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Plankton by alpha_rat

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made by alpha_rat for LD31 (COMPO)
second participation to the ld

Goal : make your planktons breed and evolve and keep them well fed.

CONTROLS :
- click to give some food
- you can get some information by hovering upon the "?" sign on the top-left corner of the screen

WARNING : the game presents a few bugs
You can reload the game with spacebar at any moment

Tools used :
- Construct2 for development
- Audacity, Bosca Ceoil and Bfxr for sounds
- Graphics have been created from scratch in photoshop
Web http://alpha_rat.itch.io/plankton
.capx file https://www.dropbox.com/s/zc992jd8wxyz1zv/plankton.capx?dl=0
Source https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ki5skgglqup8ygy/AAC_PXqXJANLP5xwjpOFxDava?dl=0
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=39704

Ratings

Coolness 79% 2
Overall 2.92 838
Fun 2.38 1071
Graphics 3.85 143
Humor 2.32 687
Innovation 3.24 468
Mood 3.00 472
Theme 3.50 690

Feedback

Spacemyname
08. Dec 2014 路 02:21 UTC
How exactly does this game work? I don't understand what exactly I'm supposed to do...
馃帳 alpha_rat
08. Dec 2014 路 02:40 UTC
you can click throw some food for the organisms, it is pretty basic and maybe too simplistic
you can get some information by hovering your mouse on the "?" sign on the top猫left corner of the screen

Thanks for your feedback, I'll try to make it clearer
Spacemyname
08. Dec 2014 路 04:00 UTC
I meant on the "evolving and breeding" part, am I supposed to have them grow? Or do I just keep splitting them?
馃帳 alpha_rat
08. Dec 2014 路 12:03 UTC
Once they reach a determined food intake, they evolve by themselves
jsmtux
08. Dec 2014 路 16:50 UTC
Really addictive simple game with great graphics. Could have more mechanics though.
rabbeni
08. Dec 2014 路 17:00 UTC
there was really good mood in this :)
Good job
ghostinthesoft
09. Dec 2014 路 06:54 UTC
Strange game :) I didn't understand what to do but it was nice clicking everywhere to feed and evolve
nicotuason
09. Dec 2014 路 07:09 UTC
lol, my plankton turned into frogs. Cool game!
LittleThor
09. Dec 2014 路 09:19 UTC
A nice-looking game with an interesting concept! Put more food to challenge the player on his speed and stress management. Nice work!
Kerdelos
09. Dec 2014 路 22:35 UTC
There is not much of a goal which is sad because the game is gorgeous and all the evolutions are really good looking. It's nice to see the cells evolve in something more complicated.
Elemental Zeal Games Studios
10. Dec 2014 路 01:52 UTC
Lovely aesthetics. Fun to watch them evolve
zulubo
10. Dec 2014 路 02:10 UTC
Pretty fun! I really liked the graphics. There wasn't much interesting gameplay though...
Jyrkface
10. Dec 2014 路 03:28 UTC
Not sure I understood what was going on, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching it :)
Hellequin
10. Dec 2014 路 14:21 UTC
Awesome art style ! Great game! I like it ^^
Rocketship
10. Dec 2014 路 14:23 UTC
It reminds me of a simple tamagotchi, kind of. It looks and sounds nice but the gameplay is really barebones. I would've liked maybe different foods to grow them in a different way or something. Still I always have a soft spot in my heart for games like this :)
egos
10. Dec 2014 路 14:30 UTC
i like it is it possible to see the source code ?
The link isnt the capx file ?
RyanNielson
10. Dec 2014 路 14:31 UTC
Nice little game, looks good and sounds pretty good. I wish there was more to do, but it was interesting watching the little dudes change even though I'm not exactly sure what/why I was doing it.
JoshuaBurr
10. Dec 2014 路 14:32 UTC
I love the look of the game. I couldn't get the plankton to evolve past the first stage though (where it grows a tentacle thing). I only realised there were more stages after seeing your post.
馃帳 alpha_rat
10. Dec 2014 路 14:37 UTC
@egos : I just added the .capx file in the entry! ;)
Kim Sj枚berg
10. Dec 2014 路 14:53 UTC
Cool idea and very nice art!
jonah1nine
10. Dec 2014 路 14:58 UTC
Nice feel to the game. I like the details you put in - particles and stuff. Mechanics can be improved though.

Well done!
uvwar
10. Dec 2014 路 14:59 UTC
I love pretty much anything thats simulated life, so you get points for that alone! Plus the awesome colors and cool movements of the creatures, of course. I couldn't get my thing to turn into a frog though, not sure if it was bugged or what but I fed it a ton and it never got beyond the fat blob that swims erratically.
Manou
10. Dec 2014 路 16:49 UTC
Life simulator mate, 4* !
Maybe we can do something with both our projects? :D
alvarop
11. Dec 2014 路 05:45 UTC
Really interesting concept and well executed. With some more feedback to the player, this could be a great one. This is the type of game that needs a lot of content to really create a sense of wonder and discovery for the player. Obviously, in 48h that's not a possibility, but what about... post-compo? :)

As a sidenote, I'm always very happy to see a fellow C2 user. Hello c2 brother!
Franklin's Ghost
11. Dec 2014 路 10:03 UTC
Really liked the graphics, thought your colour choices worked really well and liked seeing the evolution occur. Got upto 27080 points and then my guy seemed to stop moving, think I overfed him. Nice entry and would be nice to see it expanded upon with more content.
Trite Games
11. Dec 2014 路 15:55 UTC
Ok so I fed a lot to grow a lot...but where does it go and where does it stop? You should only have limited food and make it more obvious where you have to put the food...But I somehow still enjoyed the feeding and growing. Just needs more work :)
Carduus
13. Dec 2014 路 11:46 UTC
Nice idea!
Zi
15. Dec 2014 路 08:12 UTC
Cool game! Nice graphics and sound. Quite fun and addictive, even if the goal isn't clear. I wish the planktons would be more active in getting the food so they don't starve to death. In any case, good job!
SecondDimension
15. Dec 2014 路 23:07 UTC
Interesting idea, and I really liked the colours you used, they created a nice atmosphere