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Sweet Resurrection by James Shipp

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made by James Shipp for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

With the use of your potion table and wire box, prepare your creature for revival. Through feeding and electrocution, its body will be primed for alteration... reconstruct the abomination piece by piece until it's ready to be brought into the world!!

All assets made 100% from scratch, including 3 sound effects 15 mins before submission hahah!! Except for 2 fonts: "Burning Wrath" by Timothy Lyle: https://www.dafont.com/burning-wrath.font "Creature" by Rotodesign: https://www.dafont.com/creature.font

Created with Unity, Blender, and Photoshop.

This is my first 3d game, enjoy! Should be about a 5 min play sesh. This was a nice distraction from the strange world we live in today, hope everyone had fun jamming and was able to get their minds off of whatever was on them for a sec. Good luck!

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Youtube https://james-shipp.itch.io/sweet-resurrection
Youtube https://james-shipp.itch.io/sweet-resurrection
Youtube https://github.com/Pie-Lord/LDJAM-46
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/sweet-resurrection

Ratings

Overall 465th 3.487⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Fun 672th 3.103⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 411th 3.432⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Theme 833th 3.27⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 147th 4.039⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Audio 404th 3.23⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Humor 351th 3.125⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Mood 182th 3.681⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Given 43🗳️ 49🗨️

Feedback

plantleaf
20. Apr 2020 · 06:24 UTC
I couldn't open this game on my mac. I'm guessing that's because I'm on macos catalina and you might've exported to mojave or high sierra. From what I've seen on your itch page the graphics look very cool though. I won't rate this game because there is more than graphics only. But I do feel like this already is an aesthetically pleasing game :)
Ilya_Nazarov
20. Apr 2020 · 08:48 UTC
Nice atmosphere! Great mood and graphics!
gamepopper
20. Apr 2020 · 09:41 UTC
Definitely looks nice! The gameplay was easy to get into, and I liked the puzzle elements of setting the electricity and making potions (although it took me a while to tell the difference between hemlock and sassaffras). Don't feel it's exactly in the theme of "Keep It Alive" as it feels more like "Bringing to Life", but other than that its solid work!

Not sure if it was already done and I couldn't see it, but I'd recommend having the switch boxes and ingrediants randomized for a bit of challenge. Having the wires change locations or changing the ingrediants around on each stage to give it a bit of challenge and reduce the predictability.
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics
Kinshuk_thebest
20. Apr 2020 · 10:05 UTC
Sorry about the spam... I was lagging a lot. :(
🎤 James Shipp
20. Apr 2020 · 15:47 UTC
@gamepopper that would be a good addition! The recipe requirements and button combination are randomized, but I didn't think about randomizing the positions of the elements, I dig that idea. Thanks for playing!
🎤 James Shipp
20. Apr 2020 · 15:48 UTC
@kinshuk-thebest You're good hahah, thanks for playing!
🎤 James Shipp
20. Apr 2020 · 15:48 UTC
@ilya-nazarov thanks for playing, glad you enjoyed it :)
Listonos
20. Apr 2020 · 16:02 UTC
Gonna be honest, I didn't get the electricity puzzle and there didn't seem to be anyway to un-flip the switches. But nice mood and really cool camera effects.
ThePelranthean
20. Apr 2020 · 23:14 UTC
Simple, but good. You definitely nailed your aesthetic, as has already been mentioned. Also, the puzzles were satisfying; I think it was a combination of the visual feedback and the checklist mechanic. The graphics did a lot to sell the experience too.

As a note, I was able to un-flip switches by clicking where the handle used to be rather than where it moved to. That wasn't bad though - it was workable.

A bit more puzzle complexity would have been nice, but given the time constraints I can't ask for more. Thanks for sharing your game!
🎤 James Shipp
21. Apr 2020 · 03:31 UTC
@listonos @thepelranthean Thanks for the feedback! There's definitely an issue with the switch collider, it's a bit higher than it should be when it's turned on, as @thepelranthean said. If given more time I'd definitely add more complications and randomization to the puzzles, been getting that feedback consistently. Thanks for playing!! :)
Firefluid
22. Apr 2020 · 16:54 UTC
Nice game! I want you to finish it (maybe add more tables/tasks or background music)
HackTrout
23. Apr 2020 · 16:08 UTC
I love it! Great Graphics

