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Merry-Go-Madness and The Claw Of Survival

By byazzle and letterafterz

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall4153.7861
Fun2963.7861
Innovation2573.8461
Theme2854.0560
Graphics5543.8461
Audio6053.3960
Humor1004.0059
Mood6153.5756

Comments

pixelmoose-studio 2020-10-05 11:44

I loved the hand drawn comic style intro.Realy nice graphics to. :smile:

zakamana 2020-10-05 12:59

I loved the pixel art in there :slight_smile: solid entry, pretty fun game.

chris-fagan 2020-10-05 13:02

Really nice artwork and lovely simple design executed very well. Good interpretation of the theme. Nice job!

ondy1985 2020-10-05 13:04

This game is very well made. I especially love the graphics. The concept is fun, but becomes a little repetetive after a while. Maybe the merry-go-round could speed up over time to change the pace of the game.

letterafterz 2020-10-05 13:41

Thanks @pixelmoose-studio glad you enjoyed it. We had a lot of fun making it.

letterafterz 2020-10-05 13:42

Thanks for the kind words @zakamana, your entry is amazing. I really enjoyed it.

letterafterz 2020-10-05 13:42

Thanks @chris-fagan, when we were riffing ideas, we really got into this one haha.

letterafterz 2020-10-05 13:43

Thanks so much @ondy1985 for the great feedback. That was actually meant to be happening, and now the game actually speeds up so that it's noticable :clock1:

matt-swieboda 2020-10-06 01:01

wow, how unique is this, love it! great artwork and music!

maladakistellaa 2020-10-06 07:14

very nice game i love the concept is very fun to play

gonzalol 2020-10-06 08:03

It's a perfect game to Ludum Dare. Easy to play, fun, fitting the theme. I really enjoyed it.

indiequest 2020-10-06 10:04

Very nice game, love the art and the music. The scope is just perfect and the execution is amazing, great entry!

ondy1985 2020-10-06 10:04

@letterafterz I like the changes you made. Now I actually see what I grabbed :-) Is it just me, or am I starving faster as the game progresses?

letterafterz 2020-10-06 10:09

@ondy1985 haha yeah the difficulty got a bit of a tweak just before our final submission :)

mamon 2020-10-06 10:14

I love cop cutscene. This game look complete and ideally polished. GJ!

letterafterz 2020-10-06 10:22

@mamon haha thanks man, yeah that's my favourite too - when we first pulled it together I couldn't stop laughing at how ridiculous it is.

@indiequest Thanks so much! Was a goal to make sure we came up with something that had an achievable scope for this jam so that's awesome to hear.

@gonzalol thanks so much glad you enoyed it and appreciate you playing it!

@maladakistellaa thanks I'm glad to hear that :)

@matt-swieboda appreciate the kind words, was really trying to land something a bit different here so glad we hit the mark :D

odedro987 2020-10-06 10:58

Very cute! I have a soft spot for pixel art games haha

watermelonandme 2020-10-06 10:59

Good idea, and art is great) i suggest adding some new skins of policemans, so they won't be similar

raffe 2020-10-06 11:01

Bruh, this is propably what addictions are made of. I don't know what it was, but I couldn't stop playing and trying to get my new high score. And the sad thing is, I literally sucked at the game, and I will a 100000% come back later and beat my score (140$). The game was actually a lot harder and more fun than I thought, somewhy I couldn't stop myself from hitting the babies and not the frickin mothers. I can still hear the sfx of that in my head.

The graphics were sick, everything blended in and made a really cool atmoshphere. I didn't manage to find any bugs, which is surprising in a LD game usually, at least if I play it that long. The concept was simple, but yet very innovative, and you polished it very well, which is probably why it was so fun! All sounds and music were also good, nothing to complain about them.

I don't know what more to say really, other than that was the most fun game I've maybe ever played in a LD jam, and I've been around for quite some time already. This just hit different lmao. Sick entry doods.

jonas-michael 2020-10-06 11:02

Nice game! Beautiful artwork and music, I am not sure though, how you are supposed to survive for more than a few seconds :laughing:

I guess I am just not good enough...

Well done anyways!

idan-rooze 2020-10-06 11:26

A well-polished, fun little game, congratulations! I appreciate the humor and attention to details, although I wish it was balanced a little bit better, maybe something as simple as making the claw a bit more readable could help. Very well done, keep it up!

valisse21 2020-10-06 12:12

I loved it! Amazing music and the pixel art is very cute. Very fun (and addictive 😂)!

eldogg 2020-10-06 12:37

Great attention to details with a title card and tutorial. Good that there is button skip it too.

The art style is fun and the game play feels snappy. Would be good to have a more obvious claw sticking out so it's easier to see where you will hit.

Lots of fun.

arad-hamidsamiee 2020-10-06 15:57

Beautifully drawn textures, suitable soundtrack and innovative gameplay. what else do expect a game?

milmalissa 2020-10-07 18:23

Really nice and simple graphics, enjoyed playing this game!

somogy 2020-10-07 22:50

Nice Job, idea and drawn textures! Congrats!

fonics 2020-10-07 23:16

How did I get into this situation? Why am I stealing a baby? I have no idea, but I am completely down for it. This is a hilarious entry with some simple gameplay that is surprisingly fun and challenging. Great work!

kolkav 2020-10-07 23:53

This. This is why I come to play LD games! Strange, unique, but fun experience. By the way, not to brag or anything, but I managed to earn like a 1 000 000$ without losing once (*desperately trying to hide tears from constant losses*) Very fun game, but a bit too easy ;)

justmars 2020-10-08 08:30

Extremely original idea, personally couldn't have come up with such in a million years xd. Nice combination of drawn and pixel graphics, both looked great. Good job you two!

nicardo 2020-10-08 09:29

Fun game to pass time. Funny baby sound is interesting. Recommend to build this for mobile casual with lot more variety.

anya-voinova 2020-10-08 09:36

Fun game! I was dying so quickly...

garet 2020-10-08 10:46

Original, kinda addictive, really nice pixel art and police brutality, well done guys !

I always end up with 3 babies haha but its' really fun, good job !

no-grapes-games 2020-10-08 10:49

Good game! I liked it. The babies were the biggest enemies of the game, and I got shot by the cops! Funny game, great connection to the theme. Nice work!

podchasov 2020-10-08 10:54

Cool game!

cookie-chr 2020-10-08 10:58

Good game, but a bit too hard for me, didn't survive much... 😅

donamougou 2020-10-08 11:04

Fun game, but difficulty is a bit overwhelming for the start (leave me alone, babies !!) Should have a difficulty increasing mecanism, or if it does, start easier.

eldelhas 2020-10-08 11:45

That was a really fun game, I am still wondering is the babies ate my food or my me tho XD really nice and original idea for the them !! Love it !

james-joubert 2020-10-08 13:57

Those babies are stealing all my food! :laughing:

Very nicely done, fun browser game!

macmist 2020-10-08 14:12

Pretty simple in terms on gameplay, and really addictive and smooth to play! Also really nice art, music is cool, and it comes with a complete explanation of what to do and not, and also why you are here, just amazing. Well done, it's super fun! Turns out I'm somehow too much interested in stealing cops lol

yword 2020-10-08 14:33

Very funny, interesting and innovative gameplay! Well done. ^_^

meatball 2020-10-08 16:46

To me, 1-button games always get extra points - this is so simple and fun. Good stuff!

fabiole 2020-10-08 16:48

I really like to play your game ! So fun and simple ! Congratulation man ;)

pee-thief 2020-10-09 05:05

hahaha, fun and funny

codeman1010 2020-10-09 05:33

Such a simple and hilarious concept, I love it!

cursedsoldier 2020-10-09 13:32

Very nice and funny game, love how the babies steal your food! :smile: Art style is very polished too and the game feels smooth and works well. Definitely a good entry for the jam! :smiley:

ar-borno 2020-10-12 14:43

Really liked the mechanics. Overall a decent game. Great job 👍👍

kromeboy 2020-10-17 20:03

solid art and sound, and great mechanic

Good work!

omarmobadr 2020-10-17 22:25

this game's art is just amazing :heart: combined with very nice and funny idea great work

zeonblue 2020-10-18 11:34

Like taking candy from a baby, haha

gelgavish 2020-10-24 19:40

Ok, this is a really original idea. Man... when was stealing so fun?

A really nice game to burn some time with. Great job! :D

gabriel-dias-oliveira-de-almeida 2020-10-24 22:23

Tried this game and had some good time :3

moski 2020-10-26 14:37

Some would call it an overreaction.

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Big fan of ridiculous premises here, and some dude stuck on a Merry-Go-Round with a claw stealing hodogs is up my alley. I smirked like a fool when I saw that it had an opening cutscene of sorts!

Gameplay wise, it's straight to the point, and very responsive. A bit tricky to get the hang of it, but after that, it becomes a very cool, thrilling arcade game. Quite well polished and fresh! This is the kind of games I'd play a lot on my phone just to get a high score.

It's a fantastic little game! Congrats to the team! :whale: