Hungry Monster by JOrbits

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made by JOrbits for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

​DISCLAMER: I felt bad on the second day of the jam. Tiredness mixed with headache, therefore this game is obvisouly not finished, there is no sound and the polishing is not done. I hope you'll still have fun playing it. Thanks for checking it out.

The idea of the game was, that you have to sacrifice small minions to keep the monster alive. Sadly there is no goal or threat, just have fun with it though!

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Ratings

Overall 344th 3.615⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Fun 61th 4⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 113th 3.935⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Theme 859th 3.202⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 415th 3.604⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Humor 117th 3.685⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Mood 557th 3.174⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Given 14🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

TrKo
19. Apr 2020 · 22:46 UTC
I had fun playing it, you should finish it, it has potential! :smile:
CocaPasteque
20. Apr 2020 · 07:39 UTC
Would have been a great game if you were not feeling bad :/ I had a lot of fun and even if there's no precise goal, I still kept playing until I scored 35 haha
Evolving
20. Apr 2020 · 07:40 UTC
Realy nice game! It's potapon and lemmings alike) Realy fun!
jabdownsmash
20. Apr 2020 · 07:53 UTC
Love the little guys in this game! The flips are so satisfying, I ended up sticking around until 140~

Wish they could jump off of each other, even if it knocked the bottom ones downwards. It would be hilarious to see an exploding ball of 200 monsters just to launch 1 onto a ledge :smile:
Dreamer
20. Apr 2020 · 08:08 UTC
![P9QM[9@[RM}H~7]1X)$QSRQ.png](///raw/7bf/e/z/2d241.png)

Now, who is the master?
kromeboy
20. Apr 2020 · 11:40 UTC
The core idea is valid, but it need more testing. As now there is no reward for moving or loosing the "lemmings".

Waiting for a postjam version :-D
Maniulo
20. Apr 2020 · 21:20 UTC
Such an awesome idea!
Alexey Kuzovkov
21. Apr 2020 · 10:03 UTC
The core idea is really great. But there is no challenge, because there is no way to actually lose this game.
Also, I was able to "hack" it by constantly pressing right + space bar. That makes tiny guys fly, which makes it easy to earn high score.


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Plopmenz
21. Apr 2020 · 10:04 UTC
Very nice! :D (Got over 400 https://imgur.com/a/PJOUzM3)
James140
21. Apr 2020 · 10:05 UTC
really great idea!
Llewellyn and Michael
21. Apr 2020 · 10:05 UTC
Really funny, cool mechanics, It was much more fun when i realised there was a double jump :laughing:
kr4xkan
21. Apr 2020 · 10:08 UTC
Got 1000 pretty funny tho after a few minutes you only have to jump, quite a funny experience tho
PolyOrbit Studio
21. Apr 2020 · 10:09 UTC
The game is really fun, the core mechanic is good but after around 30 guy you just have to spam the jump key and your score will be rising really fast, i dont konw if that is normal ! But good game ;) !

![jeue.PNG](///raw/a38/03/z/31536.png)
TPZombie
21. Apr 2020 · 10:11 UTC
So fun to play!! Controlling all those little birds feels great, even without a clearly goal. Good job, and I hope you feel better now :)
flashmonkey
21. Apr 2020 · 10:23 UTC
I really likedt the game, the concept is cool.
The Character Designs are so adorable 😍

Don't know if this was a bug, but after a while it was possible to do mid-air jumps :sweat_smile:
Gaminghamster
21. Apr 2020 · 10:49 UTC
Despite it's unfinished state I really liked this. Getting more and more minions to control as the score increases is neat and I can definitely see future mechanics where that would play a huge part ^^
Would not mind seeing a more fleshed out version of this one =)
SnowyCocoon
21. Apr 2020 · 10:57 UTC
cool game but the more monsters you have the easier game gets
Hexa3
21. Apr 2020 · 10:58 UTC
This is a funny one, and sure deserve some polishing ))
gimblll
21. Apr 2020 · 11:07 UTC
That monster sure is hungry. I fear it might develop a tummy ache so I think I should stop feeding it. But the birds just keep coming! And they are delicious! What a predicament!
SheetCode
21. Apr 2020 · 11:53 UTC
Haha, great game, need few polishing for gameplay (platform moved to the position where I couldn't pass) but I enjoyed this game :)
🎤 JOrbits
21. Apr 2020 · 12:11 UTC
@sheetcode you are able to jump of walls, with a bit of trial and error it's possible to get over that ledge you are talking about :wink:

