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The Chosen Sheep

By ellenack

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3493.6136
Fun3963.4136
Innovation7572.8536
Theme4743.5236
Graphics1624.1837
Humor1863.5734
Mood1233.9037

Comments

qtm 2018-12-04 02:28

The graphics is really nice looking! The bloody part looks really cool and creepy. Gameplay could use a bit of variety, but it still works well. It's really hard to hit targets that are much faster than you

2018-12-04 03:27

Loving the style and how it goes from happy and bright to dark and demonic. The atmosphere was great.

auzrial 2018-12-04 04:12

cool game

eggshelldog 2018-12-04 06:00

The graphics are great and the UI is really smooth and comfortable! However, I think it feels a little lack of content, if you reward players with some abilities like charging/ time slow/ stop when you put faster sheep into the farm, then the gameplay can be more diverse!

dudum-lare 2018-12-04 11:43

I can just imagine how grotesque this game would be if I played it in the middle of the night... You really succeeded with setting the mood. Clean graphics, easy to understand the game-play. I enjoyed this game, I'm addicted. Good luck, hope to see you in the next jam. Have a nice day. // @dudum-lare from @liquidbrain

squaredev 2018-12-04 12:10

Really nice graphics! I love how the grass looks when drenched in blood. As others have said, some kind of power-up like a thrust or a dash would add a lot of variety. Also if the evil goats could hurt you back, that would be cool.

ellenack 2018-12-05 00:24

Thanks for the feedback everybody. It's true that having a few power ups would have been nice. :) I will probably take a day off work for the next Ludum Dare to have time to add more content !

drkr 2018-12-05 02:35

That was super well polished and fun. Was there supposed to be anything after the bloody rain section? because I killed a couple of black sheep and got up to 22 total but I couldn't make it any further.

nick-rafalski 2018-12-05 02:52

This was way more fun that I was expecting. All the audio and visual feedback make for a really juicy game, particularly for a jam. It seems like you went for a smaller scope with great polish, and you definitely delivered.

jesus-gonzalez 2018-12-05 13:46

How does the game ends? I find it impossible to get past 20 sheep. Great game 4.5/5 from me!

julienlussiez 2018-12-05 15:32

Nice game with nice graphics. The theme is respected. It's pretty hard though, sheeps keeps running from me.

ellenack 2018-12-06 01:55

There is no real end to the game, apart from trying to please the gods forever and get the highest score for personal fame and glory. :D I indeed went for a really small scope and tried to make what I had feel great, due to me being alone and only having two days (worked on monday). I'm glad it came out this well and that you guys/girls appreciate it even if its not a full pledged game. :)

dancinoman 2018-12-07 23:56

The graphic are awesome and the idea is nice. Although I wished some more challenges for this game; it was very easy dodging attacks from goats with no interaction from me.

maximiliangeorg 2018-12-08 09:30

The second phase literally gave me goosebumps! Nice work there with the whispering and thunder storm. You achieved a super cool look in the short time available and everything matches very well. My biggest complain is about balancing: In the second part sheep move way faster, have more health and spawn faster all at once, that is a big ramp up in difficulty in comparison to the first part. Still it was more motivating than frustrating but a smoother difficulty curve would have resulted in a better and more fun experience. Another thing worth tweaking is the camera distance. I played on PC and when the shit hit the fan and I where chasing many very fast sheep I only focused on the sheep icons on the border of the screen rather than the actual visuals. Otherwise the time I have to react is too short. This is especially unfortunate because your game looks so nice. I can imagine though, that the current camera setup is better for mobile.

All in all, a perfectly scoped and well executed project that would be perfect with a little bit more tweaking.

swanijam 2018-12-08 15:08

Hey that was great! excellent graphics and (o.o) nice grass, nice stylistic choice to guide the sheep with a trail of blood. The game's rules were intuitive and it was a lot of fun. I think the black sheep are a little to fast at the end to feasibly keep up with the impatience of the gods, but i didn't mind losing when i saw the ending. good job!

elnu 2018-12-09 02:42

I really liked this game. The graphics, concept, and sound were all fantastic. However, as @swanijam said, the black sheep are a little too fast. As soon as they spawned in I couldn't keep up with the game. Good work!

ellenack 2018-12-09 05:34

Seems like I will have to put more time into balancing my game next time ! :D From what I have seen, the very best players tend to achieve around 22 offerings, and the normal range is more around 18. I guess that if I had to make the game again that would be the point where adding a power up would make sense. ^^

hermeses 2018-12-09 09:20

Funny and with a lot of blood XD Cute graphics and well done with the different atmospheres xD It gets a little difficult when the black sheeps appear and they go as fast as flash but still its pretty good. Great job!!

v1ru6 2018-12-09 14:41

Well put together! I enjoyed the raw sheep treats.

Did you try another control setup such as WASD or gamepad?

babyking 2018-12-09 17:29

Fantastic execution, the control scheme on web was a bit glitchy on my laptop (as using the trackpad to click and drag often is) not something that I expect to have resolved but something to keep in mind for the future. An enjoyable experience, thank you for sharing your work.

matt-fabius 2018-12-10 02:09

Love the art and sound design! The UI locators were a great touch. Only thing this could've used was an in-game tutorial (just explaining the click to move).

efealacamli 2018-12-14 12:20

Great art and sound effects! Such an addictive gameplay!

kornel-meszaros 2018-12-16 16:55

Holy sheep. You are sick. I like it. :D

nicknameless 2018-12-17 15:53

Cute game when it's just sheep, spoopy when it's raining hell! The grass is neat, and I especially love how the cursor appears in it, haha!

Cute and fun little experience while it lasts!