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Let's stick together by syo 2020-04-21T08:56:09Z ♥ 1

Nice puzzle mechanic

I suggest adding an alternative to the mouse wheel. Not everyone has one.

Memes Never Die by James_7777 2020-04-20T10:16:23Z ♥ 1

I really like this interpretation of the theme. And I agree that getting to draw your own poster is great.

White Starts With Nothing by Baturinsky 2019-10-31T09:57:31Z ♥ 1

(Played post-compo only)

Great game. Like auto-chess with actual chess pieces. I played many rounds.

I found Human Wave the hardest. It's easy to lose early on if you're not careful, and in the late game it's common to start with a large group of pawns but then they get destroyed by the opposing queen and rooks.

In Double Nothing you can make it easier for yourself by getting into and advantageous position early on and then passing for the rest of the game to avoid placing any more black pieces.

Finished Raccoon Bikini Game by D5R 2019-10-30T09:18:48Z ♥ 1

Nice hand-drawn aesthetic and choice of music. And I liked how you designed so many levels. Very fun.

Things to improve: * player sticking on sides of objects. Either get rid of it or make it into another game mechanic. (Maybe wall sliding?) * In level 16 you can even abuse it to push the moving platform in the opposite direction. * Consider adding overlays to the dragged items. e.g. sometimes I want to place something as close as possible to the bottom without it going back into the drawer. And sometimes I misclick because I'm not sure which part of the object is draggable.

Starting From Nothing by sorlok 2019-10-29T12:43:42Z ♥ 0

I liked the art and music. And you made the bubbles work with the serious themes. Good job.

That second level was brutal. Couldn't even get close to 12. But the other levels were doable.

The Tale of Earl by dans17 2019-10-29T11:28:12Z ♥ 2

Nice mechanic of possessing opponents to get to the top. I look forward to playing a more polished post-compo version.

Getting insta-killed was annoying. There were two main ways it happened that could be fixed: * When you finish possessing an enemy they can kill you immediately. I ended up dealing with this by always finishing above a hatch and going into the hatch immediately. A way to mitigate this issue could to be add a post-possess cooldown/sickness that briefly prevents the victim from doing anything. * When you jump up to a hatch from underneath you also pop up to the next floor. Maybe add something (debounce?) that prevents the player from going up again immediately.

The physics were a bit glitchy. It can do things like make the player pop through the floor when walking quickly over a hatch, or make your possessed character get stuck half way through a floor and never be able to get out again.

Could also add more telegraphing for enemy attacks. e.g. a brief ! reaction before they start chasing and attacking.

Make it clearer what each scientist is carrying.

Also, the "possess" text is flipped when the target is flipped.

I ended up winning by abusing the mercenary's ability to kill things at range and through floors.

Claimbeer by neowhoru 2019-10-26T00:53:31Z ♥ 0

Nice idea with gathering powerups.

Some scene transitions were glitchy. The scene above this one was pretty weird. If you jump down in a certain way you can get stuck in the wall. I was able to escape by spamming dash. claimbeer.jpg

No Control by mosaic 2019-10-26T00:39:30Z ♥ 2

Nice interpretation of the theme, and the coding aspect lets players explore different movement schemes (but the strategies are limited). I like how the incentive to press less buttons forces the user to optimise.

The line numbers need fixing. They shouldn't be part of the same text field as the code. Put them in another not-editable text field on the side and make sure they line up correctly (with appropriate line wrap). Maybe jumping to line numbers could be removed entirely because it's not done much in practice.

And the rotations seem flipped.

The script I ended up with: ``` #A# // Slide up. turnRight step turnLeft #B# // Slide down. turnLeft step turnRight // Step forward 1, 2, 3, 4. #C# step #B# step step #D# step step step #F# step step step step ```

Possible extensions: * _Must_ fix the line numbers * Highlight parsing errors (better UX) * Allow scrolling the editor * Consider removing the warped graphics around the editor for visibility * Add functions (better than goto line) * Add API with functions for detecting obstacles -- allows users to implement more advanced tactics * Consider more traditional coding syntax and keywords. (e.g. skipping letters in symbols like `st` and `jmp` doesn't help much with developer experience)

A power-user strategy would be to implement a script with pathfinding that plays everything for them, but we don't have the API for that.

Entanglement by cassowary 2019-10-21T11:34:58Z ♥ 1

Great work. I found it very challenging but managed to finish all 20 (or 21?) eventually. I think I got stuck on 15 for the longest.

