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Deep-fry Deeper by Ithildin

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made by Ithildin for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

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:goal: Basics :goal:

  • :bacon: Cooking minigame collection where you essentially deep-fry ALL THE THINGS. Or well, that was the original idea. Since we could only complete one recipe from the list we'd brainstormed, for the time being you deep-fry ALL OF THE CHURROS :sweat_smile:.
  • :pancakes: Fully mouse-controlled.
  • :yellow_heart: Try to get the oiliest result! :D

:moviecamera: Credits :moviecamera:

Two old ladies remotely meeting in the weekend to sip tea and make games. * :unicorn: @ladycerberus: Art, UI design, VFX, civil comms. * :wolf: @Ithildin: Code, sounds, unbalancing stuff, cranky comms.

:tools: Development tools :tools:

  • :computer: Unity 2021.2a + Visual Studio 2019
  • :art: Photoshop, Procreate, Juice FX, Pixa Tool, Pixel FX Designer
  • :speaker: Audacity, Caustic, Voice Memos, ~~Garageband (no time left to crank some Catalan rumba vibes)~~
  • :necktie: Trello, Discord

:notepadspiral: Changelog :notepadspiral:

  • 02/05: Fixed margin @ WebGL version.
  • 30/04: Postmortem
  • 28/04: Android build added
  • 27/04: Submission.

~~This description will hopefully be updated later, as my ISP decided an hour before the deadline was the best time to engage in maintenance mode, so I'm currently submitting via tethering (F*CK YOU, VODAFONE!)~~

Link https://ithildin.itch.io/deepfrydeeper
Link https://ithildin.itch.io/deepfrydeeper
Link https://ithildin.itch.io/deepfrydeeper
Link https://ithildin.itch.io/deepfrydeeper
Link https://ithildin.itch.io/deepfrydeeper
Postmortem https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/deep-fry-deeper/deep-fry-deeper-postmortem
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/deep-fry-deeper

Ratings

Overall 371th 3.85⭐ 125🧑‍⚖️
Fun 322th 3.78⭐ 127🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 748th 3.351⭐ 126🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1428th 3.207⭐ 125🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 157th 4.38⭐ 127🧑‍⚖️
Audio 739th 3.407⭐ 125🧑‍⚖️
Humor 246th 3.661⭐ 123🧑‍⚖️
Mood 661th 3.677⭐ 126🧑‍⚖️
Given 46🗳️ 67🗨️

