Kryphilis by lajos

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made by lajos for LD24 (COMPO)
KRYPHILIS

No good. He got it. She got it. They give it. They get it.

Only you can help this promiscuous population to safe reproduction. Guide them so that they mix their genes well.

Click/drag to show the way.

Tools: SdlDotNet, VS2010, Photoshop, sfxr, python, imagemagick.

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lucasncv
27. Aug 2012 路 16:33 UTC
Nice idea! I think the controls are better suited for a touch screen. The little bars are a bit confusing at first.
commanderstitch
27. Aug 2012 路 16:36 UTC
Very interesting game, it's different. If you click the x button it makes a random explosion appear! haha destroy your population faster! It was very difficult to get the partners to get together, they seemed to die much faster than i could pick. Very nice idea though, maybe have only a couple be effected and spread it like a virus that you have to try to stop. :)
MortalWombat
27. Aug 2012 路 16:46 UTC
I like the idea but there are some points that made it less fun for me:

- I found it really hard to get them to mingle most of the time, the controls are a little unintuitive in my opinion.

- The balancing and pacing isn't quite right. I couldn't focus on the inheritance aspect of it at all, because they all die so quickly. A smaller portion of the map with less people and a bit more longevity would probably have fit this well.

Nonetheless, I think there is a really fun mechanic hiding in there, you just need to get it out somehow. ;)
馃帳 lajos
27. Aug 2012 路 18:06 UTC
Thanks for the comments. I had much greater ambitions, like level progression, some attraction behavior, but then it was Sunday afternoon ;) I also agree that the controls needed a bit more work.
csanyk
01. Sep 2012 路 16:21 UTC
Really liked the concept, but controlling a large population with a bunch of tiny mouse movements seems to be a bit too much for me. Larger sprites and some way of controlling them more effectively would make this much better.