FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD44 → Piggy Bank !

Piggy Bank !

By cromach, hozoku, flavienrombouts, synadiome and BowieFever

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall1163.93109
Fun1363.79109
Innovation6043.04109
Theme1543.85110
Graphics884.34112
Audio4903.11104
Humor4023.05106
Mood3793.49109

Comments

synadiome 2019-04-26 21:03

Waow

saladon 2019-04-29 12:03

Theres no download/play links?

synadiome 2019-04-29 12:14

Sorry for this little issue @saladon, the link will be added in the afternoon !

aret24 2019-04-29 16:57

I wanted to play this game but it failed to load mono :(

antztakeover 2019-04-29 17:12

Wow! Looks really good! Can't wait to play it!

synadiome 2019-04-29 17:14

Oops ! This should be ok now @Aret24 :)

malya 2019-04-29 17:41

So cute and so fun! Great job! :)

sunnray 2019-04-29 17:50

Really cute art style, and the gameplay is fun. But for me there were too many tutorial levels.

rossng 2019-04-29 17:51

Lovely art.

amber1 2019-04-29 17:52

I really love this game! It is easy and nice to play but later on it actually gets quite hard to solve. I definitely adore the mood of the game, it makes me really happy because it's so cute! :pig:

b3agz 2019-04-29 18:09

I love the interpretation of the theme, and the game looks amazing. I've paid cash money for far less impressive games.

mimusangel 2019-04-29 18:35

This game is really fun, the beginning a little long but must explain the mechanics. good job!

lukein 2019-04-29 18:50

Really smooth to play. I could easily spend hours on such a game.

jk5000 2019-04-29 21:20

A very cute and friendly puzzle game. Love the graphics and music. The gameplay is okay, but it not the games greatest strength. Overall a good LD game.

zlabya 2019-04-29 21:42

This is more than a perfect game, i loved it and i'll be playing it again, Good job. Just a remark, i think the music is muted at launch

nejma 2019-04-29 22:10

Congrat ! :) This is a great idea !!

synadiome 2019-04-29 22:33

@zlabya Thank you very much for the feedback ! We corrected that bug on downloadable version, thanks for noticing it ! unfortunately we could not correct it on browser version :/

nikos 2019-04-29 22:34

Nice graphics! The controls are slightly counter-intuitive, and you should add some sound effects, but otherwise good game!

synadiome 2019-04-29 22:40

@nikos Thanks for playing ! Sounds effects are in, but as I said, depending on version, the sound may be muted by default :/

t-bo 2019-04-29 22:49

I love the game concept and the controls are easy to understand ! ( but there is no sound for me ... ) The pig is cute :pig: ! Amazing Game !

spooky 2019-04-29 22:55

This game is really nice and well polished. I did notice when the level loads the volume gets automatically turned down but good job

dani-desa 2019-04-29 22:55

The idea of the little piggy losing coins to proceed is quite interesting and it fits the theme well. Sounds and music is probably the best part of this game. The game feel unbalanced too many very very easy levels and then I couldn't pass one after trying maybe 10 times.... Graphics is good and the level design is quite interesting. Overall, congrats, I think it is a cute game and quite interesting. A mobile version? That would be good. The menu needs more work because the font choice it could be better, maybe also the colors for the menu.

flying-dog-fish 2019-04-29 22:56

A very cute but rather easy game. The only problem are bugged sound controls.

marcari 2019-04-29 23:03

Nice visuals and good puzzles. The idea with the piggy bank dropping the coins is nice. Good job.

liauj 2019-04-29 23:08

I had alot of fun playing this one! Every new mechanic introduced made for some really interesting puzzles. There were a few levels near the end that may have needed some more thought in their design, as I found myself just running straight for the flag without looking at the other puzzles and succeeding.

sciman101 2019-04-29 23:14

This game looks fantastic! I thought some of the earlier levels were a little too easy, but the later ones were very well put together. Good job!

squishywizard44 2019-04-29 23:24

Very well done! Impressive, professional quality that's made all the more remarkable that it was made in a weekend!

Great game design, too. I appreciate how mechanics are slowly introduced, easing players into the game without needing an overly-long tutorial sequence. The game is quite aesthetically pleasing, which is always a plus!

I have two nitpicks, though. The first is the control scheme: I found it a bit confusing to control the pig using the four main cardinal directions (North, South, East, West) when the game is in isometric perspective. I'd often press the wrong key making the pig go in a direction I didn't intend. This issue could be solved by adding some form of click to move control.

