny World

Disregard All Humans by Fireblend 2012-04-25T18:19:00

I really enjoyed this, I like the use of the theme, and I like how the moon filled up red.

For a while I was wondering if the game had a point, and then I noticed that, and the planet shrinking, it was then that I realized what I was destined to accomplish. Great visual feedback!

Hungry Ants by Dew 2012-04-25T18:57:00

Not fun, I couldn't figure out what I was doing due to lack of real interface for food and such. Got bored very quickly. Good idea, but either too slow, too obscure, or just too shallow.

Protect Da World by Sankacoffee51 2012-04-25T18:05:00

Not bad, though I think the graphics should have been a lot simpler or cleaner, I got a headache from playing this.

It would also benefit from some form of minimap, or enemy indicator. The theme also felt hastily thrown in.

Last World by Jiddo 2012-04-25T18:35:00

I really liked the idea, but putting the tutorial in the middle of the actual game like that was disorienting.

March of the Ladybirds by MrDanH 2012-04-25T19:01:00

Good game, the puzzles were ok. I just got bored quickly as there was no speed up button.

Walker by Catman 2012-04-25T22:07:00

I really did not like the audio, it got very annoying quickly.

The gameplay was alright, and was a neat twist, but the controls just felt messy, and I had trouble wanting to keep playing it.

Survive, my little pixel! by Riccardo Stucchi 2012-04-25T19:05:00

The sound effects were amazing. Overall fun, and I liked the way you presented 'tiny'.

Rubiq's Garden by youdonotexist 2012-04-25T18:39:00

I liked the concept, though it felt a little glitched. When I moved a row or column with a wall, it didn't push enemies with the wall, instead it pushed them towards me.

I also didn't feel like this was a very creative use of the theme, though it did fit.

Little Biyubi by edbadiux 2012-04-25T18:45:00

I think the best part about this game for me was the music. The gameplay was fun and the graphics fit (though I don't see how the theme tied into it), but the music is really why I kept playing, it just sounded good.

Also it was a bit buggy, I got stuck in the floor more than once.

Immunity by umwgmc 2012-04-25T17:34:00

Overall not a bad game, though it would benefit greatly from instructions.

Tiny World Adventure by PabloAM 2012-04-25T17:28:00

I liked the idea, and the weapon switching was fun, but the twist at the end really didn't surprise me, though I suppose that is because the graphics clearly conveyed "you're in a body."

I also found the grammar to be a little off, but that's not a big deal.

"The best" CCG by cantorfew 2012-04-25T17:40:00

I was unable to run it, and from the screenshot, it looks very arcane. I think simple graphics would have benefited this game greatly.

Also, I believe python can be packed into the deliverable exe, look into that for future projects.

Maybe look into PyGame?

Planet Trot by Logan 2012-04-25T17:38:00

I really liked the concept, and the game looked really neat, but I felt no real compulsion to play after a few minutes.

Tiny Galaxy by Robert Swan 2012-04-25T18:31:00

I really thought the idea and presentation were good, there's not much more to say. Good job.

For critique - if I fall off, make me die sooner, and add sound effects, they'd really brighten up the experience.

Tiny World by spilth 2012-04-25T17:30:00

I can't play this game as I don't have a Mac, but it looks interesting. I hope you release a ported version.

Obsolescence by quickfingers 2012-04-22T19:09:00

I like the concept, and its presentation is great, though the scroll speed seems really sluggish.

The Moth and The Menace by vandriver 2012-04-25T18:12:00

This game was hilarious, I just wish where I needed to go and such was more clear.

These are your Friends by Farfin 2012-04-25T18:50:00

Great use of the theme, and I love the style of the game, just silly and fun. The gameplay bored me a bit after a few games, but I mean...I played a few rounds of it in a row, so that counts for something.

Astro Break by hulahulahest 2012-04-25T22:02:00

This was one of the better entries I've played. The graphics are very well done, the gameplay is well refined, and the visual/audio feedback is great.

The theme interpretation was one of the seemingly more generic ones, but it's executed very well.

TinyIsland by VDZ 2012-04-25T18:00:00

There's no real place to put "actual persistent world" for score, so I bumped your innovation up, because that's damn impressive.

Onto actual critique, I feel like the game is in a good place, and I love the dwarf-fortress like map transfers that you have going, you did a great job presenting what you can do, and making it easy to navigate.

Where you're losing players is the fact that there's no challenge, no real incentive to build or something to spur them on. You are given a world in which you can chop trees and gather resources, but there's no -reason- to. Games aren't just about the world and the rules, you're given a reason to play; a goal.

