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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
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| 2023 | 52 | Harvest | Combine Harv-racer | jam | 221 | 3.76 | 3.77 | 3.28 | 4.17 | 3.77 | 3.74 | 3.42 | 3.49 |
Love the name, love the art, love the vibe in general - especially the theme as described on the game page.
I had a hard time getting any ingredients without getting caught, I seemed to be spotted the second I stepped out of any shadows, so I feel communicating the vision of the townsfolk could help reduce player frustration.
Other than that I think you've got a real cool concept here, props for coming up with a unique take on the theme too! π
Music and graphics are awesome and I loved the concept, I found that the scarecrow spawned close to the house and raced over immediately every round, so I died a lot. But it's fun and I managed to get 3 crops in one go at one point, so I'm pleased with that!
The art style is wonderful and the music too, like others I couldn't figure out what the ballast does (or what the main goal was) but I enjoyed collecting the energy and avoiding getting hit!
As someone who also made a harvester-driving game, it was fun to try another!
I am so envious of your engine sound - I ran out of time so my harvester runs on "stealth mode" π
One thing I'd update to improve driving feel is making it a little tighter on the turns and less slippery, found myself skidding into stuff quite a bit, also maybe some sort of "go fast" button to spend ore for a speed boost would be cool.
Anyway, nice one, good luck hitting 20 ratings!
Absolutely outstanding! I burst out laughing when I suggested "A human sperm" and was told I was correct, and then lost it when the professor said "inside every sperm is a tiny human".
Brilliant.
@iluvatar that's so cool! Honestly you deserve extra points for that level of detail!
Love the name, art style, and the way the harvester vehicle works. Also the shades and hats were such a nice touch!
Really interesting art style, and a lot of thought has gone into this game's mechanics, which was pretty cool to see. I loved pelting a wasp/bee with a tomato!
I didn't quite understand the seed planting bit, I just seemed to be adding/removing them from containers. Still, very cool idea and I feel you could make something unique with the concept if you wanted to pursue it!
As I said in my other comment - love the art. Would have been great to have some music and a menu screen that explained the controls, but the in-game signposts were a great touch.
I loved it. You are a philosopher for the modern age.
The art is absolutely stunning, and the mechanic is really innovative.
At first I didn't understand what was going on, but around halfway through my first round I figured it out and had a great time. Also the main character in the portrait has tonnes of personality. Great job!
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I enjoyed this! I went with the chicken and had fun sneaking round the labyrinth - made it to 9 apples and 2 cows before getting caught!
Adding ranged weapons / powerups that can be found would be a cool build. Good luck hitting 20 ratings!
Loved it! The art was consistent and added to the mood nicely.
Also the whole concept of bouncing the grammies into the harvester was fun. I found it really satisfying when I managed to get them in. Wish I could figure out a consistent strategy for getting a high bounce!
That cover art is absolutely mind blowing. I wish I could do pixel art like that!
Really enjoyed the in-game art too, found the pace a little slow but the attention to detail was awesome. Also it was really nice having the controls in the corner of the screen, saved having to remind myself by scrolling down!
Excellent, such a polished submission! Music and art style in particular are great, and it was nice to see the itch page so well designed too.
Really difficult, but the idea is great and the art/music fit nicely!
A cool feature would be for the conveyor to start slow and increase its speed by around 15% every time a package is shipped. That would make the onboarding easy for new players!
Anyway, nice game!
Absolutely fantastic, I loved the theme of drifting through space and docking to get materials. I was blown away when I realised there was an entirely separate game in the ship boarding feature. My only challenge was that I didn't know what to do when on a boarded ship, I just kept running until I eventually died. But either way the graphics, sounds, and gameplay are awesome for 3 days.
Nice one!
I love boardgames and this was a pleasure to play once I got the hang of the mechanic, reminds me a lot of classic boardgame mechanics.
I got to about 700 of a resource and decided I'd had my time with it, not sure if there's an end of any sort, but I enjoyed it while it lasted!
Really nice concept and execution, especially as a solo submission! I got to level 5 and got stuck, but my brain is just too tired after the jam, maybe I'll come back and finish it tomorrow π
Loved the Super Mario 2 vibes, as others said, and I liked the subtle hints like the basketball cat at the beginning. Gorgeous art and the music was a really nice touch (though a little loud - had to turn my volume down!)
Beautiful art, the music is perfect and sets the atmosphere wonderfully.
Above that though, your tutorial was brilliant at easing players into the mechanics. Great job!
First game I've given top marks to in every category. You've absolutely smashed it with this one, great job!
It's like a modern reimagining of the old Guess Who game!
I loved it, the art, music, and overall polish were outstanding. Felt like a final release.
I definitely killed a couple of innocents before realising I was looking for the person pictured, oops! π
I actually jumped out of my chair when a monster finally got me - awesome! This feels so polished, the art style, audio, and tone work perfectly together. Awesome job!
