SLIMILIZATION by jacklehamster

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made by jacklehamster for LD30 (JAM)
In the beginning, the Earth was without form, and void.

But the Sun shone upon the sleeping Earth and deep inside the brittle crust massive forces waited to be unleashed.

The seas parted and great continents were formed. The continents shifted, mountains arose. Earthquakes spawned massive tidal waves. Volcanoes erupted and spewed forth fiery lava and charged the atmosphere with strange gases.

Into this swirling maelstrom of Fire and Air and Water the first stirrings of Life appeared: tiny organisms, cells, and amoeba, clinging to tiny sheltered habitats.

... and they looked f*cking ugly.

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[Edit] : Uploaded Post-Jam version on Newgrounds, for which I just added Medals.

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This game has a mysterious secret, which has to do with the theme. (I plan to reveal it a week before LD30 voting ends.) Can you uncover it?
[spoiler: http://jacklehamster.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/slimilization-the-big-reveal/]

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Ratings

Coolness 58% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.34 301
Audio(Jam) 2.83 465
Fun(Jam) 3.21 282
Graphics(Jam) 3.61 279
Humor(Jam) 3.36 96
Innovation(Jam) 3.33 225
Mood(Jam) 3.31 266
Theme(Jam) 2.98 471

Feedback

Seraphic Media
25. Aug 2014 路 19:48 UTC
I loved the artwork. Pretty fun game :)
Floko
26. Aug 2014 路 17:13 UTC
that`s a nice game! I like the mechanics, they`re pretty solid. I like the way the slimes move and behave around each other !

I wish you had put something on the background,like grass or so, because this solid green background makes it look like the objects are just floating around.

Also,what are the ponds for? I didn`t get it D:

I also don`t understand how the game fits the connected world theme.

But overall it was nice and fun to watch my slimes take over the world and build several piramids, while humping trees and tents. keep up the good work! =D
lkr
26. Aug 2014 路 20:39 UTC
Love the art and sounds :)
馃帳 jacklehamster
26. Aug 2014 路 23:51 UTC
Well, I took some risks about the theme. Rather than talking about it I'm hoping players discover on their own how it relates to it. I might get a crappy rating for theme, but meh...
John Drury
27. Aug 2014 路 07:48 UTC
Played and got 40 slimes then I got a message that wonder was built really far away. Tried looking for that other wonder, but lost my way and couldn't find my own town ;(. Fun though! bookmarked for inspiration.
rojo
27. Aug 2014 路 10:17 UTC
Pretty interesting game. Could use some more explanation as to how everything works. I didn't realize for quite awhile that there was actually another slimilization nearby. The art style and character design was pretty good.
Toubib
27. Aug 2014 路 10:34 UTC
Very fun game, even if i had no idea about what to do xD
Citsua
27. Aug 2014 路 10:36 UTC
I have no idea what the hell I just played but it was awesome.
And... was this game online o_o ? Or was it the AI suddenly invading my city and creating ponds and trees everywhere x) ?
Dohan
28. Aug 2014 路 20:07 UTC
Very interesting take on the theme, and cute graphics.

I think my civilization has been assimilated by another one, though.
Sunflower
29. Aug 2014 路 20:01 UTC
Cute graphics, but I've really got little idea what to do. I've discovered the other civilisation, though.

But seriosly, what's up with the names of wonders in faraway land? It just seems so... pointless. >.<
Pesty
29. Aug 2014 路 20:40 UTC
Fun and nicely done -- peaked around 85 slimes and met the pink and blue colonies - not sure if this was supposed to be the connecting worlds?
shatterhand
30. Aug 2014 路 02:15 UTC
The secret is that we are actually playing with other people, right ? The other colonies are other people who are connected to the game and playing it, right?
PowerSpark
30. Aug 2014 路 02:46 UTC
Really interesting approach nice!

