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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | Cm | Co | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 28 | You Only Get One | There Can Be Only One | compo | 629 | 2.84 | 2.76 | 3.00 | 2.59 | 2.68 | 2.46 | 2.39 | 2.45 | 78 | ||
| 2013 | 26 | Minimalism | Pong | jam | 491 | 2.50 | 2.69 | 1.72 | 3.15 | 2.08 | 2.45 | 2.38 | 45 | |||
| 2012 | 23 | Tiny World | Path O' Invasion | compo | 583 | 2.73 | 2.56 | 2.96 | 3.13 | 2.40 | 1.90 | 2.72 | 2.33 | 100 | ||
| 2011 | 22 | Alone | Lost in the Woods | compo | 460 | 2.45 | 2.27 | 2.00 | 2.66 | 2.05 | 2.51 | 2.34 | 2.33 | 3.27 | 100 |
Interesting game. A little too grindy for my tastes, but I haven't gotten through it all the way (my browser crashed, don't think it was because of the game) so I imagine that it gets faster paced. Not sure how this ties in with the theme as the world seems bustling with life, all of which wants to kill you.
Got stuck didn't know what to do, or got stuck horrible game breaking bug?
I made the backgrounds blurry so that the items in the foreground stood out more so hopefully it clued in to what was interactive. It really is I'm not a good enough artist to get that point across without an ugly gimmick. The crate is part of the "go upstairs and sleep" puzzle, if that helps.
@SonnyBone: Yeah, the tree really sets the theme for the rest of the game. Thanks for playing!
Wow, go away for a few days and a bunch or you guys come in. Thank you so much.
My biggest regret with this game is that I didn't think to add a save feature until it was too late to implement one. Thank you for all your feedback.
Really nice game, possibly too hard. I've spent the last 30 minutes on it and think it is a really nice system, wouldn't mind seeing this as an actual deck. Nice job.
That was a fun little rogue like, though I must complain about some of the coridors stretching for too long, without a reference point you can't even tell if you are moving. I just held down the button and ran into an insurance salesmen and died. Also, once you hit level 2 you are pretty safe, and once you hit level 3 nothing can really hurt you. There should have been one more "difficult" monster on the final level. Still, very funny and very fun. Good job
That was a fun little rogue like, though I must complain about some of the corridors stretching for too long, without a reference point you can't even tell if you are moving. I just held down the button and ran into an insurance salesmen and died. Also, once you hit level 2 you are pretty safe, and once you hit level 3 nothing can really hurt you. There should have been one more "difficult" monster on the final level. Still, very funny and very fun. Good job
There aren't enough games that show case how truly powerful wizards are, but this one does. From the very beginning you are using a massive fire spell to take down waves of enemies, and you only get stronger from that. Nice job!
I love the concept of being a pixel big. Took me a while to figure out what was going on, but I loved it.
Cute, but short. Man, those little humans sure build buildings fast. They just pop right up there.
I couldn't play as the framerate for it appeared to be in the single digits. This hasn't happened for any other java game so I don't think it is my computer that is the problem.
Loved it! Little disorienting at first, but once I got used to it it was awesome.
I wish there was a proper ending, I just went to an unwinnable level that says "this is the title screen." Was that intended?
I kept getting stuck on buildings that I thought I could walk around, and it was too hard to control the little guys to follow me once actually in the city. It is very nice looking and I liked the rts idea behind it.
An interesting take on a standard racing game, though could have used some graphics and audio.
Nice little game, though I have to ask why it is soo long? The bottom stretches to about one and a half times my screen size.
The character moves too slowly and the opening cut scene takes far too long.
I loved the mechanic and the particle effect when you block an asteroid.
Controlling the ship was a bit hit or miss, and for some reason the mouse didn't always work.
Classic game with modern graphics. Not something I'm into, but very nicely done.
I couldn't tell what color I needed exactly. I kept thinking I had one but the counter was at zero. Maybe less color options, limit to 16 maybe? Also, a way to quarantine a proper population would be helpful. Still, a great concept, I would love to see a full game made with the mechanic.
Simple and fun. I don't like how you are completely stopped while eating and then resume at full momentum afterwards, very disorienting.
Looks nice, though not quite sure where to go first. I'm all for exploration, but a little hint would be nice.
Very nice, seems to be a bug with adamantium and flying in which when you exit it you don't fall down any more, meaning I have to lose flying to finish. Some way to keep track of what combinations make what would have been nice.
Interesting little shooter, though I have to ask what dimensions you thought the web player would be played at? It is too big for my screen to play in browser.
Very moody. The character moved too slowly.
