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Phone Tree of Despair by Jezzamon 2020-10-16T14:38:18Z ♥ 2

Fantastic take, with a great medium for the game! I came for the great picture, and stayed for the cool idea of using an actual phone system menu tree for the gameplay. I used to do phone system work, and sometimes would hide funny little easter eggs in the menus, so this clicked immediately with me. Great job! Very humorous and insanely original!

Hamster Death Loop by Lauri Karjalainen 2020-10-16T14:30:27Z ♥ 1

Haha, I enjoyed everything.. from reading your LD page, and the video, to the headbanging adventure on the wheel. I too went the hamster wheel route on my theme, however it's a completely different experience, so I love seeing what you did with the idea. As for constructive criticism, I would agree with @tattomoosa that the ramp up in difficulty seems a bit slow. Great job with your entry!

A Ghost with Alzheimer's by POBIX 2020-10-16T02:57:30Z ♥ 2

The title caught my attention, great naming choice! I loved the pixel art.. mini pixel art.. very cute! The wizards especially were my favorite. Cool take on the theme, and the mechanic incorporated.. while I do agree it could get frustrating, with a feeling that you don't have proper control, I understand that's part of the challenge of playing. Perhaps you could have added a power up where there was a 'clear mind' for a bit to have solid control for a bit, before returning to your Alzheimer's state. Overall though, great job - music was fitting, and sound effects.. lol.. those sound effects, so good!

Mad Wheel : Furry Maxster by squirrelsoft 2020-10-16T02:49:48Z ♥ 0

Great little challenge! Love the hamster wheel idea, I went the same route, but with a completely different experience. Had some great laughs playing too, nice work on your entry!

Hamster Crash by EnderCow 2020-10-16T02:46:17Z ♥ 0

Yes, hamster wheels! I did the same, but in a very different fashion. Love your take on the theme and the wasteland scavenging aspect. Music fit quite well, and your hamster art is very cute.

The Daily Life of a Hamster by Stealcase 2020-10-16T02:17:14Z ♥ 0

Squeaky sounds are fantastic! Model is pretty cute too, and the music fits quite well! I too made a hamster adventure, however it's far less intense and fun, nice job on your creation!

Fish the Video Game by Kimynay 2020-10-16T02:06:39Z ♥ 1

With this music and ambient sound I really could just stay here.. as a fish forever.. the game is still running actually, as I listen to this fantastic soundtrack. Excellent graphics, and overall just a fun little experience. - oh, and a day/night cycle! Realism off the charts! Thank you!

Hammy the Hamster by FlyingKiwi 2020-10-16T01:56:26Z ♥ 2

Very cute and fun gameplay. Would love if Hammy the Hamster could come over for a playdate sometime with Phil the Hamster in the game I did ;)

Hamster Tank by elemel 2020-10-16T01:50:47Z ♥ 1

Yes, hamster gamedev ftw! I too went the hamster route, yet yours is insanely unique! Love the graphics you did for the hamster.. that face and the look of a perpetual scream of awesome rage coming from it is fantastic. Soundtrack was cool too, and amazing you managed to get multiplayer working so well with a compo entry! I could give constructive feedback.. but it would just mirror some of the above already.. just UI stuff.. but totally understandable for getting this done in 48 hours, great job!

Sleepy Hamster by Karl Erik Saks 2020-10-16T01:44:31Z ♥ 1

Great work! I too went the hamster in a wheel route, I like your take on it- incorporating the rhythm control aspect, and that the wheel is the track. Art and music were fantastic, and only constructive feedback I have mirrors some of the others above already, primarily the controls feeling a bit sluggish or unresponsive. Overall though, great job!

Hamster Survival Racing by Carson Bentley 2020-10-16T01:38:55Z ♥ 0

Love the take on the theme. I too went with the hamster wheel.. but it's an experience, and not a challenge with skill building as you try again like yours. Great job on completing your 2nd Jam! Great models, fun challenge, fitting and cute music!

HamsterLoop by Misterm 2020-10-16T01:27:15Z ♥ 1

Great work! I too went with a hamster in the wheel, however you made a fun game, and mine is more of an experience.. I forgot to include the fun :p - Loved the ramp up in difficulty, and introduction to the mechanics. Controls were fun, felt like the proper movement for a rolling wheel. Great work with menus, checkpoints, etc! Only thing missing that I would have loved to see is a slight invulnerability after death, so you have a second or two to 'regain your footing' when spawning into a spot, preventing an immediate death again by a trap.

Last Trip of the Monorail! by INCD021 2020-10-12T00:49:21Z ♥ 1

Great work! Lots of good humor in the game, and having come from just playing your LD46 game 10min ago (I missed it in April, sorry!) I see a lot of great enhancements! You had time to animate your adorable pixel character this round, and the voice overs sound higher quality (they're great in both games, don't get me wrong ;) ), and coding an inventory and item interactions is impressive! A+ stuff!

The Watchmaker by Frank Gevaerts 2020-10-09T05:34:06Z ♥ 1

Very cool story and take on the theme! I enjoyed playing through and exploring.. a few times now, and I learned a lot about watches! I still haven't solved it and made it to the 'good ending'.. but I've read many good things along the way with each attempt.

Arcane Forest by LadyMistLeaf 2020-10-09T05:24:59Z ♥ 1

I made my way through to the end. I appreciated the last direction required. Fitting music, cute animation and art, nicely done, it was a fun memory game :)

Giraffe Roller by commanderstitch 2020-10-09T05:18:48Z ♥ 1

Very fun time! Great amount of chaos, but not overly chaotic like some of your past creations ;) - fun mechanic, challenges, sound, etc.

