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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55 | Summoning | đĨ | DeathBird | jam | 1031 | 3.14 | 3.28 | 2.57 | 2.86 | 3.24 | 2.19 | 3.12 | ||
| 2022 | 50 | Delay the inevitable | đĨ | DIZT | jam | 860 | 3.41 | 3.41 | 2.60 | 3.20 | 4.00 | ||||
| 2021 | 49 | Unstable | đĨ | A Lost Light | jam | 385 | 3.79 | 3.83 | 3.33 | 3.05 | 3.83 | 4.12 | |||
| 2021 | 48 | Deeper and deeper | đĨ | Wizard Dungeon Escape 3D | jam | 1028 | 3.46 | 3.47 | 3.76 | 2.89 | 2.91 | 3.20 | |||
| 2019 | 44 | Your life is currency | The Sanguine Fight | compo | 359 | 3.13 | 3.05 | 2.90 | 3.87 | 3.24 | 3.28 | 2.58 | 2.94 | ||
| 2018 | 43 | Sacrifices must be made | Rablat | compo | 225 | 3.47 | 3.09 | 3.52 | 3.77 | 3.38 | 3.24 | 3.10 | 3.53 |
Sodaro leaves an average of 17.7 feedback comments each event.
I liked the wide variety of weapons, both melee and ranged! Found the bar with the skull a bit confusing, wasn't sure whether it going to the left was good or not (as I thought a full skull-bar would equal death). Aside from that the art was awesome and game was fun, great job!
Nice job with generating platforms! WASD did work for me at least on a QWERTY keyboard. I also want to echo what has already been said about making the lava more present in the game, as I did not even realize there was any until I read the comments and went back to check haha. Some simple audio sounds would also add so much to make the game feel even better to play đ
I really liked the artstyle, and the rain really set the mood (also explanation for rising water) :D The last level had me stumped for a while, but the generous undo mechanic prevented it from not being frustrating. Great job! đ
I liked the story element of the former party members being massively flawed (especially the king... damn). It wasn't until the last fight I figured out how to store PP so most of the previous fights I was only using the same moves. Nice use of the public domain music too, great job in general!
The aesthetic is very cool and the game plays well! I wish there was some audio feedback for when jump/land, and maybe a bit higher initial acceleration as it feels a bit sluggish in the beginning (feels better later). Great job in general though!
The cutscenes for falling asleep / waking up were beautiful! I would have liked some indication whether the game had an ending or not, as it kept going and there were variations in the level but no obvious "end state" in sight. Solid entry though, good job!
Aside from the clicking sound I enjoyed this, nice take on the theme!
Cool take on a clicker game! Really liked the artstyle and mood!
Oh nice a PICO-8 game! Plays really well and looks great, nice job! đ
Very pretty! Placing the bridge in the right spot was kinda hard. Nice addition with the dodo facts in the gameovoer screen đ
Nice entry! I only managed to make it to around 4000BC but I really liked the artstyle and the implementation of the theme :)
Woah I'm impressed that you managed to pull this off in 24 hours! I beat the game on medium and then went back and spent about 10 attempts trying to beat it on hard before finally giving up đ
The art assets and cutscenes are cool! It wasn't immediately obvious to me that I had to look at the boost meter, but once I saw it I recognized mechanic from the "job minigames" in fable 2 which was neat đ Nice entry!
I loved the artstyle! Unfortunately I had a bug (I think) where the objective wouldn't complete after I did all the steps it asked, but I still enjoyed the game and could see what you set out to do! đ
Gorgeous and moody, but very difficult :D Nicely done!
I liked the artstyle and the concept of the game! The game however feels a bit too difficult so I was not able to make progress past the second floor and could not afford any items
Really cool looking game! I wish the timer for j / k was more forgiving and obvious, I had to keep spamming it because it felt like as soon as I didn't I died :( (which I understand is probably the point but my hand started hurting a bit haha) Cool entry though, impressed that you were able to synchronize 9 people and make something like this over a weekend đ
Nice! I got a bit frustrated with the cutscene playing everytime I died (happened twice in a short succession), but I still beat the game đ I liked the take on the theme!
