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Mana4Life by dawik9000 2017-12-14T05:20:29Z ♥ 1

I liked the balancing act and the effects that happen when you go too low/high in a resource. The graphics were great, sound was good but I think there could be more sfx for the enemies and when you hit something. Loved the dance and UNLIMITED POWER! Very fun ideas! Here are some suggestions I think might improve the game:

The balancing mechanic seemed to reward me for standing still in a small crowd and spamming fire. Since there is no noticeable cooldown on your fire spell and since you're rewarded for getting hit, you're also rewarded for playing in a somewhat boring style. I'd suggest having a way to widen and narrow that bar so that players don't get directly rewarded for getting hit/making mistakes. Have a max resource amount for the bar and every time the player gets hit, shrink that max amount. To recover that resource pool you could use drops potions/glowy things that spawn around the level that give it back. This way when I get hit I can only attack 4 times instead of 8, but my health is still low so I need to be careful.

Then I think you should have two basic skills instead of one for the balancing act, and since this involves a lot of health/mana sacrifice I think a necromancer/dark magic type character fits really well too. The first spell might be a life drain beam that siphons health and drains mana. Then the other could sacrifice health, restore mana, and shoot your blood at the enemy that creates an aoe. I think this keeps the spirit of the mechanic in place but also allows for deeper gameplay. Also you could make each resource give a buff, maybe speed for health and attack for mana. That way the player can choose the one that they want at the time. Then they'll need to balance their resources even more accurately!

Mostly spitballing, but hopefully you get some nice ideas from it :)

Project Vamparty by maybe 2017-12-13T08:26:31Z ♥ 2

Very well done! Love the music, art, and gameplay. I have one gripe which is that it's hard to tell when the hunters actually notice you. I thought the cone around them was their vision, or an indicator at their direction at least, but they seem to notice you more if people are panicking and if you get close to them. Aside from that it was very enjoyable to go around sucking everyone's blood, and they kept on partying!

Shapes Are Mean by BlakeMcDeezy 2017-12-13T07:53:42Z ♥ 2

Love this game! Graphics could be a bit more refined but that's a nit pick. The overall aesthetic suits the game very well, and you utilize the mechanics introduced as well! Adding more light beams increases difficulty and pairs well with the "more shapes is bad" idea. Also the music is lovely. Great job!

Stressumo by Felegz 2017-12-13T06:10:37Z ♥ 1

While it doesn't adhere super closely to the theme or have nice graphics/sounds, it feels quite good to actually play, and that's really all that matters in the end. Nintendo's design philosophy is to design gameplay first, and they start with gameplay prototypes not unlike this. The game doesn't get models, music, etc. until the gameplay can stand by itself. I think you've made a great prototype, and with practice you'll be able to prototype faster and faster, which will give you more time on the little things. Great work, keep it up!

Santa's Factory by SaraMartins 2017-12-13T05:28:43Z ♥ 2

I knew what I had to do right away, controls were straightforward and I hadn't even looked at the game page yet (I play the games first to see how intuitive they are). Gameplay got a bit repetitive, but was very charming and fit the theme well. I think a couple more mechanics to make it a bit more in depth would be cool, maybe have the player able to throw the presents and have parts be a bit like basketball, or you could have conveyor belts and robots to configure that turn it into a little puzzler. The core mechanic is get A into B, C into D, etc. Pretty much anything could happen in between :)

Xenon Xenophobia by Chartman 2017-12-12T08:30:36Z ♥ 1

The controls threw me off at first but I picked them up for the most part. I had trouble figuring out strafing left and right since it was all local translations and sometimes they would invert since the ship would be upside down. Also one minor thing is I'm playing on an ultrawide monitor so I saw a bit of the skybox behind the background, that's a nit pick but good to know in the future, since you should make the bg much larger than you think it should be, and also set the default background color just in case! Very cool little game and very calming

