Farm Fury by ironleonem

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made by ironleonem for LD32 (JAM)
Farm Fury is a fun little action game where you grow your ammunition! Make sure to read the instructions! Either kill enemies and take their loot, or ship the crops by firing them at the shipping container!

It's been noted that the game is pretty difficult. In future releases, I'll work on enemy scaling. It's worth hanging on, though! The fruits you unlock as time goes on are pretty fun to use!

Press Q to go through your different fruits you've harvested, and E to change the seeds you plant!

Web Version is now live!!

WASD - movement
Q - Rotate Item Select
E - Rotate Seed Select
Left Click - Fire current fruit
Right Click - Plant Current seed
M - Mute
P - Pause

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.09 624
Fun(Jam) 3.05 522
Humor(Jam) 2.51 685
Innovation(Jam) 3.08 524
Mood(Jam) 2.66 790
Theme(Jam) 3.38 495

Feedback

morgondag
20. Apr 2015 路 06:00 UTC
The music was a little loud
馃帳 ironleonem
20. Apr 2015 路 06:02 UTC
Thank you for the feedback! It was one of the last things I added, and I didn't playtest it as much as I would have liked.
jk5000
20. Apr 2015 路 06:07 UTC
I could not Fire a fruit
馃帳 ironleonem
20. Apr 2015 路 06:25 UTC
JK, did you grow the fruits first?
Lyxilion
20. Apr 2015 路 06:39 UTC
Music a bit loud but amazing game !!! It's was realy fun !
馃帳 ironleonem
20. Apr 2015 路 06:45 UTC
Thank you, Lyxilion!
Bitterdeath
20. Apr 2015 路 07:57 UTC
"I have one heart and no strawberries".. yeah it's that kind of game. Awesome!
馃帳 ironleonem
20. Apr 2015 路 08:07 UTC
Bitterdeath, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Did you get a chance to try any of the other crops than strawberries? They unlock over time!
Ildfuglen
20. Apr 2015 路 08:40 UTC
Overall that was pretty fun, but the control scheme was horrible. Great idea, awesome :D
馃帳 ironleonem
20. Apr 2015 路 09:18 UTC
Ildfuglen, can you elaborate on what was frustrating about the control scheme? Which part of the game's controls were challenging? I'm sorry if the execution didn't live up to the idea, but thank you for trying it!
MrDave
20. Apr 2015 路 10:22 UTC
I enjoyed playing this far more than I would have thought. While simple it is bags of fun.
馃帳 ironleonem
20. Apr 2015 路 10:32 UTC
MrDave, thank you so much for the comments!
Zo0MER
20. Apr 2015 路 11:50 UTC
Quiet hard game. I really don't understand what am i doing wrong
Jagang
20. Apr 2015 路 12:01 UTC
Welp, shouldn't have spammed all my ammo into the box right before all the enemies spawn D: nice resource management game. great balance between extra points and ammo :D
馃帳 ironleonem
20. Apr 2015 路 12:11 UTC
Jagang, you nailed what I wass looking for :) zo0MER, part of that is my fault. After going to my friends for a bit of playtesting, I think I made the enemies a little too strong. The skeleton, for one, moves a little too fast.
MRvanderPants
20. Apr 2015 路 12:18 UTC
Really enjoyed the game, but the music was a tad loud.
MJaawa
20. Apr 2015 路 12:20 UTC
Nice game mechanics, it was really fun to come up with different tactics of which seeds to plant and when to use the ammo to get more stuff from the chest!
strong99
20. Apr 2015 路 12:20 UTC
Funny and addictive game! Well done :)
dusho
20. Apr 2015 路 12:22 UTC
really fun game.. amazing work
馃帳 ironleonem
20. Apr 2015 路 12:38 UTC
I'm really glad you guys enjoyed! I'm headed to bed for the morning. Thanks for the feedback!
Shivur
21. Apr 2015 路 05:40 UTC
A little bit overwhelming at the start to master the different mechanics, but good concept.
esayitch
21. Apr 2015 路 06:18 UTC
Pretty nice plant/grow/kill/repeat gameplay cycle... Enemies moved smartly most of the time. Was there a difference between the different fruit? I used carrots twice and didn't notice any difference so I stuck with strawberries afterwards until I died xD

