Title: Nekoro
Post by: DragonsLover on May 29, 2012, 01:59:03 AM
Post by: DragonsLover on May 29, 2012, 01:59:03 AM
Hello there! It's been a lil' moment I guess I didn't come here.
It's just to mention the existence of another Lemmings clone, this time in HTML5 using JavaScript, called Nekoro.
Here, you must guide cats (Neko means "cat" in japanese) to home in the shortest time possible. There's also a level editor included and it's actually in Beta-test.
There's however a lil' downside: it's in French. I don't know if an English version will exist.
It's just to mention the existence of another Lemmings clone, this time in HTML5 using JavaScript, called Nekoro.
Here, you must guide cats (Neko means "cat" in japanese) to home in the shortest time possible. There's also a level editor included and it's actually in Beta-test.
There's however a lil' downside: it's in French. I don't know if an English version will exist.
Title: Re: Nekoro
Post by: Clam on May 31, 2012, 11:44:45 AM
Post by: Clam on May 31, 2012, 11:44:45 AM
I had a go at this today, it looks pretty neat so far, and super cute! 
Unfortunately I can't play any more levels right now, because of the 'credits' system which means you have to earn points (you get one per day) to unlock custom levels. This wouldn't be so bad, in fact it's an interesting system - there's points on offer for stumping players with your own levels too 
- but there are only two free 'official' levels at the moment, which is a bit limiting 
Unfortunately I can't play any more levels right now, because of the 'credits' system which means you have to earn points (you get one per day) to unlock custom levels. This wouldn't be so bad, in fact it's an interesting system - there's points on offer for stumping players with your own levels too - but there are only two free 'official' levels at the moment, which is a bit limiting
Title: Re: Nekoro
Post by: Clam on June 06, 2012, 09:38:09 AM
Post by: Clam on June 06, 2012, 09:38:09 AM
I just finished building a level, which is quite a challenge compared to Lix (or even L1/Lemmix) due to the limited range of skills - notably, no builders! It seems like levels for this game are inevitably going to be simpler than in other IRS games, though of course that's not necessarily such a bad thing 
.
Another thing I found quite amusing: direct drop! (Creatures falling onto the exit are saved regardless of fall distance.) A lot of levels use it, it seems to be an accepted game mechanic
.Another thing I found quite amusing: direct drop! (Creatures falling onto the exit are saved regardless of fall distance.) A lot of levels use it, it seems to be an accepted game mechanic
Title: Re: Nekoro
Post by: mobius on June 06, 2012, 02:05:59 PM
Post by: mobius on June 06, 2012, 02:05:59 PM
I just finished building a level, which is quite a challenge compared to Lix (or even L1/Lemmix) due to the limited range of skills - notably, no builders! It seems like levels for this game are inevitably going to be simpler than in other IRS games, though of course that's not necessarily such a bad thing
Another thing I found quite amusing: direct drop! (Creatures falling onto the exit are saved regardless of fall distance.) A lot of levels use it, it seems to be an accepted game mechanic
If there was some kind of vote, I would vote for direct drop being an accepted game mechanic in any IRS game. I actually always thought it was an inherent property of the game and I used it in the original game. It's easy to avoid if you don't want to use it in a level your creating by putting steel or a trap over the exit.
Title: Re: Nekoro
Post by: Gronkling on June 15, 2012, 11:37:23 PM
Post by: Gronkling on June 15, 2012, 11:37:23 PM
This actually pretty fun! (Though the credit system is a bit weird)
(Though the credit system is a bit weird)
Title: Re: Nekoro
Post by: Simon on June 16, 2012, 01:25:55 AM
Post by: Simon on June 16, 2012, 01:25:55 AM
Game doesn't seem to like Firefox 3.5 or something else that is outdated here (Debian 6 with non-free Flash and Java; I'd need a lot of non-repository lib versions to install an up-to-date Firefox). Don't want to call this a flaw of the site though, you can't support everything forever.
The forced registration before even trying the game is a major bummer though, now I have an account I can't use. Don't they want publicity instead of being a walled garden?
-- Simon
The forced registration before even trying the game is a major bummer though, now I have an account I can't use. Don't they want publicity instead of being a walled garden?
-- Simon
Title: Re: Nekoro
Post by: Clam on July 12, 2012, 10:05:12 AM
Post by: Clam on July 12, 2012, 10:05:12 AM
I'm probably playing French Cat-Lemmings (my nickname for it) more than real Lemmings or Lix right now 
. Beating everyone else's times is really fun, even if it is frustrating sometimes (where's my frame-by-frame ), and I hope we can have a leaderboard like this for Lix sometime. A few of the mechanics are very strange with regard to time, like the seemingly inconsistent fling mechanics (the 'TNT' is like the placed time-delayed bomb in L3, but with fling), and parachutes that can make the creatures move faster in some situations.
And I mentioned level creation being a challenge... there's also the small matter of a mysterious bug that wipes your level when you try to save it.
. Beating everyone else's times is really fun, even if it is frustrating sometimes (where's my frame-by-frame ), and I hope we can have a leaderboard like this for Lix sometime. A few of the mechanics are very strange with regard to time, like the seemingly inconsistent fling mechanics (the 'TNT' is like the placed time-delayed bomb in L3, but with fling), and parachutes that can make the creatures move faster in some situations.And I mentioned level creation being a challenge... there's also the small matter of a mysterious bug that wipes your level when you try to save it.