FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD41 → Beet Farmer

Beet Farmer

By one-seed-fruit

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2273.5735
Fun2053.5335
Innovation524.0435
Theme634.1935
Graphics3183.3135
Audio2253.1832
Humor2323.0030
Mood2293.2933

Comments

kornel 2018-04-24 10:24

Farming meets pong/arcanoid - very unique combination!

tayfun 2018-04-24 10:33

Very good combo. Pixel art could be just better but it is a fun to play game

darby-costello 2018-04-24 10:34

Very cool. Lots of fun!

roy 2018-04-24 14:37

don't quite understand how things worked, need more instructions

oneseedfruit 2018-04-24 16:51

Thanks, you all! @roy I've added more instructions on this page, hope they help clarify the mechanics better.

firesplash-entertainment 2018-04-25 16:33

Interesting combination but it is kind of a struggle to find out what is what and how it works

manbeardgames 2018-04-25 16:38

This was really enjoyable, but it did take a minute to get the hang of what was going on. Not the actual controls, just the mechanic of what each selection actually was. Instructions on page were a nice addition.

I liked the audio in the game, helps give it a super chill vibe. Overall enjoyed this.

If you have time, you can also check out my game as well https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/slime-battle-royale

lerpish 2018-04-25 17:20

it was an enjoyable game good entry and congrates for doin it in 10 hours

mintarcade 2018-04-25 17:24

This is AMAZING game. Enjoyed it so much, can't give more than 5 stars, sorry :D Even it is not something I'd play daily, but it is so much fun, I play it more after LD is over. Good job!!!

oneseedfruit 2018-04-25 19:20

Thank you all for trying out my game!!

@Firesplash Entertainment @ManBeardGames Hahaha, I really need to learn how to keep things simple or make proper tutorials. Added that to my to-do list!! Also gotta practice art, better art might convey things more effectively, not to mention I rushed this while working on another LD41 game in a team :D. I had plenty of fun even though I didn't do much due to the lack of skills on my part.

I can't make music well, but I wanted audio in the game, so I had an idea. The audio consists of an array of 7 pitches of some instrument selected at random to play everytime a ball hits a tile, in the main menu though, a timer is used instead to play a selected pitch. Guess what, it was done in 5 minutes using SunVox, then another 5 minutes to code in.

@LERPish @mintarcade Thanks!! Hahaha, guess I've found my niche? I wanna add more stuff to the game, like rocks, pickaxe, different crops, seasons and pests, and.... so much more but for now, I'm gonna focus on learning how to make proper in-game tutorials, better art and balancing the difficulty.

And oh, oh!! I'm also gonna play and rate all your games when I wake up since it's past 3AM now over here and I gotta sleep!!! Those who like farm games, check out other LD41 games like Crash Crops and Harvest Doom you guys!! @Firesplash Entertainment made a farm game too!! So did @mintarcade. Whoa farm games everywhere. Can't stop making farm games!!

dragojt 2018-04-27 17:39

A bit hard to get the concept, but the game is so chill and the visual are good enough. Nice entry :)

krasse 2018-04-27 17:46

HAD TO READ!!! NEVER MAKE ME READ!!! No, just kidding, it was difficult at first to understand so I read the manual which was very good actually. The concept of the game is very clever but it needs a bit of polish, and like you say yourself, a simple to grasp tutorial. Nice work!

campbell 2018-04-27 17:51

This was very well done, the only real problem was figuring out what to do. I didn't want to read a wall of text just to play a 5 minute game, so the video was a nice addition. Thanks for making an HTML5 game!

packnslash 2018-04-27 17:56

It's definitely a challenge but one that I'm more than happy to go back and learn. It's always great to have a game that makes you frustrated but leaves you feeling rewarded when you've figured out the next step. Well done!

khorm 2018-04-27 17:57

Oh man, not sure why I like this so much. But I do.

Simple graphics, **but satisfying**. Simple sounds, **but makes soothing music as you play**. Simple gameplay, **but deeper than at first glance**.

It really shows how you can't just look at a screenshot and judge.

maytch 2018-04-27 18:26

Interesting idea! I'd say it perhaps needs some more visual clues to let the player know they're doing something right.

balladofsong 2018-04-27 19:03

I couldn't understand the instructions, but I enjoyed the music and graphics.

acuity 2018-05-09 23:58

This is pretty cool, but I couldn't understand how to do a lot of the things. I was able to plant a few beets and get one, but I don't know where to turn in the beet.

Edit: I booted it again and got audio to work! Not bad! I also figured out - you have to feed yourself by putting completed beets in the left, and pay more money by putting completed beets in the right. Interesting!

atridas 2018-05-11 21:29

It tooke a while to get what I was doing but in the end it's a nice concept!

2018-05-13 14:44

Challenging game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 41 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIle2FLl2RM

cristiano-m-garcia 2018-05-13 20:38

Good job! Cool game!

I left my rating of your game, if you can leave your feedback in our game, Witch's Escape.

I hope you continue with the project.

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/witchs-escape

smietan 2018-05-15 19:03

Very nice game.I like pixel art .Good audio PS. sorry for my bad english

steve-sparkes 2018-05-15 19:35

This really fulfilled the theme better than a lot of games I've seen this LD Jam! A really great entry. I found it tough to distinguish between the second and third options you had as balls once they were jumping around on screen. More on screen prompts or feedback could really help polish this title up. Good job, keep making games!