xinux 2023-10-02 17:12
The hamster is very cute, and has very nice animations. But it turns so fast it's hard to control. The gameplay is simple enough, and it's fun to explore. Nice take on the theme!
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD54 → Harold's Furry Hazelnut Scurry
By jeroenpx
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 123 | 3.73 | 34 | |
| Fun | 102 | 3.75 | 34 | |
| Innovation | 139 | 3.59 | 34 | |
| Theme | 224 | 3.46 | 34 | |
| Graphics | 66 | 4.01 | 34 | |
| Humor | 50 | 3.57 | 34 | |
| Mood | 47 | 3.89 | 34 |
The hamster is very cute, and has very nice animations. But it turns so fast it's hard to control. The gameplay is simple enough, and it's fun to explore. Nice take on the theme!
@xinux Thanks for playing! :hamster:
Also thanks for mentioning the turn speed. I was kind of aware, but then got used to it. I had another look now and managed to turn down the turn speed by 70% without making the Hamster movement look different or removing the short angle at which he can turn if needed. It all behaves the same, but doesn't feel hypersensitive anymore.
Very fun and interesting!)
The adventure of a cute hamster, this is what I need! Thanks!
Art looks great!
I wanna throw up after playing for 5 minutes
actual 10/10 anyway. Quite fun when you get used to it.
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA The Camera felt weird at first but then when I went up the first wooden sign? Instant Oscar for cinematography. And the Hamster Walking Physics, and the way Harold's cheeks get bigger and bigger...! AND THEN! When he's at max capacity the lil arrow saying "full" I am IN LOVE ok? I would love this game on a VR platform and being able to hold Harold in my hands he's the tiniest roundest little treasure ever? Such a good hamster. Such a great game.
If you'll excuse me, I still need to collect 123 hazelnuts more :3
[Edit] Oh, after you've picked the 150th the counter stops going up, sad... I wanted to pick them all up to see how many were there in the level! But amazing overall and super wholesome :3
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Thank god there are multiple places where you can drop off nuts. Yeah controls are wonky, but you can get used to it pretty fast. Mouth = Limited Space, nice!
That's super adorable, it reminds me of Shelter a little bit! Sometimes the camera feels a little disorienting, but I can imagine it's super hard to get that right for such a game.
I really liked the visuals of Harold's cheeks getting bigger the more nuts he carried it is a really fun dietetic way of showing how many nuts you have collected. I enjoyed exploring the world as a little hamster and it was fun trying to see where you hid all of the nuts. Regarding the gameplay I got a bit stuck in backtracking and going back and forth to the drop-of point so I would not miss any of the nuts and it became a bit repetitive so in the end I just wandered around and explored the cozy world you created.
@kath-art-ic It is great to see how much you enjoyed the game with little Harold! Love your comment! I would give more hearts if I could.
If you noticed the counter stopped going up, I think you probably got all of them. I mean, I know **there are exactly 150 hazelnuts** in the game. I counted them programmatically and twice manually to double check. But for some unfathomable reason it is counting one of them twice when you collect them. I still haven't figured out why or how that is happening. So, I decided to just patch it up half an hour before submission time and limit the counter to 150 and hoped no one would notice. Well, that didn't work, haha. :sweat_smile:
It's a cute hamster :D I like the way he moves
Very cute game! Little bit hard to control Harold at first, but then things got a lot smoother if I use A/D to aim left/right and the up/down arrow key to go forward/backward.
I found 150 nuts!
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Anyway, awesome game! I absolutely adored the graphics - both the hamster and the world looked so cute! I had a ton of fun just wandering around the world - the wall climbing mechanic was so good! I honestly would've played a whole game around that mechanic, just wandering around collecting things :) The hollowed out tree trunk was my favorite part. It did take a bit to get used to the tank controls and wonky camera, but it wasn't too bad. The only thing I would've liked is a way to manually rotate the camera when standing still, but otherwise, amazing entry!
A cute hamster with a nice little gameplay! Just the camera movement made me crazy! Its so unintuitive. But its an impressive game for a Compo, the level seemed in the begining huge! (But its actually really good sized!) The indicator, tutorial etc. was really good. just the textures were a little rough in comparison to the Hamster :)
This was cute as hell. Really impressive for 48 hours. Looks amazing and super fun. Only bad things is the camera movement with mouse, I had to just not use that as it was super unintuitive and way too fiddly.
A cute game that deserves a good rating! The idea with nuts in the mouth and limited space is brilliant! :D I had a lot of fun, thanks!
Cute little game, I particularly liked the zooming in and out of the map.
Loved the hamster in the game soo cute filled with nuts. His ability to defy gravity did make a little loopy and those last 2 nuts were a tough hunt. Overall 10/10
Great game. Love the idea for a hamster roaming around finding nuts. Going to play again to collect them all.
I give the main character my personal Oscars for best Hamster, best Hamster Animation, and best Animal First Role in a Video Game. Cuteness override any other critiques about the control I could have with the game. Very cool!
Very cute, and really great. A little bit of an additional gameplay & challenge would have been great, but for a compo entry, this is already awesome.
GG.
funny and cheerful...
if it weren't for the fact that controlling the camera is really difficult and unwieldy, I would definitely collect all the nuts :)
great entry