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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
201740The more you have, the worse it isRebel Callcompo274.093.503.843.984.254.272.904.38
201739Running out of PowerOil Patrolcompo603.903.583.453.734.053.632.864.05
201532An Unconventional WeaponBoreocracyjam5583.173.033.102.574.073.932.804.3720
201328You Only Get OneGcompo3543.183.023.192.813.433.312.063.3785

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Feedback left by Sean Noonan

Sean Noonan leaves an average of 22.8 feedback comments each event.

LD40 — The more you have, the worse it is (10)

Dudes Vs All Kinds of Stuff by gassasin 2017-12-13T20:45:37Z ♥ 1

Quite a nice take on the retro game - very NES era, even though it doesn't quite deliver on authenticity (rotating sprites, no horizontal sprite limit, etc.). But yeah, really solid visuals. The portraits are a great touch.

The shooting felt a little flat and the game didn't really progress much out of pea shooters prodding at mindless drones territory. I feel like you needed some form of a risk factor. I'd suggest maybe giving the elevator health and having the rocks/projectiles and monsters destroy it over time (I can even picture exactly how this would look and play out)! Just to give a sense of urgency/meaning/purpose to the game.

As others have mentioned, the key layout wasn't great. It would be good to be able to define controls (even add controller support).

Music was great by the way - the cherry on top of what was a very impressive jam for 3 days of work.

Too Much Slime! by Kizzyman 2017-12-13T01:33:10Z ♥ 1

You use Bosca Ceoil as well, nice!

I'm not sure why the shooting was actually shooting - it didn't kill enemy slimes. Perhaps the interaction would have made more sense as a boost? It's a perfectly good function, but your form is off.

That being said, I found the shooting difficult to combine with jumps - it sometimes just didn't work. I had some similar issues with the double jump timing too.

This might be some very subjective feedback, but I didn't like the mix of high resolution type with the pixel art visuals. It just looks a bit messy to me.

Nice as a first entry though - keep at it!

High Protein Diet Dungeon by Lex 2017-12-12T22:36:30Z ♥ 2

I wasn't too sure what shooting was for other than losing protein - does it hurt the enemies?

The dash felt really satisfying and it was interesting that the distance was tied to protein (though I'm not sure what that was for outside of health). Can't put my finger on it, but it's either that the balance was a little off, some additional feedback was required, or both.

Really nice to see more 3D games this year :)

Smack`Em! by mess110 2017-12-12T22:14:25Z ♥ 1

This looked great, but I couldn't tell if I was winning or losing. I assume the only way to restart was to refresh my browser?

Npigs by 6smith 2017-12-12T22:09:36Z ♥ 2

The falling sound is excellent :)

Heavy Gold by Poorwill 2017-12-12T22:01:19Z ♥ 2

You've done a lot with a little here. I only feel like you were missing more feedback from the loot picked up. There's definitely more you can do to sign post the quality of loot picked up. Similarly, some more feedback for when you take damage and when you kill enemies would have been nice.

The drop loot mechanic is cool, I just feel like it might have been missing a further goal. Perhaps needing to bring the loot back to a base? It needed a little extra anyway :)

Oh and the music reminded me of the first Mortal Kombat, nice :D

Yottaman by Racso 2017-12-12T21:19:11Z ♥ 2

The ending is pretty funny, though I do get a little triggered when I see a curse word censored.

Wasn't really sure what determined success either.

Quite a lot in the game for the time available though!

Heavy Hearts by Badly Drawn Rod 2017-12-12T21:01:48Z ♥ 2

Quite a simple twist on Balloon Fight/Joust formula.

As others have mentioned, it's a shame that there weren't procedural levels. As far as I could tell the same levels were repeated?

As a technical side point, I really liked that you could show on both halves of the screen when passing between edges - never worked out how to do that myself.

The enemy respawns seemed to happen once the currently spawned set are killed - this made it quite easy to exploit by keeping one at the start.

If I picked up all of the hearts at once I couldn't hit my space bar fast enough to even move... might have been nice to have a drop heart button if you're on the ground.

Nice try though!

