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Don't Leaf Me by MickeyO

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made by MickeyO for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

This is a platformer about a plant who was left behind by his family and needs to find water. His vision is fading, but you can help him.

This game features a lot of bad puns and jumping challenges. This is also the first game I've made with entirely my own art and music, so please enjoy! Let me know if you have any feedback.

Music was created using Beepbox. Art was created with Aseprite. Game was created in Unity.

Video: Making of "Don't Leaf Me" (5 minutes) https://youtu.be/1Gn-6IGVGmA

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Youtube https://mickeyo.itch.io/dont-leaf-me
Youtube https://github.com/mickeyordog/DontLeafMe
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/dont-leaf-me

Ratings

Overall 403th 3.557⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Fun 231th 3.671⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1015th 2.486⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Theme 760th 3.386⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 179th 3.957⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Audio 324th 3.368⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Humor 92th 3.773⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Mood 354th 3.424⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Given 36🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

Listonos
20. Apr 2020 · 02:58 UTC
Controls feels little janky but very nice graphics and cute mood.
Dandala88
20. Apr 2020 · 02:59 UTC
The highlight of this game was definitely the puns. Loved it! Some of the jumps were slightly irritating but I was entertained enough to finish it out. And I'm not gonna lie I played with the water drops at the end until they were maxed out.
Willops
20. Apr 2020 · 03:09 UTC
Fun little title, I liked it! Some of the enemy placement was pretty clever, but I'd have liked to see you make use of the main mechanic of vision reduction more, as is it didn't really effect my gameplay a whole lot.
matt2728
20. Apr 2020 · 03:31 UTC
Nice, idk why but that little spin was super satisfying. Felt great finally figuring out how to get past the row of birds that have variable speed. Thumbs up!
Piko Monde
20. Apr 2020 · 04:45 UTC
Nice 5 minutes games! good music.. I finish all of it!.. Nice pun, ha ha.. More level please.. :smile:
Dinaharison
20. Apr 2020 · 05:03 UTC
Really fun game, i like the way you did the fog of war, and i played more with the water drops than the birds.
the.jahn
20. Apr 2020 · 05:21 UTC
That spin - that spin is fantastic! Made me smile every time. Aha.
Galgris
20. Apr 2020 · 05:51 UTC
Like the style. As someone said, slightly irritating controls/jumps sometimes, but that is was games like these are supposed to be like. Annoying - and then you play some more. Didn't know plants were afraid of birds... :) ...and bonus point for the puns...
🎤 MickeyO
20. Apr 2020 · 06:00 UTC
@listonos @galgris Thanks for the feedback! Could you guys elaborate on what part of the controls you didn't like? Was it that the jump button didn't always work when you pressed it right after another jump?
Galgris
20. Apr 2020 · 06:09 UTC
Most of the time It was probably because of my bad timing. I think I have issues with the lack of physics. No momentum. The plant moves and stops instantly when pressing or releasing the arrow keys, even in mid air. Nothing wrong with having it that way, It's just me... ;)
Ch4oticAU
20. Apr 2020 · 06:31 UTC
Really interesting game! I like the graphics a lot, and the little tune that accompanies my adventure. The game controls felt really tight and some of the levels were pretty tough so I appreciate the fact that there's no "lives". Overall great job :)
dasun
20. Apr 2020 · 08:41 UTC
Pretty good game, nice graphics, I was kinda dissapointed at the end because the light was never really a problem, so If the light life was shorter, it would make the game more interresting.
IronyGames
20. Apr 2020 · 10:40 UTC
With such dialogue, I get why the plant was left behind. Wait.

Fun platformer, really liked the humor of it. As feedback, I would say to make the dialogue static, especially on the tutorials. Otherwise you have to stop to read.
Gaminghamster
20. Apr 2020 · 11:16 UTC
That's one adorable plant ^^
A solid little platformer. Could use some sound effects but overall this is great! =D
jbasinger
20. Apr 2020 · 13:16 UTC
Super fun with great puns. It feels like a game that speed runners would latch on to. Great job!
Rafael Pontes
20. Apr 2020 · 16:27 UTC
I like how you made very few assets and made a whole game with them!! Nice roll animation! Hahahaha
chromableedstudios
21. Apr 2020 · 06:51 UTC
Curiously enough, the only thing that went through the mind of the bowl of petunias as it fell was Oh no, not again. Many people have speculated that if we knew exactly why the bowl of petunias had thought that we would know a lot more about the nature of the Universe than we do now...

nice work! fun graphics/character and concept.
Mulberg
22. Apr 2020 · 03:37 UTC
That is a nice little game! I really like the visual style =)
M8rix
22. Apr 2020 · 06:27 UTC
Neat game! Very well polished and feels super good. Cute graphics and... puns... good job!
ldd
22. Apr 2020 · 23:43 UTC
great puns!
I'm here after watching your video on how you made it. Pretty cool stuff
🎤 MickeyO
23. Apr 2020 · 06:07 UTC
@ldd Awesome, thanks for the support!
Mika la Grand
25. Apr 2020 · 13:39 UTC
The jokes are funny and the art and music are good; some sfx's would be nice as well. I also noticed that the controls need some work, for example there is no grace jumping. Also, the UI is rendered behind obstacles.
Motley
29. Apr 2020 · 15:24 UTC
The humor was on point :D
Linx
06. May 2020 · 14:51 UTC
Nice little game, mechanics are solid and the jokes are hilarious. Another mechanic or more levels would have rounded it up, but nice job anyway!