Gnome Town by Campbell

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made by Campbell for LD 38 (JAM)

Your gnome date has been crushed by a stack of rival gnomes dressed like a regular human! Take them down!!!

Play in browser! (Click to jump, drag to shoot)

LD Version: https://campbellrossmccarthy.itch.io/gnome-town-dating-simuator (Use this one for voting)

Post LD version: https://campbellrossmccarthy.itch.io/gnome-town-dating-simulator-2 (Do not vote on this one!)

Original URL

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/gnome-town-dating-sim

Ratings

Overall	661^th	2.833⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Fun	536^th	2.889⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	334^th	3.222⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Theme	706^th	2.5⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	678^th	2.444⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Humor	121^th	3.5⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Mood	640^th	2.667⭐	20🧑‍⚖️
Given		14🗳️	6🗨️

Feedback

drmargarido

26. Apr 2017 · 01:13 UTC

Ahah nice game. I win the game but it was a challenge to beat the penultimate gnome. That jump was a bit rough.

OccultOne

01. May 2017 · 08:02 UTC

I played this on my livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srBde18ASdY

GNOMES IN A TRENCHCOAT! I loved this concept. The opening was fantastic.

The controls are really rough. I guessed you had something like a tablet or touchscreen in mind, but it didn't translate well to computer. I'd love to see a rebuild with new controls.

pierallard

01. May 2017 · 08:26 UTC

I win! Some difficulties to understand the drag system, but I finished it! Very unique game, it was a pleasure to play with this. Congrats !

team-disposable

01. May 2017 · 09:35 UTC

Thanks, I enjoyed that!

🎤 Campbell

01. May 2017 · 17:42 UTC

Thanks everyone!
@occultone @pierallard - I've been working on another build with a better control UI, but I always imagined porting it to mobile

OccultOne

01. May 2017 · 23:22 UTC

@campbell Hit me up when you finish it, "Gnomes in a Trenchcoat" Amuses me far too much.

zaibakk

02. May 2017 · 07:50 UTC

Fun game, very enjoyable! I liked also the art and the theme! Good job! :)

Tommyflower

02. May 2017 · 10:30 UTC

The idea is really funny! I had a hard time with controls. Hope to play an updated version (also would love to see an intro when the gnomes prepare their disguise :D )

Jeremy Ryan

02. May 2017 · 20:24 UTC

Amusing theme. One of those "what the hell am I playing games," but hilarious at the same time. Took me a while to realize I had to jump over the gnomes I shot.

Well done!

dakikad

03. May 2017 · 03:33 UTC

Hey you :)
I played the browser version of Gnome Town and it didn't have any music, just the bgm for shooting. Is that right or was it a browser bug?
It got kinda hard after the third gnome 6_6 And I hated SO MUCH when I needed to start jumping lol
Anyway, congratz!

🎤 Campbell

03. May 2017 · 19:55 UTC

@dakikad That's right. I've never made any music before, but that is one of my goals for the next LD.

@jeremy-ryan I have the first jump prompted in the updated version I am working on. Hopefully it helps avoid confusion.

Yomalolo

04. May 2017 · 15:43 UTC

I just realized I can fire arrows almost like a machine gun. Yeeeeeah.

devpaul

08. May 2017 · 23:47 UTC

Well that's an awesome way to start a game! :laughing: I agree with the others that some instructions about the controls would be nice. But its a fun game!

Alexandr Rum

10. May 2017 · 08:32 UTC

This is a really funny and funny game, I like how you came up with the jumping of dodgy gnomes.