The atmosphere is really cool! I feel like there could have been fewer pickups, as I didn't really know what they did for a while due to always having full health. The place that needed the "keys" could have been moved closer to the start so you knew what the goal was from the start. Anyways that's just some thoughts, cool entry! đ
Beautiful art! I thought I got stuck twice as I sacrificed the card that had the hint on how to spawn more cards đ Once I figured out that mechanic I was able to beat the game!
Once I figured out how the game worked (mostly, there were some mechanics I didn't quite understand) I had a blast! Nice job đ
Nicely done :D One thing I was missing though was being able to hold down a button to shoot, as I kinda stopped trying to shoot them at around 160 seconds due to hand starting to hurt. Other than that I liked the art, the contextual audio, and the feel of the movement! đ
Nice entry! I would have liked the jump to be a little bit stronger, as you already have limited vertical control (and if I missed a jump I could plummet really far without landing anywhere). I really liked the blend of the gameplay, art and music as it brought back fond memories playing flash games as a kid đ
Very cool! Did not know what to do at first so just ran to the right, then I reread the description and was able to live for a bit longer :D
The art style is lovely and I like the concept of combining elements and that combination adding an additional layer of complexity by destroying tiles! đ Would have liked to be able to click less (felt a bit straining), such as by being able to hold the mouse button or use keyboard) :)
Great job! Would have liked a bit more difficulty, perhaps some limit on the explosions per level... not sure :D But other than that I really liked the overall execution of the game such as art, theme take, and music choice!
Fun game! The art is really good and the sounds are nice!
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I really enjoyed improving my any% runs in the first two levels but the last two were a bit long so I was just happy to reach the end on those đ Cheers!
Very dark game! Early on I started thinking "is the right answer to stop playing?" as you could only do messed up things haha :D Nitpick: I think the audio was mostly coming out of my left speaker, or at least it felt like it. Cheers for the unique dark experience!
Nice game! Once I figured out you needed to buy the up-arrows quickly, I stopped dying! Main complaint is that the ending could be higher up (at one point I stopped buying more powerups as I wanted less airtime), which meant I stockpiled over 200 gems which I did not spend except for the occasional health refill. Cool entry though!
Nice take on the theme! Wish there were one or two more puzzles, the food art was great đ The walking animation was a bit janky, and imo there were 1 or 2 characters too many (a lot of similar conversations in a short time so they kind of blended together). Great entry though! :)
Nice job on finishing your first gamejam! The game was quite fun and I did not encounter any bugs! For your next entry I would suggest looking into adding sound (either using a generator software like sfxr or downloading free sound assets) as it adds a _lot_ to the feel of the game! Anyway, keep it up and hope you continue joining game jams! đ
I restarted twice because of running out of ammo when the boss spawned, and was thinking "why doesn't this game have ammo drops", but on my third attempt I realized there was a reload button đ¤Ļ I think the UI would benefit from being grouped closer together as well (I was heavily focused on the middle-right side of the screen and did not realize you could see the reload time on the left side either). Having said that, the game was a lot more fun on the final attempt when I used all the tools, nicely done! đ
Cool game! At first I thought the longer QTE:s were a bit harsh if you messed up, but then I realized there was no level-based time limit, which made it more relaxing đ The artstyle was great and the animals adorable!
Wow, did not expect time traveling to 3 different time periods! Was stuck for a while until I tried another dialog option with the npc, which turned out to be important haha. The UI could have also been a lot larger, as I did not even notice it for the first few minutes... but it's hard to scale for multiple resolutions :) Cheers for the unique experience!
Nice game! If the wall jump had more of an arc to it I think it would feel a bit better! Thought it was cool that you made a (mostly) working level generator in a short time span as well. đ
The visuals are nice! After the movement tutorial (press w, a, s, d) it switches to the ZQSD control scheme, which while uncomfortable, I was still able to play a few levels!
Nice game! Took me a while to realize there was a type of fish who only swam away if you stopped moving, as I used one crewmate as designated captain haha. The artstyle was great and the general feel of the game very reminiscent of FTL, good job!
Beautiful pixel-art! The game was fun but I found it really hard to not use the pick on the coins, causing them to fall as well :( Nice compo entry!
Neat game! Wish there was more puzzle difficulty, but as you wrote the game is more about conversation which is done in a cool way đ Well done on your first compo!
The atmosphere was really cool (I have a certain fondness of psx era horror games), and the music fit the game really well! I'm kinda sad the game had a monster as I drastically reduced my exploring once I encountered the first one (wasn't sure if there was a combat mechanic so I just "ran" away haha). Good job on the game!
Nice fun game! The worst part about the ankh was how weak it made the pew pew feel in comparsion đ The only thing missing was a cool song in the background!
Short and fun! My main complaint is that there is a small "tick" sound at the end of the attacking sound, once I noticed it I was unable to unhear it :D The sprites were really nice as well, good job on the game! :)
Interesting use of randomness and neat map/location tracking! That said, it would have been nice being able to influence the randomness in some way, as I found myself walking back and forth multiple times hoping to not bypass the room I wanted to go to đ I might try the hard version later! :)
I was surprised at the amount of variety in the weapons! Whenever a new person wanted to join I made them try a new berry (unless there were ones I was sure would heal them) đ Would have been nice if the music was longer or if there was just some general ambience instead, felt like I was going a bit insane towards the end with the music looping and the game taunting me đ
Nice use of a limited art palette! The bullet hitting wall screenshake was a bit much, thought it was a monster spawning at first heh.
Nice artstyle! The attack was a bit hard to use but at some point I realized I could just run over enemies to kill them (unsure if it was a bug or feature :D)
I found the painting mechanic really cool to use! I mostly died from barely missing a spike with the paint and walking right into it, maybe if they were a bit bigger it would be easier to notice them? Another thing that could be cool is if the paint from when you died remains after respawn, would make deaths less punishing đ¤ Anyway those are just some thoughts, good job on the game!
Fun, retro-style game! đ The rolling wheels were a pain in the beginning but I eventually learned how to deal with them :) My last run ended with me being chased by three monkeys and avoiding two wheels just to walk into a rat-thingy đ
The atmosphere is cool and the post-processing effect is neat! It felt a bit jarring when the same book as in the "lore"-menu was opened in the ending, was kind of confused at that point. All in all, nice entry! :)
Nice pixel-art! The game feels very satisfying to play, with the camera shake and particles etc, nice job! I found the combat a bit too easy as the enemies spawned a long distance away and the slingshot can hit them outside the screen, but it was still fun! đ
Nice game, surprised at the amount of levels and storyboards! Felt like the gun could have used some more hitstun on enemies, as it felt dangerous to straight up fight them I just ended up kiting them while jumping backwards đ
Cool little shooting gallery! The difficulty became a bit overwhelming around round 12 or so (when the markers requiring multiple clicks appeared). I think I survived for a total of 16 rounds or so, not quite sure as the "You Win!" text was blocking the rounds counter on the win screen :)
I agree with the comment about being able to heal, was kinda sad when my mole died :( The mole running animation (with the shovel on the back!) is amazing and the music riff is a banger! Nice job! :)
My initial thoughts were "aww I can see why it's named happy submarine, this is cute", easy to say those weren't the same as the ones I had when I finished the game đ I kind of felt like the game was about to end at depth 700, when I had already maxed out the damage upgrade. Cool entry!
Really nice art! I enjoyed creating the map the most, as I found the combat quite challenging tbh :( Great entry!
Neat game! :) Wish there was a sound for hitting the ice blocks, didn't realize you could break them completely as only the first hit changed the sprite. Aside from that it had a nice look/style!
Nice game! I liked the art-style and I found the music melody catchy! As people have already mentioned it would be nice with some kind of way to regenerate health, though I guess it could potentially be kinda hard to implement without the game becoming too easy! Overall nice job though! đ
The art-style music is kinda neat! Some visual feedback on why upgrades are locked would be appreciated, so you can plan what upgrades you want better. Some smaller balance changes, e.g. switching to the machine gun from the pistol felt like a downgrade, which it probably shouldn't đ
I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of variation in the cards! It definitely feels like some cards are better than others, but then again that's the case in most deckbuilders haha. I feel like the game could use some music, or maybe some ambient forest sound (birds, tree leaves rustling, etc), but I think it was neat regardless. Good job!
Nice game! I know personally (from trying and failing) how hard it can be to come up with puzzles, but I think you did a good job for a jam! I think if you had allowed the player to spend all of their "health" (e.g. 100 health on a 100 health machine) then it would have fit the theme even more. Great first entry! đ
Interesting take on the theme, though I feel some music/sound would have enhanced the experience!
It was interesting to see what effects sacrificing certain body parts would have! Nice interpretation of the theme!
Cool game! I made a game with a similar interpretation of the theme but the your gameplay/genre was totally different, in a good way! đ
Something that could be tweaked is the hit detection on the player, I struggled with walking underneath traps because the collision seemed to be the whole sprite, not just the area around the feet.
Really liked the art and music too, good job!
I like the feel of the controls, but if it was possible to not go full speed that would be neat! I reached act 2 but the conveyor + sawblade gap was a bit too precise for me đ Anyways, good job on your entry!
I like the visuals and the theme interpretation of "Lifestock"! One complaint is that I didn't know how to score points, I lost and gained points without really knowing why! Anyways, it was a neat game!
I love the take on the theme, your life is literally currency! I like the artstyle, one complaint is that at first glance it's kinda hard to see the spikes on the floor-traps. All in all good job though!
I like the story concept of the game! Even if the betting didn't make it I wish there was some kind of music/sound and maybe a devil sprite somewhere! Good luck with future entries! đ
Love the artstyle and the story sorta reminded me of the movie Ingrid Goes West! The game was rather hard, I struggled with walking up to the dangers without walking into them đ Anyways, good job!
I really liked the atmosphere and mood of the game! Main complaint is the forced falling asleep, since you don't even wake up when enemies damage you âšī¸ Anyways, nice job on your first entry!
Cool little game! The story + the funky beat makes punching fellow inmates kinda hilarious! Main complaint is what others have already mentioned, the combat. I had a hard time knowing if I hit someone or not so some visual feedback there would be nice. Good luck with future entries!
This was one of the funnier games I've played so far! Great use of the theme imo đ
Wow this was made in 48 hours!? Nice work, puzzle games are deceptively hard to make fun! It had a nice Lost Vikings / Trine vibe too the puzzle design đ
This is a really cute game! I gave it two tries but never managed to cross the water, a bit too difficult for me đ
I really liked the artstyle, and the splitting soul was a neat concept!
This was a pretty cool game! A nice addition would be a restart button for when you die. I'm generally not a big fan of acceleration based movement in platformers, so can't really fault this game for it đ
The animated earth was a cute addition to a pretty dark game đ
This was cool! Struggled with the drawings but I was quite good at chopping of the head of the đĻ đ
Aww I didn't manage to finish it, was playing for a couple of minutes when I clipped into a corner and got stuck âšī¸ Oh well maybe it's for the better, I felt like a monster while playing đ
This was pretty cool. It sort of reminds me of early silent hill games and older psychological horror games for PC. With some added sound effects and/or music (with for example Harpischord sounds), I think it could have gotten even creepier đ
Loved it! The music & sound effects were on point and the visual effects were cool too!
Took me a while to figure out how to launch the ship and then how the navigating worked. That aside however, the game is really neat! It feels like it could be a bigger game, and the music is really spot on for setting the mood in my opinion! Nice job! đ
Neat game! One thing I was missing was feedback for when you sacrifice the birds, I wasn't sure whether to throw them down the hole in the middle or off the cliff, or if both worked as I didn't see anything change / hear anything.
