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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | Co | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 30 | Connected Worlds | Videogame Hero | compo | 226 | 3.56 | 3.69 | 3.69 | 3.96 | 2.77 | 3.25 | 2.92 | 3.46 | 88 | ||
| 2013 | 26 | Minimalism | Minimum Score | compo | 1097 | 2.62 | 2.44 | 2.59 | 3.18 | 2.20 | 2.43 | 2.56 | 2.40 | 61 | ||
| 2012 | 25 | You are the Villain | Earth Destroyer | compo | 200 | 3.29 | 3.42 | 2.55 | 3.35 | 2.81 | 3.10 | 2.04 | 2.79 | 61 |
shatterhand leaves an average of 25.3 feedback comments each event.
Loved the game. The music is awesome and the way it slow downs while the bear is getting sleepy its brilliant. I usually don't like much randomness in my games in a way I can't control if I can win or not (Like the bees which appear randomly), but all in all a pretty good entry.
One of the best games I played so far in this Ludum Dare.
My only problem with it is that's just too easy. You can just keep moving left-right non stop, while presing space very fast, and no mine will escape your barrier of shots. I even let a few escape to try make the game a little harder and, still, the strategy was flawless.
If you still want to try out my game, you just have to press enter to start it.
Does it ever ends?
The game just freezes in a black screen here, after the "Powered by Unity" screen.
You used the same concept as I did :)
Except you did a proper game with nice, detailed GFX, I approached every aspect of my game with "minmalism" on mind :)
There is a map?
At first searching for flowers was kinda boring, but then it became better and better. Loved some of ths sfx. Fits the theme perfectly. It just needs some kind of challenge to be real fun.. I should get hit by cars or something
There's really no reason to use mouse button to shoot, since the mouse itself does nothing in the game.
Even if you want to add a secondary weapon ,you should use Z and X or Space and Ctrl or any other combination of keys, not the mouse.
The enemies move to fast, and some of them can actually move out of the screen, which isn't a good thing.
Other than that, solid entry :)
How did you come up with 42 mbs for such a simple game?
I downgraded you a little bit in the audio rating because you shouldn't be using music that's not yours in the Compo.
Other than that:
Lovely graphics. The gameplay gets repetitive very fast, but that's not a real problem since the game is fun while it lasts. The option of 3 different characters is pretty cool and, like it has already been said, they are different and balanced enough so the player may want to play with all of them (I liked the Shotgun guy the most, while my best results were with the flamethrower guy)
The recoil thing isn't bad except by the fact you can get ouf of the screen. Why did you leave it like that? This really shouldn't be like that.
Overall a very nice game :)
Good idea, but like people say, the controls are hard to get used. I just kept pressing all buttons and spamming the mouse button to play it :)
Very cool idea. Beating the bot was easy, yet I found it to be surprisingly intelligent. Good job on progamming the AI!
Like people have said, its difficulty to spot the obstacles. The graphics are very good but also confusing when everything is moving.
Also, next time you make a GM:S game for Ludum Dare, don't export it as an installer, but a compressed application folder. It's a lot more comfortable for people who'll test your game.
Killed everyone, escaped the village :)
The game would be more fun if it was more challenging. The way it is, everything is too easy.
It's worthy noting Centiped is originally an arcade game :) And old favourite of mine.
Pretty cool concept, fun to play for a while :)
I am downloading your game now (59 mb is pretty heavy!)
But as you asked about my game, "Earth Destroyer", what does the Bonus Level do.. I just answered your question on my own game page, please take a look there :)
The presentation and visuals are really awesome, but the gameplay itself isn't that hot. The way the screen "shakes" constantly may make the game look good, but makes the game harder than it needs to play. The secondary weapon seems to be really unuseful, and the robot arms seems to move more randomly than under the control of my mouse.
Genious idea!
I had one problem playing the game... when I press UP or DOWN, the browser also scrolls up and down.
I didn't downrate the game because of this, but if there's anyway to fix this, I think it would be a good idea to do it.
I am using Google Chrome on Windows 7 here.
Nice game! :)
I can stay below the line of fire of tanks, but still able to destroy them and also capture the humans, which makes impossible to lose the game.
How did you end with 25+ mb on this game? :)
Ok, the Kittens level is too annoying, they move too fast and too randomly
LD30 — Connected Worlds (47)
DON'T. BREAK. MIRRORS. by IamAcoconut 2014-09-11T22:02:00
The intro drags on for too long, and like it has been said, there's not a lot to play. I nearly gave up thinking there was no gameplay at all with such a boring and long intro with no way to skip it.
Luna by CrownCity 2014-09-11T21:54:00
The graphics are sweet and the sound is really top-notch.
But is the game really supposed to last like 1 minute? I didn't find the game hard at all, I died like once when I still hadn't understood how the ladder works, and the once more trying to go up to rescue the girl.
And I was really surprised to see the game end after so abruptly and quickly.
Also didn't understand how it fits the theme.
Spanner by Cosmologicon 2014-09-11T21:50:00
Loved the game. Well polished, fun to play and some really devious puzzles! Loved it!
MID by heterosapiens 2014-09-08T19:55:00
What the hell I just played ? :)
Galaxy Bowling by suyoku 2014-09-08T19:46:00
The music was made with thay Python program that does music automatically, wasn't it? :D
I liked the game overall. It seems that a missile travels out of screen its not destroyed at all, and if you keep firing like crazy the game starts to crawl, probably because there are dozens of missiles out of screen doing nothing that should had been removed from the game :P
Parallel Guy by CrazyDog 2014-09-08T19:36:00
Download link is not working!
eMERGEncy by wheelsx (StickyKittyGames) 2014-09-04T14:40:00
Liked the graphics a lot and the music is pretty good.
The game felt very polished, but it does have a few problems.
First, it is really very confusing to play. Also, the collision detection seems to have some problems... I never know if I actually hit an enemy or not, I am not even sure if they need lots of hits to die. It's very annoying to see your sword hitting the enemy, the enemy has no feedback at all and at the exact next frame jumps and attacks you.
And then you fall back, and fall straight to the water, losing TWO hearts for an enemy attack that was completely unfair.
The game also relies too much on "Leaps of faith", I need to go down but I have no idea if there will be water or ground below me.
I once switched world and a frog was spammed right where I was! (And then I fell back.. INTO THE WATER!).
The game becomes too annoying to be any fun because of all this. The game is very well programed, but it needs a lot of polish in the gameplay department.
Lady Lyla by whalebot 2014-09-04T14:26:00
I loved the graphics on this. Very unusual game.
Space Breakers by DJWizardCop 2014-09-02T17:23:00
Lovely game, it just lacks sound... and also it barely connects with the theme... but its a lot of fun, and I loved the graphics!
Synchro Space by FeYbraNt 2014-08-31T01:51:00
The bullets need to be faster, and the shooting sound is very annoying :)
But it's a nice concept.
Mor by Ditto 2014-08-31T01:38:00
That was very sick and interesting at the same time. And I had to play it a few times to see the ending, I just had to see how that would end, hehe
Faith Jump by muriel 2014-08-31T01:21:00
Very cool game! The controls are a bit sluggish, sometimes the player doesn't jump when I press up (usually after landing) . Still very good game!
Planetary Shift by Flatgub 2014-08-30T06:04:00
Very nice twist on Sokoban, pretty good game!
Sun God Star Bridge by Ted Brown 2014-08-30T05:56:00
SPACE HARRIER!
I voted 5/5 for nearly everything on this game but innovation (Since its a lot like.. SPace Harrier :D)
This is the kind of game I'd like to see more on Ludum Dare. Ok, it was made by 4 guys and in 72 hrs, so it's a lot easier to do it than in the compo... still, it's really what I think maybe some people will pissed at this, but that's what I want to see more on Ludum Dare for those reasons:
A) It's not a pseudo-intelectual-artsy-hipster-bullshit-game.
