Total Meltdown by felixgamedev

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made by felixgamedev for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

icon.png You have the responsibility to operate this totally safe and stable nuclear power plant.

Created in a team of 3. - Programming - 3D Modelling - Music/Sound Effects

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Change log

  • 2021-10-05 10:00 (MEST): I reexported the game because it crashed immediately after starting.

Ratings

Overall 366th 3.8⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 128th 4.021⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 573th 3.478⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 249th 4.065⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 417th 3.958⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 402th 3.604⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 691th 3⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 578th 3.565⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

toketsupuurin
04. Oct 2021 · 21:42 UTC
I get the splash screen and then the game force quits.
LDJam user 148539
05. Oct 2021 · 08:58 UTC
fun game
deav
05. Oct 2021 · 09:26 UTC
The game is really well made! I like the stylized graphics and the concept of managing a nuclear reactor is really interesting. However, I think that the controls might be a little bit uncomfortable - having to precisely aim to hit small buttons along with having to rotate to check out temperature, water etc. makes it really hard to control and panic-inducing :D (which might have been a deliberate thing actually...?).

Overall I like the atmosphere of this game, sounds are fitting, graphics are solid, the only thing could be maybe making the buttons etc. bigger to make the controls easier.
parkuhrmd
05. Oct 2021 · 09:26 UTC
This was fun! It's pretty hectic to keep all meters at a good level, you need to get into a rhythm of checking every gauge. In the end I always forgot to pull the control rods out again (I should not be a nuclear engineer). I love the decision to put the city you are powering outside of your window. Gives you some context what's on the line if the reactor melts down.
zubspace
05. Oct 2021 · 16:23 UTC
This is really intense! Well done! I was under constant pressure which I really enjoyed. The graphics, music and sound effects are top-notch. Thumbs-up!
Dizzydon
05. Oct 2021 · 16:31 UTC
really nice! I love the concept!
der Mondhase
05. Oct 2021 · 19:14 UTC
Really liked how "Unstable" was implemented in this one! Juggling all the parameters to avoid the meltdown was compelling and chaotic at the same time!
Tory
05. Oct 2021 · 19:36 UTC
An interesting game, sorry, monotonous, and there is a lack of a volume control
LDJam user 259037
06. Oct 2021 · 05:04 UTC
Ahh! I can see the FNAF influence! This kept me occupied for a fair while guys! Good stuff
gdman
06. Oct 2021 · 18:11 UTC
Fun game, not great not terrible. Joking, very well made.
ChillerTyp
07. Oct 2021 · 08:18 UTC
Cool idea. :-)
gamezero
07. Oct 2021 · 08:30 UTC
Great work guys! Nice and stressy, if a bit unforgiving - would like to see larger control buttons
HolyShot
11. Oct 2021 · 00:44 UTC
There are some games with same idea about meltdown reactors on gamesjam, but I like, that every game has unique style ande gameplay. You made great work. Good game.
PashaLoban
16. Oct 2021 · 05:40 UTC
Cool game
Basset Romain
17. Oct 2021 · 18:05 UTC
Really cool Game. Love the 360 gameplay, only wish some buttons were bigger.
Honey Pony
19. Oct 2021 · 22:43 UTC
The use of the 3D environment to house all the controls is a good choice, I think. A particularly important component of this setup is that the controls cannot all be seen at once. This of course would be possible in 2D, but is a lot more natural in 3D.

The result of this is that I have to constantly be aware of my surroundings, and be sure I'm not forgetting to check anything. This experience works really well, especially with the sound effects when something is going wrong. Once I got into a good rhythm the only component that ever got into the red zone was the pressure meter, but the experience of hearing that sound effect and thinking "Oh, I really got to get to that fast" worked pretty well, because I was mentally aware that the pressure meter was the only thing I hadn't checked recently.

Overall I think this is a pretty good take on the "manage a nuclear reactor" idea.