Feed Us by El-Metallico

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made by El-Metallico for LD 42 (JAM)

So, you are the owner of a very strange diner. You have a lot of customers, and also you have a mysterious fridge. You see a client, you see what he wants above his head, go get it from the fridge and try to give this food to your client. I dunno why, perhaps you are drunk or something else, but your hands are shaking, so you drop down the food pretty often, and also the food can fly by itself sometimes… wut? I told you - it’s a very strange bar, even your hand is fake, lol. Sometimes your fridge will be full, so you'll be OUT OF SPACE, then you'll need to put some products into destroyer machine. Sure, you can just throw away food, but you'll loose 1 HP. So put 2 things into destroyer and keep playing.
Btw, clients don’t like that stuff very much and they might kill you because of it. JK (NO. RUN) Also, you can tickle these cute guys by clicking on them, so they'll wait a bit longer. We used Pyxel Edit for art, FL Studio for music and Haxe based engine + Kha.
We hope you'll have some fun, and hopefully you not gonna get nightmares ahaha ... hahaha...ha...

Team:
Dmitry Petyakin (https://twitter.com/ElMetallico1) - art/music
Ustance (https://twitter.com/abstract_panic) - programming/gamedesign
Game soundtrack:
https://el-metallico.bandcamp.com/album/feed-us
Cover LDJAM.png

Ratings

Overall 720th 3.266⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1043th 2.734⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 743th 3.031⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Theme 994th 2.924⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 62th 4.406⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Audio 121th 3.788⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Humor 216th 3.387⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Mood 311th 3.438⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 31🗨️

Feedback

Alien
14. Aug 2018 · 08:18 UTC
Really Fun Game!, The Graphics are really good!
Hishicorne
14. Aug 2018 · 08:35 UTC
Fun game, a bit hard to understand the mechanics at the begining but two / three try you get it (maybe it's just me I don't know). Graphics and musics / sound effects are amazing !
Theodote
14. Aug 2018 · 08:36 UTC
Artwork is absolutely top-notch. The sound aspect is even better. Great job, guys!
BlackChaos
14. Aug 2018 · 08:42 UTC
Really good one, the graphics are just delicious!
Gautstafr
14. Aug 2018 · 08:53 UTC
Not really sure how to play it, but the music and art direction is great!
Flower
14. Aug 2018 · 10:24 UTC
Very cool!
Great game)
Rs11s21n
14. Aug 2018 · 11:32 UTC
too hardcore)
wasd
15. Aug 2018 · 09:27 UTC
Good entry
Andrei9
15. Aug 2018 · 11:28 UTC
Good ! :D
Joloujed
15. Aug 2018 · 11:59 UTC
Nice grafics, but I didnt understand nothing, I dont know if it is just me but I missed punching the clients.
Lyxil
15. Aug 2018 · 18:39 UTC
Nice colors, and captured a really creepy mood. Controls were super frustrating, so it was difficult to understand.
AlexOSA
15. Aug 2018 · 18:41 UTC
Good graphics. But it is hard to understand how to control the hand.
Ossi
15. Aug 2018 · 19:37 UTC
Amazing graphics! The artwork added so much to the moon especially the creepy game over screen. Controlling the hand was difficult and I wasn't sure how to satisfy the customers. When I gave them the food they asked for they just threw it away. A bit confusing to understand but there's definitely some cool stuff going on here! Good job!
larkinia
15. Aug 2018 · 21:05 UTC
Just like the other ones, I didn't understand what to do and how this game works. But I reeeaaally like the artwork and the music.
radow
15. Aug 2018 · 21:09 UTC
The graphics of this game are just through the roof! Music, presentation... all these aspects were phenomenal.
Unfortunately I'm not the biggest fan of the "deliberately clunky to control" genre and the RNG, that sometimes doesn't even give you the chance to try and serve your customers doesn't help it.
Still enjoyed it a ton because of the presentation =)
SeaBlu
15. Aug 2018 · 21:53 UTC
Loved it!! I managed to get the hang of it but it seemed like the RNG was always what made me lose because the food the customers wanted wouldn't spawn during the whole time they were waiting even when there was space in the fridge. I managed to get some decent rounds though, at least for my expectations. It is an interesting take on the theme and despite being pretty... ahhhh unique?.. it makes just enough sense :smile:
manusaiz
15. Aug 2018 · 22:11 UTC
Incredibly cool mood, art style and sounds, I cracked when I saw the fake hand stick lol.
Pyrodaes
15. Aug 2018 · 23:19 UTC
I definetly agree with @manusaiz, the game has a very unique and sophisticated look. I really liked the animations' feel and the take on the theme. I also loved the way you presented it. I didn't understand how to play it, though... i gave the customers the food they wanted, but nothing changed. Maybe an in-game tutorial would have helped.
JLV
16. Aug 2018 · 01:20 UTC
Really polished entry ! Wish there was a little more context/tutorial at the start...

Pros :
- Breathtaking pixel art
- Great sound
- There is some kind of interesting backplot with these ever-angry animals
- Nice UI/drag and drop mechanic
- That game over screen...

Cons :
- Steep difficulty curve
- Meals appear randomly in your fridge : unless I missed something, it is frustrating to lose because the right meal did not show up at the good time

All in all, good job !
Lou Bagel
16. Aug 2018 · 13:57 UTC
Love the art. Was a bit frustrating because the fridge starts empty and then people come in requesting food you don't have (unless I was missing something). Was confused why food flies in the air while they were supposedly eating it and why dropping a food loses a life.
Kokonaught
16. Aug 2018 · 14:45 UTC
I love the palet and the freaky faces the animals make when you lose.
I find the game sort of difficult, but mostly because the controls are imprecise. Maybe it lacks some visual feedback? Also the random nature made me frequently out of the stuff that the animals wanted (I guess that's the take on the theme? I understand that there is a button to reset the fridge but I could'nt make it work).
Good entry overall! It just needs some refining :)
🎤 El-Metallico
16. Aug 2018 · 16:17 UTC
Hey, thanks a lot for feedback, guys! Really appreciate it!

@kokonaught Thank you! I agree, visual feedback needed.

@jlv thanks! Yeah, it's pure random.

@lou-bagel Thanks!

@manusaiz @pyrodaes Thanks, guys. Yeah, sure, tutorial can fix this.
manusaiz
16. Aug 2018 · 16:31 UTC
By the way

"I am pixelartist and animator looking for partner(programmer/designer)" I might check on you in 3 months for LD43 :yum:
🎤 El-Metallico
16. Aug 2018 · 16:50 UTC
@manusaiz sure, no problem :)
kirb
19. Aug 2018 · 03:16 UTC
Loved the art and sound! Fantastic entry, ya'll =)
yojammerjammer
19. Aug 2018 · 03:39 UTC
Dude! It's harder than it looks!