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Where Did The Stars Go?

By mechabit

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Humor573.65
Audio1333.61
Mood2013.43
Graphics2103.82
Innovation2123.36
Fun2743.22
Overall3453.28
Theme5482.75

Comments

nnelgdabandit 2014-08-25 23:39

If there is one thing I want to do more in games is poo!

eatyourbeef_doug 2014-08-25 23:40

ah i didnt realize the first time round the orange things are snails. Really nice concept, and really nicely executed! I would loved to have seen some more critters though.

elcaraescombro 2014-08-25 23:42

So lovely graphics, good work!!!

mechabit 2014-08-25 23:44

Yeah, there's only 2 plants and 1 animal but we planned all sorts of weird alien fauna and flora each with different behaviors and interactions. But alas such is ludum dare.

elliottd 2014-08-25 23:46

looks great, music is good, not on board with the poop sounds. I could only make three plants, and then they were generating the small seeds/poo and it just comes out the same... gross game. good work

nikki93 2014-08-25 23:58

The graphics are really nice and cute. The poo is hilarious. Neat idea! Playing as a dinosaur is sweet.

emmelineprufrock 2014-08-26 00:03

Loved the graphics and the overall sense of fun.

mechabit 2014-08-26 00:10

@elliottd Ha ha yeah it's a bit gross...

luisdc 2014-08-26 00:21

Loved the graphics and art style. I had to search for the meaning of LMB and RMB. Please, consider write "left/right mouse button" in the description.

Good job and good luck!

miziziziz 2014-08-26 00:24

Where do you people get all this time to make such amazing music and art.
I have to say, your sense for color is amazing. Really nice visuals.
The game was also really, wish you could've made more. I ended up with snail overpopulation after a while

mechabit 2014-08-26 00:32

Edited the instructions for less acronyms

fxcesinha 2014-08-26 01:33

Nice graphics

boaheck_artgent 2014-08-26 02:03

POOT POOT POOT POOT. Finally a game I can relate to! I'm always pooping and eating! Seriously though. well done. I really found this idea interesting and funny. The difficulty was a little bit steep though so I didn't get that far.

pixeloaks 2014-08-26 02:51

Loved the pooping. Only disappointment was that the dino wouldn't poop out any more after a while

thegamefather 2014-08-26 02:56

Funny idea! The art is awesome, and the controls is solid. If there is more hints in the game about my progress would be better :) Good job!

egos 2014-08-26 09:33

great you can eat youre poo

mechabit 2014-08-26 14:02

Anyone managed to stick with it till the end?

kayelgee 2014-08-26 15:06

Interesting concept. You can't get the second plant to make seeds can you?

kapasrobert 2014-08-26 15:08

Funny game :D Great music

jellycakes 2014-08-26 15:08

Really nice, the idea was pretty cute. I kept getting stuck though after I ate all the animals (I think). Nice job though!

mechabit 2014-08-26 15:54

@Kayelgee the 2nd plant eats snails to make seeds, it's not hinted at, you just have to experiment with it. I wanted a sense of exploration with each world adding new life forms to play with.

@Jellycakes You do have to be careful with that, make sure there's always at least one of each thing left so they can spawn more. If you plant a bulb next to a snail you'll get infinite snails after a bit lol

swiftillusion 2014-08-26 17:03

That was really awesome :D.
Loved the management-esque mechanics and trying to develop the life in that final level where you had to balance all the plants/animals. Even though you mentioned not getting everything you wanted done, you managed to get just enough in that it felt like a really satisfying experience after completing it, great job :D.

mechabit 2014-08-26 18:21

Thanks!

kayelgee 2014-08-27 11:42

Can I pickup snails somehow or do I need to headbutt them after they spawned? I actually thought about moving snails to the plant but I had planted the second plant on the other side xD

mechabit 2014-08-27 14:44

@Kayeglee You can't pick up the snails but you can lure them with seeds if you want them to move in a certain direction. I was going to make them climb walls like snails but didn't get round to it. It's possible to head butt them around but it's tricky to do.

recursor 2014-08-27 19:21

This is hilarious. By the end of my play session, I was eating my own poo, then pooping it back out. This was some great entertainment, and the graphics are pretty neat too. If you keep working on it, you should put in more animal types and perhaps some that could eat you too.

mechabit 2014-08-27 19:44

@recursor Thanks. Your game is fun as well. If we expanded the game we'd probably add some danger element but not any combat (want to keep it about exploration and experimentation), maybe an exploding/burning seed that lets you burn plants you don't want anymore or some kind of snappy plant that blocks your path. Maybe some physics/mind altering seeds? lol

mechanicmoon 2014-08-27 21:22

You can eat your own shit GOTY

mechabit 2014-08-27 21:54

@MechanicMoon I think your 3 eyed space pigs would get along with my pooping dino lol

kigurumidevs 2014-08-27 23:13

Sadly my Unity web player isn't working (not your fault). Would have loved to play the game! looks like a game for me :D

primaerfunktion 2014-08-28 06:33

Cool visual style and nice concept.

