A Cup's Life by Anderssonkev

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made by Anderssonkev for LD 44 (JAM)

Each room is a new little puzzle for you to solve. While you play as a cup of tea you push and pour water on cookies in order to get through to the next room.

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Ratings

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Johan Alexandersson
29. Apr 2019 ยท 18:01 UTC
Wow! Really nicely polished game. Fun, challenging and looks gorgeous. The style reminds me of the MicroMachines racing games from way back in the Commodore Amiga age. Great work guys!
Shard
29. Apr 2019 ยท 18:24 UTC
As a fan of puzzle games, I really liked this one :slight_smile:
Jiri Hysek
29. Apr 2019 ยท 18:26 UTC
Sweet little game guys! A bit easy but I let my 8 year daughter to play it and she liked it a lot! I personaly love the aesthetics and music fit really well. Very pleasant experience, thanks!
Harksa
29. Apr 2019 ยท 19:41 UTC
what a cute little game ! I absolutely love the pixel art style and the fact that everything had a face was a nice touche. It has a good diversity of interactions and I wish I could see more levels !
GettingRekt
29. Apr 2019 ยท 19:51 UTC
Really nice and polished game, the animations really gave the characters... well character! Everything fit, and the maps were just challenging enough for a game jam. Great job!
big-cow
29. Apr 2019 ยท 19:52 UTC
Yeah this was pretty much the perfect ld entry for me and would have passed for a perfectly well polished NES game I reckon back in the day. Its just a lot of small things that add up to a really nice piece of work. Perfect length for LD entry, challenging (some screen needed a couple of attempts) but not too hard, brilliant and unique cute retro style in audio and visuals (also wtf cup/teabag face -genius), controls simple, really nice music with variants for menu, game play and end, you even had time to create an end sequence that was really satisfying. There is real skill and passion shining through here from the sound and graphics guys and the puzzle dynamics and controls are well executed too. I am really happy for this entry. You guys are gonna go far. Thank you -RS
Pierre CILLUFFO
29. Apr 2019 ยท 20:48 UTC
This game is great !
The levels are very good and I would liked to have more !
velvetlobster
30. Apr 2019 ยท 03:14 UTC
perfect title! I have seen similar ideas in this ld before, but this one is really well polished. the colors, the music and the mechacnis all seem to belong to a real full game ... this could be a nice mobile game even for kids for sure
t3nshi
30. Apr 2019 ยท 10:45 UTC
I loved the animations and vibrant colors!! I especially loved the refilling animation!
Dumivid
30. Apr 2019 ยท 14:25 UTC
S.M.O.O.T.H. The game is amazing, however guys...2019... Web implementation is the king, and this is a shame bc the sole reason why your game won't be played twice as much is the fact that you can't play it on the browser. Besides being short/easy, I have no other "complain", great work.
Koni
30. Apr 2019 ยท 16:10 UTC
@dumivid Yeah we had some errors making a web build but we're working on it :)

Edit: Webbrowser version is up!
Zhanna
30. Apr 2019 ยท 16:25 UTC
Whoa that's rare I think I love pretty everything about this game and I would like to play more of it.

Great entry!
๐ŸŽค Anderssonkev
30. Apr 2019 ยท 16:28 UTC
@dumivid A Web build is now live!
Yursa
30. Apr 2019 ยท 17:04 UTC
Overall cute. Cute visual style and music. I waited until the end for the game to issue a more difficult task, but this did not happen. It is possible to lay more drops on the level so that the player does not run to the only water in the shortest way.
jvolonte
30. Apr 2019 ยท 18:51 UTC
Original. Great art, audio and mechanics! Heartwarming ending :)I had fun but most importantly, I loved the sugar dude's face ^^
VeryEvilTomato
30. Apr 2019 ยท 18:59 UTC
Awesomely made puzzle! Every aspect of the game is really well polished. The shadows in some of the table objects look a bit weird but the game overall looks and feels fantastic.

Gotta say I got a bit confused on how to beat the candle level as I'd run out of drops in the last move! :thinking:
Kpedatte
30. Apr 2019 ยท 19:06 UTC
Your game is amazing. Really fun and theses graphics *_*
The gameplay is pretty basic (but for a jam, it's really good). A bit sad to reach the end that fast. I'll check later if this game got new levels.

Congrats
siryakko
30. Apr 2019 ยท 21:16 UTC
Short but cute, juicy and really chill music. Dug it !
Sn4pi
30. Apr 2019 ยท 22:09 UTC
I love it! The audio is my absolute favourite of the games I played for now, the art is simple and crunchy and the gameplay is so polished! Some puzzles could have been a bit more difficult but I guess you didn't have the time to do so :smile:
dexfrost89
30. Apr 2019 ยท 23:27 UTC
I really like this game a lot! Very beautiful art and animations and nice gameplay. Thanks for this game. It was really a pleasure to play it.
Mironx
30. Apr 2019 ยท 23:32 UTC
Nice game. But, sorry, I did not like the "blops" (sound of cup moving). It seems a litle bit weird combining with all other sounds and this lovely music.

I really envy your arts and animations. They seem so cool and I just can't get this level of arts. So envy...

As for gameplay, It seems a litle bit to simple to get through the puzzle and too short for such a lovely game. May be you should do a longer version.
Kichex
01. May 2019 ยท 00:31 UTC
I think this is an example of how much a game can benefit from a good design. Apart from the beautiful art, the game design feels really well thought, setting a few basic mechanics and let the level design do its work.

some of the best I've seen so far <3
ropedog
01. May 2019 ยท 01:17 UTC
I really like the look and feel of this game, and the music is great. Love the bossa style groove during gameplay. The scene transitions are well done, and restarting the current area quickly on death keeps you going. I played through to the end, and I found that the puzzles increased in difficulty at a good pace. I think maybe the last one or the second to last one seemed a little easy compared to what led up to it.
Well polished game, and a great entry!
Prideling
01. May 2019 ยท 01:43 UTC
This is so good! It's simple, easy to understand, so pretty, fun to play, and the music is so chill! The level design is solid and it's obvious you guys had a very clear idea of what the scope of the game had to be going in. I would have perhaps liked the last room to be a little more challenging but that's just me nitpicking at this point. Fantastic work, you guys!
paulhocker
01. May 2019 ยท 03:44 UTC
so many good things about this game -- really a very nice polished game -- thanks for making it
Franciszek Pyrฤ‡
01. May 2019 ยท 11:01 UTC
The only problem that I experienced was that itch.io makes it's own separate full screen button, so there are two (itch.io and unity)!
tapehead
01. May 2019 ยท 13:00 UTC
This game just throw me back to my childhood! The art and the music are great! Do not what to say .. except i love this game!
dusterherz
01. May 2019 ยท 13:45 UTC
The theme of the graphics is really good and all, and the gameplay is cool :smile:
I think i had a bug the lifebar didn't show and it was difficult to know where I was on my life.
Another thing I think you should force the player to stop when the milk is refilled ;) I didn't understand the first time and died everytime in the second screen because of that.
Well done !
Tamail
01. May 2019 ยท 13:46 UTC
This game is SO good! The best one I played this from this LD so far! I love the music, the art, the gameplay. It's so easy to understand and to play. It's really fun to play, I love it. :)
๐ŸŽค Anderssonkev
01. May 2019 ยท 13:56 UTC
@dusterherz Glad to hear that you like the game! Sorry that you ran in to a bug, the game *should* lock the player's input when it's being refilled. Might be another bug.
Carpin
01. May 2019 ยท 13:59 UTC
Awwwwww, it's super funny! hahaha. I love the artstyle and the level desing it's perfect! I wanted to played more, hope you keep making levels!
HugoVaz
01. May 2019 ยท 14:20 UTC
Top 10 games! Good work!
Scofflaw Games
01. May 2019 ยท 14:57 UTC
Very nice!! Beautiful, well rounded, well polished, short but sweet!!!
trozen
01. May 2019 ยท 15:05 UTC
This is a really well executed game! You guys built a very well polished experience here. These are the best kinds of LD entries to play and I had a great time.

Things I liked:
* The pixel art and animations in this game are extremely well done. Kudos to the artist, they really made this entry stand out.
* Lots of polish. Things like the player's face changing as you run out of tea, the weird milk jug that refills you, and the stylized tea meter.
* The music sounded good and was a great fit, and the SFX really meshed well with the animations.
* The length of this game is perfect for an LD experience.

Things I would change:
* The game didn't present much of a challenge to me. Though I know this can be hard to get right for the wide LD audience.
* Mechanically the enemies didn't seem very different. Mostly it was just walk up to them, spend tea, and bypass. The rolling one was cool.

Great job!
๐ŸŽค Anderssonkev
01. May 2019 ยท 15:49 UTC
@trozen Thank you for the list of feedback! Glad to hear that you had a great time!
Marsepstein
01. May 2019 ยท 17:16 UTC
I love that you actually offered an android app! Downloaded and played, and enjoyed the interactions and music. The death was so cute that I didn't mind, haha.

One tweak I would suggest is the ability to pick a space (like 5 to the right) and let the cup move that far and spend that much water, so the 'right, right, right, right' action is less tedious.
๐ŸŽค Anderssonkev
01. May 2019 ยท 17:33 UTC
@marsepstein Yeah I thought so as well when playing the android version. Could make it so that if you hold down your finger then the cup continues to jump in the same direction.

Thank you so much for playing, glad that you liked the death animation! :D
miu
01. May 2019 ยท 18:04 UTC
wow that's good, I love the music and all, honestly!
cnnmon
01. May 2019 ยท 20:44 UTC
this is such a clever and cute concept!! i really enjoy how dynamic and colorful everything looks and love how it's not too punishing when you mess up. music really helps set the mood too!
jjjjason
02. May 2019 ยท 02:33 UTC
This is a full game, minus a couple dozen more puzzles and enemy types. The attention to detail is immaculate--graphics are all cute *and* cohesive, with everything having an in-world justification. Music is good, but it's also simple which means it doesn't get annoying when looping. Puzzles are not braindead, but they're also not very hard, which is probably a good thing in Ludum Dare where you want everyone to finish the game hopefully.

Extremely well crafted, fantastic work.
Flamus
02. May 2019 ยท 09:06 UTC
This game looks so good! Congrats on making good looking game, with a good music and a nice gameplay. I was impressed with number of enemies and small details, like eggs made few diffrent ways. Congrats!
palsina
02. May 2019 ยท 11:49 UTC
So so good, bonus points for remindming me of the old Micromachines games!
I also liked the level design, it's easy, but that's perfect for the Jam, allows you to get a feeling of the game, like the first world of a full game.
Koni
02. May 2019 ยท 18:00 UTC
Omg you guys are so kind!! Thank you so much. This really made my day โค๏ธ
elrobo
04. May 2019 ยท 02:30 UTC
Very cute, was a nice frustration free experience.
Le Slo
04. May 2019 ยท 10:37 UTC
The game is superpolished! I would recommend doing little variation on the pitch of the movement so it the variance makes the sound feel less repetitive. The art is cute and beautiful, the animations very detailed, and the whole vibe suits very nicely with the music. The weakest point here is in the design and level design, difficult to know how much water a drop will give, how much water will I spend on an enemy or how far I can reach with my current water; nonetheless level where almost trivial, so "solution" almost pop up when looking at the level, that makes the game much more accessible, but there isn't a real difficulty curve. Beyond that the game was very fun to play, good work!
karmicRetribution
04. May 2019 ยท 20:48 UTC
Super cute & quirky design, absolutely stellar sound & music. The puzzles themselves could use some work for more variety and challenge, but overall a wonderfully charming little game!
Flaterectomy
05. May 2019 ยท 16:33 UTC
Just saw your game in Randomisee User's video and decided to play through it myself. The art is chock-full of character, I am absolutely jealous of that kind of signature style. The soundtrack works very well for this style of game, kind of having an elevator-music style to it (I mean that in a good way, very pleasant and relaxing).

The puzzles aren't very challenging, but I did screw up my movement a few times so had to restart levels. All in all I think the game is very well geared to jam players who don't generally spend a lot of time on games as there's plenty to play and rate. Were this more than a jam game, I would've liked more of a difficult arc to it.
arron-fowler
05. May 2019 ยท 17:00 UTC
I enjoyed this. I thought the puzzle element grew in complexity nicely. The swiping got a bit tedious after a while on my phone. Great job
recursor
05. May 2019 ยท 19:37 UTC
The little teacup character is very cute and makes for a perfect player. I enjoyed the puzzles and would have liked to see more, but that is quite understandable due to the time limit. Nicely done!
coatline
05. May 2019 ยท 19:37 UTC
Wow this was fun. You don't see many puzzle games in LD and this one happened to be done very well! I wish that there were more levels and maybe more elements to the game. I was very impressed with the amount of art you did and it was done well.