On the grid, I didn't understand why I could place the tile in one place but not the other. I could not connect something directly to the white node, which makes it kindof unplayable in the flying parts.
Nice, simple, straight to the point. Still could have used some graphics.
Got stuck because I accidentally spent all my iron, and there is no way to get iron without spending some. Balance issue?
The controls are a little floaty but I like the art style and the idea of floating islands coming together.
Why is the screen soo big? What sort of dimensions are you expecting this to be played at?
Other than that, nice and simple gameplay, though I wish the enemies had a better AI than "randomly float across the screen"
Is that a rendition of 25 or 6 to 4? I'm not entirely sure that is strict to the rules.
Either way, fun little platformer. Simple, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing.
It looks really nice, but the gameplay is a bit lacking. Why is the resolution soo big, what dimensions were you expecting this to be played at?
I got stuck because I had a bunch of cities in a row and I couldn't move far enough to create another one. You should be able to live in another city so you can make progress like that.
I like that the bullets arc around the planet, simplifies soo much. The invaders move too fast, once they get on top of you you really can't get far enough away to shoot them.
I hate your camera, but I loved everything else about this game. Very funny.
I would have liked if my arrows were different color, kept confusing my stuff going up with theirs coming down. Liked the death explosion.
Liked the idea, though it didn't seem like atoms and their orbitals, more like a poor graphiced fighting game. You could have made them planets and their moons without changing much and would have kept with the theme. Still, a fun game, just would have liked better graphics and audio (that beep is really loud and wasn't expecting it).
I love the puzzle mechanic and the idea of the zooming out for the next level. I liked that the first level was real simple and taught the main mechanic, even big game companies don't do this as well as you did. I didn't quite understand what the three bars meant, but I got that one of them was how much til you expand and one was how long time you die.
Very pretty but not much of a game.
The music loop was far too short, but I liked the mechanic. After a couple of levels though there really isn't anything new to see.
I like what you did with the graphics, but the wall jump is a little hard to control and I'm not entirely sure where I'm supposed to be going or why these blue things are attaching to me.
The controls are hard to handle and I'm not sure but I think the planets are lying to me about directions. One said it was 40 up from me, so I travel up and reach another and it says it is 270 up from me.
I love the concept. I would have liked to know whether or not the character was outside the viewing area, and a reset button would have been nice for that as well.
Very funny, though those balls are hard to hit from the other side of the planet, giving you a very small amount of time to get rid of them.
I love the idea, very fun. It wasn't clear right away that the line was a rubber band launcher and you have to point the opposite way you want to go, but easy enough to figure out (cost my a pod, however). I think gravity should play a bigger role, I was able to skim right past the sun. Still, very fun.
I like the idea, but that is a lot of back tracking. I did sprint all the way to the bottom and saw the boss, but without leveling you don't last long. I can't see the terrarium in windows, it goes off the bottom of the screen, I can only see the top of it. And having to alt-f4 is never fun. Good idea, great graphics, but need a little more polish, gameplay wise.
Cute and funny, but the opening scene is too long and he moves too slowly. Also, for the future, don't use CTRL or SHIFT as primary keys, StickKeys are a pain in games.
Why is the screen soo big? I can't see the whole thing in my web browser.
I like all of the different sprites and the tilting of the ship. The kick didn't seem powerful enough (though that could have been by design) and there isn't enough motivation to risk standing by the side to throw people off. You should just stand in the center where you are less likely to be hurt, and wait it out (which isn't fun).
Nice little shooter, though it needs more player feedback. I wasn't sure if what I was doing was the right thing or not.
I liked that getting the different notes added to the song, though it was still be repetitive.
The music was a little grating, other than that this was pretty much a perfect game. I loved the concept of zooming in.
The jump noise started to grate on me after a while. Nice little platformer, very pretty. The enemies could have used some work, too easy as of now.
Well, that certainly was a predicament. Nice graphics, and I love the simple controls doing so much. Had a little trouble with dropping items and trying to pick up others.
love the music and the orbitting mechanic.
I loved the explosions and the fact that the enemies glow when you hit them. A proper dying animation would have been nice.
After a little while other ants stopped following me when I pressed shift. Neat sim concept, but really needed to be fleshed out more.
Very funny.
I liked the puzzle idea, though the placing and removing are really slow.
Very nicely done, even without knowing what to do I thoroughly enjoyed just moving blocks around.
Cute little mens try to destroy the giant, very funny.
I liked the music. The gameplay was really simplistic, maybe have the bounce when the mouse is moved happen slower for longer?
I like the hints, but I'm still not sure what to do when I've acquired the bee.
