Penguin Panic by MediocreMonty

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made by MediocreMonty for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

You're a vegan penguin named Todd and you need to get fishy fish back to his family!

Beat 11 challenging levels, dodging eggs, and slapping other penguins into oblivion to order to protect your fishy friend.​​

Trailer: https://twitter.com/ToasterTot/status/1252426645551460354 Penguin Panic LD46 4<em>20</em>2020 19<em>33</em>02.png PP GIF 1.gif Penguin Panic LD46 4<em>20</em>2020 19<em>32</em>21.png Penguin Panic LD46 4<em>20</em>2020 19<em>32</em>16.png Penguin Panic LD46 4<em>20</em>2020 19<em>32</em>13.png PP GIF 2.gif

Ratings

Overall 614th 3.75⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 103th 4.075⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 837th 3.475⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1784th 3.375⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1383th 3.5⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 768th 3.447⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 532th 3.475⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1462th 3.263⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 35🗳️ 3🗨️

Feedback

Herman Chau
21. Apr 2020 · 03:10 UTC
This was a ton of fun! Is the level with the eggs that home in on you and the penguins the last level? I was definitely survived until the bar reached the full amount but nothing happened.

The music and sound effects are fitting too and give a pretty good retro vibe.
No Grapes Games
21. Apr 2020 · 03:32 UTC
Fun little dodging game! Felt a bit like an extended Bullet Hell attack sequence in Undertale. Controls were nice, levels were appropriately challenging. If you go on to make post-jam changes, it would be cool to have a level select.
Good work!
🎤 MediocreMonty
21. Apr 2020 · 04:54 UTC
@herman-chau There's more level's after that, there's a glitch right now where the bar goes full and then you have one more penguin to get. Thank you!
🎤 MediocreMonty
21. Apr 2020 · 04:55 UTC
@no-grapes-games I was actually thinking about Undertale while making it so you hit it on the nose there! And a level select is a great idea for Post-Jam! Thank you!
Isiah Brighton
30. Apr 2020 · 18:43 UTC
Very fun! There was an issue with the first time enemy penguins and eggs were spawned at the same time, where the progress bar got longer than its own box and the game didn't end. I'm sure this has something to do with the progress bar incrementing in chunks when the other penguins spawn - if another penguin spawns before I defeat the final one, it increments beyond what it's supposed to.

I really like this system for bullet hell. Getting hit by bullets is okay if you can recover quickly. The fact that eggs go away when they hit me meant I could even shield my fish from the eggs, which led to being able to make a lot of interesting decisions within this small field.
Molpe
30. Apr 2020 · 20:32 UTC
Haha, this was fun and challenging, I liked it a lot :) I think I found a bug or maybe the last level doesn't end..? But it was still great to play :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPuE0tJTPNY
Akuirako
03. May 2020 · 13:48 UTC
Very nice level of polish there ! I thought it was pretty funny, the graphics are nice, the only thing I think could be improved would be a pause button though :)
bkmld
03. May 2020 · 19:12 UTC
Wish I could try it out. Seems to be no linux or web version.
Achiliuus
06. May 2020 · 17:52 UTC
I really like the style, it makes me think of undertale fightsn it's very cool ! Graphism and animation are amazing and i appreciate the song :) Nice job !
flyingbear
06. May 2020 · 18:34 UTC
This is really cool! There's a surprising amount of polish for a game jam game with the ice extending at the end of the level, the lines that telegraph the eggs, and the tutorial. Sound, music, art are solid all around. I was also impressed by the variety of patterns eggs would come at you in.

I only have a few minor nitpicks that don't really affect my score for this:
1. The penguin that eats your fish should be a different color, kinda like the enemy penguins. I was confused and thought I was eating the fish at first
2. The time between when you teach how to fight enemy penguins and when you next encounter them is pretty long. I can see people forgetting what key to press in that time.
divadyugi
06. May 2020 · 18:44 UTC
Very fun game. I really like the art as well. The concept is really good, and I thought it was pretty funny.
joll05
06. May 2020 · 19:02 UTC
Fun game! The graphics were good, and I appriciate the behind the scenes audio of the penguin walking sound :smile: I feel like it could work with a random level generation system, although I obviously understand why you couldn't do that in 72 hours.
🎤 MediocreMonty
06. May 2020 · 19:45 UTC
@flyingbear Thanks for the super in depth feedback! I want to make a post-jam version and I'll take that into consideration! :)
🎤 MediocreMonty
06. May 2020 · 19:46 UTC
@joll05 I honestly forgot that was packaged in with the zip file. It wasn't supposed to be there, but I'm glad you enjoyed it hahaha
linluk
07. May 2020 · 17:50 UTC
very cute graphics. and a nice take on the theme. a veggi penguin keeping the fish alive,... hilarious!


tech note: i played on linux using wine. it worked perfectly :-)
SassyKeys
07. May 2020 · 18:05 UTC
Great entry! The levels were very well done. The increase of difficulty was well paced and the change of music with the higher intensity was a nice enhancement! Great all around work!
Nachodlv
07. May 2020 · 18:31 UTC
I Enjoyed a lot the game. I liked how the levels introduce new mechanics to the game. Good Job!
Convg
09. May 2020 · 12:09 UTC
This game is really cool. I love the progression of new features such as the targeting. I played it to the end of the end screen :smile:
![TrueEnd.PNG](///raw/dd8/c2/z/33e34.png)
🎤 MediocreMonty
10. May 2020 · 18:30 UTC
@convg I'm speechless. I didn't even know anyone would be able to beat the end screen. I couldn't even beat it so I didn't bother adding anything afterwards. Good job! Haha
Convg
10. May 2020 · 19:38 UTC
@mediocremonty You should do post LD I love this game
🎤 MediocreMonty
11. May 2020 · 01:52 UTC
@convg I'm planning on making a 3d version in unity but I'm still learning c#. We'll see what happens haha. Thank you so much!
Convg
11. May 2020 · 08:27 UTC
@mediocremonty Sounds awesome! @mention me here if it gets finished :)