Only two 'issues' I encountered: 1. It took a bit to learn to roll.. I read 'hold the mouse button' but after that not working a bit, I went to your menu for the controls (thanks for including that option to change controls!) and found it had mapped to Z for the attack.. once that was learned though, I was able to roll attack just fine and progress! 2. Not sure if it was intentional, but when the boss spawns each time for me, a massive amount of missiles are present.. like a giant snake of 100+ missiles, which obliterate me very quick if I don't do some crafty dodging and running..

Other than those two oddities, no problems, game ran great and I had a lot of fun playing it!

Eleven by DeathStorm 2020-10-09T05:01:39Z ♥ 2

As you've said, and other feedback.. yeah, it's challenging.. the only "unfair" challenging bit I encountered in the various areas was entering the room only to immediately get hit by an arrow or something else in the near path.. on numerous occasions.. and yes, I should learn my lesson, but I would have appreciated getting a better lay of the land on entering new rooms.. a sort of 'safe' area, and not having to make sure I slowly creep into a room so I don't go beyond the doorway, which is quite the juxtaposition to the mad rush against the clock. That said, you guys made a great game.. yes it's challenging, which isn't for everyone - sound effects, theme, mechanics, etc. were all well executed, with many great puzzles to figure out!

This Party Sucks by Manuel Magalhães 2020-10-09T04:48:28Z ♥ 2

Great job! Lots of fun to play and keep trying to get a better score.

Take on the theme is great, and it's a fun idea.

I liked the controls for movement, not just holding a direction.. it added some nice challenge/balance to it. Did you add that later from standard movement controls feeling too easy, or was it planned from the start? Either way, it worked out great.

The death animation of your player character is so adorable.. I died on purpose a few times just to watch him fall with the slight roll.. loved it!

Energy Loop by SpaceMonkey 2020-10-09T04:41:43Z ♥ 1

Great work! Perfect progression in difficulty, and A+ on educating the player on mechanics as you move through levels. The take on the theme worked really well, and executing on this in just 8 hours is fantastic! I look forward to your future puzzlescript and other creations!

Loop Land by Préda 2020-10-06T00:21:53Z ♥ 0

Whoah, just whoah! What a world.. so many loops everywhere! Love the details.. like the enemy hand getting bigger when punching.. and things flying towards the camera.. art style is great, and you have a main boss! Fantastic! Love that you journey to the center of the loop as the progression as well.. and that some puzzles and challenges were incorporated! Only constructive critisism I have is that when playing full screen (32 in monitor.. so wide FOV), some of the camera movement and world rotation almost led to some 'motion sickness' feelings.. nothing serious, and I game a lot - so I was able to fight against it, but for a more inexperienced gamer that could be an issue, so further playtesting and camera tweaks may be needed to prevent that.. I know with VR game dev work, using a vignette during the faster camera/world movement helps, but I don't know if that would apply to a sidescroller.. Anyways, overall, great entry - very fun and colorful, cheerful music and sounds, and an enjoyable playthrough!

Gorilla Power by Jiri Hysek 2020-10-06T00:03:56Z ♥ 1

Great work! Excellent creation in 48 hours, a full fledged fun experience! I appreciate that you included a check point as well! As @blobo shared in his screenshot, that's the only issue I ran into.. trying to kill guards when above them, and ending up getting shot when the attack event wouldn't execute after coming off their heads.. no biggy though, just added a tiny challenging mechanic towards the end of the level. Great job overall!

Anomaly 47 by PhilStrahl 2020-10-05T23:47:58Z ♥ 1

Absolutely loved it, your best one yet in my opinion. Mood/music was great, I even had a 'jump scare' when Hedgy was revealed.. great title/end screens, and sweet art style. I only had a few times I had some squirrely controls, which could have been collider based, but no biggy; just a tiny, non-game breaking bug, that didn't take away from the overall experience and totally understandable for a game in 48 hours!

The Unicorn and the need for coffee..! by INCD021 2020-10-12T00:40:44Z ♥ 1

@incd021 - first, an apology.. somehow I missed playing your LD46 game back in April, and didn't have a chance to see Phil stream it either. It didn't look familiar when I was browsing to your LD47 game, so I dropped in to play.. it was a great time, I had some good laughs! I loved the Pixel Prophecy references/char.. voice acting, sound effects, mechanics.. etc.. screen shake was awesome putting items down. Great job on the game, and I'm sorry I missed the experience and voting 6 months ago.. but glad I got to play now =)

Tamagojamy by Akronsus 2020-04-25T13:24:15Z ♥ 3

Great execution! When I first heard the theme, the same thought came to my head of Tama- You really pulled it off well, the graphics are adorable, and the tasks/mini game keep you engaged and focused, with lots to do. I like how when in the bathroom, but then going to the next room over through the wall, you must wait for your tama to walk through the entire house to get to you - small but realistic little bit you managed to program in! The only thing I feel it could have benefited from (which would be hard to implement in the 8bit screen.. but maybe on the general game window?) would have been a tutorial of sorts. All in all though, excellent job!

Sheep Keep by Kevin Barrios 2020-04-25T13:17:02Z ♥ 1

Great concept and take on the theme! I'm sure you ran out of time for many of the features wanted (animal audio, slingshot hit animations, etc..) but it's a great foundation! The music is very relaxing, and I could see myself enjoying a fully fleshed out sheep herder simulation now :D

Computer Rat by Tybau 2020-04-25T13:10:06Z ♥ 2

Very cool idea and execution! The tutorial was great, very glad you put that in there.

