Special thanks to Steve Banks and a heap load of caffeine.
The desktop build (just below the webplayer on the itch.io page) looks much better and runs a lot smoother. If you have the time, I recommend downloading that rather than playing in a browser.
This was our first jam in UE4, and although we hit a few hurdles along the way ranging from rigging problems to windows deciding to aggressively update for an hour and a half, we had an absolute blast.
We plan on doing a bit of a breakdown retrospective at some point in the future to go through some of the successes and failings in this jam.
Hopefully we'll get a bit of time and do a post-jam version too, which will hopefully contain some of the features we had to drop and have more progression, especially later in the game!
Thanks to everyone who took the time to check out Terraform!
What I like: - The mechanics were pretty fun to toy with. - I really like the aesthetic. It's not the best but it has a certain sense of harmony among the elements. - It was a pleasant surprise to see the 2nd island (is there a 3rd?)
What I don't: - I think the biggest issue of the game is the camera. It's too hard to see anything after some kill, and you always end up in the south corner of the island defending. - The death block thingies is cool aesthetically but not cool when visualizing exactly *where* the death zone is. One slight mistep and you're death T_T
Enemies generate blocks no matter how they die, via self destruct or you shooting them. This was to ensure the level fills up with blocks quickly and gives you a reason to run away from them, it's effectively their "attack".
We agree with the one kit KO being frustrating, though more due to the fact that there is little to no feedback and can feel very unfair. We have an idea for a 3 strike health system with rag dolling that might work. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Hey, nice game. I couldn't get the controller to work in WebGL, but that wasn't a deal breaker. I liked the teleport thing. I just started playing without reading the controls first and it was a pleasant surprise to discover.
This game's visuals are very good and the movement and controls flow very well. I was a bit confused on the purpose of shooting the enemies if they are going to turn into a wall anyway. But, i kept going and found the game getting progressively more challenging. Especially when getting one hit KO when the massive block spawns. This makes using the teleport function very useful. Your instruction screen is also very basic and conveys all the controls to the player perfectly. Overall Great Job! :)
I liked the aesthetics, but it seemed overly difficult due to the instant kill from the blocks. As obstacles they would be ok, but just a bit too hard the way it is balanced currently. Great job overall!
I thought the music really fit the sci-fi vibe nicely and it had an interesting calm vibe. The teleport was interesting too but I didn't use it too much. It was also interesting accidentally fighting my way up at that mountain in the second area, only to find myself trapped and then jumping off it to escape xD. I wish the enemies did more to attack beyond just popping into cubes. It's basically the same thing as them killing themselves but robbing you of the points, almost like why bother killing them if they're just gonna kill themselves for you?
Good job, Doesn't seem much point in killing other than for points, Other than that, good visuals and good audio. Gameplay kept me playing on its own though.
Respect to you 2 for making this. The gameplay is super-smooth I have to say. Visuals great and the idea of enemies becoming walls that shrink the space is quite nice. Adds actually some strategy-thinking to the gameplay. Well done! 5 star fun, overall and graphics from me! :smiley:
@frittatenbank Thank you! We hit a lot of issues and weren't able to take the game as far as we would have liked, so we just tried to polish what we had. We didn't sleep much over the weekend :P
Really liked this game. Nice clean graphics, simple controls (though it did take me a bit to work out how to use the teleport). Love the way the enemies spawn by digging themselves out of the ground. Well done!
Nice game. Kind of calming because of the graphics and music, but interesting gameplay. I'd have liked to see turning with the aiming, but that's just a nitpick.
However, right now it lacks a sense of closure. Some kind of objective on each island and a boss at a third island would be nice.
It also feel borderline punishing since there's no way for the player to clear the blocks. Some sort of block-destroying blast that needs to be recharged by killing enemies would probably keep the game going longer and also reward the player, giving some incentive to keep killing the enemies.
What I like:
- The mechanics were pretty fun to toy with.
- I really like the aesthetic. It's not the best but it has a certain sense of harmony among the elements.
- It was a pleasant surprise to see the 2nd island (is there a 3rd?)
What I don't:
- I think the biggest issue of the game is the camera. It's too hard to see anything after some kill, and you always end up in the south corner of the island defending.
- The death block thingies is cool aesthetically but not cool when visualizing exactly *where* the death zone is. One slight mistep and you're death T_T