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Rooter by AuthorX

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made by AuthorX for LD34 (JAM)
My LD entry, Rooter.

Originally planned to have obstacles (rocks) generated, but I ran out of time to implement and rushed to revert it to a working(?) state.

This is my second LD entry, and the first to be in a working/playable state, so I'll take it even though playing it is trivial.
Web http://author-x.itch.io/rooter
Windows http://author-x.itch.io/rooter
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=56526

Ratings

Coolness 46% 1507
Overall(Jam) 2.52 1059
Fun(Jam) 2.05 1072
Graphics(Jam) 2.71 849
Innovation(Jam) 2.10 1016
Mood(Jam) 2.24 976
Theme(Jam) 3.57 623

Feedback

CaptainRed_
15. Dec 2015 · 04:11 UTC
cool concept, a bit lacking in gameplay though. Really like the animations on the roots
banana4life
15. Dec 2015 · 04:14 UTC
Good idea, but as you said a bit trivial
Ryusui
15. Dec 2015 · 04:22 UTC
Controls are a little confusing. Also, I completed a stage and got a "You Win" message which was immediately followed by "You Failed." :(
Somnium
15. Dec 2015 · 04:30 UTC
Nice idea, and I liked the graphics (especially the root animations).

The game seemed to occasionally ignore/"revert" keypresses for changing direction.

That said, congratulations on getting the game to a point where it is a finished (if simple) state!
Frenchie
15. Dec 2015 · 05:52 UTC
Hey, congrats on your first LD in a working/playable state! :D

I'll make a suggestion on a simple change that I think could make this better: right now, it's (as you say) trivial to play the game and win. You could easily change that by making the root grow, say, five to ten times faster than it currently does. Then people have to pay attention and try to turn just at the right time to maximize their score!
fergarram
15. Dec 2015 · 06:24 UTC
It would be cooler if the root grew faster.
piper82
15. Dec 2015 · 06:31 UTC
there is potential but no real gameplay.
Boltz Interactive
15. Dec 2015 · 07:17 UTC
Love the root animation! I like the innovation in your control style. How do you give 3 options with 2 keys on a square grid? It may be ultimately a little hard to control though, or at least to get it to do what you want, but then that is part of the challenge.
Caspila
16. Dec 2015 · 04:21 UTC
I think you needed at least to trigger game over when the root tries to cross itself.
publicidadeba
17. Dec 2015 · 01:35 UTC
Two themes in one! well done :D
anv
18. Dec 2015 · 23:40 UTC
I think grid based level hurts gameplay, it would be more challenging, if you could turn at any moment. Right now it's to trivial to get max possible score. The randomly generated obstacles would also force Player to think on his feet.
Hot Box Games
20. Dec 2015 · 22:52 UTC
Cool idea! The root animation is just lovely