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Nomnivore

By jelinib

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Humor2933.06
Graphics3663.71
Innovation3673.33
Audio4663.11
Mood4833.25
Theme5223.67
Overall5483.29
Fun6353.00
Coolness176639

Comments

mortar 2015-12-15 08:00

This was adorable! Loved the animations and watching my little buddy grow. Movement speed was a little slow for my tastes but other than that I enjoyed my time :)

decayconstant 2015-12-15 08:14

Dog murder setting you back to square one really took it out of me... a little too slow moving for a complete reset.

vosvek 2015-12-15 08:34

Quite an entertaining little game. It gives me a Gameboy Color Pokemon nostalgia, and really makes me wish for a retro hunting/survival game made in a similar manner.

The art is fantastic, and the music is great (though it gets repetitive very quickly).

I feel the controls would have been better if just JKIL was used to walk, and A + JKIL made your character sprint (though, some form of stamina would need to be implemented). Regardless, I definitely feel the two-button control theme/limitation doesn't do the game justice.

Additionally, I think it would have been helpful to see some kind of progress bar that displays how long it will take to grow/evolve.

Overall, I enjoyed it, and I sincerely hope you continue developing games! :D

mr_fudd 2015-12-15 09:09

Good use of the theme to see your creature evolve. The control scheme was a little wacky. I never really got used to it. Movement was a little too slow for me and made me lose interest a little too quickly. Good art, but the music was a little grating to me after a while.

dlowe 2015-12-15 09:18

Graphics and sound were adorable, and established the mood nicely. Loved your spin on "2-button controls". Thanks for the game!

bradur 2015-12-15 09:21

The game feels a bit cumbersome since it's so hard to catch any of the creatures if you wish to kill them, and there's sort of a delay to any action you make. Otherwise, it's a neat idea and can be quite fun once you get the hang of it. I liked the graphics & animations too :). The control system was easy to get used to, and it's a very original approach to the two button theme.

timtipgames 2015-12-15 09:32

I AM THE KING OF THE JUNGLE!
https://gyazo.com/2f5660ef5fbb79b17ee0d416eff21013
Now, can you give me my time back please? :D
This was amazingly addictive and relaxing. Had to kill the dragon, killed the dragon, would do again.
Great game if you aren't put off by the tempo.

jelinib 2015-12-15 20:59

Thanks for the thoughts and feedback so far guys! Even though I didn't get to refine everything to my satisfaction, it's always very helpful for me to learn about how others experience the game, so I can see where I should take it and where glaring problem areas are! Keep 'em coming!

@timtipgames
I am wholly impressed with your perseverance! While I cannot refund your time (it's already spent, sorry), I think your efforts are at least worth a trophy. Enjoy the new 64x64 image on your profile page! I also audibly clapped for you even though nobody could hear it. Thanks for playing and actually sticking to it! :)

eerongal 2015-12-16 02:38

A bit slow paced, but seems like it could be a fun game. Nice work!

shivur 2015-12-16 02:39

Interesting concept!

timtipgames 2015-12-16 07:33

thank you for that trophy! Not only did I kill the dragon, I also have something to put on my shelf to show for it! :)
Also thank you for playing and rating my game.

pillbrain 2015-12-16 22:28

Really liked the art style and the music, although personally I would have liked to have been a bit faster than the food I was trying to eat. Chasing it for days was a bit tedious.

reccy 2015-12-16 22:58

Cool little game, very relaxing. :)

oz2mura 2015-12-18 12:43

Game is comfy. Like as soon my mind melds with the controls, and I grasp evolving, mating, and stats I knew exactly what I had to do. spd > hp > atk was my goal. I'm still playing, but I knew that I really do enjoy this game.

Chill music, level grinding game-play I love, and pretty easy to grasp the situation once situated, and the presentation, good job. Looking forward to more games from you.

hotboxgames 2015-12-20 21:25

I like the progression and the controls were unique.

loxo 2015-12-20 21:37

Interesting game concept. It's fun to play, fits the theme very well and I like the graphics very much. I think it would be nice if the other animals would try to attack the player.

larzan 2016-01-03 18:47

Interesting idea, like the gfx style :)

jupiter_hadley 2016-01-17 18:33

Cute game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/xIPr3jDQjJ0