I Want My Dragon by Bobsleigh

made by Bobsleigh for LD35 (JAM)

Hey everyone! This LD, we were a team of 8 people (4 programmers, 2 artists, 1 musician and a cook!!!) trying our hand at our second game ever.

I Want My Dragon is a platformer with a twist. You have to collect items to feed to your pet in order to transform him into a dragon. The pet you get depends on what pet you have and what you feed him. Getting some specific pets will unlock other levels where you can get other items. Try all the combinations for a special achievement!

CONTROLS:

Left CTRL = Shoot your gun
SpaceBar = Jump/Select option
Esc/BackSpace = Pause

The game was made in Python using Pygame. The release is a single .exe without any dependencies, so anyone on Windows should be able to run it. If any of you get errors, please let us know, we'll fix it ASAP. A MacOSX version is also available.

NOTE: Many people reported Avast antivirus giving them trouble running our game. Disabling it before running the game works.

Windows	https://www.dropbox.com/s/dkhvvkavyhfujes/I%20Want%20My%20Dragon.zip?dl=0
OS/X	http://gofile.me/1ZWI5/6EPFzrQeD
Windows (More stable version)	https://www.dropbox.com/s/43f5nkfe76gqf1l/mainWindows.exe?dl=0
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=44126

Ratings

Coolness	46%	1294
Overall(Jam)	2.61	1064

Audio(Jam)	2.53	624
Fun(Jam)	2.25	1091
Graphics(Jam)	2.05	1062
Humor(Jam)	2.65	431
Innovation(Jam)	2.25	1044
Mood(Jam)	2.70	827
Theme(Jam)	2.63	960

Feedback

HeliosStudio

19. Apr 2016 · 04:54 UTC

I liked the playful mood and the graphics were appealing in their own way, but the fact that collision detection was very loose and that I had to run each time back to the level and start all over was a deal breaker, it seems the poor bunny will have to go hungry

mooncalf

19. Apr 2016 · 05:07 UTC

I had trouble playing because the fixed-size window extends off the bottom of my screen. I am not able to resize the window to see the lowest part of the game.

apalade

19. Apr 2016 · 22:19 UTC

I like the western tunes and the setting. I think some animations (even really basic ones) would make this feel much better.

morrilet

20. Apr 2016 · 00:27 UTC

I got the bunny a tail, but that was as far as I could get. It seems as though the collider on the player is huge, because I got hit from objects that seemed nowhere near me. That part was frustrating, but other than that I really enjoyed the premise.

arturgiardi

20. Apr 2016 · 04:29 UTC

The game has a cool and different theme, I spent some time playing (but did not get the dragon ... =P). To improve the game I would improve the art and the collision with the bottles thrown by enemies

wg_phancock

20. Apr 2016 · 05:01 UTC

Surprisingly difficult platformer, but decent level design, even if it starts off slightly difficult.

I really didn't like the controls, though, only using arrow keys for movement is awkward nowadays.

starpixie

20. Apr 2016 · 05:52 UTC

Would be more fun without 1 hit kills. Did not make it far.

Gord10

26. Apr 2016 · 14:48 UTC

I went to the sheriff twice, collected the pies. The rabbit was still hungry. Is it a bug?

jdmazz

02. May 2016 · 12:16 UTC

Good job. You finished a game!

loveapplegames

07. May 2016 · 18:35 UTC

I downloaded the OS/X version onto a macbook air and unzipped it but couldn't get it to run .. pity!