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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | Co | |
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| 2015 | 34 | Two Button Controls / Growing | The Child Spirit | jam | 231 | 3.63 | 3.53 | 2.97 | 3.83 | 4.13 | 3.70 | 2.61 | 3.79 | 57 |
Awesome! Cool pixels graphics and anims, good audio, nice concept! The only "little" problem is that you can finish a level by spamming the left and right triggers... But maybe that's only for the the 3 first levels? Anyways, Killer game! (haha!)
The idea is soooo funny and weird... Graphics are nice and music too. The game seems quite polished for a jam, but sadly, the snake physics breaks a little bit the immersion. Nevertheless, this is absolutely creative! Yay!
The controls have been really well thought, however I think the game is a bit too hard at the beginning. But actually, the game is supposed to be "intense", so I guess this is normal! Audio is a bit stressing too. But overall, I think this is the kind of game that skilled players will enjoy. Congrats too for making an infinite game, this must be quite complex code-wise.
I had to read the other comments to get the "Two button controls" pun! Great one! Simple but efficient concept. Love the little story and cutscenes. Well done!
It seems the game won't start on my PC... I clicked the .exe and it gets stucked waiting forever :(
OK I'm back! I finally found how to launch the game, the problem was coming from my antivirus... anyways! Love the concept here! And it's totally in the theme... Well done! Watching the plant growing is pretty cool, and the controls are very responsive. The only thing that is a bit annoying for me is the music. I find is a bit repetitive. Apart from that, it's a really good little game.
The concept is very interesting (jump=grow), but sadly, I was a bit annoyed by the long unskippable introduction that you have to watch each time you die. As this is a kind of "die and retry" game, the long intro is killing the player motivation. Moreover, it's really difficult to anticipate what obstacles are coming because the character is so close to the right side of the screen that you almost have no time to react (but I have very slow reactions ;) ). This might be on purpose however? Anyways, great concept, and very moody music too.
Very cool! The mechanics is simple but sooo efficient! The gamefeel is awesome: I love how the plant grows and divides itself. I also love the fact that you can still see your previous tries in the background. The audio is pretty good too! The only thing... I think it's too difficult! At least for me! And is it me or the level is looping?
I think the base idea is quite good, however, I guess you lacked time to polish the gameplay. The controls are quite difficult to use, and the start of the game is a bit too hard (at least to me). I read the instructions, but I couldn't break ice blocks (maybe I wasn't big enough?).
Pretty funny idea to lock one direction! Sadly, I think it only works for the "right" at the moment. Graphics are simple, but very clear. I could only win 4 or 5 levels, but I'm not a very skilled player for that kind of game. Anyways, good job!
I took me quite some time to understand the color I had to use for each specimen (I first it thought it was the colour of the tube...). But once I got it, it was pretty fun! It seems that some color sequences are impossible (yellow x 3 ?). Apart from that, great game! Good polish, good graphics, good gamefeel, good audio! Amazing!
This is amazing! Very cool game! The mood is great, the controls are responsive, effects are super nice, and I truly love the graphics and the color theme... Super great! The only thing... I can't really see where the theme fits. Apart from that, this is a killer game.
Pretty neat idea! Totally fits the theme, and the making is well crafted. The only disturbing thing is when you do a bad combination that stays there or disappear in the middle of doing it because there was an unseen worm that had this exact combination. Then the combination you were aiming at is screwed in the middle. But I guess it just takes time to get used to it. Apart from that, very good game!
The mechanics is so simple but yet so addictive! I HAD TO click a 1000 times for the good trees! Love the concept here. Well done! Ho and bythe way, I love the forest theme :)
Pretty cool atmosphere! Love the story telling, the universe and the humour! Controls totally fit the theme. I'm less a fan of the audio part, but it does the trick and integrates quite well within the game universe. Great job here!
Nice game! Remind me of the old "Game And Watch" style. Cool graphics, nice and efficient controls! And the music totally fits! Great work!
The HUD for creating elements is not very accessible. I have to middle click/ pan multiple times to make it accessible/viewable. Apart from that, the mood is very well described; music and sound effects are especially good to me. It also took me quite some time to understand that turrets must be connected to source power to fire (but I guess this is pretty logical). Anyways, appart from those little problems, it's a very good job.
Pretty cool idea :)
Damn the beginning is very fast! It took me quite some time to understand how I could not lose in less than 1 second. May be you should put Jack higher at the start so that the player has a little bit more time to figure out what happens! After a few times, I could make him bounce! Yay! Music and sounds are kinda cool and fits well the atmosphere. However the side view with the rotation leaves/bean is a bit misleading as sometimes you might think that Jack will bounce but that's not the case (due to bad depth estimation). This is a bit frustrating. Anyways, congrats on the overall idea (very original I think) and the nice atmosphere.
Nice little game! It's a bit to hard for me (the first jump and the first ennemy must almost be pixel perfect!), but I guess this is the kind of game you're aiming at. The graphics are simple but efficient and very readable. The music track however is a bit repetitive. Anyways, congrats on completing the game!
Interesting game. I was first confused by the fact that you have to move the character (the tutorial doesn't say anything about it?) Anyways, I got it quite fast. Nice idea, and I love the audio.
Nice idea and the game is well done. Maybe the particle effects are a bit too strong, it's a bit annoying to shoot the targets behind...
Damn! I'm part of those French players with an AZERTY keyboard, and it took me some time to realise is has been designed for QWERTY. I wish I could change the controls in the Input start screen. Apart from that, simple but efficient concept. Love the graphic style and the music! Maybe it's getting dificult/fast a bit too early in the game? Anyways, good job here!
The mood is awesome! Love the graphics and music/sounds. However, it took me quite some time to understand the game mechanics, but I guess this is part of the game. Great job here.
The mood and story are really immersive. The audio adds a lot to the story telling. There are a few mistakes here and there that sometimes break the magic (at least to me), but overall, it's a very pleasing experience. Maybe because I'm a young father... Great job.
Very poetic atmosphere! I love that! It's sure more of an experience than a game, but still very interesting. And I loved the little writings that appear on the wall. Very simple, but it adds a lot to this beautiful moment.
Nice game! The concept is good, and the realisation is well done. At first, it's a bit strange to have the whole level turning around the player, but now that I think about it, it must be easier to control like this (turning left/right is from the player point of view). Oh! And it totally fits the theme! The only missing thing to me is a bit of audio/music.
Damn! These are pretty unconventional controls! And a bit hard too... But the idea and the concept is nice! Very simple graphics, but efficient.
Very cool mechanics! Totally fits the theme. The hamster and the animations are very cute. Background graphics are simple but this is enough to have fun. Great job!
Thanks a lot for all your comments :) I might add other controls (like S & D or up & ctrl, or whatever) to make it easier as many of you seem to find it cumbersome.
Love the mood of the world. Audio is simple but of great quality and adds a lot to the experience. At first I got lost, but I finally got the whole fire / stars mechanics. The game seems to freeze (haha, icy world, freeze, you get it?) after the flame symbol... Maybe it's intended? Anyways, I really liked the experience, but I'm not sure I achieved the end of the story.
Very nice atmosphere, although the visual and movements are a bit weird. The idea totally fits the theme, but controls are very slow at the beginning (I guess this is intended as we are suppose to grow and have better capabilities on the long run). And after a few minutes of play, it seems the character was so big that he stayed vertically and I couldn't rotate anymore (maybe due to the physics collision with rocks?). Anyways, very zen indeed :)