B) It doesn't last just 30 seconds
C) It feels very complete, with good music, good graphics, etc
D) It is a shitload fun of play.
Fuck it, I don't want innovative games, I want games that are fun, that just make me want to keep playing.
This one is a little too repetitive, still it's very fun.
Between Heaven & Hell by IgIzzy 2014-08-30T05:38:00
Web link is not working here!
A Broken Mess by TheRealGreyboy 2014-08-30T05:29:00
Like others said, don't do a installer. You can make a single .EXE with GM Studio.
Also, try to make your games run at 60fps instead of 30fps, it makes it a lot more smoother :)
Ian Sync by kidando 2014-08-30T05:21:00
Awesome game. Extremely well polished, nice levels (Why no more of them? :D), the music is awesome (I bet this will be on top 10 in the audio for sure, if not top 3) . Excellent job!
SLIMILIZATION by jacklehamster 2014-08-30T02:20:00
The secret is that we are actually playing with other people, right ? The other colonies are other people who are connected to the game and playing it, right?
TRAVEL by chadiik 2014-08-28T22:27:00
It took me a while to understand the game. It was cool to dodge those red comets and stuff, and love the atmosphere of the game.
Marble Run by Homletmoo 2014-08-28T22:21:00
This is incredibly well polished and a lot fun to play. Loved it a lot, very good work!
Soulmates by PeerPlay 2014-08-28T22:10:00
Simple game, but really fun. I loved how the levels are randomly generated, it gives it a lot of replay value.
It just needed a score to make it more interesting.
Also, it has already been said, the physics have some problems, with players sticking on walls, but nothing that hurts the game.
That's a pretty good one!
Worlds by insane66 2014-08-28T22:02:00
The controls are sluggish and the screen resolution changing from screen to screen is really weird.
Now, I disagree with Buttsteam. It's NOT too early for your kid. I bet he was loving the challenge of doing this, and he will be compelled to do it again and learn more about coding for the next time.
This is an amazing process for your kid, and something from which he will learn a lot.
I work as a programming teacher today, for kids aged between 15 and 19.
I begun coding when I was around 6-7 years old, using MSX Basic. When I was around 11 years old I was already coding games (Very simple ones, obviously) and some more complex stuff.
I thank this for the job I have today and for make me able to think logically and be able to learn new stuff very quickly nowadays.
Even if your kid doesn't want to be a programmer in the future, this is something that will only make good to him. I hope to see more games from him in the next LDs :) You are a great dad for doing this :)
Smugglers' Cave by Andrew Quartermain 2014-08-28T21:53:00
Very cool concept, it could use better controls in the platform side, since like it has been said, the character floats a lot. Also, like it has already been mentioned, the game could have started slower and then speed up with time.
The spam S key to render multiple boxes actually makes the game more fun , don't ever fix it :)
Salvation by 43iscoding 2014-08-28T21:44:00
Finished the game. Pretty cool, the pace is awesome. Loved the sound of the game. At first it looked boring and the puzzles were easy, but then it became really interesting.
It definitely needs more puzzles, pretty good game overall!
Alice by synchingfeeling 2014-08-28T21:35:00
Hahaha, loved this. Simple and fun, loved the atmosphere, love the visuals, the pace is awesome.. this is simple and a lot of fun.
Quoduonda by Killswitch 2014-08-28T21:29:00
Ouch, my ears! LOL :)
I loved the atmosphere of the game. It took me a while to understand, then it was easy.
I had no problem with the controls or the camera at all.
Also, good to see something coded in a more "pure" way, I don't know what you used to code this, but seeing something that weighs less than 512kb is a relief :)
Ink Motes by aeveis 2014-08-27T05:09:00
AWESOME GAME, excellent job, loved it!
Put 100 levels on this and it could easily be a commercial mobile game.
