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Deozaan:
Thanks for doing this thread. I'm following it with interest, and may include my own "review" or two at some point.

Or at least play some of the ones you linked.

But for now I just want to point out that you didn't include a link to the emoji TD game.

TaoPhoenix:
Thanks for doing this thread. I'm following it with interest, and may include my own "review" or two at some point.

Or at least play some of the ones you linked.

But for now I just want to point out that you didn't include a link to the emoji TD game.
-Deozaan (October 07, 2019, 07:49 PM)
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Good catch.
I posted the links.
And I'm a bit tired now" :)

Deozaan:

The Howler

An interactive version of Edvard Munch's The Scream.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scream

LD Page
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/the-howler

Game Link:
https://blackthornprod-games.itch.io/the-howler

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-TaoPhoenix (October 07, 2019, 01:40 PM)
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I guess screaming is a Ludum Dare meme? :huh:

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/beating-around-the-bush/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

TaoPhoenix:
Quick links post for games that I've played, with varying results, so that they don't get lost on my hard drive or forgotten altogether.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/catsaway
Runner with fun hand drawn art and rather offputting music! What happens to the experience if you play this sound off?

Poop Sim - funny little Pico 8 platformer
https://markuslindgren.itch.io/spoop
Rating - Prob Phoenix Easy-plus - the difficulty seems curved generously to at least get a few levels; I just haven't taken a lot of time on it so it's here.
https://markuslindgren.itch.io/spoop

Witches Beware
http://mabl.dk/Unity/witchesbeware/
"Slow move" collect objects unlocks game state. Very dark! Lots of people went with a Halloween theme along with the compo one.
Someone said it's Don't Starve style art. I may hold onto this one for a full review when I want to knuckle down to play it right. You can mis-decide to do an action that probably blocks the win without directly knowing it.

Tower of Minos
https://schellingb.github.io/TowerOfMinos/
Half Tetris Half Platformer. Clever!

Harder than it looks because even if you're good at tetris, you can't move the blocks, so on the platform side either the long horizontal one flattens you or you can get boxed in and have to hard restart. Well into Phoenix Medium but fun!
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Random Non-game findings section

Wolfram Tones
http://tones.wolfram.com/generate/GfSXONt5B1MIZsI5ZeVBfvV3dY0zdUOkIxrVxePCNaA5WU

TaoPhoenix:

Just because there's only so much one can handle per post, I'll be splitting the quick links.

First up is one I def want to eventually do as a full post.

Fruit Mamba
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/fruit-mamba
https://bobvanderlinden.github.io/fruit-mamba/

Charming little puzzle game with a snake that grows as it eats fruit. Simple crisp graphics - there's some counting involved, so I'm glad it's not using a 3d renderer.

Level 2 is JUST at a sweet spot I didn't flash right through it, but you feel it has to be doable with a good calculated snap. I don't know about level 3 yet. Ratings are in the perspective of the player, but I'll call this Phoenix Easy-Plus, because you can let it sit there - no enemies, no decaying game elements, no timers, etc. So you can dawdle, attend to life, and so on. I hear there aren't many levels, but it's got an interesting gravity mechanic that's tricky to master. Isaac Newton Plays Centipede!
:)

Update: Level 2 is way harder than you'd think, and the devs were saying they were torn between two details in the mechanics, so the next few are far easier!


 

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