Saving IT by InsideTheBox 2020-04-21T23:08:25Z ♥ 0

Agreed with the mouse sensitivity, and your viewpoint seems a bit low to the ground, but good job with completing! Had all the major aspects.. menu, gameplay, levels, audio, etc..

The Diamond-Flowered Orchid by Frank Gevaerts 2020-04-21T23:03:19Z ♥ 1

Great job! The audio really did add to the game/immersion as I played through and figured out what commands to do. I was rescued at the end, so my expedition was a success! Was Henry a guide of sorts, or does he just run around a bit random?

Short Dark by Préda 2020-04-21T22:40:00Z ♥ 1

Very ambitious project, and I love that it's "Short Dark", as I have loved Hinterlands creation for many years as it's evolved. Controls were a challenge to get the hang of, along with environment interactions, but with a little practice, and after a few deaths, it went much smoother.

Kaoamaru Kaiju by SplitPainter 2020-04-21T22:14:25Z ♥ 2

Great camera work! Model and the rigging was fantastic too, and you nailed the PS1 & HL vibe you were going for! It was an enjoyable experience!

Rampage by PhilStrahl 2020-04-21T22:11:42Z ♥ 1

Great work! Excellent introduction to the mechanics of the game, and the characters etc.. Art and music were adorable. I'm honestly amazed you pulled it off with having your battles with colliders and game engine flip flops during the project; it's a solid foundation of a game, that could easily be expanded with more levels etc!

Type IT! by Hedgy 2020-04-21T22:04:06Z ♥ 1

Thank you for the windowed version! Good job on the project, and identifying the need for get_process_delta_time() with me!

Spring Tree by lilou_cormic 2020-04-21T20:46:41Z ♥ 3

Great work! Very cute audio and graphics - I like the animations of the water, and the spring stretch of the tree growth. I encountered some issues with jumping both in the web and DL Windows version.. and then looked at your code to try and find the bug. The code is beautiful! No luck finding the bug though. Great entry for LD46, with an excellent take on the theme with the unique take on the game rules/mechanic (sharing the water with the tree).

Raising the bar by SpaceMonkey 2020-04-21T20:35:42Z ♥ 2

Good times! Leaderboard and a wide variety of combinations and ways to approach the game for achieving a high score were good 'addictive' qualities - had a lot of fun with the game and spent almost an hour (on and off to give my mouse hand a rest) trying to get higher on the leaderboard. Very well put together, music was good and didn't get repetitive after my long stint playing.. great work! I do think with some tweaks, balancing, feature enhancements, etc.. it could be a full fledged mobile game!

Silly Fluffy Bunny by Jiri Hysek 2020-04-21T18:31:18Z ♥ 2

Fantastic. I just sat at the start screen for quite awhile (and end screen too), enjoying the cute little bunny run back and forth and make adorable noises (and the surprise there was great!). Very polished and complete game, excellent introduction to mechanics etc; nailed the difficulty progression.

Don't Touch the Button by Manuel Magalhães 2020-04-21T18:19:56Z ♥ 2

Great game, very adorable and engaging! I thought the voice acting was excellent.. I didn't understand it, but the intonations and mood of it were spot on! The artwork is excellent too!

That's Crazy, What? by commanderstitch 2020-04-21T18:08:21Z ♥ 2

Love the animations, like the eating - great sound effects too; the alien audio was adorable.

The drop to the top by jk5000 2019-10-13T04:09:36Z ♥ 1

Very cool aesthetic, love the effects, sound, music, and announcer voice! I think it would be nice to see a variety of level types, potentially starting with larger objects so the stack up goes faster, and using the current smaller size for more advanced levels. Great job, and thanks for doing a multiplayer game for the jam!

New.AI by smilewood 2019-10-13T04:03:59Z ♥ 1

Nice take on the the theme. Cute char model, and a nice soundtrack. I agree that there was a bit too much text, and checkpoints were a bit off feeling, but just having checkpoints in the game is great; nicely done for the time you had!

Bob the Brawler by itsdanidre 2019-10-13T03:58:09Z ♥ 1

I knocked so many blocks (heads) off! Cute pixel art, and a nice soundtrack.

Monolith by Kalucifer 2019-10-13T03:49:03Z ♥ 2

Wow, splash screen, puzzle game play, sweet char controller, awesome music, so polished!

Zilch by commanderstitch 2019-10-13T03:43:05Z ♥ 1

I loved the timelapse; so many lines of code! It's amazing you do this purely in VS, with no underlying engine. All the elements were great; sound, gameplay, challenge, etc.. I loved the chaos of certain levels too! Fantastic job.

BLOB by Dudum Lare 2019-10-13T03:18:30Z ♥ 1

Cute music. The silloutte art is nice, and the background customization was a nice touch. The web build seems a little buggy.. couldn't harvest unless I was a bit to the left of the object, and planting again didn't seem possible.. clicking everywhere and trying all hot keys wouldn't let me do anything and I got stuck.

The Tragic Tale of No Bones Jones by darefus 2019-10-13T03:13:22Z ♥ 0

Nothing at that itch.io link to play :( - Love the cover art though!

Pit Fight by Alex Ferbrache 2019-10-13T03:10:24Z ♥ 0

Great music and sound effects. Unfortunately after 4 attempts and page reloads, I could never get the AI to do anything.

FOREST NINJA WIZARD GHOST by johnnysix 2019-10-13T03:05:31Z ♥ 0

Very snappy! Great char controller! The design/glow was was a cool aesthtic, and loved the fast paced feel to it.. music and sound worked great too, nice job for the time you had!