Very deep, and I enjoyed the old-school point and click adventure feel of it.
Very awesome, loved the music, though the collision with walls is a little glitchy, I kept getting stuck and trying to jump out led me straight to a pit. Still, very fun and I love the destructible environments and the different characters. Great job guys.
Could have used more enemy ants, but I loved the whole thing. Very funny.
That was actually a really well put together point and click adventure, and very disturbing too.
The tutorial shows the eruption coming from the upper right, so I mirrored that and went straight into a black hole. Went through some trail and error to figure out where I was supposed to go, and even then wasn't sure the star was a good thing or would kill all my people.
I love it. The buttons are too close to the edge, the planet kept rotating when I tried to select farm, but still a beautiful game.
I'm not sure if it was me or not, but I only saw the first screen of the tutorial, so I didn't know you couldn't place in the red or what ever the hell the red blobs were. Also, hard to place on the bottom row, kept accidentally hit start instead.
Nice, simple little game, though the platforms aren't angled, and those are what make up the island, so it isn't really angle island.
I love the victory sound effect.
The screen doesn't scroll fast enough, so you are stuck on the edge hoping nothing is just out of view, and then the moving enemy went super fast.
Nice idea, though it could have used a bit more of an explanation in game.
If you are going to go silly, you better go whole hog. Loved it.
Never ever use Ctrl as a key, especially the fire key in shooter. Sticky keys! Makes your game unplayable.
After I got past that, it was cute and funny, if not a little simplistic. Maybe tweak the AI to fire spreads instead of always in a straight line.
I love a good card game, and this one is fantastic. The tutorial took too long to get through because of the cards moving off the screen, maybe move all cards at once to save some time?
Thanks everybody for playing! After three days I already have about as many ratings as I did all of last competition.
I fixed the link for the jar download.
I've gotten really excited about this project and plan to release a post compo version, so any further criticisms and suggestions are most appreciated. I'm already working on multi-unit selection and fixing the AI.
I got stuck on one of the secrets as the jump couldn't get me out and there were no exits.
Trying to lure the blobs is too slow, really kills the momentum of playing the different levels. Loved the music and art work.
Reminds of an old game, Pea Shootin' Pete. I loved that game, and this does the concept really well. Thoroughly enjoyed myself.
I liked the idea, though it was very hard to control.
I got stuck on the third planet because I hit the spikes before doing whatever it was that I was supposed to do and it kept looping me dying.
I would have given the audio a five, but the collision sound effect just ruined the mood.
Could have used with a bit more explanation on what you're supposed to do.
It was hard to get used to the controls, but it was very pretty and I liked the music.
I liked the destruction of the globe, but I didn't like that the peasants could shoot through obstructions when I couldn't. Also, on level 5 I had nearly fully health but it said I failed, I'm not sure why.
Having to reload the page and see that stencyl splash every time I had to restart was a bit much.
Pretty funny, though really needed background music.
Nice mechanics, though the light burst is a little short, little too much so for jumping puzzles. And in the future, please don't use CTRL or SHIFT for a standard key, StickKeys are really annoying when playing a game.
It seems to be lagging for me, as when I press things nothing happens. Also, he can run faster than he can shoot, so you can't really run and gun. I love the graphics, however.
Looks very nice and I love the simple controls. Unfortunately, the game is too big to be played in my browser, so something sneaked up on me from the top of the screen. What dimensions is it supposed to be played in in browser?
Loved it. Though I would have liked some splash on the rocket launcher, and a jaunty tune would not have gone amiss. Still, very nice.
I liked the orbiting mechanic, though it was hard to tell what was a friendly asteroid and what wasn't. Also, when you destroy a planet you should get their left over asteroids.
The bottom of the screen doesn't scroll fast enough. I liked the idea of a germ battle.
The controls are a little weird for right handed people using qwerty layout (left hand on the right side, right hand on the right side) and it is hard to judge the acceleration, but other than that it is a very nice game. Great graphics and music.
Is there a reason why you can't run and eat? Coming to a complete stop at each of those apples was annoying. I liked the music with it.
Pretty fun, though not very creative. Would have loved to be fighting something other than large spheres, and maybe having each city say something after you had freed it.
I love the idea, though it doesn't make for much of a game.
Very funny, and I like anything where mages are being powerful and wasteful. The problem is the AI tends to bury itself in the ground, making it very hard to hit, dragging matches on much longer than they should be. Perhaps a layer of lava halfway down so they just drop off and you don't have to be so finicky with controls?
I liked the music, though it didn't really seem to fit with the game at all.
