Mars Evolution by morganquirk

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made by morganquirk for LD24 (COMPO)
You are an engineer helping to terraform Mars. Use the mouse to move and interact. Try to figure it out. :)

HINT:
- The goals are related to the drill, the plants, the rover, the cave on the left, and the alien.

MORE HINT:
Playthrough: http://youtu.be/tG3aAWVsaTE

Ratings

Coolness 30% 888
Overall 3.59 87
Audio 3.18 134
Fun 3.00 255
Graphics 4.32 21
Humor 2.00 396
Innovation 3.36 158
Mood 3.45 75
Theme 2.86 394

Feedback

steventroughtonsmith
26. Aug 2012 · 23:02 UTC
Really impressive!
darkshadow
28. Aug 2012 · 09:15 UTC
Really really pretty graphics. The game feels nicely polished, though I am stuck how get more than 1 goal though I think I might have found different ones each time.
sampyxis
28. Aug 2012 · 15:32 UTC
Looks fantastic - love the mood and feeling of this game.

I was a bit lost in terms of what to do - but looks great.
AdricZero
28. Aug 2012 · 15:38 UTC
Very impressive and feels polished. I just didn't know what to do.
darkshadow
28. Aug 2012 · 17:35 UTC
Thanks for the walkthrough, I forgot to mention the first time that I liked the airlock.
5n4k3
28. Aug 2012 · 20:13 UTC
Awesome game!! Nice polish and even not knowing what to do I had fun!
Zamando
28. Aug 2012 · 20:44 UTC
Looks really nice, but it's really hard to know what to do. Despite that it was fun and it had a great atmosphere!
avalonknight
28. Aug 2012 · 22:56 UTC
I'll admit, first time playing it through, I had a vague idea on what to so (actually got 3/4 goals completed), but thank you for the walkthrough. I loved how the background changed, and the little alien.
kato9
28. Aug 2012 · 23:11 UTC
Really great visuals with a lot of small details and polish - I especially liked the sort of flickery, blurred overlay.

The puzzles are a little convoluted - most of them seem to just require some random guessing. This wouldn't be so bad but with the timer and slow movement it gets tedious and after two tries I gave up.

I did watch the playthrough so I can see that I ended up missing a pretty sweet payoff at the end, so it's a shame it wasn't a little easier to figure out.

Still, I really liked the overall ambience of the game, and once again, great visuals. My game is also about terraformers living on Mars - although this is not something that's actually stated at any point in the game :)
ReveLorenfield
29. Aug 2012 · 09:38 UTC
Cool graphics.
I had a hard time figuring out what to do (i only had 2/4 goals) without your playthrough but It was a nice puzzle to solve.
TinyPlatypus
29. Aug 2012 · 20:56 UTC
Incredibly interesting, did get rather lost, though. would be nice to have some little pointer or tutorial.
Yapikom
14. Sep 2012 · 10:31 UTC
I loved it. Nice mood.
atraxgames
15. Sep 2012 · 10:05 UTC
I really like the feel of this games, but i can't figure out what to do!