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Crystal Town by Lucy Lu

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made by Lucy Lu for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Hey!

This is our first game ever made ♥ We didn't have any experience, so this is our best we could do!

We had so much fun creating this game in this time! ♥ It is a top down collecting Pixel Art Game!

I (Lucy Lu) did all the Game Art myself... every tile, every sprite and every animation... it isn't much but for the first time I'm really happy how it turned out.

I'm so thankful for my boyfriend joinig this event with me ♥ I can't code and seeing my game ideas coming to life is such a nice feeling I'm crying happy tears.

Thank you so much Simon, I love you! ♥

We had so much more planned, but you know 72 hours isn't much... We are so proud creating this game!

Thank you for playing our first game, Hope you enjoy it! Please rate and give feedback. We would love to improve ourselfves!

You can find us on Instagram: @x.lucy.lu & @simonderfels

Audio was used from freesounds.org cabled_mess - Music: Little Happy Tune InspectorJ - Sound: Footsteps, Stones/ Book, Flipping Through Pages NenadSimic - Menu Selection Click

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7.Oct 12:12(GMT+2): Added WebGL support to enjoy the game in browser! :two_hearts:

Link https://lucy-lu.itch.io/crystal-town
Link https://lucy-lu.itch.io/crystal-town
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/crystal-town

Ratings

Overall 767th 3.512⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1031th 3.163⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1261th 2.779⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1217th 2.988⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 288th 4.136⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Humor 797th 2.821⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Mood 554th 3.583⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Given 45🗳️ 52🗨️

Feedback

Be3n2
05. Oct 2021 · 01:06 UTC
Those graphics are fantastic, I'm astounded that you did them over the weekend!
Karsinis
05. Oct 2021 · 01:12 UTC
Awesome game! I love the dancing vegetation and the art style. Very solid little game for such a short development period! This is one of my favorites I have seen today.
shade2810
05. