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Potty Panic by Ryan Brenner

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made by Ryan Brenner for LD 43 (JAM)

The King Toilet Demon has decided he has had enough of living in the sewers. With the help of his Toilet Paper army, he has decided that he is coming to the surface and YOU are his first target. It's up to you to send him back to his porcelain throne down under. Unfortunately for you, the only way to fend them off is to sacrifice everything in your house to clog the very pipes from whence they will be coming. Are you a dirty enough dude to take down the King Toilet Demon yourself? Or will you be the first victim to the Sewer Toilet Uprising?

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This game was our first ever game jam and we are very excited with how it came out. We learned so much in the past 72 hours and we look forward for more!

Controls: - Move: LEFT/RIGHT/A/D - Pick Up: J/Z - Throw: K/X - Jump: SPACE - Stairs: UP - Exit: ESCAPE

Objectives: - Throw as much of your furniture into your toilets as you can to clog them. - Don't get hit too many times by the Toilet Paper army. - If you encounter the King Toilet Demon, defeat him and send him back home.

Credits: - Programming & Music by Ryan Brenner - Animation & Graphics by Johara Dutton

Windows http://rbrnr.com/games/potty-panic/PottyPanic.zip
Source code http://rbrnr.com/games/potty-panic/PottyPanicSource.zip
HTML5 (web) http://rbrnr.com/games/potty-panic/play/
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/potty-panic

Ratings

Overall 284th 3.686⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Fun 196th 3.694⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 269th 3.486⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Theme 708th 3.176⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 102th 4.319⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Humor 33th 4.132⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 273th 3.625⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Given 32🗳️ 45🗨️

Feedback

dry-squid
04. Dec 2018 · 15:29 UTC
Interesting concept for a toilet-like game. I think this will join the list of toilet related games on my mom's laptop
martincohen
04. Dec 2018 · 15:31 UTC
I love explicit ideas like this one and especially a toilette humor. Good job on this one!
🎤 Ryan Brenner
04. Dec 2018 · 15:37 UTC
@dry-squid Not sure if that's a good or bad thing :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: Thanks for playing!

@martincohen Thanks so much!
thunderkerrigan
04. Dec 2018 · 15:37 UTC
simple and funny. nice look and feel. good job on the interaction. It's pretty intuitive after we learn the controls for grab and throw :D
Vlad Ilisan
04. Dec 2018 · 15:39 UTC
Amazing art. 5 stars for graphics and fun
jkniest
04. Dec 2018 · 15:50 UTC
Funny idea and really cool graphics. Enjoyed playing it!
ankan
04. Dec 2018 · 15:51 UTC
Angry toilet roll is my spirit animal! good job!
🎤 Ryan Brenner
04. Dec 2018 · 15:51 UTC
@thunderkerrigan @vlad-ilisan @jkniest @ankan Thank you for playing! We really appreciate it!
jfraser314
04. Dec 2018 · 16:54 UTC
Fun game, wish I could have been able to jump with "W" or "Up" while using respective keys (and maybe left/right click to pickup and throw), but that is really just a preference. Good entry, fun idea, man could my guy throw some of those items far!
Juan Hust Novella
04. Dec 2018 · 16:57 UTC
fun, you have tu spam a bit to win easily. I liked the art and the fact of be able to grab everything in your house. good job
Tamas Turi
04. Dec 2018 · 17:14 UTC
Fun game, i really liked the art! good job!
🎤 Ryan Brenner
04. Dec 2018 · 17:47 UTC
@jfraser314 Thanks for the feedback! I will keep that in mind going forward. Thanks so much!

@juan-hust-novella @tamas-turi Thank you!
one-seed-fruit
04. Dec 2018 · 19:23 UTC
Wow such a shi*ty game (sorry :laughing: )! This game is really fun! I like the way the character picks up items and throw them, it feels satisfying. I also really like the art and overall look-and-feel of the whole thing! Really awesome!! Great job!
🎤 Ryan Brenner
04. Dec 2018 · 19:49 UTC
@one-seed-fruit Hahaha. You almost had me going there. Thanks for playing!
one-seed-fruit
04. Dec 2018 · 19:56 UTC
@ryan-brenner Also, the toilet paper monsters are so cute!
🎤 Ryan Brenner
04. Dec 2018 · 20:04 UTC
@one-seed-fruit Thanks! @johara-dutton did a great job with the art assets. One of my favorite moments during development was the first time I knocked a toilet paper guy out :laughing:
Kegnarok
04. Dec 2018 · 20:58 UTC
Very cool! You managed to make emptying your house and flushing down everything down the toilets very satisfying! Keep up the good work!
Johara Dutton
04. Dec 2018 · 21:51 UTC
Thanks so much for all the wonderful feedback, you guys! Especially for comments on the art - I really appreciate it! <3

@kegnarok We're glad you liked it! Thanks :D
ursagames
04. Dec 2018 · 23:21 UTC
Your game was played on my stream ( twitch.tv/ursagames ) for the first day of Ludum Dare streams - you can find the timestamp of your game here: https://goo.gl/N2rkr8
YetiBytes
05. Dec 2018 · 00:33 UTC
Any game with a grab/throw mechanic like that has already won me over. The art's really cute and well-made. Running around spamming grab/throw created an unstoppable tornado which was beautiful :smile:
Johara Dutton
05. Dec 2018 · 00:42 UTC
@ursagames We both really loved watching you play our game! It is extremely helpful (and fun) to watch someone else play it.

First off, thank you for all the nice comments on our art! I'm so glad you liked it.

Some big things we're hoping to update/fix in future updates:

- Visual health display (player starts with 10 health)
- Making sure the player knows what they need to do in order to beat the game: clogging both toilets, fighting the toilet demon, and then flushing HIM once he's defeated!

There are a lot of other little things we're looking forward to fixing as well, but @ryan-brenner would probably be better suited to talking about it.

Thanks again for playing our game!
Johara Dutton
05. Dec 2018 · 00:48 UTC
@yetibytes Thanks a bunch! :smiley: It can definitely get pretty crazy in there, but there sure is something satisfying about tearing down everything in your home hahaha
block97
05. Dec 2018 · 01:53 UTC
Great game! I loved how feel I was to grab literally anything in the room even stunned enemies and throw them. Also really liked the ability to stack multiple small objects like having ammo, nice touch. You mentioned it above and I strongly agree that this game would benefit from a health bar and even a score to give the player so indication of how they are doing. Amazing game none the less, congrats.
🎤 Ryan Brenner
05. Dec 2018 · 03:49 UTC
@block97 Thanks for the feedback! A few things were planned but had to be scrapped to make the deadline, and unfortunately an HP bar was one of those things, which I'm now regretting. But we plan to make some QoL updates in the future, so this feedback is super helpful!
Baktillus
05. Dec 2018 · 10:57 UTC
Cool game, the artstyle is really cute!

I didnt notice the upstairs area until it was completely overrun :'D
🎤 Ryan Brenner
05. Dec 2018 · 19:34 UTC
@baktillus That is definitely one thing that I would like to address in a future update. Ideally we would have a cutscene before the actual gameplay starts to get the player acclimated with movement, throwing, and the objective. Thanks for playing!
Codesity
05. Dec 2018 · 19:36 UTC
Design is awesome and cute. The Monsters are cute and the gameplay is unbelieveble. Good Work!
🎤 Ryan Brenner
05. Dec 2018 · 20:17 UTC
@codesity Thank you!
chaczyk
05. Dec 2018 · 22:51 UTC
Looks very interesting ;) I'll keep it and try to won that battle tomorrow ;)
taco360
05. Dec 2018 · 23:03 UTC
Really fun and creative. The art style was cute, the mechanics worked perfectly, and the difficulty was on-point. My only real complaint is that the screen shake near the end was a BIT much, it's hard to tell what's going on after a certain point.
🎤 Ryan Brenner
05. Dec 2018 · 23:27 UTC
@chaczyk Thanks! :smile:

@taco360 That is actually caused by a large object endlessly bouncing on a toilet paper enemy, haha. I'll be sure to have a fix for that in the future. Thanks for playing!
beats
06. Dec 2018 · 08:58 UTC
Really well made game
arc1llusion
06. Dec 2018 · 12:19 UTC
Love it. Don't know why but it gave me an Earthbound vibe. Well done!
chrismcmath
06. Dec 2018 · 13:43 UTC
I also got an Earthbound vibe! Love the cute art style and chilled music, went really well with the absurdity of the objective. I wasn't sure what the stacking mechanic was adding to the gameplay, it confused me a little especially as picking up and throwing were mapped to different buttons. You could either flesh it out, or remove it and have everything on one button :smile:
jharler
06. Dec 2018 · 19:45 UTC
Funny idea and I love that you can pick up everything, even the appliances and the tub. The graphics and sounds were excellent. The controls were tricky to use. I would've rather seen a single button used for both picking up and throwing. Having to switch back and forth make things a bit confusing for me. Overall though, great job!
🎤 Ryan Brenner
06. Dec 2018 · 22:03 UTC
@beats Thanks!

@arc1llusion @chrismcmath @jharler Hahaha, we definitely weren't (consciously) going for an Earthbound vibe but I will definitely take that since Earhtbound is my favorite game :laughing:. Thank you for your feedback about the buttons. I originally had pick up and throw as the same button but it would make throwing difficult if you were on top of another item. I think part of the issue is that it's not clear how many items you can pick up at a time since it is weight based and there is no indication of how heavy an item is. I will definitely look further into how I can improve the controls for the future. Thanks so much for playing!
christina-antoinette-neofotistou
07. Dec 2018 · 00:48 UTC
I love everything about it! The upbeat music, the cute art, the tons of objects that you can create chaos with, because everything is collectible. Wow. <3 congrats sweeties please keep jamming!
Ninnec
07. Dec 2018 · 16:33 UTC
A really smooth game! it is very impressive! The graphics are great!
🎤 Ryan Brenner
07. Dec 2018 · 18:24 UTC
@christina-antoinette-neofotistou @ninnec Thanks so much!
jk5000
10. Dec 2018 · 21:01 UTC
A very charming and funny little game.
🎤 Ryan Brenner
12. Dec 2018 · 19:21 UTC
@jk5000 Thank you for playing!