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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | Co | |
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| 2020 | 46 | Keep it alive | Rent, Please! | jam | 2285 | 2.92 | 2.56 | 2.54 | 3.32 | 2.28 | 2.65 | ||||
| 2015 | 33 | You are the Monster | HUTAP - HUman TArget Practice | compo | 660 | 2.92 | 2.94 | 2.47 | 3.32 | 3.00 | 2.08 | 2.70 | 2.51 | 72 |
The visual artistry is great, love that. Everything else I'm quite puzzled by as I don't understand what's the goal of the game, don't have any reference on my health or enemies or anything else. I don't think it quites align with the theme either, at least not knowing what's going on... But nice visual/ambience exercise :)
Nice effort, though the physics is bit odd. Couldn't quit the game but with AltF4. Don't have clues in the game how this fits the theme.
Great title, funny and nice mechanics. Enjoyed it
Well graphics' wise UE4 is stunning, though I would have liked more stuff to happens especially when killing the humans (i.e. blood gore, particle effects, some sort of feedback). There is no indication of a progress or health or score as well which would have been nice. Overall nice graphics with basic gameplay and some eerie mood which is good.
Job well done. Audio is fantastic! Nice random generation though spawning 1 pixel left to an enemy is bad. Quite hard to kill the enemies, though the controls are super smooth. nice use of lighting.
Love the rock's rumble effect, though I was rocket-launched into space at some point I guess while walking on the rumbles which is bit tricky. Anyway good use of 3D and since it seems you put some effort in designing the beast I'd like to see it :)
Had to change config in chrome as it won't run the unity web player (but that's ok). The eerie mood is there, however it could have been better with different textures used in the rooms as everything is the same. Didn't manage to figure out the controls, I see the player has a sword but how to use it? There is no HUD information. When I want to exit the pause menu doesn't work (click on buttons and nothing happens, if I try to select them with the arrow keys they are fuzzy). I've seen the end but could not select the answers. So yeah room for improvements, don't know how it match up with the theme though.
Nice game, even though would have been nice to know what to do in each level. Who to save? Who to spare? Enjoyed it anyway
Took a bit to understand the controls but then after that was very funny. Nice mechanics and level design, lots of content for such short time. May be bit hard for non British people to grasp the humour, nevertheless excellent entry !
Really funny and stable game. Polished graphic and audio, enjoyed playing it
Nice interpretation of the theme, the truck's physics is bit odd (it slides a lot, it bounces off wall like mad but couldn't care less of boulders, and the steering is bit difficult to handle). The terrain is bit empty and should do with a bit of more spicy (i.e. explosions, sfxs, collision with boulders)
@statNov: you are absolutely correct sir, think that I've added the dual level like 1 hour before submission. Was rushing through some bug testing. Thought about the ammo pickup but didn't have time to ship it. Thanks for the feedback!
@Demy, those ropes have been a nightmare to get it right. I learned a lot about the physics engine though so it was worth it :)
@congusbongus yeah the audio is lacking of finesse. Couldn't do any better with bxfr without spending the whole 48hr on it :)
@MAnimal, yeah I love the machine gun.. but the butcher is even better as it explodes the huuuumans.
@RedFil, i thought I managed to fix the bloody credit/control windows overlapping. Guess not, my bad :) Thanks for the feedback
@Mr. Jif you have no idea how many times I changed the shaking factor. After a while I could barely see any difference so I left as it is. I guess that's what happen when you play your own game for most of the 48hr straight
@dizzly thanks for the feedback and for reporting the bug. I'm still deciding whether to further develop this or not, and so fix the bugs and move on from there.
Thank you all for the nice feedbacks and the ratings. I may further develop the game, making a list of all the things said here and come up with few ideas.
Good fun, audio excellent (love the music), nice mechanics. However I don't see how it fits the theme though.
Gorgeous art/audio, nice gameplay and the idea of a reversed RAID it's awesome. Would have loved to have different abilities as Raid Bosses do, and perhaps the player could have done with more visual feedback when attacking. Loved it anyway and I'm also second in the leaderboard :)
Nice work, love the art style (I envy so much your ability to make pixel art so perfectly and easily), good gameplay though would have been nice few more touches like additional weaponary/bonus ability/etc. Overall i like it and it's well aligned with the theme
Nice take on the genre, but man the audio was annoying at best. Still funny and would definitely play more if it had more gameplay and a button to shut the audio :) (I played till the end by the way)
Love the audio, I've watched you yesterday night on twitch right after I've submitted my entry and you were struggling with the music track, glad you sorted it out. For the game it's technically perfect as I may expect from you though it lacks on the gameplay and longevity, or perhaps I'm missing something but aside from killing the neverending spawning little beings there isn't much else to do. Anyway admire your work in general and your tutorials have helped me a lot. Also congratz for your new job at YoYo !!
Nice art and sfxs. Nice touch on the gravity, didn't have other weapon modes (in the initial setup it lists 3 different weapons). Would have been nice to have a score, or power-ups, thingy-to-recover-health. couldn't kill the big alien so don't know if there are more levels after that.
Excellent graphic but other than the narrative, though important, there isn't much else going on.
It's a well done endless runner, bit too difficult for me if I may say. Audio and Arts nicely done in their abstractivity. However sadly enough I can't see the theme.
Solid entry, though a classic platformer but so much polish and absolutely super humorous loved it.
Nice job for so little time and for such a young developer. Love the music even though the volume is bit too high and cover the voices, also love the synthesized voice. The problem i'm having is that there isn't much gameplay, all is good until the black cloud appears and at that point I'm lost and don't know what to do, yes I can shoot but can't direct it and don't know what I'm shooting at. Theme adherence is not really there since there isn't much gameplay, well there is until the black cloud appears. Was another theme, this could be a winner. So keep up with the good work and don't get disappointed, you have great potential!
Though not challenging when you grasp how it works, it's still super addictive. Nicely done, you got something here perhaps worth developing it further :)
Nice idea, quite hard to control. Would have been nice if the controls were smoother and there was some sort of scoring system and audio controls as well. overall good effort
It's funny, quirky, though it's a pain to get into the water if you are on the ground (well I would expect to be difficult if I was a fish, but as play mechanics would make it easier). Love the use of the sound recorder. It is fun, yet the controls are bit gimmicky especially jumping off the water to scare the fish boat (by the way they don't faze a bit when they see me)
Fit the theme nicely, though could have done with bit more gameplay and some feedback from attacking monsters (i.e. bounce back, screen shake, particles when killing, etc). Enjoyed playing it anyway :)
Nice touch on the sound effects. Good adherence to the theme and overall simple but stable and nice. Could have done with bit more gameplay, would have been nice if the water physics was more effective.
Nice work on graphics / audio and the overall mood. The weather effects are very nice. However there is some unbalance as at time it is very difficult to avoid the enemy. Theme wise, other than the reference that the player is a murderer there isn't much else going on. Perhaps you spent a lot of time on arts/audio rather than gameplay.
Nicely executed, fun to play with. Though would have been nice to have more mechanics (i.e. do something when being hit by spears, some audio feedback when destroying things, etc.) Overall a good solid game, love the audio fading in and out depending on the distance!
Nice work. Love the idea, love the music and sfxs. Would be nice with bit more gameplay mechanics and some scoring system
Nice stealth game, good mechanics although not really a fan of permadeath gameplay. It is hard to play as you die immediately if spotted but otherwise a nice game
Nice platformer, though the controls are bit gimmicky at times. It easily lose momentum when pushing blocks, and the wall jump is bit odd. Other than that it's well done and has nice levels, though the theme adherence is bit lacking
Nice title. There are some philosophical thoughts' processes needed to tie it with the theme. Would have been nice if it was in English though. Quite hard to understand how it works, it needs time and some care
Loved this one, the mechanics are solid though the controls may be bit hard to handle at times. Loved the music and art style and variety of levels. Keep it up and make it commercial :)
Nice work, I love stealth games. The controls are bit gimmicky and not as precise. Art is ok-ish, though the perspective is odd and you could have used a better font. On the bright side, it is a good answer to the theme, the mood is all there and it's somehow fun to play even though would do with a score count or something (or have I missed it?)
