Moonlit Crawlers by Otrora Games

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made by Otrora Games for LD31 (COMPO)
Momo is a busy little elf. He spends his days tending the plants on the garden with the help of his friends. Things are usually very quiet in the garden of Momo, but lately things have become darker. Monsters have been spotted around looking to devour the plants. Momo will have to work even harder to keep them at bay for the night.

Only when the Light Plant grows, Monsters will go back to their lair.

Instructions:

-Helps Momo take care of the Light Plant
-Keep it alive for 5 days.
-Move with ARROWS Keys and attack with Z.
-Feed the plant with water and fertilizer.

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Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.16 599
Fun 2.91 723
Graphics 3.85 143
Humor 2.36 651
Innovation 2.80 785
Mood 2.86 630
Theme 3.66 469

Feedback

Groydis
08. Dec 2014 · 05:40 UTC
Very nice games, controls temperamental. Good Works
seanographies
08. Dec 2014 · 07:54 UTC
Nice art and sprites, although the game could be better with some music and sfx for attacks and jumping.
rabbit
08. Dec 2014 · 22:25 UTC
Controls are nice but the jump is odd. Why have a double jump when the normal jump is so impossibly short, and theres ladders everywhere? You could have just had one jump and had it be twice as high.

Player cant get hurt so there is no challenge.

No sound really hurts it.

You can swing in both directions at the same time.

I like the concept though. I could see this being really good with some more polish.
frondeus
08. Dec 2014 · 22:27 UTC
There should be music and sfx. I like graphics and it's hard to hit the enemy when it is to close.
Zanaku
08. Dec 2014 · 22:28 UTC
Good fun!
Found attacking a bit problematic, but I can see why you're forced to be stationary.
Sorely missing audio, but the graphics were fab.
nuiguy
08. Dec 2014 · 22:28 UTC
What a great game! I can see myself coming back to this one!!
Great art, controls, story, theme... I really enjoyed it

-Nuiguy
hoyt hoy
08. Dec 2014 · 22:28 UTC
Nice game!
Easy to play, but some sound would be great. And a little more about the objective...
dook
08. Dec 2014 · 22:28 UTC
Cute little game, I like the idea of having to protect something else from the enemies than the main character. Got super hard really quick, though! :)
pjimmy
08. Dec 2014 · 22:29 UTC
nice game, very smooth gameplay and great visuals
xWarZonex
08. Dec 2014 · 22:29 UTC
Really nice game. Its fun to play, but how do you win?
anael
08. Dec 2014 · 22:30 UTC
pretty game
Belvar
08. Dec 2014 · 22:31 UTC
Very nice game with beautiful graphics. Really smooth and pleasant controls. Quite challenging though, my little plant died after a few days and I didn't really understood what I did wrong.
cxsquared
08. Dec 2014 · 22:32 UTC
Nice and simple game. I really like the art and the game play is very enjoyable. Music would really make the game great.
Thermite
08. Dec 2014 · 22:32 UTC
Nice theme and graphics, but the controls were a bit stiff and awkward.
tompudding
08. Dec 2014 · 22:32 UTC
Looks great. I don't agree that there's no challenge because the player can't get hurt, I liked that. On the other hand the gameplay was a bit repetitive. The bridge was cool though!
dalbinblue
08. Dec 2014 · 22:41 UTC
Very nice simple game. Completed it o my second time (didn't realize until too late that you needed to ration the water and soil to survive the last two days). The graphics and controls are very nice as well. Controls are very easy to mess up, so it was good to see the first game I rate get this done right.