Thanks to everyone so far for their feedback!
ForeverTrash
21. Apr 2020 · 12:39 UTC
The fact you weren't feeling well and left the game in it's current state is suprising by how well done it is. Despite the fact you don't really have a goal it's super fun just to watch the death mechanics and it's really nicely made, the explosion death and the blood and the characters are all super nicely done. Super cool concept I wish I could've seen a finished version. But after around round 30 the platform stop randomly changing, but before that it's such a cool feature. Awesome job bro! Definitely one of the best games I've played so far I'm so surprised.
smbe19
21. Apr 2020 · 13:33 UTC
Very nice game. Even though it is not finished, it was quite a bit of fun to play.
Wheffle
22. Apr 2020 · 19:45 UTC
Strangely satisfying to play. You were on a great track, too bad you got sick! Thanks for releasing it anyway and allowing me a few minutes of odd catharsis.
Blue Pin Studio
22. Apr 2020 · 19:48 UTC
Got to about 400+ before i stopped but it was fun to see the progression of starting with 1 and ending up with enough to flood the screen and ignore the platforms. Very satisfying :)
palsina
22. Apr 2020 · 19:51 UTC
Even in this state is funny and fun to play. I wish you had the second day to finish it!
dankar
22. Apr 2020 · 19:54 UTC
Even though it's not finished I had really fun just spamming the jump button and try to feed the bird-creature with as many dudes as possible at the same time :) I it's developed further it could make for a really good game!
Untitled Studios
22. Apr 2020 · 19:56 UTC
Wow! I would love to see what another day of development would do to this game! (: It has such a natural comedy to it's mechanics that kept a smile on my face the whole time. Please, please keep developing this.
Maverick Fan
22. Apr 2020 · 19:59 UTC
Oh my god. How greedy this monster is. I think I finally understand how this game should be play after scoring to 1000. Why not come a monster beating monster mode? Think it would be another interesting idea to see how the gathering ingredience fight back the monster, haha. Anyway, very very cool and addictive game. Appreciate it!
ShivArt
22. Apr 2020 · 20:07 UTC
it's fun

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Drazihnya
22. Apr 2020 · 20:07 UTC
I think the simple games are always the most fun, this is really fun although at its current state doesnt feel challenging.
ZerohBeat
22. Apr 2020 · 20:07 UTC
Really cool and simple concept. Really enjoyed playing it even in this state! Very addictive and very funny. Really enjoyed waiting and making a large and tall group just so that I could get more of them for feeding. Thank you for the experience.
Untitled Studios
22. Apr 2020 · 20:08 UTC
Oh and also, to one-up everyone else in this comments section:![fdas.PNG](///raw/2c7/c/z/32887.png)
PonyPen
22. Apr 2020 · 20:10 UTC
This is a fantastic game, I think it is my favourite of LD!! I've been having fun going well over 500 with these cute lil black alien blobs. I can't help but think they look a bit like black minions.
DocGeraud
22. Apr 2020 · 20:14 UTC
Even if you could not finish, it is still pretty fun to play with. Well done!
CrisFalcon
22. Apr 2020 · 20:27 UTC
Although it's unfinished, I had a LOT of fun playing it. You should definitely keep working on it!
grtodaro
22. Apr 2020 · 21:09 UTC
It's realy too much fun. I'm still laughing XD
gwinnell
27. Apr 2020 · 21:05 UTC
This game is hilarious! Like some kind of cookie clicker platformer! :laughing: :cookie: