Egg Scramble by bennybig98

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made by bennybig98 for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

screen1.pngNavigate your way through a dangerous ice cave using the powers of a heat-absorbing egg!

Ratings

Overall 1204th 3.5⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1066th 3.395⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1471th 3.158⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1180th 3.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1631th 2.471⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1556th 3.194⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

matthewi
21. Apr 2020 · 02:21 UTC
This game is super cute! I love the challenge that comes with the choice of conserving heat and shooting. I like the mechanic of being able to recharge the egg, but I found it to difficult to get to another fire between the floaty controls and no i-frames after getting hit by an enemy. Overall, well done!
Matthew Bond
21. Apr 2020 · 02:22 UTC
I dropped the egg out of bounds, whoops. Really cool concept and I would love to continue playing a more finished version of this game.
belowzerogames
21. Apr 2020 · 04:13 UTC
Took me a couple tries to figure out the mechanics , overall nice job :)
Jivers99
21. Apr 2020 · 04:16 UTC
Love it! I kept losing though, hard to balance keeping the egg warm with staying alive, but that's the challenge and the fun. Great game!
WhatNameGames
21. Apr 2020 · 04:21 UTC
This is cute af, the sounds add a lot of personality to the game and the egg theme is nice.
Kosmo
21. Apr 2020 · 04:27 UTC
Conceptually, I like the idea of tying ammo to a timer -- however in practice it made me not want to shoot. I think the sheer number of enemies makes shooting feel like its never the right move as there will always be another beetle or bat right around the corner. If there were fewer enemies, I would feel more compelled to use the gun.
Thanks for the game!
Jungle
21. Apr 2020 · 04:29 UTC
Nice concept, funny game. Controls can be better. Fix the bugs and you will have a great game.
Carson Bentley
21. Apr 2020 · 04:30 UTC
Really decent work you put into this. I played it several times and got really into it. The music is nice, and overall I wish I made a game as cool as this one.
SynysterCola
21. Apr 2020 · 17:15 UTC
The jump mechanics were a bit hard to use, but once I got the hang of it, I really liked the game! Cute music and a solid use of the theme! Well done!
JDK2209
03. May 2020 · 17:35 UTC
The concept is cool and innovative, but the controls are not very well handled. Also, difficulty-wise it's a bit over the top. Apart from that, very solid use of the theme, the mechanics are really fun and the sound design is really good. Congrats!
domrein
06. May 2020 · 04:22 UTC
Lose the concept and use of the theme. Controls are very floaty and game is hard! Good work!
kjscott
10. May 2020 · 09:56 UTC
The controls were really sluggish making it hard to jump. Not sure if it was a bug but at times I saw several of the bug creatures just facing another another and not moving anywhere as the collision detection seem to lock them together. The last major bug was probably if a bug hit you then the collision detection dragged it towards you pretty much ending your run if you weren't careful.

The basic mechanics of the game; the egg, healing, heat, power, all really good concept and definitely an interesting resource management scheme for trying to play the game. You have to really think about being quick, when to sacrifice health and when to use up the energy to shoot things. I think if this was polished enough it would make a pretty decent game.