Musk Mining Industries by GlintGames 2017-12-12T20:31:57Z ♥ 1

A nice little lander game - not exactly sure how it follows the theme though. Picking up the payload didn't seem to change my control or difficulty. Either way it was super difficult to control, though that's probably the point.

Really nice use of the CGA colour pallete and those are some super cute tiny pixels. Excellent polish on the front end too. Top notch presentation.

I also had the same bug that @tuism had, where I couldn't move/die. I think I flailed around on the keyboard until I accidentally found the restart key though.

I didn't see any alien blob monsters... false advertising! As far as I could tell, you didn't have a win condition? That would have been cool :)

Nice entry overall.

Clicker Thingie by ludipe 2017-12-05T13:49:47Z ♥ 3

I'm not a huge fan of these games (though I feel like this was a critique on these games anyway) but I feel like this was a good execution of this genre. I also got what I assume are both "endings" (the second whilst writing this), so you managed to hold my attention for a couple of minutes :)

The narrative is bizarre and shows a lot of character - it's a shame you didn't add any melancholic music to the background. But even without audio, there's a very grim atmosphere. Quite an achievement in such a minimalist game.

I was curious what determined the eye closing - based on a certain threshold, perhaps.

A couple of bits of feedback: - I felt like planks and hanging planks should be removed from the shop once they've all been bought - It would have also been nice to be able to sell or upgrade factories

Bugs encountered: - There were a couple of bugs where the text would carry over between different shop screens - Similar to the previous point, the rollovers for shop descriptions were often showing incorrect page items

Overall, nice entry!

Out of curiosity, was this built in Construct 2 or Construct 3?

LD39 — Running out of Power (6)

Sir, we're running out of power! by rongon 2017-08-04T01:51:35Z ♥ 0

Nice idea!

The controls weren't quite tight enough and the physics were a little too loose to keep at it long enough to reach Eden.

It's almost charming, but the visuals are a little too inconsistent. The train/carriages look to be a different style to the rest of the game, and the enemies seem somewhat random up against the player character. There's some promise there for sure. Just needs a little more focus.

Overall, not bad, shows promise.

Space Fidget by nucleartide 2017-08-04T01:06:12Z ♥ 0

Link is broken :(

ChargeBot by Atikyne 2017-08-04T01:01:13Z ♥ 2

Nice little game. I would say that you probably needed another 3 or 4 levels that mixed up the challenge, to get a better length. It's a little linear. But then there is a lot of polish here, and I'm sure that came with a cost.

I feel like the art is perhaps a little bit static - I'm not saying you needed to go nuts with squash and stretch, etc. but some particles or other flourishes would have helped keep the scene interesting.

But yeah, overall, a solid, polished little game :)

The Purple Drank Square's Adventures by 02FC 2017-08-02T23:15:20Z ♥ 0

I wasn't quite sure of the rules of the game, but it did look nice :)

Lightrunner by dalbinblue 2017-08-02T02:25:29Z ♥ 1

That was great. I love the 2-bit colour palette.

At first I struggled with the difficulty of pulling off tight jumps, but I noticed you included controller support - that made things a lot smoother.

As others have mentioned, the breadth of the play space is very impressive for 48 hours. This is an excellent example of good time management - no fluff, pure game.

Well done!

Theresa Dreams of Wheat by essell 2017-08-02T01:13:38Z ♥ 1

Lovely little game. Perfect length. Solid visual style too; though your conversation text could have done with a drop shadow, outline, of blending style (several instances of white on white).

The text through walls and on screen mouse cursor were bothersome, so I would love to see a post jam version. I look forward to an excuse to play this again :)

LD32 — An Unconventional Weapon (4)

Deadly rain by Sublustris 2015-04-22T02:24:00

Yeah... that was hard. I liked it though. Cute/creepy.

Backfire by Jean Phenix 2015-04-22T02:16:00

Once I worked out what was going on it was pretty cool. I'd like a lot more in the way of player feedback (sound, animation, vibration, etc.) just to keep me engaged. Cycling colour schemes between puzzles also would have helped keep things fresh.

Hollywood Horror by Funske 2015-04-22T02:11:00

It's rather rough, but there's quite a lot of content in there. I'd spend a little more time on player feedback next time like making the player damage blink quicker, having knockback on damage, an effect for damaging enemies, etc. Small tweaks that would make a big difference.

