scott-steffes 2020-04-21 01:14
This was really delightful. I also think it's the perfect kind of game for a game jam. I understood the mechanics quickly and had a little piece of genuine fun. The art is also super cute.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD46 → Zoo keeper
By trozeman, team-on, Long-as-Python, ggrusha and shintaro_kk
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 583 | 3.77 | 113 | |
| Fun | 682 | 3.59 | 113 | |
| Innovation | 1105 | 3.34 | 112 | |
| Theme | 2004 | 3.22 | 112 | |
| Graphics | 279 | 4.30 | 113 | |
| Audio | 634 | 3.55 | 113 | |
| Humor | 553 | 3.45 | 108 | |
| Mood | 363 | 3.88 | 112 |
This was really delightful. I also think it's the perfect kind of game for a game jam. I understood the mechanics quickly and had a little piece of genuine fun. The art is also super cute.
Cute! I laughed at the snake game, haha.
Cute game with simple controls! The goal of each mini game could be made more clear, I don't quite understand the panda one. For the bird game, perhaps a cue for the player's turn could help because I was unsure when I was supposed to repeat after the bird.
felt like a loving father to these animals
As others have said, the atmosphere here is cute. My first question however, is why did you use white text on a faded white dialogue box on the intro? It made it a little hard to see! I also wish it was skippable (for repeat plays) and there were a few typos - not a big deal, but something you should be aware of.
I love the short minigame type of gameplay. I did find that by the time I'd read the instructions for what I was supposed to do, my timer was already halfway depleted and sometimes I wasn't getting the interaction from the objects I was expecting: the toothbrush sometimes wouldn't move. My crab also wasn't moving with my mouse to avoid the objects. It felt very stop - start and left me wondering a little.
I understand it's quick shot gameplay but if it isn't so intuitive as to be instantly understandble, I feel there should be a popup panel that explains prior to kicking off the timer. Some of the instructions also left the edges of the screen (I am playing in the browser, not fullscreen).
I absoloutely adore the layout of the hub world and the artwork of the entire game is extremely appealing. I see what was being done here and I like it very much, I just feel that there is a little clarity missing in it's execution. Regardless, you should be proud of the entry.
Congratulations on your entry!
Lovely game! Art style is really cute. Minigame with owl on higher difficulty was a bit too hardcore for my poor fingers, lol
Extremely cute game)) I really enjoyed playing it. And I liked the art style very much!
Very cute game, the mini-games are simple but effective! Great job :)
Super polished loved the graphics and the game but that dancing crab will be with me for a long time, thax!!
ok just finished playing the game, one feedback is the mini games ends very abruptly. You are not done finishing one and the other one takes over. Music transition also does not heps as single music keeps on playing. Mini games looks polished but they are hardly challenging. good try !!
I really enjoyed the different mini games. I was a bit confused that they just came after each other. I loved the graphics!
Very cute game! Loved the visual style, although I didn't understand what I was in for until I clicked the play button. The minigames are a good style for a game jam, but some additional instructions would be helped. I'm still not sure how to make the Pandas fall in love. XD
Good job, y'all!
How cute it is. I love it. I like music and how I care of animals, really cool. Graphics are lovely. But I can't move smoothly with crab.
I really like your game! Very nice visual style and absolutely cute characters in zoo) My girlfriend said that these animals made her day))
Good job!
Solid game, I really enjoyed it the first few times, but I didn't really understand how to get more of the animals in the zoo, and after like 6 rounds of the same minigames I gave up. Really cute though and a great overall experience!
Nice graphics! love it, very kawaii :)
nice game . just lovely. should be a full game on mobile or something for kids :)
Cute game that show a great skill on graphics. The minigame genre is pretty rare As improvement I suggest you to insert some random variations to make it less repeatitive
Very cute game :) I like it
I love the art for this game its super cute! Reminds me of wario ware.
I really liked the artwork, it's so sweet! The music went really well with it but did get abit repetitive after a while. It's nice you were able to care for different animals with different minigames, I played a few times to see which ones i hadnt played yet! The only troubles i had was i couldnt get the egg to hatch and sometimes the toothbrush would get stuck in the crocs teeth and i couldnt move it again afterward. Great job guys :D
This was amazing, reminded of a lot of warioware for ds. The minigames were really fun, but I dont know how to beat the panda minigame.