But really, good looking game and sound. I liked the potion making but the switches seemed too easy, you could just look at the colour of wire leading into the switch and light which defeated the purpose of having them jumbled?
mmadara1
23. Apr 2020 · 16:10 UTC
Good game
fidrik
23. Apr 2020 · 16:14 UTC
I think it needed a lose state like a timer, or more gameplay that made you have to think abit, like arranging the wires so they connect to the right light. good job though, wanted to see what happened at the end. Should have made it a jump scare or something haha
🎤 James Shipp
23. Apr 2020 · 22:59 UTC
@hacktrout That's true.. the original plan was to have all the wires the same color so you'd have to trace them to the right output, but it seemed like people I showed the game to were having trouble understanding how the combination hint even related to the electric box in the first place hahah. Definitely would polish up more in a future update if there was one. Thanks for playing, appreciate the feedback! :)
🎤 James Shipp
23. Apr 2020 · 22:59 UTC
@fidrik That would be too spooky for me!!!
stefenism
23. Apr 2020 · 23:05 UTC
It took me a bit to figure out what was going on with the circuit box but it was satisfying when I did.
Alex Karev
23. Apr 2020 · 23:15 UTC
Cute little game. Love it's graphics. Well done
Admiral Flapjack
23. Apr 2020 · 23:24 UTC
Simple but fun game. Well done on the atmosphere, the sounds, and easy-to-parse interface and instructions.
🎤 James Shipp
23. Apr 2020 · 23:30 UTC
@admiral-flapjack @alex-karev @stefenism Thanks for playing y'all!!
CaptainDreamcast
23. Apr 2020 · 23:52 UTC
A great take on the theme! I love the models, especially the ones at the potion table, those are some wonderful eyeballs. The different parts of (sweetly) resurrecting the creature added a nice sense of variety to the game, I thought that was more interesting than just one of the two. Great entry, well done!
Necrofear
24. Apr 2020 · 07:30 UTC
I really liked the game. Wasn't so sure about the potion making, as I didn't know what the ingredients were at the start so I just chucked in everything until the numbers decreased on the list. Maybe a cool idea to have the potion blow up if the wrong ingredients are mixed.
The sound effects are pretty great!
CarlOfAllTrades
24. Apr 2020 · 08:02 UTC
Nice graphics and good job! I would have preferred more levels like that of the electrical panel but that's okay too! :smiley:
🎤 James Shipp
24. Apr 2020 · 08:55 UTC
@captaindreamcast Thanks! I did have fun making those models hahah, although my texturing skills need some work..
@necrofear Maybe some kinda future update will have more complicated potion making- I also wanted to include some more kinds of ingrediants but didn't have time. Thanks for playing!
@carlofalltrades Thanks for playing!!

Checkin out all of your games now
Lexyvil
24. Apr 2020 · 09:04 UTC
For a game that played itself, it was quite an interesting short experience. The graphics and the mood were spot on~
Fatsheep
25. Apr 2020 · 01:59 UTC
I enjoyed the goofy design and the puzzles! UI could do with a bit more work.
Blue Pin Studio
25. Apr 2020 · 21:53 UTC
I liked the game, however it didn't pose any challenge. I suppose the recipes you could get wrong, but the wiring portion you can just flick every switch until you right combo, no penalty. So maybe next time look into punishing the player for doing the wrong moves, that'll 'up' the challenge and therefore 'up' the fun. Overall, the art, music and graphics were solid. No glaring issues there
Lukvasando
25. Apr 2020 · 22:01 UTC
Congrats, this is a well made game! You nailed the style of it and the ambient was fitting. The only thing that bothers me is that it is very loosely connected to the theme (for me it was more "make it alive" then "keep it alive") but that doesn't affect my view on the game much hence I see this game as a really good work done. Again, great job! :thumbsup:
ursagames
26. Apr 2020 · 00:11 UTC
Hello! Your game was played during my stream!

If you want to know the timestamp of when your game was played you can see it in this spreadsheet:
https://tinyurl.com/yau8hjzn

And then look in my latest videos and find your game being play (after the current stream ends)
https://www.twitch.tv/ursagames/videos
🎤 James Shipp
26. Apr 2020 · 01:16 UTC
@ursagames Thanks yo, appreciate you for streaming it!
🎤 James Shipp
26. Apr 2020 · 01:17 UTC
@lukvasando Thank you for playing and for the compliments :)) It definitely could have been better connected to the theme, if I had more time I would have made some ways for things to go wrong, or become more of a struggle in the moment.
Daniil Tcyvakin
27. Apr 2020 · 00:13 UTC
nice idea, but add step reset, please, or restart button! great job!
sypdev
27. Apr 2020 · 16:45 UTC
Great graphics and nice gameplay! I loved it!
🎤 James Shipp
27. Apr 2020 · 18:38 UTC
@sypdev @daniil-tcyvakin Thanks y'all :))
LaZZyDev72
02. May 2020 · 09:24 UTC
WoW I enjoyed playing the Game. maybe there is some bug with the wire box i was now able to use it smoothly.
but it was great.
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🎤 James Shipp
11. May 2020 · 18:18 UTC
@lazzydev72 Thanks for playing :)) hahah yeah there are some collision problems that happen from spam