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Hermann the German Dough

By conrad

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall14193.4023
Fun21112.8323
Innovation3993.7323
Theme594.3323
Graphics4654.1423
Audio9363.3123
Humor3403.6923
Mood7473.6522

Comments

brendev 2020-04-20 07:56

Fun little game! I played for like 20 minutes and sadly couldn't get Herman to grow consistently. I really loved the art and the mood of the game, I thought it fit the theme very well! The audio could definitely use some work though.

teto 2020-04-23 12:18

Really nice and orginal concept amongst all the plant and fire games! Very cute graphics and I really loved Hermann! The visual feedback from him was nice but could maybe be enhance with some audio too.

stuembi 2020-04-30 10:36

cool and cute idea, i liked the concept that you have to find out yourself how to treat hermann right. one thing tho, as he was getting heavier, he kinda looked like he got smaller?? anyway, schön gemacht!

mikdionio 2020-05-02 15:12

great concept. it was kind of like a puzzle game. I would really like to see this fleshed out more. As a suggestion, I would have liked more feedback on whether or not what I was doing was right. As soon as I tried something he would end up with a sad face (except for one time, but when I tried it again it made him sad :( ). Also, there seems to be a bug where if I start a new game after dying, the new game retains my previous game's weight.

puppetmaster 2020-05-02 16:47

Harmonious design and good choice of colours. I laughed several times because of the dough face. My dough has died an overweight death. Well done, keep it up!Hermann.png

the-eyes-within 2020-05-03 12:40

Nice concept, and the graphics are very good. I also like that you put a little introduction to the game at the beginning, good job!

zoarfy 2020-05-04 17:29

Hi I just played your game and really enjoyed it.

You did a fantastic job with the art and general vibes of the game. Love the goofy little animations, and all the humour you injected into the details all over the place.

Grabbing the ingredients felt really nice, and I love how they wobble back and forth.

I definitely struggled to keep Hermann alive (even being a sourdough baker myself lol!) but I really enjoyed the experience. Congrats on the submission!

flyingbear 2020-05-09 06:50

This was an adorable game! This is why I love playing and giving feedback after game jams it's to discover unique games like this that you'd otherwise *never* get to play! Sure, it's a little rough around the edges, (the weight doesn't seem to reset between restarts) but I feel like this game taught me about culture (German culture *and* yeast culture!) and did so in an adorable way.

hacksawunit 2020-05-11 22:24

This is an incredibly sweet little game! I wish I was better at taking care of my Hermanns, though... I do not know much about taking care of dough, so I was at a loss as to what needed to be done.

neontropics 2020-05-11 23:56

This is super cute! I treated Herman pretty bad though and he never lived long - I'm always a bit too inpatient in these sorts of games and mainly threw everything at him.

virtuaworlds 2020-05-12 00:41

Nice game, I like the cute dough animations and the theme, also you taught me something about German culture I never knew about. I wish I could tell if I was doing things right. I couldn't figure out to make the poor guy happy ! I saw you were just under 20 votes so hopefully this helps you out! good work.

pascone 2020-05-12 01:08

Really cute puzzle game

conrad 2020-05-15 19:56

Thank you all so much for your support! This was our first game in general and your feedback made us very happy and confident to make another one for the next Ludum Dare. Like @flyingbear said, it's so nice to play games you never get to play! So we're looking forward to the next Jam and again: thanks :). Conrad & Anja