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My Kid Is a Werewolf

By fabioecco

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall12873.0553
Fun10933.0853
Innovation12192.8453
Theme12932.8553
Graphics12192.9054
Humor7732.8647
Mood11802.9651

Comments

fabioecco 2021-10-01 21:45

14 minutes left to the start and I'm joining.

jesper-fyhr-knudsen 2021-10-05 15:10

Fun entry, and pretty challenging, I didn't understand I had to catch the yellow guys first, but in the end I got 9, not sure if that is good :D

devparty 2021-10-05 23:10

Fun game! Its really hard though. Nice main mechanic. 8/10 good entry!

stroe-andrew 2021-10-05 23:13

Uhuh! This was pretty pretty fun NGL. WoW. Simple controls. Simple graphics(But really smooth, so perfect).. sounds good.

bora-cun 2021-10-05 23:15

I really like the artwork and game design. But my kid kept blocking me :P

garet 2021-10-05 23:23

I had trouble at first to understand what to do with the humans and the robot, but it was fun nonetheless! Good job on the graphics !

fabioecco 2021-10-05 23:54

@jesper-fyhr-knudsen , @devparty , @stroe-andrew , @bora-cun , @garet , thanks you guys for the feedback, I really aprecciate it! I'm really rusty at coding (I was never good at it, tbh lol) and couldn't find time to make a tutorial.

m1nus 2021-10-06 00:44

loved the graphics, simple yet so rich! really nice game!

fabioecco 2021-10-06 00:45

@jesper-fyhr-knudsen You needed 1 more to beat the game lol. My bad.

pixelydian 2021-10-06 00:48

This was super unique and a neat take on the theme! Good design choices with art, music, and sound effects. I would have liked a bit more visual player feedback, like some sort of "hurt" animation, but I also understand the time constraints! Great work and keep making games!

fabioecco 2021-10-06 01:16

@pixelydian the time constraints (and my lack of coding experience) were responsible for cutting 90% of the features, art and polish I've planned for it, lol. Thanks for the comment, I really apreciate that!

darsa 2021-10-06 01:23

It could be much better if we knew more about the kid and his dad and those yellow shirt guys who we have to save; but overall nice job, pretty innovative and quite simple to play. BTW to hell with this kid not only did he want to eat me as his dad but he also blocked my way when I wanted to move in the other direction :laughing:

fabioecco 2021-10-06 01:29

@darsa I've actually wrote a storyline for them, but I took a second look and thought: no way I'll have time to make any intro/cutscene. I know how slow I code. lmao Thanks, I really apreciate the comment and feedback! :D

ericfreeman 2021-10-06 02:05

Good base for a game. It kind of reminded me of Plants vs Zombies with the different lanes. I also liked how sometimes enemies came from behind you instead of just to the right. One small improvement is to add some screenshake and other juice when getting hit and collecting the yellow shirt guys. I think that could really help the game feel. Congrats on finishing your game!

dak001 2021-10-06 02:38

My kid just ate me... Overall, fun to play! Cool idea

str8griz 2021-10-06 04:36

I was like Forest Gump and ran, but then I wasn't like him by getting eaten by a werewolf. I guess life is really like a box of chocolates...

Great submission!

lumbigui 2021-10-06 04:38

Very fun game! I like the day night cycle effects and the music very much. Thanks for share your game!

fabioecco 2021-10-06 04:39

@str8griz I was going to give the player a gun, but it would ruin all the fun of a Forest Gump simulator (I'm lying, I ran out of time). Thanks for the commment! :)

khaotom 2021-10-06 04:46

I like it. The hit boxes are retro game big. The graphics are lit. I think the gameplay twist between night and day is a fun idea. I learned that having a werewolf for a child is a rough life.

fabioecco 2021-10-06 04:47

This comment is as bugged as my game, I can't delete or tag people here. Ignore it.

fabioecco 2021-10-06 04:54

@khaotom the hitboxes are fairly smaller than the sprites, even when the boy turns into a huge werewolf, he keeps a small hitbox and EVEN SO I also felt like I was being hit by bullets unfairly. lmao Thanks for the feedback!

sceef 2021-10-06 05:24

i love pixelart

underdog 2021-10-06 08:11

great pixel art game!

vetche-studio 2021-10-06 08:31

I really liked the atmosphere! Good job :D

sestren 2021-10-07 01:15

Genuinely felt like being trapped in a small area with a werewolf at times. Neat game!

fabioecco 2021-10-07 20:09

@sestren Interesting, I didn't think about this before. Thanks for the nice comment! :)

flywolfe 2021-10-08 02:42

Awesome game! I especially enjoyed the werewolf rampages haha. It was a little difficult telling where my hitbox was and I got hit a few times when I didn't expect to, but it was a really cool game and pretty fun. Nice job!

joaosilva22 2021-10-08 13:59

Fun game! Really hard too, I think my high-score was 5 and I had a fair number of runs. Just wish the robot hit boxes were a little bit more forgiving, I lost so many times because I misjudged their size :smile: Great job!

garywiss 2021-10-08 16:36

Nice concept, it really fit the theme with this chaotic battlefield trapped between a werewolf and robots.

loiclegrosfrere 2021-10-08 16:48

I did't get that we have to save yellow guys the firsts times (but after read the description, I did it) I like the animation while kid yelling Maybe sometimes it's annoying to be blocked by kid (on day)

fabioecco 2021-10-08 21:58

Thanks for all feedback and nice comments @flywolfe , @joaosilva22 , @garywiss , @loiclegrosfrere :D Even making the hitbox as small as I could (eg the kid and his big werewolf form has the same hitbox) I also felt like it was easy to get hit/blocked. Thats the kind of thing that only playtesting can fix, which is TOUGH in such a short time. hahah I'll play everyonelses game soon!

spacedinosaur12 2021-10-09 07:20

Cool concept, I like the art and the chaotic gameplay. Good job!

guessimluna 2021-10-09 09:54

simple and neat. I enjoyed it although the hitboxes were pretty unpredicatable

pancho 2021-10-09 13:22

I like the idea and it has potential but it lacks development.

hadik 2021-10-09 20:01

Very good mood, nice work. Your game is pretty fun, so please make it more next time. Almost nailed that theme, but it still very thing what I imagine as this theme.. Oh gosh, we have here some very original game, I love it. Nice art design. Overall your game is good, good job.

terabyte 2021-10-09 20:02

Nice job. I like so minimalistic arts=)

yotamco 2021-10-09 20:10

Cute game. Simple but nice mechanics. I enjoyed it :smiley:

wolfmeryx 2021-10-11 08:42

Very simple, yet very fun! I liked it

vphyre 2021-10-14 15:01

Cool game. I really liked the simplicity that your game has. It's pretty fun.

The graphics are simple yet functional. It's like a junction of Atari and NES games. Very nice.

The sound is interesting, the "8-bit ringtones" were very well used, as well as the background music very pleasant.

Gameplay is also simple and functional. It is very easy to understand what should be done, even because it is a simple objective. The gameplay is easy to understand, makes the game a lot of fun.

Overall, your game was interesting. Good job!