Candy Bravery by Samuel Gendron

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made by Samuel Gendron for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

You are a kid who starts his Halloween run, your goal is to fill your bag with candies. To do so you're gonna have to gain more courage so that you can go to the more scary houses. WATCH OUT for the teenagers!! They can steel your candies!!! Your ultimate goal is to go in the maze to enter the mansion.

Ratings

Overall 217th 3.818⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 393th 3.477⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 586th 3.136⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 529th 3.341⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 112th 4.25⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 141th 3.69⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 159th 3.886⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 9🗨️

Feedback

Hugo Guerin
07. Oct 2019 · 17:21 UTC
heya
Blouko
07. Oct 2019 · 22:18 UTC
Good work! :)
David Gougeon
07. Oct 2019 · 22:19 UTC
Nice
gisam
09. Oct 2019 · 09:54 UTC
Best game played so far
pros assets are really great (graphic and audio), movements are smooth, the tutorial is clear and in game.
minor cons: i dont have clue which house i can test with my current level of bravery, it miss a reset button (got stuck the tomb a the 2nd house on left and once in a garage, got booed twice and cannot get candies again), the zip size is important.
NachtWitch
10. Oct 2019 · 01:11 UTC
Love that you send Halloween as a part of the theme! Fun game, 10/10
SirRed
10. Oct 2019 · 01:21 UTC
Solid game. It feels really smooth to play and I like the concept of having to build up the courage to do things. I did manage to get stuck in one of the popping up ghost and had to restart though.
Nisovin
10. Oct 2019 · 03:22 UTC
I loved the look and feel of the game, and the audio was great. I ran into a few issues though. I got stuck in a couple places. Also, when I got attacked by a teenager I didn't have enough bravery to do anything and had to restart the game. The camera clipping into the houses was also a minor annoyance. Overall though, cool game.
Sol Roo
11. Oct 2019 · 16:11 UTC
very well done! Sound and graphics are awesome. The gameplay is a little repetitive, and I am not a huge fan of mouse camera and motion blur, but overall I enjoyed the feel of the game!
Good job!
jk5000
12. Oct 2019 · 10:18 UTC
The idea, graphics and atmosphere is all good. Like it is already mentioned the game has some issues, but overall is this a pretty fun little game. Well done.
GreenDinoGames
15. Oct 2019 · 21:38 UTC
One of my favorite games this Ludum Dare! I coudn't reach the house to the left of the manor (Collider problem?), but had enough courage to enter the maze anyway. It was fun to run around and collect candy. The teenagers where a clever idea to make it more challenging! Great work!
MechWarrior99
16. Oct 2019 · 14:10 UTC
I think the idea is pretty decent. I could just be being dumb, but I was unable to find a second house I could go to after the first one. Also, the houses didn't seem to have any visual indicator if I could go to them or not.
mharring
17. Oct 2019 · 01:57 UTC
Visually very impressive! I like the idea behind this game. I also got stuck after the first house though - wasn't able to find another that I could get candy from. As others have mentioned, it would be helpful to know what the courage requirement is for each house so you don't have to walk up to each one only to be scared away. That said, great job!
Franciszek Pyrć
17. Oct 2019 · 05:52 UTC
Well I guess the theme was alright (Halloween themed). Very fun!
OddSocks
18. Oct 2019 · 08:46 UTC
Great game. Solid game play, and the courage build up was a fab idea. Awesome LD entry.
Jezzamon
20. Oct 2019 · 23:08 UTC
Impressive game graphically! But yeah gameplay-wise it seems a little broken how when you lose candy/bravery there's no clear way to get it back. I play it twice but got stuck both times so couldn't progress any further :(

Maybe a suggestion for next time would be to get people to play-test the game during the jam, hopefully you'd be able to spot issues like that and fix them before the jam ended.
Jezzamon
20. Oct 2019 · 23:10 UTC
Oh also I loved the little houses and the way the ghosts and such popped up when you were near them! :)
Rialgar
23. Oct 2019 · 22:34 UTC
This was amazingly awesome. Please rate some more games so you can get a rating displayed! See me scaring other kids and trying to pronounce french names here: https://youtu.be/PNEfZPIAX3o
nitroglycerine
25. Oct 2019 · 07:25 UTC
Wow! This is a very cool idea!
Avzgui
25. Oct 2019 · 15:37 UTC
Really cool idea ! The sound design is really cool *bouh*
SleepyStudios
26. Oct 2019 · 22:00 UTC
Really liked the graphics and atmosphere! Unfortunately I got stuck on one of the pop-up signs so couldn't finish the game.