FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD28 → FowL Play

FowL Play

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Humor1043.40
Fun1203.51
Graphics1343.78
Overall1553.51
Audio2762.94
Mood2953.08
Innovation6732.63
Theme8322.25

Comments

andrewkennedy 2013-12-16 02:29

My time: 1:37:72[WR]
http://imgur.com/rGBjqmp

archaeometrician 2013-12-16 03:33

Hahah nice graphics ! Funny idea to use a chicken ;)

coderinsideyou 2013-12-16 03:36

Hilarious! loved the the humor! besides the no audio thing awesome! looking for votes on my game as well if you can: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=20784

ambi 2013-12-16 03:39

Very impressive for 48h. I just thought the game was a little bit of a cop out considering the theme. I still had fun, even if couldn't finish it (too hard for me).

snail_man 2013-12-16 03:40

Nice little jump & run. I had a lot of fun, but couldn't seem to hit the boss at all. Don't know where the theme came into it though.

philriver 2013-12-16 03:40

Holy crap! Glorious submission!! Thank you, you made my day!

conflei 2013-12-16 03:44

Very Cool! But the boss is invencible!

joeprogram 2013-12-16 03:45

The controls were spot on! I would have loved to know what the mysterious man offering me a choice of weapon was more about. I really liked figuring out how to glide as a chicken, and would have loved more sci-fi chicken skills.

Did not post a time, died twice and accidentally closed it a third.

endesga 2013-12-16 04:06

Oh awesome! I love this!
I think I liked one of your posts... yeah, very cool :)

The art is clean, style is great!

matrixbai 2013-12-16 04:08

A chicken? Like it.

piat 2013-12-16 04:16

That's a challenge. Love the art style and controls feel really tight. The shooting pods are probably not as obvious as they could be, hard to spot+kill+guide a jump all at the same time.

zconnelly13 2013-12-16 04:41

I really enjoyed the chicken.... Your game was a lot of fun. Reallyyy enjoyed it.

parasyte 2013-12-16 04:43

Awesome game! Reminds me a bit of Megaman.

taylorlunt 2013-12-16 05:42

Looks great, pretty solid.

loggs2 2013-12-16 07:03

Love the opening sequence with the scroll down to the chicken. I had fun even though I was getting owned. Nice work!

whoaconstrictor 2013-12-16 09:07

Oh my god this game is adorable. The art is gorgeous and the gameplay is fun. A+, fantastic work. Will definitely have to check out your previous entries.

louis-denizet 2013-12-16 11:52

Nice game, really fun xD

latfoued 2013-12-16 13:55

The pixel art and gameplay are absolutly amazing. i like the humor and the concept. Good job

scottrick 2013-12-16 14:08

Nice music!

joserodolfofreitas 2013-12-16 14:49

I loled on the chicken, and the game is cool, but it lacks a stronger link to the theme. Not being able to use the sword and shield is not the kinda theme approach I was expecting, at least if you could choose one from the three.

alvarop 2013-12-16 15:14

Nice! I liked how if you pressed Up you would fall slowly.

chicknstu 2013-12-16 15:19

Nice one. Slow fall is a newt little twist. :)

qbicfeet 2013-12-16 16:08

Beautiful animations, they really add a lot to the game. I like it.

sadiquo 2013-12-16 17:48

Don't works in my browsers :(

atmospherium 2013-12-16 18:26

Very entertaining! Explosions, flying chickens, robots - this is everything that a game should be. Great art (that opening cutscene had me hooked instantly).

sprawl 2013-12-16 18:55

Wow, Great quality. I don't really see the theme, but the game is quite fun !

stenol 2013-12-16 18:58

I like the graphics, chiptune music. It's a very funny game. Gratz !

chris-mondok 2013-12-16 19:23

Finally, a game where I get to be a chicken! The movement is excellent.

recursiveanomaly 2013-12-16 19:25

Wonderful game! I loved the slowed fall speed, it really added an element of skill to the game. Those saws in the corner of the boss room were evil. Good job having a legitimate boss fight!

jillytot 2013-12-16 19:34

Haha this is really great. Good level design too, like the part where you are forced to learn the chicken can glide. Good job dood, be proud.

pyrosneak 2013-12-16 19:39

Pretty good game, nice pixel art and great chicken. found it pretty difficult though :)

captainkraft 2013-12-16 19:46

Well made game. I didn't see much that made it unique or followed the theme.

michail 2013-12-16 19:46

3:11:17... I like the graphics and the boss.

benoitfreslon 2013-12-16 19:54

Nice game! Chicken rules!
But I don't have a QWERTY keyboard :(.

jimanzium 2013-12-16 20:04

I really liked the gameplay and the art was really good, I liked how it wasn't fancy but still worked really well. It was defifnitly fun to play. But I'm not sure how this actually fits with the theme. The audio was also very good, it fit really well with the game. Another one of my favorites this LD

arrogant-gamer 2013-12-16 20:34

OK, that was fun and looked good! Not my kind of game, though: I really have a heard time pointing with the mouse while side-scrolling. Maybe I just need more practice!

Anyway, fun concept & nice challenge.

johnnysix 2013-12-16 21:08

Great stuff, loved the art style. The gliding/slow falling took a bit of mastering.

thatguy 2013-12-16 21:21

Nice artwork, the telekinetic chicken is awesome! Nice work.

captainnakou 2013-12-16 21:39

Chicken always fun :D.

Jeremias 2013-12-16 21:44

A solid platformer with a nice gliding flight mechanic. I like the graphics, too (except the background, which somehow doesn't fit the rest). Chickens, yeah :D

dementor561 2013-12-16 22:00

THIS IS AWESOME

anachron 2013-12-16 22:03

Chicken with guns! Who knew it would be such a good combo?

bradleysmith 2013-12-16 22:49

Gorgeous pixel art and really smooth platforming! Really impressive work for 48 hours. :)

alanzucconi 2013-12-16 23:18

Very funny! :) Reminds me or Nuclear Throne with their new character the Chicken! :D

hawke55 2013-12-16 23:19

I liked it! It was fun with nice graphics but I didn't see were the theme came in. Altogether nice game!

potomak 2013-12-16 23:46

Nice game.

yapshuter63 2013-12-16 23:54

Fun strange chicken shooter thing.

kunonooni 2013-12-17 00:01

Very nice platformer. Loved the graphics and the player mechanics.

tsumei 2013-12-17 00:15

I felt a little bit of delay in how it played out, may have just been due to playing it in the web version..
But a cool game you've made here, I enjoyed your journals during the event.

chamberlainpi 2013-12-17 00:24

Great submission! It's too bad the other two weapons didn't make it in (cuz really... you can only PICK one... cuz there IS only one lol). But great style, runs well, music was alright, sfx was fitting, the animations awesome! A sound for when the boss was taking hits could of made the battle better.

phi6 2013-12-17 00:37

Really solid platforming engine and game. I like the floating mechanic. Not much else to say except I had fun! Oh and fantastic art :)

pixelulsar 2013-12-17 00:40

I had fun playing it and it looked great(chickens are always awesome). However it followed the theme a bit loosely.

taigastudios 2013-12-17 01:11

Solid gameplay, tad hard but i assume you were aiming for that?

mckoss 2013-12-17 02:15

Is the web version working? Doesn't do anything other than load the splash screen (click on start does nothing).

teddy 2013-12-17 02:24

wow that's really polished!

soundguy 2013-12-17 02:35

couldn't finish it - too hard for me, but it was very fun and funny

cheshyr 2013-12-17 03:28

I see the term solid being thrown around a lot, and I can't really thin of a better term. good polish, good humor, no obvious glitches or bugs. well done.

sean-noonan 2013-12-17 03:54

A very very strange idea for a game. It's like something off Action 52, only it works and has a degree of polish :D

junt74 2013-12-17 04:41

Hard to me but awesome style!!!

silentbunny 2013-12-17 05:11

solid work!

frederickk 2013-12-17 05:18

Nice humor!

codecranker 2013-12-17 05:32

Nice little action game!

spelchan 2013-12-17 05:33

Too hard for me. Liked the chicken. Barely meets theme.

paradeem 2013-12-17 07:07

1:56! Very fun but the controls could be better! Good job!

jgpicatoste 2013-12-17 07:29

Cool game! The main character was hillarious, and the controls were precise.

ob6160 2013-12-17 07:45

Lol great idea:)

ghandhi 2013-12-17 10:00

It would be much better with more polishing. But i like it.

ludipe 2013-12-17 12:15

It's simple but fun. I loved the art, specially the opening scene.

I was able to beat in 1:43 :)

Why don't you check our game? We also used Construct.

matx 2013-12-17 12:31

Game's nice and well executed.

A couple of remarks:
- The sound of the player getting hit is terribly annoying
- It's quite easy to rush through the level without having to actually shoot something for a long part of it

Ultimately, it was fun. Really cute graphics.

Also, removing game features to fit the theme is funny.

binary_girl 2013-12-17 14:49

love the gfx.. and chicken fly dynamic :)

venks 2013-12-17 15:46

Very nice game. A chicken with a gun? Haven't seen anything like this since Earthworm Jim. I like the emphasis on spreed running. I absolutely adore games with speed running in mind.

jaj 2013-12-17 17:13

I liked it. I like both the foreground images as the background, but I'm not sure if I like them together much. Other than that, really fun!

nikteddy92 2013-12-17 17:47

Great Idea! Well done! :D

scoobyben 2013-12-17 18:38

Very nice art, and the mechanics are cool (but would be easier with a mouse rather than my trackpad :P) Doesn't particularly fit the theme, but it seems that's cause you ran out of time (I assume sword/shield were there for that intention)

danielsnd 2013-12-17 19:44

Nice graphics and gameplay for 48 hours! It's fun to play as chicken and I loved the glide mechanic xD
Only thing I didn't understand is how does the theme fit into this game?
Overall nice game though :) looking forward to the post-compo version!

coblynau 2013-12-17 20:53

Great graphics and enjoyed the game :)

toureiro 2013-12-17 21:08

I really loved the controls! You did a good job making it not only look and move like a bird, but control like one. Nice.

novodantis 2013-12-17 21:10

Dat chicken...

omaha 2013-12-17 21:20

Nice graphics. Bit music was driving me a little insane, but the sfx work for it. I think my favorite element is the chicken.. It may get a little too tricky too quickly?

jdpalmer 2013-12-17 21:37

Very humorous.

kimau 2013-12-17 21:40

The sound and lack of checkpoints broke me in the end, so I didn't finish :(

Overall pretty sweet!

moop 2013-12-17 21:59

Enjoyable game and excellent chicken. Difficulty curve felt spot on. Boss fight was cleverly signposted.

dudsen 2013-12-17 22:49

Conflei says ...
Dec 16, 2013 @ 3:44am
Very Cool! But the boss is invencible!

What? there is even a boss? Didn't even get this far... And I'm not talking about a short 5 min play session here o_O. Obviously my platformer skills are more than poor... Anyways a fun game! I mean a chicken with a laser gun... Instant winner :D

glovecat 2013-12-17 23:56

haha amazing kirbychickenwithgun! great work

ludusamo 2013-12-18 00:07

The graphics are funny but very well done. Helps with the whole mood of the game as with the music as well. Nicely done.

derosa 2013-12-18 00:12

Chicken time! Nice one!

raisedmedia 2013-12-18 00:46

Awesome entry, lot's of fun.

jprogman 2013-12-18 03:51

A chicken with a gun? Genius!

havana24 2013-12-18 08:28

Very nice game dude! :)

cappelnord 2013-12-18 09:22

Works very well. Unfortunately I'm not a good platformed player, so I didn't came very far. Good graphics, very good control.

diptoman 2013-12-18 09:24

Ahahaha, this was awesome! A lil' hen wielding a gun being chased by homing missiles? Pure, unadulterated genius! Was hooked on to it, but the boss was hard, had to retry so many times, I was hooked onto it xD Though took me a while to figure out you had to shoot the yellow orb launcher ._.
Great graphics, gameplay and was fun!

nickw 2013-12-18 10:09

Pretty weak on the theme, but otherwise solid platforming and fun combat.

lissar 2013-12-18 10:29

I liked the bit of glide you gave the chicken. And the robo-chickens, of course.

sylence 2013-12-18 12:49

Omg I laughed so hard when I saw the chicken :D
Really great game

paperblurt 2013-12-18 12:51

Looks so good.
Reminds me of Alfred Chicken..!

Nice pixel play..

antylum 2013-12-18 13:29

Nice retro atmosphere! Boss is a bit hard for me.

jhelle 2013-12-18 13:53

Loved the intro graphics and all. Didn't care much for the music but it was a enjoyable platformer.

madball 2013-12-18 13:58

Nice game! Well, everybody says that it's nice, so I'll point out things I didn't like.
You should made some noise/music at the beginning. That's not a big problem, but I had no idea if it has music at all, so I turned up my volume. And when I started playing, I had no time to turn it down.
Also, you made the boss easier by making the screen smaller, but at the same time you made it harder. Before, I could outrun all the missles by standing in the corner. In the post-LD version I had to shoot them. I guess that is more just, but keep it in mind anyway.
I think sawblades are too unforgiving. They are sometimes positioned so it takes accuracy to pass them. So, if I fail (and the chance is decent), I have to restart.
Also, when the boss shoots the first laser, missles duplicate. And enemy AI stutters sometimes.

It has a good potential, so you should continue developing it, like adding more levels. Oh, and I liked the original background as well, you might want to keep it.

primaerfunktion 2013-12-18 17:35

This is great! Although the music got annoying fairly quick.

suoraviiva 2013-12-18 17:42

Awesome! I like the style, the graphics are good as well as the sounds and music, playability is great. I think it fits the theme quite well.

almax27 2013-12-18 18:19

Chicken with a gun, fantastic :D would be 100x more badass if he had shades on though :P

hermes 2013-12-18 19:21

I really love the animation of the head when it walk :)

keithe 2013-12-18 20:09

One of the most fun games I've played. Really dug the glide mechanic. Final boss fight took me a bit to figure out how to damage the boss. I really wanted to go after the giant moving red screen. The yellow lights could have been more obvious. Great job!

zkenshin 2013-12-18 20:39

This was super fun, great job (:

local-minimum 2013-12-18 21:14

Great but a little to hard the original version (which you attended to). Liked the ability to slightly hover a lot.

triplevisiongames 2013-12-18 21:36

Nice look to the game and I love the floating when you jump!

gfm 2013-12-18 22:40

I liked this game. It was fun! But I feel like there's still so much that can be added to it... I could be a way greater game.

For one (sorry D:) the music... it was funny... but didn't match the game and was somewhat annoying after some time. =X

I think that games like this should allow you to control your jump height. This would allow better controls.

But, all in all, the game felt really good and fun! It wasn't unfair in any way and every death was my own fault.
The controls were responsive, I didn't have trouble aiming and shooting at stuff and the boss was beatable. Also, the stage didn't feel too long or too short.

So, polish it, make the controls even better and add more levels! Then this will be really great. =D

Btw, I didn't play the post-mortem. All this was based on the compo version.

ultravisitor 2013-12-19 00:09

This is well done given the time allotted. Perhaps the backgrounds could be adjusted to go better with the platforms and characters. The chickens idle animation is cute. I guess its cool that it has a gun sure why not. I found the mouse aiming and gliding a little weird but I felt compelled to get better at it because the control is super tight otherwise. I don't think this is applicable to the theme at all and I had to give you and n/a.

erkberg 2013-12-19 00:27

A fun action platformer. I liked the art style, but the cannons were a little hard to see (might be intentional though).

