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Panda Prize Pusher

By phthalogold

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2493.7037
Fun3433.4837
Innovation2163.6436
Theme6303.2737
Graphics944.1437
Audio2493.5037
Humor1293.4736
Mood3823.3635

Comments

mdotedot 2021-04-26 07:23

Very cool and full of humor. Beautifull graphics and good feel for the controls. Well done

ruslanch 2021-04-26 07:26

Nice design, but i am do your costs too, for more difficult

hotpaw 2021-04-26 07:27

Cute little game! liked the gameplay trying to figure out what the best approach is, didnt really feel i was obligied to try hard to much though!

refrax295 2021-04-26 07:27

Very well polished. The art and music were amazing, and it felt super satisfying when I got the panda to finally fall along with the other plushies.

artonix 2021-04-26 07:27

This is possibly the cutest game on LD 48. This project has awesome sound, easy controls and casual objective. That we need to relax.

1studio 2021-04-26 07:33

Very cool game. Nice engaging design. Didn't find any bugs :)

voxel-forest 2021-04-26 07:41

Oooohh that's such a cute game ! And look at this little panda who is so cuuuute ! Nice job done ! Good graphics and physics Beside that, maybe you should add a system a system hinting the player if he doing well or not, set him an objective, which is partially done with the money system, but not completely. You can add for example you can set a set amount of money to the player who fall down when he push and rise when plush fall.

awesomezebra 2021-04-26 08:06

Love it! Although, not sure if the 295$ panda is worth it...

ariorick 2021-04-26 10:14

Awesome music and art, sweet athmosphere. I wish you would've gone for a faster absurd over the top gameplay, like if there were much more toys, but your pusher was unstopable. I think now it's kinda boring, but it completely incapsulates toys arcade machines vibe

m11 2021-04-26 18:04

Really captured the atmosphere of an arcade game grabber! (I found myself thinking - 'just one more try') with nice musical atmosphere too. I really liked the hint at a narrative (I thought the line about going deeper into debt / implying that the egg might hatch were both interesting strands, and could lend themselves to a fuller narrative?)

nazorus 2021-04-26 20:11

If I had to sum this game up in one word it would be "cute", the plushies, the sounds, the mood, it's all super cute! I also really liked the little random texts on the bottom-left, with neat references and such :smile:

Gameplay-wise, it's solid and I had fun with the game, though it starts getting a bit repetitive after a while since the best strategy seems to be to repeatedly smash the same spot, the random texts is really what kept me going.

Overall, this is a great submission for a first Ludum Dare, so kudos to you! :thumbsup:

alec 2021-04-27 00:59

I could have played this game for a lot longer. The overall feel was really engrossing. Nice graphics and unique representation of the theme! I was a bit confused if the goal was to spend more money or save it. Other then that, it was great!

tim77 2021-04-27 08:26

$345 for a panda??!! ;)

Neat physics simulation. Very well polished art style too. Well done!

I could see this being made a great deal more fun if you sped it up. The main slow-down for me (and subsequent cause for frustration) was the reset time on the plunger. Additionally, the little sliding platforms that get in your way just slowed me down.

Yes, I can see you want pace/timing to be a part of the gameplay, but the *fun* thing about the game is blasting the cute toys with the pushy thing. Anything that gets in the way of that (its slow reset time / the platforms) just takes away from fun. My two cents!

I wonder what this game would be like if the cute toys deformed somewhat when struck... could be interesting!

Great work overall!

slowfrog-again 2021-04-27 11:18

@tim77 I got mine for exactly $300. You've been abused. Otherwise very pleasant and polished game, in all aspects.

I'm not so sure about the moving platforms: they add a bit of difficulty, but the only way to deal with them is simply to wait for the right opening. So they just add "delay", which, as a player, I don't like much.

verygenuinecraze 2021-04-27 13:02

Nice idea and a nice game. The game feel polished but I was kind of frustrated about the reload time of the hook. Very good work :smile:

shaggyfox 2021-04-27 13:24

Oh no, I spend way to much $$$ on pink plushies :grin:

generalsturgeon 2021-04-27 17:14

Cute little game! Great for a first Compo entry! Would love if there was a bit more dynamic mechanics, maybe different sized pushers and more moving parts. Good job!

fussenkuh 2021-04-27 18:41

This game reminds me, once again, why I should never play stupid prize games at any carnival. I just paid $275 for a silly panda bear!

Your game is very well polished. Would I spend a bunch of real $5 bills to get that panda? Nope. But, I felt compelled to keep pushing and pushing (and pushing) to get my panda through 5 machines and into my grubby little hands. Nice job!

jafcraze 2021-04-27 22:55

Cute art, funny story and generally fun to play!

yulotomorrow 2021-04-28 01:02

I love this game! It's a simple but novel idea, and it's actually fun to play, with cute and relax graphic and music!

carolinewang 2021-04-28 06:27

this was a super cute game! the graphics are cute, not just the pink panda but the other squishy plushes in their too (i found myself equally wanting a penguin and frog plush, as well as the pink panda). overall it's a fun play but i'd love to see you work on further more diverse levels if you plan on making a full build. nice work, it was very simple, cute, and fun! :panda_face: :smile:

train27 2021-04-29 15:08

:heavy_check_mark: Really cute game! Loved the visuals, not only the plushes, but also the neon lights.

I didn't find any bugs (or at least not that I've noticed), and the game played very nicely.

:x: My only gripe of the game is that there's no challenge at all. I could understand the aim to spend as little money as possible, but sometimes the push doesn't seem to do anything at all, and sometimes it pushes very strong.

brian-mayberry 2021-04-29 20:51

$335! I loved the added personality with the plushes talking and asking questions about each other. Cute, fun, and all around great little game.

saintchristopher777 2021-05-01 16:44

Adorable game! Love the art and music. I didn't notice much in the way of strategy other than just "battering ram" your way through. Reminds me of a phone game you'd get to keep your kid occupied (in a good way)!

felo07 2021-05-06 16:59

Ive never played this game in the computer. For me it was new hahahaha cute graphics and chill music/effects, congrats for the work! =)