Just as a warning, you may want to shrink the window size in the web version - it doesn't play nice with default web browser controls.

Hugline Miami by Figglewatts 2015-04-21T05:46:00

Pretty cool. I liked the visuals, obviously a heavy reference to Hotline Miami. Not sure why I am shooting hearts at people trying to hug me - shouldn't that be a good thing :D?

LD28 — You Only Get One (71)

One Job One Shot by BluShine 2014-01-05T19:33:00

Incredible, can't believe I only found this on the last day of rating - one of my favourites of LD!

Into the Fortress by PixelMonkey 2014-01-05T07:56:00

Nice art! It's a shame I found the controls a little too unforgiving to get far though :(

($SRCROOT)\dungeon by kirbytails7 2014-01-05T07:54:00

Nice art! It's a shame I found the controls a little too unforgiving to get far though :(

Pivotal Point by Juno Nguyen 2014-01-05T07:49:00

Nice idea, I love the art - shame there's no sound.

Marvie! by epb9000 2014-01-05T07:46:00

The character was cute :}

TankoKitty by JohnnySix 2014-01-05T01:54:00

I found the controls pretty confusing, but otherwise a nice polished game. Also, it's awesome that you used your cat :D

Lost in Space by loxo 2014-01-05T01:48:00

A really impressive amount of scope for 2 days. Not my cup of tea, but impressive nonetheless.

Ninja Theif by Turkey 2014-01-05T01:42:00

I forgot where I spawned :p

Collector's Quest by Crigs 2014-01-04T21:08:00

Neat idea. Also, those "deal with it" shades were ace.

One Cigarette by Suese 2014-01-04T21:06:00

I didn't quite understand the goal, but I really liked the style :D

Mother by tchem 2014-01-04T21:02:00

Super atmospheric - nice :D

Landfall by triforcespark 2014-01-04T20:59:00

Really great game. Super grim though!

Food Survival by van noctar 2014-01-04T20:43:00

Really nice art - I found it clashed with the sound though. Also, just an FYI, but I found the performance to be very choppy on my Surface Pro.

Don One goes to space. by alvarop 2014-01-04T20:39:00

Not too bad, the theme is amusing. The fixed jump height stopped me playing for any extended period though.

YOGO PATH by cesisco 2013-12-23T23:01:00

It's a shame you regenerate the stage upon death - I never had the chance to "try again".
Otherwise a well made entry :)

Straight Ahead by Ipsio 2013-12-23T22:56:00

A well executed simple idea. Good work.

Singulus by HeyChinaski 2013-12-23T22:53:00

Really good use of the theme :)

UNDERDEEP by GeorgeBroussard 2013-12-22T18:46:00

I did not find the sword of badassery :(

One Every Five by joewan 2013-12-21T21:45:00

I like the simplistic visuals, consistent colour scheme too. Shame there's no mode against AI.

Cardocalypse by Shigor 2013-12-21T21:41:00

Neat litte idea. As stated by others, it's pretty difficult to read the tutorial text at the start - a sans serif typeface would have been better, and on a darker background.

The sidekicks by Ludipe 2013-12-21T21:30:00

Really nice. Great visuals and an amusing tone throughout. I'm not sure if you're looking for feedback, but I found the game to be a little passive. It might have a little more engaging to add an element of skill to each of the computers, i.e. the health computer could involve mashing the space bar, hacking could be typing a series of words that are prompted by the computer, pumping the power could be alternating between the left and right arrows, etc.
Just a thought.

Oh and you say that hitting Enter will interact in the tutorial, whereas I only managed to get the down arrow key to function this way.

Touch by WhoaConstrictor 2013-12-21T04:44:00

Didn't understand why the number changed at the end, but yeah, pretty damn cool.

Sixteen in One by zatyka 2013-12-20T07:48:00

That was really good. Music was good too. Thanks, I enjoyed that.

Second person pronouns receive no more than a singular amount by Zoey Frost 2013-12-17T06:57:00

I like the wee teleport pickup - reminds me of Jetpack Joyride.

