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Monkey Business

By ab0303

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall923.7026
Fun1163.5826
Innovation2073.1826
Theme1683.6827
Graphics384.1827
Audio333.9525
Humor213.9827
Mood723.7526

Comments

yukihira 2023-01-08 20:36

the monkey is very cute and the music is super catchy. nice work

tommy29 2023-01-08 21:05

at first i couldn't understand the goal of the game, but it has potential if you develop it further, cute graphs, good job :)

zebu 2023-01-08 21:48

I genuinely had a lot of fun playing this little game. I love the small interactions, they work pretty well. A bit hard to understand what to do at the beginning, but when you do it goes pretty straightforward.

The music is pretty catchy and love the little details in the art.

maymay 2023-01-08 21:53

fun game!! I enjoy the clicker style of game, and this one had such cute graphics and nice audio

sirlich 2023-01-08 21:59

Nice job! Very cute. I got a win in 57 hours.

As far as cookie clicker games go, the 'click and drag' addition is GRUELING. I think I have carpel tunnel now lol!

Favorite part? Probably the graphics! It's always such a joy to see that an upgrade button doesn't just make the machine faster, but actually changes the design of the machine, and the graphics of the beans/poo/coffee. This is exactly the kind of polish that Jam games often lack, and definitely makes your entry stand out from the crowd.

luizgt 2023-01-08 22:16

LOL! Love it!

frib 2023-01-09 12:49

Never thought I'd enjoy harvesting poop :D very neat game!

mrnotcrazy 2023-01-09 19:09

Loved the feel of everything

wuppos 2023-01-09 20:17

This was a super cool take on the theme :D I absolutely did not expect a game themed around this when I heard the theme, haha. The gameplay itself was simple, but very enjoyable. Probable because everything around it was really nice. I loved the music, confirming sound effects and really cute art :D I wonder what you used to make the music? I always struggle with music in my game, so I would love to hear how you made this :) I also really liked that you made it have an ending. I got the perfect blend in 43 hours. How did I do?

For a tiny bit of nitpicky feedback I have two things. One is that sometimes the hitbox of the items felt a bit small, requiring very precise clicking (although it felt nice to pick up two things at once :p). The other is that at one point I thought the coffee beans and the fruit looked very similar and I confused them sometimes. This was when I had the level 2 tree, but still the level 1 civet I believe.

But all of that is a bit nitpicky. This is the first game I reviewed for LD 52 and it was a great start! Thanks a lot for making it :D

ipsl0re 2023-01-09 20:38

Cool game. The concept itself is fun, but the way you ran with it really helps breathe life into that idea. There's a great attention to detail on every level. Well done.

joey-shipley 2023-01-09 21:08

A fun enjoyable entry, with the perfect blend. :)

Would be neat to see it taken further, great baseline for a fun casual game.

arscene 2023-01-09 21:50

Neat entry!

I love the fact that you can pile up stuff to give it all in one go. An highlight of what goes where when a resource is selected would be nice.

Good job!

ab0303 2023-01-09 22:13

@zebu Thanks for the feedback! I added a little Image in the description i think it helps! Should have added it in the main game... Glad you enjoyed the music

ab0303 2023-01-09 22:14

@maymay Glad you enjoyed it :D

ab0303 2023-01-09 22:15

@sirlich Yeah an upgrade were the items move on their own would help haha... Glad you enjoyed the polish !

ab0303 2023-01-09 22:19

@wuppos Thanks for the feedback! The software for the music is called famitracker, it emulates the sound of old consoles by limiting you to three instruments. But that just forces you to use you resources more creatively!

ab0303 2023-01-09 22:20

@arscene Great idea :D

mamasou 2023-01-09 22:34

really fun game!!

phillip-scott 2023-01-09 22:39

Nice entry, I kept trying to feed the monkey its own poop 10/10 :id: image_2023-01-09_223920064.png

ab0303 2023-01-09 22:43

@mamasou Thank you so much!

ab0303 2023-01-09 22:44

@phillip-scott hahahahahah. Great score btw!

procrasteroid 2023-01-10 00:24

One of the best I've played so far, the music alone is 10/10. Great job!

lzxh 2023-01-10 03:20

Simple and fun with great art and music. Loved it!

error 2023-01-10 05:24

The chiptune music is superb. The pixel graphics are great. Dragging between machines can get tiring, but that's only if you aren't taking advantage of the fact that you can drag multiple items at once. Good job.

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danmerey 2023-01-10 07:03

Haha, nice! And the name fits so well. I didn't read the description and just went to play without reading any guides. When I understood what I'm doing, I was pleasantly surprised :D

erik-kubiak 2023-01-10 14:31

I had a hard time understanding the game at first sight but it is really cute :) have some nice potential !

0xwavy 2023-01-11 01:53

i love the lil' monkeys! my one issue is i would take completed cups and track them to the line at the register instead of the register, which seemingly made the cup disappear into oblivion. i only made that mistake twice though lol. great entry, super cute.

grid96 2023-01-13 19:31

fun and cute little minigame! i love it that you pick up all the items under the cursor. i wonder though, was this planned from the beginning or was it a bug that made it into a neat little feature?