The controls were a little counter intuitive. When I press right I expect the cursor to move right, not the planet to rotate right. Also I would have liked a way to remove grass/water/hill, since I screwed up a couple of times and that really messes with the rest of the layout. Even an undo button with a resource cost would have been nice.
Other than than a nice little building sim.
I liked the idea, though the web player is difficult (as you mention).
I liked the look of it all, though I don't know why the dragon skids along the surface like that. Shouldn't he be flying above it?
The controls could use some work, as I get stuck all the time because you have to release the key to continue if you hit any obstacle, instead of when the obstacle clears you can continue again. There also seems to be no punishment for taking damage, which eliminated a lot of platforming as I could just damage jump my way across. I liked the circuit mini-game, though I wish it had more depth to it.
Loved the art style, though it really could have used a good sword clang.
I liked that you put the instructions right up front, most games don't do that. Very pretty, though you move kindof slow.
Well, it delivered what it promised.
Really hard, but nice idea.
I don't see why I needed to scroll the board, especially since it was easy to win with just the visible board.
Fantastic, would have liked to know that there was more than those initial four things in the beginning so I knew what to shoot for, but still very nicely done.
I like what you did with the graphic style, but the creature moves really slowly and music loop is too short.
Nice gravity physics, I enjoyed getting the guy to orbit the tiny world.
Without the enemies doing anything it isn't really much of a game, and I didn't hear any sound because I don't trust security warnings. Sorry if that isn't your fault. I love dungeon crawlers, however, so I would love to see the game you were planning on making.
I assume she got her super powers from her cast that could magically change from one arm to the other.
Awesome artwork. I loved the evolution of the boss. The dash was hard to operate in a precise way, but I eventually got it. Really wish there was a simple somber melody in the background. All in all a great job.
Interesting..... thing. I'm not quite sure what the point was, what I was supposed to do. Still looks nice. If this is part of the compo, you are supposed to include the source, not just the class files.
Very cute and funny. I liked the objection face. I feel that there is more evidence lying around (based on there being a second page to the inventory) but I just can't seem to find it. Still, fun to play through many times.
Very clever and fun, but after every generation my screen would just go blank. I could hear the sound effects and eventually "You Lose" came up, but I couldn't see anything. I'm playing on Chrome. I was able to play by just using the URL to reload the page, but it was a bit annoying.
Pretty awesome. Would have been nice if there was a way to attack while hanging from the wall, or to jump off so you can whip. Those enemies love to edge guard. Really could have used some sound effects, not even music just sound effects would have made it so much better. And it would have been nice if there was an explanation of the powers in game while you got them, maybe a simple popup box or better yet a little diagram above the canister showing what it does (like for the power charge it would show you green and then bursting through the stone walls).
It was really fun to play and seems like a nice demo. Would love to see this fleshed out into a complete game.
I like "Escape the room games" and this one is very nice for the minimulist nature. The puzzle with the colored buttons is broken as I was able to pick up the key without doing the puzzle. Also, the detection on the button is a little off, I have to aim high for it. Nice little progression of levels, I know it is silly but would have liked to have a timer so I could see how fast I did it.
I've also had an issue with low frame rate. I'll wait to rate it until I can test it at the proper speed.
Nice idea, but math games aren't that fun.
The animation on the follower stuck after I picked her up, and sometimes she wouldn't move. Also, the tutorial items would flash too quickly (perhaps they thought I clicked on them when I was trying to move my follower)
Pretty random. Not sure how the theme related.
Interesting concept, though very difficult to control, and it wasn't immediately clear where the exit was.
The reversal is essentially a auto-win, so the game devolved into waiting for my opponent to get bored.
Those sound effects were really grating, and the game started to lag with the larger puzzles, but still a very interesting and innovative game.
Great graphics, and I liked the menu animation. The sounds were kindof shocking, considering they weren't there all the time. Fairly simplistic gameplay, but I guess that is what makes it addictive.
I loved the graphics and sound for this. Some shots seemed far better than others, and the difficulty kindof petered off there, but otherwise a solid idea.
Very adorable. Loved the angry sound effect.
I really like the style of the art. The music loops too quickly. You have a minute to play, but the music repeats every 5 seconds, becomes far too repetitive quickly.
The controls are really difficult to deal with, all being on one hand and being sticky keys. I tried to use right shift and it didn't work. Loved the idea and the art and music.
Where did I get a fighter jet? Santa's presents collide with themselves, making him a really easy boss. Overall a very limited move set, but great art work.
I played the web version and I couldn't hear any audio. Windows 7 firefox. Anyway, loved the art and the gameplay was nice if a little difficult to control.
