LD 41 April 20–23, 2018

5 more days

as with the last post, if your game has less than 20 ratings, feel free to post it in the comments.

My game finally has enough votes, but a lot of games still don’t. Among those are:

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/super-happy-curling

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/bouncebot-doorquest

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/super-match-walker

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/shadow-puppets-dms-revenge

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/hack-turn

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/incredungeoneer

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/a-gentlemans-shooter

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/hate-2d-horror-game

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/after-common-era

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/run-farmer

as always, they can all be found at https://ldjam.com/games/danger/all and https://ldjam.com/games/zero/all

Please show your support to all the games you can by helping them reach enough votes for a score.

Tour de France Legstrong Post Mortem

Please check it out! It contains Gif's, I promise!

https://anankino.wordpress.com/2018/05/10/tour-de-france-legstrong-post-mortem/

Not interested? Just play the game and enjoy! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/tour-de-france-legstrong

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You could rate this game if you wanted to.

Just in case you want to, here is the link

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/text-card-action-game

And if you choose to, thanks.

Word Cloud of Confessional

I saw this other day, and I wanted to do for my game too.

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If you haven't played Confessional yet, give a chance! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/confessional

So that's not the way to play dice! But it's a fun way

challenge yourself!

Try to destroy all enemies and score 8200 points Crazy Cube 24em04/em2018 18__3.gif

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You can play it in your browser Or download it to your computer (windows) have fun

play the game here =) https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/crazy-cube

Lovely evening for rating games!

I'll be rating and feedbacking games this evening. If you need/want more ratings to your games feel free to leave a link at the comments.

I'll be at the danger zone meanwhile.

You can return the favor at https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/tactical-hydra =O)

Fave Games of Ludum Dare 41: Part 10 of Probably 10!

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I played this game early on and the only reason I hesitated on a 'review' was because I wasn't entirely sure how to word my reaction. Whether the developer intended it or not, there's a stark poignancy going on here that elicited a real reaction from me and I was very excited to think about its potential. Inherently neutral game mechanic or possible vehicle for a much deeper meaning aside, the game quickly established an insidious tone right out of the gate that could easily couple with any number of wider reaching motifs. Again, I think the potential to link this to overarching themes of injustice could make this a super powerful game serving up capital A art. But all that aside, what IS here is a great mechanic that can swing into dark humor or harsh metaphor (or both?) and I'm impressed with the mood and versatility that's come out of a Jam game- scratch that- a COMPO game. For delivering a solid mechanic that really plays off two themes with a lovely bit of sardonic crunch, this game gets 5 concealed assailants culling the weak from the herd out of 5.

Check out @kromeboy 's entry here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/the-long-walk

--------------------SEADOGS--------------------------- HELP US GET TO 20 VOTES!

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You are a pirate aboard a ship, responsible for keeping the boat spick and span. Cleaning is hard work, but you have a secret. Use magic to clean faster, but don’t let your fellow crew members see your powers or else you will become shark bait.

[Control / Gameplay] Use WASD to move “E” to manually interact “SPACE” to use magic “ESC” to quit game move around the pirate ship reloading cannons, try and do it before the captain gets mad, also use your secret magic powers to make your life easier and instantly accomplish a task.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/seadogs-working-title

You may ask how are these themes incompatible? Well, there is pirates, stealth, magic, and chores. You decide!

Comment your high scores below!

PlatSCII Post Jam!

We recently put a crap load of work into a post jam version of our first Ludum Dare game it has been quite a success so we decided to create this in thanks for the support! 😁

PLEASE PLAY AND COMMENT: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/platscii

The New Version Includes: - Minor game play improvements - Lots of Bug Fixes - New level - Level Editor - Improved menu - Level Modifications - And possibly More!

REMEMBER: You can make level, click export, copy the text and paste it in the comments of PlatSCII for a chance to get it featured on our page as well as a shout out to your game!

Some Pictures:

Level Editor:

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New Level:

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The big list of multiplayer games, now with danger!

I've posted this list before, but it's been a few days and we're getting closer to the end of the rating period.

This is the list of all the multiplayer games I've found, but this time ::dramatic hand gesture:: I'm highlighting ones that aren't currently at 20 votes yet. The games in the 20-25 range are possibly also not at 20 in specific categories, so I've separated them out too. (If your game is >25 but you need some category love, let me know and I'll move you to that list.)

Also, if you want me add any games I missed or make any corrections to the list, let me know in the comments.

Oh, and they are all local games unless otherwise specified.

Not at 20 yet In the 20-25 range More than 25

Just need 1 more rating!

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I like comparing my ratings over time, and I just need 1 more in the "Humor" category to get to 20! Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks to everyone who played my game

Now that the LD41 play+rate is almost over, I want to thank to all of you who play and rate my game, all the feedback have been wonderful, I got a lot of notes of things to improve. Thanks!

If you haven't played yet, you can do it here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/think-before-escape

And now, some gifs 😜 GIF6.gif

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StarPath

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I'll toss this up one last time. I did a fair shake at trying to work with something, but I never got the whole game together in time! Long story. But Jeremy Ouillette did a short but good music clip!

So now I’ve put a “Post Ish Jam” Version here that’s resembling more of what I wanted. You hold SPACE or SHIFT, and WASD/arrows, to move: http://gwbloom.com/dev/games/ludum/ludum41.1/

I’m still updating it, mostly been bugfixing, adding sequences, and trying to wrangle the mechanics...

I’m not completely happy with how I'm playing with the mechanics; if you have the same color as a laser, why push the box? Why interact when you can build, or teleport? This has been my other challenge here (beyond geometry code). There’s fun potential here, but I have to think mechanics more.

What do people think? How would you combine these mechanics? - teleportation, wall building? color immunity and pushing blocks?

The original entry is here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/space-telepath-war

Working on a post jam version of Super Dashball

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So far I've * tweaked the dash controls * added a shield required on dash that destroy a bunch of projectiles when it's used up * the players get shoved away when dashed into (as opposed to just pushed) * nicer death/rally end animation * more stuff

If you haven't played the original, play it here.

* I welcome any suggestions.*

Reminder: LD41 Finale Stream on Twitch next Tuesday

Short on votes? Want some feedback? Want to someone experiences your game live on stream?

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I'm a regular game dev streamer on Twitch, and will be running one final stream playing and rating LD41 games! The stream will take place during the 4 hours leading up to the rating deadline (21:00GMT / 16:00 EST). The stream will start approximately 17:00 GMTST (12:00 EST) on Tuesday 15th , if you want a notification when I go live feel free to follow me on Twitch.

How it works

Please read the rules at the top of the submission spreadsheet. One of the most important rules is: If you are not in chat when I try to play your game, you will be removed from the list and need to resubmit. This may seem a harsh rule, but I stand by it - no exceptions sorry. I want to give feedback to those who are viewing the stream, and I want those waiting in line to be able to predict roughly when their game will be played - without those who missed their turn cutting back into the queue repeatedly.

DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR GAME VIA COMMENTS IN THIS THREAD - USE THE LINKS BELOW TO THE SIGN UP FORM.

I will play the game and write feedback on stream, but I do my star ratings off screen as I don't want to influence anyone else's decisions on a game.

Interested?

SIGN UP FORM: https://goo.gl/forms/Ik58l8EdBnVWpqIM2

QUEUE: https://goo.gl/idu7QU

TWITCH CHANNEL: https://www.twitch.tv/honestdangames


My LD41 entry is Honest Dan's Trout if you were interested in trying it out.

Congratulations all LD41 champions for taking part and unleashing your creativity!

My Personal Record

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This is my highest score so far (on easy mode) :). I would be really curious about yours. I know the weapons and signatures seem unnecessary in the beginning. But if you don't use them to actively hunt down asteroids, but as life savers when you can't dodge anymore, they get pretty useful in the later game.

Another tip: Don't use every space station on the way. This costs a lot of scrap.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/astropuzz

Soccer Fight gameplay is on Youtube!! Give a look!

I uploaded a simple gameplay to show the mechanics.. if you think it's too chaotic, it's supposed to be!! Have you ever heard of a stadium where everybody stays in silence?? :)

Game link: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/soccer-fight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cFwgwQkl8Q