1492 by Hexadecima1

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made by Hexadecima1 for LD30 (COMPO)
A 100% historically accurate account of Christopher Columbus' journey to the new world.
I didn't compose the music D':

Ratings

Coolness 40% 1570
Overall 3.87 55
Audio 3.96 27
Fun 3.97 27
Graphics 3.41 365
Humor 4.54 3
Innovation 3.39 381
Mood 3.96 38
Theme 3.46 393

Feedback

jsspiegel
25. Aug 2014 · 03:30 UTC
Fabulous game, the graphics and music both fit perfectly. It's also very funny, which never hurts! My fleet of the Galactica, Serenity, and Swordfish only made it to day nine :(
honestcritic
25. Aug 2014 · 04:34 UTC
funny game. pretty cool mechanic that's easy to implement but still gets you to want to replay. cool music.

otherwise it's a bit like reading a children book.
Morosaurus
25. Aug 2014 · 04:43 UTC
Man I'm liking this game a lot, it's got a lot of replayability and the music is nice and upbeat
jas7229
25. Aug 2014 · 06:23 UTC
Really enjoyed playing this game! Loved naming my ships, haha, though I never seem to pick good traits. Was enticed into playing three times before I figured I really should make sure I get back here and rate it, the music definitely made the journey feel exciting (:
Alexandre Szybiak
25. Aug 2014 · 07:07 UTC
It gave me a good laugh, I love how everything seems easy at the begginning and then strange things starts to happen. Also it's quite a unique take on the theme.
mrexcessive
25. Aug 2014 · 08:59 UTC
Hey. I like the idea, felt somewhat doomed from my initial choices, but maybe that's the point!
Digiraze
25. Aug 2014 · 16:13 UTC
Very funny.
Mezzenstein
25. Aug 2014 · 16:16 UTC
Minimalistic and sweet. The music fits really good.
joonamo
25. Aug 2014 · 17:29 UTC
Best one so far! Love my Challo, Rudolf and Jollooni ships!
psychomonster
25. Aug 2014 · 19:18 UTC
Nice music and really realistic replay of christophers journey... :D Did he lost so many good men at the battle vs the sea monster ^^
Lemonade
26. Aug 2014 · 14:45 UTC
That was rather amusing, if very luck-based. After dying again and again closer and closer to India, I managed to win with a Polite/Optimistic/Hearty crew (IIRC).

I don't regret spending this much time on it.
ponk
26. Aug 2014 · 22:39 UTC
Nice, funny and clever !
LaFleur
27. Aug 2014 · 05:19 UTC
This was very funny. Great work!
PERECil
27. Aug 2014 · 08:14 UTC
At first, I was all "WTF did I just play". Only to understand this was some kind of FTL game :D.
PERECil
27. Aug 2014 · 08:18 UTC
OK, I reviewed the overall score because I didn't understand at the first time the principles of the game. Very humorous game :D.
ponywolf
27. Aug 2014 · 17:54 UTC
Nice entry... reminded me of Oregon Trail for the new world. 5-star humor!
KittyMac
28. Aug 2014 · 04:57 UTC
very humorous
Pierrec
28. Aug 2014 · 20:15 UTC
"Ok, this game is quite funny, I'll probably give it 3 in humour [a moment later] Ok, this actually is pretty funny. Let's give it 4 [a moment later] Ok. Five. [a moment later] Shit! Where is six?"

Seriously, this is my favorite entry so far. Not only the game is hilarious, but it's also pretty, clever and fun to play. I can't see anything wrong with this game. I'm just wondering : Did you composed the music? If so, it's really impressing. If not, I can't rate you in audio/mood.
jjhaggar
29. Aug 2014 · 14:59 UTC
Almost a full 5 stars for me! Really fun! :D Maybe you didn't compose the music, but you chose it really wisely ^_^
howkj1
30. Aug 2014 · 19:54 UTC
Hilarious interactive story-telling! Wish I could have crash landed Zelda, or ran Peach into a castle. USS Apple Pies fell off the earth!
EatYourBeef_Doug
04. Sep 2014 · 19:31 UTC
Love the music, the funny situations were great as well, also thanks for the poem!
dunin
06. Sep 2014 · 16:29 UTC
Why FTL, Out There and co. add mecanics? Only choices is really fun...
Good writing.
In my best run I died two days before the discovery of ((India) America) the end of the game.
lotusgame
07. Sep 2014 · 22:53 UTC
I really like the concept. I play several times. Music is gorgeous. The cycle day-night is a little bit too long and it's too bad ships aren't moving. Anyway, it's a very nice entry :)
NicePenguins
09. Sep 2014 · 05:01 UTC
Nice rogue-like-like (?) game :) ! It's bad that you absolutely need the "skill" to get a choice and most of time you have to Do nothing or to pick the only choice you have. The game is absolutely hilarious though x)
Mike Mezhenin
10. Sep 2014 · 15:59 UTC
One time I had to drop some supplies at the end of the world, gained 447 food rations instead and then died of starvation two days later.
Anyway, so fun!
LeafThief
13. Sep 2014 · 07:33 UTC
Three days away from India, the hearty, swift, coordinated crew of the Betty, Katie and Fry met their demise by the hands of aliens.

Great humor and funny game, good job!
miwuc
16. Sep 2014 · 18:23 UTC
It's a really nice game, but it's sad that you got #27 for music that you didn't make. It's not fair to everyone that follows the rules of the compo. Next time, please either make the music yourself or enter your game in the "jam" category.