Spoiler Alert!
I was just getting started, then I am surprised by a house appearing next to my colony. I was like UHHHH WHAT
OinkIguana
30. Aug 2014 路 03:34 UTC
The graphics are cute, but the sound effects get pretty annoying. For an idle game it would be better to not have so much noise.
Ted Brown
30. Aug 2014 路 04:20 UTC
Graphics were cute as hell, while the Japanese schoolgirl talk was confusing as hell, and then ponds and trees and a slime died and I don't know why and HOW DID I JUST SPEND TEN MINUTES IN SLIME WORLD???
hbocao
30. Aug 2014 路 04:46 UTC
Those little creatures are very funny. The sounds starts to annoy as the populations grows. I really missed some instructions how the game works and it's easy to lose your creatures if you move around too much. It would be nice to listen to some background music too.
On the other hand, the game is very innovative making me want to see it more polished with a initial tutorial. :)
shatterhand
30. Aug 2014 路 05:36 UTC
Yeah, I am pretty sure now this is an online game, and that's the "secret" that links it to the theme. You can even see where's the other players are pointing on screen.

It would be nicer if there was some way to interact with them.
Sunflower
30. Aug 2014 路 08:16 UTC
Ah, well, if it's online, that would explain some things; especially some questionable wonders names...
scriptblocks
30. Aug 2014 路 22:11 UTC
neat
pjimmy
01. Sep 2014 路 11:02 UTC
cute and interesting, not sure if any relation with the theme, at least when it comes to gameplay aspects(storywise you can contend that the creatures are from another planet, dimension or something other-worldly related, humane imagination is the limit when it comes to a story related theme)
kostka
01. Sep 2014 路 11:27 UTC
Great game, I wanted to get 100slimes but they started to die quite quickly near 98 :( even with 2 miracles.
Some of them seemed to be lost, most of them were lazy and didn't want to go anywhere far from group.(I made spots and trees everywhere near village to expand it)
And unfortunately I didn't meet any other village during 1 hour game:(
But it is great game, it would be awesome if there where more things to do. Nice sound, fun graphics. Good job.
jukimv1986
02. Sep 2014 路 02:24 UTC
It was great when they started talking with each other :D

Fun game to play, though it takes some time to build up your population, but it is part of the magic I guess. Great job!
mrexcessive
04. Sep 2014 路 06:33 UTC
Hi there. Fun sim world you've built there. Love the sounds and animations. Wonder nice idea (AoE ?). Good job!
Jupiter_Hadley
05. Sep 2014 路 18:10 UTC
Cute little game! I included it in part 15 of my Ludum Dare 30 Compilation video series, if you鈥檇 like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/oHxpkDX49XQ
馃帳 jacklehamster
06. Sep 2014 路 23:36 UTC
Thanks all for trying out and commenting on my game. Some of you figured out the secret, but anyway it's revealed here: http://jacklehamster.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/slimilization-the-big-reveal/
Managore
07. Sep 2014 路 03:21 UTC
Fantastic game, I built a dozen wonders and had a ridiculously big town before I stopped playing. Like others have said, it would be nice if there was a way to return to your town, especially since the game encourages you to go out and look for other civilizations. I'd also love to see a world map, showing all the civilizations that have been built.
Artamus
07. Sep 2014 路 16:07 UTC
Nice game, congrats!
ViKing Games
07. Sep 2014 路 17:39 UTC
Very fun use of the theme, and can get very funny.
However, the graphics and audio are relatively average, and there's not much to build. More structures would be a blast!
ViKing Games
07. Sep 2014 路 17:43 UTC
Very fun use of the theme, and can get very funny (especially when naming monuments immaturely).
However, the graphics and audio are relatively average, and there's not much to build. More structures would be a blast!
ViKing Games
07. Sep 2014 路 18:22 UTC
Oops, double post. Not sure how that happened. Sorry!
Xanjos
10. Sep 2014 路 00:25 UTC
Wasn't able to see any other civilisations (although that might be because I was playing this pretty late at night) but the general gameplay concept is actually pretty interesting.
sephyka
11. Sep 2014 路 11:29 UTC
Very fun game and creatures, I love the Smilies design and animation. It is very long to grow up the smilization: I stopped at only just 5 smilies. I used more than 20 ponds... but I didn't understand what are the ponds effects??
Traumendes_Madchen
12. Sep 2014 路 12:20 UTC
Those slimes look kinda stupid but I like them XD.