Good luck!
馃帳 ironleonem
21. Apr 2015 路 06:41 UTC
Shivur, Thank you for the feedback! @esayitch, It does have different effects for different food. Carrots pierce through enemies, and cherries explode like bombs!
paulfysh
21. Apr 2015 路 06:53 UTC
I liked it, most fun I've had farming.
Archonthewizard
21. Apr 2015 路 08:25 UTC
Awesome idea, I really enjoyed it. The difficulty ramped up pretty quickly, but it's almost entirely skill based, which makes it fun to learn
Buzzwerd
21. Apr 2015 路 09:13 UTC
This is fun! Music might be a little to loud compared to everything. Could use some in game explanation of the controls. Well done.
wg_phancock
21. Apr 2015 路 09:14 UTC
Really liked the mechanics of the game...it's fun having to kite enemies around while waiting for plants to grow.
iapc
21. Apr 2015 路 09:59 UTC
Fastpaced, fun little game. Neat!
Druid
21. Apr 2015 路 10:33 UTC
First time i really don't know what to do, but at the end, i spend more than half hour with this game :D Nice one!
joe40001
21. Apr 2015 路 10:34 UTC
I enjoyed this game a lot. Like a lot of LD games it could use a little polish, but the core game is solid and fun.
jukimv1986
21. Apr 2015 路 12:55 UTC
Very difficult, would be good to have tutorial levels and increase the difficulty gradually from there. Good job and nice take on the theme!
DKoding
21. Apr 2015 路 17:12 UTC
Meh... Not my cup of tea.
Steven Colling
21. Apr 2015 路 19:35 UTC
Very fun and addictive game. Played several rounds and planting new ammo and using it is hectic in an entertaining way. Regarding balancing, the strawberries are far too powerful as they grow too fast respectively make enough damage against heavier enemies. Or the higher fruits just grow too long ;D Very good job!
goblin
21. Apr 2015 路 21:09 UTC
Quite Hard but great game.
Check ours too http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=44367
Dorgam
21. Apr 2015 路 22:34 UTC
One of the most fun games I played. It has a big replayability value. Keep up the good job!
steboots
22. Apr 2015 路 00:36 UTC
Oh snap this was fantastic! The controls were hard to figure out at first, but once I did it got real fun, nice mix of action and management game play. Don't know if I've run into that combo before, well done!
peterkirk
22. Apr 2015 路 11:14 UTC
I was too busy trying to defend myself to really care about what fruit I was planting or what they each did. It was only after I gained immortality some how that I slowed down to look at the game.
Zak
22. Apr 2015 路 12:44 UTC
Good, but I find the progression a bit slow. Nice job.
cgmorton
22. Apr 2015 路 13:12 UTC
This game is pretty great.

One thought - when you throw a fruit and you're close enough that it hits instantly, there's no indication that it got thrown at all. Some more feedback there would be nice.
natalye
22. Apr 2015 路 17:39 UTC
It was definitely a bit hard, but I did improve from one try to the next. It was fun but could have been more so.

Using both the mouse to plant/attack and WASD to move plus more Q/E to rotate options, felt like a bit too much.
This game would probably be much better with a tutorial, learning the basic planting mechanic first before there's any threat, etc. But I do think you should try some different control schemes and see if another one is easier to use.
For a post-compo version a tutorial would be much better than text instructions. Also, the text was a bit hard to read, due to font/color.
At first it wasn't clear why some crops were marked with an X, I actually thought you were supposed to plant on them because of that.
I couldn't figure out if it was better to attack monsters with my fruit or just throw it at the chest. Both options gave me money (which I don't think there was a way to use - was there?), so really the point in shipping the crops was unclear. I like the idea that crops would have a multiple use, so maybe if monsters didn't drop gold it would help the decision feel more strategic.
Would be nice if there was a way to replenish life (even if it's rare).
Music was nice, the tempo fit the pace of the game, and the art was cute.
tripleVisionGames
23. Apr 2015 路 09:40 UTC
Cool idea growing your ammo!
MartianGames
24. Apr 2015 路 04:02 UTC
I love the combining of genres! ( I always strive to make games that belong in all categories and no categories simultaneously. ;)
generic_ghost
24. Apr 2015 路 04:33 UTC
Great job! This game was a lot of fun. I'd love to see a version of this that is a relaxing game as I really liked the mechanic and wanted to grow more fruit and vegetables!
Prowler
24. Apr 2015 路 12:49 UTC
Nice game! And the music was ... :D
kirbytails7
25. Apr 2015 路 07:14 UTC
Fruuuuit! Nice idea. I like the intense music.
LeoM
26. Apr 2015 路 14:48 UTC
I did a farmer game too, but in mine you have to keep the carrots. ;)
FeniX
26. Apr 2015 路 15:54 UTC
Nice game. I like the idea that you have to grow your ammo.

There is one annoying thing - movement controls. I expect the character to change direction when I press one key while still holding another one. It works when you move left or right and decide to go up or down, but the opposite does not work. And holding left and right or up and down together stops the character - I would love to use this to fast direction change to the direction connected with last pressed key.

Despite that that a good game, well done. :)
GarethIW
26. Apr 2015 路 15:54 UTC
From one farm game to another, that was pretty cool!
Coban31
27. Apr 2015 路 21:54 UTC
Here is a nice little game! Good idea to grow plants although I prefer the strawberry. The music is good ! Good job!
PIXEL^3
28. Apr 2015 路 09:04 UTC
The hitboxes felt a little large so I felt like I was taking damage I shouldn't have and the fruit/seed controls were pretty hard to use mostly due to how hectic it gets later on. It is a fun game though and a bit addictive. I didn't seem to notice much difference in the fruit though, the strawberries grow in large patches and are fast, and carrots shoot through enemies but oranges just seem to be harder hitting, slower growing strawberries. I did unlock the grapes but died before using them, hopefully they were a AoE thing. I'll give this a few plays later to see if I can unlock more fruit.
12 Pech谩s Of Souls
29. Apr 2015 路 22:38 UTC
Very funny and interesting mechanics, great job!
SpeirCeol
03. May 2015 路 03:00 UTC
It confused me at first but i got the hang of it, neat game, works well and i can see this being quite addictive. i only got to unlock Cherrys though
IL_yoshioka
03. May 2015 路 07:06 UTC
Good!Nice Game!:)
BulletsArePeopleToo
03. May 2015 路 19:32 UTC
I love this concept. The controls are very stiff, which is a frustrating source of difficulty. I would love to see this idea developed further and polished.