Singularity by dob 2019-10-21T10:39:37Z ♥ 1

Pretty fractals and satisfying level-complete animation. And nice work on designing 20 levels for it.

But it devolved into guess and check for most of the levels. Swapping added more possibilities though.

Reminded me of [Blek](http://blekgame.com/).

VaultSmith by DigitalLimestone 2019-10-20T04:57:51Z ♥ 1

Nice game. I played it to the end.

The UI could be improved in some ways: * Need indicator of what resources you pick up. * Show the player's current stats (e.g. attack power) somewhere

I agree with the need for balancing. Need more wood and less string. Some items (bow, gun) don't seem to be worth crafting.

Also, once you get enough health it becomes viable to run into all the enemies.

A possible extension is to add more enemy variants. e.g. some with ranged attacks and some with different movement AI.

Millions of Minions by Mattabulous 2019-10-20T02:02:51Z ♥ 1

Good interpretation of the theme, but needs polish.

The physics definitely needs to be improved. There's noticeable clipping when the minions are near walls and sometimes creatures can go through them. It might help to disable collisions between minions and other minions and the player. I even had a minion push me into the enemy it was targeting.

It's also strange how minions often seem to appear out of nowhere. Maybe they're overlapping, so you don't know if you're going to collect one minion or more.

Clicking on the enemies was a bit annoying. The brown one had a smaller hitbox, so it was harder to click. Maybe change it so that clicking somewhere orders one minion to walk towards that spot (for a duration long enough to get there) and then walk back. And each click iterates to the next minion in your ring. Any contact with an enemy makes them fight. (This would also prevent the brown ones from walking through)

Sometimes enemies spawn too close to the player.

Nothing to Say by celia14 2019-10-20T01:27:44Z ♥ 1

Great interpretation of the theme and cute art. Nice dialogue. I'll have to try Ink some time.

And it's nice to see another lightweight game using just JavaScript and DOM elements.

Sand&Sea by CaptAndrey 2019-10-20T01:05:24Z ♥ 0

Nice sand shader/texture, and I liked this interpretation of the theme.

The UI could be improved a bit though. The icons at the bottom could be made into more obviously-clickable buttons, and a placement preview along with an indicator of whether the spot is valid or not would help.

Poor farmer by Hadik 2019-10-20T00:30:17Z ♥ 0

Nice art.

Possible next steps: * Show how many inputs items there are in each producer (e.g. how wheat does the mill contain?) * Fix bug: Can jump repeatedly when carrying something * Fix bug: Can place another building if you jump. (Or is this a feature?) * Possible: Add way to delete buildings. (Only necessary if the game becomes long)

It could be an incremental growth game if the farmer didn't have to micromanage so much. A possible direction could be automation. e.g. hire workers to transport wheat to the mill.

You Lose. Good Day, Sir. by Carraka 2019-10-19T11:49:39Z ♥ 1

Great work on this. I liked all the custom responses.

I'd really like some keyboard shortcuts though. Being able to type the words would be much less tiring than moving my mouse and clicking so much. An idea: Allow typing the words and backspace to delete. Enter to submit and to advance dialog. Maybe also a shortcut to clear the input (e.g. Space?)

SOMtHINGa from NoThINGa by Jimbly 2019-10-19T08:30:19Z ♥ 1

One of my favourite entries in the compo. I spent a long time completing the levels and then more time optimising the solutions.

I got Opus Magnum and Portal vibes (from the leaderboards/optimisation and the layered music).

Also, great work with the [analytics](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/somthinga-from-nothinga/statistics-about-chemistry).

Soul Avenger by Kaizo 2019-10-16T10:53:38Z ♥ 0

I like how you pushed the theme a bit more by also making the protagonist start without life. The combat was mostly just walking into the opponent and spamming attack. I found a way to defeat the final boss that seemed exploitative: using a sword, run into it and attack once, then immediately back off and wait until it stops flashing. Repeat.

Untitled Sandbox Game Where You Throw Sticks by niborious 2019-10-16T10:19:33Z ♥ 1

I played this on Chrome. Very impressive. It seemed to run quite smoothly compared to the other 3D web games I played. I liked the smooth controls. Building the character randomly on respawn was a nice touch.

There wasn't much to do, but a post-compo version with more content would be great. This is an entry I'd want to tinker with.

Battleground Command by gamedevkng 2019-10-13T10:01:25Z ♥ 1

Would be nice to have signs showing that the area ahead was off limits. I had to do trial and error. I also didn't find a use for F.

