Shopping with mummy! by skiddings

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made by skiddings for LD 40 (JAM)

A tired mum always dreads last minute shopping with children in tow!

Try to get all the items on your shopping list in time!

Use your trolley to collect the items from your list and take it to the checkout before the the store closes!

Don't worry, your kids will 'help' you... but the more you have, the worse it is...

Playable with Xbox 360 Controller (recommended) or Keyboard

Controls: - Left stick movement - Y to interact with items (pick up, drop, grab trolley) - A to confirm and "shout" - Right stick to scroll shopping list - Back button or Escape key to bring up the menu

Next Level increase the number of kids - up to 7!

Shouting cause all the kids in hearing range to drop their items and come running back to mummy

Created by: Sam Giddings (Programming) Erwan Stievenard (Art)

Note: No audio

Windows	https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LdKjFOb6xBqJ3SkSgiDwortQ8XP30C11/view?usp=sharing
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/shopping-with-mummy

Ratings

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Feedback

Grentacular

10. Dec 2017 · 14:02 UTC

The trolleys are super slow and hard to control, even before your children start slamming into them. Also, it's possible to clear a level simply by having one item (any item) in your trolley and going to the checkout. Also regarding trolleys, if they're in contact with just about anything when you let go of them, they go flying in a random direction. Sometimes even up.

Still a fun game to play, though! Nice work.

LMB

10. Dec 2017 · 16:26 UTC

Nice graphics and idea, but really hard to control! Also, for me it seems that "A" (shouting to kids) doesn't do anything. Could become a fun game to play with a little polishing.

Popey73

10. Dec 2017 · 16:28 UTC

Nice work and nice idea :)
The trolley is horrible to drive, I prefer to push it and hop it go to the exit :p

I don't understand the utility of children, they don't put anything on the trolley and it is easily to walk between.

I love the pixel art 3D and it is easy to recognize the items.

Well done.

Spiria

10. Dec 2017 · 17:08 UTC

Love the concept and the graphic style. The moving camera makes it fun but it's sometimes hard to fetch items on the sides. The cart dynamics are a bit extreme. At one point, I bumped into it and the cart flew outside the room! The UI is nice and polished. I didn't quite figure out how yelling at the kids is supposed to help :) Overall, the game is fun. It would really get a boost if you could polish the controls. Congrats on the great entry!

multiplexor

10. Dec 2017 · 17:11 UTC

I like a lot the way you handled the topic. Cool graphics as well. The kids really become annoying, specially when you're trying to control the trolley.
Overall the game is good, although the controls could do with some improvement. Also, some music would be awesome, it would make the game more inmersive!

Good job! keep up the good work :)

Papaver

10. Dec 2017 · 19:03 UTC

The game has potential if given more time to polish. I liked the idea, but the controlling of the trolley was very hard. The shopping list was covering part of my shop, and it was hard to see the items in the shop on the left.I managed to clear the first level. The quit button didn't seem to work. I liked the voxel art, and how many items you made for the shop.

Enot487

10. Dec 2017 · 19:33 UTC

The idea is pretty funny, but it's very difficult to move mom. And children do not particularly interfere with collecting purchases, except that they block the way. It would be great if there were models of all purchases in shopping list or maybe their names appeared with green arrow. I think the mechanics of interaction with children and the mom movement should be polished. Overall though, good game!

PS. And there is no description of controls for keyboard.