The Loop Collection by Geegaz
A collection of minigames controlled only by turning around a circle.
Made in 48h for the Compo of the Ludum Dare 47, plays with a mouse only.
Tools used: Godot Engine, Blender, Gimp, Gravit Designer, Sfxr
Stuck in a loop: from the menu to the minigames, you are stuck to the circle



Ratings
| Overall | 137th | 3.757⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 96th | 3.814⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 156th | 3.657⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 77th | 4.114⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 78th | 4.042⭐ | 38🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 383th | 2.813⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 221th | 3.371⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 19🗳️ | 16🗨️ |
Glad you took the time to play though !
It's pretty great, but mostly for retro sounds.
but a little empty without background music.
I got a lot of fun in this game!
I come from a mainly action perspective so take this how you will. It's quite good if anything, but I have a few qualms I'd like to express. Let's go through the positives:
1) Simple, minimalistic(?) art that is prominent from the start to the finish. Very well done on that regard, and deserves celebration!
2) As a collage of games, I think you did well in compiling them ie. designing good short games that work as a whole package. Herein, the saying goes "the sum is worth more than its parts"! Other games that come to mind are Rhythm Heaven which also works like a compilation of games.
Very noice!
Some other qualms I have:
1) For the third game, I think it suffers from having a 3-D aspect (ie you can go behind some rocks), as it is a game that demands precision of avoiding rocks, if we don't exactly know which rocks are to be avoided and which are "somewhat-safe-to-touch", it can be a bit confusing as a whole.
2) Understandably, we were working for a short time but the lack of a music - especially in a game going for a arcade-ish/casual-ish approach can very drastically detract from the experience. Nevertheless, the game works well enough with its *very good* sound effects.
Though in this situation, I think the cons outweight the pros.
I think it's a good game, but it might not have been my kind of game. Doesn't change the fact that I always loved your art though.
Also, I think the second game could be improved a bit with some lighting or something to help you better perceive how close the platforms are to hitting your spaceship.
The first game feels the most polished to me. The bouncing physics is spot on and the way the bar grows and shrinks feels amazing! I would suggest to make the yellow pick-up item bigger or let it gravitate towards the ball so its easier to obtain.
The second one is very fun. The way the spaceship moves is so smooth! The only problem is the depth system is a bit off. Initially, the dark areas look like square floors, but eventually, the illusion broke and I realized they were trapezoid walls. You have to take note that the corners further away are at a different scale than the ones closer.
The last one was something I have never seen before and is my favorite among the three modes. I didn't really understand in the beginning what to do. I initially thought the fan was a shuttlecock from badminton whoops. There is a bit of depth problems with the rocks going over the boat but nothing that makes the game bad. the wave and wind effects was a nice touch. The radar effect was also ingenious!
But regardless of all the bad stuff I mentioned, it is very well made! All the flaws are very tiny and dont break the game so no worries. Each game was highly addictive! The way the menu also incorporates the circle idea is fantastic! overall great game! or games!
Very straightforward, clear and well executed.
The art is simple, the rules are simple and fun.
Here are some things that could have been even better in my opinion:
On the first game, the size of the targets felt really small.
On the second game, I had some lag issues (maybe due to particle effects not going well with Godot engine?
The third game had a super fun idea but felt a bit slow.
Thanks a lot for this game I had fun and really loved the aesthetic 💕
very great art style with very satisfying control your game is just amazing :yellow_heart:
If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/767505473?t=6h12m30s
Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D
💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady
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