Embers by CaptainAbi

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made by CaptainAbi for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

Keep the fire alive. But don't overburden yourself, it's a steep climb.

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First Ludum Dare. Some thoughts about it here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/embers/what-ive-learned-from-this

Ratings

Overall 911th 2.95⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1010th 2.475⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 993th 2.575⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 671th 3.5⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 433th 3.575⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 231th 3.526⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 196th 3.65⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 11🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

nicksmaddog
20. Apr 2020 · 02:55 UTC
Really enjoyed the music, and the art style. It was a little difficult to tell when the fire was getting close to going out, so having a more dramatic size difference in the flames or something would help. Overall, well done!
🎤 CaptainAbi
20. Apr 2020 · 02:59 UTC
@nicksmaddog thanks so much, thank you for the feedback! :)
brunosly
20. Apr 2020 · 03:17 UTC
Cool concept and sweet art! I do miss a feedback for the fire life tho. Great work!
PatrickJR
20. Apr 2020 · 03:29 UTC
Great job on the music. I like the background. It's good that I can jump right into playing. However, I think the gameplay is too simple and unoriginal. Adding a few more mechanics would have made the game more engaging. For example, covering the fire from rain or something.
nick0124 creator
20. Apr 2020 · 15:04 UTC
Good graphics and music create some mood to this game, but game so easy.
Sticmac
20. Apr 2020 · 19:23 UTC
I like the game’s mood a lot, you managed to do something very relaxing and lovely! Awesome :slight_smile:
The game might be a bit easy and it’s a bit hard to understand when the fire is going to die, if you want to improve the gameplay!
Chicken Castle Artwork
21. Apr 2020 · 04:03 UTC
This game is a must with music on! (Don't ask me why but I tried it first without and I completly lost purpose and progress). The music is really wonderful, with the crackling fire and wind *heart*. Something to note is that if a bit of wood lands in bottom right (before fence) you can't pick it up as it gets stuck.
It may be worth adding a fire health bar in future so player can see the progress of the fire (I wanted to know how to win!). I also love the artwork in the sky too.
Great work on doing it all!
Mathieu Semin
23. Apr 2020 · 10:15 UTC
Nice relaxing mood ! The audio and sfx are amazing
For improvements, maybe you could add more feedback for the fire and animations for picking up and dropping wood logs

Good job !
lesinvisible
24. Apr 2020 · 21:05 UTC
Atmospheric scene, I liked art style and music.
ndrw
03. May 2020 · 05:25 UTC
I really like the graphics and attention to detail (such as the player getting smaller at the top of the hill), creative take on the "keeping fire alive" game. I agree with the other commenters on the fire health bar. Nice job!
notke
05. May 2020 · 01:55 UTC
Very beautiful and simple game. Quite relaxing too. Wish there was a few more things to do.
jk5000
06. May 2020 · 07:36 UTC
The atmosphere, graphics and music is all really good. I wish there was a bit contend, perhaps a story or some more gameplay.
kruemelkeksfan
08. May 2020 · 18:54 UTC
Lovely Graphics, Music and SFX as the others noted.

Gameplay could be made more entertaining if picking up logs was not capped, but instead every log slows you down, so that at a certain point its more efficient to go twice. This would give the player more choice instead of just picking the closest 5 logs and bringing them to the fire as fast as possible.
Camden Obertop
09. May 2020 · 01:40 UTC
Chill vibes with atmospheric atmosphere. I wish there was more of an end goal for keeping the fire alive
picross
09. May 2020 · 01:41 UTC
I liked the atmosphere and music a lot. I think the core loop could be a little bit more obvious. Also, a goal would be nice--last through the night, maybe? Nice work!