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Nest by Sebastian

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made by Sebastian for LD26 (JAM)
Hi I am so tired

**If you are left with nothing to do press r to start a new game**

Arrow keys move

space bar:
picks up food on pink
rests on grass + nest (if you don't have food, otherwise...)
gives babies your food on nest

feed your babies pink food stuff. number on left is stamina, number on right is held food. number at bottom is babies food - they eat 1 food per turn.

Windows http://www.fellowfledglings.com/games/2013/LD26/LD26_Nest_Windows.zip
OS/X http://www.fellowfledglings.com/games/2013/LD26/LD26_Nest_Mac.zip
Web http://www.fellowfledglings.com/games/2013/LD26/Web/LD26_Nest.html
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=2414

Ratings

Coolness 37% 1594
Overall(Jam) 2.52 488
Fun(Jam) 2.26 482
Graphics(Jam) 2.76 392
Innovation(Jam) 3.26 180
Mood(Jam) 2.80 312
Theme(Jam) 3.83 83

Feedback

mtrc
29. Apr 2013 路 18:25 UTC
Not sure if it's a bug or not but - if you 'die' on the nest you can still rest and even feed your babies. Digging it so far!
mtrc
29. Apr 2013 路 19:59 UTC
Pretty cool! I liked the mechanics, both the scope of the game and the graphics really set well with the theme. I think the random generation needs tweaking to ensure that all runs are at least feasible (but I realise this is impossible to do in 48hrs, and also I guess it might be part of the appeal/aesthetic for you).
JAH2488
29. Apr 2013 路 21:27 UTC
Cool concept!
NiallM
01. May 2013 路 10:10 UTC
Ooh, this is neat. And surprisingly hard! Do the babies eventually grow up? Or are you just trying to keep them alive for as long as possible until the food/your stamina gives out?

(a pretty dark view of parenthood there :P )
馃帳 Sebastian
02. May 2013 路 02:17 UTC
Haha yeah, there is no way to 'win' as of the jam version. Maybe one way to take it would be to relocate your nest once you run out of food and keep going from there but yeah I'm not really sure how to make the game work in the long term.
Tyro
02. May 2013 路 03:14 UTC
This is the nest game.
ddionisio
02. May 2013 路 04:20 UTC
Interesting game, I wasn't quite sure what I was picking up and such. Seems like I eventually just die no matter what.

I like the abstraction. Since there have been plenty of potato entries, my first thought was it is a potato feeding baby potatoes. Then when I look back, it might have been birds. Pretty sure those are birds.

Cool game!
Jyrkface
02. May 2013 路 05:04 UTC
Potato Birds! Also neat game, makes me feel dumb and useless though. I wish there was was a little more empowering game about my babies starving.
fullmontis
03. May 2013 路 09:46 UTC
I really like the concept because it actually requires some strategy despite the simplicity of the mechanics, but I had quite an hard time understanding what those images meant. I mean, if you didn't write it in the description, I would have never deciphered any of them.
lorancou
03. May 2013 路 09:49 UTC
1D gameplay, this is minimalist!
joe40001
07. May 2013 路 02:25 UTC
Cool concept but you can keep playing after your babies die, and this kinda breaks the whole timer mechanic.