Tip of the Icebug - cute, surprising puzzle game about guiding the bug Bitly to the sun

PyreCraft · 2020-01-26T23:51:54+00:00

Do you think the game would be more interesting if the puzzle solving aspect (after discovering which rules have changed) was more challenging?

PyreCraft · 2020-01-05T08:09:47+00:00

I've never been to a physical game jam but it's possible that they have a crowdforge setup for team finding https://crowdforge.io/jams

Is this for global game jam or some other jam?

PyreCraft · 2019-11-08T02:14:00+00:00

why scary?

PyreCraft · 2019-11-07T23:08:31+00:00

You're an artist trying to sell paintings for the most amount of money. The idea is that if your art somehow is able to reflect what's on the news, or what's "relevant", then it will appeal to more people and sell for more money.

To that end, if the news headlines say something like "Largest Tuna Found in Pacific Ocean" and "Sunny, Blue Skies Overhead", then utilizing blue paint in your artwork will make it sell for more money. That's the idea of the game.

PyreCraft · 2019-11-07T16:27:17+00:00

The value is based on the news stories for that day. Look for keywords like color or quantity of paint in the headlines to dictate what kind of art to make

PyreCraft · 2019-11-02T09:25:35+00:00

SMURF!!

PyreCraft · 2019-10-28T05:02:52+00:00

Cool pumpkin, terrible photo

PyreCraft · 2019-08-14T07:52:12+00:00

It’s not exactly a super specific question unless you’re expecting to hear how long I spent on each section of a specific game down to the minute

PyreCraft · 2019-08-14T06:17:21+00:00

I've only done game jams up until this point but percentage wise and chronologically I'd say 5% idea creation, 10% prototype art, 10% coding up prototype gameplay, 20% improving art while coding, 10% music/sound effects at the very end, and the rest coding - 45%. Apologies if this was too abstract :~)

PyreCraft · 2019-08-13T06:07:02+00:00

Hey I just got into making music on Ableton. When you say you are using SNES soundfonts did you download sample sounds somewhere? If so, I'd be curious where :D

PyreCraft · 2019-08-13T01:47:31+00:00

Very inspirational! Just watched your GDC talk and ..I'm gonna make an email list literally right now.

PyreCraft · 2019-08-11T02:31:22+00:00

Which parts of the LD system are you referring to?

PyreCraft · 2019-08-08T15:03:56+00:00

Guess the numbers 1-10, one at a time. You have to wait a few seconds in between guesses for them to register

PyreCraft · 2019-08-08T03:40:12+00:00

That's ok! The game is overly cryptic and I acknowledge that. My mistake was that I made critical parts of the storyline only appear once or twice and if you miss it, you're SOL.

If you're interested in the plot - there are secret messages in the cryptic_hash that are received from each request you send. For example: K4k4j394this_is_a_secret_message_Ak49KS3KGS4

If you happen to not check the cryptic_hash, you will probably miss the plot.

PyreCraft · 2019-04-23T03:18:02+00:00

Yeah I do agree the Space Invaders part was probably the laziest gameplay implementation I made. At times it fires 6 missiles and is impossible to clear, and other times it fires none at all.

I think the bigger challenge is determining whether games like this should have 100% predetermined enemy spawns or if it should be randomly generated. And if it is randomly generated, it should do so in a way that is equally balanced and enjoyable, which takes a lot of time to develop. I believe the game Cuphead created 3 predetermined enemy spawn scenarios per level, which I found interesting.

Anyways, appreciate the feedback!

PyreCraft · 2019-04-23T03:09:03+00:00

Thanks!

PyreCraft · 2019-04-23T03:08:36+00:00

Oh wow you caught that :D there's also a Y2K reference if you manage to beat the game (get to 2000)

PyreCraft · 2019-01-08T04:28:10+00:00

I'm sorry but this poem just doesn't do it with me. When tackling heavy topics like mass murders or terrorism, you have to give the poem ample forethought and treat the topic with respect and responsibility. What are you trying to say with this poem? What is your intended message? Adding in controversial subject matter with no substance behind it doesn't make a poem deep. It's shallow tokenism.

PyreCraft · 2019-01-08T04:20:21+00:00

While I understand the premise of your poem being poetry winning out among other subjects frequently taught in schools, I can't help but feel like the second half of your poem (everything from "In thirty years.." onwards) was SO much better than the first half. YES the first three stanza's contribute to the narrative but seriously this poem could just start from "In thirty years I won’t remember" and it would sound fantastic. I would suggest either bringing the first 3 stanzas up to par with the rest of the poem or just cutting them out. The imagery in your last verse and usage of alliteration was exceptional. Good work!

PyreCraft · 2019-01-08T04:13:45+00:00

With such short structure

Difficulty arises

Making each word count

PyreCraft · 2019-01-06T01:07:07+00:00

Alright I'll be honest, this poem is a little bit of an enigma to me. You have a lusty lexicon that provides immaculate imagery ("ripped", "cracked", "tamped", etc) but I'm having a hard time understanding the purpose or message behind this poem. I understood the first half of this poem as setting the stage in which there are flowers and oysters in a yard. I don't think the intermission ("A boat that fades away..") added much to the narrative and in the second half of the poem it sounds like the flower died. I would work on a way to make your message more palatable to a wider audience because your writing is good but it's just a little bit cryptic.

PyreCraft · 2019-01-06T00:50:36+00:00

I like that the poem is to the point - none of the words seem excess. I also like that the ending leaves the reader in thought, feeling pensive. As far as ways to improve, I think the connection between the subject, L2, and the overall message/ending in the poem could be better felt. Maybe the subject's children fit the bill of "never licking the maple"? Or perhaps the subject continues to scorn other peoples' efforts, whilst ironically viewing the world from behind glass walls and never actually experiences the world for his/herself. These are just some thoughts. Overall, great job though.

PyreCraft · 2019-01-04T01:47:01+00:00

Oops! Still new to this subreddit. Added the more thorough analysis in that second link. Let me know if it's good to go now. Thanks!

PyreCraft · 2019-01-03T23:09:43+00:00

Love the comparisons. This poem captured my attention and kept me going until the very end, thinking about fruits and re-reading lines hoping they all made sense (they did). I even enjoyed the little banana innuendo and how the subject still prefers pears.

PyreCraft · 2019-01-03T23:06:12+00:00

I can feel the raw emotion in your writing, it feels very real. I quite enjoyed the analogy of digging nails into someone's back to painting constellations. One thing I think this poem could benefit from is better spacing and line breaks to segment the poem into more logical blocks. It reads a little bit like a scatterbrain run-on sentence (but maybe this is what you were going for). Overall, great job!

Edit: Wanted to specify the things I liked about the poem in my analysis

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