Light Year Wars

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.02
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.94
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.67
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.37
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.70
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.17
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.93
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★56%
A Galcon-like with gracefully arcing swarms and no numbers.

Comments63

petrocket24 Aug 2014, 20:15
Sweet! Really like this idea and looks nice too
tillrobby24 Aug 2014, 23:13
Wow this look really good O_O Note for self: learn to do art :P
Geckoo1337
Geckoo133725 Aug 2014, 05:28
Nice mood for this little war. Original concept and minimalist environment. Well done ++
ZoneOne225 Aug 2014, 07:00
It has a very relaxing vibe. The sound and graphics were beautiful.
varun25 Aug 2014, 07:06
The minimalist style is really great - the relaxing tones and soft colors complement each other well. My only grip is that the dragging is a bit finicky/repetitive.
iSamurai25 Aug 2014, 07:19
Awesome art and sound. It's very nice that RTS can be simplified to this dimension, and yet keeps what's most fun about it.
Your work also reminds me of another game Solar Max 2. It's quite impressive to have done so much in 48 hours.
The only minor flaw may be the game is "too minimalism". For me, I would like a bit more data about the current world status. But anyway, impressive work!
cmayhem25 Aug 2014, 07:32
One of the best so far, quite relaxing even when you are frantically trying to win a planet over.
Gets tedious though in the end. Needs more variety.
iSamurai25 Aug 2014, 07:47
I want to make some more comments after I finished all the levels.
The game becomes deeper as progress further. More sides are added and more strategic consideration are required to win. This is nice as sometimes you need to act fast, sometimes you need to think more. This adds more variety to the game.
Joshua_S25 Aug 2014, 07:54
The graphic style and mood combined with the simple sound fx help this game stand out.
Tanner25 Aug 2014, 07:56
Nice! Great visualization of sending swarms to another planet.
SteveSalmond
SteveSalmond25 Aug 2014, 07:56
Very addictive! Also loved the way the information was presented. Nice one :)
LaFleur
LaFleur25 Aug 2014, 07:56
Wow. This is flawless. Great mood, easy to understand gameplay, and cute art! Great job!
Kedume Bits25 Aug 2014, 07:57
Very nice. The best game of the Ludum Dare i've played until now.
polarkac
polarkac25 Aug 2014, 07:57
Awesome. Really like the game. Great for relaxing.
Vandash25 Aug 2014, 07:58
If you haven't played it yet, play Galcon :)
Split82
Split8225 Aug 2014, 09:50
Even though the gameplay is almost the same as in galcon, this looks and plays very sweet. Good job.
pythong25 Aug 2014, 10:29
very polished game, good job
fizzd25 Aug 2014, 10:45
Wonderful style! Took me a while to understand what the legend meant (filling from outside vs filling from inside for example) but once I did it struck me as being very elegant.
simplesmiler
simplesmiler25 Aug 2014, 11:15
Gorgeous. Sound, visuals, atmosphere -- everything fits together.
Lars Faust
Lars Faust25 Aug 2014, 11:17
I could spend hours playing this.

