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Germa by kbdmaster

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made by kbdmaster for LD24 (COMPO)
A game I made for Ld 24 , My first LD !
You can play it on Kongregate or on Web ( No exe , exporter not stable )
To start , I wanna thank my parents and my grand-mother for supporting me and my brother to beta-testing my game

Couldn't add music , but I did my best ( I had 14 hours free ) !

** Controls appear in the Kongregate Version **

- Kongregate - http://www.kongregate.com/games/Kbdmaster/germa
Web http://dl.dropbox.com/u/89532891/Germa/index.html
Source http://dl.dropbox.com/u/89532891/Germa.rar
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=14243

Ratings

Coolness 41% 706
Overall 2.77 476
Audio 1.28 589
Fun 3.00 255
Graphics 2.57 498
Humor 1.52 559
Innovation 1.91 719
Mood 2.19 590
Theme 3.06 307

Feedback

madpew
27. Aug 2012 · 11:25 UTC
Missing audio, some blops would have been nice and some music. Nice little game, would work great on touchscreens.
Well done!
Frozen Fractal
27. Aug 2012 · 11:26 UTC
Nice! I'm not sure if the mechanics are obvious to someone who hasn't played Osmos, so some instructions would be handy. Too bad you didn't have time to put in the ejection of your own mass to gain speed; that's one of the key things that make Osmos so tense at times.
Orni
27. Aug 2012 · 11:34 UTC
audio and more effects would make this game superb - feels like OSMO (or however that game is called)

good job
Folis
27. Aug 2012 · 13:20 UTC
Pretty close to the game Osmos, I like that concept though! Graphics could perhaps been a little more polished.
Jacic
27. Aug 2012 · 16:56 UTC
Not bad, it definitely needs some audio to capture the feel of Osmos though. And I ended up stuck against a wall. :/

Despite that, this game is good. :)
Citiral
27. Aug 2012 · 16:58 UTC
The concept was okay, but it could have used sound. I've seen better versions of the same concept in this LD.
pighead10
27. Aug 2012 · 17:07 UTC
Instructions would be handy - I see people referring to "osmos" but I haven't played it. I worked out what to do and it was strangely addicting, although sound definitely wouldn't have gone amiss, as well as some extra game mechanics - powerups?
mejf
27. Aug 2012 · 21:55 UTC
Yeah, audio would have been nice! Pretty graphics. Depressing to have to start over when you die on level 9.
31eee384
27. Aug 2012 · 22:15 UTC
I think it could have used some visual feedback. Not being able to tell which other bacteria you can eat and not really being able to determine the direction you accelerate in made it kind of difficult to judge movement. The idea is familiar and solid, though; good job for your first time!
Devaki
27. Aug 2012 · 22:16 UTC
Nice game design! but i find the control a little bit weird. Still made me play :)
grifdail
27. Aug 2012 · 22:16 UTC
i'have got an probleme whith level 1: Eating the 2 small ball does not make me big enought to eat the big one... Nice game however! But not realy original, cell eating game are legion !
Sakuyan
27. Aug 2012 · 22:40 UTC
I like the fact that it uses clicks instead of the conventional way of WSAD
ollie
27. Aug 2012 · 22:53 UTC
Game format was pretty standard, well done though. Wasn't a massive fan of the controls as it was pretty hard to control my direction (and ended up stuck in a corner for a while)
linkzns
27. Aug 2012 · 23:10 UTC
Love this game.. I agree with madpew.. it would be awesome with some music.. and sometimes you start and die..maybe your random position needs an adjustment.. xD
Accidental Rebel
28. Aug 2012 · 00:02 UTC
Being a person who played Osmos, I had no problem adapting to the controls. Although the thrust was a little too much than I wanted. As for me, there was no music at all. Not even sound effects. HTML5 problem, perhaps?
Charlie Hadden
28. Aug 2012 · 00:18 UTC
I really enjoyed this. The controls threw me off for the first few times due to the lack of instructions, but once I worked it out it was actually really good.

It also made me have to play differently to most games (I'm normally fairly run and gun), which was a nice change. My best was wave 7.
yettatore
28. Aug 2012 · 01:42 UTC
Interesting game! When you lose, the game should return to the level you lost. That would be more fun.
mutuware
28. Aug 2012 · 02:51 UTC
Nice simple scope. I got stuck in the corners a bit, though. Also didn't like starting again from wave 1.
eyehawk
28. Aug 2012 · 08:33 UTC
Fantastic game KBD - loved the concept! It reminded me of Osmos on the android - keep up the good work :)
hirsch
28. Aug 2012 · 10:48 UTC
This game is addicting. Some background graphics and ambient sounds would have created a whole new atmosphere. But anyhow this game is fun and I fairly like it even though the game is a bit similar 'Osmos'. Well done :)
Devaki
28. Aug 2012 · 12:02 UTC
I've played up to Wave 15 , just to see how things get harder, put i find that after a while the maximum size for a germ is reached and you dont encounter wth bigger ones.

This can be a mobile platform game if you continue to work on that, specially wave system.
zakchaos
28. Aug 2012 · 15:15 UTC
Well done man,I like how you used your time to focus on content, and I really enjoyed the use of simple graphics, it gave it a cool atmosphere. definately look forward to see where it goes from here.
Thurig
28. Aug 2012 · 15:37 UTC
Just a fun game. Would be perfect on a phone of tablet.
X-0ut
28. Aug 2012 · 21:58 UTC
Very simple game, congratulations on completing your first LD.
marudziik
30. Aug 2012 · 21:57 UTC
Simple and fun. Too bad it restarts at wave one - I've had couple cases when the initial placement was so unfortunate, I almost immediately touched something bigger.
Other than that, it's quite fun - I like it. Oh, the source link seems broken.
🎤 kbdmaster
30. Aug 2012 · 22:40 UTC
Yes Indeed @marudziik
Deleted the files by error !