Succession by ditam
An interactive story about ecological succession. Play through a collection of trivial minigames while pondering how the tiny creatures of nature reclaim what belongs to them.
Click here to play in your browser.
Changelog // October 9th: - fixed end condition, added final scoring, replaced background images
Changelog // October 13 - Post-Jam updates - added a 5th level (rodents) - randomized target layouts - various UI improvements (visible timers, nicer alignment and colors)
| Link | https://github.com/ditam/ld56 |
| HTML5 (jam version) | https://tamas.xyz/temp/ld56-jam-version/ |
| HTML5 (post-jam updates) | https://tamas.xyz/ld56/ |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/succession |
Ratings
| Overall | 1032th | 2.768⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 1072th | 2.179⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 893th | 2.804⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 837th | 3.25⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 929th | 2.643⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 474th | 3.589⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 33🗳️ | 34🗨️ |
Note that the task only asks for the sunny areas, so you can ignore the the left ~quarter of the map.
There is a score at the end, but as a player I'm not really sure what it represents and what would I have to do if I wanted to improve it (be faster?). So it sort of fails at being informative.
This is definitely the most unique interpretation of the theme I've played this jam :smile:
@nrankin13, @fabula-rasa, and some others: I see where you're coming from - clearly there's not much gameplay here. This was something I decided to embrace early on in the jam, and instead I went for "vibes" and a bit of education (I've certainly spent way too much time during the 72h jam reading scientific papers and lectures about post-apocalypse scenarios and biological succession, heh). It's certainly a gamble, but I'm glad that the atmosphere resonates with some of you.
I even opted out of the "Humor" category altogether, but that was not an option for "Fun" - I'm sure we'll see rather low scores there.
The final score is indeed based on completion speed, and the coverage you achieved in the first minigame. I might include a breakdown of the scoring if I get around to adding more post-jam updates.
Any accolades for the music should go to Brandon Morris on OpenGameArt: https://opengameart.org/content/creepy-forest-f (I'm also mentioning him in the repo under attributions.)
Audio helper the somber mood.