Bento Bugs by superjai

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made by superjai for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Summary

Dispatching these simple beetles should be no problem at all!


How to Play

Protect your food from pesky pests!

  • Swipe your mouse to slash.
  • P for pause & settings.

If you're lucky, you might catch an illusive scarab.


Team

Made by: Jeremy Weeks (@superjai), Yenny Yulianni (@doraemon), Zach Hahn (@Kidabra) and Jake Grice (@Jake-G)


Play it Now!

See the links below to play in the browser (no download required).


Screenshots

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Ratings

Overall 1th 4.574⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1th 4.632⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 264th 3.632⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 19th 4.485⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 28th 4.662⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Audio 12th 4.397⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Humor 213th 3.641⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Mood 91th 4.172⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

stormburpee
08. Oct 2024 · 02:22 UTC
Mate, you guys knocked it out of the park here. Visually this is amazing - very satisfying to slice the bugs, I love the core game loop with being able to level up the different aspects of the features that give you different abilities.

Very relaxing & easy to play - would make for a great mobile game to sit and waste time with. Yuo guys killed it!

Only feedback is - slicing feels unpredictable at times, maybe giving a buffer of where the slice is to make it easier to get used too (can reduce as levels go on)
Sabrina_Ross
08. Oct 2024 · 02:49 UTC
This game was like a dopamine rush!! Could definitely see this being like one of those tik tok games that complement a reddit story. Would like the audio to be a bit less repetitive.
Dominic Graziano
08. Oct 2024 · 02:54 UTC
![jarofbugjuice.jpg](///raw/3c9/81/z/67b34.jpg)

really enjoyed it! basically fruit ninja but the enemy AI made for some nice variety and the goo physics were great without feeling out of place in the overall art style.
Ascenial
08. Oct 2024 · 03:00 UTC
this game is really addictive it easy to play and is a good take on fruit ninja i played a until it crashed some how lol. I actually played it so long my wrist now hurts from spamming back and fourth with my mouse. other than that it feels like the sword misses shots I should've 100% hit but it could just be a skill issue.
Sevadusk
08. Oct 2024 · 03:10 UTC
The shaders or method you used to get the slicing, the bug remains, and upgrades filling up look so cool. The game is very very satisfying. It is slightly repetitive after some time, but balance is understandable for a jam game. Also, the slicing would be better if the increased swords didn't miss in the middle as a QOL change. Overall, this is a top game for sure. I can't understand how all of this was done in 3 days!
Codeman1010
08. Oct 2024 · 03:19 UTC
Absolutely amazing game, this belongs on an app store immediately
Meru
08. Oct 2024 · 16:55 UTC
Amazing game! You should Upload it to an AppStore.
briskcz
08. Oct 2024 · 19:04 UTC
Great game! Had really good time playing it. You should consider releasing it somewhere, I wonder how it would play using touch inputs.
LDJam user 317693
08. Oct 2024 · 20:49 UTC
This was surprisingly well-balanced! The upgrades were fun, yet it stayed a good difficulty up until the end. It ended up crashing for me after it got really intense, I'll post the error I got.
![firefox_VgRx3inwU9.png](///raw/df8/d4/z/68134.png)
NBumgardner
09. Oct 2024 · 02:39 UTC
Finding the most powerful upgrade was a lot of fun, and the goop graphic is stylish. I winced every time I cut a bug, but eventually I managed to desensitize myself to it. I suppose that shows how convincing the creature design turned out.
Sharky3188
09. Oct 2024 · 04:27 UTC
Juice!
Awesome fun game, really satisfying and the upgrades felt really rewarding. The visuals are well presented. All the food looks delicious and i love the effect on the bug goo.
The end screen with the jar filling up is very satisfying.
Some minor balance issues and i think some of the waves can feel a bit long as my wrists started hurting.
Great entry.
![Overflow.png](///raw/a3e/81/z/682a7.png)
La bread
09. Oct 2024 · 04:32 UTC
Got max upgrades on everything, really fun slashing game, would love to see a mobile version maybe. Especially near the end of my runs when the bugs would swarm so I would just slash half-hazardly. good job!
Radjax
09. Oct 2024 · 04:35 UTC
You guys did an amazing job! This was a blast to play, super satistfying to get all the way leveled up and survive the larger waves. Way to keep the scope tight and deliver a fun game, the audio animations and theme were all spot on.
Cisco
09. Oct 2024 · 04:35 UTC
Great game! The mechanic keep on giving and the art sound complement the gameplay very well. I hate when the bugs start running fast (in a good way) hahah. Very good game.
LDJam user 273626
09. Oct 2024 · 12:50 UTC
Game was fun and looked well polished! And my favorite part of this, completely playable on my tablet!!! I now have a game to play while riding transit or need something to do while waiting around.
Rincs
09. Oct 2024 · 15:20 UTC
This was fun for me once I muted the slashing sounds. :3 Thanks!! I would love a "zen" mode where you just slash to your heart's desire at max level hehehe.