abeing 2013-12-19 01:04

very nice!. but the audio was a bit crunchy and its very hard to beat.

georgebroussard 2013-12-19 01:51

Nice job for 48hrs. Liked the art and platforming mechanics.

chuigum 2013-12-19 02:20

Very very nice! Love the graphics, love the music, love the game. Awesome job

brmassa 2013-12-19 05:05

nice art.

javifugitivo 2013-12-19 05:12

I dont can play i dont know why.. :( blipblipblip! but its funy that chicken with gun!

burlapjack 2013-12-19 07:00

Chickens always make great main characters ;)

pereubu 2013-12-19 09:11

Like it :D
add screenshake

threef 2013-12-19 14:00

I loved how simple and yet awesome was concept of slow falling.

senordiablo 2013-12-19 14:08

haha really funny and cute, ace graphics and good sense of humor. loved it.

occash 2013-12-19 19:44

I like this graphics!it's very good! But I think that sound may be better! But Thank you for this good game!

lioneljitro 2013-12-19 21:03

Great game!

Fun little platformer. I wish I didn't only have a track pad at the moment!

ashen 2013-12-20 01:11

Fun platformer. I like the way the chicken can shoot while moving in a different direction. The level design is bit tough but the nice control system helps (like floating on your wings). The music got a bit repetitive but overall this is a very good HTML based game.

vikingjonathan 2013-12-20 04:26

The platforming is really solid, and the game looks awesome.

catonmars 2013-12-20 10:58

solid platformer. Like the music and gliding design~

unusualcadence 2013-12-20 14:20

Fun game! I'm down with any game that gives a chicken a laser gun

ariake81 2013-12-20 22:32

feels like a really solid game. the graphics are great and the assets have nice animation, very smooth. Backgrounds are unusual and give the game an interesting visual style. very good game considering the time limit of the jam - well done!

gokuhd 2013-12-21 04:24

Really polished and very nice concept, well implemented controllers as well.

eskivor 2013-12-21 04:46

very nice graphics and audio !

eddy93 2013-12-21 14:53

The mood could have been improved by some audio. But I liked the fun of the game. Good job

gungnir 2013-12-21 15:54

Nice chicken. There's a lot here, well executed.

techblogogy 2013-12-21 16:41

Music and sound effects are great, mechanics are awesome, gameplay is okay. Overall this is a good game.

orangeez 2013-12-21 17:36

Really nice game, I liked playing as a chicken :)

zephyr-raine 2013-12-21 21:57

Great game!

reverend-speed 2013-12-21 22:16

Very attractive, loved the combo of gliding and shooting with the mouse! Could do with some checkpoints... =)

wojworks 2013-12-22 04:59

Boss is a bit too repetitive.

yosh 2013-12-22 11:18

Awesome pixel art graphics :)
Bonus points for using Construct2 !

sebastian 2013-12-23 07:26

I could not imagine a more enjoyable time spent, thank you.

gre 2013-12-24 12:55

Fun game, good graphics!

anvoz 2013-12-24 13:20

Cool game. I love the chicken holding gun concept. The graphics and sound were really good.

I took me a while to figure out how to damage the boss. And the auto-target system was really helpful.

loxo 2013-12-26 23:21

Good game with nice graphics and atmosphere. But I think it's a bit hard to control the game.

ViliX 2013-12-29 16:35

I really enjoyed playing this game. You might consider adding pause feature, since this is time based game :)

christina-nordlander 2013-12-29 18:51

(Note: review is for the compo version of the game.)

Awesome graphics, sketchy and personal, and being able to swivel my gun around made me feel like a badass Hong Kong action movie chicken. Very challenging, but I kept going till the end. Very impressive.

garethiw 2013-12-30 18:33

Good job, fun to play!

cptalbertwesker 2014-01-01 12:30

Awesome game, beautiful art style and some wonderful chicken animations. Shame it doesn't actually use the theme, but I'll let that slide for the use of a feathered protagonist.

van-noctar 2014-01-04 22:17

Good job! Very nice art and sounds!