AMAZNIG art, big kudos to @ggrusha. Not all the mini-games are hits: the bird mini-game takes way too long compared to the rest, and the egg rubbing one is very confusing. It only registers left-right movements as "rubbing" but my inclination was to rub up and down because of the shape of the egg. The pands mini-game is also brutal -- there's not enough time to hit the quota, especially later. Ultimately it doesn't matter, since passing or failing these games don't seem to have any impact on unlocking the new zones. I think it would be better if each new series of mini-games added something unique to the mix (different snake pattern, new rhythm game for the bird, etc) but that would be an idea if you continue to work on this, which you should!
Pretty cute game. I think, for the most part, the quick minigame structure works. Most of the games are pretty intuitive and easy to figure out. That being said, the panda game was very confusing, and I'm still not entirely sure why it works the way it does. And, some of the games are a bit glitchy: the crab game, I think, sometimes drops your clicks if they're not quite in the middle of the area.
I really like the graphics. They're very consistent. I think the music should be a bit longer, though.
One more note: I'm not sure exactly what the goal of the game is? Is it to beat all the minigames in one go? Or is it to unlock all of them and then beat them individually? I really couldn't tell, as I couldn't manage to beat them all in one go, and it didn't seem like playing them over and over to unlock each habitat would be a very fun gameplay loop.
Either way, solid game. :smile:
Great work! I had a blast playing this!
@scott-steffes Thank you for your feedback. It's nice
@mike09123 Snake game animation is my favorite, thank you!
@yeo-niki Hi, we decided to more clearly demonstrate the purpose of each game. Thanks for the feedback! We appreciate it
@saucygames Oh, that's sweet. thanks for the wonderful comment!
Ah this is super cute! I love it. great art style :D
Amazing idea to give each animal a unique minigame related to it's most recognizable characteristic, like a sleepy owl or flipped turtles (who's gonna get the pizza?, I bet on Leonardo)
Some games were bit buggy, like the toothbrush going into the crocodile's teeth and becoming impossible to move, but it didn't spoil the experience (oh I spent quite a time with the crocodile). Also, I think the panda minigame needs more clarification or a longer timer
Was hoping for a giraffe minigame :) , don't know what happens after all buildings are unlocked (didn't have that much time :cry: ) maybe there is a giraffe final challenge or something?
AAAAh i loved everything in this game, specially the cute visual and animations!
Incredible art, really good music and gameplay. I just didn't understand how to match the pandas and how to avoid with the crab ^^'
Cute game, liked it! =3
Cute and nice game, the minigames are all solid and you have freaking NINJA TURTLES, IM SOLD! It was fun and everthing works great. Really good job.
Finally, I have time to respond to your comments)
@madebychaz Thank you for your great feedback!
We fixed the initial scene. The background of the text is now darker. And the scene with the text can be missed)
Our team is from Ukraine and English is not the highest level) Therefore, we would appreciate any grammatical errors. What we could see was already fixed I know that now I write with many mistakes, sorry very much)
We fixed the bug with a crocodile toothbrush. Changed crab tips and other games. And also added a delay to the levels. The text for tips in mini-games has been clarified
Many thanks again!
@waraiko Thanks for the comment, I, as a style author, really appreciate it! We've changed the difficulty of the levels, and now it's not so hard for fingers)
@anastasia-goncharenko 2d artist thank you personally)
@lou-trillot Good to hear your words!
@gronk Dancing crab dances under the remix of "Crab Rave")
@vivek-sharma20 thanks for the feedback!
