Hiccaterpillar by CaptAndrey

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made by CaptAndrey for Ludum Dare 51 (COMPO)

Help caterpillars🐛🐛 stop hiccupping every 10 seconds⏲️

Ratings

Given 13🗳️ 12🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 5243
03. Oct 2022 · 08:48 UTC
Nice idea. Took me a while to understand how to go about things and the feedback of what's happening isn't super clear. But when I got how everything worked, it was quite fun! Nice work!
icxon
09. Oct 2022 · 19:35 UTC
Water droplets not always visible, but once I figured out the strategy it got easier. Nice puzzle game! 🐞

https://youtu.be/aIDADsS5Jxk
LDJam user 298496
14. Oct 2022 · 13:58 UTC
Really novel idea, I love the way you introduce WASD as the controls.
Boodle
14. Oct 2022 · 14:36 UTC
Took a while to grasp the concept that they hiccuped away your water droplets, but once I did it turned into a neat little idea for a puzzle game, with sometimes frustrating moments of just barely missing a drink timer because another caterpillar hiccuped the final droplet away right before it was eaten.

I leave you with the line: "I ran into a lot of bugs", because, well, that's the gameplay loop.
LDJam user 259666
14. Oct 2022 · 14:47 UTC
I really don't understand this, sorry
TwistedHawk
14. Oct 2022 · 16:09 UTC
I think is is a neat idea for a game. It controls pretty smoothly, sounds good, and I like the visual design! I would think about now what a loss condition for the game would be. Or even have a score comparison arcade style saying, they hiccuped less than me! Otherwise, nice work on the mechanics!
fabula_rasa
14. Oct 2022 · 16:31 UTC
This is so very cute! Both the graphics and the hiccups sfx are nice.

I'm not sure if I ran into bugs (pun intended ;)) or if that was a design decision, but in the third level I kept being able to gather less and less water drops. Up to a point where my ladybug could not even hold enough water drops to feed the largest caterpillar. Which made the level impossible to finish.

It takes a bit to understand what you're supposed to do, but I liked that. I like games that allow me to figure out the world on my own. And I liked how you integrated the controls into the world. Neet!

A unique take on the theme and, again, really cute!
LDJam user 11377
14. Oct 2022 · 16:47 UTC
Cute idea. I like the little footstep sounds as you scurry around :)
Flying Dog Fish
14. Oct 2022 · 19:21 UTC
What a cute game! Darn caterpillars kept knocking water off my ladybug so I couldn't help them much.
Milestone Games
15. Oct 2022 · 14:38 UTC
Interesting game! It was kinda hard figuring out the mechanics.
Salier
15. Oct 2022 · 15:20 UTC
Nice game with a bit of a puzzle-side but could really use a bit more explaination either in-game or on the game page.
Vykri
15. Oct 2022 · 21:12 UTC
Hey, thanks for making the game! I played through it and recorded my thoughts.

https://youtu.be/rNU3V-IMuAw
TopperVideoGames
16. Oct 2022 · 10:02 UTC
This is a very cute and charming game! I managed to beat the game, so I think I got a handle on the mechanics pretty well. Just enough feedback to tell the blue was something the caterpillars needed, so much that it took me a bit to realize it was water to stop hiccups! The last level was very tough, though it may have been the water on the ladybug starting to overlap on itself.

The game could have a bit more complexity for more levels, but it is currently very cute to hear the bugs hiccup in a pattern. Good job!
🎤 CaptAndrey
16. Oct 2022 · 12:22 UTC
@matt-ravenhall @icxon @boodle @twistedhawk @fabula-rasa @beefsock @flying-dog-fish @salier @vykri @toppervideogames Thanks for the detailed feedback!
Indeed, the game has a visual bug(ha-ha). Because of it, drops sometimes stop displaying correctly. Yet they continue to work.
Hope the game managed to entertain you!
Mickxe
16. Oct 2022 · 16:18 UTC
I liked this a lot, it made me feel like I was doing a very important job :smile:
LavaMagmo
17. Oct 2022 · 07:46 UTC
A cool game but it was a bit hard to understand.
betovf
17. Oct 2022 · 08:11 UTC
I like the concept and humor but it lacks of some guidance or instructions to play effectively from start.