I wonder how many people have gone all the way to see how far you pushed :). Nice idea though.
Solid game, took a while to realize what I was supposed to do, controls are bit gimmicky but otherwise a fun game.
This is a superb entry. Well executed, challenging enough, super humourous. I loved it, 5 star!
Just WOW. Solid entry, wonderful music and challenging enough mechanics. I must say that on the last two levels my brain went WTF .. :)
I quite liked this game. Love the constraints given by the console-emulation and what you did with it. Art/Audio perfect for the media, very fun and quite addictive to play. Not sure if it aligns with theme perfectly, nevertheless I enjoyed playing this a lot :)
Fun and addictive. Though the monster can go outside the boundary of the screen which I guess it's not intended, you can get easily lost in there and never come back. Love the laser beam and hectic pace
Loved the overall feeling, thanks to the lighting and music. Could use some little polish like some good old screen shakes, and more animation but in 48h it's already a win having made to the end with a finished product. It's challenging enough to keep you entertained without being frustrating, I like the variety of enemies and obstacles and I'm a fan of top-down design. Well done (p.s. I would have used a different more clear to read font :) )
That was fun. it's a bit dramatic though if you got a baby. Innovative and well executed although sometime it's difficult to move and place the objects to defend the baby.
Cool platformer, although is tad bit out of balance but it plays nicely even if hard. The charge punch is very fun and the added screen shake, sound effects, animation makes it feel super powerful.
This is awesome! The audio and voice over are mind blowing, it sets the mood and tension right up where it should be. The gameplay is well execute, quite hard and bit buggy sometime when you get spotted by the guards but man this is excellent work. 10 out of 5 if I could give more :)
Well done, simple but nice and effective graphics. Audio is fantastic. Would have loved a bit more UI elements, not sure if it's me but you never get to place more than 5 towers. It's bit one-dimensional from a progression point of view but hey in 48h well done, I didn't managed myself only for the jam
Great job, the art is fantastic, the idea is quite innovative actually although the gameplay it's basic. I had some trouble with the controls, some of the minigame will just jump out of the scene abruptly as the timer was going crazy so not so sure about the execution from a programming point of view. Anyhow great job... that art though (it's brilliant did I said that already?)
I had fun playing this, well polished, nice pixel art, easy to understand and play through. I too had problem with the capital letters, I guess it has something to do with the way you capture the input events.
Lovely art and sound direction, bit difficult to control especially on jumping. Arlo would get easily stuck and animation will stop with his legs up in the air or bended even if I was like walking. Some of the platform were quite difficult to get to as probably the collision boxes were too generous and I would easily hit some invisible wall/platform. Anyway nice job in the time allocated especially from the story / art / sound point of view. Great job!
Nice, clean and minimalistic art style. Music and SFX nicely done and implemented. Gameplay is fun although the player's control are bit hard. Overall a fun game, would probably be a good mobile casual game.
The art and audio are amazing, the lights gives a nice mood. Gameplay wise the player is hard to control sometime especially when transitioning from staircase to jump. The enemies could be bit more challenging. Overall it's a nice concept and well executed. but man that music is so atmospheric, it makes me want to play straight away and reminds me of some cyberpunk scenario a-la bladerunner or altered carbon. Well done!
Like the lighting used, subtle but effective. Like the various animations for when the NPCs dies. Could have polished a bit with nicer fonts / menu / hud and audio sfx but in 48h you managed to do what most people can't so well done, be proud.
