Fat Larry at the All-U-Can-Eat buffet by mariszin

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made by mariszin for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

Fat Larry found this new cool All-U-Can-Eat buffet, bet the floor there is too weak to hold his fat "body". There are many hungry children hidden in the basement that will try to eat Larries food. So You must gather all the food You can, before the children steal it from You. Ekrānuzņēmums 2021-04-26 214349.png

Ratings

Overall 1467th 3.191⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Fun 927th 3.338⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1269th 2.956⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1091th 3.515⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1738th 2.382⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Audio 1202th 2.561⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Humor 322th 3.53⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1512th 2.984⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Given 38🗳️ 41🗨️

Feedback

phealsout
26. Apr 2021 · 19:53 UTC
freaking larry
Wallkysek
27. Apr 2021 · 19:30 UTC
Nice game you've made. I loved the story behind it, it was really funny. I would like more visibility, because they always caught me when I went somewhere I didn't see properly. I really loved the subtle thing how he gets fatter. Maybe work more on music, having some intermission would help a lot.
skaminska
27. Apr 2021 · 19:31 UTC
I spawned once on small hole next to the level edge without connection to main rooms. But game is really nice to play
Lélek Hunor Kadosa
27. Apr 2021 · 19:34 UTC
Level 15 :D
The idea is pretty fun. It's a simple but good game.
Just please....if you make a music It's cool, but than make it longer then 2 seconds. I get really annoyed really quickly by that
Pious
27. Apr 2021 · 19:35 UTC
Pretty cute game. Music gets repetitive but understandably so. The HTML version has the numbers wrap to a second row when any of the food items get to 20. I like the procedurally generated levels. Feels too easy though. It's funny how you ascend when you get lighter and how you widen when you get fatter.
Homlet
27. Apr 2021 · 19:39 UTC
The gradual fattening of Larry as he fell through the floors was a nice touch
Adam K
27. Apr 2021 · 19:39 UTC
Very simple but solid game. Trying to dodge around the enemies and maximize your weight had a really good feel.
Potential future improvement:
Have a small window in the corner that displays the weights of the food during gameplay. There was a really good puzzle aspect where you wanted to maximize your weight at each level, but it was really hard to remember what all of the weights were.
Luke Frisbee
27. Apr 2021 · 19:58 UTC
Nice game, Simple and effective! I played until level 30, my suggestion would be to have a bit more difficulty scaling. Later on I felt no conflict in progression. Despite that it kept me interested enough to play for quite awhile, great job!
Junior Lima
29. Apr 2021 · 09:38 UTC
it's a simple game, but I ate a lot :meat_on_bone: ! good job!
Copito
29. Apr 2021 · 19:44 UTC
i like how Larry gets fatter as you continue to play, a true masterpiece
LDJam user 245646
29. Apr 2021 · 22:39 UTC
Well, that's one way to get deeper and deeper, Larry. Dunno why the children are harassing a large man instead of eating the food at the buffet, but it makes for a solid game.
Caloudon
30. Apr 2021 · 00:24 UTC
Loved it. Took me back to a much older style of computer game.
ssh.randy
30. Apr 2021 · 00:40 UTC
Cute game, feels kinda retro. some bugs though, did you intend for people to travel outside the outer walls? In addition, at one point i got caught, and got sent back a level but spawned inside a tiny square with nowhere to go.

also, it'd be nice if you were disadvantaged as the game goes on (like if you go a little slower as you got heavier)

otherwise fun game!
LDJam user 236545
30. Apr 2021 · 15:09 UTC
Really funny concept! The gameplay is simple, but fun. Kinda like Pac Man extended to its logical, gluttonous conclusion...

I got to around level 21 or so before I threw in the towel. Like some others have posted, ramping up the difficulty as you got heavier would have made it more compelling.

Great work for your first LD entry!
DoctorTM
05. May 2021 · 12:22 UTC
Nice jam! Interesting take on the theme :) Loved that the character got wider over time XD Nice music.

I like that when they bit off of me, it took them a few seconds until they started chasing me again. But it was a bit too easy to ran away from them.
OddSocks
06. May 2021 · 11:05 UTC
Awesome game, very funny concept. I made it to level 12. Were the levels procgen? Well done if they were. All in all a great LD entry. Nice one :smile:
ardorugus
06. May 2021 · 22:52 UTC
Burp sfx would be nice). Getting fatter and falling deeper is quite a concept! I suppose, it's a very hard game for those who try to lose weight.
Echo GameWorks
09. May 2021 · 21:09 UTC
The premise cracked me up and it was an interesting take on the theme. The music was a bit repetitive as you go through the levels - either a longer loop or variations would have been nice. Great work!
Kotzi
10. May 2021 · 10:08 UTC
Nice game! I really liked the take on the theme but it was a bit confusing at first because I was going deeper on almost every piece of food I got, so I didn't feel that "hey, you need to look for more food to keep going" (which is pretty clear a few levels after). Maybe you could just increase a bit the minimum weight for the first few levels.

Overall a cool submission, congrats!
blubberquark
18. May 2021 · 06:03 UTC
If you want to emphasise the puzzle aspect more, you could probably make the upper levels persistent (so you eventually run out of food), or you could show the calorie values more prominently so I can plan ahead.