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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
201326MinimalismBipolarjam493.783.564.253.153.673.432.293.4974

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Comments by Squared Muffin

LD26 — Minimalism

STL RNNR by Siewart 2013-04-30T19:19:00

A good generic plataformer, fun nonetheless, it fits the theme perfectly, it also seems very well polished.

Nomad by tony.pe 2013-05-01T00:57:00

I really didn't understand what I was supposed to do. A little intro explaining the goal would be nice.
Also, the music is a bit too repetitive in my opinion.

Escape from Minimalism by Pisti 2013-05-02T18:45:00

A nice entry but with very difficult gameplay. The enemies usually come from the direction your going leaving very little chance of surviving.

Rocket Ruins by TiDitto 2013-05-19T16:46:00

I enjoyed level 8 and 9 great game :)

Limbo Dare by Matt Hartley 2013-05-01T00:53:00

A good game, however it did lack some important things like checkpoints or a respawn key. It could also be better if it had a background music.

Kazimir's Revenge by Alex Shestakov 2013-05-11T13:25:00

A fun game, wish there were more levels(paintings)though.
The music was nice but the gameplay was a bit on the rough side, could use with a bit more polish.

KeepTheMusicAlive by iamorim 2013-05-01T23:27:00

Nice innovative idea, but needed something to better convey to the player where he was and what he has to do next.

Cloaked by deammer 2013-05-19T16:57:00

Loved the mood and look but controls were awkward felt like the character was a car since he kept going after i stopped moving him. Also frustrating to have a high jump but always hitting things

Way of the cuburai by comrad_gremlin 2013-05-11T13:18:00

Fun mood and audio.
I found it a bit hard to hit the enemy when I wanted and also to read the text.

Minimal Ammo by T800 2013-04-30T19:28:00

Pretty random background story xD

Brutaliz'Art LD26 by lotusgame 2013-05-06T11:52:00

I loved what you guys did XD and its helluva marketing

Cells by anatolat 2013-05-11T14:01:00

A nice concept, I iked having my legions of blue completed destroy the red enemies.
The controls I did not like all that much, it seems to be more oriented towards touch screens.

Spaceship builder by Team Castor 2013-05-02T18:54:00

Very confusing at the beggining. A tutorial or something alike would be nice.

Triage: The life of a combat medic. by anjack 2013-05-01T23:33:00

Pretty interesting idea, and I liked playing it, but I was a bit disappointed that I didn't actually perform triage, as there was no way to see which soldiers we're less likely to live.

Cavern by Parabol 2013-05-01T23:40:00

Awesome game! I loved the fact that my light grew dimmer by the minute, made for some exciting running around trying to find power!

Dream Island by FREEZX 2013-05-07T14:33:00

That was an awesome insanely twisted creepy incestuous dream island. Loved IT!

Chao Ab Ordo by ZeroDivide 2013-05-02T15:19:00

Loved iT! i just think that when it blows up, it all blows up instantly. if you loose control once, you can't restore the order. but it was very very fun!

Tower of Pixel by AlanZucconi 2013-05-01T23:58:00

Pretty awesome entry! Congratulations.
I loved the spacial challenge of deciding where and how to dig in order to maximize my building capacity

Only One Shot by Xanjos 2013-05-02T00:12:00

Very interesting idea, and I liked the concept, but the implementation has some problems. I would have liked for there to be some indication of my current direction, as I missed some shot solely because of that, I also would have preferred is the game was more about puzzle solving than waiting for the enemies to align. But overall, pretty cool attempt!

Inertia by Cheezey 2013-05-11T13:54:00

A nice little game but it definitively needs some more work.
You can't really tell if you're moving in space or standing still and the enemies just seem to run away from you.

Avoid by jm77345 2013-05-02T00:00:00

Pretty good entry for a first run with game-maker, but like other have said, diagonal movement and a timer would have really improved it!

BlindSight by silentspartan72 2013-05-02T00:08:00

Great job on a minimalistic horror game! You actually managed to scare me a couple of times ^^.
But i felt the game needed something to sort-of point me into the right direction, or maybe allow me to see if I'm making progress towards finding a key. Like a heart-beat that could get stronger the closer I was to the key or something.