The task was to take turns playing mini-games. Quickly evaluate the situation and act) The difficulty of the game opens with the level. We added "you lost" and "you won" between levels. We do not want to confuse the player after each level
After completing all the levels you will see a cartoon about a happy zoo)
@sedna The dynamics of the game is to quickly switch between mini-games. we added a result after each - "you won" or "you lost". we don't want to confuse the players)
@zollmaniac Thank you very much for your feedback! We have changed the instruction on the panda level, as well as the complexity of the game. now pandas have to fall in love)
Very cute game! I loved the variety of minigames and levels, that's tons of work! You should be proud of it, congrats to the whole team, I really had a chill time playing it!! :grin:
^^ I agree with everyone else, very cute. Hand drawn touch was excellent, reminded me of picture books I read as a kid. Great work
Cute little game. The art ist gorgeous. Will keep in my phone for my kid to play.
Again, I have time to respond to your comments, thank you everyone for the nice words! I also play your games - you are so cool!
@meme-310 Thanks for the feedback! We changed most of the games and made them easier.
@borodaolen I'm pleased to read your comment. Greetings to your girl from the 2D artist. A huge thank you! Your feedback is very important and nice
@huddybuddygreatness After passing the level - you will open a mini-game with a specific animal. There are only 8 mini-games, they are repeated. But every time you press "play", the difficulty level increases. When you open all the points of the zoo you will see a cartoon with happy animals.
@joaquinm thanks for your comment! it's nice!
@joaquinm I am an 2D artist, thank you personally! Your words are very important to me!
@abdurrahman-khallouf You can download this game to your phone and play! )
@leroivi Thank you for your feedback! Our team has had a lot of fun creating each of the games) I'm a 2D artist. Your words are very important to me!
in 72 hours we had just 8 mini-games. We would like to do more)
@jonrei Thank you very much for your feedback!
I will download on my tablet and play with my daughter
Wow! Very nice cartoon-ish style. Also very fun and creative mini games, reminds me of the arcade game Bishi Bashi Tower. This game kept me happy from start to finish. Thank you for sharing it.
@marcusnystrand thank for you comment!
One of the best games I've played so far. Extremely cute art, very soothing ambience, amazing that you put this all together in 3 days. Good job!
Mini games are nice and simple. Great artwork, feels like an illustrated childrens book. Those instructions on the owl game got me though!
Nice game! Спасибо, что пришли на стрим! Отличная игра :)
nice little game but it doesn't run anymore on firefox and I can't see my cursor on edge =( But it is working on chromium. Good jobs guys, I really like the art in your game :)
nice game, it's heavily focused on the art side and it nailed it, best art so I've seen so far this jam. I would have preferred to get less game and more game-play concept though, maybe a game where the background is in the zoo? something to give a stronger experience about saving the animals.
I think this is perfect for kids.
Great Art!
great
THIS IS SUCH A CUTE!
Loved every single minigame to bits, the art is glorious!
And then the crab danced, it's a beautiful day outside, birds are singing, flowers are blooming... on days like these, devs like you... should really be proud of themselves!
Hi, I'm playing your games again and replying to the comments) thank you each one!
@kaelxd Hi! thanks for the feedback! I didn't know about Wario Ware until you mentioned it! now i will play mini games on my Nintendo / Thanks!)
@louiejams Many thanks for the feedback! We changed (simplified) the clues before each mini-game, and also changed the level with the egg, and the crocodile. Now it's easier and clearer)
@jvdwijk Hi, we are trying to make pandas clearer. should be easier now) the main thing is there to make a couple boy + girl
@p-dude thank you very much for your words! I appreciate it
We changed the level with the egg - now it's easier. Personally, I find the level of a bird stifling - it knocks down the dynamics of other mini-games. However, she is so sweet)
We would like to diversify our games, but time was short. So only added difficulty levels. Which is also not bad)
Very cute, charming graphics. Mini-games were a good blend of play. Would have liked a little more feedback sound for actions, stuff like hatching the egg was really hard to tell if I was doing it right. Also felt weird that I have to go through all of them to only unlock one on the main map. Also the audio in the bird call game was really shrill. Those are all nitpicks though, feedback, etc. Great job!
The art, sound, and story are serene. I only had an issue with controlling the crab- and understanding what to do with the pandas. All the other mini-games were spot on. Also, the end scenes for each game were so cool and thoughtful.
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Thank you for a wonderful break from killin' stuff.
