Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → Papaya
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 53 | Delivery | Temporal Messenger | compo | 181 | 3.61 | 3.14 | 3.14 | 4.31 | 3.42 | 3.11 | 2.74 | 3.78 | |
| 2023 | 52 | Harvest | Eternal Harvest | compo | 131 | 3.55 | 3.36 | 3.76 | 3.71 | 3.23 | 3.00 | 2.75 | 2.91 | |
| 2022 | 51 | Every 10 seconds | Speedy Farmer | compo | 315 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.22 | 3.55 | 3.36 | 3.55 | 2.30 | 3.25 | |
| 2022 | 50 | Delay the inevitable | Death of an Intern | compo | 368 | 3.33 | 3.06 | 2.82 | 3.25 | 3.45 | 3.61 | 3.32 | 3.37 |
Simple yet fun game to play. I like that each game your position changes and you will need to adapt your approach. I think if the teacher have some turning animations, it can make the game feel better and more fair. However, I think the teacher's tiny view cone compensated for that lol. Thanks for the game.
Funny game! I like the variety of the puzzles and the game's pacing overall. One feedback I have is that deducting from the timer feels too punishing and games ended too abruptly when that happens. Also, I can't get the traffic sign one for some reason lol, I lost to that one 4 times. Other than that, well done!
Surprisingly good enemy variety and upgrade depth for a game made in 48 hours, well done! Card UI can be hard to read sometimes (the bright blue cards). Pre wave 20 is also too easy, and at wave 24, the black tentacle enemy literally wiped my base singlehandedly as my spells and troops deal no damage to it LOL. Other than that, I had a lot of fun, thanks for the game.
Amazing graphics and cool music to fit the mood of the game. Also, I like the options to change language and sound settings. Well done! One thing that can be improved is to add a fast forward option to skip the dialog that the player already seen. Otherwise an amazing polished storytelling game.
I finished the game! I like how you can piece together some backstory from the dialogs with the characters. The player walk a bit too slow though
Very interesting mechanics and cool puzzles. I also like the animations (wall sliding). I also like that the game is intuitive without the need of a complex tutorial. I can't figure out the lowering door level lol.
@marcenat Ah yes, it is tight indeed. I tried that a couple time and it didn't work. Guess I am not fast enough haha
I like the concept of playing as the zombie and smacking houses haha. The gameplay is fun, and the sound effects are funny. For some feedback, I feel like the controls are a bit sluggish (the slooowww turning speed), and maybe remove the fences. Other than that, fun game overall.
Interesting genre. You implemented card combat and economy in 48 hours, which is impressive. Many feedback I have are already discussed above. The card images are a bit blurry, perhaps due to scaling?
I like the various scenarios that complement each level, and how the core game play adapt to the scenario as well. For some feedback, I feel like it is better to use keyboard controls instead of mouse imo.
Absolutely amazing graphics and satisfying kunai hit effects. The player movement is also responsive and I like how you can move down while in air with s/down arrow to land quickly. Thanks for the game.
I love this game! Very clever take on the theme, and the core gameplay loop is addicting and fun. I also like the music and that you adjust the volume. The background gets deeper the higher the plane goes, which is a nice detail. Thanks for the game.
Cool game. I like the menu transitions in the main menu. I am not sure how to get to the platforms above, and I couldn't survive long enough to see cat food xD.
I asked about pineapple pen, and the bot responded.. well. unexpectedly https://imgur.com/a/6vqh346. Cool game overall. One feedback I have is to make the score system more specific. Right now, I can't tell if the bot's response is positive or negative based on the text alone. Maybe instead of positive/negative, have happy/sad as metric instead.
Simple yet addicting game. I can see this being published on mobile and get played on a bus or something. One small feedback I have is to have the game restart instantly after game over. Other than that, well done.
Fun game. Each task is easy, but becomes stressful when you need to complete 5 of them at the same time. Also, I didn't know you can copy and paste LOL, I manually typed in each sentence and that made it a lot harder. I am not sure where to find hard mode. For some feedback, I think you can add more task variety and more tasks.
Cool game overall. Collecting the flowers is satisfying and the tree looks pretty once it is grown w/ flowers. For some feedback, the score UI is blocking the tree and the player, and the tree can grow out of screen. Maybe zoom out the camera once the tree grow to a certain height. Also, I understand why there is some confusion in the comment section on red branches. I think people are assuming that it is being burned by sun when it is red, but actually it is the opposite. Maybe change the color to something else, or instead of color make the branches smaller when they are close to dying might be helpful. But overall a great game, I really enjoyed it.
Not sure what to do in this game. I think the character move and collect resources automatically, and you can upgrade the frequency of the resource spawn after you die. I think it is a cool concept and you can make it fun by allowing the player interact more during the play phase, like putting the resources on the path manually, and create branching paths for the player to select. Also, there are a few visual bugs, for example the upgrade menu UI is blurred, and sometimes the item text does not go away after you die. Still, it is a cool concept and I like it.
Fun game. I like the gameplay and the level design. I also think that it is very impressive to have good pixel graphic, sound effect, and music in such a short time frame. It would be nice if I can see how much time I have before I die as a slime though. Well done!
I love the pixel art and the animation. I think it can be much better with some music and sfx. Other than that, well done.
Cool game overall. Graphics are cool, and there are some interesting mechanics in the levels. For some feedbacks: The levels are a bit too easy, and can be passed without much thinking. Also, some tiles are confusing, and I am not sure what they do even after completing the three levels. Still, thanks for the game!
Funny game. I like how you can zoom across the map by using w + space and blow things up. However, I am not sure how to destroy the boxes. I placed like 100 bombs on it but it doesn't break. Also, I get teleported back to base randomly, and can't proceed to next level. Aside from that, fun game overall.
Love the concept. Definitely an unique take on the theme. I am not sure how reputation works though, I see two people with pink names which I assume is spreading my secret. I kept them in check, but idk why my reputation still drops. Is there a third person I need to track? Anyways, thanks for the game I really enjoyed it
Cool game overall. I like the concept of delaying spring, it fit the theme well. I also like the scoreboard, I am at 67 seconds. I wish there is a way to avoid the grandpa with the stick. Even if I don't go near him, he will teleport behind me and mess me up.
Really fun and cool game. The music was pretty chill, and I appreciate the mute button! It is satisfying to watch the ants move sands, and I like all the upgrade options available. In terms of feedback, I find the game's difficulty curve needs some tuning. Game becomes too easy after your economy gets inflated by gold and diamond sands. The sense of survival is removed until very late in the game when the difficulty finally catches up. Still, a fun game overall!
Simple and fun game. Love the smoothness and responsiveness of the controls. I wish there is more item variety, like powerups that boost my attacks. Anyways I really enjoyed it, thanks for the game.
Played this game 2 times. I am very impressed that you coded an entire RPG combat system in 2 days! In terms of feedback, I think a bgm for each of the three areas can be nice. Also in terms of balancing, I picked HP instead of attack the second time, and I do no damage to mud frog lol. But nice game overall.
Fun game! I really like the sheet animation and the sound effects. The gameplay is interesting and I can see it being fun time killer on a phone. Really hope the bucket does something though LOL. One feedback I have is that the game becomes too slow after 100m, when your boat is full of water after moving 1 meter, and I had to spend 20seconds to remove all the water before moving another 1 meter. To balance this, you can make the boat go faster as difficulty rises. Other than that, well done.
This game is very fun! Very satisfying to fulfill each order, and I really like the design choice of allowing items to be grilled half way. The only thing I would add is some light bgm. Bravo!
Amazing game, my first puzzle game played so far and it is great. I can't figure out level 7 haha. Well done.
Cool game. The controls are smooth and responsive, yet challenging once your speed goes up.
I really like this game. It was genuinely fun, and the level pacing is great for a TD game. I feel like there should be more tooltips in the game. For example, it took me a while to find out 1-5 can be used to select the towers. Also, it was hard to figure out what each tower do. Still, well done.
Cool game and concept. The controls are intuitive, and I like the music as well. In terms of feedback, I like a bit more variety in game play, for example dodging meteoroids, or collecting spare tanks may be nice. Also, the thrust animation appears at the bottom of the spaceship every time, which does not make sense when the spaceship is under Earth lol. Other than that, well done.
Cool game. I really like the art style, and the variety of the mini games. For some feedback, I think some tutorials at the start of each mini game can be helpful. Well done.
Thank everyone for playing! @blockerz The goal of this game is actually to complete as much tasks as you can until you die, so the 100 target is actually impossible to fit the theme lol. However, there are ways to live longer with some planning. For example, you can drink beer to get sanity at the expense of some tiredness at the beverage machine. Thanks for the comment and feedback!
Can't figure out how to play, maybe it is because I am an accountant irl haha. Like the idea though.
Cool and funny game, I like the concept. I have a cat at home and I confirm it is like this LOL. One bug I found was that the cats can sometimes overlap, and you can shine the light on both of them at once. Also, I think an indicator (visual or sound cue) that shows when you are about to lose can be helpful,
Simple yet fun game that meet the theme of this jam. I like that you can stack many guns of the same type and blast them through a horde of enemies. I wish there is more weapon variety. Aside from that, well done, thanks for the game.
Fun gameplay. Love the art and music. The enemies look so cool. I wish there are more animation (attack, hit, etc), but aside from that it is amazing!
It was quite frustrating to walk back to my bike haha, but I guess that's the point of the game. The ragdoll effect was hilarious, my guy flew almost half of the map as I didn't slow down at all when the bike busted.
I really appreciate the tutorial. The gameplay and platform feel is solid. I didn't know you can step on the creature to kill them mario style.
It was definitely an unique take on the theme. The gravity change can create numerous interesting puzzles in a platformer setting.
While I like the idea, I never got to experience it as my game got stuck in loading after the 3rd or 4th level.
Unique take on the theme! I love the dialog throughout the game.
Very nice gameplay loop! The game was polished, and the gamemodes were intuitive. I also love the scoreboard, though I wasn't ranked really high lol!
Interesting concept! The gameplay was solid and I had a lot of fun filling the crates. I wish I can place the blocks back to the cart, as there were times where I picked up the wrong item and no where to put it lmao
I like the gameplay and the upgrade variety. I wish you can auto reload the gun though. Also, some music and sound effects can also improve the game experience.
Great enemy and weapon variety. The combat and level up system was also satisfying. There is a bug where sometimes you can't pick your levelup for some reason. But still awesome work!
The gameplay was solid, and I like the sound effect + the smooth transitions between the waves. I also like the intro, immediate taught me how to play the game. I would tune the difficulty curve a bit though.
I like the gameplay! It is impressive to put together a deckbuilding game under such time constraint! However, as a tower defense game, I don't like that my units are mindlessly walking towards the enemy. In my playthrough, I built an army of 1 costs, and they got wiped after going pass my walls. Perhaps adding controls to the units, or make them stay behind the walls.
I like the atmosphere, but I can't figure out how to play this game. Perhaps a tutorial or controls can help.
Love the story telling and the art style. Perhaps a background music can make this entry more emotional.
I like that you restart at the same level when you die, a good QOL feature. Some music can definitely improve the experience though
Love the art and the gameplay. Somehow remind me of vampire survivors.
I love the graphics and music. The gameplay was solid too. While the random events are fun, it can be frustrating to see my well built tower destroyed by a random bomb lol. Still, I had fun, thanks for the game.
Smooth platforming experience! I like how the timer only moves with the player, allowing the player to plan their path at the start of each level.
Unique take on the theme! Gameplay was fun and fast paced, I love it! I wish my preferences are saved between each run though. Also, the words sometimes overlap with each other, making them hard to see/click.
The movement became easier once I got used to it. The game was quite fun, but the difficulty lowered quite a bit after I have all the resource I need to shield off asteriods. Still, I enjoyed it!
Fun and well polished gameplay. Very cool graphics and effects. One suggestion I have is to have enemies spawn outside of the screen, instead of appearing out of nowhere suddenly. Still, awesome game!
Very solid gameplay! Innovative take on the theme. I also love the music and sound effects. Bravo
I love the graphics and the sound effects. However, I can't figure out the controls to play the game. I can't tell if the matches were walk around randomly or due to my mouse clicks, perhaps some feedback on input will fix this.
Thanks for all the comments and suggestions! I will definitely implement the recommendations in the future.
I like the idea of this game. However, like many others pointed out, the instructions was too hard to follow. Next time I recommend incorporate a tutorial where you guide the player through the gameplay instead of using pure text.
Solid first time entry! Loving the music and explosion effect of the tiles. Definitely more varieties in the destructible boxes can increase the difficulty and improve gameplay. Still awesome game, bravo!
Overall I like the core mechanics of the game! I appreciate that there are multiple ways to open and close the train menu, and the graphics are very good. The camera movement between the train menu and the train tracks was also well done. One feedback I have is that the game progression is too linear. I see myself buying the next tier crops repeatedly until I win. Still, thanks for the game.
The controls feels nice and the overall gameplay is solid. I wish there are more levels, as I feel like the game is over right after introductory stages. Still, I enjoyed my play through. Thanks for the entry.
The gameplay was fun and the entire package is polished with good music and graphics! I was able to craft a deck that specialize in blocking enemy plants by planting low cost plants or just rock them. It was very rewarding and satisfying! Some small feedback: the audio seems to glitch whenever a plant is grown. Thanks for the game!
Simple mechanics yet really chanllenging to play, especially after the rocks are added to the game! The music, sfx, and graphics all fit together nicely, making this game a complete package! Well done.
Overall a complete package of good gameplay, music, sfx, and graphics! It even has a leader board for some player interaction, which is nice! I am PAP btw. For some feedback, I wish there are more enemy variety. and sometimes the enemies got stuck behind walls. Still, a solid entry!
Interesting take on the theme! The core gameplay is solid, and I like the background music that fit the game nicely. I wish the vision cone is more accurate, as I got caught even though it seems I am not in the vision cone :(
I couldn't reach the fruit planet because my spaceship wouldn't fly straight for some reason. Still I enjoyed the game, thanks for the entry.
It is now growing in my phone, I will update this review when it is fully grown.
Didn't expect a rhythm game for this theme! Definitely an interesting take on harvest. The animations sync well with the music, and I was able to get perfect (I think) playing by ear only, which is good for rhythm game! One feedback I have is maybe adding a score counter to keep track how many notes the player hit during the play through.
I like the cute graphic and the sound effects. For some feedback: I couldn't see the UI until I full screened it. Also, I don't know what to do after I collected all the flowers.
The gameplay was solid and it was definitely fun. Regarding generated art, my understanding is that all assets must be created by you during the 48hr period. Whether or not generated art is created by you is debatable, but at least in this case the art style looks consistent enough that it didn't seem like generated art without reading the description. Regarding the game mechanics, one feedback I have for the gameplay is that the player can add shield indefinitely, which make it equivalent as health. This makes the health upgrade useless.
While I didn't get the game at first, after reading the comment from @hitchh1k3r I was able to beat the game as well. I like the game's concept overall! For some feedback, have more clear instructions on how to obtain seeds would be helpful.
I like the core mechanics. It feels satisfying to pick up the correct ingredients and make some money! However, I think the UI could have been simplier. The switching back and forth between the restaurant and market screens turned the game into more of a memory game than a management game. In addition, I think the tutorial can be revamped such that the user learn the game while playing, instead of a wall of text in the beginning. That said, well done on the entry!
The gameplay is solid! I also like the art style and the music of the game! I wish there are some sound effects to complement the action! Overall well done!
The core gameplay is solid and fun. However, I think the difficulty curve should be adjusted. After the first harvest, I don't find spiders threatning at all, and I didn't play long enough to see any real challenge. Still, I enjoyed the game, and I really appreciated the hotkeys you added that makes the experience much smoother!
Nice puzzle game! I was able to finish it (I think) and harvest all the crops. There are a few glitches in the movement or camera, but aside from that, a solid entry!
I like the game's core mechanics, and the graphics and animations are very nice as well! I think the difficulty curve should be adjusted a bit, perhaps speeding up the tile spawn timer. The first 5 minutes of the game was too easy, as there are not too many tiles to manage.
I love the animations and the overall style of the game! The music was also quite nice and fit with the feel of the game. One feedback I have is make the fuel more forgiving. Both times I lost was because I ran out of fuel haha. Overall a solid entry.
Thanks for all the comments! For Level 5, the hint is that the car will continue going forward if they are killed. The diagonal movement was an issue on my list, but I didn't have the time to address it T.T
@passbykamenrider Thanks for playing! Yes, it is part of the background.
Thanks everyone for the comments and feedback! @sdelay The game only support WASD movement. I forgot to include arrow buttons as well! It was an oversight for sure, sorry about that!
@sdelay Thanks for trying the game again! For level 22, the hint is that you won't hurt the green guy if you don't have a scyth available!
Fitting game to the theme with relaxing music and dialog. The UI and the color pallete choice also work well with the overall feel of the game. One feedback I have is that I would need to wait 20 sec or so everytime I talk to the plant, even though I can finish reading the dialog in like 4 seconds. Perhaps remove the wait time can make the the gameplay experience much smoother.
Didn't think I will play a tower defense game for the theme of harvest lol! The core mechanics of the game is innovative and fun. There is a tradeoff between keeping your best plants vs selling them to grow more. One feedback I have is to build the "how to play" tutorial in the game to allow the player learn as they play, instead of having a wall of text to show players when they first begin.
A complete package of good gameplay, music, sfx, and graphics! It fit the theme well too. One small feedback I have is that I can walk outside of the map. Aside from that, very nice entry!
Interesting take on the theme! I like the idea of the puzzle, and I think you can definitely expand the mechanism further to make the levels more complex. Overall a solid entry.
I think I understand the premise of the game. You pick up drones to make them go faster and more efficient. It is definitely interesting take on the theme, and I like the gameplay a lot!
I really enjoyed the gameplay. I was able to reach the end collecting 41 twigs in total. The burden mechanism works great, although I couldn't tell immediately that I was overburdened and end up falling down to spikes a lot xD. Good job on the game!
The core gameplay is solid. The difficulty varies significantly on your upgrade rolls. The first playthrough I didn't get any good upgrade and got overrun by carrots, and the second time I tried I was able to breeze through because of the early bullet pierce upgrade I got. Overall it is a solid entry.
Took me somee tries to understand how the game works. Once I did, I was having trouble keeping my square inside the larger squares. But overall, a solid entry.
That is gold. I laughed a couple times during my playthrough. It is great!
So many good things in this game! Love the smooth camera movements. The shooter + subway surf gameplay was also great! Some crazy good music. Very nice graphics as well! I wish there is an explosion effect hitting the mailboxes, but I guess that will take away from the theme. Overall great entry!
Loved the game play. A lot of small details made this game play and feel great! The cursor on the floor, the elevating pitch of the sound effect when you pick up multiple tiles. Also, the first level had no time limit which allows you to mess around and understand how the game works. Solid entry.
Absolutely loved the art and animations!
Great take on the theme. I enjoyed the gameplay a lot. Some feedback: It would be nice to automatically use wand, or allow us to press down space to keep the wands up. Also, a score can also add replayability.
Love the style and sound effects! Once I learned that I can throw it made a world of difference! Solid entry
I enjoyed the dialog between the hag and the witch. I also liked how you can fail miserablely in a level yet still able to continue to the next day!
Love the story telling and the atmosphere! I had to play the game twice to understand what's going on. I have some guesses on what happened, but I am still not sure 100% what really happened. If you have time, I wonder if you can put a short summary in the description (put it in a link so no spoilers). I also made a visual novel for ld53 check it out if you are interested!
Absolutely loved the style and gameplay! The music is also top notch. The game length is perfect for a jam game. Solid entry.
I really enjoyed the game! The music is chill and the platforming gameplay felt more like a puzzle of figuring otu which block to jump on next. One improvement is that the squares's collider feels more like a ball than a box. Sometimes my square fall through other squares.
Love the puzzle gameplay and music. One feedback I have is that the next level music shouldn't interrupt the calm background music. Other than that, everything as perfect.
Very cool combination of two uniquely different mechanics. Solid entry!
So many good things are in this game. The animation, graphics, the fast restart, and game feel are all key to make a game like this good. Also, the gameplay is challenging yet fair. The controls however, I feel that the differnet movesets should have option to map to a separate key. Too many times I wanted to puch vertically but instead did a drop kick and kills me.
This is so good! The gameplay is easy to understand, satisfying once mastered. I also really love the sound effects on food orders and when you pick up the plates. The level transition animations were also good. Perfect jam game!
Crazy satisfying gameplay.
Love the graphics and gameplay. I find the spams too amusing that I actually didn't close them in time LOL
I enjoyed the gameplay and animations. I wish I am able to remap the keyboard controls though!
Thanks everyone for playing! Your feedback means a lot to me and I'll use them to improve my games going forward.
@sdelay @elementary @kykypy3o8 The sprites should definitely be more distinct from one another. I spent way too much time on portraits and plots that I overlooked this aspect. Thanks for the feedback
@fnkee The setting is in the future so grand-dad probably knows a thing or two about wifi LOL
@emily-ttg This is my first attempt in making a story/visual novel game, I can definitely improve my writing and narration. Also, you are right about the UI. Next time I'll make sure the UI style matches the rest of game design to make it more consistant! Thanks for the feedback
I played through the gam twice yet I still don't understand what really happened LOL. I wonder if you can link an explanation to the description (put it in a link so no spoilers). Also I noticed that the blue haired girl is 16 in english version, 24 in chinese version. But overall a fantastic entry, loved the character dialogs! I made a story/visual novel game for this LD as well.
Absolutely amazing. Especially loved the music. Didn't really understand what happened at the end but I enjoyed the experience regardless.
I like the controls a lot. For the boss fight, I feel like it would be nice to add some effects to let me know that that I am doing damage when I stpe on its head. I was able to obtain the ultimate package though! Also, I like the dialogs with the npcs. Overall a solid entry.
Love the game. I like how you can actually climb upside down that's hilarious.
Love the graphics. I fall below the map while trying to chase the wind lol. The combat encounters can use some sound effects to improve the overall game feel. Solid entry overall.