Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → Xangotrick
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 38 | A Small World | THE HUNT | compo | 2.42 | 2.57 | 2.14 | 2.33 | 3.57 | 3.71 | 1.83 | 3.14 |
I really liked the idea of it! Made me think of a minimal version of factorio. Maybe the sounds were a bit obnoxious? I played it on the web browser though. Also, there was a crash once involving memory issues, but that might be on me. Liked what you did with the graphics too! I would have gone with a black background, but that's just me!
To be honest, I was a bit put off by the user interface. It felt clunky to me. I really think that it needed a more solid tutorial, because I was a bit confused.
However, I liked the atmosphere, the color pallet is in tone with the music and the alone kinda vibe you're going for, and I enjoyed that much!
Of course you agree with me @zelos. I'm always right! :p
It's such a pity there was no music. I could so see a bit of a soft chill piano playing with this. Some games can be better with a bit of music. Yours really would have benefited.
Besides that, fun concept, and I was especially drawn to the style, really a cute little piggy!
Hey there! Played your game, and while the gameplay is minimal, I did enjoy the atmosphere of it quite a bit! The name is weird, the story (and I praise you for having one :p) is weird, the king fish is really weird, and the music is weird, but in the nice way. So you made a weird game and I enjoyed the small time I had with it! Good job!
Solidworks was key for me @gris. It's an industrial 3d modeller normally, so you'll have a hard time making "organic" models like a face, for instance. But for something that has hard surfaces, like a gun, buildings facades, tools, that kind of stuff, it really improves the workflow, compared to other options like maya, or blender.
Thanks for the review!
Thanks for all the comments!
This was my first serious attempt at an LD, and I'm happy with the responses I've got. Next time, I'll have to put more focus on making in user friendly, and make sure the player understands exactly what is asked of him.
Also, that wrench thing is a but, sorry bout that.
I think I spent too much time wanting it to look good. And not enough on gameplay.
The music is, for the most part, quite nice, and in theme, I like the retro style graphics as well. The only things that bother me and that would require more fine tuning are the controller. The character is a bit slippery, and his hitbox isn't great, when it comes to platforms, sometimes I would bump against the lower part of platforms, trying to climb on them. That would be my improvement axis, if I were you.
I really enjoyed playing this. Apart from the side scrolling bit which doesn't have a fail state (and I can respect that, but it didn't seem to make much sense for a side-scroller), I had quite a bit of fun. The music is beautiful, by the way. You even bothered to make different moods for different moments, and I liked that.
And bonus points for the pun on the title. I was actually surprised that this was a compo, and not a jam.
Its funny, I like the style, it's a pretty unique clicking game, and I killed 730 potential children. Thanks for allowing us to do what must be done!
The music was a bit repetitive though, but again, 48h and all...
The graphics are a bit "meh", not really defined, nothing special, and it's a pity there isn't any sound.
BUT. You sir have got me cracking with the name, and I love the concept. I love it. There is no real gameplay, but I don't care, you got my 5 stars for the overall segment, just because of how funny it was.
And I saw a "rush b" blue planet so a made a red and a white planet with cyka and blyat as names. Amazing! Your game has memes!