FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD50 → Farm Dog

Farm Dog

By trypants, marc-antoine-girard, Ilovepatatos, Shiroka, Chris McKnight and Rbn

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall1553.9998
Fun874.0798
Innovation7613.2497
Theme9253.4597
Graphics2284.2297
Audio884.1196
Humor1593.9497

Comments

morganmoon 2022-04-05 03:30

itch.io link doesn't work

mikomoares 2022-04-05 14:46

Wow! Cool game!

I love upgrades :)

The graphics are really amazing!

Well done!

trypants 2022-04-05 17:02

Hi @morganmoon sorry for the broken link. We fixed it. Thanks for playing our game.

2022-04-05 17:19

That was alot of fun! loved it!

castoor 2022-04-05 17:52

GG à toute l'équipe ! Une ambiance farwest rigolote, des cris de poules à la pelle, c'est qu'on s'amuse dans un poulailler ! Un conseil, faites que le joueur tire tout le temps, comme dans les jeux styles archero. GG à tous !

Gg for all the team ! A really nice ambiance, really nice screaming chicken ! Make the player shoot everytime and one boss fight it will be perfect ! Well played :)

charles-viau 2022-04-05 18:24

Really nice game :), the overall experience was really enjoyable and smooth, I love the upgrade system and general aesthetic of the game. But god those turtles are annoying X). Nice Sound Design!

mathglo 2022-04-05 18:32

Really liked the game. The graphics are AMAZING!!

2022-04-05 18:45

The esthetic is really nice, the music and the graphics blend well together. Also, the leaderboard at the end is a great addition. It gives a pleasant arcade vibe to the game. Good job ^^

bauke-regnerus 2022-04-05 19:03

I like voxel graphics so I was happy to see you've used magicavoxel. The game is fun to play, a lot of action. The upgrades are interesting. Audio is good too. Good job!

gabriel-dias-oliveira-de-almeida 2022-04-05 19:40

Please release it on Steam this game because it's gonna be a hit!

drentsoft 2022-04-05 20:05

Lovely game! Art and animation work well. The music is very good. The only real critism I have is it might be good to have a bit more feedback on whether the bullet has hit the enemy especially with how wide the random spread of the gun is.

emberushi 2022-04-05 20:41

Sometimes the music was too calm, but eventually it found the pace.

I wish I could when the level up window popped up. I also wish there was more feed back on a hit.

The game is incredibly polished, and I was having a great time.

beefsock 2022-04-05 22:20

Chipmunks are so fast! Nice addition of a leaderboard makes me want to hop back in and try to get top 7. Liked the bounciness of the models too.

beefsock 2022-04-05 22:20

Chipmunks are so fast! Nice addition of a leaderboard makes me want to hop back in and try to get top 7. Liked the bounciness of the models too.

macabreartgames 2022-04-05 22:52

Loved the voxels here. Fire rate was challenging in my gameplay. The level was so sweet. Well done!

heiach 2022-04-05 23:38

That's a gosh danged bright loading screen! I kept walking down the dead end, even though I knew it was there!

jcmonkey 2022-04-05 23:50

so tried using the controler, the right stick is backwords, and im sad about that. so i switched to mouse. and i noticed that there was no cross hair for aiming. thats a MUST need for a game like this. also when i was shooting at multiple enemys the level up screen poped up and cause i was still clicking to shoot i automatically clicked a levelup item before i knew i did it. so maybe add in a buffer asking the playing if thats what they want to ensure you cant just click an item in the middle of a battle. also it would be nice to show feedback on the enemys when they get hit, also you could have them get slow a bit when they are hit, or maybe have a chance to be dazed.

sprngr 2022-04-06 01:15

I liked the look and feel, had a fun time defending myself with a chicken. What a hoot.

simpathey 2022-04-06 01:53

Loved the game, I dig the roguelike upgrades - only thing I need is more variety if you did a post jam build. Score board and camera angle could also be tweaked. Loved the game tho!

rowlna 2022-04-06 03:30

Super cute voxel style !!! I am always impressed with 3D games, it had a cute country/ old school cartoon vibe! I enjoyed trying to see the new enemies and played a couple times! Very good job everyone that helped out!

neowhoru 2022-04-06 04:25

amazing game - i had really fun with it and you guys had a good idea (and also graphics, sounds etc. workes good together). Also you created a leaderboard ...it is really incredible what you made in these 3 days.

henrik-ganard 2022-04-06 06:18

Wow, his is one of my LD-favorites so far. Deffenetly will save the link for this one for casual play later.

itsboats 2022-04-06 07:11

heck ya! Charming little game I played quite a few rounds to go for the high score xD With a little bit more polish and enemy variation you guys have a awesome little game

Here's a few issues I encountered: -Right stick was backwards for me too, but I still preferred it over mouse + keyboard -XP Bar starts filled -Sometimes I couldn't shoot enemies that were directly in front of me (dashing would have helped with this, but I didnt realize there was dashing until after I finished playing lmao) -Sometimes I would have to click like 20 times to purchase an upgrade (I think it wasn't switching properly from controller) -The loading screen is awesome but stands out too much from the rest of the game -The back arrow in the settings is nearly invisible against the orange silo in the background -A little breathing room after you pick an upgrade would be nice so you have time to reorient yourself

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tanner-shelton 2022-04-06 07:43

So fun! Great job. I really liked the art style and I really liked the upgrades.

dobryn 2022-04-06 12:35

the art is really good and cute, and the gameplay is well done. some of the buttons were not working for me at the first try, although that doesn't takes away from the gameplay experience.

i have always had a soft spot for 3d games like these with fun mechanisms and I thoroughly enjoyed playing this.

phoenixofforce 2022-04-06 13:40

Was really fun, but nothing wanted to drop some healing for me :( Well done

meritcoding 2022-04-06 15:17

I really liked the game. But couldn't really understand the theme

chocolat-endive 2022-04-06 15:22

Nicely done, this is a fun game! :) I particularly liked that the graphics felt coherent, also how the music changes as the difficulty goes up, and the leaderboard implementation. About possible improvements: there's one time the upgrades window popped as I was shooting some enemy and I have no idea what I clicked. I agree with the other comments about showing enemy feedback.

justagamedev 2022-04-06 15:26

This thing is pure art man. Just like playing top down FPS with funny graphics and pleasant music. I really enjoyed playing it. :-)

sansman01 2022-04-06 15:26

This games feels great. The graphics, music and audiofx are perfectly working together. I loved how the music got faster after a while.

projectunfun 2022-04-06 15:33

Fantastic entry that had me playing longer than I should have lol

yello 2022-04-06 15:38

wow, amazing, very addictive and really funny to play. good job! what i would find a lovely addition, i think there was no hit effect... maybe some feathers when the chickens are hit :)

wainini 2022-04-06 15:54

This game is really fun. I love the random upgrades. Although you can just run around the same place while shooting, I still get the fun playing the game. I don't think the enemies are really that different, but it's far better than having only 1 enemy. Thank you for the fun!

2022-04-06 16:28

I really love this game. The game is so fun! I hope you guys can display the score on the top while playing, LOL, score.pngtoo competitive? And I love that long neck turtle! It's sooo cute!

failuer 2022-04-06 17:00

Great entry, one of the most enjoyable games so far! Controls are smooth, sound is nice. Love the upgrade system. Did you create the character models over the weekend? If so, that's very impressive. Either way, the artstyle is nice and the game is very enjoyable.

One small gripe is that almost 1/3 of the time I picked an upgrade by mistake since the screen shows up instantly and right in the middle of all the action. If you moved it to a corner OR let the player open it from a button, it would minimize or remove the issue.

Overall, fantastic entry, well done, good luch and thanks for making the game for me to play :)

squidly 2022-04-06 18:19

Fun game! Lacks hit feedback (hit pause/hit stop, vfx, etc.) on both receiving and dealing damage. I don't know when I was critical striking or my critical strike chance. Overall there just wasn't much feedback on stats in general.

Do love the animations and basic gameplay as well as that really fun music. I really enjoyed how each critter had a weird walk cycle. Very good Mood!

link270 2022-04-06 20:28

Really fun, love the upgrade system a lot. Simple art style that works really well. Good job!

chris-mcknight 2022-04-06 20:39

@failuer All the art assets and shaders were made inside the 72hr mark, The dog took a decent chunk of time. I havn't had to rig and skin a mesh in a looooong time.

connor-magson 2022-04-06 22:43

Aside from the magnificent art, I loved the variety of enemies and upgrades, they made the game feel really complete. One issue is that it wasn't apparent when I was being hurt / by how much. Overall though, this is really solid, polished, and fun! Congrats to the whole team, you all did a great job. :D

sasquatchbstudios 2022-04-06 22:59

Really cool game! Had a lot of fun with this one. Rate of upgrades is good and super satisfying. Sound FX are enemy design are engaging and funny. Game controls super nicely (also, really nice touch that the camera slightly follows the mouse cursor.) Even got some particles in there for the walk cycle (and wind, really nice!)

Difficulty felt fair, and I enjoyed the size of the level.

