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Keep Blobby Alive by slunkey

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made by slunkey for LD 41 (JAM)

You have an extremely oversized pocket pet game, and you need to feed and play with your pet Blobby! Smash grubs and flies to feed Blobby. Collect coins so you can play with Blobby. Don't leave Blobby sad or hungry for too long, or it will perish :(. Can you keep Blobby fed, happy and alive until the timer runs out?

Controls: * Arrow keys to move * Press Z to jump * Press X to slash attack

Hints: * There are two buttons, one to feed and one to play. Slash the button to activate * Collecting coins allows you to activate the play button * Smashing grubs and flies allows you to activate the feed button

Tools: * Godot v3.0.2 * aseprite * Bfxr Standalone V1.4.1

Credits: * @slunkey Developer * @judy-l Developer * @woobear85 Art

Background Music Credit: * Kevin MacLeod ~ Digital Lemonade

Font Credit: * Chevy Ray's Pixel Fonts ~ Soft Square

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CHANGE LOG: Updated the volume of the background music and sound effect to be louder.

Windows https://slunkey.itch.io/keep-blobby-alive
macOS https://slunkey.itch.io/keep-blobby-alive
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/keep-blobby-alive

Ratings

Overall 824th 3.212⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 920th 2.9⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 668th 3.25⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 613th 3.577⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 644th 3.389⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 798th 2.521⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1024th 2.646⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 31🗳️ 22🗨️

Feedback

Crown Games
23. Apr 2018 · 23:15 UTC
Great game, original idea, flawless execution. One thing though, when exiting the game, the window stays open for a little bit longer. Not sure if that's intended to save data or something, or if it's a glitch with the Godot engine. Overall, the game is great!
sndr
23. Apr 2018 · 23:21 UTC
Creative theme execution! Cute and fun ^^
🎤 slunkey
23. Apr 2018 · 23:39 UTC
@crown-games Might be a Godot thing. Were you using the Windows or Mac version?
OscarTrevejo
23. Apr 2018 · 23:49 UTC
Nice work lads! We also did a very original too, ye mid check it out?

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/hype-time
stderr
24. Apr 2018 · 01:08 UTC
Got 6700 points. Blobby is really cute. :) I had trouble getting his happiness meter up, compared to food which seemed pretty plentiful.
Reign
24. Apr 2018 · 05:38 UTC
well done! that was creative
Strato
24. Apr 2018 · 07:26 UTC
Good concept, but the art is bland and there's no visual feedback to anything. It doesn't feel fun or rewarding to play. It's not immediately obvious what you're supposed to do or what causes you to lose.
Kensou
24. Apr 2018 · 07:56 UTC
Good idea. Tamagochi - Platformer =)
lawnjovi
24. Apr 2018 · 17:30 UTC
Love the gameboy graphics.
TheMonsterFromTheDeep
24. Apr 2018 · 17:39 UTC
Sadly I haven't played any tamagotchis, so I can't really judge the Theme too accurately. I do have to say that the health and food indicators are not very clear--it seems like when they're empty, you don't immediately lose--you lose after some amount of time. This means that once the bar is empty, it isn't really clear when the game will end, and you kind of have to just hope that you'll make it in time.
Maytch
24. Apr 2018 · 19:59 UTC
Hey nice work! I'd just say the meters need to be a little clearer and the platforming easier to navigate, then it'll be really good!
hatchet
24. Apr 2018 · 22:54 UTC
I'm a simple man, I see gameboy colors, I click. :D Very nice entry! I love the combination of the genres for this theme. Graphics and music fit the style and mood. Only thing I'd say perhaps looks off are the enemies and the player, since they are drawn in a higher resolution than the rest of the world. Overall, great work, really relaxing!
Matthew Roelle
25. Apr 2018 · 04:37 UTC
Tamogachi meets platformer! I love it haha
LemonBalmGames
25. Apr 2018 · 09:35 UTC
You managed to nail the feel of the game. It looks great, the sound is great and you definitely got the theme right. If I had to point out one flaw, it's that the game mechanics might be a little bit too simplistic but that also contributes to the game's Game Boy-esque aesthetic. I had fun with the game so good job!
ArnaudValensi
25. Apr 2018 · 21:45 UTC
I like the idea of tamagotchi/platformer, I like the music and the style. The thing is I don't understand why I die and I agree that it would be nice to have some visual feedbacks about what happend. But this is still nice :)
radmccool
27. Apr 2018 · 20:57 UTC
I like this idea of a character trapped inside a tamagochi, working like a slave to meet its needs. it would be cool if at the end the tamagochi was like a boss at the end. Like it breaks free if not satisfied. The player would have to evolve it as much as possible to get a high score.
🎤 slunkey
28. Apr 2018 · 16:28 UTC
@radmccool Haha, we actually had ideas of this floating around. Maybe if we keep working on this in the future.
Remi Gourrierec
29. Apr 2018 · 19:39 UTC
Perhaps it's because I've never played Tamagochi but I've never really felt the fun. For somebody without this nolstalgia feeling, it feels a little poor.
Zukureneno
30. Apr 2018 · 13:53 UTC
Interesting, really like the idea of the tamagochi/platformer.

Only thing thing that i found lacking was not knowing how I lost and Sfx