SPLIT by steven-pinto 2017-12-12T08:20:30Z ♥ 1

I love the atmosphere in this game! It might not use the theme to its fullest but it's an interesting story and very well done! I had some issues with the menus taking too long, so a way to skip or move during the menus would be helpful :)

High Protein Diet Dungeon by Lex 2017-12-12T08:02:52Z ♥ 1

I like the gameplay, very polished and the aesthetic is fantastic! I liked the risk/reward for unloading bullets to gain a longer dash and found it to be a very well done take on that concept! We've seen a lot of "more power makes you slower" mechanics but this mixes them very well. It feels great to dash through enemies, but the gun doesn't feel quite powerful enough to me considering it takes a lot of sacrifice to use, both speed and health wise. I feel like this is a minor balancing tweak and perhaps add a more satisfying particle effect when you hit stuff :)

Robbery of a Train by Yohoho Games 2 2017-12-12T07:51:58Z ♥ 2

I like the balancing act of having a bunch of bandits! I think there's a lot to explore here, and I think some improvements could be made like adding a medium/slow projectile to the driver's shot since that would give an opportunity to dodge and keep more bandits around. Another thing is there should be a loss state like having all of them die, and maybe allow the player to summon extra bandits by spending money. This way they can make a long term investment if they're good enough at balancing. Another minor tweak I would recommend is to slightly randomize the bounce of the bandits so that they aren't always in sync, since this way players could control them individually if they're good enough. Very charming game and the core gameplay is solid so it gets a thumbs up from me :)

Marty the Hatted by PyrotheFlamy 2017-12-06T04:08:29Z ♥ 0

Good job, I like the movement a lot, though as others have said the aiming is quite difficult. Cool spin on the theme, and the bullets are quite fun to shoot. Also more audio would've been nice to see. I usually just generate my sounds using bfxr and if you're familiar with the tool you can get all your sounds done in <30 min.

Gunner Ship by Wuceng 2017-12-05T08:10:14Z ♥ 1

This is a good idea executed very well! Instead of just having a damage variable change you went and implemented completely different weapons, and the move by shooting is just icing on the cake! Very cool game and very well done, lots of choices to make and a good amount of skill required to master it too :)

No Move No Die by ZhangZhibin 2017-12-05T07:44:05Z ♥ 1

It took me some time to figure out what the mechanics were since I didn't know what attacking was. When I moved into an enemy trying to attack it just made the bumping noise and I got confused. Finally got the hang of it after reading the controls a few times trying to wrap my head around the wording. Past that it was a blast! I recommend having Level 0/1 have a pug directly next to you to teach the player how attacking works, then they'll know something's up when they move towards another pug and can't kill them :)

Fortress Escape by SpaceMonkey 2017-12-05T06:57:20Z ♥ 1

Man I love tower defenses, I played them all the time when I was a kid. Great job and spin on the genre! It was interesting to plan an escape route. Some more hover and UI effects would benefit this game a lot. It was hard to tell when the waves would happen

Gas or Pass by Kobi Hawk 2017-12-05T03:08:00Z ♥ 0

I think the player choice will always be gas in this case, since you don't provide a real punishment for players who only pick up gas since the AI is way too slow. I think having the option to slow down the car prevents players from needing to improve since they can just slow down and aim exactly where they wanted to go without much problem, and adding a boost option to catch up where it would eat up extra gas would also be a good addition imo. I also feel like the sideways acceleration on the car is a bit weird, though that might just take some getting used to. I think you made all the tools for a good game but it needed much more balancing.

