Feed Me Word Things by beaugunderson

made by beaugunderson for LD27 (COMPO)

Entire game was made while I was walking on a treadmill desk. Didn't do any work Saturday as I was at a Black Sabbath concert.

Somewhat inspired by Spaceteam.

After judging I hope to add a list of people's favorite words, leaderboards, more variety, and a revamped game mechanic.

I tested in Chrome and Firefox using the latest version of each on Mac and Windows--but if it fails in one try the other. :)

Source code on GitHub: https://github.com/beaugunderson/feed-me-word-things

Web	http://www.feedmewordthings.com/
Source	https://github.com/beaugunderson/feed-me-word-things/archive/1.0.0.tar.gz
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=25553

Ratings

Coolness	47%	1196
Overall	3.36	276

Audio	3.26	168
Fun	3.50	144
Graphics	2.96	505
Humor	3.04	191
Innovation	3.11	450
Mood	3.08	298
Theme	3.50	243

Feedback

nikkesen

26. Aug 2013 · 02:42 UTC

Nice to see a typing game in the compo

bhopkins

26. Aug 2013 · 02:44 UTC

Doesn't seem to be working for me, using chrome.
I see this message after pressing enter:
initialize warp
warp coil malfunction
sentient creep malform%%#
breach imminent
batton airhatch
reverse rotocoil
jettison humans
set us up the bomb
dowlink eng{#`%${%&`+'${`%&NO CARRIER

lulzfish_4

26. Aug 2013 · 02:45 UTC

I peaked around 63 WPM, but on the next level, I suddenly lost after the first word. (I think) It didn't let me restart since there were no words to choose from.

DanHayesGamer

26. Aug 2013 · 02:46 UTC

I liked it, though the second time I died there were no favourite words for me to click...

sparkleswirl

26. Aug 2013 · 02:50 UTC

Cute game. The voice saying "Feed Me Words" is both creepy and adorable.

zzForrest

26. Aug 2013 · 03:18 UTC

I was surprised to realize that I love this game for some reason. It's innovative, fun, humorous, and has good atmosphere. A typing game is all those things. Take my 5/5, and let me live in shame of this fact.

greysphere

26. Aug 2013 · 03:21 UTC

Really loved the audio. Fun game!

🎤 beaugunderson

26. Aug 2013 · 03:21 UTC

@bhopkins, Mac or Windows? If you look in the console is there an error?

Ravetcofx

26. Aug 2013 · 03:31 UTC

Good gob for working on a tread desk

flamecow

26. Aug 2013 · 03:35 UTC

Very neat! Damn those |'s, though. Always throwing me off guard.

drilltail

26. Aug 2013 · 04:10 UTC

I couldn't get it to work in Firefox; I had the same issue bhopkins described. In Chrome, however, it works fine for me.

Fun game with a nice flavor, I'm surprised at how much I got into it. Good job!

borden

26. Aug 2013 · 05:34 UTC

Really liked the whole tone of this.
The sense of impending doom ads a lot to the typing experience.
The graphics were great, as were the fake words. The sounds were a little obnoxious.

reostra

27. Aug 2013 · 04:00 UTC

Didn't work on Firefox 23.0.1, Windows 7 - played it on chrome, quite enjoyable!

LegacyCrono

27. Aug 2013 · 14:08 UTC

Nice game. I liked the the atmosphere and the vague plot. Pretty well done. And coded while in a treadmill, wow! Good job!

MegaMasterX

29. Aug 2013 · 19:02 UTC

The sound effects showed thoughtfulness, and I seriously enjoyed this game.

doonay21

29. Aug 2013 · 19:04 UTC

Hmmm word games are not my favorites, but this one seems really good! Nicely done!

Sergey Mohov

31. Aug 2013 · 21:10 UTC

Sweet! If you don't believe that I'm giving this 5/5 for Graphics, just watch me.

X-0r

10. Sep 2013 · 10:45 UTC

Picking favorite words after losing is fun :P I so much hope to see a final most awesome word or something like that^^
The glitchy graphics gave it a nice look, but the sfx didn't fit too well, imo.
Anyways, it seems to be a good game to start learning how to type =)