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Herbicide by mcmahoniel

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made by mcmahoniel for LD32 (COMPO)
The goal of the game is to use an assortment of weapons to eradicate the weeds in your soon-to-be pristine garden. Kill all the weeds - and have a garden full of flowers - and you win!

I used Phaser as my game framework, Aseprite to draw my sprites, CFXR to generate sound effects, and Audacity for a tiny bit of audio work.

This was my first Ludum Dare and my first experience with most of the tools I used! Thanks for playing! :)
Web http://danieljamesmcmahon.com/herbicide/
Source https://github.com/mcmahoniel/herbicide
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=50787

Ratings

Coolness 46% 1436
Overall 2.78 896
Audio 2.44 653
Fun 2.81 760
Graphics 2.64 792
Humor 3.27 274
Innovation 2.77 774
Mood 3.17 352
Theme 3.30 590

Feedback

BlakeB
20. Apr 2015 · 03:05 UTC
Amazing for your first entry and first use of those tools. Game slowed down a bit near the end, I assume it was still trying to plant things in the already filled holes and thus nothing happened for a while. Adorable programmer art. ;) and well done sound. Only complaint is I couldn't find much use for 4 different weapons there other than the different "plant death" effects. Still very good for a first run. Come back next time!
error031
20. Apr 2015 · 03:28 UTC
It is so fun and funny xD
winmac32
20. Apr 2015 · 03:57 UTC
Would have liked for those different attacks to have use. Perhaps some have better range, or blast radius, or something.
LTPATS
20. Apr 2015 · 05:27 UTC
The setting and art had a nice charm to it. I liked the overall gameplay, though there were huge lulls in time where nothing would happen. Regardless I kept playing till the end! I'd love to see new levels and maybe have the abilities do different things. Congrats on finishing your first Ludum Dare!
Homletmoo
20. Apr 2015 · 19:07 UTC
For such a simple premise it was surprisingly fun to play. One gripe would be that all the attacks did basically the same thing, although that could have been a time constraint issue. A great entry for your first try though; it's a lot more playable than mine ever was.
Chadivision
20. Apr 2015 · 21:38 UTC
This was fun to play, and good job picking up an entirely new toolset. That's not easy to do.

Just a couple of suggestions. I didn't really understand the difference between the various weapons. They all seemed to function about the same.

Also the sound effects were a bit harsh on the high end. A little bit of low-pass filtering would go a long way. Nice job.
Matsuki
21. Apr 2015 · 00:05 UTC
Wasn't bad at all for a first entry, I enjoyed the variety of weapons I got to mow down weeds with.
Lyxilion
21. Apr 2015 · 09:07 UTC
So fun :) well done !
kaa
22. Apr 2015 · 21:29 UTC
fun& nice idea and mood ) flowers )
Jakob37
23. Apr 2015 · 16:37 UTC
Well done, nice work being your first encounter with many of the tools! I enjoyed the flowers dancing animation in particular, so happy :) At the end I waited for a single patch to become a flower for quite a while (after becoming a weed 3-4 times). Otherwise, I found the game enjoyable. Well done, and good luck with your future games!
cdgugler
25. Apr 2015 · 14:23 UTC
I love the dancing flowers, great first game! It would be cool to vary the effects of the weapons.