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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 47 | Stuck in a loop | Shape Escape - A minimalist strategy game | jam | 403 | 3.78 | 3.90 | 4.28 | 4.21 | 3.61 | 2.23 | 3.78 | |
| 2020 | 46 | Keep it alive | STRAND·ED | jam | 128 | 4.10 | 3.75 | 4.55 | 4.32 | 3.98 | 2.98 | 3.87 |
This was great - the design, music, the fun take on the tower defense theme. One thing I was confused by for the first 5 minutes was when I could buy plants - I even thought my tab key wasn't working for a bit. I also wish the rounds had been a little quicker. However some of my favourite animations and I particularly loved the design of the hitter with the leaf shield!
I felt super tense playing this. I think the graphics and audio conveyed the mood really well
I really like the style and atmosphere of the game, I've gotten to around day 50 a few times and I would like to play more but when I lose I'm never sure why! Some feedback on what I did wrong would be helpful
Nice game! We had a lot of fun playing. I liked the way you escape from the time loop but still see all the old clones explode!
Hey, I enjoyed the game, I liked seeing all the different changes in the levels as it went on. Very creepy, some of the new designs actually made me jump a little. If you'd had some creepy ambience/music it would've made it very tense!
Nice take on the theme! Simple idea but making the cost/benefits analyses under time pressure leads to some interesting (and intense!) gameplay
It's nice, it's clean, it's simple but it's fun! I disagree with some of the other comments and I think it fits the theme well. We understood exactly what to and had a blast playing it
Thanks for your feedback!
@kregames I was absolutely inspired by Mini Metro but on crazy loops! Then I tried to invert the gameplay by having you place the 'stations' rather than the tracks
@amarillion I originally had the track changes as permanent (and I actually forgot to remove my developer cheat codes, so you can push "tab" in game to try it out - although some of the track colours will get messed up!). However I found that having the track be more permanent lead to more strategy when deciding where to place the goals
Cool idea! I would have also liked the sound effects to be a bit quieter, and to have a crosshair or laser sight, but I had fun playing :)
I flew out of the map on the fourth level and had to restart, but wasn't able to get past the orange walls of the third level again! Must've been luck the first time. Well done on your first jam entry and for staying true to the theme!
Fun graphics and music, but I wish the gameplay ramped up in difficulty a bit faster! I played through a few loops but it didn't seem to be getting harder so I might have quit too soon based on the other comments?
What an awesome idea! I agree with an earlier comment that the controls are a little hard and some sort of shadow decal would help me land more of the jumps, but the design of the levels was very clever - particularly liked the way you broke the cylinder into segments and had the "scoop" to pick the character back up onto the platforms
Great concept and execution, would have loved to see a more seamless transition at the end of the level, but the gameplay, graphics, and feel are awesome
Fun little game! Sometimes it was hard for me to focus on a particular line, I might have found it easier if the lines had been graded in colour/thickness, but maybe that is part of the challenge and the minimal graphic design