War... by Lapiroxx

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made by Lapiroxx for LD34 (JAM)
A game About war and choice, sad choice...
Make a decision using left and right arrow key
try not to have too many soldier or you army will fall under it's own weight

Ratings

Coolness 49% 1391
Overall(Jam) 2.42 1085
Fun(Jam) 1.74 1090
Graphics(Jam) 2.13 989
Humor(Jam) 1.89 824
Innovation(Jam) 2.87 696
Mood(Jam) 3.00 679
Theme(Jam) 3.17 863

Feedback

bodsey
15. Dec 2015 路 11:38 UTC
Got a bunch of errors when I tried to start the game :/ Is there something else to install ?
OrangeeZ
15. Dec 2015 路 11:41 UTC
It did not happen to run
馃帳 Lapiroxx
15. Dec 2015 路 11:42 UTC
Hey, I am sorry you had issues, what kind of errors were they?
CremaGames
15. Dec 2015 路 11:58 UTC
Can't play it, got a bunch of error windows when I tried to start it :S
ashish
15. Dec 2015 路 12:02 UTC
Got missing dll files errors, I've windows 10.
TeamEagle
15. Dec 2015 路 12:02 UTC
\Same, missing files dll error :( windows 10
Dege
15. Dec 2015 路 12:07 UTC
Hi, can't open.
Error says is miss msvcp140d.dll
krashja
15. Dec 2015 路 12:09 UTC
Its happening to me too, .dll problems.
Slashee the Cow
15. Dec 2015 路 12:21 UTC
Same as everyone else, missing DLL errors. Think it has something to do with Visual C++ runtime but I have the latest version of that installed.
nosfer
15. Dec 2015 路 12:36 UTC
also missing dll files, please check out if you are building release or debug version, the latter one will not work without whole Visual Studio or downloading dll from third party sites (and those can contain viruses).
issa
15. Dec 2015 路 13:07 UTC
Missing some dlls apparently.
daleth90
15. Dec 2015 路 13:39 UTC
Cannot run even I get the MSVCP140D.dll
HongerTrollie
16. Dec 2015 路 08:32 UTC
Also had a missing dll file error... "The program can't start because MSVCP140D.dll is missing from your computer... " I have windows 7
馃帳 Lapiroxx
16. Dec 2015 路 20:38 UTC
There is some dll issue on window, we are fixing it
馃帳 Lapiroxx
18. Dec 2015 路 01:03 UTC
Issues should be fixed now, sorry for the inconvenience!
beetracks
18. Dec 2015 路 03:27 UTC
Nice ideas here, but the gameplay wasn't clear to me. I think it could have some sound effects too. Not that loud, but for a better ambience, maybe. (I see a lot had issues and I can confirm it were fixed. At least I didn't have any trouble running the game).
Budi
19. Dec 2015 路 20:15 UTC
Well, I don't know what to say. I really like the thought of this game - war is bad even if you on the winners' side.

Is this entry even game? Again I don't know.

I really want to thank you for this entry, it's really different and really deep. The scoring wasn't easy for me, I really like its music, mood and theme, but in overall it's just not a game.

Just... well done!
OberynMartell
21. Dec 2015 路 11:43 UTC
Man... This was a depressing experience =/
Even though I could not see what/how my actions were affecting the game. I was relieved when I could stop the war. Congrats.
Masuno
23. Dec 2015 路 01:42 UTC
This is a no-win game with a stronger message and darker mood than most games I've ever played. And this was made within 72 hours.

I love it.
alyphen
23. Dec 2015 路 03:47 UTC
There's a fair amount of options, each having visible effects, but this feels like a case where the meaning has eclipsed the gameplay of the game.
Things I liked:
- The choice of music created an atmosphere with the soldiers falling that could not have been done with the animations alone. It feels a lot more serious.
- There are a large amount of choices, but only two at any one time, forcing a preference each time.
- The concept is fairly well thought-out.
Things that I think could be improved:
- Add some sort of achievable "goal"
- Add some sound effects
- Use a font that's clearer for the smaller messages and/or make the text bigger
- Make it more obvious what the repurcussions of each choice are.
- Add some sort of progress measurement, like a graph of the size of your army over time.
mike.cullingham
23. Dec 2015 路 04:14 UTC
Interesting experience. On the one hand, I'm not sure if any of my actions had an effect. Maybe that's the point though?
Loneshark
23. Dec 2015 路 05:17 UTC
War? What is it good for?
Absolutely Nothing.

I feel like if you had more time this could have turned into something a lot more emotional. It was just a bit too short and a bit too fast paced to really let the gravity of it all sink in and develop.
Karatorian
23. Dec 2015 路 08:04 UTC
It locks up whenever I get to conflict level 3.
adrian09_01
23. Dec 2015 路 16:10 UTC
Innovative, but very ugly sprites and poor use of the theme.
Hot Box Games
23. Dec 2015 路 18:04 UTC
I thought the idea was nice, although I did find that the lack of a goal made the effort seem futile. Great mood though, very depressing.
Joror
24. Dec 2015 路 01:03 UTC
Growth as a theme for humanity?
I like the underlying feeling, and the music does a lot of work.
Would have liked a little more interaction / things in the main screen happening (if only to make the point more poignant)
michidk
25. Dec 2015 路 22:03 UTC
... errors
ashdnazg
01. Jan 2016 路 11:43 UTC
I was very confused in this game (still not sure if I was playing the right side or the left one).
While the mood etc. is really unique, I feel there could be more feedback to the player as to how their choices affect the game.