Feedback

Kryndir
27. Apr 2021 · 01:03 UTC
I love this so much! amazing graphics and sound effects, great job!
Cope
27. Apr 2021 · 02:13 UTC
I really enjoyed this.
cambosouph
27. Apr 2021 · 02:16 UTC
I'm such a sucker for cooking games. This was really well done, I'd play the heck out of a full game with more recipes. Great job!
mlkvr
27. Apr 2021 · 02:19 UTC
Your game definately needs a mobile port I can just play it all day with more recipes
Art is eyecandy and nicely polished very well used audio also = great entry, congrats!
carolinewang
27. Apr 2021 · 02:22 UTC
This game is super cute! Nice sound effects, cute art, and cooking games are the best so nice job :D
CandleBird
27. Apr 2021 · 02:24 UTC
Love the visuals! Kind of burnt the churros is half a millisecond so I think they should change the recipe... Other than that, great work!
zanderpm
27. Apr 2021 · 02:24 UTC
Nice. The gameplay itself is fine, especially for being done in a weekend, but the polish in the graphics and even the audio is really impressive. Seems like a lot more than a few days work.
paragonraptors
27. Apr 2021 · 02:29 UTC
This is a gorgeous, fun game! It took a while to get a handle on what was expected with each level, but I think that was okay because it was very easy to just play again. I'm sure others will compare it to Cooking Mama, etc, but it gave me major old-school online flash games vibes with its high replay value. The sound effects definitely helped on that front.
I got a little frustrated with the chocolate part. The really fast speed feels way too fast, so it's sometimes a bummer when you had a row of perfect churros and then got unlucky at the end. I think the random aspect of the speeds adds a nice challenge though, so while it feels a little unbalanced, overall I like it. Great work!
brianpow
27. Apr 2021 · 02:30 UTC
This was really fun--you nailed it!
onlyallygrace
27. Apr 2021 · 02:45 UTC
Oh, I love cooking games so much and this did not disappoint. Going off of what paragonraptors said with the chocolate part being a bit frustrating – it was the hardest to figure out the timing for and a bit of a bummer, but it does make me more determined to keep trying. The graphics are super fun, the sound effects are charming, and the game overall is super fun. Excited to bookmark the game and play it again. Great job!
Fictions
27. Apr 2021 · 08:31 UTC
:laughing: I can not belive that you too came to the conclusion that the theme could be interpretated as deep frying xD We did that as well with our game. :wine_glass: Cheers! The game is so well done and polished. It is amazing what you have accomplished in such a short time. I hope you had an amazing weekend building this. :two_hearts:
Lamamour
27. Apr 2021 · 08:41 UTC
Awesooome! This would be so cool if churros could be done that quickly :laughing: The last step was definetly the hardest one, I always miss one churros
BitLight
27. Apr 2021 · 08:57 UTC
Very nice and unexpected view on the theme!
Lyxil
27. Apr 2021 · 14:27 UTC
Super cute little game. Love the graphics! I would have liked to see a scoring metric at the end.
Kevin Jeong
27. Apr 2021 · 14:36 UTC
Super cute! The filling portion feels a little bit finnicky but overall a fun little Cooking Mama-esque game and a definitely creative and hilarious interpretation of the theme!
Valfr
27. Apr 2021 · 17:02 UTC
great graphics and gameplay :D
ondy1985
27. Apr 2021 · 17:03 UTC
The graphics are top-notch and the idea is just hilarious, I had fun and that's what LD is about :-) Good job!
dezom
27. Apr 2021 · 17:05 UTC
This is great. The sound effects that occur when you do well are so satisfying. Although you kind of have to play through the game once to learn how each mode works, I don't see that as a problem. It's short enough that playing multiple times is not an issue, and it's entertaining enough to want to play many times anyways.
seanlim
27. Apr 2021 · 17:08 UTC
Well done! Really well polished in terms of art and sound design and gameplay. Would be excited to see this built out to manage your time between the different mini games to make specific churros.
DaaWeeD
27. Apr 2021 · 17:09 UTC
nice the Cooking Mama vibe that suddenly comes back to me with Deep Fry Deeper, I had fun trying several times to get a perfect score. I am mastering the churros now ^ _ ^

I really like the graphics, and the sound elements.
(Played on the HTML version)

Thank you for a great time and congratulations on your work
davision
27. Apr 2021 · 17:10 UTC
Sweet, my first churros! A little on the small side but lovely. Various deep fried food withing other deep fried food would be cool
Thorlegs
27. Apr 2021 · 17:13 UTC
Really polished, and I loved the gameplay. Good job, congrats!
spyranteros
27. Apr 2021 · 17:15 UTC
Just amazing! Simple gameplay and fun. Art is phenomenal! Surely the most beautiful game I've played so far! And the theme implementation, so out of the box! Well done :D
Quetzakol
27. Apr 2021 · 17:15 UTC
Fun game and very well polished graphics and sounds :) It made me very hungry.

Also made me discover the existence of FILLED CHURROS?! I need this in my life.
XariusExcl
27. Apr 2021 · 17:23 UTC
I love the art! I had an issue where my churros overcooked in about 0.5 seconds though ^^
crazyrems
27. Apr 2021 · 17:37 UTC
I’ve never been so happy to make a perfect play after many attempts. I think I was **very** lucky because the fill rate was slow for the 5 churros.

Anyway very clean and polished, that is so satisfying.
Alina Baybulatova
27. Apr 2021 · 17:52 UTC
I really love cooking games. The visual style is cool. I had fun. Thank you)
mamon
27. Apr 2021 · 18:09 UTC
Loved it! See it as a perfect hypercasual mobile with more churros :deer: Small delay after GO and Timer appearance is a bit confusing in agility gaming :D
Ladycerberus
27. Apr 2021 · 21:09 UTC
we are flattered with all your comments <3 . Our initial goal was make a few recipies and get more and more crazy on the elaboration but You know, at the end of the last hours you need to decide how to spend well the remaining time.
I want to believe that When you are enjoying a development this will reflect on players so we are happy to see that you have a funny time playing it. Thanks a lot for your time and feedback, really appreciate it :v:
gramozilho
27. Apr 2021 · 22:17 UTC
Great entry! Reminds me of the warioware games. Visuals and sounds are top notch!
mike09123
28. Apr 2021 · 00:26 UTC
I love cooking games! The visuals and sound effects were top notch!
sdata
28. Apr 2021 · 00:50 UTC
Great visual and audio flair and definitely makes me want a churro haha!! I found the varying speeds to sometimes be far too fast to really even react in time, so I think a smaller window of how much it could change would make the game feel more comfortable to play!
nyanpierre
28. Apr 2021 · 00:53 UTC
"almost healthy" :'( but i love churros .. i want.. moreeee
Nanda
28. Apr 2021 · 01:01 UTC
Adorable. Was very much try-harding this. Which there was more :D
Jupiter_Hadley
28. Apr 2021 · 14:24 UTC
Lovely graphics, fun game! I included it in my compilation video series of a bunch of LDJAM games!
https://youtu.be/bDsxxURqUQM
ladybenko
28. Apr 2021 · 14:46 UTC
Loved the graphics and the cute SFX! The mechanics for the churros were fun to play
Moritz Jaeger
28. Apr 2021 · 17:52 UTC
Fun concept, cute graphics! The first run I played, I didn't really know what I need to press so failed almost everything, but I had a fun second run and made some quality churros.
todward
28. Apr 2021 · 18:38 UTC
Great mini game with a high level of polish. Took me some tries to get the perfect churros :-D. Gameplay, graphics and sound all top. Well Done!
Devastus
28. Apr 2021 · 19:29 UTC
A well-done minigame-marathon, I definitely like the concept and the graphics! If only I had me some real churros now...
TomatoLamp
28. Apr 2021 · 19:52 UTC
A perfect little minigame and a great concept for staying in the scope of a jam. As others have said, that fast chocolate pour is maybe too fast lol but it did keep me trying again and again to get a perfect batch! Fantastic work!
Quack Doctor
28. Apr 2021 · 19:55 UTC
Cute little game, the graphics/sound is really nice, would be nice if there are more levels, defnitely would want to play more ：）
FrauKauz
28. Apr 2021 · 19:59 UTC
*squeeeeezzzeee sound*

Haha, I like this game. It's short and simple and I had to giggle. It looks polished and the artwork is cute, if you add a background jingle, it would be perfect.

I didn't know there are filled churros. Mind explosion!!

The title reminded me of this Simpsons episode? XD
![deepfry.jpg](///raw/78c/31/z/415ed.jpg)
Re-Markable
28. Apr 2021 · 20:00 UTC
Such a nice game! Playing this took me back to the good old days of playing Cooking Mama on my DS. I think some music would have made this game perfect, but eh gamejams and time limits, you made an awesome game so kudos! :D
Dodidouda
28. Apr 2021 · 20:03 UTC
Man, filling those churros was hard but I made it haha! ![Capture.JPG](///raw/a5e/43/z/415f9.jpg)
I love this game! It's simple and fun, it's a unique take on the theme and the art looks stunning! Among my favorites of this jam, great job :)
Ladycerberus
28. Apr 2021 · 20:11 UTC
I love to read all this comments, and you guys are right about difficulty on filling the churros. The point was that we want to made a lot of minigames not only this churro minigames and we had time only for one so we decide to increase the skill to do some of the steps, in order to have you at least playing 2 or 3 tries and don't feel it very short.
Thanks for the feedback and for playing it :smile:
Doot
28. Apr 2021 · 20:12 UTC
I love this!

