Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD48 → birb
By glaas
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 641 | 3.67 | 46 | |
| Fun | 743 | 3.45 | 45 | |
| Innovation | 464 | 3.60 | 44 | |
| Theme | 1416 | 3.22 | 45 | |
| Humor | 234 | 3.68 | 45 | |
| Mood | 473 | 3.83 | 45 |
Ah it works now. Hey, nice game. I got to around 6 upgrades each (except random). Unfortunately the game can freeze because of UI, like hitting a dig point right after dig run ends for example. And flying can be a little too floaty. Other than that I enjoyed it. Nice artwork too!
I like graphics so much and music and style)
Nice entry! I enjoyed the graphics and music and animation. :sunglasses: The only part that confused me a bit is that it was hard to tell the underlying mechanics like if moving an inch would let me find something different or do I need to move a little further?
Featuring definitely the most handsome bird in the universe! Even with the help text it took me some time to understand how the whole thing works. But once I did it was quite enjoyable!
The ultimate upgrade made me chuckle, even tho I kinda saw it coming. :D
Gary really is handsome when he gets the final upgrade x)
I agree with @twowolf about the flying part, but in the end I really had a great time playing, loved seeing the little birb bouncing around, animations are so fluffy <3
Impressive job doing the code & graphics by yourself, the result is nicely polished °o°
@twowolf Super thank you for your feedback ! Glad you enjoyed it !
@tomz-best Thanks :D
@natethegreat I definitely need to make some things clearer ! Thanks for playing :D
@jacudibu glad that we agree B] Thanks for your feedback !
@ambeurk Yeah he is B) Thank you so much !!!
That was super cute! The nice visuals and sound made the pretty simple gameplay loop a lot more engaging. The final upgrade was the frosting on the cake.
I love this so much! Favourite entry so far, the art is great, the animations are great, there's so much character in everything and details that give it a polished finish. Really outstanding and the ending was brilliant <3
@silkworm-sweatshop Oh wow I did not expect a comment from you, and it made my day !! Thank you !!
The final upgrade was amazing :smile: Great art as well!
Funny game ! it reminds me the chocobo mini game in final fantasy 9, in the forest and the treasure hunt ! Love it <3
Птичка-невеличка в поиске драгоценностей... Хотя, "копать" и "птица" для меня немного разные вещи, но тут они удачно сошлись! Спасибо за игру ^_^
@jaybaus Thank you so much !!! That is so kind of you ! Glad that you liked the ending :D
@jaaskeh Thaaaanks, I was giggling non-stop when I made it :'D thank you
@tieffeline YES THAT WAS THE COMMENT I WAS WAITING FOR !! It's heavily inspired by it, it's my favorite game of all time and I love it so much ♥♥ Glad that you liked it ! I loved your entry as well !
@xpoho Большое спасибо !!!
Nice victory moves, bird! :D Pretty cool it worked with wider than 16:9 aspect ratio. PS: Got stuck at some point after a dig, with movement disabled. Luckily, it resolved after the timer ran out, so I didn't have to replay :).
Cool idea! Reminds me of the good old 'upgrade games'. Taken by surprise by the ending ;P
The bird is really cool! The game is really fun to play and interesting, despite some rare control problem and minor bug, the game is quite polished with fun gameplay, well done!
Fun game. The background looks so nice, and that final upgrade is great!
What a fantastic game and an awesome spin on theme! One of my favorites! Great job on everything :) The only thing constructive that I really have to say is that the flying mechanics can behave a little weird sometimes. Cant wait to get to the ending!
@arcanelemon thank you !! I really liked your entry, especially the art and mood !!
@turquoise-moon Thank you so much !
@yulotomorrow thank you !! I'm becoming as red as the bird !!
Ohhh damn that music felt good! The art was stunning too, excellent choices there. Could we get some link to those?
I needed a few runs to understand exactly what was going on, but once I did it felt great to play. I like how the game is kept short enough to keep the excitement all along.
As other said, there are some bugs here and there, mostly with collision while flying, but well it's a jam game! One thing I would have loved is the distance indicator to be closer to the direction arrow!
Thanks for the game, I had a good time 💕
The ending was all worth it.
Would you mind crediting your audio/music sources? (if you didn't create it yourself) Unless you used some CC0-licensed tracks, perhaps?
Ty for the game, love birds ! Parallax effect should be Reversed, one player goes up, bg needs to go down.
