Candy Collector by Nikos

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made by Nikos for Ludum Dare 47 (COMPO)

It's finally october 31st! You set out to collect as much candy as possible, but you must do so before midnight.

Mouse - Move, Space - Collect Candy

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PS: The music uses the melody of "This is Halloween" from "The Nightmare Before Christmas". This was done intentionally in order to invoke a sense of nostalgia, and definetely not because I can't come up with anything better.

PS PS: No, this game has absolutely no relation to the theme. Yes, I completely ignored it.

Ratings

Overall 389th 3.28⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 254th 3.396⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 380th 3.13⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 628th 1.525⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 197th 3.66⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 169th 3.457⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 138th 3.188⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 160th 3.521⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 23🗨️

Feedback

neonjeff
04. Oct 2020 · 23:54 UTC
You had me as soon as I saw this was about candy! I love the mood and flying around on the broom! I definitely have some concussions from walls though :)

The pointer to tell you where to go is great and I liked that some things disappeared in the moon.
Lestat
04. Oct 2020 · 23:56 UTC
Pretty graphics. Fun to play. Good job!
rex64
05. Oct 2020 · 00:05 UTC
I loved the paper like graphics!
JCMonkey
05. Oct 2020 · 01:31 UTC
interesting game, though it was hard to get used to the broom at first, but them i figured out how to just flip stop and it worked out
Nick Rafalski
05. Oct 2020 · 02:57 UTC
I love the overall feel of this game. The broom feels weird at first, but becomes very visceral feeling once you get used to it. The spinning animation after hitting a wall is great. My favorite part though is probably the wooshing sound effect of the broom!
ondy1985
05. Oct 2020 · 09:16 UTC
Nice game, too bad you werent able to incorporate the theme into this one.
CaptainDreamcast
05. Oct 2020 · 16:02 UTC
Collected all the candy, no dentist can stop a determined person, or at least a determined person on a flying broom.

Talking about the broom, the gameplay felt awesome. The sound design was great, it was already mentioned above but yeah, the whoosh when moving around on the broom, that made it feel really good to try and fly around at high speeds. Also the bonking when hitting the walls. So yeah, really enjoyed making my way around collecting the candy. The marker was a good idea too, it especially helped with some of the more hidden houses, they were a good addition.

There is also nice attention to little details, my favorite was pushing the little pumpkin lanterns off cliffs. All in all a very good entry, great job!
PatrickRMC
05. Oct 2020 · 18:44 UTC
As others mention, the broom is a bit confusing at first, but the more you fly around, the more you learn about the controls. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing as it can give the player the feel of progression, the overall game was pretty straight forward. I managed to hit a wall pretty hard which had me think that was the end of my journey, but a very fun game!
MatchaMaze
05. Oct 2020 · 23:12 UTC
A liked how the graphic is consistent!
Adding enviormental sfx would add to the spooky atmosphere. (Noises of the night.)
mind0o
06. Oct 2020 · 03:24 UTC
Very fun game! I am absoultly in love with the sound effects! I spent too long just switching directions and hearing the engine change pitch! Very fun gameplay, although some places are a bit too cramped. Good Job!
MrchickenBoy
06. Oct 2020 · 04:09 UTC
I love the game, the sound of the broom really kept me going!
Lychee
06. Oct 2020 · 04:34 UTC
I like that the broom sounded like some kind of engine revving as it sped up, it was funny when I ran into stuff and I started tumbling everywhere too. Good halloween themed project!
CZ46
06. Oct 2020 · 09:49 UTC
great graphics, however I feel like if you found a way to incorporate this project with the theme this would have been a perfect ludum dare game :)
Arthurds
06. Oct 2020 · 15:28 UTC
I enjoyed trying to sing along to This is Halloween xD, Thanks for submitting it! -PomoTheDog
rickropes
06. Oct 2020 · 15:50 UTC
Really fun game, didn't really fit the theme, but the paper cut style graphics were very cute
DS Nahogara
06. Oct 2020 · 20:07 UTC
Very fun game! Short but neat, i like the detail of crashing into walls with the witch! The Halloween track is adorable !! Also the graphics are cute, Great job on this game. :heart:
Frank Gevaerts
22. Oct 2020 · 16:18 UTC
Nice graphics! The music sounds appropriate, the theme is spot on... Wait, the theme wasn't halloween? :) For me, the controls were a little too sensitive, but presumably witches brooms aren't easy to control in real life either, so that might be accurate.
SevenLevelGames
25. Oct 2020 · 08:27 UTC
The game is not fitting with the theme much, but graphics are very cool and really fun game, Good Job!