Cluster by Ignacio Zamorano

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made by Ignacio Zamorano for LD 42 (JAM)

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Cluster is a very old hard drive (its maximum storage capacity is 10 GB), but very insightful. Tired of the constant abuses of its owner, by the large number of files downloaded, a rebellion begins in which you can help him to comply with it. Delete each and every one of the downloaded files, before these become hidden in the folders.

Controls

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Enemies & Items

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Screenshots

Captura de pantalla 2018-08-15 a la(s) 23.18.07.png

Captura de pantalla 2018-08-15 a la(s) 01.11.26.png

Captura de pantalla 2018-08-15 a la(s) 01.12.46.png

Team

  • Ignacio Zamorano - Programmer (@ignacio-zamorano)
  • Rodrigo Zamorano - Artist (https://www.behance.net/yiyo-zamorano)

Ratings

Overall 236th 3.732⭐ 99🧑‍⚖️
Fun 375th 3.454⭐ 99🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 514th 3.255⭐ 98🧑‍⚖️
Theme 149th 4.031⭐ 98🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 78th 4.356⭐ 99🧑‍⚖️
Humor 106th 3.712⭐ 94🧑‍⚖️
Mood 265th 3.506⭐ 91🧑‍⚖️
Given 71🗳️ 29🗨️

Feedback

Brallex
13. Aug 2018 · 23:40 UTC
Looks awesome!:)
jeplmr
13. Aug 2018 · 23:43 UTC
The character designs and audio are incredibly well done! Very nice work!
LukeWaffel
13. Aug 2018 · 23:53 UTC
Very fun and challenging game with great graphics. Would've loved to see a slightly faster attack, but that would probably throw off the balance.
bhavesh_tiwari
13. Aug 2018 · 23:59 UTC
1)amazing game graphics looks so good.
2)love the idea of man trowing everyting in disk and you need to fight(nicely implemented )
3) Background sound's are little annoying(but i like the mood)

perfact game i enjoyed alot while playing ;)
beanslasher
14. Aug 2018 · 03:50 UTC
It was very cool with the graphics. Props to the 3D modeler, very good job. I had a blast my best is 250 and some change haha! Great game team, hope to see you in the next jam!
crazi456
14. Aug 2018 · 03:58 UTC
Wowww! Loved this, great graphics and great audio! Clever use of theme. Just great overall!
cepeka
14. Aug 2018 · 04:02 UTC
Nicely done, some more moves would have been interesting tho.
Bredera
14. Aug 2018 · 11:44 UTC
Good looking game with some good gameplay!
Pierre AVINAIN
14. Aug 2018 · 13:49 UTC
May be too long to GameOver, but really cool game and graphics ! :P
Rammy294
14. Aug 2018 · 13:50 UTC
Game looks great, the animations are fun, the music is nice overall a great entry however I didn't know if I was meant to fight them all or let the pink and green ones in just seemed there was nothing really explaining what their was to do.
Eryph
14. Aug 2018 · 13:51 UTC
Well finished, the guy behind the screen was really creepy...
edgelord
14. Aug 2018 · 13:52 UTC
OMG! Probably the **best game** I've played so far from Ludum Dare! Very nice Game with amazing simple yet beautiful graphics, but I think that the attack speed should be slightly faster
Scott Steffes
14. Aug 2018 · 13:53 UTC
I really liked the character design and i thought the dude laughing manically in the back was hilarious. I think the base idea for the game play was good but I would have enjoyed it more with more variation in the combat and types of the files you have to break. The power ups are good example of some nice variation so applying that to the enemies as well would create a less consistent pace which i think would be more fun. Anyway great job :)
Andreadbx
14. Aug 2018 · 13:54 UTC
The main character is incredibly cute and well designed, gameplay-wise i think would have been better with some sorts of move that combine attack and move, like this feels a bit static with the possibility to hit only standing still, overall nice entry, sounds effects are really satisfying :D
Saering
14. Aug 2018 · 13:57 UTC
Feels really polished! Simple but smart use of theme, cool graphics, cool sounds! Doesn't really know why there is a creepy guy in the background but it's not a game issue so... whatever !
Good job :)
MyAlias
14. Aug 2018 · 13:57 UTC
nice graphics and simple gameplay. "Cloud space"on the mid-air haha. WinZip to save spaces haha. Great work!
Kyona Luya
14. Aug 2018 · 13:58 UTC
The graphics were really well done. I would have liked to be able to do more with the files. Great little game!
ZenriS
14. Aug 2018 · 13:59 UTC
Very nice. Realy liked the art and animations. Nice touch to have the evil computer user in the background.
NoTime4Name
14. Aug 2018 · 14:08 UTC
wow, im astonished by the characters design and quality of his graphics. also i really enjoyed the idea of the game, where youre the hard drive yourself. also i like the soundtrack, which is, if slightly repetitive, very fitting and nicely done, overall, very good job, one of the best ones ive played so far!
Thomas Lessa
14. Aug 2018 · 14:09 UTC
Pretty cool game! The 3d and animations are on point. The mechanics is a little bit simple, but with the cloud element stuff got better. Oh, and you can slide the bar that shows the disk space. Overall pretty good <3
Good Guy Nils
14. Aug 2018 · 14:10 UTC
Clearly a strong entry the character remind me of Clippy I really enjoyed it the animation are really good and the game itself is good. Well Done
tuism
14. Aug 2018 · 14:12 UTC
It's REALLY pretty! The combat feels solid and good, movement, punching, comboing, all that looks good.
- But there's a really small range of things that you can do. Which is a problem for a game of this nature. (I understand of course that it's a jam game and has jam time constraints)
- It was not clear from the outset what you're supposed to do. I thought you were supposed to push the files into the folders. I did that for a while.
- There's a distinct lack of feedback from the files getting to the folders. They kinda just stand there doing nothing. I wasn't sure what they were doing. If there's a timer till when they "assimilate" or whatever that should be apparent.
- Because of that there's little urgency in the gameplay, it kinda just dragged out a lot.
DaviHayato
14. Aug 2018 · 14:17 UTC
Very nice game! I want more levels for this <3 good job
Chroma
14. Aug 2018 · 14:19 UTC
The guy in the screen looked he was having way too much fun lol! Lovely game and nice WinZip power-up
Inworks
14. Aug 2018 · 14:25 UTC
Nice grhapics and good gameplay. The charachter design is amazing and good work on the animations.
Corbak
14. Aug 2018 · 14:59 UTC
Really nice little game.
The animation are well done, the graphics too. I don't see what is the purpose of the game as I smashed into icons and see my hard drive keep growing. Don't understand the goal game.
Hare Software
14. Aug 2018 · 15:00 UTC
Amazing animation, even more impressive considering it only took you a weekend. Great job!
manusaiz
14. Aug 2018 · 15:52 UTC
Nice game! I love the way the guy laugh! jeje! I like the main character and also de music. For a moment, I felt like I was in "Inside Out" xD
antoined73
14. Aug 2018 · 16:15 UTC
Super nice game ! Graphics are awesome, the sounds are nice too :)
The main problem in my opinion is that ennemies have too much life, you should be able to destroy them in one attack i think :)
Azura
15. Aug 2018 · 04:28 UTC
Charming fun little game. It feels a little aimless but the presentation is solid. Love the art because it reminds me of the paperclip from Microsoft Word, haha!
dk5000p
15. Aug 2018 · 04:31 UTC
Loved the artwork and attacks. The antagonist was creepy. Initially I thought since space was attack, that I only had a certain number of attacks and initially was not sure what I was trying to do but it easily became clear.
Jaydek
15. Aug 2018 · 04:31 UTC
I wasn't exactly clear on what I should have been doing... Do I get the into the folders? If I had to guess, the aim would be to hit the files to death and not put them in the folders? Would be nice to have some kind of feedback when a file gets put into storage, and how that is actually happening so that the player can be clear on it, and have a better shot at preventing it it.

