GTBC-1: Global terraformer for barren climate by Smirnov48
You are terraformer. You must growing trees and terraform the planet.
Use key: [z] and [?]
Use key: [z] and [?]
| Web | http://smirnov48.ru/LD34/ |
| Source | http://smirnov48.ru/LD34/source.zip |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=11028 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 51% | 3 |
| Overall | 2.96 | 716 |
| Audio | 2.54 | 528 |
| Fun | 2.58 | 829 |
| Graphics | 2.73 | 675 |
| Innovation | 2.88 | 637 |
| Mood | 2.67 | 685 |
| Theme | 3.62 | 573 |
Putting two 'clear dust' objectives back-to-back is a bit disappointing to the player. Why does it say 'decrease dust to 200', then when I do, I get rewarded with 'decrease dust to 150'?
Later on, the game got quite boring, because there was nothing I could do. The ball rarely got to the paddles, usually just bounced around the trees. And when it got to my paddles, the best thing to do was to just let it fall in between so that it gets shot high up. Maybe add more paddles? More ways to control the ball, in mid-air, or on some sort of flying platforms? Most pinball games have multiple sets of paddles.
I unpacked some saplings before I got the objective, I grew some trees before I got the objective. Maybe prevent the player from doing that earlier? I dunno.
The game was a bit slow for a pinball, so it wasn't very exciting.
The music … I think what makes it so plain is the fact that the 'melody' / the main instrument is constantly playing. Have multiple sections, with different lead instruments, different melodies, sometimes solos and pauses. Now it felt like a randomly-generated piece of music, which isn't too good :)
I'm sure you noticed some / all of the above, but if not, hope this helps. Anyway, good job.