Blast Ant Omega by 302_Dave

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made by 302_Dave for LD 43 (JAM)

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Welcome to the exciting world of exploding ants! Take the role of a Colobopsis cylindrica and avoid enemy ants and traps. Your friends may act like a hive mind, but their thoughts are empty! So explode your way through maps to get your ants to safety!

Ratings

Overall 260th 3.72⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 81th 3.913⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 116th 3.75⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 199th 3.958⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 607th 3.354⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 156th 3.729⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 110th 3.813⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 201th 3.72⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 26🗨️

Feedback

zgragselus
06. Dec 2018 · 03:25 UTC
Quite good game, lemmings-like idea. I enjoyed it a lot.

Lemmings idea is still playable and fun after all this time, and by adding you to actually be one of them makes it enjoyable. Of course technical execution is a bit weaker, adding few animations could make it more lively.

Overall good job. I enjoyed it, and keep up the good work.
DaltonLeavey
06. Dec 2018 · 03:57 UTC
Great game! Love the jazzy ant-info screens, they're hilarious haha. The puzzles are fun and it fits the theme nice. My only gripe is a few early levels felt harder than some directly after them but besides that, I think with some polish this could be really awesome!
DaltonLeavey
06. Dec 2018 · 03:57 UTC
Great game! Love the jazzy ant-info screens, they're hilarious haha. The puzzles are fun and it fits the theme nice. My only gripe is a few early levels felt harder than some directly after them but besides that, I think with some polish this could be really awesome!

edit: whoa double post that's weird haha
miltonsilva
06. Dec 2018 · 04:55 UTC
o que dizer desse jogo deve ter sido divertido ter pensado em todas as mecanicas que ele poderia ter durante as partidas mas faltou algo paa mim nele mas ok .
AwiX
06. Dec 2018 · 15:46 UTC
An interesting game with a kind of mechanics. I put a rating) Please rating and me, thanks in advance)
Pyrate
06. Dec 2018 · 16:01 UTC
Great game, i like the lemmings idea ;)
jcsirron
29. Dec 2018 · 04:18 UTC
This felt like an educational game, but with more focus on the fun over education. It is really well done, too! Good work!
cheetah
29. Dec 2018 · 12:44 UTC
Nice game, enjoyed puzzles and music a lot.
Psychedelia
29. Dec 2018 · 13:15 UTC
Great idea and audio too! The ant introductions were stylish and I liked them a lot. First levels seemed a bit harder to grasp for a new player but I stayed for the ant facts!
Izunah
30. Dec 2018 · 00:59 UTC
Really enjoyed this a lot, definitely one of my favorite games this Ludum Dare; I'm glad I downloaded and installed Java to play it. I liked the art as well as the music a lot; my only real gripe was the game was extremely easy for quite a long time. The first challenge that I came across was racing the two green ants to kill them to 1. save the brown ants, and 2. kill the ant on the block to open the path. Fantastic game for sure.
commanderstitch
30. Dec 2018 · 03:38 UTC
Nice game you got here. I LOVEDED the music. :D couldn't beat the game with the 3 blue ants.
Hare Software
30. Dec 2018 · 08:27 UTC
Surprised that there are not many Lemmings like game. I think the concept works really for the theme. I think the tutorial is also a really nice and helpful addition to your game. Graphics and sounds are good and make the whole experience enjoyable in general. Well done!
F1Krazy
30. Dec 2018 · 20:32 UTC
This is a very fun game! I like the mixture of humour and educational facts, and the Lemmings-style mechanic of blowing yourself up so that your fellow ants can progress.

I dunno if I'm just being an idiot, though, but I can't figure out how you're supposed to beat Level 2...
Ratherjolly
31. Dec 2018 · 13:50 UTC
Oh man. I was immediately pulled in by the music and menus. It's feels a little like Cyriak imbued a bunch of Lemmings to be ants and I freaking love it! Brilliant job on this! Thank you for making this game xD
negativice
31. Dec 2018 · 16:32 UTC
Cool little game! I kind a found it weird that you didn't use the graphics from the info pages for the ants. I liked that the infomercials gave actual facts about real life ants. Also "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya!" :heartbeat: :wink: