Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD42 → SAVE THE PICKLE
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1256 | 2.47 | 21 | |
| Fun | 1246 | 2.28 | 21 | |
| Innovation | 1189 | 2.39 | 21 | |
| Theme | 1152 | 2.55 | 21 | |
| Graphics | 875 | 3.00 | 21 | |
| Audio | 2.53 | 18 | ||
| Humor | 2.90 | 18 | ||
| Mood | 2.55 | 19 |
Hey, I didn't rate yet since I didn't understand how to play. I planted all the things, and then I waited and nothing happened. What should I do? I think you should put a tutorial here, apparently I can attack things but there are no controls anywhere (and nothing appeared to attack).
dont know how to change seeds. ok i guess
I planted some crops and made some money. I think the alien menace should be a constant threat, or scale faster. I'm kind of into the idea of space astronaut mars pickle farming. More... pleasant? than I imagined.
Ok game. Funny and doesn't break mood. though I'd like to see a quicker way of exiting the game when in midgame rather than waiting 5 mins for the big-tongued creatures to destroy everything. also add what controls there are. got confused the first 3 days on how and what to do. Other than that solid graphics and good audio
Same as sohakes, no enemy seems to appear?
Overall pretty good. Figuring out what was going on at the beginning was a little tough. Might want some sort of instructions the first day.
Jefferson and aliens looks very nice, but gameplay is pretty hard to understand. It is not clear where the money to buy seeds comes from. How to buy seeds. How to switch between them. And I think that the attack on aliens is better to change from space to mouse click.
The game idea is cool, but the game itself isn't challenging enough I think. In fact the map is so big and the day so short that the aliens have barely anytime to really cause damage.I liked the artstyle and the puffs of dust when your character is walking around, although I miss some background music.
I like the artstyle and the look and feel, but there is not enough explanation on how to play. Also i quit after i waited for a long time and nobody attacked. Either you didn't implement them, or the attacks are way too rare. I'm sorry to say that kinda breaks the game for me.
It was very unclear which crops where getting destroyed, some directional feedback from where to sound would originate can fix that! Also no way to exit the game except for alt+f4. The final thing that i missed was a purpose. Because there was no incentive to plant the seeds at all. I would be better off without planting them as they then cannot be eaten. The idea itself is promising though, but still a bit rough. I like the way you implemented the theme.
You really need to explain how to play your game. At least in the Submission page. I managed to understand how to plant my seed but after that nothing happened. I waited a few minutes, pressed every key on my keyboard but nothing. That's a bit sad cause I really wanted to see those aliens I saw on the cover image. Don't hesitate to tag me and explain me how to play so I can start again!
Have beaten all the shit out of these long-tongued guys by fork. Was fun. But still have some questions. I can't restore damaged seedbed, rtight? Also it seemed to me that the plants grow longer than specified in the store.
The controls werent super intuitive and there wasn't really a clear goal at first as you spawn away from your grow beds, but after exploring a bit and figuring out what to do, it was pretty fun.
Hi @sohakes! I've tried to explain the basics of how to play in the description. Thanks for commenting :smile:
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Hello @corbak. As I've mentioned above, you need to go to the house and sleep and the enemies will come. Download the last version since we've solved a bug with the enemies spawn. Thanks for your feedback
Hi @blueblu, you can just scroll to change between seeds and buy more in the house
Good game idea. I liked the game art and the walking animation for the player. Also cool that you managed to put in some sound effects to the game. I liked the UI for buying stuff aswell.
As others have said, it was a bit unclear what to do after you had planted the seeds. Perhaps some text explaining what to do right before the game starts would have helped. I think some prompt at the door or some arrow pointing to it would help players understand that you can interact with it. Level was way too large which made it hard to determine where the aliens were coming from. Perhaps the sound of alien could be local as well so you don't hear it wherever you are, would help to localize where the attack is coming from too.
Hi @patrician, thanks for the feedback
Nice idea! :thumbsup:
Hi @andrei9, thanks!
Good Job ! :)