beanslasher 2017-12-06 06:09
I really really like the art in this Game! I found it to be really fun and addicting, great work!!
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD40 → Beehaven
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 879 | 3.10 | 31 | |
| Fun | 953 | 2.79 | 31 | |
| Innovation | 848 | 2.86 | 31 | |
| Theme | 325 | 3.73 | 32 | |
| Graphics | 737 | 3.20 | 32 | |
| Audio | 599 | 2.77 | 31 | |
| Humor | 371 | 3.33 | 32 | |
| Mood | 641 | 3.19 | 31 |
I really really like the art in this Game! I found it to be really fun and addicting, great work!!
Art is simple but cute. I like the idea of the game, and it was very surprising the first time I gained weight! I think it's a little repetitive flying back and forth over a flower to collect more pollen -- I would have preferred if it kept going up so long as you hovered over it. I didn't know how to progress once I gained weight the second time though?? I just die when I jump and I can't think of what else to do. Still, I had fun. Nice work.
@beanslasher thanks a lot! It means a lot to hear that from you!!!
@fluidvolt That is a great suggestion, we originally had it that way but the developer changed the mechanic to enforce single collection to make the puzzle more meaningful. I don't want to spoil the puzzle but if you really want to know how to beat it you can message us on twitter! We're on https://twitter.com/jobonlol/ and https://twitter.com/TheDigitalShay !
Thank you very much for your feed back and your kind words! We appreciate it very much!
it's a UFO? no it's an obese bee!
Pretty fun when the bee just got fatter. Cute small game! Perfect as a kids game.
Interesting game. I liked the happy mood and the music grew on me towards the end. It could use some instructions or an explanation though as it took me a sec to figure it out. The fat bees were great.
Me reading the instructions: "Jump?! This is nonsense, I am a bee!" Me, a minute later: "Oh." Cute game.
Interesting game but I couldn't get past the second level either unfortunately.
Cool game! The music perfectly compliments the mood and artwork of the game, however it did get quite repetitive. The game concept is also really neat. Great work!
Great job fellow bee gamer! I like the artwork!
Cool game ! Grapihcs and music serv the mood really well and the concept is quite interesting.
Great job ! Keep coding :)
The bee looks really cute and adorable at first, but then it starts looking more like a dog than a bee :dog::rofl:. Also liked the text when trying to enter the hive without polls multiple times. One minor "bug" you should fix is that in the second level at the right end of the world after the tree there's just grey instead of the blue background. Overall a cool game with really good looking artwork. :thumbsup:
Really nice game, Love the visual style :)
@mollekake Thanks! I will have to let some kids try it out and see their reaction!
@dimesto52 haha UFO bees!
@scowling-pastry we definitely could have used some instructions for the controls. We originally had some but took it off because we were supposed to add in extra graphics for the instructions but didn't have time for it(it was originally plain text). Fat bees for the win!
holy shit I love this freaking dog-bee and hippo-bee it's hilarious. I think the difficulty is good although it takes perhaps a bit too long to pick up the pollen. Maybe have flowers only carry 4 pollen each and transformations take 4 and 6 pollen? Or even less perhaps? Otherwise I'm sitting there jumping into the same flower over and over again.
@lmb ahaha thanks a lot!
@thorneto if you're still having trouble, send us a tweet and we will surely get you through it!
@megalink ahah shay was actually annoyed with a lot of the music but it was the best I could do without any music experience! I had no clue I would be composing for this game at all! Hopefully I can get some music lessons in me and make something better for next time!
@fdr Thank you fellow bee gamer!
@mathiouza Thanks a lot! It means a lot to us!
@the-triumvirate I was told by my girl friend the same thing! Dogs are really just fat bees! I tried the second stage to see if I could see it but couldn't replicate what you saw. Could you send a pic to us with what you see? Thanks for playing!!
@cayleblucas Thank you! That means a lot to us!!
I liked the gag, but I am too proud to ask for help to learn to get to the third level.
@yokcos700 I think that's a great idea. Originally we wanted less pollens but we were planning to add more maps with more plants so we were hoping to keep the same number throughout the game. At the current time we are unable to change pollen count per level due to our programming, but hopefully we can change it for our post-jam!
This is a great humorous game, the bee definitely caught me by surprise. Though i did get stuck on level 2. I just couldn't figure it out. The hive wanted me to get 16 pollen, but by the time i got 16 pollen, i couldn't reach the hive. Not sure if this was intended but that's what happened to me.
Was this your first Ludum Dare? because this is an amazing product, just a few things that i would've liked to see (keep in mind, i do understand the time constraint). Some sort of simple tutorial to tell the player what is going on, nothing complex but something to inform the player what everything is. I was still stumped on what the red thing under the pollen counter was.
Another thing is polish. Polish is an essential to every game. If you every consider on further working on this game (btw, please do so), add polish to the game. This might include a sound when you 'transform' or a particle effect when you collect pollen or enter the hive. Here is a demonstration of someone adding polish to the simple game Breakout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy0aCDmgnxg
All in all, this is a great game and is a huge achievement. Congratulations guys! :smile:
@dcolgan I bee-lieve in you!
@tyranosaw you can indeed reach the hive, but there is a trick to the puzzle that you may not be realizing. Send us a tweet and we can give you a hint!
Thank you for the suggestions, they are indeed welcomed! The red counter would be for the third level, it should be removed from the first and second level since it is not used for those two levels. I would definitely like to work on polishing the game, will need some free time for me and my partner to add stuff in!
Thank you again for your kind words and your suggestions!
@jobonlol Here are the screenshots: [Level 2 screenshot](https://static.jam.vg/raw/dd9/c/z/ea1b.png) [Level 3 screenshot](https://static.jam.vg/raw/dd9/c/z/ea1c.png)