Redemption by SilentBunny 2013-12-17T06:22:00

A bit too frustrating for me, but I loved the little pixel guys :)

The most beautiful day of her life by Kyatric 2013-12-17T06:18:00

Hilarious :D

One Button Computer by HacksawUnit 2013-12-17T06:12:00

So meta.

un-Equipped by WojWorks 2013-12-17T06:10:00

Really nice game, though I'm getting a little tired of that Hotline Miami style rotating face/text.
I would have played for a lot longer, but I kept getting stuck whenever I went near a wall - almost always the cause of my death :(

Keyboard With Friends by qualia 2013-12-17T06:04:00

foreveralone.jpg

(neat idea, reminds me of BUTTON)

YOLO, Obviously by carlsommer 2013-12-17T06:01:00

I have to say, the way this game was leaning made me troll it as hard as I could.

Shine by AdventureIslands 2013-12-17T04:58:00

Solid execution of a good idea. Music is great :)

Crystalline by X-0r 2013-12-17T04:42:00

Not a huge fan of the controls, why won't the left mouse button shoot if it's a keyboard and mouse game :(?

CROSSBORE by (Not) Ivano 2013-12-17T04:34:00

Nice little game, though a little annoying I couldn't shoot up or down.

clic only by nicso 2013-12-17T04:23:00

Great little game - as others have said, the difficulty ramps up fast, but it's a rewarding little experience. Pretty too.

One Shot to Glory by allanrw 2013-12-17T04:16:00

Pretty simple game and severely lacking sound, but really polished visuals. No source files?

Fly Treegator by Jhelle 2013-12-17T04:12:00

1800, but it would have been higher if there was an instant restart ;D
I could imagine playing this on iPhone using tilt...

Asteroids:Omega by peacegiverman 2013-12-17T04:04:00

Nice little challenge, also somewhat impressive that it was done under the constraints of the free version of Construct.

Only One Earth by DanielVF 2013-12-17T04:00:00

Inventive take on Asteroids. Shame it's missing any audio feedback.

FowL Play by Sakuyan 2013-12-17T03:54:00

A very very strange idea for a game. It's like something off Action 52, only it works and has a degree of polish :D

Unibrow by ViliX64 2013-12-17T03:50:00

Very nice homage to Paper Mario. The music was great too. I noticed a typo or two, but can't remember specifically where...

Shadow Night by ParaPup 2013-12-17T03:36:00

Not a lot to do, but nice effort. I appreciate these 3D games.

The Colosseum by CryoGenesis 2013-12-17T03:29:00

Good stuff! I played to the end :) I found the feedback loop to be a little too favoured towards the player. I kept getting stronger, but the challenge didn't increase, which started to lead to boredom. If it wasn't for my curiosity in seeing what the next weapon was, I would have stopped at about the fourth wave.

Destroy The Core by StabAlarash 2013-12-17T03:19:00

Nice effort! Silky smooth too. The sound is a little grating on the ears, but it's a minor complaint in an otherwise great LD entry.

Choose Wisely by zconnelly13 2013-12-17T03:13:00

Cute art. I wasn't sure why on some levels I didn't get a bonus selection...

VisiOne by ThatGuy 2013-12-17T03:07:00

A little confusing in regards to player collision.

Prototype by Cheshyr 2013-12-17T03:02:00

A nice use of the theme, I guess in some ways it's just a big grind, but I played long enough to get through. Nice music.

STAR BATTER by CTATZ 2013-12-17T02:56:00

Kinda made me think about going to the toilet........

0RBITALIS by AlanZucconi 2013-12-17T02:53:00

Not really my cup of tea, but I appreciated how well made it was and it's consistent aesthetic.

Unholy Dungeon by abeing 2013-12-17T02:48:00

The Princess on the right? "dat ass"

One Video Game by SoundGuy 2013-12-17T02:40:00

Great idea and funny too! Though it was slightly ruined by YouTube making me watch a 30 second advert beforehand :(

One Arrow Arena by @Micle2000 2013-12-17T02:33:00

I've seen this idea from someone else today, but they did zombies. Chickens are better, especially when they're running about sans head. The sound was a little repetitive though.

