August 24th-27th 2012 :: Theme: Evolution
The game is in the form of an Android APK. It was made for multi-touch devices, although there's a version you can play online (press CTRL/CMD to simulate multi-touch).
And it kinda, sorta, maybe works! A lot was left out. Alas, it was fun, especially as a first Ludum Dare entry!
Spawn pastas (by "ordering" them) and conquer the table! It is kind of challenging. There are right moments to spawn stuff.
You CANNOT control the flying pasta. That's not the idea. The idea is to have autonomous flying pasta! They're sort of dumb sometimes, though. Pasta technology is still a work in progress.
Be sure to check the plate's bills! They indicate the plate's state, like who's conquering it and who it belongs to (also indicated by the plate's colors).
The game decidedly fails to explain the gameplay well and should be judged as such. But if you're curious about what it's trying to do, there's some more information in the postmortem:
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2012/08/27/survival-of-the-tastiest-post-mortem/
Known issues:
* It may crash eventually after a long time (texture memory problems probably)
* When you open the order menu, sometimes it doesn't let you close it anymore
* On Android, you need to install Adobe AIR prior to running the game (you're automatically redirected when running it for the first time)
* On Android, after the game ends, you can't restart it. You have to close it manually, either on the application settings, or calling the task switcher and swiping it away (Android 4+)
* I lowered the quality of the images to around 60% on Androids to avoid memory issues, since I couldn't do a lot of debugging. Sorry for the eventual bad texture quality
* On Android, the game will work on all devices that support AIR, but it's mostly meant for tablets; playing on phones will probably be frustrating
Downloads and Links
Ratings
| #40 | Innovation | 3.83 |
| #101 | Humor | 3.10 |
| #107 | Graphics | 3.75 |
| #280 | Mood | 2.80 |
| #449 | Overall | 2.83 |
| #492 | Fun | 2.57 |
| #637 | Theme | 2.14 |
| #641 | Coolness | 45% |
Comments
Funny concept. I couldn't really figure out what I was supposed to be doing, though. Also not sure how this fits the theme. Audio would be a good addition.
the game looks nice but i have no idea what i'm doing :/. also, using a black background in your 'cheapo web version' with black labels is very confusing
Can't say I really understood completely what I was doing, but the gfx and movement controls are great, (played on PC).
I like the rotatable button to call the waiter. Cool :)
As the above already said, it lack the feedback of what is going on. The interface on bills is funny and look gr8, but don't tell You much, and require effort to check.
Also, the scrolling might use a little inertia to make it feel more smooth
Interesting idea. Pasta wars :)
Nice graphics, too bad there is no sound.
Biggest issue for me is that you don't have much to do besides ordering more and more pasta. I installed apk on my Samsung galaxy S and it work very vell besides cut subtitles but I understand it was due to resolution
I won! It's fun, it could have used some amount of control over your pasta, and some better explanation of where it spawns when you buy it. The black text on the black background was really frustrating.
Love the concept, though the pastas could have some better AI. Although, they are pastas...
Very good! It's a bit hard, though. I noticed that the person who wins is always the one that just spawns hordes of Fillinis, but when I tried that, it didn't work. Very fun anyway, though! And the multitouch emulation isn't bad, either. I got used to it really fast.
After simple explanation I realized what to do. But sometimes it's so difficult to defend your plate because you could create 3 single pastas in a row which would be to far from attacker.
Thanks guys.
dick_claus, you're absolutely right. Some pastas can be pretty dumb. One of the things that were missing was for a Pasta to realize their own plate is being conquered upon respawn and then start attacking the enemy Pasta instead of just flying away. As it is know, if the enemy Pasta is not in the range of their sauce, they'll just ignore it.
Part of the strategy of the game is knowing *when* to spawn new pastas (since you need to defend your base), but indeed, when your newly spawned Pastas just ignore the enemy and fly away, it can be frustrating :)
Completely bizarre but quite fun. As others have said, it's a bit too easy and possible to win without really knowing what you're doing. With a bit of balancing and some different levels (e.g. more varied table arrangements) it could be a quite engrossing game.
The web version has a red bar emblazoned over it when I play: "Context3D error: Error #3685"
Nonetheless, I can still play it. I can't beat it, though, no matter how hard I try, but I see where you were going. Great job.
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Visually brilliant and consistent, original tower-defence variant.
Drawbacks: Slight bugs (I managed to have negative money), rather easy, and limited interaction. Would have been nice to order multiple occurances of each pasta in one go.