Art and music amazing, nice execution and the feeling and mood playing is great. Perhaps would have loved more SFX to give a bit of audio feedback on the various action the player was performing. Great job.
Nice pixel art rendition of a similar game I've played (Keep Talking and nobody explodes), brilliant effort to includes all those minigame in the overall main game. It plays nicely, didn't have any issue or bug. Great job!
I guess you did what you could with the time you had. The platform run faster than the bunnies so eventually outrun them and you are unable to move forward to the end....
I love your use of shaders, really well implemented. The overall feeling it's amazing thanks to your graphic and audio (that's the winner but I gave both max rate). Perhaps was me but I've been following the arrow for 7 minutes and nothing happened and nothing was found so I just exited the game and this brought the rating down a bit for me.
Loved the concept and the variations added by the random generation, the controls were a bit fiddly though but overall quite a bit of fun.
Nicely done, innovative gameplay imho. Could do with a bit more audio/music, hud elements. It runs smoothly, it plays smoothly, could be a great mobile game. Well done, solid 5/5.
Smooth gameplay, kind of binding-of-isaac vibe, would have loved more variations on the enemies and various rooms. but in 48hr you managed to bring a finished product, with smooth control and art and a final boss as well. Well done!
Simple but nicely executed puzzle mechanics. Art and audio well implemented setting a nice mood to the overall gameplay. I would have preferred to use mouse to point where to go as my brain doesn't compute isometric with WASD very well, but that's just me. I don't like to have an installer in jam's games and would have much preferred a simple zip that I could just unzip and run straight away.
Nice concept, I don't think I have seen anything comparable. Kind of the fish version of Tamagotchi from the 90s. The noise from the water pump is bit annoying after a while, it's nice to have but you should tune it down a bit. I recon you run out of time to implement more fun gameplay or other mechanics, but I would definitely play more if you add more :) it's fun anyway and well done for completing a game in the 48h that's already a winning in its own regardless.
I had a very similar idea for my game, though I didn't manage to deliver all the features I wanted. Kudos for doing this for the compo and creating all the arts and sounds (I'm really rubbish at it so I just don't even bother). I concur with most of the feedback in here as the night turn is quite long, also the controls could be bit smoother as I had trouble moving the camera and selling / placing the fences. Anyhow great job!
Loved the graphics and the audio. The concept is nice and the game run without issue on my PC, however the UI really brings it down a bit. Would have loved some instructions screen somewhere I'll give it another try later on as I've understood a couple of more points from the comments above. Which engine did you use to make it? Well done anyway in 48h it's a lot to do and you shipped a full game anyway.
Nice atmosphere, and cool idea for an idle game. Though I don't quite get how it works, I've placed my Aloe plant, had those little icons orbiting around it (looked like water droplets), so I watered the plant. It kept having those things so I kept watering... Until the droplets disappeared and so did the plant, I guess it died.. (Aloe doesn't like too much water by the way, I know I've killed mine IRL). Anyway the music selection is cool, the graphic is very well executed though a 700MB package it's a bit too heavy for my taste.. why is it that large? Well done anyway!
Nice idea, brilliant pixel graphics and retro arcade sounds. I've played a bit but didn't seem to reach an end, so this looks more like an endless runner kind-of ? Anyway nice work and vibe to it.
I love it, although moving the objects to the body it's bit hard and not initially obvious where to put them. My guys was definitely crapping too much lol. It's funny, the graphic although basic it's nicely done (I'm rubbish at it so I feel you), the audio adds to the fun element. Although playing a game to attend a sick person in this specific moment in time it's bit morbid, the fun elements you added lifted it up. Well done!
You made this in 7 hours? That alone should give you extra points. You got music, gameplay, sfx, gfx, enemies, bullets, space, points, hud, menu and all. I would be very proud to ship something so complete in so little time. Nice gameplay, controls are smooth, and it's fun! Well done! and thanks for nice feedback on my game!
Really enjoyed playing few runs, nicely put together. Controls are easy and work well. Well done !