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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Hu | Mo | ||
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| 2017 | 40 | The more you have, the worse it is | 👥 | PARTY AT MY HOUSE | jam | 2.93 | 2.86 | 2.93 | 3.07 | 4.00 | 3.07 | 3.07 | ||
| 2017 | 39 | Running out of Power | Encounters | jam | 197 | 3.71 | 3.38 | 3.11 | 3.29 | 4.02 | 3.91 | 3.49 |
Valphera leaves an average of 41.0 feedback comments each event.
Amazing! The concept is really cool, very clever, i just love this game, you really should plan on an android release it would work IMHO! The music is amazing, just the perfect fit for the mood of the game. I really can't think of anything wrong, you could maybe improve the game feel with more feedbacks, particles, effects or that kind of stuff. Impressive entry overall!
Really cool game, it's very simple but works well. I find quite frustrating dying due to the lack of batteries pop. Sometimes I just couldn't win :/ The aesthetic is smooth, liked it, the music is quite simple though, I think the game would be cooler with an arcade theme! Overall you did well! Great job!
Absolutely loved the puzzles, they were really challenging and I had to think about them a lot to figure out what I had to do but it made me feel clever to achieve solving them.
It's impressing that the puzzles are random, I played three times and had a different experience The energy counter going down is really stressful, and that's great, you feel the pressure everywhere as you are stuck with a puzzle and you take a look at the counter!
The 3D models are well done, and the atmosphere is perfect, a nice creepy mood (I was so scared the first time I heard a door opening Jesus), good job on the SFX as well. And I kinda like the motion blur, it's not really doing something in particular for the game but I always liked motion blur so...
Few minor problems: -You should lock the camera when reading the note/entering passcodes -Maybe give a little more hints for the player, it's possible to solve the puzzles but still really tricky.
Amazing entry!
Cool idea and nice stealth game, it could be fun if we could sneak or crawl to hide and also have an indicator of where the fusibles are, i only found two (one on the roof and one near a street) but I still had fun, it's a pretty impressive work for a jam. The graphics are simple 3D models but it's not ugly so, nice work.
Very innovative, it's a really cool game, the graphics are quite good and the game has a nice atmosphere. I'm just not sure that I'll play it for hours with the webcam feature, I feel like maybe in the end it's gonna be exhausting for the player. Excellent work anyway!
I love the concept, it's quite simple but havn't seen it yet done in the jam!
It's a bit repetitve in the end though and maybe too easy, a turret with no battery shouldn't be so easy to power again, maybe it should have some kind of cooldown.
You added the essential features for that kind of games in my opinion: a click counter and a time, maybe you should add a waves counter too.
Id' like to see more of this, there is something to be done with this concept and level design should be interesting to work on!
Too bad that there is no sounds, it lacks signs and feedbacks too, with juiciness I'm sure it has the potential to be a really cool game
Really cool entry, and pretty user friendly, the tutorial is really well done so it's nice for once not to feel lost on a jam game haha The graphics are pretty simple and so is the sound but there is a lot a features that works just well so it's fun! And a good lifetime too! Congratulations
It looks great but I had troubles knowing what to do, it's a bit confusing to play but eventually the mechanics are good. If you add a tutorial the experience would definitly be better. The graphics/music are pretty good and it creates a nice mood. Keep it up :)
I'm impressed it's a really good looking game, well polished, and the gameplay is strong too! Probably my favorite entry so far, good work!
I love the concept! I'm gonna gather with some friends to play it, the rules are pretty solid couldn't find any obvious design issue just by reading them so I'll see when I'll play, but I can't wait, the concept is cool! It could work digitally too I guess 😄 KEEP IT UP PLEASE!
It's an interesting game, I couldn't figure out in what the day phase was useful, I had no idea of what I could do during it, but the night time is pretty fun, I would have love to upgrade my weapon and shoots, maybe improve my ROF, have bouncing bullets or anything, it's too bad that there is not sound because you can't really tell what you are doing without signs or feedbacks. Want to see more!
