FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD45 → The Carpenter

The Carpenter

By valentin4311, Pandamnesik, Wolfens and empheon

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2503.7759
Fun1653.7861
Innovation5333.2061
Theme5333.3361
Graphics374.4662
Humor2603.3660
Mood3593.5961

Comments

hellpug 2019-10-08 07:33

Cute game, had a lot of fun with it. Really liked the art style.

2019-10-08 12:25

Lovely graphics! I included it in my Ludum Dare 45 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/jQitKM0J6Yc

alexsogge 2019-10-08 15:35

Funny sounds

geist-191 2019-10-08 15:38

Very lovely game :) The 3d pixelart is fantastic! Great job!

guilb 2019-10-08 15:42

Nice game, nice art style, I had a lot of fun playing, it is nice that you guys entered a lot of different challenges to the game, it did not get boring after a lot of plays

mimusangel 2019-10-08 15:44

I love the voxel game! very nice game, but I did not understand what resources were used.

rdcooper 2019-10-08 15:44

Fantastic game! The graphics were absolutely stunning, and the music was both good and appropriate. I found my head bopping along as I raced, which is always a good sign. I like that you had a cute story to go along with it as well. Picking up items and getting boosts/power-ups was extremely satisfying.

The game ran great; no gameplay issues. The controls were a little rough for me, with the speed of the racing (I found that when I needed to zig left or right, that the acceleration to get going was a little bit too sluggish. And then, when I DID get going, I often flew further than I wanted).

Good job! I can tell a lot of work went into this one.

smackmet 2019-10-08 15:49

The game is pretty funny to play, has nice graphics and the sounds are entertaining. I think it would be a little more fun, if you could see when you get a house upgrade and buy them yourself, making the main menu more interactive :)

rick2112 2019-10-08 15:58

Its a great game. Feels amazing to break throug all obstacles and watch your home grow.

chaosicx 2019-10-08 15:58

It was fun, well done!

bernardex 2019-10-08 16:04

Heyoo! Great job, congratulations for the team!! The aesthetics, sound design and the runner are very well designed! I accessed some old memories, when I did play the runner level in Crash Bandicoot for Playstation 1. I really enjoyed to play this game, it's in my list of top 3 in this game jam. Your game did fill my brain with a marvelous substance called dopamine! Amazing! And... Oh! Is there anything I can do with the collectable items?

Here is my best score! I bet there isn't anyone who can beat it 8)

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rrawrr 2019-10-08 16:26

It's fun to play your game, thanks) I like soundtrack and this low-poly graphics and that all your progress get saved after you exit. Seriously, I closed the application and then opened to play again and it was cool to see my bed and the wardrobe on their places. You should teach your guy to jump, it would be more dynamic, like Sonic, you know)

huntrox 2019-10-08 16:57

its save the progress !!!! Good job

fredbernardo 2019-10-08 16:57

Great job! The game is fun, but hard to play. I wish I could go further every time

despdair 2019-10-08 17:24

html version is not starting :(

banjaxe 2019-10-08 17:41

Usually I suck at runner games but I did OK at this one, so you balanced it just right! Loved the pixelart/voxely art assets. I really liked the idea of using the resources from the runner to build up the house, I think that idea could be expanded upon if you were to develop this further.

lukein 2019-10-08 18:05

Cute little runner. I've always loved this type of graphics!

sacramentix 2019-10-08 18:52

i can live in peace now...

pythooonuser 2019-10-08 20:01

That guy must have an iron butt... Very addictive, the music is rad! I couldn't really find a connection to the theme, though. Mostly, because I couldn't spent the resources for anything.

empheon 2019-10-08 20:17

Hey all, thank you for your comments, we really appreciate them!

We understand that some points can be unclear, especially around the "build your house" gameplay, so here is some explanation:

Gathering resources when sliding downhill allows you to improve your home. Your house is built automatically when you visit it, based on how much resources you possess. The more resources, the more pleaseant and cozy your home will be! And of course, you start with nothing.

Hope this helps some of you :)

shinmera 2019-10-08 20:47

Pretty fun, simple game. Seems well fitted into the jam and pretty complete. Good job!

smileyface 2019-10-08 23:10

I love how "juicy" this game is. I think one thing this game can benefit from is having some indication of how much resources you need to unlock the next phase of your house.

jordanvang 2019-10-08 23:14

Oh my, this inspired me to want to make a game like this, dang. Props to you guys, you guys did fantastic!

aaranos 2019-10-08 23:25

I was pleasantly surprised by the runner aspect. I think being able to choose what you use resources for would have been nice, from what I can see it's hidden and when you hit the resource value it adds it to the house. It's well made.

florian-oster 2019-10-09 07:10

This game is so fun, i want to spend my day on it! I will keep it on my pc!

w0lfenstein 2019-10-09 07:15

Simple and cute^^

bootak 2019-10-09 09:11

The game is fantastic! I love the vocel art and challenging level filled with tons of different small details! What a fantastic work you've done! I find inertia in side movements a bit hard to control, but, oh well, it's understandable that you will have some intertia if you slide on your butt through the level :)

thatmalzan 2019-10-09 13:46

It feels great and it looks even better. Good job.

bomb-x 2019-10-09 20:33

Du housing dans une game jam :open_mouth:

Vraiment super cool! L'ambiance est chouette et CE MODZIT CANARD !!