Overall, and it's just a little nitpicky, but I really would have liked more feedback when the enemies get hit by the player projectiles. Some screen shake or a particle burst or a damage tint color would have been great.

Overall super solid entry, thanks for completing it! I had fun playing it

gdesecrate 2022-04-06 23:19

Crashes on ThinkPad X220

2022-04-06 23:24

game is super fun. might be a scoring bug if you don't refresh your browser...

Special upgrades are streaky, difficult to tell when or what crits hit for. Scaling is a bit sudden.

10/10 dog.

marc-antoine-girard 2022-04-06 23:28

@jcmonkey Hey thanks for your comment, we always like constructive criticism! We've removed the Controller support in our game page since many feature seems to not work with it (UI navigation, inverted aiming ...). For the Upgrade window, adding a "Select upgrade" at the bottom of the UI would've helped to prevent some miss click! Again, thanks for playing our game!

2022-04-06 23:54

Fantastic art and addicting game play. Definitely a solid foundation that can be expanded upon. Great work!

marc-antoine-girard 2022-04-07 00:04

@itsboats Wait, did you make that score with an inverted stick?? O.o Great feedback, everything you said seems pretty reasonable to fix/implement. We're thinking about improving the game for the "Extra" submission and everything you said is gonna be the first things we do!

@dclaude Damn, I can barely make 500 points O.o Also, it seems someone has seen your high score and we kinda lost control over the leaderboard hahaha.

@squidly Hey thanks for playing our game. Feedback is indeed lacking, which is something we actually implemented but didn't make it to the final build. We plan on adding a bunch of enemies, hopefully boss rounds, and weird animations.

@failuer Hey thanks for playing! Yes, everything in the game was made during the game jam. The 3D using MagicaVoxel and 3DMax, the 2D using Aseprite. The music and sounds were also made during the jam, tho I'm not sure what softwares our Sound designer used (I'll asked).

otterfaelure 2022-04-07 03:00

This game is worth so many laughs, it's great.

I can't think of any gripes to say at this point in time, it was simply all around really fun! Thanks. :D

jitspoe 2022-04-07 04:41

Great entry! Really nice voxel graphics. Biggest suggestion is having some feedback when you hit things, but difficult to get all that done in a game jam. Super impressive work! Managed to get to 400.

studiocherno 2022-04-07 05:01

Awesome game! I don't know how you managed to add a leader board to you game in time but it really adds to a game of this genre! Great game overall, although a minimap or better centering of the camera would make seein enemies from the bottom of the screen easier, overall though really good!

-Tim

fjlucas 2022-04-07 07:41

Voxel graphics are great!! The gameplay offers a lot of possibilities which is awsome for a jam game, congrats team!

marcmagus 2022-04-07 15:10

Thanks for bringing your game by my stream for feedback! If you’d like to revisit the play and commentary you can view the highlight at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1448039297

Silly fun, and exactly what real chicken farming is like! Great voxel art, smooth gameplay.

Game mechanics could have been a bit more transparent (helping weigh choices in the upgrade menu). While I liked both audio tracks, the more frenetic one was uncomfortably than the first one.

justmars 2022-04-07 19:06

Very fun and satisfying game! The animals look epic and the music sounds great! Online leaderboards are a great addition rarely seen in jam games. The concept fits the theme well and the overall mood is very coherent. Gameplay works smoothly and the controls feel great. Enemy animals could perhaps use more variety in terms of gameplay as they are quite similar in that regard. The egg shooting could also have some sort of visual feedback on hit. Other than those two nitpicks, great job!

piotrax 2022-04-08 05:51

So nice! In the beginning, I was thinking "ok, shooter nothing special", but after the first upgrade popped out... Man, it's so much fun! Everything works as it should. I love it :) Cheers!

lighty-the-light 2022-04-08 07:32

Nice little shooting game! Like the art style and upgrade system!

Got a little bit of tire after holding my mouse button... But that's ok!

Well done!

tetrapteryx 2022-04-08 12:53

You had me at "chicken shotgun". This is the most fun game I've played yet! Amazing art, great progression, and super addictive.

nash 2022-04-08 13:52

Very solid entry! Great art and sounds. The basic gameplay loop is very good and quite addictive. However, towards the end it starts getting a bit stale since you are basically just running backwards and shooting. Some different kinds of enemies and abilities could twist that basic loop - but you cannot do everything during a jam. This was already superb for a jam game!

mlho7 2022-04-08 15:05

Really good game, upgrades are fire, it's fun, really good job.

xenosns 2022-04-08 16:15

That was fun, best game so far I've played.

mieeh 2022-04-08 16:28

Very solid entry! Didnt notice any bugs at all really which is impressive for a game of this caliber! Well done team! Also very impressive with a leaderboard (our game also has one... solidarity in leaderboards)

Some improvements could probably involve more variation in gameplay! Perhaps verticality or secrets hidden around the map (if there were secrets already i didnt find any)

yamaisiukdranko 2022-04-08 16:36

VERY COOL Idea. It's best game ever. Really cool Voxel graphic and theme. Good job. Have a nice day

amolker 2022-04-08 18:46

Nice game, i like voxel graphics there. Maybe too slow progression there, i think bigger buffs and faster difficulty grows will work better. Also, i'd like to see the numbers, like how much damage gives me this upgrade, or how much attack speed and e.c. Maybe even numbers of damage dealt? There is a progression of enemies, like fox has average speed, hp and damage, rabbit is fast but weak, and turtle should be slow and strong? But it is an ultimate unit, it fast and has huge damage. Also maybe all enemies become too fast in the late game. Bug, musics and sound shuts down after long play (something like 12 lvl maybe more). Anyways, it's a nice entry, got a lot of fun playing. Good luck!

korvack 2022-04-09 14:10

Wait... what? Turtles are faster than foxes?! ^^ Very cute and fun game! On the other hand, it lacks a little feedback when you damage the animals and get touched by them. And why is the life cube green and not red like the life bar? It's a very good work, I stayed glued in front for 45min! Congratulations to the whole team! =)

simba 2022-04-09 16:59

Loved the character upgrade system in your game! Made me want to keep retrying to get ridiculously strong. The voxel art style was very good, and the audio/sfx fix really well! Great game, and congrats!

jordantanner 2022-04-09 19:46

Fantastic submission, you guys! The voxel models were enjoyable, as was the sound and music. Great menu system and the leaderboard was a nice touch. What did you use for the leaderboard? Dreamlo, or something else? Upgrade system was fun, and something I wish I'd implemented in my own game. Some feedback on when an enemy gets hit might be nice, like a flash, camera shake, or healthbar reducing. But overall, a lovely entry that you guys should be proud of. Well done!

marc-antoine-girard 2022-04-09 20:06

@jordantanner Hey thanks you for you feedback! We are currently working on a new version and have already implemented a camera shake "on-hit". A flash also might be nice, we'll have to test it! For the leaderboard, we used **Back4App**, which is based on Parse Platform. I described some of the challenges we faced to implement it [HERE](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/farm-dog/the-story-behind-the-leaderboard "the-story-behind-the-leaderboard [$291565]") :smiley: Follow us for more update :v:

shampop 2022-04-09 21:45

Funny game ! Really like the 3D models !

smoofy 2022-04-09 23:56

one of my favs. the models are goofy, and i love every bit of them. the chicken- i mean weapon i=was a great choice, and the audio brings feelings of farms. my only question is why are turtles on a farm (hey, i ain't complaining) really solid, polished entry, 2nd in my favorite entries

miltonnh25 2022-04-10 00:55

Great job on the game. I really liked the art and style of the game and I thought the music was well done and fit quite well. It was fun to run around and shoot and the upgrades were a nice addition. One thing that I think could be improved is adding some more feedback for hitting enemies and an indication for critical hits. I noticed a decent amount of crit upgrades while playing but it was hard to judge how effective they were since there was no indication for them.Overall though I had a good time, well done.

sarah 2022-04-10 05:36

The graphics are super cute!! It reminds me of crossy road haha. I found the colours on the loading screen to be a bit overwhelming on my eyes compared to the other colours but I still really liked it.

The fighting was pretty fun, but I would have liked to be able to move around a little faster. The atmosphere was nice too.

Overall, nicely done!

milq 2022-04-10 18:26

Impressive graphics, and a very complete game to be done in 72 hours, it is incredible the work you have done. On top of that, it's so funny! At first I get a little lost in the game but then everything rolls. Great game!

xparker 2022-04-10 18:32

It didn't load on my FF, had to resort to Edge :cold_sweat:

Fun entry tho

pious 2022-04-10 18:37

Wow pretty fantastic entry!! I like the basic mechanics and the gradual increase in difficulty made it fun. I do wish there was some visible way to see that the enemies are stronger though. The highscore boards is really cool and the art and audio make the whole game feel very polished. The one issue that bothered me the most is that I didn't really receive any feedback when I got hurt or when I landed a shot against the enemy/how much damage I did. It would've made things better. But overall really really well done.