The games are cute and easy to understand after one try. The UX is perfect, the feedbacks, instructions and sound design give a very polished feeling.
The visuals are omg soo great.

Thanks for the game and good job 💕
Ladycerberus
28. Apr 2021 · 20:22 UTC
@dodidouda congratz! U are a badass Churros cooker :heartpulse:
sawtan
28. Apr 2021 · 20:29 UTC
Well I suck at making Churros for sure, I always failed at the fast filling, but the other parts I got pretty confident with :D A super cute game with magickal graphics! Great job! Cheerz!
Rubiia
28. Apr 2021 · 20:52 UTC
I'm ashamed to admit how many times it took me to ACTUALLY complete the game and not ruin the Churros ^^; The game was really fun; got a solid Cooking Momma vibe from it which was really nice as it gave me warm feelings of the DS games. The art is really nice and vibrant and is incredibly consistent. The lack of background music is my only real critique as as nice as the sound effects were, they did begin to grate without something else in the background. Still; a really fantastic job ^^
GibsS
28. Apr 2021 · 20:59 UTC
Really cute game, I would love to see a ton more fried pastry based mini games :). I think what would improve the game would be a score system for each step so you ultimately try to increase the final total score. I assume there is something close to a score system in the backend to determine the final mark, so I'd say display it.
🎤 Ithildin
28. Apr 2021 · 22:27 UTC
@fraukauz YES, I see you're a person of culture :D That image definitely hits close to home, and I won't say much more out of fear of spoiling the REAL THING if/when we set ourselves to complete the original vision :)

Thank you all for your comments! I'm still processing them and trying to catch up while trying to stay awake (I haven't fully recovered :sweat_smile: :face_palm_tone1: )

The filling stage is intentionally harder to encourage replayability since the minigames are too mini, but perhaps we went a bit overboard. I tweaked the fill rates to make them go relatively fast given a range, and at the same time I also decided to decrease the valid margin, so the compounded effect makes the odds of success more RNG-dependent than they should be. Sorry! ~~(but not too sorry)~~

About the lack of a numeric score... We decided to obscure the final score, as it was tricky to come up with a partial scoring system per step and the current rules are arbitrary af, so the number might not have offered a lot of actually useful information other than x > y. Given that it's a recurring question, we'll probably reconsider for a post-jam version.
woolchara
29. Apr 2021 · 00:15 UTC
What have you done, now i feel extremely hungry! Great job
petitpois
29. Apr 2021 · 00:16 UTC
Nice polished game, you made me want to make churros lol. Beautiful graphics and fun gameplay. Well done.:D
GuitarBro
29. Apr 2021 · 03:02 UTC
Nice little minigame. Shame you didn't get time to put some fun music in, but oh well, gotta do what ya gotta do for the jam. The graphics are really charming and the gameplay is simple and quick, but fun to retry to get the perfect score. I could easily see this in a Cooking-Mama-type game.
voidfishing
29. Apr 2021 · 18:48 UTC
This is really good! the graphics are so polished and I love the art style, it's definitely the kind of game I'd play more of if you went on to add more levels/recipes after the jam!! (but I'm not good at filling churros :sweat_smile:)
Laurari
29. Apr 2021 · 19:14 UTC
I've been dying to try this game since I saw your first post!! REALLY GOOD JOB!!! I like you went for a twist in the theme, love the art, missing a little music (I'm in for the Catalan rumba vibes :musical_note: ), and really enjoyed this game
Add some more recipes and levels and you have a great quality game :clap: :clap: :clap:
Stephen Scott Day
29. Apr 2021 · 20:36 UTC
Plays SOOOO smooth. You don't need me to tell you that the graphics and sound were really top notch, but here I am saying it anyhow. I had some churros the other day, but I really miss getting the read bean filled ones from this weird fusion place a few cities over. dipped in belgian chocolate.... omg.. I played on stream here: https://youtu.be/exZFt8U6w5s
Ladycerberus
30. Apr 2021 · 05:22 UTC
@laurari definitely this Catalan rumba needs to be there :D

@stephen-scott-day OMG! thanks for this <3 and yes, red beans fill would be awesome twist
Emily Pitcher
30. Apr 2021 · 06:46 UTC
The graphics are adorable and the sound effects make a great mood! This game has amazing polish for only a few days.
Amerigo Gazaway
30. Apr 2021 · 08:11 UTC
Haha this is awesome. Great art and perfectly fitting sound fx. Would have loved to hear some of those Catalan rumba vibes!
efeckk2
30. Apr 2021 · 18:26 UTC
Your art got me to play your game. Especially that cute bag! :)

Overall, it was pretty good!

There could be some variety of foods tho. I was expecting to fry some potatoes. :)

And I don't know if that was intended but the fill gets too fast while sometimes too slow and easier.

Also having an android build of the game was a big plus!

Good job!
Elendow
30. Apr 2021 · 20:35 UTC
Now I want churros. Good job, the game feels awesome and now I want a "Cooking Mama"-like game with this in it and some more things.
Hugimugi7
30. Apr 2021 · 22:08 UTC
Never heard of churros before, had to look it up. a bit short and the last part definitely the hardest, but it was pretty nicely done overall.
Bamallama
30. Apr 2021 · 22:56 UTC
Definitely would love to see this with more recipes, and ESPECIALLY one mobile. This game just seems made for touch controls
Villanelle
01. May 2021 · 00:32 UTC
Best graphics I've seen so far! I love culinary related games and this was so fun, wish it had more recipes and levels. I could play a lot of it and definitely see a future for it in some web and mobile version. Congrats!
dxk2294
01. May 2021 · 09:01 UTC
This was a very cute, quick game! I spent some time trying to get a perfect (at least as perfect as I could get it) score. My only complaint is that I wish there was a way to turn off tutorials, to speed up runs. Nice job!
ProdigalSon
02. May 2021 · 20:18 UTC
Frying Mama! I like it! :D I had to play it twice because I felt cheater the first time as I was still understanding the gameplay. I chuckled at the sound of over filling. :P Cute, simple, and a solid entry. Not to mention, very unique take on the theme :) I'm sorry for the poor shmuck that gets my undercooked overfilled short churros
Attala
03. May 2021 · 20:04 UTC
Made the perfect meal and then only found a "retry" button :( I wanted more, I've proven to be a good cook! Give me more ingredients and more recipies! More, you hear me, more! Mooooore!

Fun little game by the way.
Ivan Nosov
03. May 2021 · 21:29 UTC
Professional product. Tasty graphics, hot gameplay.
chrissx2
04. May 2021 · 00:25 UTC
I'm not sure how this relate to jam theme (beside deepfrying fries ;P), but the art was super cute and cheerful :)
etrealjunior
04. May 2021 · 02:52 UTC
Congratulations, different game, beautiful, and fun, I was very creative, a big hug, and I await your evaluations regarding my game.
johnryanaudio
05. May 2021 · 13:11 UTC
I didn't know how much I liked cooking! I loved what was completed for the jam, and I would definitely play more if you added more games.
azakharov
06. May 2021 · 09:58 UTC
Good cooking idea. I need to steal the mechanics for game about shawarma tent.
ItsIsaac
06. May 2021 · 10:13 UTC
Awwwh such a great game! I loved the graphics & gameplay.... basically everything! Only thing i didnt like was how short it was :'( BUT such a great entry! Well done!
LDJam user 235161
07. May 2021 · 10:00 UTC
Cute! And very fun as well. I'm feeling hungry after retry it three times, haha!
nsadie
07. May 2021 · 14:22 UTC
Very cool idea and excellent art! I liked it!

I would have loved it if the churros you made in the first game was reused. For example, if you made a short one that would affect the timing for the filling.

I also want a churro now...
neontropics
08. May 2021 · 16:28 UTC
This was really good! The timing based gameplay feels good and the different graphics depending on if you do good or bad work great as feedback.
Marc Grabow
11. May 2021 · 12:29 UTC
![Capture.JPG](///raw/194/3/z/425a5.jpg)

LOL. Lovely game. Making a bunch of these minigames and running your own restaurant would make an interesting full game!