Summon the Phoenix by giraffesareburning

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made by giraffesareburning for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

The phoenix has returned to its egg to be reborn. Feed the fire wood to keep it alive. If it dies, so does the phoenix. Simply click on the wood stack to launch a new piece of wood. You can only have one out at a time. There are 4 possible outcomes. At the end of a minute or so, you will see how successful you were.

I hope the file works for you - I don't know if I will have the time to troubleshoot it. Others have gotten it to work.

There is a lot more I would have liked to done with this, but I am still new to programming in general and spent most of the weekend scraping from tutorials. I did learn a lot though and will improve the game over the next month or so. This is the first real 'finished' project I've made. I drew everything in MS Paint with a mouse and the standard colors. I played the background music on my banjo. The only thing I didn't create was the fire sounds which were pulled on a free sound website. The idea was inspired by an episode of Adventures in Moomin Valley. I know my code is really sloppy.

Things to come: -Rotating and Variable Wood Pieces -Better Visual and Sound cues -Variable Tweaks -More endings

Ratings

Overall 1814th 3.237⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 2165th 2.778⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1626th 3.083⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1447th 3.556⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 2185th 2.611⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Audio 1079th 3.167⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 981th 3.059⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1948th 2.917⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

Racso
22. Apr 2020 · 02:30 UTC
This was SUPER hard, but I finally managed to hatch the phoenix and was granted a long life :)

Good job on finishing the project. I think it's a very good result for someone new to programming (and actually, it's a good result overall). Also, I really, really liked that you played the music yourself.

Good luck, and keep making games!

P.S.: As a suggestion, it would be great if you could upload a standalone .exe file that doesn't require installation. A lot of people dislike installing stuff, and you may get fewer reviews because of that.
abk507
22. Apr 2020 · 17:00 UTC
Wow, the game is really challanging and quite fun to play. Really really good for a newcomer!! The game is simple, but pretty fun to play and the mechanics are quite innovative. Thanks for the good experience.
GOD COLO
25. Apr 2020 · 06:34 UTC
Loved the idea and physics of the game! It really is challenging! Plus points for using Monogame! :smile:
Greato Jobu! :smile:
SAVVU
25. Apr 2020 · 18:45 UTC
Loved the challenge and the Phoenix is one of my favorite creatures! Great job really well done!
krakadushka
29. Apr 2020 · 08:04 UTC
Cool idea, i love it! I like the way you crossed the LD46 theme and the gameplay. Well done!
samboyer276
03. May 2020 · 15:51 UTC
Hey good job with this game! I enjoyed getting better at juggling the logs as i played more, though it was a shame to die after a couple of bad clicks. I wonder if the gameplay could still be balanced by allowing multiple logs to be juggled at once, as like a high-risk (faster clicking) strategy? Also some indication that your mouse is over a log would be really useful to better line up the clicks. But overall it's a really good entry :D
limbo
06. May 2020 · 16:44 UTC
A way too hard for me. I couldn't keep the flame at all. But I might be just too lame in games requiring the reflex to handle it properly :)