Running out of Sugar by Natrium729

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made by Natrium729 for LD 39 (JAM)

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Help me!

I need more sugar or else I won't have the energy to finish my game for the Ludum Dare!

All I need to do is to eat the food falling down. But beware of what you make me eat!

Play online (HTML5): http://ulukos.com/play/running-out-of-sugar/

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Ratings

Overall 570th 3.133⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 601th 2.867⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 759th 2.4⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 486th 3.4⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 301th 3.833⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 167th 3.172⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 581th 2.893⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 39🗨️

Feedback

The-iron
01. Aug 2017 · 20:49 UTC
Great game! I had a lot of fun with it--I never felt like there was a real risk of losing, but I had a great time nonetheless. I especially like how sometimes you have to eat a lower-value food just to avoid bubblegum by having your mouth full when you go through it.
Ynk
01. Aug 2017 · 20:56 UTC
Those graphics are pretty neat! I really like the hand drawn games like this one :)
Dr.Zeus
01. Aug 2017 · 20:58 UTC
Pretty fun and quick game! Liked the graphics. I think the difficulty could ramp up the longer you play.
LeReveur
01. Aug 2017 · 21:03 UTC
I little too easy (I give up at 31k+) but yet funny, and I love the hand-made art and mouth-made sounds, good job !
NamInUz
01. Aug 2017 · 21:10 UTC
That very fun to make you avoid the evil gum while your making your foie gras ^^
sugarbyte
01. Aug 2017 · 21:13 UTC
Really love the art style, it's super great. A ramping difficulty would be good, and also a restart button! Nice entry. :heart: :doughnut:
Jake Cope
01. Aug 2017 · 21:23 UTC
Nice game! The art was nice, and I liked the new take on "power". This was the first entry I have played that wasn't mechanical power.
splashshadow
02. Aug 2017 · 13:22 UTC
Hi. Perfect art style! Very nice overall view! But - low control interaction, need more "reactive" head movements. Fun entry.

PS hello from Defold forum) and use "extrude border" in settings of you atlas - this option remove edge artifact on sprites.
🎤 Natrium729
02. Aug 2017 · 21:37 UTC
Thanks for the feedback! I admit that the game is too easy, I didn't really have the time to balance the difficulty. That is certainly something I'll rework!

@splashshadow Yeah, I already used "extrude border" and I didn't notice any artifacts after that. But maybe I wasn't concentrated enough and it won't hurt to increase it further.
Yirggzmb
03. Aug 2017 · 00:25 UTC
Quite fun! And I love the artwork.

Props for using Defold too. :)
Karai17
04. Aug 2017 · 02:49 UTC
Decent little game. :)
CMLSC
04. Aug 2017 · 05:17 UTC
It looked nice! Definitely some of the better non-pixelart graphics I've seen. It was a bit too easy. I went for 5 to 10(I'm not sure) minutes with no sign of losing, so I eventually just stopped. The game seemed well put together, although the design of the game was a bit simple for 72 hours. Also, I noticed I could go off the screen which was weird. Anyway, good job!
cakemonitor
04. Aug 2017 · 10:00 UTC
The graphical style is nice. As others have said, the game is a little too easy and goes on for quite a long time without changing. Consider having something like 30-second rounds with each round getting progressively harder.
Enot487
05. Aug 2017 · 20:01 UTC
Very funny idea! =D And pretty nice design. Intresting thing is that every type of food has a unique property.
simonhutchinson
15. Aug 2017 · 00:33 UTC
Cool! Cute idea, well executed!

Just a heads up: I had a problem where I went to the "about" page" and wasn't able to return to the menu.
yuigoto
19. Aug 2017 · 05:01 UTC
Nice, simple and fun! Really nice job on the artwork and on the use of theme overall, it's simple, but fun and kinda addictive! :D With more food variations it could offer a lot more challenges!

The mood of the game's also pretty good and, even though a bit simple, the game has a lot of charm and style! While it's also really accessible, thanks to the simple concept and controls, which I think is darn good! :D

Good job!
Strega
19. Aug 2017 · 10:32 UTC
Nice hand drawn art! I was able to fill my bar to the top. Simple endless eating :)
spacewarp
20. Aug 2017 · 16:12 UTC
Nice entry, the graphic has troubles with aspect ratios otherwise fine.
HelloDangoChan
21. Aug 2017 · 10:53 UTC
Simple and cute idea, nice touch with the sound effect!
Kubenexion
22. Aug 2017 · 06:26 UTC
Nice game with really great art!