Nice gameplay, though having to re-collect the arrow doesn't add much to the experience. Forcing yourself to a theme like that limits the fun.
I liked the glow that the logs and the enemies had. Wasn't quite sure what to do after I found 5 pieces. It would have been nice to be able to free look with the camera to make sure I didn't miss anything.
The wall jump was a bit tricky to use, but I really like the concept of a never stopping character.
I love the animation in this. Very hard to control, but fun.
Much rather would have had WASD than arrow keys, though I guess that is a preference. There wasn't a lot of feedback about whether or not I was doing damage.
Interesting take on the theme, though it was a bit too minimalist (not quite sure what I need to do or how to do it). I really liked the art and music.
That one sound effect is really harsh. I like classic platformers. I wasn't really able to figure out what to do, I can see villagers but can't get to them.
The hit detection on the door was very difficult. After that, I thought everything was quite clever and I really liked the feel of the game.
Would have liked a reticle, I also died because I clipped through the floor. I liked the lighting that the bolt gives you. Nice for looking ahead and plotting a course.
Annoying that it plays immediately (I wasn't even focused on that tab yet), and that I have to hit refresh to start over. Clever use of theme, and I liked the 1 explosion when you "crash"
I loved the comic and the graphics were great and the coin cam was funny. All and all a really great entry.
I tried poach, boil, scramble, and fry. Turns out all I needed to do was "cook" the egg.
I committed suicide at age 50. I really don't know what that says about me.
Very nicely polished. The character moves a little slow. The robots look fantastic. I loved the voices. Overall, a very nice entry.
Very nicely polished. The character moves a little slow, both walking and turning. The robots look fantastic. I loved the voices. Overall, a very nice entry. The girlfriend loved it.
Silly little game. Not quite sure what the point was, but fun with two people.
Very interesting concept. Nice take on the theme. Leads to a lot of spray and pray gameplay.
Very nice take on the theme. I figured this theme would create a lot of puzzle games, and this is the best I've seen so far.
When I tried to walk into the crowd, everyone started flying and I teleported away. Really hard to navigate that way. The zombie also just started walking away, wasn't actively hunting anyone. The second playthrough went smoother, but dealing with the crowd is annoying.
Very nice take on the theme. The sound effect is too annoying to spam the attack button (which may be a good thing). It is hard to see things that appear on the top of the screen.
I really liked the art style in this, minimal but still very expressive. Having to refresh to try again is annoying, the theme shouldn't make the game annoying it should inspire. Also, it was too zoomed in, the first several attempts were just me flying around to get my bearings (which led me to accidentally destroy my own people).
The theme really shouldn't limit the fun of the game. Having to reload the page each time and go through that intro really just made the thing tedious.
I love the idea of an echo location game. The sound effects were a bit harsh, especially for headphones wearers. Otherwise, great concept.
From the start it wasn't quite clear what the goal of each puzzle was, but once it became clear it was a fun little game.
I love the graphics style of this. Took me a bit to realize I was supposed to be powering up, but by then it was too late.
Very nicely done. Loved that each weapon had its own pros and cons. The snowman was really hard, always just took the hit and ran.
Little hard to control, but still fun and a neat take on the theme.
Without more to go on this is really meh.
Very nicely polished. Loved the music and the slow down for bullet time.
Nice take on the theme, but some of those shots I'm pretty sure are impossible. Is there any check to make sure a level is winnable before presenting it?
Love the concept. Really wish I had the ability to stand still while throwing. Feel I walked into people I should have hit. Love the little enemies, adorable.
The controls a super sensitive, but a very interesting idea. Reminds me of those old edu-games.
Really cute and polished. I liked it. The AI seems to like hugging one of the walls, so normally you just go to a corner and look up and side and you find who you are looking for.
I liked the idea, though I wasn't quite sure what was friend and what was foe. Killing the leeches was difficult, but I don't think unfair. A good game.
Really annoying having to refresh the page in order to try a second time.
Couldn't figure out the wall jump. If you could explain I'll give it another try and see how it goes.
If you don't jump (say fall off a cliff) the left/right controls still work so you start flying. If that was intentional, that was awesome.
One put a spike trap hidden in a bush in a children's playground?!?!?
I like the you only get one option here (for the record, I liked the shield). I would like to have a count down timer for when the item recharges, but I loved the sound effect for it.
I like the concept, but the character needs to move a lot faster. Though I assume this is the point, I wish there were more cues as to how far you've moved. I'm sure I walked right past my landmark because I couldn't tell if I was moving at all.
With such short patrols it is hard to sneak up on people, and the two bounce weapon is really only a desperation weapon. Neat idea, however.