The other nitpick is very minor. I've attached a screenshot showing a minor resolution issue with button placement in the menus. The "Back" and "Reset" buttons go off-screen, which makes it a bit hard to know what they say. Admittedly this is more of a polish issue, but I feel it's still worth reporting. For reference, my computer's resolution is 1680x1050.

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coachsisyphus 2019-04-29 23:35

This was a pleasure to play; thank you for your amazing work!

stefan-jovanovic 2019-04-29 23:59

Really good game! Had a lot of fun playing it. The only problem is that the music stopped at some moment, i assume it is not set to loop.

thesunshineraven 2019-04-30 09:14

I've been looking forward to trying out this game since I first saw it on LD post feed – the graphics looked SO GOOD! But I just tried playing this game in the browser (Safari) on itch. io and it was all black and white and with no sound :( I'll try it later today, this time from the G-drive download – hope to enjoy it more, as the mechanics were great and I the first few levels made me happy even without the sound or colors :) I had some tough time with the controls as I sometimes messed up the buttons and the directions they were assigned and had to restart the level. Otherwise, great level design guys!

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synadiome 2019-04-30 09:21

@thesunshineraven Thank you for the feedback ! We didn't know about the black and white bug :O About the sound, try to reset audio settings, or get the Gdrive version for the best exerience !

saering 2019-04-30 09:32

:pig:

dumivid 2019-04-30 14:57

Finally, somebody who had the time and patience to implement in THE GAME some healthy GAME DESIGN practices, like teaching the player step by step how game rules work by adding a new feature every level. I'll be honest, the theme move=life was overused this LD and I personally got an "intoxication" by these interpretations, but besides that, extremely good work. Good luck guys, hope you more amazing projects in the future.

zanar 2019-04-30 19:41

Well done ! Everything is really great ! Bravo les gars !

anstabo 2019-04-30 21:36

Nice spin to the Theme, looks obvious but you were the one to think about it !

fear-games 2019-04-30 22:20

Very good game

oktarian 2019-04-30 22:25

This is a fantastic game, one of the best out of all of the games I have rated. Loved it! I definitely think you should polish the game up, maybe less tutorial levels, and then publish it! Felicitations & bien joué ;)

kaiomoi 2019-04-30 22:34

Amazing work ! A little slow to start, but the last level are cool.

ghostgoatsgames 2019-04-30 22:41

I like this game a lot. It starts kinda slow though. I had to play a lot of super easy levels before I got to the challenging ones. I appreciate making sure I understood every mechanic as they were introduced, but I think some trial and error by me might have felt better. I mostly just worry some people may not stick it out to the later levels as they are fun and challenging. Great job!

andreb 2019-04-30 22:44

I like the different levels ;) Would be cool if you kept the button pressed it would keep moving in that direction. I also enjoy the isometric camera, but the chosen keys to move was a bit strange.

Other then that great entry!

machinescreen 2019-04-30 22:53

Seriously professional game - you could pretty much sell this right now. Nice progression through the levels and I liked that there were sometimes red herrings. Shame I couldn't hear any sound but understand that's an issue you're aware of so didn't rate you on it. The only thing I wasn't keen on was the controls as I found myself sometimes intending to go in a certain direction but hitting the wrong key thinking it would be right one. It may work better with just all mouse control.

sreal 2019-04-30 23:00

Fun. Nice style. and good level progression and mechanic introductions. EU(?) keyboards have different layouts, so control layout is really wierd. Checkout Unity's `Input.GetKey` to make controls generic. https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Input.GetKey.html Good job.

garys 2019-04-30 23:02

Excellent... played all the way through. I liked how each new world had a different mechanic and the later puzzles were perfect. I agree with some others about the difficulty curve though, there were a lot of really easy levels in there. Still, great game - would definitely like to see a longer version.

team-kelly 2019-04-30 23:11

Heaps of fun! Really liked the mood and puzzle design, especially in the later levels. The pacing at the start could have been a bit better. Also, you could improve game feel by allowing the player to 'queue' their next move before the animation for the current move ends. Overall had a really good time! Again, the puzzle design in the later levels is a real strength.

cuppycat 2019-04-30 23:17

Lovely little game, very polished with new elements introduced every few levels, nice!

jjjjason 2019-05-01 01:56

Puzzle games I feel are some of the hardest to do well for a game jam as they require a lot of iteration and player testing to get just right. I can agree that the earlier levels were a bit too easy and numerous, but once you got towards the end the game really started getting into its groove, and the core mechanics could shine. I also ran in to the B&W Safari problem. The game ran fine once I switched to Chrome/Firefox, so no big.

I think my biggest nitpick is that while the music is cute, it's not exactly the kind of music that you can loop for tooo long without it becoming a little grating. I would prefer something a bit more chill as the main theme (or more music! But obviously that's not gonna happen in a game jam).

