The evolution of Blocky by Digitalduck 2012-08-27T08:18:00
Actually enjoyed this game, no audio so was a bit of a shame, but other than that a fun to play game
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → Talslain
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | Co | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 46 | Keep it alive | Fell Out Survival | compo | 982 | 2.82 | 2.25 | 3.20 | 3.62 | 3.02 | 2.90 | 1.90 | 3.15 | ||
| 2019 | 45 | Start with nothing | Ship Rekt | compo | 2.16 | 2.16 | 1.66 | 2.33 | 2.50 | 2.83 | 2.00 | 2.16 | |||
| 2012 | 24 | Evolution | Artificial Selection | compo | 730 | 2.05 | 1.68 | 2.38 | 2.00 | 1.64 | 2.18 | 1.25 | 2.15 | 44 |
Actually enjoyed this game, no audio so was a bit of a shame, but other than that a fun to play game
Overall a good game, I liked the difference in ships, it allowed for a more difficult game play. I also liked that when changing your ship the way the sounds changed, one of the more simple but effective mechanics I've experience in this compo
Thank you for your comments, I did like the mini-map myself, one of the last things I implemented but I thought it was missing something until I put that in.
As for the attack I did think this myself, but didn't know what to do without making it look cheesy. I added a sound when your attack works but it mustn't have been enough.
But as I say thank you for your feedback.
I did consider the tabs but then didn't do it, I'm not sure why now, I think it was to do with the sizing and the amount of tabs, but I'm unsure.
As for boxes etc. that break apart this was an idea I had as well, to have rubble etc. from the explosions, however I realized that I was slowly running out of time and kind of panicked, as well as this, I'm not good at graphics (as you can probably see) and therefore didn't want it to look bad (or worse than it does).
Also, thank you for your comments, I do plan to take this game farther and therefore I will be implementing these features, if i can work out a way to to do it that is.
I know visuals and audio aren't my strong points, mainly because I've never focused on them as much as i probably should. Visually I've never been very 'arty' and therefore have always had difficulties with graphics. As for audio I only learned how to do that about a week before the competition so was expecting low marks there.
The mechanics have always been my strong point and the bit I find most exciting. I usually spend a lot of time making new games before I finish old one because I think of new mechanics (:
As for commanderstitch's comment, I never found that the player moves slowly, I found that it felt smooth and by increasing it, it felt too quick. That's why it moves the speed it does.
Thank you for your comments I make sure I always take comments on board and therefore I will be focusing on audio and visual a lot more over the next four months.
Okay, thank you, please let me know what you think, I just retried it moving faster but I feel that it moves too quick when it is sped up by one pixel per tick
Thank you, personally I loved the menu, just loved the eerie-ness of it the moment I did it
That is a good idea that I've never thought of. I am planning on working on this game further and I will try this and see how it looks, thank you
Thank you, I've been thinking about the speed problem that many people are mentioning, I was thinking of making it so that the more you carry the slower you walk, so therefore when you carry less weight, you would be moving quicker, Other than that thank you for your comments.
Thank you for your comments, I'm glad that you liked the balancing, I was really worried about this as I have always had trouble when it comes to balancing and I am happy that you liked it. As for the controls I am trying to make a tutorial level for the game that will hopefully solve this problem. As well as this I have figured out a way to create tabs that I am happy with the look of them.
As well as this my main focus for the next four months is to advance my visual graphics and also the visual storytelling, if you will.
Thank you for your comments
A well done game, there aren't enough trees in the game to keep you not hungry but with a bit more work this could be brilliant game. But a good game for the 48 hours it was made in. Well done
Interesting game and concept. A little difficult to do but still had me addicted for quite some time. Well done
Such an addictive game, and such a simple idea but one I've never thought of, I really did enjoy this game
I always do enjoy a tower defense game and this is a good one. the game feels smooth. The enemies move a little quick and early game this makes it quite difficult to keep the under control but the game still had me addicted for some time
I died on the third level, but when I pressed to play again i have no enemies on the screen
A fun and addictive game to play, but must say, I love the font (:
Kind of confused as to how I was meant to win, the sounds were very sharp, sudden and loud so startled me a few times, music during game play and maybe not as sharp would have helped, I like the idea, and with a bit more time, I could imagine this being a good game that I could spend many hours on
Enjoyed this game enough that when it finished I wanted more. I like the idea and would love to see it further developed, the graphics are brilliant. The only thing I didn't like was the forced pathway, but then this was necessary for the story line.
I always have liked a good tower defense and I enjoyed this one. Very addictive, had me hooked for quite some time, Only thing I noticed about it is there could be a sound for when the mobs are hit but this is only a small thing, in general a well done tower defense, I really enjoyed it.
Never have I enjoyed dropping a chainsaw on a baby so much! The game was good fun but the overlapping sprites were hard to juggle at times. It was good fun though, I especially liked the different weight to items making them harder to juggle. This was a nice touch!
Seems like it would be an awesome phone game to play repeatedly. Maybe it could be more punishing but still a good fun game. Well done!
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it :D
It's a shame you run out of time, this game feels like it could be so much more fun than it already is. The graphics are a cute style and I would have liked to have played through the whole thing. Maybe we can still get that? xD
The first few moments were difficult to work out what I was meant to do. But after I realised it was good fun and I was happy to finish it, maybe could do with a restart button after you win?
Game was good fun, difficult as well. The music was kind of annoying but definitely fit the scenario.
Rolling to the side was good fun! The game got quite difficult very quick while staying within the laws of physics, nice play on the theme!
I had good fun playing this! I didn't understand the benefit to charging the arrows though, is there any? But there was some moments I thought I was going to lose but the trees don't burn fast enough, maybe it could be more punishing?
But good game!
A good fun game, even if my hand now does hurt from pressing space so much. I had one problem where the virus git stuck inside the heart's bounding box and that meant I couldn't shoot it.