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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | Co | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 46 | Keep it alive | HARD IMPACT | jam | 917 | 3.61 | 3.67 | 2.92 | 3.05 | 4.02 | 2.22 | 3.65 | |||
| 2019 | 45 | Start with nothing | Neon Blood | jam | 673 | 3.35 | 3.36 | 3.25 | 3.22 | 3.87 | 3.47 | 2.42 | 3.55 | ||
| 2017 | 39 | Running out of Power | Blood In The Stars | jam | 728 | 2.88 | 2.58 | 2.41 | 2.87 | 3.46 | 3.09 | 1.52 | 3.56 | ||
| 2013 | 27 | 10 Seconds | Fantastic Journey of a Teleporting Circle | compo | 372 | 3.24 | 3.00 | 2.79 | 3.40 | 3.52 | 2.48 | 3.06 | 44 | ||
| 2013 | 26 | Minimalism | minimaliZm | compo | |||||||||||
| 2012 | 23 | Tiny World | Three Trials | compo | 452 | 2.92 | 2.77 | 2.15 | 3.00 | 3.23 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 17 |
I really like the game and managed to finish it :)
It's a rare case of arcade puzzle I like to play. The problem is repetitiousness of gameplay. I haven't felt the hardness of levels were going up. And there was no additional gameplay elements introduced.
Otherwise it's a solid gaming experience with the beginning, the end and good gameplay in between.
BTW one time I felt I was stuck but I just had to use my brain more )
I've missed the opportunity to vote but have to say your game mechanics are original indeed. You've got really low level and mind bending stuff going on.
I also like the music. It adds atmosphere to the minimalistic visual representation.
Keep on making games!
Well deserved first place! Game mechanics resonate with main theme so well.
There is a problem with my game :(
I've broken the rules using music made by my friends. I was too asleep at the end of the compo and completely forgot about the fact that all the content including music must be made by me. Looks like it disqualifies me (((
Anyway as I've already told it was fun and I'm sure I can do better next time. Especially when I remember how I've wasted the first day on a mess with tools and game engine.
Tom 7:
the idea is you have to make the last jump as far to the right as you can without really seeing where it leads.
john_conder9:
thanks! that's the idea )
I was aiming for a rather hardcore platforming experience ) compensated by a lot of automatic save points. Your comment tells me I'm very close to my goal.
blob:
sorry, that's an ugly bug. actually I was sure I've got rid of all the debug messages.
here is more of this music which is actually not mine :(
http://childrenofdos.org/
also why do you think it's egyptian? is it guys hat?
'cause the ship and the building are greek. I've used a lot of historical references but if they still look egyptian I want to fix it somehow because the underlying story is greek mythology based.
Thanks! The comments like yours give me more reason to finish this game.
Not that I feel too guilty but I want to play fair. Good idea with N/A for music though.
For sound fx I've used a mac port of sfxr called cfxr http://thirdcog.eu/apps/cfxr
Thanks guys!
I can see my errors clearly and I'm going to fix all this as soon as compo is over (or maybe sooner then I'll put new version somewhere else).
TODO:
jump mechanics
bugs
IDEAS TO CONSIDER:
minimap or other solution to make world navigation easier
But I want the hardness to stay. The goal is hard core platformer experience.
refreshcreations:
thanks a lot for the art compliment. I always have doubts about my visual/audio works so I really appreciate this kind of commentary.
jimmypaulin
thanks for the art compliment too. very much appreciated
I like the core mechanics a lot! This one has a potential to become good game in it's own right outside the compo.
There are two problems:
1. lack of the final game goal (what defines the game end)
This could be fixed by stating goal at the beginning or giving some clues inside the game.
2. monotony
This could be fixed by adding more variety to the evolution of the player and enemies. Some control on how the evolution goes could be good too. This way player can set goals for herself
Also kudos for web version!
Very good content, but it's not a game. It's artistic meditation tool.
Oh. Thanks for this comment.
That's strange actually because I entered the link for the web version.
hmm... links without http don't work.
thanks again!
I liked your entry a lot. I can see the effort put into polishing the gameplay.
The pixel art works well here too.
It doesn't feel like it's really on theme but it's so good otherwise I can live with it.
Great entry!
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I liked your entry a lot. I can see the effort put into polishing the gameplay.
The pixel art works well here too.
It doesn't feel like it's really on theme but it's so good otherwise I can live with it.
Great entry!
I have problems remembering the combos but otherwise it's a solid and fun entry.
