Don't Die, Eat Your Veggies by GhostGoatsGames
A game were you are always dying, and have to try and eat a bunch of vegetables to die less.
| Source code | https://github.com/ajpowell021/LD44 |
| HTML5 (web) | https://ghostgoats.itch.io/dont-die-eat-your-veggies |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/dont-die-eat-your-veggies |
Ratings
| Given | 33🗳️ | 26🗨️ |
I really like the idea of the game but the pick up/drop felt a bit obtuse.
Nice game.
Crafting/Farming games are really ambitious for game jams. It's so much easier to just crank out another twin-stick shooter or platformer. Props for the effort!
- The controls are fine but when you drop an item it's dropped behind you, the logic would say that the object is dropped in front of you, many times I had to drop the held object 5/6 times in a row because I was too stupid to just go forward after dropping the object.
- You could add some visual feedback when you are close to die. I had a nice big farm and got too greedy whit the seeds. I died because I bought too much seeds at once.
Great job man !
The second thing is accidentally picking up the water bottle is really frightening. Maybe there could be a small inventory like slot 1 is always here for the water bottle, you cant drop it, etc.
After 2 games. I learned the mechanics and game was super easy. After I made the first food. There is not much more to do. There should be a second mechanic that forced the player to always cook something and never stop. Maybe you get younger when you eat veggies but you get old faster.
Other than that, the mechanics are great. I would love to see a party game made with this idea.