This was really great. I really liked the concept and there was an impressive amount of great art involved. The mini-games worked very well and they were fun and fast paced. The art was very cute and animated well. I appreciate the different pass and fail art. What a wonderful entry!
We loved the game except for the panda one. We beat the panda stage once in practice mode but still don't exactly understand how. The rest of game is wonderful and has a lovely feel to it. We especially loved the ninja turtles. We also loved the bird sounds. Great job! :grinning:
Graphics were so cute and clean, I loved them. Got the crab meme reference and I enjoyed it.
Great game, thanks a lot for making it!
Cute art style and nice minigames, I enjoy
I love this music, it conquered me before I started playing, haha. Had some difficulty to control the grab and to understand the pandas minigame, but it's very cute and intertaining, specially for kids
Great game ! The art is beautiful and having multiple little games make it enjoyable ! (I'm still unsure of the relation between the mouse and the snake tho x)
Cute Game Graphics, quite the first I see of seeing 'procreate-graphics' used for Game assets. Neat! The Egg mini-game was not that clear to tell if one made further progress on hatching it.. (would seem to make more sense for the mobile release [touch-gestures]). Kudos on further releasing it to mobile. :dizzy:
@honey-pony Hi! thank you for your comments and kind words!
Every time you press play, the game cycle starts.
After completing all the mini-games once (at least 3 wins), you discover the animal in the zoo. This animal helps practice a specific mini-game)
The goal is to discover all the animals. When you go through the game - you'll see a cartoon with happy animals)
@lone-wolf Thank you very much! cool!
@jasonsumm1 Thanks for the comment and Instagram subscription)
@motley Hi, your comment is so cool!)
We fixed the crocodile bug and simplified the game with pandas. It should be easier now)
I wanted to add a giraffe to the game, but the time was short (
So the giraffe is the zoo's central ) He stands at the fountain and waits for the player to complete the entire game)
When you open all the animals in the zoo - you'll see a cartoon with happy animals)
Cool graphics, I liked the variety in minigames. Would make a great children's game! The music was a bit too repetitive tho, so I turned it off after a while (too bad it muted all audio, the bird singing game suffered a bit lol)
Awsome game, bit to easy for adults but it's a really good game to keep kids busy and silent :D. I would Add visual advices also not just text to keep it more simple for kids.
What a calm and pleasant experience, really enjoyed it. Thank you and great job!
Awesome game, reminds me of Dumb Ways to Die
it's incredibly nice to read so many good reviews! The team tried very hard!
@feh Hi, I drew all this and I am very pleased to read your comment!
@kayacarlton Thanks for the feedback! We simplified crab and panda, now easier to play)
@nivbeth thank you a lot!
@jangamesdev Thank you very much! Ninja Turtles - My Favorite Turtles)))
@dextreon We are very pleased with the team! We are also pleased with the job, this is not our first game. But first nice and good game)
@zzox Thanks for the nice feedback! I love this style of art)
@gagapete Thanks! Yes, you can test our game on your phone. We will be grateful for the feedback of the Android version. We were not able to polish the sizes and gameplay for mobile phones (
@abdurrahman-khallouf Class! Does the tablet game work well?
@marcusnystrand thanks for the cool comment!
@ambadev You're cool! thanks!
@eldogg Hi, thank you for your feedback!
@ukirain хэй, спасибо за общение на стриме и хорошую оценку! ты крут)
@nounka Wow! Thanks for the note. Now we will try to play the game in the many different browser
@hassan-khallouf Cool, thanks for the feedback!
All graphics comments are very important to me. I tried very hard to do quality and much in a short time. thanks again!
To be honest, we first invented all the mini-games, and then very quickly the idea that combines them. And the cartoon menu was drawn last)
@buckmonster thank you a lot!
@adriankrawczyk thanks ^^
@trexxak Oh, your comment is so cool, thank you) We are glad that you were able to feel such pleasant emotions)
@joemag Hi, thanks for the extended review! We simplified the instructions at each level. However, it's not always fun to win on the first try))
@joemid Cool, thanks for the comment! We are very pleased it's actually our first cute game)))
@no-grapes-games Ohhhh this is so nice to read! Your comment) We wanted to create something nice, a game that would cheer you up. )
@epiphanyg We also love turtles, thanks for the feedback! We are still looking at how to simplify crabs and pandas (
@carlix Cool! Few players understand the crab meme))) Thanks for the feedback!