Web version doesn't work for me.
Gives "bplaced.net Zugriff verweigert, Fehler 403. Sorry, access forbidden, error 403. Contact service provider"
Web version doesn't work for me.
Gives "bplaced.net Zugriff verweigert, Fehler 403. Sorry, access forbidden, error 403. Contact service provider"
Ok. The downloaded one works well so here is my short review.
I like your game. The combination of sokoban mechanics with powerups and two characters puzzles really works.
There are some glitches and game becomes suddenly very hard (the puzzle where one of the characters is surrounded with four clocks) otherwise it's a solid gaming experience.
I find this game strangely amusing and want to see a multiplayer version some day.
That was really playable.
My only concern is it's too hard (but I think that's by intention).
The idea of vampire running from sunlight is fun but 10 seconds mechanic is a bit vague.
It lacks music but the graphics set the mood well enough..
Overall it's fun and I can see me finishing the game if the levels complexity raises more gradually.
Good job!
I don't think publishing sources with the compilation docs counts as posting the finished game. It's totally inaccessible to me and most of the people who take part in LD.
But screenshot looks good. I'll be waiting for the OS X version to play and rate.
Good luck with making it happen.
Thanks for the OS X version! Played and rated.
There wasn't a lot of a goal but it was really beautiful and moody.
I can see the potential here.
That's too hard for me but overall it's a great game. If only the levels' hardness would increase more gradually.
The best entry I've seen so far and the only one that deserves 5/5 for theme.
The only problem is the difficulty curve. I'm stuck at the level from the screenshot and it's several times harder than the previous one.
I do hope to see post LD version of this game.
That's appreciated!
If you are talking about the plasma effects it's completely procedural. Different backgrounds are the same fx with different parameters.
Here is the source:
https://github.com/Nek/FantasticJourneyOfTeleportingCircle/blob/master/src/entities/Plasma.hx
Xgor, yeah, I'm aware of the problem. :( Spent too much time setting the mood with triangle scene and not enough time polishing gameplay.
Yaguar, your skill is welcome. :D I really appreciate you like the game.
Anna, it's an experiment. I like the result and definitely will use this style again.
I'd like to use a lot of simple geometric shapes filled with all kind of psychodelic FX. :)
Thanks everyone!
I'm sure it needs three things:
- better gameplay (a lot of it :)
- music and sfx
- more articulate ending
Neat! I'm not sure I like how the theme is integrated but otherwise it's a solid game.
Good side –- it's really fun!
Bad side -- it's repetitive, there are no different enemy types with different movement/attack patterns.
I like the graphics very much. All those multicolored enemies and pixel explosions are rad!
I can't hear any music or sfx. Should there be any?
Also I think that adding the multiplayer hi-scores table will greatly improve the game giving the player a goal.
Overall it's a nice little game.
What can I say. You are the kung-fu master of game design and development.
Great entry!
I hope you'll check my entry too (made with haxe :)
The graphics and the audio fit perfectly,i didnt like the movement much but the animations were fine,great job overall.
Very fun game although i wish the purple things were checkpoints cause im terrible at platformes :P got to the 3rd level tho,good game.
This was weirdly addicting for me,loved the game and the theme,level desing was simple but in 2 days there isnt a lot you can do,great job.
The game was short and simple however you created a great atmosphere,i'd love to play more levels with a bit of polish of course,cheers.
@will-goad i assume you used the link in the description its probably broken because i updated the version i fixed it now if you are still intrested
thank you all for the feedback,yes the game is way too simple because im stupid and wasted a bunch of time on making effects i couldnt use in the end because it was too heavy also i had to cut some stuff because the original was 450mb so i cut as much as i could with still having at least 2 minutes of gameplay,cheers!
The game was extremely fun and addicting i didnt like much of the grpahics or audio but the core is there with some polish and levels you got yourself a game worth buying,great job!
i could see this game on mobile,good job.
didnt really understand what to do or the buttons and the game style wasnt really for me however i think it has potential with better graphics and more in depth gameplay,cheers!
The game looked fun and i found myself restarting a bunch of timex to try to play but most of the times the "E" button didnt work for some reason,the control room was very bad to control in my opinion and i think you get trapped very easily(unless i miss something)overall i think it only needx some polishing to be a great game,also the use of the theme was great,good job!
Apart from a few bugs,though i played the online version so its ok the game was really fun,the best i played so far,cheers!
was a pretty good game though i didnt manage to win :(
I couldnt play the game,when i run it the window is smaller than the port so i cant see most of the stuff also couldnt press any buttons,gave a rating for the music though,if you could find out if something is wrong or if it is on my part i would love to play it,cheers!
the game was pretty fun though i didnt know what to do also the mouse in the pic i never found it also the jumps were weird,overall it was a good game
i really liked the graphics and the audio it reminded me of primordia a bit as for the gameplay its not for me but i can see that it was well made,cheers!
although the controls were a bit unresponsive the atmosphere of the game was great,good job.
i wish u had a windows port,everything remotely rick n morty related make me hard
despite the bugs i found the game very fun,good job.
@vovin Fixed the link, thanks for letting me know.
@zgragselus I tried to fix the darkness by making the material emissive but not emissive enough and i see it now, pun intended, hope you enjoyed it.
@kr0s I had a feeling and the fact that the collisions are there but the walls are invisible only makes it worse but sadly didn't have enough time to find a solution that would fit the theme, hope you enjoyed it nevertheless.
Skate jesus is my new religion, liked the game overall, however i got glitched into the terrain sometimes and the game crashed when i got the "remorse".
Oddly satisfying game, cheers.
The idea is very interesting but i can't run the game for some reason.
Loved the graphics and as screen shake connoisseur myself i always overuse it however the gameplay itself was a bit bland, cheers.
Loved your use of the theme, my only criticism is the lack of an audio button or slider bothered me somewhat but great game overall.
I absolutely loved that, this game has future, my only problem with the game was the screen shake and the screen size was a bit small at the later stages.
Liked the concept.
Loved the movement and atmosphere.
Very addictive game however the grappling mechanic didn't work for me most of the time.
Pretty fun game, good job.
Deus Vult!
@thomyrock the pitfalls of spending the whole time trying to add particle effects and adjusting the post, thanks for playing.
@furraran the music is royalty free by TeknoAXE the graphics are mainly just cubes and spheres that glow and the particle effects the same, thank you for playing.
@moi93101 Damn, thanks for taking the time to try it out.
@kostasvs I made the mistake of thinking a harder game was a better game but you are right with more acceleration the game becomes more fun.
@flyingthunder Yeah the menu is kinda bugged for a very stupid reason, also i forgot to add the pause function, maybe i'll continue working on it dunno, thanks for playing.
@annie-owl index.jpg
I would trade cats for mammoths any day, great game.
The game had me hooked but i kept dying out of nowhere as well as the sounds bugged out and got stuck on terrain a lot, i did finish it though, with the bugs fixed i'd love to play more.
Wonderful artstyle and atmosphere however the jumping was very frustrating especially when jumping on the octopuses or later the bush.
Awesome game, would definitely see me playing a full version.
The game was very fun and addictive but the camera was so frustrating,the blob kept going of screen and the cursor was floaty other than that i had a great time with the game.
Loved the art style, great work.
Love the art, got some serious amanita vibes but the movement and collisions were extremely frustrating.
Great game, loved the fact that it's not game over when you reach 0 and the music felt like an old pokemon game, keep it up.
Very fun and addictive game, good job.
Fun game, although i'm trash at it, maybe a prompt for the rythm-impaired would be great.
Very fun clicker, almost got tendonitis, lmao.
Liked the way you used the theme, nice.
Fun game, took me a while to understand what i was supposed to do.
Loved the concept, would prefer if the enemies were bigger and the gun had more feedback but i enjoyed the game overall, great job.
Lovely game but i would love some checkpoints or health pickups for the platformer-challenged such as myself.
Had a lot of fun playing but not gonna lie kinda wanted to kill the deer.
I don't think i will be able to sleep at night, fish dead, FISH DEAD!
I'm a neon fan myself so i enjoyed it very much however the game crashed at the end of the first level.
Nice game but it stopped right when i got into it.
I liked the mood of the game but i felt like i was watching instead of playing, still great art and audio.
Loved the game, the collisions were a bit odd and i got stuck many times as well as the drain mechanic worked a bit weird, however the game kept me playing all the way and considering my navigation skills it was quite a while, keep it up!
Really enjoyed the guns in the game you could make them the focus and roll with it, great game still.
Very addictive game with some more feedback when hitting and better music i can see myself playing for a long time.
Very interesting game, couldn't finish it tho.
Very nice style and fun game but for me at least got very hard very quick.
Great atmosphere, controls were unresponsive on the web version, fun game overall.