Absolutely fantastic.
Agecaf
Agecaf25 Aug 2014, 15:32
This is so fun! Also, the graphics and audio are executed brilliantly!
SaintHeiser25 Aug 2014, 17:32
Wow! This game Is EXCELLENT! Love the mechanics and beat this one!
Last level is very interesting =)
ViliX25 Aug 2014, 17:53
The concept is not very innovative, but the game is very well polished and kept me playing for a long time.
Laralyn25 Aug 2014, 18:10
Great game! I'd love to play/buy a full version of it!
Hyoga-3D
Hyoga-3D25 Aug 2014, 18:29
Pretty impresive achiviment on flash.
JaJ
JaJ25 Aug 2014, 20:17
I love this. I love how you made size and travel distance between set points an important factor. Makes it feel very fresh and more strategic than similar games.
sharpcoder
sharpcoder25 Aug 2014, 21:08
Amazing game. I had a lot of fun with this. It's actually pretty engaging.
Mali26 Aug 2014, 00:32
Spent a silly amount of time on this. Nice one!
PixelOaks
PixelOaks26 Aug 2014, 02:40
This was a pretty fun play. The minimal graphics really looks nice. I wouldn't mind playing something like this on my iPad - SrB
maloki
maloki26 Aug 2014, 09:54
Loving it! Clean style with addicting gameplay. :D
brian26 Aug 2014, 11:11
cool game!
syawqy
syawqy26 Aug 2014, 11:58
simple graphic but feel polished
dustyroom
dustyroom26 Aug 2014, 16:57
Very, very addictive. Clean good-looking style. The audio is clipping though. Congrats!
graebor
graebor26 Aug 2014, 20:41
Love it, nice zen feel, easy to pick up and play. Beautiful.
Robinerd
Robinerd26 Aug 2014, 20:46
Really great atmosphere from the sounds. Great color palette too.
nikki93
nikki9326 Aug 2014, 22:59
Initially I thought this wasn't gonna be fun, but I was hooked after I won the first level. This is pretty great. The art style is good too. Good work!
jomomomo
jomomomo27 Aug 2014, 02:22
That was really really satisfying. Thanks!
kebabskal27 Aug 2014, 06:42
Easily my favourite so far. Had a blast playing it :) Perfectly balanced for my skills. The clean graphics style is great, emphasises the strategic elements. AI was pretty good and level progressing felt perfect. Good job!
Romko Pidstryhach27 Aug 2014, 09:38
Nice. A love galcon-like mechanics and this one is polished so good. Minimalism rules.
Majko
Majko27 Aug 2014, 10:10
This is the most entertaining game here. The concept is so beautifully simple! This is the one and only game here, I've finished. The only minus is sounds. When it plays at one time, it became really annoying. But otherwise, really, gj.
Navarckyx27 Aug 2014, 12:24
Didn't work in my browser, but the screenshot looks awesome. I like glowy shiny colourful things.
RFMTeam27 Aug 2014, 18:57
Gorgeous take on a classic mechanic!
DragonXVI
DragonXVI27 Aug 2014, 19:11
Nifty little twitch RTS. Have to react quickly for the best advantage, and gets ridiculous later on. Nice simple visuals & easy to understand concept. Nicely done!
stasss27 Aug 2014, 22:21
Stylish, polyshed, great result. Nothing redundant, everything fits perfectly.Like a lot!
sekaru
sekaru28 Aug 2014, 01:29
Nice, simple and well executed, loved it.
43iscoding
43iscoding28 Aug 2014, 14:49
Great game! Reminds me of my own a bit :) I really like such strategy/puzzle games!
CaptainNakou
CaptainNakou29 Aug 2014, 10:19
Please, release it for mobile :D
nonetheless29 Aug 2014, 13:14
Amazing visuals and sounds. It looks and feels really incredible. Audio seems a little overamplified but maybe it is an error on my side. You did really great job, I love it :)
mrexcessive29 Aug 2014, 19:16
Hi there. Fantastic abstract game. Really like the movement and the speed - just great. Sounds fit perfectly. Really good job!
franciscotufro
franciscotufro29 Aug 2014, 23:19
Now that I can vote I vote for it. Again, I loved it! About my game I put a few comments explaining what's going on! haha.
goosetickler30 Aug 2014, 04:52
Fun fast paced twitch game, really liked the minimal style.
bytegrove1 Sep 2014, 17:05
Wow! This is really a favourite of mine! The minimalistic art style manages to convey space battles of a much more epic scale. I feel like I'm watching the battlements display on a large battle cruiser in deep space. The ambient sound effects really solidifies the mood. I like that you've implemented a "progress" bar at the bottom as well.
Really nice work! :)
Simon2 Sep 2014, 13:22
Very cool game. Great job. Look&feel is perfect. Maybe it would benefit from different planet behaviors so that you can have more strategy!
vividhelix
vividhelix7 Sep 2014, 07:03
Beautiful graphics and colors and solid gameplay!
silentlamb7 Sep 2014, 09:05
Please, do mobile version after the LD. I'd pay to play this on my phone. Awesome game.
NicePenguins
NicePenguins9 Sep 2014, 21:46
Well this is Eufloria :D But it's fit with the theme, the minimalist art is beautiful and the sound design very good. Well done.
NicePenguins
NicePenguins9 Sep 2014, 21:54
Oh i forget, the gamepley needs you to react and think quick wish is cool !
Moosefly12 Sep 2014, 23:11
Haha, even though our aesthetical approaches are totally different, the core gameplay is almost a 1:1 match (well, we did take inspiration from the same game after all :P). Loved the style, even though sometimes the sound effects were a bit jarring and sounded "scratchy" for some reason.

Trough my inside knowledge I dominated the AIs with ease. The multiple selection was really handy and made the game a lot more fun to play! Really good compo entry all in all!

Anssi@MooseflyGames
mcapraro
mcapraro15 Sep 2014, 04:53
wow, such a lovely and smooth execution. i really really liked this one. great job!

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