Space Escape Catastrophe by Liam :D 2013-12-16T23:46:00

This is a super cool idea. You're winning no awards for visuals but the idea is solid as a rock. I really like the idea of random typing challenges per activity. I'd love to see an expanded (and prettier version of this).

One Arrow by bugninja 2013-12-16T23:26:00

I really like the idea of this and the visuals are cute. My only problem was the pacing, it was a little too slow and the controls were too cumbersome to play at any length. Perhaps consider Keyboard movement + Mouse aiming?

Singular by nerial 2013-12-16T23:21:00

Great idea and clean visuals. I wasn't sure why the enemies would sometimes multiply though.

Trick or Treat by LastResortGames 2013-12-16T18:31:00

Based on the simple art I assumed I could skip the instructions - I was wrong :D

disINTEGRATE by Bloated Hippo 2013-12-16T15:52:00

A really cool idea, Asteroids + Ikaruga. I like the simple, clean graphics. Also a fellow Construct 2 developer! #indiehigh5

Aquila by Anshul Goyal 2013-12-16T08:42:00

I really love the way the level is formed as you play and the snapshot of your final layout at the end is brilliant.
The only thing I was a bit unsure of was the combat and I never found any relics..?

DISTANT WORLD FOR THE BOTH OF US by CoveBit 2013-12-16T07:44:00

Nice simple design, controls were tight too. The highlight is the excellent artwork across the characters, environment and effects. However, the screen shake was incredibly obnoxious - it really took away from the power of the weapons and just added unnecessary noise to such an awesome aesthetic.

For some reason in had some trouble running on my machine - this rig can run Crysis...

Your Friendly One-Hour Lawn Mowing Service (from hell) by Baknik 2013-12-16T07:27:00

It took me longer than it should have done to work out what to do, but didn't really find much in the way of depth. It was nice from a technical and visual point of view though, and the concept is pretty funny :) I wasn't getting any audio - was it broken?

Robogenesis by JavadocMD 2013-12-16T07:20:00

Nice idea and rather cute, especially that final shot :)

Deep Life by 01010111 2013-12-16T07:14:00

Sooooooo much polish but so little game. Do you think you'll be going back to this one at some point? Really love the visuals.

Leap of Faith by lustdante 2013-12-16T07:06:00

Really nice. Very polished. Adorable. But hard as nails (to it's detriment).

You Have One Box by rob1221 2013-12-16T07:00:00

Nice idea - when I first saw that level with all the doors and blue switches I was going close the game, but then I realised it wasn't going to be a memory puzzle ;)

I have to say the music was really annoying though.

Blip by cjacobwade 2013-12-16T06:51:00

Nice idea - it's not hard to imagine what more could come of this.

a Pantless Man with a Clueless Plan by Detocroix 2013-12-16T06:46:00

So much art, and so awesome! There's not much to the game itself, but it was still a pleasant and enjoyable experience for the short time it lasted.

GRAIL by pLaw 2013-12-16T06:41:00

Wow. That's a really impressive volume of work for 48 hours. Nice use of the theme and I LOVE the visuals. Like a modern game boy :)

Experience Legion by calimeraw 2013-12-16T06:31:00

It's a nice idea and cute to boot, but I wasn't aware if there were any other players or not, which kinda eliminated one of the most interesting aspects of the pitch.

One Eye by kcpunk666 2013-12-16T06:14:00

Saw this over at the Construct forums - good work! I know how hard it can be to work on that engine and get the results you desire.

Music reminded me of a mix between Doom and Mario :D

One Shoot by frickajr 2013-12-16T06:02:00

At first glance I was annoyed at the lack of an explanation, then was happy that I worked it out after a fail or two. It's a nice idea, reminds me of Peggle or pachinko.

The huge screen covering number is a little abnoxious, especially that it's using such a common type face and the lack of music made me give up at level 5 when I started to get stuck.

Escape from planet YOGOAAT by neekobus 2013-12-16T05:50:00

I cannot get through the title screen :(

1 Day, 1K by Tridecimal 2013-12-16T05:48:00

Nice idea. I'm always a fan of games where you can chip away at pixels :)