J'ai mis un peu de temps à voir les flèches boost au sol, peut-être trouver une broutille pour les rendre plus visible?

Bravo à toute l'équipe :slight_smile:

velvetlobster 2019-10-10 00:02

sweeeet voxels folks! There is a fire animation along the way that was particularly well done, I am not good in this kind of game so could not go too far with it, loved the part where you go through a log though

giome 2019-10-10 08:32

Wow! That's soooooooooooooo cool! It's so impressive that you managed to make such a nice game in such a short amount of time! The graphics are amazing, the gameplay is fun and refreshing, and there is such a good polish in general, well played!

rodrigo-denubila 2019-10-10 11:26

The graphics are awesome, the amount of details are incredible. Really good job here!

wansou 2019-10-10 16:11

Its a really nice game. I love the voxel graphics, its one of my favourite styles, the movement is a bit weird altough its still fun to play

Keep up the good work!

coldsanwdich189 2019-10-11 13:44

great game.. a little too fast to control though as you get further

dock-frankenstein 2019-10-12 07:54

This was interesting. At first I didn't knew that you can break objects, but when I figured it out it was really fun! If there was only something to indicate how long I'm going to spin.

daria-toni 2019-10-13 09:19

I didn't expect it, but I love your game! Great graphics and fun idea, very addictive gameplay. Perhaps it needs polishing in some details, but already now it feels very solid. Good job! I spent a lot of time in your game :)

felipegeovani 2019-10-14 00:40

very nice game, beautiful and very charming, the game is very well produced, good job

ddrkirbyisq 2019-10-14 05:13

Pretty funny haha. Oh, I see that you've opted out of Audio here -- I was gonna say shoutouts to whoever produced the main music track here -- the bitcrushed drums, bassline, and pitch slides all come together to make something really fun! You may want to credit the original author of the track somewhere in your description though...=/

The pitch modulation whenever you hit a boost arrow was an interesting effect, I can't tell if I like it or not but I think it.....sort of works out especially considering the backing saw pads which kind of give it that analog warmth? not really sure.

Wish there was a little more to the gameplay here, but even then, it's pretty enjoyable. Honestly the music alone makes you want to keep sliding down that infinite hill haha.

valentin4311 2019-10-14 20:15

Thanks everyone for your feedback. We added credits to the sliding music author on the Itch.io page. The rest of the credits are from various sound banks on the Unity Asset store

whiteseraph 2019-10-16 15:53

The graphics are very nice, although a bit confusing as I'm not always sure what's an obstacle that kills me or what's just decoration(mushrooms for example).

The collision is wonky somewhere, I was able to slide across water a couple of times. The controls sometimes feel like they are not listening to me, but that's very hard to nail down so I won't hold it against you, just giving it as feedback.

Overall, the game is pretty good.

stark 2019-10-16 16:43

Nice graphics and music, but it was too hard to play. Couldn't build anything in my cube home :(

glitchheart 2019-10-16 18:59

Nice! Love the graphics and the game feels very polished. Had fun playing. Impressed by how much you made in such a short amount of time!

kirbloid 2019-10-22 16:14

Love this style! Carpenter was a nice choice for tackling the theme, and building stuff is always so satisfying too.

philarmon 2019-10-22 20:37

Looking neat! Nice graphics, nice music. The controls need some tweaking though and sometimes the obstacles are really tigh together so it's almost impossible to pass at that speed. But overall - I like it :)

codekoto 2019-10-24 15:26

I loved the graphics, but it seemed some of the generation was a bit laggy for me, though that wasn't much of an issue. What made the game unesseceraly harder is the "slidey" movement when you collect materials.

In my opinion you could have removed the building part as the whole game is pretty much collecting the materials.

Overall a good entry, i wish you best of luck for all your next games as well.

thomas-bringer 2019-10-24 16:35

Really loved this one! :D Both UI & voxel graphics look great. Audio is nice, too. I love how the speed increases gradually, making it harder and harder. Great job! :D

finlal 2019-10-27 02:25

лоу-поли графика в игре потрясающая для людума, отличная работа о/

olima 2019-10-28 19:52

Had a really good time with this game, style is really nice, animations made me smile and music is sick. And the splits into two gameplay sections really ads varity, well done!