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Ben Whittaker

Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMo
201841Combine 2 Incompatible Genres👥Dungeon Exploderjam1503.933.723.514.044.113.473.983.61
201429Beneath the SurfaceUnearthcompo12611.951.472.952.402.84

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Comments by Ben Whittaker

LD41 — Combine 2 Incompatible Genres

Learn with Babafounini by Nicso 2018-04-24T14:32:45Z

Really nice art and sound! Sadly, though, when I got to the horror part Babafounini's dialog looped endlessly and I couldn't move, so I wasn't able to progress farther.

Perpetual Quest by Mr_Field 2018-04-24T14:10:04Z

Really nice! It took me a couple loops to realize I needed to buy the hammer and another loop to save up for it, but the wizard soon fell to the man who could not stop, and could not be stopped.

Swipe Invaders by rozanbr 2018-04-24T18:26:14Z

It's really more of a memory game than a strategy game

Flowers in the frame by oab 2018-05-02T02:18:18Z

This game is very pretty, and it works well on android. I like it!

bitship hiragana by chromableedstudios 2018-04-26T23:31:47Z

It's really annoying when the spaceships are at the bottom of the screen, as you can't shoot them without running into them. I like the edutainment aspect, though.

Claustroom by Wendel Scardua 2018-04-24T03:54:11Z

I was definitely feeling pretty claustrophobic by the end there

TinyWorlds by dikkop 2018-04-26T20:00:05Z

Really lovely!

Tetris Escape 2D by scottthoo 2018-04-24T18:54:30Z

This game is adorable! The android controls don't always seem to register the horizontal movement when I try to move and jump at the same time though

Risky Squad by mortus 2018-05-08T20:04:04Z

The 2nd player in coop mode has a bit of an unfair advantage, since he can see what the first player is has done / will do. It's fun, though, and I like the concept.

Get Out Of My Dungeon by biobazard 2018-04-25T16:11:50Z

I got 5940 points. Trying to get rid of the enemies while minimizing damage taken was an interesting challenge, and it worked very well on mobile.

The Imaginary Room by abductedPlatypus 2018-04-24T15:02:30Z

Neat!

Infinite Typer by theamazingb 2018-04-26T04:17:06Z

I can not type fast enough for this game. It's still fun, though!

Secrets of the Forest by DevEmil 2018-04-24T03:34:12Z

Shortforms for the commands would also save typing, eg "go r" for "go right".

Also, I would love to see more advanced platforming with a timing aspect, such as jumping when a moving platform is near, just to see how far the concept can go.

Space COW BOY by Venny 2018-04-26T23:57:26Z

I really like the retro 3d graphics, and using the power light as a health indicator is very clever. I did find it hard to judge how far away enemies and projectiles are, but a good game overall.

Tumble Search by Ryan Dallaire 2018-04-25T15:50:27Z

It's neat holding my phone flat and watching everything drift around

Fish Fighter by GiovanniBarrottu 2018-04-24T03:57:47Z

I'm getting a 404 when I try to visit the itch.io page

Fish Fighter by GiovanniBarrottu 2018-04-24T04:19:46Z

Yay, the links work. Cool game, although I haven't been able to get very far because I keep running into a bug where sometimes I kill all the fish in the shooting mode, and it never switches back to the fishing mode. Maybe there's some rogue fish getting caught in the level geometry or something.

MonoSpace by Kanishka_Dev 2018-04-26T23:00:13Z

I like the ascii art! I'm finding the tilt-based movement tricky, though. An alternate control method would have been nice. Also, I'm not really sure this counts as "turn based".

MonoSpace by Kanishka_Dev 2018-04-29T13:54:13Z

@Kanishka_Dev Hey, just because it's text doesn't mean it isn't art 😛

MonoSpace by Kanishka_Dev 2018-04-30T16:54:45Z

@Kanishka_Dev I got the pun, yes :)

Platform Pets by CeZaN 2018-05-02T01:35:01Z

The controls work okay on mobile, and I like the idea. I love the cat sprite - I named him Fred. It would be nice to be able to interact more directly with your pet, though, and the platforming is pretty dull once you beat the only level.

(P.S. Rate other people's games to get more ratings!)

Splitscreen Hide N Seek by PackNSlash 2018-04-24T03:08:28Z

I don't have anyone handy to play against at the moment, but I have to say, finding myself was a lot harder than I thought it'd be

The night journey by AdamNTI 2018-04-26T22:35:46Z

This game is extremely pretty, but there isn't very much to do other than wander around - especially since the enemies are so slow that they never catch up if I just keep walking.

Haunted Mansion by coldmoose 2018-04-27T00:21:57Z

I'm like a parent, I ended up staying in the mansion following ghosts around and cleaning up behind them. I did find you had to click a bit above where you want a tile in order to place it, which was a bit unintuitive.

On The Fly by qkjosh 2018-04-27T01:14:54Z

Lovely art, relaxing gameplay. I didn't have anyone handy to play with, but I'll have to try playing with my girlfriend the next time I see her. I will, however, maintain that "thiiis much" is a perfectly non-awkward answer to "tell me how much you love me".

On The Fly by qkjosh 2018-04-29T16:33:56Z

@Rebecca Kremer I'm afraid I won't see her in person again until mid-may 🙁

Jossepe by nelow 2018-04-26T23:22:34Z

The art and music are really groovy! It'd be nice if there was a bit of danger, though.

Dungeon Exploder by wizard sino 2018-04-26T18:46:25Z

@biobazard Good idea :)

Dungeon Exploder by wizard sino 2018-04-27T00:46:10Z

@the_noffs My nephew did the music, too. I'll let him know you liked it. :)

Dungeon Exploder by wizard sino 2018-04-29T01:40:21Z

@abductedPlatypus It took a bit of tuning to get it to handle that many cubes... I also got a boost by using a particle system for rendering instead of individual mesh renderers

Par 99 by notnullnotvoid 2018-04-24T05:03:53Z

The best metrodvania-style golf game I've even played! I found it a confusing trying to tell which way slopes sloped though, maybe arrows or some other sort of directional pattern in the grass would help?