I loved your game ! Cute graphics, nice music, great gameplay, smooth controls. It really felt like playing hot n' cold. Great entry ! Well done !
3f5a0.png Managed to get the ultimate upgrade. Cool ending music too.
The game is short and well-paced, ideal for a jam. The graphics are nice although the different pixel sizes clash. The camera needs to keep the bird nearer the centre, especially important when trying to land on a platform.
I suggest having one long progress bar or circle rather than a new one per attempt.
Nice solo entry.
Oops.. double clicked.
@doot Thank you so much !! Character, and some art are by me, the rest is from a pack that I bought a year ago. I just linked to it on the itch page ! Thanks a lot for your feedback !!
@ddrkirbyisq I'm glad that we agree :D The track was indeed CCO licensed (I made the SFX myself) but I just added the source to the itch page ! Thanks for the reminded, I did not take the time to do it during the jam, and forgot afterwards. It's fixed now !
@rujum Thanks for your feedback ! I'll make some experiments to see if it feels better. Thanks for playing !
@yamzho Thank you so much ♥♥
I like the natural & non violent mood in this entry. Digging felt quite laborious and slow, even with upgrades, but maybe that's just me being impatient. The music and sfx were nice ! Cool idea, could be improved by more juicines while digging/new level etc, but as a proof of concept it holds up perfectly.
Lovely music and graphics - the style of pixelart reminded me of Sword and Sorcery :) When I bouhght the random upgrades, it unfortunately didnt tell me what I got - (still dancing to the music) - I hope you stick a little with the game to polish it up, its a great entry!
Lovely artwork on this, shame I'm not able to give a rating for it. I enjoyed the gameplay, but I think some of the collision detection is a bit off - I wasn't able to fly underneath the large platform in the middle a lot of the time, and the bird moved off to the left a lot. Still, it was a nice mechanic and a good entry. Well done.
Fun little game. Got the Ultimate upgrade and had fun doing it :smile: The controls are a bit wonky. Once you upgrade movement speed enough, it gets a little difficult to control, especially with fall speed still remaining low. Also the camera could use some work, as the bird fell out of the screen sometimes. Liked the art and music. Thanks for the game :smile:
LOVE THE ENDING!!!
I had a few problems with the game, mainly that I had to both read the instructions in the game, on the page, and the other comments to actually understand what I need to do. Also, movement feels a bit harder to control, especially after I get the speed upgrade. If I over estimate how many jumps I need, I waste quite a bit of time just waiting to float down, and for some reason I tend to veer away from where I'm trying to move if I stop moving (e.g. after releasing the A key because I wanted to move left, the handsome bird starts floating slightly to the right as he falls down).
I really love your art style and music though, and for some reason the random upgrade really appeals to me. Also hands down the best ending I've seen so far in the jam. Good job!
Loved the bouncing animation of the bird ! The final upgrade was fun and cool !
The game looks great as every asset is consistent with one another, except that one big cartoony tree that is kind of an eyesore. A shame you could't make/find a better tree...
The flying mecanism was fun, if a bit weird to control.
Thanks for the entry.
The final upgrade was definitely the best - loved the shades, they were a super nice touch. I found the flying mechanic to be a little finicky sometimes which made it a bit harder to get around, but I was still able to play the game and make it to the end. I would have liked to be able to dig with the down arrow since moving with the arrow keys was possible? It just seemed counterintuitive that movement was 'A/D' or 'Arrow' but digging was tied solely to 'S'. Overall though it was a super fun game - cute idea, handsome bird, and a humorous ending. Great job, great jam!
Beautiful game, I loved the uplifing mood :)
Upgrades were a good mechanic and kept me hooked to the end. Also it was fun being a bird for a change and I liked the chirping when flying.
Flying movement was a bit jumpy and didn't feel so tight, but maybe that was part of being a bird.
It was a fun run overall! :slight_smile:
Love it!! I think it would be nice to have some indicator of the level of each stat
Really fun game that has a lot of charm! You communicated a lot of information to the player while still keeping the UI simple. The sounds was cute and relaxing and fit well with the visuals. It was hard to find critiques when your friend Seebass had me play because a lot of things were done so good! I think the main thing was some of the UI not matching with the pixel art and more info could be displayed in regard to upgrades
Really cool game and ideas though. It's one of those short and sweet games that manages to be more memorable than some games you even spend hours on! well done!