I felt very punished for pretty much every action. First of all it seems like too much things are affecting the player's power and it's going down really quickly. The gameplay is quite functional though, the controls are working perfectly and it's satisfying to "erase" the fog. It has a great mood but I needed more motivation to really get into it, like a little backstory to justify my actions. Overall it's a cool concept but the game lacks polishing, could be a really cool game with more time spent on it though so keep it up, it's a good start, good job!
Very neat entry, congratulations, the gameplay was very intuitive and dynamic but maybe you should nerf the dash, you can really travel the whole map quickly and escape easely. Nice 3D models, the concept is simple but there is so^me challenge, and the combo mecanic kept me playing, so congratulations!
The obstacles (buildings) of the first level are too similar to the rest of the environment, it's not ibvious that you can't fly through them : they look like they are on an other layer than the player's car. The controls are tricky but it's part of the fun I guess, but I think you are punishing the player too much, why do you take power at each collision, should only be when we are consuming battery by flying IMHO. The graphics are simple but i don't really understand why the car is in 3D when the other stuff is in 2D, it's a bit weird. I couldn't pass the level 2 but still had fun retrying over and over, nice entry, would love to see more!
The juiciness is really great, feels polished visually. Too bad that there is many bugs as pointed ryluu above, it impacts the experience too much but we still see the potential and what the game could have been with more time so good job anyway :)
I've seen a few games that reacts to sounds/noise, it's really cool to see one made for a LD! Great concept, id' like to see more!
The blur effects and the lightning work is quite impressive, good job on that. The gameplay is cool the puzzles are well designed, just a thing for the player: he's too damn slow haha Good job overall
It's confusingly fun! Was doing stuff, didn't understood what exactly or why but still was fun doing it. So i'm a bit confused on my review too, it's great overall, it leaves me intruiged! The graphics are nice and i like your take of the theme!
You have a nice concept but you should really balance the difficulty more! The graphics and music are fine and minimalist (a style i like, it's readabme) and I like you take to the theme
A lot of things are happening here haha! There is a lot of features and the gameplay is really complete. The graphics are well done and eveything works fine. Congratulations!
Great narrative! Really cool game, as many people pointed out, it needs more feedbacks though. Pretty solid entry overall!
Cool game, the graphics are well done and even though it's a bit hard to control it's still fun. Maybe you could add the possibility to change direction while using the jetpack. good job overall!
Actually read the document you provided and the game looks fun! If you could create a more polished and visual PDF file with every card, a description, and a rules sheet you could maybe go places :D
Awesome game! The graphics are well done and I really love the concept (nice take of the theme). The sound effects create a nice atmosphere. The gameplay is enjoyable and I really have nothing to blame considering it's a jam! Id' like to see more of this game!
Stunning! I really like how it feels like a complete game, it doesn't have the most frequent problems that jam games have except a need of a tutorial! The graphics are well done and I really can say the same about pretty much every other aspect of this entry. It would be perfect with more signs and feedbacks, and maybe a bit more juiciness but keep it up and you'll get there without a problem 😄
Funny, I first thought that punching the baby was the only goal and still liked it, so going from slapping to shopping was kind of a bummer but really good job there. It's just too bad that it has many many bugs (even managed to get through a wall and then fell of the map) Keep it ut id' like to see a post jam version!
This game really needs a tutorial! I liked the mini games and how i could plann my day, that was fun; the graphics are pretty cool and the music is calm and sets a mood. Maybe it could be fun if the music was changing depending on the activity? Good job 😄
This is a really good game,
I played it a lot of times to see if I could manage to get further and further and still make choices that seem reasonable! The graphics are simple 3D models but man it's really working great, seing how our choices affects the town between every decision is really a cool thing Well done, very addicting
It's a fun game and it has a pretty decend lifetime for a jam entry :) The gameplay and the mecanics were cool the character felt real and I really had the impression that my actions had some kind of impact. The sprites are well done and overall it's a pretty complete project! Congratulations!
The graphics are really cool and the concept is quite fun and original! I had a little bug though, I fell into the flood and still wasn't killed, I had a wooden branch in my beak if it can help debugging haha! Overall i really liked the mood and the character! So great job:)
Fun game! It seems to have a problem with the monster's sprites: the arms of a single creature seems to be on different layers and they sometimes get hidden by the body of an other monster placed in front of this layer, but it's a minor problem. The attack sfx is a bit saturating when we mash the attack button in a melee but it's fine. This isn't really challenging but still fun! The music was great, the anims and the greaphics too :) good job
I simply loved it haha! The music is great and kept me playing! Just a little thing, the player's hitbox should be located on his feets rather than the whole sprite, when I collided with obstacles it often wasn't really readable why it counted as a collision! The rotations and zooms were amazing, that's a really cool game, keep it up!
The controls are a bit weird and it's really hard to aim with the car's cannon. The animations of the main character and of the car are quite cool so well done. The concept is really simple but works fine, it was difficult to play though. Good job :)
The concept is great, I like games where I get to control some units but it's rare to have to give them power to do a task and not just the task to do. I have to admit that I first tried without reading your post, hoping that it's be intuitive but after my first game I came back here and read the instructions, too bad that you couldn't make a tutorial, still pretty fun for a jam, liked the graphics, neat pixel art! The minigame is cool too, well done
Really good gameplay! I had one issue though: you can get stuck against a wall by an enemy and die and there is nothing you can do about it. The graphics are really cool and the lantern felt useful. Great entry :)
This is a solid entry! I really liked how pro it looked, the graphisms are really smooth and I liked the style! Just one thing, I QUICKLY felt overwhelmed when I had 4rooms and just what seemed like A LOT of popups haha Fun anywayy, impressive work!
Sweet and cute game! Nice spin on the theme ❤️ I liked the graphics, the music and the gameplay (though I think you shouldn't make the player fall when he lands on the top of some obstacles, such as the wooden boxes)
Excellent gameplay! The mecanics are simple and feel very fluid. I thought that it wasn't chellenging enough and that fireing again and again whilst gathering batteries would keep me running for hours but it didn't so, in the end the difficulty seems balanced, even though at some point I'm not sure on how far the player can go! Maybe it could be cool if the alien ships that you don't destroy had an effect on the map, like maybe destroying platforms and reducing the playable area? The graphics are neat, the music really cool, the only black dot to me is the SFX, maybe they are too loud and not that pleasant to hear when you've been playing for a few minutes. Good job!
I personally adored how tricky and pixel perfect it was! The challenge wasn't impossible but still really hard, I understand how people can ragequit from these games but I actually enjoy them! The graphics are net and the animations smooth. The death is a bit odd: I managed to get to a checkpoint while controlling the character's death particles. Still a good entry :) But I didn't get where it was related to the theme!
I don't know if that's on me or on you, but I somehow managed to create some chain reactions while exploding fireballs and really liked how it felt. The screenshake is well done, not too powerful, just enough. The graphics are really simple though and so is the music, but it felt like a retro game and ended up being just fine! Fun entry :)
You did a fun turn of the theme with this game! I appreciated the humor of the main character and the voiceovers. The music felt like it did not fit the universe though, I think I would have liked an arcade theme better than this calm score. I also had a weird bug, at the little garden where the key is, I somehow managed to enter by brushing the barrier and ended up on the other side of the fence. At my first play I did not understand why I died but was intruiged enough to start again and had a lot of fun on my second run, sneaking into the house and turning off all the lights. Fun game good job!
The glitch effects are maybe too intense after a few minutes it started to bother me a little. The difficulty is also raising pretty quickly but I thought it was challenging in a really good way. The graphics/anims are impressive and the music is really cool to set a mood. Good game! PS: i didn't understand where the theme was!
Amazing entry! I really like how good looking this game is, and it's obviously really satisfying to destroy the whole place! The enemies should have an animation for when they take damage (same for the player actually), it just missed some signs and feedbacks to be a really cool game, good job. Also i've been confused at first with the score and the energy bar, i thought that my score was the energy left for me, maybe you should seperate the two infos a bit more:)
Cool game, I have to admit I didn't find a lot of differences from classic TD games but still it was fun. Maybe I missed it, but is there a way to replay without running the game again? For this peculiar type of games restart should be more accesible! :) The sound effects are simple but at least your game does have some sounds! So it's a pretty complete game overall, good job.
It's a cool collecting game and even though the mecanics are simple it's still fun. I was surprised when I collided with the rangers that the game restarted. It isn't really predictible that they are ennemies and that they one shot.
Such a great game! Congratulations, we don't see a lot of games that have a heavy story or that are more oriented on the serious than the easy fun. I really liked the graphics and the animations, but the room is maybe too small and it's a bit tricky to interract with the environment. Incredible work anyway.
I had trouble rtying to figure out the controls. The sounds of the little bugs scavenging the motors are a bit too repetitive and, well not very pleasant. But : the graphics are really great, the concept is fun and reminded me of the games I played when I was young, so thanks for the nostalgia! Good job again
Very inovative concept, congrats for doing that for a Ludum Dare, you're badass! The graphisms are minimalist but this is a style i really appreciate, it's cutting off any unecessary infos. 😄
Awesome game, I really liked the graphics and big thumbs up for the animations. The concept is simple but still challenging, you did a great job with the level design. Kuddos
Simple mecanics but still fun! I really liked the sound design, and discovering what different effects the barrels have. Nice touch with the endscreen, the fact that we see our time is really cool and pushes us to do better!
Impressive for a compo, the graphics are good and so are the sounds. You got a nice concept and smooth mecanics and I like what you did with the theme! Maybe you should nerf the minimap it would make the exploration better in my opinion! Good job!
This is a cool and fun entry! The graphics are gorgeous for a jam and the sound design is good. I agree with the feedbacks of the players before me, it needs more informations, signs and feedbacks, and maybe a motivation for the player, a backstory or something to justify why we are doing this. Good job :) 😄
Cute game, actually managed to get to 100cows! The concept is really simple and there is nothing really inovating or challenging but it's still fun and even kinda relaxing!
Too bad that you don't really explore new mechanics in the gameplay, It would have been fine if it was a little more engaging, with a little lore or something. I was just shooting zombies in a desert with no motivation.
Really fun game, I'm surprised to find a game of this genra done for a ludum dare, didn't know it was possible to make in a so short amount of time, so congrats on that. It's really relaxing and the gameplay is pretty clear, you don't have a lot of tutorials which is good because even with 4pop ups I was still able to understand how to play. Maybe the day night cycle should be a little bit longer, or you could add something so we know where if the night is coming soon. Congratulations again
I really liked the smooth movements it's such a shame you couldn't finish the game properly. Even though you would have done a lot more, here are to me some of the principal things that are missing: signs and feedbacks. You figure out pretty easely what your objective is but the ship's direction is a bit tricky to find and this makes shooting or aiming complicated. Good luck!
Nice entry, I really enjoyed the intro though pressing space while a text is appearing should just skip the text's animation, and not jump to the next line of dialogue. The gameplay is smooth but could be smoother, and at some points the use of the flashlight was useless, maybe it's a problem from my computer's screen but in some areas (when the eyes-monsters appear for the first time) the light wasn't powerful enough, or maybe it's just an effect of loosing power and the light's power is going down? Anyway, i had a good tmie playing it, nice job :)
I had a really good laught while playing this! The music is really cool and I feel like it kept me playing to be true, so kuddos, the gameplay is fun but maybe not challenging enough, but I liked how easy it was too so i'm a bit mixed. This feels like it really needs a score system though! And the graphics are really cute as well! A superb entry overall.