@lesslwo Thank you very much! Very nice to read such reviews
@chicomcastro thank you from the music director) Thanks for the feedback!
@haoro Thank you for your feedback! Have you ever managed to win the panda level? (
@acronaut Hi, thanks for the feedback! Yes, we would like to launch the game on mobile devices.
I use the iPad for almost all my work. This is very convenient in combination with a computer)
Yes I tried the game on the tablet but forgot to tell you, the game is well on the tablet. it feels personal and better than PC. but the ratio is different, some stuff were out of bounds… (I have Samsung tablet s2)
Art style is awesome, mini games is simple but fun, great job!
Really reminds me of wario ware. With more mini games and some kind of progression this could be a really nice mobile game.
A great collection of mini games! I loved and appreciate the crab meme of course🦀. I cuold easuly imagine this as a puzzle mobile game for children with somany things to unlock and play! Well done and great work!
Gameplay was definitely not my cup of tea. But I loved the graphics and the music - you created a very pleasant atmosphere! An the game itself felt polished. Great work!
This was adorable. As someone has mentioned it would definitely make a nice little game for kids, and the graphics were super cute as well. The only game that wasn't intuitive was the panda one, which is regretful because no-one wants their pandas to be sad. But yes, all of it was just super cute. Well done.
Nice variety in this game, and it was really fun! I liked the different mini games, sort of reminded me of Dumb Ways to Die if you have ever played that- just lots of little mini games! The graphics were also very good! Overall, this is a great jam entry!
Lovely art and atmosphere, good work. :)
Cute art and very simple yet a ton of to play. Played all the games 3-4 times and still can't get bored of them. Loved the main menu with closed signs. I wish I could play any game I wanted to play by clicking on the enclosure. Top game.
Great art and the music is very calming. The mini games are easy to figure and to play, but I wasnt sure about the pandas. I also found that the controls of the crab was a bit hard. The crab stopped following my click after a while. Overall good job.
The different minigames are quite enjoyable. Though, the timer bar could be a bit thicker. I didn't unlock everything first try. So, I hit play again and eventually managed to beat all of the games in a row. However, the map didn't update; I think only the ones that I originally unlocked were unlocked. The panda minigame was also confusing; I have no clue how I actually managed to beat it. Lastly, the music loop is pretty short which does get annoying if you're paying attention to it.
Art and setting are suuuuuuper cute. Really liked that. Audio fits in well too. I liked the small wario-like minigames, even though some times it was a bit too hard to figure out what to do in such a short time window (like the one with the pandas). It'd be great to see the hint text for a few seconds before the minigame started.
Really cool entry! Love the minigame-centric gameplay, and the art style and music fit well with each other.
This was a nice experience!! The audio and art matched perfectly. I had trouble understanding the panda mini game though. In the beginning I just clicked and sometimes won or lost. Took me quite a while to figure that one out.
The turtle game was really fun to play with a lot of turtles. Loved the sounds in the bird mini game.
I feel the difficulty increase was quite well balanced... Like the owl suddenly tilting rather dangerously. :open_mouth: Haha. LDzookeeper_youwin.png
I love minigames. And there's a lot of variety of them in yours. With very nice graphics and sounds.The gameplay is always well adapted to the animals. (The idea with the the owl to ovoid to fall down is funny). A (very) little bug : There were 2 Words "Lose" and "Win" one on the other after cleaning the crocodile teeth just a bit after time (But "lose" won ^^). I had fun spending time testing your minigames. Thank you and congratulation to the team!
I loved the graphics and how well it fits with the animals and fin minigames, excellent work!
Really good entry, congrats! VERY cute, and I laught out loud at the "Megalovania crab rave" :joy:
Really cool and cute game! Loved the graphics especially :D Here's my playthrough of it: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/617105090
Thanks for bringing your game by my stream for us to check out! If you'd like to watch again, the highlight is at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/617290862
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