Then I saw Kaida's comment and decided to try playing with my tablet monitor. Then I became OP.
I wanted to include the "Thanks for Playing" but also wanted to overflow the jars, but the text went away as I was overfilling the jars XDDD

![Screenshot 2024-10-10 001900.png](///raw/ccf/64/z/684cf.png)
ShadowMitia
09. Oct 2024 · 19:09 UTC
Very cool game! Very satisfying, especially the goo and sound design!
Reminds me of fruit ninja, but this one feels nicer to play! (And more fun)
Jonathan Vinesar
10. Oct 2024 · 06:45 UTC
what a great entry. sound design is on point, just wish there were some audio sliders since it was pretty loud. You ramp up very quickly, which is perfect for a game jam, but I can definitely see a longer version of this being a very successful mobile game. Well done guys!
daflamingpotato
10. Oct 2024 · 20:33 UTC
By far the best jam game I've seen so far. Amazing work
Beric Moeller
10. Oct 2024 · 23:28 UTC
I absolutely loved the graphics and style! It was a little tricky on trackpad, but it still ended up being pretty fun! It would make for an amazing mobile game!
LDJam user 250426
11. Oct 2024 · 07:57 UTC
now dats a lotta juice!
![goo.png](///raw/a32/d3/z/68916.png)

Great sound designs and beautiful icky bugs! the way they moved around felt really organic and had a lot of life to them. until i cut them up >:D
Ategon
12. Oct 2024 · 16:54 UTC
Thanks for submitting your game to the stream! If you wanted to watch it again in the future heres the vod of the stream (timestamped to your game)

https://www.youtube.com/live/I2NaC9C0rDI?t=13697

Also Wanted to ask if youre fine with me using gameplay from the game in this LDs [score chasers tournament](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/$405421/ludum-dare-score-chasers-qualification-begins) intermission video. (Would play in the breaks of the tournament on my stream). Last year for reference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuddhZScWxo
Empyreans
23. Oct 2024 · 20:25 UTC
Beautifully made game of great quality which is hard to expect from such a short jam period, but you managed to make it happen! Astonishing achievement! Guess my Fruit Ninja skills aren't lost yet :sunglasses:

Thank you for submitting it to the stream, I played it and here's my fun experience :)

https://youtu.be/607xcdSIFB8

~XpMonster
deox
26. Oct 2024 · 21:45 UTC
send help, overdosing on dopamine
LDJam user 2331
26. Oct 2024 · 23:23 UTC
Congrats other Meep :D
Bananplyte
28. Oct 2024 · 08:12 UTC
![winner.png](///raw/384/43/z/692ae.png)

Such a well deserved win. I feel like I was playing one of the historical greats when the first smart-phone apps came out. Pure dopamine hack.
NBumgardner
30. Oct 2024 · 02:15 UTC
The multipliers add to the replayability, balancing collecting with attacking. Nicely done.