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Hermann the German Dough by conrad

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made by conrad for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

This little game is about Hermann, a lovely piece of dough. Treat him well and he will grow bigger, do him harm and he will shrink. If you've completed this tricky job, you can bake a cake or share the dough with others. Yay!

BTW: Passing on this kind of dough is actually a real German tradition :)

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Resources
Base recipe (German): https://www.kiludo.ch/download-09winter#block-yui31723144641713299618346
Used font: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Patrick+Hand

SPOILERS
First 5 steps: http://conrad.codes/hermann/first5.html
All steps: http://conrad.codes/hermann/all.html

Youtube http://conrad.codes/hermann/final
Youtube https://conrad.codes/hermann/Hermann_final.zip
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/hermann-the-german-dough

Ratings

Overall 1419th 3.405⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 2111th 2.833⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 399th 3.738⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 59th 4.333⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 465th 4.143⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 936th 3.31⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 340th 3.69⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 747th 3.65⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

Brendev
20. Apr 2020 · 07:56 UTC
Fun little game! I played for like 20 minutes and sadly couldn't get Herman to grow consistently. I really loved the art and the mood of the game, I thought it fit the theme very well! The audio could definitely use some work though.
Teto
23. Apr 2020 · 12:18 UTC
Really nice and orginal concept amongst all the plant and fire games! Very cute graphics and I really loved Hermann! The visual feedback from him was nice but could maybe be enhance with some audio too.
stuembi
30. Apr 2020 · 10:36 UTC
cool and cute idea, i liked the concept that you have to find out yourself how to treat hermann right. one thing tho, as he was getting heavier, he kinda looked like he got smaller?? anyway, schön gemacht!
MikDionio
02. May 2020 · 15:12 UTC
great concept. it was kind of like a puzzle game. I would really like to see this fleshed out more. As a suggestion, I would have liked more feedback on whether or not what I was doing was right. As soon as I tried something he would end up with a sad face (except for one time, but when I tried it again it made him sad :( ). Also, there seems to be a bug where if I start a new game after dying, the new game retains my previous game's weight.
puppetmaster
02. May 2020 · 16:47 UTC
Harmonious design and good choice of colours. I laughed several times because of the dough face. My dough has died an overweight death. Well done, keep it up!![Hermann.png](///raw/264/z/33ae9.png)
the.eyes.within
03. May 2020 · 12:40 UTC
Nice concept, and the graphics are very good. I also like that you put a little introduction to the game at the beginning, good job!
zoarfy
04. May 2020 · 17:29 UTC
Hi I just played your game and really enjoyed it.

You did a fantastic job with the art and general vibes of the game. Love the goofy little animations, and all the humour you injected into the details all over the place.

Grabbing the ingredients felt really nice, and I love how they wobble back and forth.

I definitely struggled to keep Hermann alive (even being a sourdough baker myself lol!) but I really enjoyed the experience. Congrats on the submission!
flyingbear
09. May 2020 · 06:50 UTC
This was an adorable game! This is why I love playing and giving feedback after game jams it's to discover unique games like this that you'd otherwise *never* get to play! Sure, it's a little rough around the edges, (the weight doesn't seem to reset between restarts) but I feel like this game taught me about culture (German culture *and* yeast culture!) and did so in an adorable way.
HacksawUnit
11. May 2020 · 22:24 UTC
This is an incredibly sweet little game! I wish I was better at taking care of my Hermanns, though... I do not know much about taking care of dough, so I was at a loss as to what needed to be done.
neontropics
11. May 2020 · 23:56 UTC
This is super cute! I treated Herman pretty bad though and he never lived long - I'm always a bit too inpatient in these sorts of games and mainly threw everything at him.
VirtuaWorlds
12. May 2020 · 00:41 UTC
Nice game, I like the cute dough animations and the theme, also you taught me something about German culture I never knew about. I wish I could tell if I was doing things right. I couldn't figure out to make the poor guy happy ! I saw you were just under 20 votes so hopefully this helps you out! good work.
Pascone
12. May 2020 · 01:08 UTC
Really cute puzzle game
🎤 conrad
15. May 2020 · 19:56 UTC
Thank you all so much for your support! This was our first game in general and your feedback made us very happy and confident to make another one for the next Ludum Dare.
Like @flyingbear said, it's so nice to play games you never get to play! So we're looking forward to the next Jam and again: thanks :).
Conrad & Anja