Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → FruitFlinger
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 53 | Delivery | Fruit Flinger | jam | 694 | 3.47 | 3.29 | 3.54 | 3.81 | 2.88 | 3.50 |
Really like the upgrades idea. I kept picking the shield.
I like the sound when you deliver to a mailbox. Wasn't clear how to aim the packages. I guess it aims up when you are at the top of the road, then down near the bottom?
Wasn't clear how often I could shoot a letter. Should there be a visible cooldown?
Love the theme. Only one cargo box spawned, I delivered it, got an upgrade, then just sailed around with no more cargos for like 3 minutes. Good start!
Couldn't get it to work. Read the instructions twice. Maybe a screen capture of the game showing the clicks would help?
Like the look! music is good but a bit too loud. could use some audio feedback when the delivery works, and when it doesn't. also having the trucks and the delivery arrows **red** is very confusing. Red means danger typically, so make the arrows green or yellow or ?
like the animation of the claw going down. could use sound. could also use a visual feedback that the delivery went well, and one if it fails.
don't see the delivery. not sure what to do. game played too fast, hard to control.
really hard. not clear where the lich is? enemy bullets are too fast imo.
Not sure about the delivery theme? The tile colors and brightness don't make it obvious where you can and can't walk. I got the shell but don't know what to do with it.
Love the look! Some yellow guy keeps running into me a resetting my progress? And then he spawn killed me.
i like the overhead mechanic! Things to improve : * Pick a camera angle and stick to it - maybe a mostly top down view? * fish should be more visible than a black outline? * would love to see the fishing line when you are pulling them in * should have some audio feedback of the harpoon hitting, and when the fish escapes
Really hard. Couldn't figure out how to turn right away. Maybe start the player on a straightaway, then have them gently turn. Also might help if the player could turn any direction rather than the 4 directions only?
Space didn't bring up the instructions for me.
Wasn't clear if i could aim up & down. I assume not. also confusing to use the mouse button to shoot but A & D to move. how do I switch which fruit I'm shooting?
Graphics and style are *great!*
Love the turning. Don't like the forward thrust thing. Would prefer move towards the cursor with the mouse. Annoying to overfly the squares. Would be nice to have an indication of where the goal square is. Why not always zoom out max?
The jump has a hitch in it. could figure out how to open the door. Not sure if I can reach the ledge above. Not sure how to grab the burger? I just got some coins. What is the delivery aspect?
Like the graphics and warehouse theme! Music was good, but too loud, imo. Maybe 50% volume? not clear I was supposed to deliver to the truck. Maybe make the ramp glow or be a higher contrast color? The arrows also make me think I'm supposed to put things on the belt instead of grab them.
I **could not** get used the the controls. Having a N S E W control scheme where you are a smooth-turning bird, really didn't feel good to me. You end up having the line up horizontally or vertically with the item then slowly inch towards it. When I lined up West of an item, then wanted to go faster, I did 'W', which then caused me to go north! Fly towards the mouse cursor would work way better, IMO.
I like it overall, especially the bouncing dinosaur birds.
Confusing how you lose the baby when you shoot. Also, why do I have to shoot? why can't I just dodge and deliver the baby? Is there a way to deliver the baby? That's the theme...
I liked the feel of the turret aiming.
Do the people want both the strawberry **and** the pretzel? maybe show both ingredients at once. Also maybe start off with just two ingredients, and each customer only wants one, then a customer wants both. **Then** introduce more ingredients. Ingredient selection is very confusing. Not sure of a better layout or control scheme, but this one doesn't work, imo.
Overall, kind of cool! Could use more polish. Camera was jittery, at least with the mouse controls. The package address changed from 14 to 9 at one point? I didn't like the insta-kill when I delivered the package to the haunted house. The shadows didn't reach more than 20 feet down the street.
I like the graphical style, especially the drone. Wasn't clear how to deliver to the mailbox. I was able to deliver 5 packages to the front doors. then I got fired. ;(
Didn't really get how to play. Didn't see where the runes were. My guy got big and then shrunk. Could use a sound when my guy gets hit.
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I sped up the character by 20%. Definitely feels better! Thanks for the feedback! Also updated to handle gamepad and WASD controls.
Really like the gliding mechanic!! Is there a sound when you grab the mouse? If not, add one. If so, make it more obvious.