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Pen's Panic by TomatoLamp

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made by TomatoLamp for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

image<em>2021-10-04</em>175220.png An emotionally unstable Walrus has come to feed on the flightless angels of the artic, it is up to Pendleton to save as many as he can before the fiend brings his blubbery army to feast!

Move: WASD

Camera: MOUSE

Toggle Slide (on land): LMB

Jump (in water): LMB

Gather (while standing): HOLD RMB and rapidly tap WASD to gather faster

Recover (while knocked): Rapidly tap WASD to recover faster

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https://tomatolamp.itch.io/pens-panic-ld49

Animation, Art, and Programming by TomatoLamp || Music by GibberingTaylor

Link https://tomatolamp.itch.io/pens-panic-ld49
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/pens-panic-ld49

Ratings

Overall 1259th 3.079⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1008th 3.184⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1045th 3.026⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1197th 3⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 632th 3.316⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 641th 3.111⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 933th 3.237⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 5🗨️

Feedback

gasgiant
05. Oct 2021 · 16:44 UTC
I was kind of fun to jump and slide from a cliff, I wish there was more of it. The camera is absolutely crazy.
Transylvanian Blacksmiths
07. Oct 2021 · 09:07 UTC
That walrus is terrifying ! When you're collecting eggs and that thing comes towards you, you really feel the pressure, great mechanics. I also like the old school visuals and sounds.
JustinMullin
08. Oct 2021 · 02:23 UTC
This was very hard! I only managed to rescue 2 eggs on my best run; that walrus is just so fast. It seemed my best strategy was simply to dash for the nearest eggs to the start, hope to harvest 1-2 before the walrus got there, and then from there the thing was on top of me forever. Maybe I'm missing some more effective strategy though! The initial dive from the cliff is a cool moment, and I like the sliding mechanic for sure. The animation on the penguin is great as well!
Charles Viau
08. Oct 2021 · 02:26 UTC
that was a nice experience, but i kinda feel the soundtrack didn't really fit the game itself. It didn't really immerse me in the world, another thing is the gameplay, eggs were so hard to pick up, why just not do a pick up button like "E"? Aniway, the concept was nice and still had fun playing your game :) congrats dude :)
tykenn
08. Oct 2021 · 02:32 UTC
This is intense; that walrus is menacing. Only managed to get like 4 eggs on my third attempt though. But good job, it looks great!
🎤 TomatoLamp
12. Oct 2021 · 21:16 UTC
Thanks everyone for playing and for all of the comments! That walrus sure is a bastard, you really have to play it careful and not under-estimate him.

Overall, I had a lot of big ideas that could have made this more of a "real game" but I'm at least happy that I used the jam to try my hand at some new things - even if they wasted all of my time lol
Sockenpuppe
13. Oct 2021 · 17:42 UTC
Quite challenging but fun! The walrus is really terrifying haha. Took me a few tries till I finally managed to rescue some eggs. (Don't ask why but at first I tried a bit too long to jump on top of the higher hexagons only to finally realize that it's not possible and that there's no need to since the eggs are located on the lower ones lol)
Rose
19. Oct 2021 · 04:30 UTC
Interesting game! Sliding around was fun but hard to get the hang of. Nice work with walrus - it was scary!
Dilem
19. Oct 2021 · 06:09 UTC
Any game that uses hexes automatically gets extra points in my book, well done
Cedric86
20. Oct 2021 · 18:32 UTC
Was hard to get the hang of sliding but overall was a nice expirience. Was able so save a few eggs. :-)
Well done. Keep it up.
Denatus
20. Oct 2021 · 18:55 UTC
Sonic the penguin! :smile_cat: Is there a way to jump up on the higher platforms? Only managed to get two eggs safe on my seconds run. I had more eggs on my first run but miss understood and thought the goal was the other side, not the same side as you start from, my bad.
ryjcio
20. Oct 2021 · 19:12 UTC
It was rly fun! I see some problems with AI of the enemy, but overally I had fun!