colapsydo 2014-08-28 09:24

The mix of 3d and hand drawing is really cool.
I went till the second world, but I wasn't able to obtain new orange seed. Maybe those orange plant doesn't produce them or I miss something.

mechabit 2014-08-28 09:38

@Colapsydo The orange plant is carnivorous, feed it snails

otrorainteractivo 2014-08-29 16:32

This was crazy but pretty cool. Nice job

kristof 2014-08-29 19:52

Haha, I like how much effort you put into the farting sounds :D But seriously, this game is awesome! I couldn't stop playing. Very relaxing. I would have liked to see more complex ecosystems. I am sure this would make a great mobile app! You know, pooping some snails while waiting for the bus :D
Awesome work!

hb3p8 2014-08-30 11:53

Very cute dino :) Great job!

artamus 2014-08-30 14:19

Nice game, congrats!

ofursnati 2014-08-30 21:12

The pooping sound is awesome. Fun game. GJ.

jukimv1986 2014-08-31 05:08

A poopping dino! It is sad you ran out of time, same thing happened to us too. Graphics are colourful and the audio is neat. Good job!

mechabit 2014-08-31 10:41

We're very happy with what we did, the main mechanics are working and there's an end lol

leafarz 2014-08-31 12:07

the game is so cute haha! :))
very nice visuals and yeah 10/10 on the poo mechanic man.
really awesome game! good job! :D

savethejets1 2014-09-01 19:13

Graphics are great!

depp 2014-09-02 00:30

This game is simply amazing. It did take me a while to figure out that the snails were in fact snails, and not just a limited supply of food for me to turn into poo. I'm glad I stuck it out.

mechabit 2014-09-02 07:23

Yeah the snail spiral on the shells doesn't really come out in the water colour style. I had them walking about randomly at first but then I broke it and then kinda like how they look like dormant rocks until some food was around so kept it that way.

skiddings 2014-09-05 14:43

It's been a while since I had to do tactical pooping in a game!

h1s2 2014-09-07 08:50

very funny! these snails get a plague really quick :) catchy tune and nice artwork.

jupiter_hadley 2014-09-08 02:54

Cute monster :D I included it in part 22 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/_5a2Oj9U9sk

pythong 2014-09-08 08:21

i liked the style, especially the texture of the world, but after finding out i had to eat the big stones and poop them into the earth, i didn't know what to do anymore? :/

mechabit 2014-09-08 17:46

@Pythong, poop the seeds into the green grass to make plants

mechabit 2014-09-08 17:46

@Jupiter_Hadley Thanks man!

merlijnvh 2014-09-12 20:09

Very cool game! I liked the game mechanic and the music was great, too. Love the graphics style.

fisholith 2014-09-13 10:03

Fun idea. The music and art create a nice atmosphere.
The sounds add a ... I'm gonna say novel element, as well. :)

So, at first I experienced what I suspect to be the normal pitch range for the randomized poots. "poot, little-poot, moderate-poot, pt, poot, etc" Then, without warning, "POOOOT ... PUUUUUUT ... P-P-P-P-EW-EW-EW-EW-T" Ultra-low-frequency. Ultra-low! I mean, I'm pretty sure I may have just interfered with whale migration for the next few days.

ragepaint 2014-09-13 21:03

Nice style with the water colors. I was only able to make the big flower that spit out seeds. I never saw any other plants or animals :(

mechabit 2014-09-14 11:47

@Rage Paint, the big rocks are actually snails, feed them seeds to make more.

hypnohustla 2014-09-14 17:15

Pooping is always fun. Really enjoyed rest of the game too :)

lkr 2014-09-14 18:06

That was a lot of fun :) Loved the visuals and the relaxed atmosphere.

Didn't beat the second world because I couldn't figure out how to fill the orange meter more than about two thirds. Eventually the game would slow to a crawl with hundreds of snails other things covering the planet.

Had a great time - would love to see the ideas you didn't have time to implement during the jam fleshed out :)

commodorekid 2014-09-15 23:32

Interesting idea with walking on a planet but I felt like spending most of my time walking to reach plants or snails. Also couldn't get the point of second level really. I think this might be something if there were more variation to what player can do. Cute little game, liked it.

racarate 2014-09-16 00:53

mmmm my favorite music so far... i want to grow plants into forever

mechabit 2014-09-16 16:08

Woo, scored highly on humour again. Too bad about the theme. Thanks for playing and commenting guys!