Great work!

jin9310 2019-05-01 09:24

Was getting bit worried as the begining was easy, fortunately you are building up the difficulty nicely and overall it fees as a very nice puzzle! Not sure if it is just the web version, but in some levels I was able to hear some sound but in most of them none. It would be great to have some ambient sound on the background. Last part I need to mention is the graphics! And there is actually nothing to say :D as you simply nailed it! The art style and animations are awesome. Great job!

cubicode 2019-05-01 12:19

Very nice game, nothing to criticise.

And a bonus from my side because I like pigs!

jofersgames 2019-05-01 13:36

Great game, good job :)

nico-fallosch 2019-05-01 18:56

Funny little puzzle adventure! Enjoyed it. Only thing i would consider a rework is the resetting background music when you restart a level, there should be a continuus flow on music in my opinion :)

msalison 2019-05-01 18:58

A really great game with a lot of mechanics ! You've made an impressive number of levels :)

purrseus 2019-05-01 19:05

The game starts out a bit slow, on the other hand this is the PERFECT kind of tutorial - the player learns all the rules without even realising. Also, you can just skip it by level selcting, so it'S okay. The amount of polish is amazing! This game feels better made than a lot of games on the AppStore!

hechi 2019-05-01 19:22

I love puzzle games and have enjoyed this, good job, the puzzles are perfect.

captainpilot 2019-05-01 19:35

Cool little game. Managed to complete the game. I like the slow ramp-up in difficulty but at times it does feel that it spikes. I do like the misleading items that you think you need to complete but don't. Agree with others in that the music shouldn't restart every time

lagman9000 2019-05-01 19:47

Loved this game! It's pretty much an entire game, it's great! The art and design are awesome and everything feels really succinct. Great work! :smile:

trevor-shoe 2019-05-01 19:59

Great work! I really enjoyed this. At first it seemed a little one-note and simple, but by the time I got to the ice world, I was really being challenged. Agreed with other comment about mapping cardinal directions to diagonals, although I got the hang of it quite quickly. Still awkward. You could try out a control scheme where you highlight adjacent squares and click them.

Really nice ramp-up with the overall difficulty, as well as, introducing new mechanics with simple levels to show them off, then adding the challenge. Solid game design work there.

Looks great, I love the different environments. Really cute little vignetted worlds. Reminds me of some of my favorite mobile puzzle games. With this aesthetic, I'd turn down the specular and go for more of a matte finish, personally, but that's totally subjective.

majadroid 2019-05-01 20:12

A really great game. Graphics, sound and gameplay look very polished. It's just fun!

nicneznic 2019-05-01 20:54

As mentioned above many times, it takes time for the game to start – there are many levels that you might consider a tutorial of sorts. I can imagine it being more condensed. But that is just a nitpick because some of the later levels are nicely designed – there are some misleading points of interest, cleverly placed obstacles, etc. Sadly, controls were unintuitive – using arrow​ keys with this camera view might not be the best solution even if this is the ​usual control scheme for most of the games (but I don't have a better solution; maybe something like JKNM keys?). But don't get me wrong, the ​gameplay is solid, art direction very pleasant, and overall polish quite good. I enjoyed my time with the game – thank you for that!

mlleab 2019-05-01 21:44

Very nice design and level design. The isometric view makes very good. The only comments I would have to make would be to give a little more life to the decor and varied music. Congratulations to the team, if any of you also have the opportunity to make us a player experience back;) https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/underbreak

rheel 2019-05-01 21:49

Great art! Controls were lacking a bit, and the music started over after starting a new level, in stead of just continuing, but otherwise very nice game!

paulhocker 2019-05-01 21:57

this was a really great entry -- even though i knew how many steps i needed i kept playing one more level -- really likes some of the innovative ideas like the ice -- great game -- thanks for making it

kleinzach 2019-05-01 21:57

I'm going to parrot a little bit of what was said before, but I feel that a large number of the levels are so easy and unwilling to let you fail that they can hardly be considered levels. Overall I think that was my biggest complaint, that until it got into the complicated levels it sometimes felt like a chore. Graphics are great, and the music was a little to cutesy for me but was certainly solid. Only tick I can take off of the presentation is that the text above coin pickups seems very low res and looks kinda ugly against such a good backdrop; since it is Unity, I would recommend using Text Mesh Pro which would eliminate any bad looking text.

fingamer 2019-05-01 21:58

Very nice work! The level design and graphics are absolutely fantastic. Only thing that I would like to see changed is the music and how the same song resets every time you complete a level. Other than that the game feels very good to play and the puzzles manage to keep you entertained for the whole game. Nice game!

julienlussiez 2019-05-01 22:07

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Great game with multiple interesting gameplay mechanics and lovely art. The only thing that could be improved is the controls. I think the mouse could be used to move the piggy. The level design is really good, it's impressive that you managed to make so many levels in so little time.

