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Down to Goblin Town by panurge

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made by panurge for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

Can you guide two adventurous polar bears on their mission to reach Goblin Town in a minecart?

Made together with my two kids, Arthur and Caspar (aged 7 & 5). They did all the design, artwork, sounds and text themselves and the eldest also helped with the coding. Made using Construct 3, Audacity, pencils and paper!

Hope you enjoy. Any feedback will mean a lot!

(Sound recommended!)

CONTROLS:

Left/right arrows to move.

Space to duck the goblin arrows.

Fill the progress bar in the top left to get all the way to Goblin town!

Please be aware that you can't move while ducking or while passing under a gate.

Good luck!

Link https://panurge.itch.io/down-to-goblin-town
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/down-to-goblin-town

Ratings

Overall 638th 3.674⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 701th 3.478⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 859th 3.261⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1437th 3.196⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 701th 3.848⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 432th 3.696⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 98th 4.043⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 282th 4.024⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 25🗨️

Feedback

fullmetal_automaton
26. Apr 2021 · 20:51 UTC
Pretty cool getting your kids into gamedev, congrats.
In future though I would recommend using WASD controls as trying to duck scrolls my page down & clicking into the game didn't seem to stop that (Opera browser).
RobbzenOne
26. Apr 2021 · 21:19 UTC
I arrived at the Goblin Town! Grab some Weapons and follow me! :D
IndigoWolf
28. Apr 2021 · 18:23 UTC
5 stars for mood for me. This made me smile!
niksg
28. Apr 2021 · 18:27 UTC
So charming, huge mood points :) Congratulations on making it!
Sli
28. Apr 2021 · 18:35 UTC
Pretty cool that you made it with your kids.
Wouter52
28. Apr 2021 · 18:39 UTC
Hih, I smiled when playing this. It is so cute and the clouds actually make it challenging at the end as I could not see the stones anymore. I love how you did this with your kids, they must be proud of them selves :smile:
AranCutter
28. Apr 2021 · 19:45 UTC
This is so adorable. I had a lot of fun playing it. There was enough challenge to keep me engaged and I think it was the perfect length. Loved the voice acting, it had me laughing :smile:

It's really great getting your kids involved. Being able to turn their ideas into reality must be really awesome for them.

Great work!
Hoeleboele
29. Apr 2021 · 07:31 UTC
That is a great piece of work. I loved the sounds. Simple but fun gameplay, only the ducking was a bit weird when going under the gates.
Caladrius
29. Apr 2021 · 10:30 UTC
Always charming to see a family project, and I'm always a sucker for other games also made with goblins. Good job!
colapolka
29. Apr 2021 · 20:24 UTC
![downingoblintown.png](///raw/6e7/z/41a5f.png)

Yay, I've made it to Goblin Town!

Please tell Arthur and Caspar that I had fun playing their game and that I'm very impressed as I've never seen developers their age. :thumbsup:
Max XD
30. Apr 2021 · 14:09 UTC
I found the game to be quite enjoyable! I also think that your children helping in the creation of it is very sweet!
snip_man
30. Apr 2021 · 14:24 UTC
This is so cute! I loved every second of this game.
FrauKauz
30. Apr 2021 · 14:33 UTC
That's so adorable, I can't wait until the first Game Jam with our daughter!
The game is simple and easy to learn, I had fun playing it and I enjoyed the graphics and the animation of the characters (which is subtle, but it adds to the overall look and feel and is definitely worth the effort!)
RazorWolf
30. Apr 2021 · 15:04 UTC
I like the style and fun game too.
gamefive
30. Apr 2021 · 15:34 UTC
It was a very pleasant and enjoyable game. The children's voices were so good.
Bauke Regnerus
30. Apr 2021 · 16:03 UTC
That was a lovely experience. There are some good mechanics here, like clouds that obscure the view of your mine cart, or the gates that prevent you from moving. The voice overs are brilliant. Congratulations and thanks for making me smile.
DamonWakes
30. Apr 2021 · 16:30 UTC
This is thoroughly charming! The unconventional graphics and sound actually give it a really cohesive style, and the movement of the images does a lot without needing actual animated sprites. It gets across everything it needs to very clearly, and the difficulty feels just about right: easy to start with, then fairly frantic towards the end (I, uh, didn't quite make it to Goblin Town myself).
Villanelle
01. May 2021 · 02:48 UTC
So great to see that you made this with your kids! I'd call it family quality time for sure! Nice to see some great minds being fed with creativity at such a young age. My experience was very fun: loved the artstyle and voice acting. Oh, and I arrived at Goblin Town, it's lovely!