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Fruit Blast by Bibicio

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made by Bibicio for LD 43 (COMPO)

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Take charge of a group of fruit astronauts that want to reach planet Fruit Loops, where all the other cool fruits live, of course.

Try to reach the highest altitude you can, and collect coins on the way to buy upgrades for your ship and crew!

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If you find yourself low on fuel, don't worry! The rocket is powered by organic matter! In other words, fruit juice! Good thing you brought some of your fruit astronauts along huh?

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Controls: - Tap/click left and right sides of the screen to move the ship (if using a keyboard, A/D or Left/Right arrow also work) - Tap/click Blend (or press space) to transform a fruit into fuel!

I made the code, art and music of this game using Unity, Krita and LMMS respectively. I also used SFXR to generate sound effects.

This was my first time doing the Compo, and it was extremely fun (and exhausting). Will participate again in the future :D

Source Code https://github.com/fabricio-gf/Fruit-Blast
Windows https://bibicio.itch.io/fruit-blast
Linux https://bibicio.itch.io/fruit-blast
HTML5 (web) https://bibicio.itch.io/fruit-blast
Android https://bibicio.itch.io/fruit-blast
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/fruit-blast

Ratings

Overall 367th 3.083⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 252th 3.263⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 421th 2.639⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 222th 3.556⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 384th 2.778⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Audio 127th 3.389⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 131th 3.222⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 288th 3.053⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 1🗨️

Feedback

RMiranda
03. Dec 2018 · 04:07 UTC
Simple controls, simple mechanics, art and music are nice and I like the humor. I'd only suggest you give a score based on time to win.
ETdoFresh
05. Dec 2018 · 17:50 UTC
Poor fruit astronauts :p
Haustgeirr
05. Dec 2018 · 17:55 UTC
Nice controls, straightforward idea, well executed. I could listen to that music loop all day. Seems like the 'Less Fuel Usage' upgrade is much more effective than the others. Also the SFX were lost a little bit to the music. Great job though, I got to planet fruit loops!
askania_m
05. Dec 2018 · 17:56 UTC
Cool game, but too short! I wanted to play more and spend coins, but have already won. Music is very nice and funny :) Goes well with the mood
🎤 Bibicio
05. Dec 2018 · 17:58 UTC
@haustgeirr I`m so glad you enjoyed it :smile: It was my first time making music for a game, and I am really proud of the result! And yeah, I ran out of time to balance the upgrades :T Thanks for playing!
JuDePom
05. Dec 2018 · 17:58 UTC
Where is my drink with all those blended fruits ?

For better controls, you should not split the screen in 2, but doing it based on the position of the spaceship.
🎤 Bibicio
05. Dec 2018 · 18:02 UTC
@judepom thats a good suggestion, and wouldnt be hard to implement. I`m gonna make a post-compo version with fixes and maybe some more content too!
Cute Dog IRL
05. Dec 2018 · 18:10 UTC
Neat game, good sound and nice progression.

My biggest problem with the game is that I feel like the sacrificing mechanic just functions like a simple fuel refill, it might have been fun if by sacrificing your crew you also lose something mechanically. Like maybe if there were enemies you could have one crew member that can shoot and if you sacrifice him for fuel you lose the ability to shoot, or something similar.

But I understand that that might be too much to ask for in 48 hours, still very well made!
ReiMari
05. Dec 2018 · 18:10 UTC
Nice game, I just wish it was longer :D
Maybe some obstacles to dodge would have made the game even better.
garygreen
05. Dec 2018 · 22:00 UTC
That was fun. Definitely a "Just one more go to beat my last score" game. :)
Jevgeni Orehhov
05. Dec 2018 · 22:41 UTC
Vegan nithgmare :)
Small and fun game. Very nice.
speakertone
06. Dec 2018 · 01:04 UTC
I really love these kinds of games! Though it was short, it was still a lot of fun, especially playing it on a phone. Like others are saying, it would be nice if there were an added challenge, like obstacles or enemies, or if there were more of a penalty for sacrificing fruits. I also think there may be a bug with the "Less Fuel Usage" upgrade, as the first time I upgraded it, it seemed to make my fuel go down more quickly, and only after upgrading it a second time did it make fuel go down more slowly than without the upgrade. Overall, though, fun game and good job!
AwiX
07. Dec 2018 · 08:45 UTC
An interesting game with a kind of mechanics. I put a rating) Please rating and me, thanks in advance)
Codesity
08. Dec 2018 · 15:45 UTC
The music is awesome. The Graphics are simple and the idee is very good for my opinion. Good Work!
blanky
09. Dec 2018 · 03:58 UTC
Nice little game. Well done!