Beautiful game, the camera is a bit tricky but eventually it's not that big of a deal, I had a good time playing this game, the graphics are gergeous and I really liked the low-poly style. The combats are fun even though they are a bit repetitve in the end. The voiceovers are a nice touch too, i really can't think of a lot of negative stuff. Great job.
For a campo game i'll admit you did a very impressive job, kuddos. I really liked how smooth the controls were and the retro style (in the graphics and the music as well), had a great time playing your game. Maybe you could make it a little bit easier though.
SO FUN! Incredible entry, the voice overs are great, the concept is great, the music is great... really good job :)
First of all this is gorgeous game, so really good job on the graphics and even the sounds are perfect to set a right mood. I agree with other feedbacks you received, loosing and winning... not much of a diffence to see but on a jam i'm not gonna be hard on you I'm gonna play it again, just for pleasure, here take 5stars
Cute game :) controls are indeed a bit harsh but when you're used to it and lucky it doesn't get stuck the game is actually fun, nice entry
This game is fun, the simple graphics make the whole thing easier to read on the screen, there is no useless info, i feel like it would be better with more batteries on the level but maybe i'm just not a good player haha Overall you did a really good job, kuddos
Fun but why so hard from the beginning? Overall the graphics are simple but the game feels like it doesn't need more so it's more than fine, and I just absolutely love the way you interpreted the theme, good job :)
At first your game reminded me of Race the sun so I was intrigued! The gameplay is quite similar so it works just fine, the controls are a bit harsh but we get used to it! I was really confused with the laws of physics too but if you polish your game after the jam you could create a really fun game :) good luck
A simple concept but overall a fun game :) The controls could be polished a bit more, the music was really awesome! Good job :)
Super fun! The gameplay is really dynamic and I really liked the graphics. Solid entry, best of lucks!
A really good entry! Congrats! The graphics are amazing and just way more than what I would have expected for a jam game. I also had some difficulties at my first try to understand what to do, but if you add a tutorial or some kind of explanations the game would be amazing! Awesome concept! Good job :)
LD40 — The more you have, the worse it is (5)
Cliff Hanger by TeamMonumental 2017-12-26T18:03:38Z ♥ 1
Impressive job guys The game looks very polished, the menus, signs and feedbacks for the UI, everything's looking great and is user friendly. The graphics are impressive and you really were able to create a coherent universe, the models had the same graphic style etc, well done The gameplay works fine too, it's a simple shooting mechanic but still you have diffrent types of weapons that make it diverse The only problem I had was whis the reaload mechanic, I assumed it was "R" to reaload but it seems like reloading isn't immediate, so I thought pressing R wasn't doing anything at first You did well, congrats again =)
Crave by Boschdog03 2017-12-26T17:55:05Z ♥ 0
Cool short game the main mechanic is quite clever and letting the opportunity to the player to heal himself when he wants leading to letting the player tune the difficulty is a cool gameplay choice Tho the game is fun it's not engaging, a background muusic and more signs and feedback would make it great
Forest by Rasmus Clausen 2017-12-07T02:02:35Z ♥ 0
Too bat that you couldn't do more It misses a music for sure it would add something great to the mood and the ambiance overall the graphics are nice, the FX for the burning trees are really good The gameplay feels not really responsive but with more signs and feedback it would be fine nice entry
Blob Story: Cave Rescue! by Funske 2017-12-07T01:40:28Z ♥ 0
Your concept is nice It felt to me like this game could have been done during the last ludum dare, with the "power" theme Overall it's pretty simple but it plays well and the mechanics are cool. I'm not sure if that's a bug/feature tho but I found it strange that the enemies could walk in the space btween the rooms
Air Pressure by zgragselus 2017-12-07T01:35:10Z ♥ 0
Congratulations on this game! It's really a peaceful game that calmed me. The feel is great. The visual identity is cool, I really liked the day/night look of the globe and its control was satisfying, good job. I couldn't figure out what my upgrade were doing tho, and also congrats on the "!" button that focuses on the airport, really useful feature