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Gaia Hero by DigitalWizard

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made by DigitalWizard for LD 44 (JAM)

NOTE: When you win/lose the game crashes. Refresh browser to play again!

Summary:

Throughout history the power to create and sustain life is the most sacred of all duties. You are tasked with earning the name Gaia: The eternal force of nature. Harmonize with the essential elements of nature to create the land, the prey, and the predators to bring form to a lifeless world. Yea - beware: The failure to find balance may sew chaos and return creation to the dust from whence it came.

Credits:

  • Art by: https://ldjam.com/users/SketchKit
  • Sound by: https://ldjam.com/users/dav

Coding by: * https://ldjam.com/users/DigitalWizard * https://ldjam.com/users/MrArc * https://ldjam.com/users/FluffyBunny

Special Thanks to: * https://ldjam.com/users/kapitstick * https://ldjam.com/users/comicsans * https://ldjam.com/users/jellzilla * https://ldjam.com/users/mmw125

Finally

The original conception of this game was far more ambitious than we ended up having time to create. LD is always an exercise in scope cutting. If the game feels a little unfinished, that's because it is! Please let us know what you might like to see if we were to keep going!

Detailed gameplay instructions (Note: If you like a puzzle don't read these!): * Drag land/prey/predators onto the world. Adding prey and predators in balance creates life. * Hit the keys in the boxes in order to gain life. * You lose if you run out of life. * You win if you manage to put all the terrain on the planet!

HTML5 (web) https://gaia-hero.appspot.com/
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/gaia-hero

Ratings

Given 19🗳️ 12🗨️

Feedback

Doug Graham
30. Apr 2019 · 02:29 UTC
Nice Audio. It was a little hard to manage all of the clicking while looking to drag the mouse from a different part of the screen. The guitar was really nice to listen to, did I mention Nice Audio! Good job!
Torculus
30. Apr 2019 · 02:50 UTC
Really cool aesthetic and sound. Felt very calming and zen, very cool!
entirelyBees
30. Apr 2019 · 02:59 UTC
I found the menu kind of confusing and hard to read while also playing the game, but the audio was really well done and pretty, and the premise is interesting!
Ian Kettlewell
30. Apr 2019 · 06:13 UTC
I managed to beat it! It was rather tricky to use the keyboard while dragging with the mouse, but that's an interesting thing to try out in a gamejam.

I enjoyed the music and guitar sounds, they set the tone for the game and made it a pleasant experience.

One thing is I didn't totally understand the relationships the animals had with each other, and if I should place more or fewer.
ejmejm
30. Apr 2019 · 06:13 UTC
I was a little confused at first, but once I figured it out, it was a good mix of fun, challenging, and interesting.
DrLizard
30. Apr 2019 · 06:27 UTC
I was lost at first minute, just collecting items by keys to not die. But as i placed first land, prey and predator life bar started to recharge and let me simply place rest of land mass to finish game.
Music is nice, but also the best part. I wonder where you might get if you had more time.
webthingee
01. May 2019 · 01:09 UTC
That's a game jam right. Totally feel that "original conception of this game was far more ambitious than we ended up having time to create". SAME!!!!
A music rhythm game is SO ambitious. I have made several prototypes and timing, controls, the right graphics are so challenging. There are a lot of nice elements you have here, nice work!
MrArc
01. May 2019 · 14:30 UTC
Note for anyone working on a rhythm game - HTML5 audio isn't quite up to the challenge of synchronizing visuals, audio, and inputs. If I ever try something like this again, I'm definitely going with something that runs natively.
PolyHatSteve
02. May 2019 · 04:25 UTC
Very interesting and unique. Didn't expect to play a rhythm simulation game with this theme! The dragging and dropping isn't super intuitive, the buyable items look like buttons - I died trying to press them the first time haha. Other than that, very clever and well done.
philipprapp95
06. May 2019 · 11:22 UTC
Very interesting use of the theme and concept of a game. It was a bit confusing to simultaneously gain live and place land and creatures. To avoid this you could have used waves or something like that. the guitar chords were pretty nice, if they appeared on a beat it would be great (i know that can be difficult to implement). But overall a really cool concept, i love games where you can "build" your own world!
John Snyder
06. May 2019 · 13:33 UTC
Nice game. You did an excellent job on the audio for and visuals this game. However, you should've implemented a title/menu screen as the game starts right off the bat without warning which will feel unfair to players who weren't expecting the game to start off right away. It would also help with the block of text on the side describing important information. In game, you don't have a chance to read it without going into the risk of losing so most players will end up not bothering to read it. The placing of land,prey,and predators, made the game feel a bit too difficult as you have to manage where it's being placed while doing the rhythm game. A way to counter this is make it a button system and have the objects be placed in automatically. Overall this was very nice take on the theme and you have some really fun mechanics, just needs some more polishing and refinement.