Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → Yarr
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Co | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 31 | Entire Game on One Screen | Outrun | compo | 921 | 2.83 | 2.96 | 3.35 | 3.30 | 2.17 | 39 |
Your game has a nice mood indeed, but it gets boring rather fast. Some asteroids to dodge would have been nice.
I also think active movement costs too much fuel: just hanging in the middle without doing anything is a valid tactic that seems able to hold out forever.
The starts look a bit like falling snow because they all start at the same speed and accelerate. Try stars at different, constant speeds.
Great entry, I really like what you did with the theme! The dynamic music was neat.
Jumping did feel a bit "floaty" (maybe try downwards acceleration rather than a fixed fall-speed?). And the ability to adjust the volume would have been appreciated.
This is a good and fun game. You all can be proud of what you've made this weekend if you ask me.
The switches never point to the left for me like in your screenshot, I'm guessing this is a bug.
Bug aside I didn't really like the game. While some experimenting and exploring to get to the goal is fine, there is no feedback whatsoever on whether you're getting closer or not. Players just need to keep messing around with the switches in the hope that anything new changes.
It is the start of a fun game but I think it still needs quite a bit of work. Especially the controls, could it be that everything is about 100 pixels off from where it should be? Standing on the stove and clicking above it does not seem right. Some reaction from the customers would have been nice as well.
Fun game, too bad you didn't get the time to polish it. A simple points system (+ for shooting asteroids, - for things hitting earth seems the logical choice) could have made this a lot better.
The idea is pretty cool, too bad you didn't have the time to create a full level for this. Some more polish and this could be a very good entry.
I also like that you included a level editor for those who want to play around with it some more.
It is an amusing you game you have made, it has a high "just one more time"-factor.
The UI should be more noticeable though; at first I didn't know there was a health-system and thought your game just had crappy hit-detection (which I now know it doesn't).
The changing background-color is also nice, but every once in a while you get a bad color which detracts a little from the experience.
All in all a fun entry, but maybe you could have done something a bit more special with the theme?