FOREST NINJA WIZARD GHOST by johnnysix 2019-10-13T09:25:48Z ♥ 0

Felt pretty strange. The down button didn't work for me, so the trees were a bit annoying. The cats didn't seem very hostile, so I thought they were allies at first. (A possible direction for this game is to collect an army of cats)

Fields Of Amplidi by godsboss 2019-10-10T11:39:26Z ♥ 0

Go, and you modularised your code too. Nice.

The manual was helpful.

Survivor Slots by PeachTreeOath 2019-10-09T10:32:16Z ♥ 1

Really enjoyed this. Fairly strategic and the randomness (risk and reward) adds replayability.

I agree with the issue others described about not being able to see how many days I took on the end screen. And some audio would be nice, but time is scarce the jam.

Edit: My lucky turn 10 win

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The initial state of turn 10 was close enough that I could spend 8 actions to move everything into place.

Unlock Everything by DDRKirbyISQ 2019-10-09T10:04:13Z ♥ 1

I love the music, art and mood in this game. 5/5

The Legacy of a Loser by citsua 2019-10-08T10:30:05Z ♥ 2

Wow, nicely done.

It teaches some valuable life lessons: prioritise your goals, call her back every three months (especially if she's pregnant), and always play rock paper scissors.

Some ways to improve: Add more phone/park scenarios. They repeat a lot. Add more jobs, and I agree that it would be good to see other jobs before quitting yours. (Or maybe there aren't any. What a tough job market.)

Delta Test Site by Derek Volker 2019-10-07T11:47:11Z ♥ 1

I liked the sprites, boss battle, ending and background music. The other levels had too much walking back to get upgrades though. They could be designed more compactly. Performing those 4-button combos was also a bit tricky.

Monochromacy by ItsHornUnicorn 2019-10-07T11:21:56Z ♥ 0

Nice concept. The platforming physics could be improved though. It's possible to jump up walls and sometimes jump in the air if you spam jump.

Cave People Exosdus by HowlingShame 2019-10-07T07:45:18Z ♥ 0

Extremely well done. You implemented an impressive amount of content in such a short time. The great visuals, music and world design make it an immersive experience. A lot of spelling mistakes though.

Garden Circuit by pandan 2019-10-07T06:51:29Z ♥ 1

Great work on 3D models, and I liked the exploration.

Tactical Bodybuilding by SuperTibbles 2019-10-07T05:34:18Z ♥ 5

Fun idea and nice sprites.

The bodybuilding mechanic worked strangely though. Some parts never seemed to attach to my torso no matter how many times I tried. And there was another time where I seemed to steal the entire body of an opponent instantly.

Some things could be done graphically to make things clearer. e.g. Body parts not attached to anything could be shaded differently.

REWRITER by johjoh 2019-10-07T04:59:41Z ♥ 1

Fun game! Nice job with all the upgrades and animations. Easy to pick up and hard to master.

But if I leave the browser tab for even a moment it says "WebGL context lost, please reload the page" and I have to restart.

Console >_ by Lex 2019-10-07T04:25:52Z ♥ 1

Nice concept. The hints are helpful.

But for some reason the text is really small on my device. It's a tiny thing in the corner.

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Orb Override by MusicBlox 2019-10-07T02:01:25Z ♥ 1

Just completed the game. It took patience.

The command line part was pretty clunky. Having a few shortcuts (e.g. command autocomplete, up/down for history, etc.) might help streamline things, but would still be hard to pick up for players not used to command lines. At the very least, being able to scroll up to see more of the history would be nice. It's slightly annoying how the `help` command clears the console by taking up all the space. Also, you should reduce the space between lines so more lines can be seen.

The GUI upgrade was weird because I had to figure out the controls again. (Left click to toggle select. Right click to toggle target) After some time, I realised that the GUI strategy boils down to selecting all your orbs and targeting a non-owned orb. Repeat until done. The visuals here could be improved for clarity. The selecting/targeting highlights are not great because they obscure the ownership of the orb. It would also be clearer if each orb had its own population number instead of only having one number in the corner.

On the whole, a solid attempt at a game. Polish is needed.

Dispel The Nyxion by Alex Lutay 2019-10-07T01:20:57Z ♥ 1

Really nice! At first I played randomly and couldn't win, then I read the instructions and figured out a strategy. Great art and animations. The only issue is that the tile highlight covers the number.