Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD52 → Feed the beast
By benmo
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.33 | 5 | ||
| Fun | 3.00 | 5 | ||
| Innovation | 3.33 | 5 | ||
| Theme | 4.33 | 5 | ||
| Graphics | 3.66 | 5 | ||
| Audio | 3.66 | 5 | ||
| Humor | 4.00 | 5 | ||
| Mood | 3.66 | 5 |
Cute game! The 2.5D visuals are very charming, and I like the silly sounds the beast makes. I will say that the gameplay gets a bit repetitive once you get a scarecrow up and running; just a matter of repeating the cycle a few times until you win. But sill a solid entry. Nice work!
I agree with the difficulty curve needing a bit of tweaking, but this is already impressive for the compo. The visuals are interesting (I was a bit surprised by the oblique camera angle at first, but it made the crows' positions clearer).
I think the difficulty curve was over-tweaked. There were so many crows that I couldn't get 2 rounds of crops for 1 scarecrow. So I think it's too difficult right now.
Balance aside, it's a nice game. The coarse pixel art billboards form a nice cohesive look. The controls feel good. The placement border makes using the seeds/tools intuitive. The animation when the shop is opened is pretty satisfying. This could go much further with many more seeds and tools.