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The little match girl by yangying

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made by yangying for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Hi here is Yangying REN, a new game designer. This is my first time participating in Ludum Dare. This is a 2d strategy game that you need to keep the little match girl alive.

This game is in memory of my favorite fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen.

My version is Mac ONLY but my friend may upload the Windows version.!

AWSD: MOVING

Q: SELL MATCHES

SPACE: FIRE MATCHSTICK TO KEEP WARM

PS: Because of unknown bug, please use 2560x1600 resolution for mac version. Sorry for the inconvenient.

New update: the moving bugs have been fixed.

Screen Shot 2020-04-21 at 06.37.03.pngScreen Shot 2020-04-21 at 06.35.06.png

here is the trailer:

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Df4y1S7dd/

Youtube https://yangying-ren.itch.io/the-little-match-girl
Youtube https://ling-peiyu.itch.io/the-little-match-girl
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/the-little-match-girl

Ratings

Overall 1286th 3.477⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 2390th 2.525⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1974th 2.881⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1266th 3.643⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 282th 4.304⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1755th 2.342⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 734th 3.658⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

yellow
21. Apr 2020 · 05:19 UTC
itch页面打不开
Wxzuir
21. Apr 2020 · 06:41 UTC
The art style is awesome!Nice work!

开发者用无尽模式这一设计，揭露了资本主义压迫劳动者，无情剥削人民的本质！揭示了资本主义社会的黑暗和罪恶！
Rahcelz
21. Apr 2020 · 13:46 UTC
Nice art!
Sometimes the character would move even though I didn't press any button.
pomelouncia
23. Apr 2020 · 05:52 UTC
美术风格不错，要是有更多的互动性会更加有趣。
Grigri Games
23. Apr 2020 · 18:45 UTC
Really cool graphics !
Lisichka
24. Apr 2020 · 07:05 UTC
This is like the game where you are a homeless person who survives in the city of snowmen at Christmas
GOD COLO
24. Apr 2020 · 07:06 UTC
Nice Graphics! :open_mouth:
The music fits the game!
Is the character skid intentional? :thinking:
Greato Jobu! :smile:
🎤 yangying
24. Apr 2020 · 07:25 UTC
@god-colo Sorry! that is just a bug I didn't fix for box collider😂，I am not that familiar with Unity. Sorry for the inconvenient.
GOD COLO
24. Apr 2020 · 07:31 UTC
@yangying No no, it's okay! :smile:
BluShine
24. Apr 2020 · 07:36 UTC
I love the art. Great drawings.

The gameplay was very difficult. I kept dying after the second day. It was really hard to find houses that wanted to buy matches. And sometimes they disappeared before I could get there.

It also seemed hard to move around. Sometimes the character would move slowly, or would try to move to the side even when I wasn't pressing buttons.
🎤 yangying
24. Apr 2020 · 07:48 UTC
@blushine Hi thank you for your respond! Yes it is hard especially if you cannot earn enough money for the first three days and that is what happened in the real fairy tale of Hans Andersen. The moving is because of bugs with box collider which I really don't know how to fix it sorry for the inconvenient.
sndr
24. Apr 2020 · 07:57 UTC
The assets are pretty, the audio is very soothing and melancholic, and... is there actually a chance to sell any matches? I did not find absolutely anyone on the street, and had to keep using my own matches to keep the girl alive. Felt so bad for the little girl!

It definitely touches your heart. Sad story :cry:
🎤 yangying
24. Apr 2020 · 08:04 UTC
@sndr Hi, yes there are people want to buy matches, just keep moving and find places with the light (even though they just keep for a really short time 😂). Actually when you survive from the beginning 3 days the game would become quite easy, so just keep trying, good luck!.
SvenErik
25. Apr 2020 · 09:39 UTC
A really nice game, the music and the graphics are excellent, the aesthetics overall give a nice harmonious feeling to it. Fairy-talesh vibe and everything, wonderful. Gameplay wise the movement is a bit clunky, but otherwise it is fairly good. I'd like to see a post-ludum version of this. Great work! :)
🎤 yangying
25. Apr 2020 · 09:48 UTC
@svenerik Hi! Thank you for your reply! We will check what bugs affect the movement later, sorry for the inconvenient😢.
SvenErik
25. Apr 2020 · 09:50 UTC
@yangying Oh it didn't affect that much, don't worry! I just meant this could be polished up eventually and can be made into even something greater. :wink:
studiocurtis
25. Apr 2020 · 21:35 UTC
Great work. I love the concept and graphics. I watched your trailer video but was not able to download the game on my machine. The concept brings back memories of when I saw the Disney animated short based on the same story, which was the most emotionally intense animation piece I've ever seen. I recommend you put in your project notes that your game is based on the classic fairy tale "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen. It's always good to give credit where credit is due :-) I appreciate you making a game about something very vulnerable.
HotPot
26. Apr 2020 · 00:51 UTC
非常好的游戏！小女孩很可爱（死了的样子也很可爱），玩起来很有那种无助感，音乐也应景，完成度挺高。
提一点个人的建议：在开始界面加个开始键感觉会更好（习惯性按左键突然进入游戏感觉有些突兀），在没懂怎么玩好之前有点新手不友好（容易死，不过也更凸显小女孩的无助XD），要是再稍微多一点内容就更好啦。

总而言之是个很好的游戏，期待下一个作品呀
🎤 yangying
26. Apr 2020 · 02:42 UTC
@hotpot hi 开始界面应该是有写start game和操作解释的，可能是因为分辨率的原因ui出了问题，但我应该锁死了分辨率才对啊😂，开始就在开始界面的那个大火柴盒子的上方。谢谢您的游玩。
🎤 yangying
26. Apr 2020 · 05:25 UTC
@studiocurtis Hi! Thank you for your advice! Yes I will add a note in memorize Hans Andersen which is also my favorite fairy tale writer!
studiocurtis
26. Apr 2020 · 15:54 UTC
@yangying Thanks for the response. I'm glad me feedback was helpful :-)
ryjcio
03. May 2020 · 18:43 UTC
Graphics and audio are really lovely, but the game itself is waaay to hard. Was not able to buy any matches after two tries.
Local Minimum
07. May 2020 · 18:30 UTC
Graphics was really nice and the use of the theme. But the character felt a bit too slow walking around and it was a bit unclear interaction selling the matches. Very nice idea on well made animations though!
AkirAssasin
09. May 2020 · 11:55 UTC
Was the difficulty intentional? Because it really reinforced the mood and experience well.
Pusheeneiro
09. May 2020 · 16:28 UTC
Wow, great game and nice trailer.
Zitao YE
12. May 2020 · 16:23 UTC
不知道为啥，q键没有反应，整体美术风格很棒，特别是开头菜单，十分惊艳。