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Squirrel puncher

By eerongal, Juleus_Agust and mnail

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3993.6850
Fun1493.8951
Innovation6703.1350
Theme5493.6751
Graphics6523.5050
Humor124.4451
Mood2423.8949

Comments

jipark 2024-10-07 20:16

Looks good!

custodi 2024-10-07 20:31

This game beat me) Cool art desing with voice sound, sometimes squirrels were in the air. Crazy-messy boss fight is great xd

starvingindie 2024-10-07 20:34

Getting bumped by those squirrel looking things cracked me up

irene02 2024-10-07 20:36

Such a cool game xD love everything about it

rodgems 2024-10-07 20:38

A fun time - boss fight was genuinely sick, but couldn't figure out what the powerups were specifically doing :sweat_smile:

bzoo345 2024-10-07 20:39

Very fun game! the art style is absolutely great!

prostocupoftea 2024-10-07 20:49

I like the idea! Punching squirrels is always fun (: The boss is cool and the powerups were nice, even if maybe too plentiful- It was weird that i couldnt look down and the sencetivity was a lil too much

And I really liked the boss, pixelart and the whole "scielent film"-esk lore :)

kriss4l 2024-10-07 20:58

Cool 2.5 graphics ,nice control , many mechanics + BOSS FIGHT = Nicely done !!

hajpappan 2024-10-07 21:51

Cool boss fight and the power ups were fun, though I will not tell you how many times I fell down from the tree.. Overall a cool and fun (and funny) game, great job!

quality-tisel 2024-10-08 01:04

Those squirrels got a REAL good pummelling. Didn't fall once. This is once of those games that's just silly, and unapologetic about it. Good fun.

andrewkennedy 2024-10-08 03:43

Hilarious and very fun. I loved the absurd humor, and the silent film title cards worked really well. There was even a boss fight! Great work :laughing:

aplovestudio 2024-10-08 07:39

this is peak gaming

sviborg 2024-10-08 09:46

Screenshot_15.jpg :grin: :grin: :grin:

sviborg 2024-10-08 09:47

The bug is a small thing, when I leave the game tab for a long time, the character flies into the clouds. These are small things, in fact, this is a great game! ๐ŸŽฎ The art style and humor are just great - I love the moments with squirrels, it's very funny! ๐Ÿ˜‚ The boss battle is impressive, and the pixel graphics and silent film elements add to the atmosphere. ๐Ÿ’ฅ I especially liked the powerups, although sometimes it was difficult to understand what they give. The controls are responsive, and the battle mechanics are enjoyable. Very fun and cool! ๐Ÿ‘

kirlosev 2024-10-08 09:54

Well that was nuts!

Very fun game, Northstar upgrade is my favorite and made me laugh :laughing:

Good times! Thanks a lot

davidsheadgames 2024-10-08 13:35

This game is evil. Don't punch squirrels... XD

Otherwise, I had a blast. I love the art style on the pixel-art and the pop-art title card.

yoanntsitionis 2024-10-08 15:31

Poor squirrels ! Very fun game, loved the style. Well done !

ccollider 2024-10-08 15:50

Went undefeated against the squirrels but got absolutely wrecked multiple times on mushroom bounce mishaps. Great job on this one!

kirass 2024-10-08 17:33

Cool idea! Super!

hawkin 2024-10-08 19:05

I love the banner art style! This was so silly and zany.

My feedback for some things that were a little unclear: * Somehow telegraph when the squirrels attack, because it was hard for me to judge how closely I would be hit. * The intro said that I needed to scale the tree and find the nuts, but even after exploration I could not find my target. If the nuts were somewhere, maybe revealing it to the player somehow would clarify the objective. The challenge would be simply getting there, not also finding it.

athospap 2024-10-08 20:27

Very funny game, loved the voice lines and the art style

eerongal 2024-10-08 20:33

@hawkin the squirrels you punch drop the nuts for you to pick up. After 20 of them it transitions into a boss fight.

bananplyte 2024-10-08 21:28

I thoroughly enjoyed the north star powerup.

imberny 2024-10-09 01:37

"Your superpunching is nearby. A relic from your past. The furries have kept it hidden from you in this remote location." *The Only Thing They Fear is You* starts playing.

Very enjoyable silly fun!

hawkin 2024-10-09 04:10

@eerongal ooh see, to me they looked like sonic rings. I did not make the association that they were the nuts ๐Ÿ˜…

I appreciated that you provided the boss fight on the main menu, so I got to also experience that!

aegisfate 2024-10-09 05:38

I feel like One Punch Man! Sometimes I get stuck in the branches, but itโ€™s great!

hardytryer 2024-10-09 08:23

I hit so many squirrels.... I hope they deserved it. Very fun game)

chrisbeck 2024-10-09 09:53

Loved it, exactly what I wanted from this theme - beating small animals :heart:

The graphics are good, but would benefit from more feedback to the player, especially when fighting the boss.

brain-siege-gameworks 2024-10-09 12:44

You're nuts,

Also entertaining game, though the mouse is a tad sensitive. And the boss stage seemed to have you shoot these weird blue rectangles that kinda messed with the view. Otherwise a quality experience.

damdoshi 2024-10-09 13:44

It is simple but I liked the humor inside it. It is fast and can be challenging. I admit I would have prefer to loose when I fall. x)

calcopod 2024-10-09 18:53

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Perfect game. Sure, I would have liked to be able to look down a bit more, have slightly more polished movement, but that would have taken away from this one in a lifetime experience.

As my [insert native language] teacher would say, this game is a "experienta fundamentala de viata". Thank you for creating this gem.

10/10. Unironically don't have anything else to say.

EDIT: I JUST REMEMBERED THE VOICE ACTING. GREAT. (some lines were stopped while they were playing though, so I didn't get to hear everything Dr. Buffnstuff had to say :floppy_disk: )

whitefox 2024-10-09 21:03

Insane game. Had so much fun punching the squirrels to infinity. I didn't really understand how the squirrels hit me when falling from the tree. It would be nice if there was some kind of feedback on this. The bossfight was hilarious, going to super-fast punches mode. Great stuff ๐Ÿ‘Š

ian-crewe-edens 2024-10-09 21:59

This nails the Duke Nukem 3D vibes, exspecially with the billboarded enemy squirels and voice lines. I had a lot of fun with the combat and the humor of everything really worked on me. Great game here!

wraithind 2024-10-10 23:02

Good, honest fun and the humor was spot on. I will say it was very hard to know what was going on at times, particularly during the boss fight where the power ups basically took over the entire visual screen, but I had a good time. Well done.

johnnysix 2024-10-11 00:45

Pretty cool - the controls were a bit on the sensitive side but the theme was great and concept was fun. Some tweaking of the physics on the mushroom jumps, and punishment for falling out the tree ( or off the boss level ) would make it feel more risky :smile:

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paulhocker 2024-10-13 01:10

Game was off the charts fun, but the mechanics were broke, which I feel added to the charm. Cool idea and nice use of the theme. Good game.

ljol3 2024-10-15 04:36

Well that was nuts! -Dr. BuffnStuff

mardood 2024-10-18 20:44

absolute peak

just-a-dev 2024-10-19 23:03

It's not always clear, why am I collecting rings?, the transition to the boss fight was a bit abrupt. But the chaos aspect of it creates a nice "I don't know what I'm doing but I love it", along with the voice lines it make for a very fun game, good job!

robowarrior1982 2024-10-20 06:38

Cool interpretation of the theme mixing tiny creature and sumo wrestling ! Very fun ! oratenor.gif