I also think the enemy animation on the being hit could be more obvious that its's having an effect rather that their eyes(?) getting smaller.

The guy at the screen is terrifying though, haha. I think that was my favourite part! Overall it feels fair polished, and the graphics work well for the game. A little confusing, but otherwise, nice work!
Michael Oliveira
15. Aug 2018 · 04:57 UTC
Certainly the best game that i've played at this Jam... Congrats!
Rodrigo Denúbila
15. Aug 2018 · 06:11 UTC
I really loved this game. For some reason the Cluster remind me the old Word assistant, Clippy.
The graphics are really nice and it's really fun to play. Good job!
JSD
15. Aug 2018 · 06:21 UTC
Awesome game!
Art is great and gameplay is simple yet addicting. The guy in the back was hilarious but I didn't really understood what the cloud thing did except show 3 more clouds xP
Great job!
Zariel
15. Aug 2018 · 06:59 UTC
Very cool, good animation of the movements in 3D ... if given to go up on the screen, could become the Beat 'em up cool
Himadri Sekhar Mahanta
15. Aug 2018 · 07:45 UTC
This was quite fun to play. A well-polished entry, especially the animations! The antagonist looks so creepy, almost like a torturer/evil scientist. I felt bad for the hard drive.
Dark Prince Zen
15. Aug 2018 · 11:16 UTC
It's a cool little game but I think some more variety with the enemies and pickups would have made it stand out a bit more. Well done though. Nicely polished game.
monkeydom
15. Aug 2018 · 12:51 UTC
Great concept and art! The fighting could feel a little bit more fluid and castle crasher style^^.
AndersonPowell0123
16. Aug 2018 · 01:30 UTC
That dude in the back might be the single creepiest thing I have ever seen in my life. Honestly though, added to the experience. Great game!
mccarlp
16. Aug 2018 · 01:51 UTC
I absolutely loved it! I teach game development and I had to bookmark this one to show my students. A+ in every category!
novodantis
16. Aug 2018 · 01:59 UTC
Really well polished and an amusing concept!
fivenamefivesocks
16. Aug 2018 · 07:21 UTC
nice game ! art is really good, and the face behind laughing is a really fun idea.
ShivArt
16. Aug 2018 · 15:47 UTC
Cool game! Not enough dangerous enemies.
namnam
16. Aug 2018 · 23:42 UTC
The gameplay is maybe to simple and repetitive but the art is awesome and i usually don't like so much 3D. It give all the fun of the game to see the animation and the f***ing creepy face of the dude behind the screen.
Darkphnx
17. Aug 2018 · 03:16 UTC
Fantastic work with the art and animations in this game! The audio did get a bit too repetitive for my taste, but aside from that this felt very polished for a game jam. Well done!
Gus the Shark
17. Aug 2018 · 03:19 UTC
Really superb graphics and a very funny creative premise, I like it! I wish there were objectives and other levels, the gameplay gets repetitive after a few minutes, but still an amazing submission. Good job!
TJ101010
17. Aug 2018 · 04:02 UTC
Wow, that guy is pretty creepy! I was really impressed with the art and audio in general. The gameplay lacked a little in comparison, and may have benefited from some more abilities.
Rayne
17. Aug 2018 · 07:10 UTC
Oh my God, this was so good. The animation of the character feels so fluid and good. Congratulations!
Jima
17. Aug 2018 · 07:49 UTC
That is the most graphically polished game I've seen in ludum dare! Those character design, animation, logo and creepy dude in the background are awesome, just jaw dropping visual quality. The music is really cool too.

But the gameplay is a bit confusing. My first thought was that I lose space when files touch my character (he is a hard drive after all). So my first instinct was to punch files away from me. I punched some files inside folder and they happen to dissappear just as they were inside, so I thought that the goal was to place files inside folders.

After reading description one more time I've found a sentence where it is stated that I have to defend folders, but it would be much more clear if you have this fact in picture tutorial form, since you have all other information in pictures. They attracted my attention and I completelly missed text about folders.

Really cool entry overall, exceptional job!
King Kujito
17. Aug 2018 · 11:02 UTC
Well done.
Team Infernus
17. Aug 2018 · 22:09 UTC
Art/animation were great, and I really liked the audio. But sometimes the controls felt a bit sluggish, especially when I tried to jump, and I think the mechanics may have been a bit over simple, but it was a fun game!
jcwelgemoed
18. Aug 2018 · 08:50 UTC
Scored 204. Cute graphics. Like the fighting animations on the hard disk.
Mammabouter
18. Aug 2018 · 09:21 UTC
Well done. fun to play.
ryanjs
18. Aug 2018 · 15:26 UTC
nice game! the guy at the background was kinda creepy tho. otherwise, everything seemed pretty smooth. one of the polish games of Ludum Dare! gj!
velvetlobster
18. Aug 2018 · 17:12 UTC
Amazingly beautiful! Kinda hard too. Its so beautiful it makes you want to keep punching.
Vulture_42
19. Aug 2018 · 14:27 UTC
This is a fun game and I love the creepy laughing guy in the background. I was confused at first about the folders and thought I was meant to tidy the files into them, but I realised what was going on eventually. The only other comment I have is that the sound didn't quite match up when it looped, but as you've opted out of audio, I imagine that was already like it :smiley:.
Kaipi
19. Aug 2018 · 19:33 UTC
loved it!, really nice work with the design! animations looked great!
glock00
20. Aug 2018 · 08:01 UTC
Very polished looks, the font fits perfectly. Also small details like the character's shadow are great. The left-right-kick combo is very fun! But as others mentioned here, it makes the game a bit static and the controls fall a bit behind the overall presentation. Good job!
deathray
22. Aug 2018 · 03:20 UTC
Beautiful graphics, and a very good use of the theme. I only wish my attacks have a little more weight behind them, and the enemies seemed impacted (beyond their cute faces) so I could tell I was making progress hurting them.
Jin9310
22. Aug 2018 · 18:02 UTC
Overall this is very nice and solid entry. Unfortunately after a while it gets repetitive and nothing really pushes me to try to get more points, but the animations are amazing and really lovely! It is very well handled and all works as it should (at least from my point of view :)) Great Job!
Monkosum
22. Aug 2018 · 19:16 UTC
i like the idea of the gameplay! the only thing to improve the game would be a harder difficulty, since every run takes too long. there don't need to be gimmicks to each difficulty, just let a few more enemies spawn, let those enter the folders faster, and let the player recieve more points. but besides the difficulty, this game is really good!
WrenPirate
22. Aug 2018 · 20:46 UTC
Yes to all the votes for graphics and animation! This is a very polished looking game. Was there something special to do with the cloud files and the zip files? I just punched everything. I would like a big response when a file gets lost in a folder-- maybe the folder gets bigger-- but I think it's unfair to expect everything in 72 hours. This game is already more than most teams achieved. Congratulations!
conk
27. Aug 2018 · 13:26 UTC
A little repetitive but overall an incredibly well polished game! The art and animation are incredible and that dude on the other side of the screen is perfectly creepy.

Overall great job, well done :thumbsup:
Zicboy
31. Aug 2018 · 15:02 UTC
Awesome game! loved the energy and mood of this entry!
danielblanco3d
31. Aug 2018 · 18:42 UTC
Very cute hard drive character design and nice character animation, also nice enviroment design. Good job!
Ratherjolly
01. Sep 2018 · 03:11 UTC
YESSS! I freaking love the background stage of your level.It gave my quite the chuckle. Great job on this xD
acronaut
03. Sep 2018 · 23:28 UTC
I like the Character design of the HardDrive and its Files.. :ok_hand:

The User in the Background reminds me of Medic from Team Fortress 2. :thumbsup:

Optional Suggestions:
- Have option to either show score metric during gameplay or points for each hit or file nullification..
- Button to 'appraise' selected files (show its stats: File Size, Health, etc..)