Goblin Keeper by Darkmax14

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made by Darkmax14 for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

​This is Goblin Keeper​. A civilisation building adventure where you are one of the last goblins in the world with nothing left thanks to the nasty king Clement. Fight for survival and build a goblin empire to last the ages.

This is a Ludum Dare 45 submission to the theme 'start with nothing' The Sprig dynamite team -Bram - Max -Masha -SamCapture.PNG

patch 0.1 fixed numerous game breaking issues

-decreased building time -fixed goblin ai -remove night time despawn - day longer, night shorter- stone spawns everywhere- quicker main goblin -fewer enemies

Ratings

Overall 801th 3.192⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 864th 2.904⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 663th 3.06⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 567th 3.296⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 495th 3.63⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Audio 259th 3.558⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Humor 170th 3.58⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 492th 3.413⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 31🗳️ 16🗨️

Feedback

Gargoyle-g
07. Oct 2019 · 23:50 UTC
I like the atmosphere and the goblin sounds. I had a bug that whenever there was dialog, the ressources would vanish.
Gnappuraz
13. Oct 2019 · 15:43 UTC
Simply lol, the game sounds and voices are just so funny, I laughed so much :laughing: Gerat job! Also the handmade graphics are really stylish, really liked them!
_Le_Dav_
13. Oct 2019 · 17:15 UTC
The graphics are cool but the atmosphere is a little creepy ^^'.
MrsTari
21. Oct 2019 · 14:17 UTC
Good job :) :heart: Love the Style and the graphic :D and the sound is funny :D
Likirus
25. Oct 2019 · 12:15 UTC
really nice ambience and visuals :) a resizeable window would have been great though, or at least the ability to zoom out further for better overview.
Dovakla
25. Oct 2019 · 16:30 UTC
Really impressive graphics and audio, but I couldn't really figure out the gameplay. How do you give commands to the other goblins? I also couldn't tell what the pumpkin building or fire pit did.
Pedro Miranda
25. Oct 2019 · 17:56 UTC
I really like the graphics and the sfx is cool too! Could'nt build the hatchery for some reason, but great entry, congratulations!
Anion_Z
26. Oct 2019 · 01:33 UTC
I like the concept, always liked this kind of games. Audio is nice, different kind of sounds and approach to the story elements and the presence of the story in itself. But here there are many things lacking visually and in terms of gameplay. Its obvious because trying to finish such huge project in 3 days is simply not possible, at least estimate your capabilities, and take smaller project next time, but finish and polish it, this will bring great results, at the moment you dont want to race with time on projects you cant polish or at least make an enjoyable prototype. Small polished prototype is way better and much more highly rated than large but clumsy and unpolished project, at least in my opinion.
But the fact that you participated is really great, this experience and skills you acquired are always rewarding in the end
Zinkler
26. Oct 2019 · 12:25 UTC
Great sound and music design, enjoyed those a lot. I don't think that enemies did anything to my goblins, apart from standing menacingly in the woods. The concept is nice though, and it would benefit from having a camera zoomed out at the beginning, more clear controls, and a final goal. Absolutely love the way goblins wander around gathering stuff.
Wolf_Neon
26. Oct 2019 · 15:21 UTC
The concept of the game is pretty good, though the execution from the limit of time is understandable. Personally I love the dialogue noises and art of the game, though it was lacking animations and the map screen seemed a bit large and the lack of sound effects and captivating progression really is the downfall of the game. Overall I had high hopes from the art but I was let down by the gameplay. I hope the team learnt something from the process, next time Im sure you guys will have more efficient use of resources.
pkenney
26. Oct 2019 · 19:17 UTC
Wow there is SO MUCH going on in this game, I'm amazed you have this many features in a jam, nice work. It's maybe too much because I understood most but not quite all of what I was up to... I had my little town rolling along, some knights were about to put my construction crew to the test of combat, and then unfortunately I had a bit of a crash:

![crash-goblins.png](///raw/81b/z/29db6.png)

:(

So I didn't get to see how it turns out. But very cool entry here, with maybe a touch too much complexity of systems for a jam, but really ambitious and nicely done with the graphics and sound effects, and the variety of UI and systems, it's kind of awesome you got all that done.