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THE LOBSTER WARFARE PROGRAM's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Style | #1420 | 3.684 | 3.684 |
| Creativity | #2224 | 3.368 | 3.368 |
| Overall | #2714 | 3.105 | 3.105 |
| Enjoyment | #4927 | 2.263 | 2.263 |
Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Lobsters grow forever, but scale is what eventually kills them. Keep your lobster growing as far as you can and conquer the world
Development Time
96 hours
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
LeanTween library, pixabay diegetic sfx
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Have to agree with other commenters on how the game doesn't really explain itself... relatable problem. Other than that the music was very chill and the choice of minimalist art style was really good. I really liked the creativity with the lobster growing larger and larger.
Not understanding well
I struggled to progress in the game. Even with the information that was present, I failed miserably. Outside of that very nice vibes. Good music and nice atmosphere. For a jam game I also found it to be very long. Maybe scaling down the endgoal a bit would have been better with a decreased amount of time?
I was afraid some people wouldn’t really get the strategies and have time to manage their consequences if the game was too short, but it seems that backfired 😭 thanks for playing and reviewing!
Yeah, its always tough to get that right balance. I loved the vibe tho. And the newspaper is such a nice touch.
Cool idea, good game.
Cool game! I suck at it though lmao
Very chaotic idea that made me lets out a good laugh. Loving the minimalist art style and sound design. Feels very polished already. Not quite sure what to do in the first place but I managed. Good job on the game!
I am not a spy for the lobster
That’s what they all say
I really like the idea and the style, but I just couldn't work out how to progress, nobody gave me more money!
This is a game I'd love to see expanded, maybe with lobster and crab battling. Really nice art, concept and use of the theme. Definitely got confused and failed pretty hard in the end, I was a complete fraud... I couldn't find any way to get government/investors to have a good opinion once they started to fall, other than that it was really well done (although admittedly it may just be a skill issue on my behalf)
Dude crab battling sounds like the dopest thing ever done in a game. If only i had more time to work on it i could have balanced it better :( considering the feedback it’s definitely not your fault! Thanks for the review
Love the take on the theme and imaginative story. I don’t have anything to add beyond what @Lost Gremlin said, but you deserved another positive comment for your awesome work!
Reaaaallly wild and fun premise, with some really well made art and effects. Was a bit confused on how to really use any of the different agencies, I found the stock market just unilaterally rejected working with me, regardless of the news. Dosent help that I spent all my money on lobster, but I want him to be big and strong and that cost me xD
I tried to give lots of time to the player and make the UI really simple in order to make the systems more digestible but maybe it could be a little better explained apparently 😅
Thanks for the review! Appreciated :D