Disco Alive by Kappa.B

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made by Kappa.B for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Keep Disco Alive! Keep the Party going!

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!!!WARNING TO STREAMERS!!!

The game's theme was inspired by the disco song Stay Alive, therefore I decide to make my own mixtape it has copyrighted music.

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*Color blind friendly (Hopefully... or I wasted too much time)

Controls - Mouse - Drop and drag Dice - Shake Dice to Roll - Press R to Roll all Dice at once - drop Dice on Characters to interact - keep your points above the goal

Goodluck have fun!!!

Feedback is appreciated

let me know what was your high score

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*Post LD quality of life changes (WEB Build Only)

  • Improved tutorial clarity
  • Ui changes (Fill Bar Color, moved discoBall to centre, restart button, show high score)
  • Balanced points system
  • Shorter Rounds

Ratings

Overall 647th 3.74⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 463th 3.72⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 193th 3.92⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 484th 4.019⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 682th 3.981⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 166th 3.96⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 244th 4⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

Meedoc
22. Apr 2020 · 16:18 UTC
the link is broken :(
Cannocchiale
22. Apr 2020 · 16:18 UTC
Hi! I am sorry, but links do not work!!
gamescodedogs
22. Apr 2020 · 16:19 UTC
Hello @kappa-b :) Unfrotunately the link
https://kappab.itch.io/disco-alive is broken. I was trying to find the correct one in your twitter or itch.io profile but didn't succeed.
mungobulge
22. Apr 2020 · 16:19 UTC
Sadly, i cant reach your download page. Can you look a it please ? :)
ThornDuck
22. Apr 2020 · 16:20 UTC
Couldn't find your page :(
Robin49
22. Apr 2020 · 16:20 UTC
404 :(
Robin49
22. Apr 2020 · 16:20 UTC
404 :(
🎤 Kappa.B
22. Apr 2020 · 16:29 UTC
@meedoc @cannocchiale @gamescodedogs @mungobulge @thornduck @robin49 So sorry guys, exhausting was real, I totally forgot to make the itch page public I had it in Draft. Thank you!!! for letting me know, and hopefully you guys are willing to give it a play
gamescodedogs
22. Apr 2020 · 16:34 UTC
Thank for the game :)
It was fun. What a great song :) I'd like to see a bit more information about my goals as a player :) I love the graphics and emotions on their faces :)
Wish you the best of luck!
🎤 Kappa.B
22. Apr 2020 · 16:39 UTC
@gamescodedogs thanks for the feedback, I agree the game could have used more clarity and guidance.
Cannocchiale
22. Apr 2020 · 16:48 UTC
Loved the mixtape and the theme! Very funny :)
BigQuacko
22. Apr 2020 · 16:53 UTC
Loved that! Felt like a polished product, and I made it to the end. Loved the music, and graphics, but it did feel repetitive after a while.
Chance Slaughter
22. Apr 2020 · 16:54 UTC
Awesome game! Joy to listen to the great music too! Well designed and fun to play!
🎤 Kappa.B
22. Apr 2020 · 17:06 UTC
@bigquacko thanks for the feedback, I agree the game is a bit repetitive, I wish i had more time for the other feature, I had planned a few curveballs and abilities that I think would have turned the game upside-down, but atlas no time. anyways thanks for playing <3
🎤 Kappa.B
22. Apr 2020 · 17:06 UTC
@cannocchiale Im happy to hear you liked the song selection. thanks for playing
🎤 Kappa.B
22. Apr 2020 · 17:12 UTC
@chance-slaughter thanks for playing! im happy to hear you enjoyed the music <3
TheOtherSamP
22. Apr 2020 · 20:54 UTC
I spent about 10 minutes on the menu shaking the dice trying to match them all up before I noticed the door that says it starts the game. I clicked on it but nothing happens. I dragged dice onto it but nothing happens. I shook the dice to make a red two like the door popup shows and dragged that on, but nothing happens. I dragged dice onto the dancing tutorial people and they spin up in the air and come back, but nothing seems to happen. I don't know what I'm meant to do, I'm not even sure if I started the game. There's no score showing, so I don't think I'm even playing. Did I hit a bug? Maybe I'm dumb, but more instructions here in the description would be very useful.

The graphics style is nice, it feels very consistent and cohesive. It's a great use of simple assets.

I like how you used the music for the theme, but I'm biased because we did the exact same thing. Our game is also based on keeping a party alive and features Staying Alive, although we remade the music from scratch and changed it so much that it only has hints of the original left. I doubt anyone's even noticed.

I've rated on graphic, theme, and mood only because I didn't actually get it to play.
🎤 Kappa.B
22. Apr 2020 · 23:31 UTC
Hey @theothersamp Im so Sorry to hear that you had troubles. From your description it seems to me like it was defiantly a bug. To start the game all you have to do is drag and place a Red 2 on the door. It should have started the level right away. Thats so weird I wonder.. It might be a resolution thing where the hit box was offset weird. or one of the builds in a different system isn't working properly. would you let me know what system you are playing in and your screen ration 16:9 or 16:10 or other?thanks for try anyways, and for letting me know.
erebus
24. Apr 2020 · 00:28 UTC
Really interesting take on dicey based games. Thanks for bringing it by the stream!
🎤 Kappa.B
24. Apr 2020 · 01:29 UTC
@erebus thanks for playing it bud, you gave me some really good feedback, I really do appreciate it
Riftpoint Entertainment
24. Apr 2020 · 01:32 UTC
Very cool game! Awesome music and mood! Congratulations to the team!
Charlez245
24. Apr 2020 · 01:39 UTC
The game was very different from what I've seen so far. The dice mechanic is interesting, but the rolling feels a bit clunky, especially if you're trying to roll a single dice. It was still good fun and very enjoyable though!
Extrone
24. Apr 2020 · 03:54 UTC
That was a fun, different and confusing at start game. By confusing I mean, I knew that I had to drag the specific dices shown on the door to open the door (start the game). but it was not working. Later I figured out, I had to drag it a bit above the door to start the game. So that was a bit frustrating to figure out :sweat_smile: . But after the game started it was really fun to play. It got nice art style and the game feels grounded with a good gameplay loop. Overall it was a nice game :smile:.
AmbaDev
24. Apr 2020 · 16:53 UTC
Very fun game, only two bits of criticism: the tutorial could be a little bit clearer and the dice in the tray could have some kind of warning when they were still shuffling and couldn't be used
axeltherabbit
26. Apr 2020 · 19:31 UTC
I had fun :)
trucverte
27. Apr 2020 · 16:46 UTC
Nice mechanics and great menu. It's fun trying to keep the disco alive :smiley:
TheCrittersCove
29. Apr 2020 · 02:16 UTC
The mechanics are unique, but I found the game confusing and even a bit rage inducing at times. The mechanics do rely a lot on luck, which isn't unusual in a game. It's just in this one, it's a bit extra painful as you helplessly watch the timers go down while the dice reroll takes an eternity. I seemed to also keep rerolling individual dice by accident whenever I clicked too close to the edge of the die.

Somehow I got a high score of 20618 in 1976. Kind of wondering if it's a bug because I don't think my score was anywhere near there til the round I lost.

On the bright side, the game is at least very compelling to play. There's also quite a few effects going on with the dice, which is impressive. The graphics are also well made and incredibly polished. Obviously the music works wonders in setting the mood. There's a lot of good things going on here. It just needs some tweaks and perhaps a little more instruction.
marcmagus
10. May 2020 · 22:27 UTC
Thanks for bringing this by my stream for us to check out. I had a lot of fun with it. The (part muted) highlight can be found at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/617290859 if you'd like to watch again.