Orbits by tuism 2017-12-04T10:45:59Z ♥ 1

Awesome job on this, great art style and implementation of orbits. Fits the theme really well, though I had cases where to get planets to have a good orbit they would bunch up and start colliding and slowing the game down. That's a nitpick, doesn't detract much at all from the game

Dungeon Hoard by MRUniverse 2017-12-04T10:26:50Z ♥ 1

Simple game, but very effective I think. It would benefit a lot from a visual cue for when you have a coin. I was getting confused as to why pickups weren't working but I had to return to the chest before I could pick up another. Aside from that, the concept adds weight to otherwise meaningless pickups which is a big plus in my book :)

Puzzle Trubbles by rsim 2017-12-04T09:13:07Z ♥ 1

I thought trubbles were a joke about tribbles lol, great game! I like the animation for ships flying over you, very well done!

MAMMONITE LD40 by bigmetre 2017-12-04T09:08:16Z ♥ 1

Cool art, nice game! My main complaint is when your bag gets weighed down there's little choice in what to do since goblins basically just turn and kill you. If there was more space to move you could keep the strafing thing going, and using los to stop the ai is a cool strategy too

The Star War 2: The quest for more money by eerongal 2017-12-04T08:53:10Z ♥ 1

is this the new battlefront game everyone's talking about?

Dense Revolve by fiaKaiera 2017-12-04T08:26:21Z ♥ 1

The slowdown seemed very all or nothing to me, since when you reload you basically can't do anything and when you unload a few bullets you suddenly move too fast to avoid bullets and end up running into everything and off the platforms. The only comfortable amount I was able to manage was 2 bullets I think, but I don't think you want players turtling to get the right number of bullets before doing anything. That is something easily fixed, but just requires tuning which nobody had time for really. Great game aside from that, could use some music but not much harm done since all the sound effects were good.

Cat-apults by Laylow 2017-12-04T08:16:34Z ♥ 1

cute, fun game and it fits the theme really well! it took me a bit to figure out how the controls worked but after 15 sec of fumbling I got the hang of it and beat the AI :)

Calorie by Terryd98 2017-12-04T08:12:11Z ♥ 1

cool idea and it works well! I was having a tough time on the cavern level. SO MANY ANGRY CHEESEBURGERS

Junk by jjjjason 2017-12-04T07:52:43Z ♥ 1

Very cool concept of a multiplayer game, and the frame that you're working a job and you're left with someone else's problem is a perfect fit for the theme. Also the animation with the history of the entire board is a great visualization of each player. I screwed up my game big time, sorry whoever was after me :)

Holiday Parking Panic! by FormalCloud 2017-12-04T07:19:18Z ♥ 1

great game, theme, and execution! I wasn't completely sure what my goal was at first so I just tried to find a parking space and waited there like "where's the next level?" xD that reminds me I still need to get gifts for the holiday

Magus O-Minus by Nucleose 2017-12-04T07:14:26Z ♥ 1

Great game, though the camera makes some areas a bit annoying to play through since it's too slow to keep up with player movement, even when you aim forward with the mouse. Very good concept and surprisingly polished for two days of work!

LD40 - SirPumpy by SirPumpy 2017-12-04T07:01:54Z ♥ 1

So cool, I loooove the art in this game, and the gameplay reminds me a lot of luftrausers. Seriously this is the best looking game I've seen so far. My only complaint is I can't really tell when I've hit an enemy, so a particle effect would benefit a lot.

- - - by Mark Kennedy 2017-12-04T06:53:02Z ♥ 0

so good, too bad about the audio :( reminds me of the stanley parable a lot, no complaints, lack of gameplay isn't really a problem since it's a narrative. cool to see development happen as you go through the levels

Hotdogs Hunger and Hand Pain by SeanW 2017-12-04T04:51:09Z ♥ 2

Nice job! I think a mechanic to urge players to cook more hot dogs would help a lot here, since if you want to, you could just spend all day making 4 hot dogs at a time which can be boring. Something like customer orders would add a lot since you could get more orders the longer you play and if you miss orders your score would go down.

BOOTY LOOTER! by MrLeePerry 2017-12-04T04:37:43Z ♥ 1

Nice job, the music sounded a bit odd but I liked the rest of it! Cool effect for the intro and the flips and "hup" sound from the pirate is very entertaining :)