The only real critical items I have to say are
1. As you stated, no sound, and
2. It was difficult to tell if my attack hit the enemies that take more than one hit or if I was being effective. The first time I played I thought I was attacking a large bug, but it was actually outside the attack box even though I thought it was hitting. A flash, or a little "-1" poppoing up over the head of the enemy (or an audio) queue would have made this a bit more obvious.
tripleVisionGames
09. Dec 2014 · 10:23 UTC
Really nice art and a really cool concept. It's definitely better with sound, but I do like the way the difficulty ramps up nice and quickly
RyanNielson
09. Dec 2014 · 14:57 UTC
Nice art, could be an interesting game. The controls really need some work though, much too floaty and temperamental. It could really use some sound as well.
Waschtl
09. Dec 2014 · 14:58 UTC
Technically, this is really clean. Very nice art style. Sounds and music would really add to the experience. Mechanically, the jump seems a bit off and could be higher.
Forge
09. Dec 2014 · 15:00 UTC
Very nice game,
Simple idea, ncie graphics and effects.
Unfortunatly was realy lacking sound / music.
Mike Mezhenin
09. Dec 2014 · 15:08 UTC
It took some time to figure out that I could double-jump. Got really hard after the third kind of enemies appeared.
JayCee23
09. Dec 2014 · 18:48 UTC
I think I found a bug.
alvarop
09. Dec 2014 · 18:52 UTC
Cute game. The rope is kinda weird and I wish you had had time to put sound in the compo version.
klianc09
09. Dec 2014 · 19:10 UTC
As others already said: nice graphics, sadly no sound or music, stiff controls, no feedback if enemies are hurt.
And that fifth day is really hard, I just can't beat it. Would be great if the droplets wouldn't go to waste, when your plant isn't even damaged.
Taldius
09. Dec 2014 · 19:14 UTC
Yeah I did it!
Really nice and pretty game, it was really fun to play! :D
CScribes
09. Dec 2014 · 21:59 UTC
Great game overall! It took me a second to get over to the water but, after I figured that out things went smoothly. Nice use of the theme and the music was very nice.
belowzerogames
10. Dec 2014 · 01:34 UTC
Great game smooth controls nice art. Just when I had to use the vine to get to the water I was in trouble.
Eduardo
10. Dec 2014 · 01:40 UTC
Nice art style, it's cute! :D
Xanjos
10. Dec 2014 · 02:37 UTC
Could do with some sound but this is a pretty good entry. The controls (especially the jumping) do need some tweaking though.
ENDESGA
10. Dec 2014 · 02:57 UTC
Awesome game! I love it :D
Murchurl
10. Dec 2014 · 06:30 UTC
For a compo entry this is pretty good! I enjoyed some of the physics like the bridge and vine! good job!
xhunterko
11. Dec 2014 · 03:00 UTC
Very nicely done artwork!
Boracho
11. Dec 2014 · 03:15 UTC
good fun. The attack collisions are a little weird, but overall a fun game.
rayman1900
11. Dec 2014 · 03:54 UTC
Very cool game and well balanced! I really like the switch of responsabilities between the night and day. I like the Pikmin Cameo !
PoQA Games
11. Dec 2014 · 05:37 UTC
NICE GAME. I lost though :( wish I could upgrade my attacks
spotco
11. Dec 2014 · 10:22 UTC
Liked the feel of the swing vine and bridge (even though they weren't a core part of the gameplay), however the combat needed work.

Enemy hits didn't feel very "solid", especially for such a core part of the game. A lot of the things mention in this video by vlambeer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJdEqssNZ-U) would really help, including knockback, persistence, screenshake, etc.
Jupitron
11. Dec 2014 · 13:36 UTC
Nice game, cool style but controls are a bit weird, it would be nice to see an improved ver. Came here from duval!
SnoutUp
12. Dec 2014 · 00:45 UTC
Fighting was tricky, but I did it! ^_^
cabezotta
12. Dec 2014 · 02:57 UTC
Nice one! good work!
badlydrawnrod
12. Dec 2014 · 22:18 UTC
Very buggy game. :p In all seriousness, the graphics are really nice.
peeweek
13. Dec 2014 · 13:17 UTC
Really nice game, imho the jumping is a bit weak and erratic. But it adds difficulty. Since player is invulnerable, Maybe adding more pressure to the player would have added more balance to the game. In the end, this is a really interesting projet.

I've also tested the 3-day's version, the player control seems smoother. And the sound gives a way better feel to the game. Still, the games is rather easy.

Great work!
mrexcessive
13. Dec 2014 · 16:18 UTC
Hi there. Love the graphics and animations. The controls are a little flaky I think, especially jump off rope and attack - monster can't be too close or you miss... though maybe you intended that one. Shame no sounds. Nice idea protecting a plant. Good job!
Grindstorm
14. Dec 2014 · 16:12 UTC
Nice game and graphics.
Hellequin
14. Dec 2014 · 17:24 UTC
Awesome graphics! Well done! Really fun to play
Nekith
14. Dec 2014 · 18:05 UTC
Nice gfx. Sound is ok.
Is it possible to win ?
🎤 Otrora Games
14. Dec 2014 · 18:12 UTC
It is possible
barryrowe
15. Dec 2014 · 04:30 UTC
The graphics and controls are great. I wish the attack collision was extended over your body so if they walk under you it still hurts the enemy. I'm rating on the version without sound. I feel like this game with sound would be very enjoyable. It's great as is, but missing that satisfying sound feedback. Good work.
asobitech
16. Dec 2014 · 22:03 UTC
Wonderful platforming action. Great presentation.
Scam
16. Dec 2014 · 22:24 UTC
Nice artwork and concept! The lack of sound is the most biggest issue. Enchanted version fixes that and other problems as well, but I am still rating the compo version.
Backterria
17. Dec 2014 · 08:31 UTC
Very cool graphics and the concept is really smart!love it :) (Now with audio is even better)
Riocide
18. Dec 2014 · 12:24 UTC
I like the idea but I am missing a bit of ambience and variety!
markusfisch
19. Dec 2014 · 15:11 UTC
Nice graphics, interesting concept, well done!
Jupiter_Hadley
21. Dec 2014 · 20:43 UTC
Cute graphics, nice game! I Included it in part 13 of my Ludum Dare 31 compilation video series, if you would like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/yuPvpTdD-O8