This is our entry for this jam. It's our first time joining ludum dare. We hat a lot of fun making this game and looking forward for the next jam.
This game was developed using MonoGame and C#. Because of that we are using OpenAL for music and sound effects. If you need to install it we ship the oalinst.exe aswell. Some People might get problems if they are using an ATI graphics device.
CONTROL - Arrow keys to move - Space to light a match - Return to exit dialogs
For your first Ludum Dare, this is pretty good! Since the game seems to be about exploration and perception, managing a limited resource doesn't really seem necessary. Also the traps were maybe a little too hard to see. I can understand blindly stumbling into them while you don't have a match lit, but when you do, it seems a little frustrating. Then again, if the matches were unlimited, I might not feel as much pressure to explore the mazes quickly (and without caution).
More visual landmarks would also help to make the maze navigation a little more interesting. It's pretty easy to go in circles (especially if you're walking in the dark), and just a few different detail tiles would help with that. For 48 hours, it makes sense though, but it may be worth considering if you plan on continuing this post-jam.
The "10 seconds" theme is not very sensible enough...There's a lack of feedback about traps, and the overall rythm is quite slow. Presentation is good with menus, tutorial and sounds!
I was a little confused by the mouse pointer on the menu at first - I assumed the game was going to be about igniting things with the mouse. But once I got into the game proper, I liked it a lot. The music and art style work very well together to build an atmosphere.
I like the idea. The menu is solid. The visuals ingame was a bit repetitive, and I seriously couldn't see the traps (I'm colorblind maybe that's why?) With a bit more variation in terrain, and making traps a bit more visible, this game would be pretty neat!
Such a shame that I can't open this because it looks like just my kind of thing... :( I do have an ATI graphics card, however. It just hangs when I try to open it.
we got several people already that got problems with ATI cards. I don't have one, thats why its hard for me to investigate. Pls check if you have OpenAL installed.
Great concept and execution of the theme. The lighting effect really adds a lot to the atmosphere and challenge of the levels. I did eventually run out of matches and the level became pretty tough. Good music too! Well done!
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I'm lost :'(
More visual landmarks would also help to make the maze navigation a little more interesting. It's pretty easy to go in circles (especially if you're walking in the dark), and just a few different detail tiles would help with that. For 48 hours, it makes sense though, but it may be worth considering if you plan on continuing this post-jam.
Presentation is good with menus, tutorial and sounds!
With a bit more variation in terrain, and making traps a bit more visible, this game would be pretty neat!
we got several people already that got problems with ATI cards. I don't have one, thats why its hard for me to investigate. Pls check if you have OpenAL installed.