WIFI OR DIE by fil00dl 2014-08-26T16:46:00
Nice game, Made 56 points at my best game.
Co-uple by martim00 2014-08-26T16:39:00
Excellent game, loved it!
Low Battery 2: Electric Boogaloo by RHY3756547 2014-08-26T16:33:00
The game is BLOODY AWESOME. But it barely fits the theme.. it looks like the theme was just an after-thought, you could had completely ignored the world-switch gimmick and the game would still work incredibly well.
Still the game is a lot of fun. The difficulty is where its supposed to be. Awesome job!
VENN by OFF 2014-08-25T20:58:00
I finished the game by basically choosing a spot on screen and clicking non-stop on it.
Dimension Hopper by dkkarate 2014-08-25T20:50:00
Also got the black screen with the unity logo and nothing else
Trapped in a Computer by elkiwydev 2014-08-25T15:15:00
Hey, you just played my game, "Videogame Hero". Can you tell me on what "level" you got stuck, since there are no order to play them?
Did you try to press "Enter" to get back to the hub?
Thank you for the feedback.
Dimension Jumps by HolyBlackCat 2014-08-25T15:07:00
It looks like my videocard is "Too crappy" for this, lol :)
Connected Retro Worlds by yodamaster 2014-08-25T15:02:00
Ok, this was freaking awesome and the best game I've played so far. Great idea, the difficulty raises at the right moment.
The only thing is that after asteroids get into the street, you just ignore the space part and just try to survive, hehe. But guess there was no other way to do it.
HEAL by Stepwise 2014-08-25T14:57:00
Nice art, nice sound. Shame the game is so short ,you should had made at least a couple more of levels so we could see where the concept would take us.
Also, the delay while shooting as a ghost was really annoying :)
The one between the worlds by zdavid112z 2014-08-25T14:53:00
I got a Java Exception ERror on Windows version.
Monochrome by Retr0spectrum 2014-08-25T14:51:00
Well, I reached level 3.
The real problem with the game is that you have to consume power to find coins that could be ANYWHERE. IMO this is a serious design flaw, even more when there's barely enough power to finish a level when you already know where the coins are. You need to keep pressing M randomly to find out the coins and you end up wasting all the power.
This actually could make for an interesting "frustrating/fun" experience IF I didn't had to replay every level again after I fail.
I usually do like the "Go back to level 1" old school mechanic, but it's not fair when it's basically impossible to beat a level on the first try (and probably the 2nd, 3rd, 4th....)
Flicker by PapaCheech 2014-08-25T14:21:00
That was pretty good! Excellent ambiance and a very inspired mechanic! Nice job!
The Torment Isles by Matt Hartley 2014-08-25T14:07:00
I've got an error on the OpenAL32.dll file and can't run the game :(
Warp Pong by Reisn 2014-08-25T04:44:00
Very good concept.
Why you didn't keep the angle of the ball after the world-switch? It would make the game a lot more interesting!
Negative Space by ClutchNachos 2014-08-25T04:41:00
Shame it's so short :)
The player could move faster, it would be better.
3 by ENDESGA 2014-08-25T04:33:00
I can't remember which color is what, but the "Middle gravity" world exists for what? It didn't seem needed at all.
Well polished, shame it's so short and easy :)
Inverted | Endless Runner by oranebeast 2014-08-25T04:28:00
The game is bugged, like it has already been reported (I die for no reason, sometimes two spikes of same color appear at the same time). It's a good game, it just need the bugs ironed out.
Yocast by HuntTheWumpus 2014-08-25T04:15:00
Did not work to me, it suggested it could be I need a 64 bits processor to run it (I don't have it)
Simultaneous by pokeplun 2014-08-25T04:04:00
The fact you can "lock" the players on place make it a lot easy. Most of the time you can ignore one screen, play one side, then play the other.
Universe of Color by Elforama 2014-08-25T02:47:00
It plays like Katamari Damacy.