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Scout by Trench

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made by Trench for LD26 (JAM)
This game was made in two days for Ludum Dare 26, its about a fox that has to scout, scavenge food and bring it back to his den. We kept the concept as minimal as possible but we wanted to make something awesome so we mixed up the art styles.

We know about the glitches, we tried to fix them and sort out the map size but we ran out of time :(

We hope you enjoy it!

Follow us on Twitter: @Journeyint

Use the Space key to pick up apples and then the Q key to drop them in your den. There isn't much in the way of an ending but have fun collecting the apples anyway!

Windows http://www.filefactory.com/file/7f303pxah94p/n/Scout.swf
Web http://www.kongregate.com/games/Cold_Trojan/scout
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=22326

Ratings

Coolness 46% 1364
Overall(Jam) 2.37 519
Fun(Jam) 2.04 525
Graphics(Jam) 3.50 200
Innovation(Jam) 1.68 546
Mood(Jam) 2.40 437
Theme(Jam) 2.04 556

Feedback

joe40001
30. Apr 2013 · 05:51 UTC
I was disappointed nothing happened at the end :(

Nice art though, and it ran without crashing which is more than I can say for a lot of these games. Not quite there as far as a game but you show promise. :)
Robotic
30. Apr 2013 · 09:25 UTC
Cute, even though art styles didn't mix very well in my opinion
Aceria
30. Apr 2013 · 09:26 UTC
Cute fox and responsive controls... The ones I could work out. For some reason I couldn't find the key to put down apples in my den, so I didn't get very far!
GeorgeBroussard
30. Apr 2013 · 09:27 UTC
Nice art but really too unfinished to comment on. I grabbed a couple of apples and got them back to my den. Should spend a few days and finish it up just so you go through the whole process. be a shame to leave it unfinished.
manabreak
30. Apr 2013 · 09:27 UTC
The art style was quite nice, somehow the smooth background graphics go well with the blocky solids. :)
TheChris
30. Apr 2013 · 09:27 UTC
It was pretty good. The background looked really cool, but the main sprite looked a little bland/
Hadyn
30. Apr 2013 · 09:35 UTC
I have to agree - there's not quite enough here to make it a fun game in it's own right. The world is pretty enough, which made it interesting to explore - but the process of having to bring individual items back to the shelter one at a time became a little tedious, and I was disappointed when there was no reward at the end!

Art and basic movement mechanics are good, though, and as the previous poster suggested, there's certainly potential here =]
fullmontis
30. Apr 2013 · 09:46 UTC
Nice graphics! But it's boring to be honest.
Ludipe
30. Apr 2013 · 11:45 UTC
No real gameplay here but the fox is very cute, I love the animation when he stands still for a while. You should make another game with this graphics or expand the gameplay of the one you already have.
Husky
01. May 2013 · 06:57 UTC
I love the fox!
So cute :D
SecondDimension
01. May 2013 · 11:28 UTC
Nice style but just need a little more to do in the game.
kunzbe
01. May 2013 · 17:04 UTC
The background is beautiful! The clash of styles is a good idea, but it's too much clashing when the player is near the border of the map and sees the white 'void' outside the map.
🎤 Trench
01. May 2013 · 20:09 UTC
Thank you for all of your comments, we are updating the game based on your feedback. You say there isn't much to do in-game but what would you like to see implemented?
Adipson
01. May 2013 · 20:18 UTC
nice and original
Jiddo
01. May 2013 · 20:27 UTC
I liked the exploration value of the game. It was fun finding all the supplies. I don't know if that's what it was supposed to happen, but when I gathered all 10, the game just froze. Some kind of a "win" screen would have been nice.
vilya
01. May 2013 · 22:33 UTC
I like that there's an idle animation for the fox! The problem was, I only noticed it because I was having a hard time figuring out how to drop the food when I got back to the den & was having to try each key in turn. Some instructions would be good. Also, why 'q'? You've used 'space' to pick up, why not the same to drop? I thought the fox was a really nice character, could imagine him(?) appearing in a sequel...
Super Hamster
04. May 2013 · 02:40 UTC
The game is nice and the background looks really good. Good job!
PabloAlexandre31
04. May 2013 · 02:50 UTC
Cute fox. I found the game a little boring after a time, maybe some elements for diversify the gameplay could change this.
barkergames
11. May 2013 · 02:05 UTC
I really enjoyed the artwork! Great job!
dector
15. May 2013 · 09:27 UTC
Like foxy waiting animation. Good job.