Bayou by paulmcgg 2013-05-02T00:44:00

Excellent entry! Definitely artsy game done right!
However i felt the pacing needed some work, besides that, great job. The visuals and the music really sold it for me.

Min's Journey by acro 2013-05-02T01:01:00

Well, I can definetly say I didn't understand what was going on, but somehow it made me play til the end. So good job i suppose :P

Way Home by CAukamp 2013-05-02T15:06:00

Very funny game. It keeps the player wanting to try to go through the next level. I laughed when trying to pass and fall miserably xD congratulations

Block Man by RyanK 2013-05-02T18:36:00

Not a bad game but not brilliant either. Had a few bugs that difficult the gameplay and the sounds turned out to be a bit annoying after 2 minutes.

Minimalist Horror Story by MinionStudios 2013-05-02T13:30:00

Very well done. Good mood and a good horror feeling.

The first time I played it I didn't find any "enemies" and was able to leave just fine without much of a scare. :p

Robot X Mutants by Brunodev 2013-05-02T01:05:00

Interesting mechanic with the laser detracting from your score, but overall felt a little cheap when it killed you as the collisions were not very well done

2 Bit Battle Royale by cpayne 2013-05-01T18:19:00

Nice work for a Gamemaker game!

Hit The Button by IHateATMFees 2013-05-02T18:59:00

It's a bit dull, although it fits the minimalist theme there isnt all that much to do in the game.

the pretentious apple by Bluebutton 2013-05-01T19:04:00

A very nice game with a very nice soundtrack!
It could do with a bit more polish since I encountered quite a few annoying bugs.

Inner Space by neurofuzzy 2013-05-01T18:15:00

Intresting as a tech experiment, and I liked the hammer, but really needed gameplay to be interesting

Bipolar by Squared Muffin 2013-04-30T19:46:00

Im sure you did nothing wrong. The game was made as a puzzle so sometimes attraction is disabled at a certain distance

Bipolar by Squared Muffin 2013-05-01T18:42:00

@iamwhosiam: You have to use your left hand to pull yourself up. The closer you are to the magnet the stronger the force will be

Bipolar by Squared Muffin 2013-05-02T00:48:00

@acro Thanks for writting such a compreensive post! You wrote a really in-depth review and we really appreciate your criticism! Thanks for playing :)

Bipolar by Squared Muffin 2013-05-03T19:45:00

@iamorim Hum... well, hopefully you will read this. Inside your Bipolar1_0_Data folder, there should be an output_log.txt, if you could get me that file it would be great! It should have the error log :)

Bipolar by Squared Muffin 2013-05-07T14:38:00

@Patacorow That's actually a great idea! Thanks! We'l probably steal it if you don't mind :P

Bipolar by Squared Muffin 2013-05-16T15:04:00

@ahm99 Given all the feedback we've been receiving, we're seriously looking into making it happen for sure! The team is super motivated, and we'll have a long talk about the future of Bipolar very soon. Keep an eye on gaming media, and this page for further updates on the project!

The Breakthrough by John Drury 2013-05-01T23:37:00

Pretty interesting minimal runner, good job!

make a binky by soerensen3 2013-05-02T19:04:00

A very interesting taking on the theme. Could do with a bit of sound

Beams by JJJollyjim.printfn 2013-05-01T23:22:00

Very nice idea but I run into some bugs. I agree it should be further developed.

Civil war by ninjalan 2013-05-02T00:31:00

Pretty nice idea for a minimalist game! It appear that after playing your game I have achieved the ability to unzip archives, for I AM THE WINRAR lol.

Square by Jonneh 2013-05-02T00:51:00

Pretty good runner, but I felt I didn't have a lot of control in escaping the bouncing balls.

Shaving Quest: The Razor's Edge by Milktoast 2013-05-02T00:29:00

Interesting concept but more of a toy than a game. Also, when I shave there's a lot more blood involved... I wonder if I'm doing it wrong...

Essence by Make A Game 2013-05-16T15:37:00

Completely loved the uniquess of the art style,
Unfortunately i saw a game with a similar concept in this LD26 :/ but urs was better.

The ending was a bit too abrupt

SUSTAIN by Xion 2013-05-07T13:49:00

That was amazingly refreshing loved how fast pace was tackled by time control