I really enjoyed this! The mechanics are rock solid and feel great to play with. It's difficult to convey a lot of information with only 8 x 8 sprites, but your choice in bright colors and just the right amount of detail made it very easy to clearly see what's going on at any given moment. Finding the exit never felt like a chore, as the levels are just the right size before they become too maze-like.
I can see how it plays into the theme, too. Do you stay longer to pick up more gems and risk being killed by a ghost, or cut your losses and go through the exit? That question is always at the forefront of the player's mind and adds a nice dynamic to the game play. I think the only thing that would add more variety to that dynamic is if the chests held different weapons instead of more points.
My only complaints are that the hit boxes seem just a little too big for the enemies/player. That might just be unavoidable, but I felt like I took a few hits at times when I shouldn't. The enemy spawn rate also seems a little on the higher side, which in some cases made it difficult to cull enough enemies down to kill the spawns. That, and at one point I spawned right next to an enemy when I went to the next floor which made me feel a little cheated. I died later because I got too ambitious and went after some gems instead of killing a nearby zombie spawner, so that's on me!
Hello there! Congrats on the entry! It remembered of me that I still want to do some gauntlet-like stuff!
What I liked the most: - the ghosts after the time is up! - hitting green guys felt good, probably because they died in one shot and the sound was sweet; - straight to the point gameplay; - I believe the level was procedurally generated? It didn't feel the same between different sessions;
Some suggestions: - the green guys spawner was too similar to the green guys, it was a bit confusing; - I felt that some enemies were immortal, because they wouldn't die, but then I realized that they just had a large pool of health. The impact didn't feel like it was causing damage, you know? The green guys were the exception. - the camera felt too close. I could only see things when they got too close, felt uncomfortable;
Hello there! Congrats on the entry! It remembered of me that I still want to do some gauntlet-like stuff!
What I liked the most: - the ghosts after the time is up! - hitting green guys felt good, probably because they died in one shot and the sound was sweet; - straight to the point gameplay; - I believe the level was procedurally generated? It didn't feel the same between different sessions;
Some suggestions: - the green guys spawner was too similar to the green guys, it was a bit confusing; - I felt that some enemies were immortal, because they wouldn't die, but then I realized that they just had a large pool of health. The impact didn't feel like it was causing damage, you know? The green guys were the exception. - the camera felt too close. I could only see things when they got too close, felt uncomfortable;
This game is acutaly good. Graphics is orrible and also i didn't undestand ghosts. I'd like music and sounds but it's ok bc it's only 72h work. Great work
@zarqus99 Thanks for the critique. It's actually 48h work (it's Compo) and the graphics are well, low-rez. It's a taste preference. Basically, when the timer runs out ghosts appear, that will hunt you down. You either find the stairs to get to next level or stay in the current level and collect more gems.
28850 was my highest score. Got unlucky on the final stage and ran into a dead end with a legion of green guys following me, a very dramatic ending. Yeah, I got really into it which speaks of the solid design. The art style worked well and like someone said before, the size of the levels felt just right to leave enough space but not become too overwhelming to find the exit. Well done!
I like the 'push your luck' mechanic you used to incorporate the theme. I loved the low-rez graphics and the size of the game just felt right for a game jam game. Were there any features you wanted to include but had to cut because of time?
@christina-antoinette-neofotistou Wow, thanks a lot! :) @kunonooni Thanks! Yeah, definitely! I wanted to add a lot more different enemy types, more dungeon variation and more weapons. Well, maybe in the future :)
This is great! Really enjoyed playing this and have saved it to come back to it. Perfect minimal visuals yet addictive and satisfying gameplay. Well done! Top marks from me :)
The low-rez graphics turned out pretty good. One can still identify, what's going on. BUT a window resizing functionallity would have been desirable. (After looking into your code, I saw that you explicitly disabled that, although you handled the `resize` in your Screens...)
Everything else has already been mentioned.
Also pretty cool to see another Jammer using LibGDX! Keep up the good work.
@bros Thanks! Yeah, you're right. Probably resizing as a game option or something. I don't like the resize window button because it fucks up my framebuffer rendering.
Very interesting art style! I was just talking with my programmer yesterday while we were playing Mini Metro, I have a lot of respect for simple graphics. I think it's very difficult to create a feel for a game/get ideas across with limited colors, shading, etc. And you did a great job!
Shadows on the gems is a nice touch. Game window was a bit too big for my screen but it was still playable. @glimaleite's feedback covers everything I would have said! Nice game!
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I can see how it plays into the theme, too. Do you stay longer to pick up more gems and risk being killed by a ghost, or cut your losses and go through the exit? That question is always at the forefront of the player's mind and adds a nice dynamic to the game play. I think the only thing that would add more variety to that dynamic is if the chests held different weapons instead of more points.
My only complaints are that the hit boxes seem just a little too big for the enemies/player. That might just be unavoidable, but I felt like I took a few hits at times when I shouldn't. The enemy spawn rate also seems a little on the higher side, which in some cases made it difficult to cull enough enemies down to kill the spawns. That, and at one point I spawned right next to an enemy when I went to the next floor which made me feel a little cheated. I died later because I got too ambitious and went after some gems instead of killing a nearby zombie spawner, so that's on me!
Again, I enjoyed it! Great job all around.
What I liked the most:
- the ghosts after the time is up!
- hitting green guys felt good, probably because they died in one shot and the sound was sweet;
- straight to the point gameplay;
- I believe the level was procedurally generated? It didn't feel the same between different sessions;
Some suggestions:
- the green guys spawner was too similar to the green guys, it was a bit confusing;
- I felt that some enemies were immortal, because they wouldn't die, but then I realized that they just had a large pool of health. The impact didn't feel like it was causing damage, you know? The green guys were the exception.
- the camera felt too close. I could only see things when they got too close, felt uncomfortable;
Cheers, grats on the compo :)
What I liked the most:
- the ghosts after the time is up!
- hitting green guys felt good, probably because they died in one shot and the sound was sweet;
- straight to the point gameplay;
- I believe the level was procedurally generated? It didn't feel the same between different sessions;
Some suggestions:
- the green guys spawner was too similar to the green guys, it was a bit confusing;
- I felt that some enemies were immortal, because they wouldn't die, but then I realized that they just had a large pool of health. The impact didn't feel like it was causing damage, you know? The green guys were the exception.
- the camera felt too close. I could only see things when they got too close, felt uncomfortable;
Cheers, grats on the compo :)
Graphics is orrible and also i didn't undestand ghosts. I'd like music and sounds but it's ok bc it's only 72h work. Great work
Yeah, I got really into it which speaks of the solid design. The art style worked well and like someone said before, the size of the levels felt just right to leave enough space but not become too overwhelming to find the exit. Well done!
@kunonooni Thanks! Yeah, definitely! I wanted to add a lot more different enemy types, more dungeon variation and more weapons. Well, maybe in the future :)
One can still identify, what's going on.
BUT a window resizing functionallity would have been desirable.
(After looking into your code, I saw that you explicitly disabled that, although you handled the `resize` in your Screens...)
Everything else has already been mentioned.
Also pretty cool to see another Jammer using LibGDX!
Keep up the good work.