I dig the artstyle! The robot placement/battling is neat as well, the real qualm I have is, except for the lack of sound, that there are ways for the game to get stuck in a loop đ For example if you have only a tank left and there is only one basic robot left, there is no way for the enemy robot to kill the tank and the tank can't kill anything haha.
I wish I could play it! I'm going to have to wait for the Windows version I guess đ By the way, if you want your game to get more ratings and such you should play and rate others games. That will make your game show up more for others đ
Really good looking game! Was the fps uncapped? I feel like it might have been more fun if there was slightly more control over your speed... Anyways, nicely done for a 48 hour jam! đ
This was a difficult game! It was fun but one thing that would have been nice would have been descriptions for the different towers, saving up for one worth 35 without knowing it woudln't attack the normal enemies led to me being swarmed in the end đ
Lovely game! đ I liked experimenting with different combinations, too bad that you had to start over from the beginning if you died âšī¸
Wow this game has some adorable art đ The gameplay was fun, my main complaint is that since I was looking at the button combinations on the lower half of the screen I barely had time to read the textboxes that showed up on the upper half of the screen.
Nice! Too bad there were no sound effects or music, that could have made me want to play more đ
Cool game! I really struggled with the "C" level compared to the rest, had a hard time hitting the atom with the shot.
LD55 — Summoning (9)
Dungeon Evoker by VPhyre 2024-04-23T05:38:22Z ♥ 3
Nice job! The "boss phase" starting without warning broke my combo several times, which felt a bit frustrating. I would've also liked the inputs to match the music more, even if it limited the game to one level with one song đ
SKELEMANCER by deadjolly 2024-04-16T20:47:54Z ♥ 4
The game seemed fun but sadly I had strange issues when playing in browser, and in the windows build it crashed twice a few mins in when I tried that.
Geometry Summoner by benisu 2024-04-16T20:31:22Z ♥ 2
Fun game, the music is so good đ A bit hard to move and aim without bumping into enemies, I would have maybe preferred not having to aim at all since moving and typing was already a lot to manage, but that's just my take. Good job on the submission!
The Wrong Book by adam-gould 2024-04-16T20:15:18Z ♥ 1
Extremely well done! The voice acting is hilarious and the gameplay has enough changes to not too repetitive for the duration it lasts đ I would have loved some keyboard shortcuts or the selection not being cleared for every click though!
Burn with me by Nozomu57 2024-04-16T19:36:19Z ♥ 2
Great job! It took me about 3 attempts to beat it but I finally did. Due to wording on the last encounter I almost gave up when I had two spots left, as I thought I had to match the score exactly and no matter how I would try I would end up going over by at least 1 but luckily I played it out đ
Demons stole my stuff by Zirrrus 2024-04-16T19:03:45Z ♥ 1
The darn cheese summoning had me stumped for a while, but the rest felt frictionless! Some audio would have been nice, but I know how it can be hard to cover everything in a gamejam. Great job with the art and the writing as well đ
Totem Breakout by denilseven 2024-04-16T18:43:21Z ♥ 3
I also struggled with the melee attack since the spear enemies were so hard to avoid, so I mostly just ran around trying to use the totem move asap in order to get the ranged fire again đ The art was very charming and the totem mechanic interesting, good job đ
Dicing with the Undead by picttarge 2024-04-16T18:30:08Z ♥ 2
I experienced some bugs with dead units not disappearing which made it a bit hard to keep track of what units were alive and where the enemies were. It also felt a bit strange when small groups of enemies with a strength of 5 and still kill my 10+ strength army, but maybe I misunderstood how the rules worked. Either way I had fun and was able to win in the end đ
Infernal Exorcism by Marju 2024-04-16T18:04:33Z ♥ 4
I like the concept and the mechanic of placing salt to kill the demons! I didn't realize at first that you could carry the salt, as you placed some immediately when picking it up so it just looked like I changed the sprite. I'll also echo what others have said about having more feedback when hurting the demons, especially as they didn't die immediately đ