The interface is also a bit of a step backwards in gaming history. I found myself quickly wishing I could just hit a key to queue up multiple wall crafts, or that there was a darkened background behind the chat (or an exclusive area in the side bar for it).

Definitely has high potential for fun, just don't turn it into Minicraft ;)

Stargazer by tSwitch 2012-04-23T02:45:00

Thanks for the comments guys.

@m4c0 - Our hero pygmy thinks differently from the others, while everyone else assumes that the sky god is angry with them, he wonders if there might be other people outside their island. He imagines that the world is not as tiny as they think it is.

I do intend to release the game as well, I just need to polish things up some more :)

Stargazer by tSwitch 2012-04-24T19:18:00

The numbers show how high they are above the screen, I could have probably been more clear about that.

Stargazer by tSwitch 2012-04-25T19:49:00

@fanatiko - Because it was quicker to create the title screen that way, rather than doing mouse clicking for buttons, and I wanted to spend more time on the game itself than on making buttons for my title screen. It's not going to stay that way.

@free_napalm - yeah I know, I can't compose music.

Core Buster by Maato 2012-04-25T20:17:00

Not bad, though the movement was really messy for me, and it crashed once when I was at the center of a planet (Chrome app version).

I can't say I really enjoyed myself that much, nor can I really see where the theme fits.

LD25 — You are the Villain

Eaten by wzl 2012-12-21T20:07:00

Thank you for the mute music button, haha. The game was interesting, trying to be strategic so as to remain hidden was fun.

Overall I liked it.

LD26 — Minimalism

Minimal Shooter by robcozzens 2013-04-29T05:47:00

Not bad, it's a little weird to move with the mouse and shoot with WASD though. Normally it's the other way around.

Freedom by orangepascal 2013-04-29T06:17:00

It's fun to figure out, well done.

Only a Keyboard by Lidfrid 2013-04-29T19:07:00

Absolutely fantastic, great use of simple graphics to convey the hints. It took me a few tries, and I felt exceedingly clever when I figured them out. Bravo.

Circles by Are 2013-04-29T06:00:00

Fun in an experimental way.

RedShot by Jellycakes 2013-04-29T20:12:00

Not sure why I lost, what the score means really, but it was fun, and you did the camera well ( which I'm noticing some games aren't ). Great job, scene transition was cool too. 3D Robotron.

Cross by AstroEngiSci 2013-04-29T16:09:00

I like the mood of the game, and the almost story with the green cube, but it's almost unplayable because of how the aiming is handled.

When doing a First Person game, you should hide the cursor and every frame re-set it to the center of the game window. Then when you want to move it, check the cursor's offset from the center to get the direction you should rotate the camera in. This will effectively capture the mouse, and give the camera a nice smooth turn, allowing the player to turn full 360 without the cursor leaving the window.

Blue by TheFudster 2013-04-29T06:22:00

The dialogue was so slow it was painful. Good idea, but it felt like a slog.

Mix by Leebo86 2013-04-29T22:33:00

Not bad, though it's a little clunky to click and drag everything. It would probably play really well on a touch screen device.

Join by Perry 2013-04-29T06:59:00

Wonderful and entertaining, great use of simplicity in graphics, gameplay and music.

Messimalism by NeverAutomatic 2013-04-29T05:52:00

I was so incredibly confused at first, because I didn't seem to be doing anything. That's my fault though. After I re-read the instructions I understood. Not bad, but the graphical style doesn't really lend itself to clarity.

Potato Dungeon by _Rilem 2013-05-02T03:41:00

Fantastic.

Plex by Neonlare 2013-04-29T19:16:00

I really like the audio, and the graphics are keen.

OCDC by roaet 2013-05-02T02:55:00

Good game, clever yet punishing. I assume floating/flying was intended.

Light the way by cinnamonmelonpig 2013-05-02T02:57:00

Well made, pretty straightforward.

Formless Reliquary by PsenFilip 2013-05-02T02:51:00

Not bad, but it wasn't very fun.

Root Route! by netpro2k 2013-05-02T17:42:00

I like this, neat mechanic. Great job!

Node Hero by Deadlyapps 2013-05-02T03:05:00

I couldn't play for more than 30 seconds, the music was too annoying.

ColorMeld by ThreeUp 2013-04-29T06:09:00

It's worth noting that before the game starts, you can make a ball so tiny that it gets larger again, which causes Unity to crash.

nadir by zillix 2013-05-02T03:10:00

Neat idea, I'm not patient enough right now for it though, haha.

Potato The Destroyer by Cory Martin 2013-05-02T03:56:00

Performance was a bit off, I kept getting frame locks. Otherwise not bad.

Katana Senpou by saint11 2013-04-29T05:33:00

Fantastic little game, the rock/paper/scissors element really makes it tense.