Spare Change by Swordishmage 2019-10-13T02:49:20Z ♥ 1

Nice work getting what you did into the game in the time you had! The music reminded me of The Sims, and was peaceful. I did get hooked into playing more and more to get to the end, collecting more coins and roaming, so nice work on creating a challenge and story behind it to push the player forward. My primary critique is that the cooldowns seem completely unnecessary, it's just a frustrating block to allowing the player to play how they want, and in a non-logical fashion. That said, great work in completing the jam!

Rail shooter prototype by Chocolat-Endive 2019-10-13T02:33:01Z ♥ 1

Excellent art style, effects, and sound/music! Very good foundational pieces for a solid game!

Put the Haunt in this House by Crimsoneer 2019-10-13T02:29:06Z ♥ 1

Cute idea and execution. The art style is great! I too encountered some of the highlighting bugs, but for the limited time you had, it's a complete game and fits the theme well! Nice work!

Desert by Pedroso 2019-10-12T22:18:25Z ♥ 4

Quite a nice little tale/journey. I liked your shader/art style, and maybe it was my eyes deceiving me, but I swear his loot bag gradually grew in size, so nice work with that.. either actually doing it, or the story tricking my mind that it was happening.

Survive in Neon lights by HakierGrzonzo 2019-10-12T22:09:17Z ♥ 5

Nice work on this! The pulse effect across the grid was great, and the challenge ramped up nicely. Tooltips for the item selections would have been nice (no clue what the green triangle does - supply depot I guess?). A zoom out feature would have been a nice add too. Of course tooltips and camera zoom add to the scope of the project, and with the limited time you had, overall I would say great job! I played for quite awhile having fun building out my base.

From Nothing, To Nothing by khaotom 2019-10-12T21:55:10Z ♥ 1

Nice collection of minigames. I really enjoyed the sound track!

From Nothing to Mine by DeathStorm 2019-10-12T19:01:20Z ♥ 2

Very fun challenge! Takes a bit to learn, and slow to start, but worth it - nice job!

I Forgot My Sword! by Manuel Magalhães 2019-10-12T18:52:09Z ♥ 2

This is fantastic fun! Love that you have mutiple puzzles included, and the take on the theme is perfect in my opinion! Artwork is super cute too, nicely done!

Confused by Rombus 2019-10-12T18:48:13Z ♥ 1

I had a great time! I love the progression.. and killing things into piles of bones in gook gave me a great laugh with the art style. Excellent soundtrack too! The boss battle was like the Dark Souls of Pico8 games for me though.. managed it eventually though. Nice work putting together a complete experience!

Scope Creep by 2Demigods 2019-10-12T18:38:34Z ♥ 1

Definately snappy movement! Nice work in completing a project, especially after having to start fresh it sounds like after some other ideas pan out. I like the idea and that it can be beat without power ups.

Grip of Despair by Khud0 2019-10-12T18:32:45Z ♥ 1

Sounds like you learned some great lessons from this jam, and experienced what we all do in regards to scope.. that said, music was fun, and I love the art style, the UI Bar is very nice also! Thank you for submitting even though you felt it unfinished!

Deserted by Pio 2019-10-12T18:24:21Z ♥ 1

Impressive for only 72 hours to flesh out all the foundational pieces to a survival game! I enjoyed playing through it. The mouse not locking to the game window was a little frustrating, and I couldn't figure out how to select/place the campfire after I built it, but otherwise it was a good experience. It could have used a bit more polish, but that's asking a lot for the timeframe and your scope, again - my applause for what you accomplished in the time you had!

You remember nothing. by Milestone Games 2019-10-12T18:11:14Z ♥ 0

Very well done! I loved the small effects, like the screen/text vibration for action events/explosions - it really added to the experience without being too overpowering!

Thanks for Nothing by PhilStrahl 2019-10-07T05:13:24Z ♥ 1

Love the hand drawn artwork, the take on the theme, story, humor, and characters and encounters in world! The soundtrack is by far the best piece in my opinion; it felt quite dynamic to what was occuring in game, I'm looking forward to dissecting your code to see how you pulled that off.. and speaking of your code, congratulations on completing the project in Unity! Taking on a new engine mid-way through a Compo is so daring, and you pulled it off!

A button by Hedgy 2019-10-07T05:05:06Z ♥ 1

Very cute! The UI is nice and clean, and had a subtle glow pulse effect I enjoyed. Would like to see more happen as you progress, but all and all, a good take on the theme and congratulations for completing in the 48 hours!!

Anemia by Luma 2019-05-09T02:26:35Z ♥ 1

Congratulations on finishing the project! The plot/story was a great idea. "Mo-capped" is motion capture, with actors in suits and face recording to translate to CGI/games.

Heart To The Sky by Baby Dino Herd 2019-05-08T20:36:16Z ♥ 0

Very well done. Loved the camera work and puzzle mechanic. Very cool end scene too, that just flowed into place naturally as you completed the level.

Whipout by Armadillq 2019-05-03T23:03:26Z ♥ 0

Excellent job, especially if this was your first LD! Music is good (is that real bass that was recorded?) - controls are tight. The animations are cute and fun.. and I loved the deaths/gore!

Constructive feedback: I would agree with @donitz in regards to the jumping just past the edge mechanic, which is common in these types of games and feels good to the player (that they don't notice); something worth researching. Also to note, the gray background tile grids kind of phased in and out with movement around the screen, sometimes showing just the vertical lines, sometimes horz only, sometimes none.. (maybe it's my monitor resolution that causes it.. I did it in the webGL version, on a 2560x1440 res).. this was kind of a strain to the eyes and a little distracting to the action of the char.

Both of those are quite minor though - all in all it plays well, is challenging and fun, and an excellent first LD game!

Deenero by Carlos Salazar 2019-05-03T02:01:46Z ♥ 0

Played through it. Congratulations completing the jam and working as a team. Story was odd, but kept my attention. I agree with the other comments in regards to the text.. as it resizes you quickly lose your place you were reading, making it difficult on the eyes/brain - so in future text presentation, you may want to keep it a single size and not have it move as much.

Overworked by MsAlison 2019-05-01T22:40:09Z ♥ 1

Good initial framework, thank you for sharing! As you mentioned, needs more work.. like title screen, restart option, game play change (gets repetitive quickly) etc.. but as I said, it's a good start - the music fits well and the graphics are decent.

Axed by Flamboozle 2019-05-01T22:27:00Z ♥ 2

Very fun! Spent a bit of time on this.. good balance, and a nice take on fortress defense. The upgrade ideas were great. I loved the background graphics.. with the steam/smog from the cities.. and that cute little zepplin in the top right of the screen, very nicely done!

Blood Magic by Mabry 2019-05-01T22:14:30Z ♥ 1

Nice work getting this built out. I liked the randomized blood magic options when using that ability.

Cursed Samurai by palsina 2019-05-01T22:10:41Z ♥ 0

Beautiful! The parallax is perfect.. and gameplay and flow is fantastic.. make it a full game for sure! Steam Release!

Interesting Times by Frank Gevaerts 2019-05-01T22:05:08Z ♥ 1

Nice work completing the project, even when being under the weather. I enjoyed gathering my 'memories' to have the story options to provide; trading my 'life' experiences for valuable rewards.

Gladiator Souls by hadesfury 2019-05-01T21:03:33Z ♥ 1

Very nicely done! I love the fighting mechanic to force close combat, avoiding the easy/dodge/win strategies.. making it a lot more challenging to do better and advance. Great take on the theme! The gameplay, mechanics, and models were all well done - excellent core structure in place!

I Burn by mamoniem 2019-05-01T20:53:12Z ♥ 1

Beautifully done! The music is wonderful, and the experience is perfectly paced.. not too long, not too short.. way to go outside the norm for the first time, and create this!

Methods for Instructing Thine Dragon by cdrch 2019-05-01T20:32:28Z ♥ 0

Very beautiful! The parallax was spot on, and gameplay was solid. Love the fonts used.. the audio.. and the game icon is adorable, very nice work!

The Gr8 Scamming Adventure by herinque 2019-05-01T20:20:54Z ♥ 3

Nice work, I had some great laughs at the audio and environment.. I love the printer model :) Love the premise of the scam call center! I did have some issues with when the fuse blew, as contrast/darkness was just a bit much on my system, (I know it's supposed to be dark, but it seemed sooo dark). Overall very nice work!

Dryad's Forest by miroreflect 2019-05-01T20:03:47Z ♥ 0

Very nice work! Love the take on the theme. I really like that you found the time to do a mini-map, which worked great, and the program icon is adorable! The only critique I have is that having an additional control option (wasd / arrow keys) would have been nice, but the point and click mechanic was sufficient.

Styx It To The Man by frostdragonliz 2019-05-01T15:51:52Z ♥ 1

Love it! Art is great, and the take on the theme is fantastic. Very well structured for upgrades, and would love to see a post-LD44 version of the game!

Memory Run by DeathStorm 2019-04-30T19:08:49Z ♥ 3

So impressive for 72 hours! There is so much to this! Audio, graphics, puzzle aspect, tutorial; all very well executed!

What do YOU want? by Ever 2019-04-30T18:47:08Z ♥ 3

Loved it! Great artwork, music, sound effects.. Awesome job with the UI, and the tutorial at the start.. I love that you were the demon/wish granter in the story, I figured at first when I saw the graphics that would be your nemesis or something, but it was a nice shift of roles.. loved the end scene too.. it felt very well balanced playing through as well. Overall excellent job!

The passion of a peasant by Atomic 2019-04-30T18:28:52Z ♥ 0

I love the art style and animations - Humor was great! No bugs or issues on play through attempt, excellent work!

ShellShark! by Manuel Magalhães 2019-04-30T18:26:09Z ♥ 2

Great job, all the needed mechanics were there, and I LOVE the artwork done for this! It's a solid experience (just lacking audio - which you already mentioned ran out of time on, and I respect you spent that time on the UI instead - great choice, as it shows!)

Mouseketeer by SpaceMonkey 2019-04-30T15:38:49Z ♥ 3

This is really fun, holds true to the roguelike game form, and I'm having fun gearing up and going further. It's impressive all the features and the polish your team was able to do.. double jump, wall jump, parallax, procedural levels, etc.. Bravo!

Extracted Souls by Préda 2019-04-30T05:12:44Z ♥ 2

Took a minute to get into the flow, but I ended up having some great fun with it. Love that you put in a leader board feature, as that drove me keep going to be on top.. competition in games; good stuff!

p-p-p-Pew by 5n1p3r_4r73m1s 2019-04-30T04:44:39Z ♥ 1

Congratulations on your first LD! Unfortunately when I tried to play it over at itch.io, it crashes loading in the browser.. using Chrome. Other itch.io unity games have worked tonight for me, so maybe see if you can replicate the crash on your side?

Leap by Adam Elaoud 2019-04-30T04:41:46Z ♥ 2

Congratulations on your first LD! Very cute game, the main char is adorable! I like the concept; it's well executed.

Memorandum by PhilStrahl 2019-04-29T04:09:37Z ♥ 1

Those feels! The emotion waves.. the mood and setting, and the memories that you either keep or slip from your grasp.. the art and story (loved the end graphic of your loved one).. amazingly done! I think it fits the theme quite well, and was a beautiful adventure.. I did all 3 endings, and they each were worth the time.. oh, and the music/sound! A+

The Gold Digger by Jiri Hysek 2019-04-29T03:46:52Z ♥ 1

Fantastic! I love the take on the theme, this is a great puzzle experience! Your char movement and camera follow/work is slick too.. well polished and fluid.. awesome job all around!

LOoSE sLOTS by commanderstitch 2019-04-29T03:35:24Z ♥ 0

Loved it! Lots of good sound effects and humor. The intro was fantastic, and really made it like 2 games in 1!

Ghost Avenger by Rombus 2019-04-29T01:09:22Z ♥ 2

Great job! I love a lot of the subtle elements you included, like the 'ding' for player feedback, letting them know the freeze time power has run out.. and the health meters (the Zombie ones are great!) The graphics are great! The char's idle animation is an excellent touch, and the zombies are adorable! Fun and challenging! A+

CapyBarbra: A New Brow by Ratherjolly 2018-08-24T00:24:18Z ♥ 1

Nice work, fun times! I loved the minimap idea, worked great! The music and sound effects, along with the initial story voiceover, are great.

Dodghell by ChicoDeLosMates 2018-08-19T13:34:36Z ♥ 1

Very fun simple concept. I like that you targeted mobile devices for your entry. Nice graphics, audio, and gameplay! The only issue I noticed was that the player/ball hitboxes seem too big.

Proto Dash by huminaboz 2018-08-19T13:30:15Z ♥ 3

Very impressive! This is the most "complete" and well polished game I've tried so far in LD42. It's very apparent that you have a very talented and cohesive team to pull this off!

I liked many of the small touches that showed great polish, like the subtle camera move from mouse movement at the main menu, and replacing the mouse cursor.

Black Market Nostalgia by boyTurnedRobot 2018-08-19T13:20:58Z ♥ 1

Nice work! Excellent foundation to expand on. As other reviewers have stated, as well as you, additional features that you weren't able to fit in before the deadline would add a lot to the game.

For what's there, I really liked the industrial sounding music, it went perfect with the game and really set the mood. The interface and design is nice too. I love the use of vhs and cassette tapes for Nostalgia items.

Storage War by Anaconda Games 2018-08-18T17:58:04Z ♥ 1

Very nicely done low poly assets! Good character control. A+ for putting in options with multiple control schemes, different char skins, and audio control etc. I found the sound effects humorous. The gameplay was challenging. You accomplished a lot in those 72 hours, nicely done!

Sthog by Jammin 2018-08-18T17:48:43Z ♥ 2

The art assets are great, and the music was good. I wasn't certain how to accomplish the goal, and using "E" on intractable items never seemed to work. Good effort though!

DataSkream by Sollara Games 2018-08-18T16:20:26Z ♥ 3

Very impressive! Such polish and a great feature set, like having a leaderboard! The visual effects were great, synced extremely well with the audio/music. I appreciated the respawn helper platform under the player, that's good game design.

It's a very fun endless runner style game, definitely a bit addictive! The song for it is great, it doesn't wear on you and has a nice gradual build, making you want to keep playing to hear more and more, kind of like "The impossible game".

That's nice of you to call out Sebastian Lague in your description, I've been a fan/subscriber for awhile, and learned a lot from him as well.

I tried both keyboard and xbox controller, and both worked well. Controller was a bit more fun, but that's what I play most games with anyway. I did notice I couldn't start or restart the game with the xbox controller, I had to use the mouse to click the start & restart button - no biggy though for a jam game, a simple fix if you're able to replicate it I'm sure.

Overall, A+ - very well done!

RE:Boot by hollandgeng 2018-08-18T15:56:12Z ♥ 1

Nice work, I found it very funny and challenging. The audio clips for each attack were great!

For improved feature thoughts: I would have liked to see the "CurrentPopulation" update when I had a country selected to reflect the damage I was doing, without clicking away and back, as well as an auto-rotate and focus feature with the camera for selecting another country.

All in all, I had a good time playing this, with some laughs. Nice job!

Air Dream by wolar 2018-08-18T15:44:19Z ♥ 0

Level transition was great, as well as the sound effects, very "Airport/flying" feel & mood!

The placement of people seemed a bit too easy, only because of the highlighted and grayed out seats, so I didn't have to do my own analytical thought on where that person would fit.. just find a lit up seat and put them there. Perhaps a slight increase in the difficulty/puzzle solving there could help, such as not highlighting.. just doing a red X/error for the player when he attempts to place the person in the wrong seat.

Overall, great work!

Oh, sh*t! — Ludum Dare #42 — Running out of space by xPheRe 2018-08-18T15:34:26Z ♥ 1

Great title, and a nice take on Tetris.. with well fitting sound effects. The animation of the little guy blinking was very cute, nicely done on that! While the gameplay is good, it definitely could use some fleshing out with a title screen/instructions/goal, etc.. great concept though, and a good take on the theme!

Continuum by aayush 2018-08-18T15:10:00Z ♥ 1

Very nicely done! Clean and simple graphics, with a nice soundtrack to match. The logo/title card were also very well done.

I appreciated that you included a queue/visual indicator for players prior to events, such as the enemy dash, or a black hole spawning, I feel that's great game design!

The only thing I feel could be improved is the graphic and text rendering. While it was clean and minimalistic, it did have some tiny amounts of pixelation/fuzz at various resolutions I tried. Leveraging some of Unity's features to do pixel perfect, and screen scaling, and other methods to allow for a very super crisp graphic would add a perfect final touch to the look in my opinion. That said, it's very close how it is, and I think you did a great job with the style and delivery!

Bleach Beach by Steffo 2018-08-18T14:52:37Z ♥ 1

The hand drawn art is great, and I loved how you you introduced the moving mechanic; forcing the player to know how to move to move to the start of the game. The shooting/physics/gameplay was a little lacking in my opinion, but it was very nice to look at!

Junkyard: Crash it & Cash it by m110 2018-08-18T14:46:55Z ♥ 0

Nice work, it was fun to play - a great take on the theme! The car acceleration was a bit too much for my taste, but I did love how you animated the tires moving for turning.

Space Dog Escape by yayapipi 2018-08-18T13:31:26Z ♥ 1

Good stuff! The music is nice, and I love that you incorporated a leaderboard in such a short time. The scoring mechanic is nice too, with trying to get the monster in the level warp door. I also noticed that you made sure if the player ended up getting outside the play area and falling off the screen you accounted for that, respawning the player inside the play space, so nice work anticipating that bug/issue. It was a fun game to play, nice work!

Too Close by Zayah0_0 2018-08-18T13:19:20Z ♥ 1

Sorry to hear about your power issue/hurdles during development. That said, it's a great effort. I really like the art style; I loved the Mona Lisa painting in that style! The animation is cute too.. walking kind of looks like ice skating, but that's okay, it worked well and was pleasant to view.

That's the Tip! by TuTaraTuta 2018-08-18T03:59:08Z ♥ 1

Very cool game. The art is great, and it's very well polished! Nice work!

My only negative comment/FYI is that it seems to be coded to force full screen at start up, instead of a standard Unity 'pick your resolution' - which did cause me some issue with UI being cut off on an ultrawide monitor. But that's no biggy, just a small technical thing. The game itself is really well done, fun, and funny! Great job!

Personal Space by ryan123rudder 2018-08-18T03:53:57Z ♥ 1

I love the title card and idea. The game was cute, with a nice music track. Good job!

Swords & Forks by IggyZuk 2018-08-18T03:38:04Z ♥ 0

Really cool stuff! I agree with other posters that you have the start of something really great here! It's a lot of fun in it's current state!

Quicksort by Manuel Magalhães 2018-08-18T03:29:57Z ♥ 1

Nice work, a fun organizational game with a great take on the theme!

SHTACKITT by infiniteautomaton 2018-08-18T03:22:02Z ♥ 1

Very cool game! The use of the theme is great, and I love the mechanics/play for this. It's very fun to try and find that perfect piece and fit it in there to get the highest multiplier.

I'd love to have some music and sound in it, and perhaps an infinite mode, where you don't have the stress of the clock.. just the zen feeling of fitting a 100% perfect container.

Excellent work overall!

Captain Starbeard and the Curse of the Wonky Equipment by those-30-ninjas 2018-08-18T03:10:07Z ♥ 1

Nice work. Your parallax background and menu were well done, and the graphics/combat/sound were nicely polished. Your take on the theme is very interesting, - I enjoyed the sci-fi paper/rock/scissors approach.

I didn't quite fully grasp the grid concept.. well I think I did, but I think I cheated it. I had loaded up the grid with all the pieces, and would just put them back in the same spot when they were ejected, even on top of red power grid spots - the ship held up fine during this, and the mission was completed. Maybe a penalty for having parts on top of the red grid spots would prevent this type of play.

All in all though, cool little game that was well executed, thank you for sharing!

Hoard by gelisam 2018-08-18T02:52:49Z ♥ 1

I had a surprisingly good time with this! Honestly at the start I thought "this is silly.. and painful with the slow control" - but then I saw the shift command, and had a fun organizing things.. and then the last item I had to hand to my "friend", which I loved the audio on, it was very cute! I had a great time from that point forward. I would have loved even more "friend" interaction and audio included, it's audio and poses/animation made me smile.

I think the art is great, and the mechanics are very well done. Good take on the theme too! Excellent job all around!

Running out of Platforms by Fork0 2018-08-18T01:14:52Z ♥ 1

Nicely done! The difficulty ramps up well, and get's to a good chaotic level around 1000. The particle effects worked well, and the flying saucer model was cool. I felt it was missing a final touch on the meteor destruction.. no particles or sound there, just vanished.. so that would have been nice, but I assume you ran out of time and had to cut it out. All in all, a good time and well done!

I love your requirements listed on the LD page too! :)

Cryptovirus by Corqi 2018-08-17T23:32:12Z ♥ 2

I'm not one to normally run a file named "cryptovirus.exe" .. but I'm glad I did. The ramp up of the difficulty was a bit rough imo, but still enjoyable. Adding mechanics and their introduction in gameplay as you progress I'm a big fan of, and you did this quite well.

Nice work overall!

You Shoot Walls by Kodiqi 2018-08-17T23:25:05Z ♥ 1

Nice idea, and a fun play! Simple and cute.. good music and sound effects.

I found I wasn't shooting walls.. just dots in a sense.. as they got close. Perhaps adding enemies that would shoot at you, or countdown to a deathray you can't dodge, forcing you to shoot them farther away, would allow the level to fill up with more walls quicker as you fight them.

Concentrate by niterich 2018-08-17T23:19:58Z ♥ 1

Very cool concept, and fun to play around with. Playing at the menu I found more enjoyable - without the time limit, as I would have preferred the gameplay to either just end when you make a mistake an hit another note, or when you fill the board, as opposed to having a timer.. as playing notes to just fill the spot to beat the timer didn't feel like making music.. just rushed. All in all it was very fun, and a great idea, I think you could really evolve this into something great! PS - Fruity Loops! That takes me back.. I loved FL studio back in the early 2000's.. glad to see they're still around. Oh, and PS2: I love the name and Orange slice reference in your graphic / design!