Ca fait aussi plaisir de voir d'autres lillois participer à cette game jam !

re-markable 2019-05-01 22:09

Amazing game! I'm impressed by the amount of features and level design you guys managed to create in such a short amount of time. Love the variety of levels and the way new mechanics are slowly introduced. Great interpretation of the theme!

zoneoutapps 2019-05-02 00:19

Great fun! Who doesn't like a happy little piggy bank? :) Awesome art and world!!

castrolol 2019-05-02 06:10

Very nice game dude!! I loved the way you introduce mechanics and the asthetics very nice

gimblll 2019-05-02 06:40

Solid puzzler with lot's of levels and mechanics on top of cute art and music, what's not to like. Great work.

ayama 2019-05-02 12:45

Nice concept and surprisingly many levels. I can't stop playing it:D

pcmaster 2019-05-02 14:59

OINK! I love the music, the graphics, the movement/animations. And the piggies, of course! But the best part is that it's self explanatory as the levels progress. That's a REALLY good job guys, congratulations!

pcmaster 2019-05-02 15:06

ALSO I FOUND A BUG! It's in level 13, where you start with 7 coins and there's a x9 coin near a teleport. The repro is: UP, RIGHT, RIGHT, UP, UP (you're right from teleport #1), LEFT (you teleported and took the coins), DOWN, RIGHT (you're down from teleport #2), UP (you teleported) -- but you remain stuck at the teleport #1. The repro is 100%, I tested several times (also by reloading the WebGL).

HUGE respect for implementing also a working save system (even in WebGL). My browser is Firefox x64 66.0.3. This doesn't decrease my score! :)

tapehead 2019-05-02 15:53

A very solid and lovely entry with a cool use of the theme! The one negative thing is the bug with the sound but it does not affect the game it self at least for me :)

jamesolivermusic 2019-05-02 17:29

Very pretty. Solid entry. You managed to fit in so much content in a short amount of time. Very well done :D

grllle 2019-05-02 20:20

Ok the presentation is off the charts. I absolutely love the level design and variations. everything else, animations, sfx, music (thus a little variation in the 10sec would have been nice to the ears): almost perfect. The different mechanics, their introduction, everything says you are professionals in what you do. The only thing i think was not 10/10 was the pacing and the level design. It was very easy for a little bit too long and then it had some misleading and clever level designs but not that much. On the other hand i couldn't imagine coming up with this amount of content in a week so who am i to complain :)

zubspace 2019-05-02 21:37

Very solid game. Thank you!

I like, that you added different environments. This really keeps you going as a player. You've introduced new elements very well and combined them in creative ways. Perfect!

The clouds and the multiple islands and different tiles are great. I had some stuttering now and then, but maybe that was just me.

Once a replay in the canon level reloaded a level earlier. But it only happened once. No big deal.

I would have loved to have more soundeffects! The menu sounds are so well made, that I really missed them during the game. Even a *grunt* each time the pig moved would have spiced up the game so much!

Still a very good and solid game. Thumbs up!

karmicretribution 2019-05-04 20:11

Cute aesthetic, fun if literal interpretation of the theme. I was underwhelmed by the music/sound, but not offended. Could use some progression tweaks to ramp up the difficulty sooner since the puzzles do actually get pretty complicated towards the end. There's enough potential depth here to make a pretty decent puzzle game, and I'm impressed at how many levels you made in the short time for the game jam time!

charu 2019-05-05 14:38

Really really well done! Great entry for ludum dare Two extra things come to mind 1. The tutorial levels were a little too long. 2. When moving the player, the movement keys were absolute and not relative to the direction the player was facing, which felt a bit weird.

Other than this, I loved how much you were able to get done in just 72 hours, good job!

chrissx2 2019-05-06 23:19

Fantastic game! Love the art and level design (tho as ppl mentioned, there were too many tutorial levels:P)

mika-la-grand 2019-05-09 09:27

Good that you slowly introduce new mechanics and explain them using the levels (instead of text walls), but there are too many tutorial levels. I really liked level 8, but in level 13 & 14 (perhaps others afterwards) the turning is very unresponsive making it quite annoying to play the game.

darspace 2019-05-09 14:38

Nice Game!!!!! :D

oku 2019-05-12 22:17

Love the graphic style! Really cute game!!!