Good job!

stamestratagem 2022-04-10 18:56

this is so much fun :D creative, funny, entertaining, polished! well done

simplepotential 2022-04-10 19:23

So based on the Leaderboard I completely suck :laughing: Overall a great entry and the sound and music was fantastic! Aiming was a bit difficult for me but otherwise loved it!

sparklingsushi 2022-04-10 19:41

Lov the simplicity and voxel graphics :) Starts to be pretty challenging after few waves. Congratz of finishing the project!

chris-mcknight 2022-04-10 23:08

Sorry about that @xparker, FF consistently sees problems with WebGL but we prefer the the ease of use over having to download an .exe. I think we have a windows build as well but regardless, I appreciate you taking the extra time to load it up in edge <3

don-fouts 2022-04-11 01:08

It's really cool that you have a leaderboard, that's a nice feature for a jam game. I really liked the style and graphics. I think it would have been nice if there were some sort of hit registration when attacking or being attacked. Overall I think this was a great entry, nice work!

xparker 2022-04-11 04:55

@chris-mcknight Yeah, same for us.. it's more convenient to have the WebGL ready. Funny enough that some work, some dont. I'd say it works of FF about 80+% of times, overall.

leokrechmer 2022-04-11 14:46

Nice and funny game! Polished and ready to publish :) Amazing job, great graphics, humor and sounds. Thanks!

javasaurus 2022-04-11 18:41

This game is hilarious. Very well made and polished ! Love it. I would like to have a more "oompf" hit effect when I hit a target though. Other than that, this is going on my "play this again later" shelf ! :D Thank you for making this :)

ben-yazi 2022-04-11 22:34

Funny game! Very fast turtles XD

syafire 2022-04-11 23:54

Hello LameBoy,

Thanks for stopping by stream and sharing your game. Loved the art/voxel look. Also enjoyed the western theme. This game was super duper fun. Some feedback I would give is making the health bar and upgrade UI bigger, its a bit small and hard to read and it is pretty important for the player to see/one of the most crucial parts of the game. Also I think there would be a great benefit from making it more obvious when you get hit, its hard to know when you are being damaged. Also some of the borders were not the same size/squashed so watch that as well. Overall great game!

mateusboga 2022-04-12 00:50

Super fun game! I love it x) Here's the VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1453383274 Thanks for stopping by!

velvetlobster 2022-04-12 16:18

Love the music, it feels like playing south park for the n64 (due to the chicken gun) in the ocarina of time farm

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I died trying to take a screenshot of a huge pack of dogs chasing me :laughing:

squaxcom 2022-04-12 17:05

Had a lot of fun, top entry! :) Swquaak!

john-llyod-apolo 2022-04-13 12:40

The game is fun. Upgrades are great and I like the art and music.

f1krazy 2022-04-13 19:17

Very enjoyable! A "last stand" game isn't the most imaginative use of the theme, but a game where you shoot eggs out of a chicken's backside can hardly be called unimaginative! I love the voxel graphics, that's not an aesthetic you see often in Ludum Dare.

Gameplay-wise, there's a nice variety of power-ups, allowing for a wide range of playstyles. You can focus on outrunning enemies, tanking their hits, taking them out ASAP, or simply increasing the rate at which they drop XP so you can level up faster. I would have liked a bit more enemy variety, but I get that there isn't always the time for that kinda stuff.

Very good job! Well done!

alks 2022-04-13 22:51

Good work! I really enjoyed playing this game and it was such a fun time! The graphics are really nice and the music is such a jam! thank you for making this!

bqq 2022-04-13 22:53

Fun game, was enjoyable trying to come up with the best meta for which upgrades to pick :D The upgrade window popping up without warning is a bit jarring and I picked up a couple of upgrades I didn't want to. Great graphics and music as well!

thecritterscove 2022-04-14 02:04

While the explanation for this game was kind of odd, the aesthetics and music add a nice flavor to it. The mechanics are simple, but it is fun to play. As others have mentioned, the game could use feedback for when the character is hit or hits an enemy. Nice job overall!

dreamerflow 2022-04-14 06:55

Funny entry! maybe needs a turn cam to see all, really funny the gun idea lol, nice job!

ulisses 2022-04-15 01:22

Amazing art style controls and UI. Dude, that turtle is fast :dog: chrome_KJZfFVKo6e.png

andrewkennedy 2022-04-17 01:07

This was such a funny take on a wave survival game, and it fit the theme really well. I managed to get 560 after a couple attempts. The music was fantastic, and the sound effects really punched up the humor.

My biggest gripe was that I kept losing the mouse against the bright yellow backdrop, and ended up missing a lot of shots. An aim indicator with a lot of contrast would have helped a lot.

theo-clarke 2022-04-20 14:52

Really nice game, graphics are great and it feels very well-made

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