I went back to try again, I still haven't managed to find the kid - it scares the heck out of me every time the monster catches me π great stuff!
@hawkin I played the WebGL version, honestly though it was great even if the spatial audio wasn't fully functional (I didn't notice if so). I got close one time when I heard the kid crying out a few times, really enjoyed it!
Fantastic, the art is so polished and the little touches like the car going round were nice and made it feel real!
Once I found the tools I figured out what to do and was off and away. Character controller felt great too, especially the double jumping.
Nice one!
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Absolutely gorgeous. I love the art, and the music was perfect for the vibe (though a little louder than I was expecting!)
Had a great time and genuinely felt a sense of accomplishment once I got them all.
Good luck in the compo!
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I'm going to need to wait until tomorrow to try this, as it's currently 11pm, but I absolutely LOVE the concept and the mechanic of sound as an input. I'll come back once I've played it tomorrow!
Love love love the art and music, right up my street! Like others I found the game very hard but appreciated that you added an easier version for those of us that lacked the skills π
I experienced that same freezing bug as others reported above when playing in a Chrome browser.
That said - loved this game! The low poly 3D art was fun, and the mechanic of killing/planting/harvesting worked well, controls all felt natural.
Great job!
Loved it, simple pixel graphics like that are always a pleasure. The mechanic was easy to understand but challenging enough to be fun. Great job!
Loved the aesthetic, clicked the thumbnail because the cover photo remind me of Outer Wilds! Also that concept art image in the description is great.
I couldn't figure out how to covert a human into a zombie, his health either got low and then recovered or he just died, but either way I had fun with my one mega zombie!
Great submission!
Loved it - the music, art, and mood were absolutely perfect. I especially enjoyed the little touches like seeing the plumes coming from the exhaust on the harvester.
On a personal note - my jam submission also involves driving a harvester, so it was fun to play a similar game with a different mechanic at its heart!
One of the best I've played so far, the music alone is 10/10. Great job!
Such a brilliant concept, awesome job guys! Particularly enjoyed the news headlines in the end screen.
I struggled to get a good score on my own, maybe I can persuade my partner to play it with me π½π½
Absolute chaos, I enjoyed it!
My brain is too tired too keep up with aligning the corn with the trailer (blame post-jam fatigue!) but I loved the overall vibe and got a score of 19,000, which will have to do π
Thank you so much for trying my game @knatterton, you are my first ever comment received on a jam submission! I was worried I'd made a mistake submitting my game so it was such a relief to see someone had played it already.
I'm going to play a load of games later this evening and will try Froot Labs for sure!
@rrsmtz 1:57 is an awesome finishing time for a first try, I haven't gotten below 2:00 yet π glad you liked it and thanks so much for playing my game!
@mcbombadev I love this comment and I love you.
Reading this has made my day, thank you! π
@joefazz Hey you played my game, awesome! And thanks so much for your kind feedback! π
1:56 was on par with my best time too, until a minute ago where I tried _really_ hard and managed to hit 1:46. I reckon, without any cow hits, a 1:30 run is possible.... But that might just be a pipe dream π
My best score so far! If anyone can beat this, I will bow down to you as **Lord of the Cows** πππ
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@lukski-lukilj thanks for flagging the UI/viewport cropping, I hadn't experienced that in any of my testing!
I ran a few quick tests and it looks like it can be caused by browser zoom level or screen resolution/aspect ratio. My fault for not anchoring the UI properly in my hurry to get finished! π
Thanks so much for bringing it to my attention, I'll get it fixed in my "V2" update, which I'll be rolling out once the Jam is over π
As others have said, music, art, and overall mood are all excellent. Really phenomenal work!
It was such a fun surprise when I died to realise I had returned as one of my harvested/rebirthed aliens. Awesome job.
The art and sound effects are wonderful, really reminiscent of older platforms!
Also bonus points for also doing a combine harvester game where you can drive into animals π I had fun!
Our jam submissions have similar themes, cool! I enjoyed the blood spurt when you hit the cow, awesome job!
The art is stunning, and I loved the platforming mechanic once I understood how it worked. Really satisfying to chain the pull jumps together!
I think there's real potential in the concept you came up with π great job!
Outstanding, I absolutely loved the graphics and the cute bird character! My favourite ld52 submission I've played so far!
You absolutely smashed the atmosphere with the art and sounds, as others said.
Also I love the design for the main character - I'm a sucker for old diving suits in games!
Saw your tweet and wanted to give your game a go!
I can 100% relate to your frustration with spending a weekend on something that doesn't feel like a complete product or gameloop.
I think you nailed it with this, your choice of third-party music and effects works really well too. Nice one!
I hit 60!
Fun game, couple of things I'd love to see if you ever made a V2: * Increase the speed at which fruit spawns as the player's score gets higher * Limit the spawn locations for fruit within a set distance from the player, to avoid impossible drops
Nice one!
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