Dungeon Faller by nicksmaddog 2018-08-17T02:38:35Z ♥ 0

It took a minute to get used to the shooting mechanic/consequence, so I wouldn't kill myself each time being near a rock or a well, which was a good challenge. I like your take on the theme as well, nice job!

Drying Up by Allenial 2018-08-17T02:30:49Z ♥ 1

I like that you tackled a new technology for the event, and were able to complete a project in the timeframe with that new challenge!

I had no issues with performance, but I have a gaming rig.. gtx 1080ti, etc..

The art/environment was very nice, and the subtle other effects like bubbles and such were nicely done too.

I'm a bit on the fence with the movement mechanic. I like that you were thinking outside the box with it, and making it a more organic / "be one with the fish" feeling, but what I didn't personally like with that is the camera being statically tied to those movements/fov for the fish, making for a bit of a nauseating experience when trying to swish back and forth too quickly. Perhaps if you allowed the fish to move with the mouse as designed, but applied a gentle rotation/non static follow to the camera as those movements were occuring, it could improve the visual experience during the moving, and still be a great movement mechanic.

All in all, very impressive for the timeframe and with a new technology, nice work!

Running out of S.P.A.C.E. by Frank Gevaerts 2018-08-17T02:18:27Z ♥ 1

I had a great time with this Frank - I spent about 30min trying out various things before solving everything. Nice work putting this together!

Rainbow Rave by Rainbow Rave 2018-08-17T01:12:14Z ♥ 1

The title card is great, I love the font/name art. The graphics in the game are also very nice - as someone else mentioned, having a closer view to the action would have been nice, to see that beautiful art.

I thought the title screen, which then transitioned to a quick instruction then start options was done very well. That alone was worth watching a few times! I also like the liquid sloshing inside the unicorn you were able to achieve, very nice effect.

Music and sound effects were also excellent, I was jamming out to the tunes as I roamed around drinking.

I too wasn't sure about the endgoal, I never reached any type of success/score/completion screen. I did have fun enjoying the rest of what you put into this, but I wasn't sure if I ever "won" or even could win.

Great work overall!

Space Taters by Jan 2018-08-16T03:22:21Z ♥ 0

I came for the title card/graphic (very cool!).. and stayed for the name.. Space Taters! Very cool you went with Java! It took a bit to get used to the controls, but the good humor made up for it during my learning curve.

Dungeon Trader by TomG 2018-08-16T03:14:17Z ♥ 2

I really enjoyed this! When the theme was announced, inventory management came to mind for me too, but I wasn't sure a great way to pull it off, but I think you did! After a few rounds it all started making more sense and I was doing much better in the game and having a lot of fun! Like other people mentioned, a more full fledged game of this seems completely possible! The constructive criticism I have: While it stated on the game pages, having more details in the game on what items do, like mouse / hover over descriptions of the potions and such, could be beneficial to making sense of things faster for the player.

Gutted Goblin Trading Co by DoctorMozart 2018-08-16T03:00:46Z ♥ 2

Really wonderful. The music was so fitting and perfect.. it made it such a peaceful and fun experience moving boxes around.. almost in a zen like state of organizing/sorting, even with the chaos of the inbound conveyor belts.

Cluckbait by Del Nordlund 2018-08-16T02:55:01Z ♥ 1

I love the art style, and the sound effects! Could benefit from added difficulty, but it was still fun.

Body Hiding Simulator 1995 by incinious 2018-08-16T02:47:34Z ♥ 1

Great idea/concept, very hilarious! Voice acting was fabulous!

Space Invasion by Nam Nguyen 2018-08-16T02:36:09Z ♥ 1

Very well done. The progression was well balanced, and I loved having the gun power up for terrain manipulation.

Guardian Of The Tengri Mountain by akemala 2018-08-15T00:15:28Z ♥ 1

Wonderful and creative artwork and animation! The game mechanic/puzzle is very nice too, a good thinker. I honestly wouldn't stop here with the LD submission.. I think the art and mechanic is enough to finish this up.. add some music/ambiance, with some other sound effects.. some kind of scoring system, and an instructional start screen of sorts, and it's a solid game!

Clippy's Awakening by aevek 2018-08-14T03:15:30Z ♥ 3

Brilliant! I was smiling the entire time - excellent use of theme, and so much fun. The cursor weapon was a great idea, and the power ups were excellent! A+

I encountered the same issue as the other players mentioned.. the 2 hand boss, the hands blew up, and I continued to fight invisible hands that were shooting at me. I fought a good 5 minutes before I finally gave up. Aside from that last bug / not seeing the game ending, it's still super solid and fun, excellent work!

Plushie Unicorn by commanderstitch 2018-08-14T02:12:35Z ♥ 1

First time I got stuck and lost.. second time, I ended up with 600+ unicorns.. and my hand & arm cramped up from mashing J.. so I gave up But 3rd time.. I raced to find the gear.. and attack those plushies! managed to keep them under 30.. with a tough battle on my hands.. my hand/arm starting to cramp again.. sweat beading on my brow.. I pushed through it.. 25.. 20.. more unicorns down.. final 10.. my face in gritty determination focused on the screen.. 3.. 2. .1 .. Win screen! I raised my arms over my head in a victory cheer That's 100% honest how it played out. Great challenge, and a fun game!

While playing I also appreciated some of the coding/work you did in there.. the object instantiation process.. The random placement of the Radio and Airdrop (second game I thought, now I know where to go.. raced to the room, and said "Oh, you sly tricky dev!" when I saw it wasn't there), as well as the random placement/growth of the unicorn packs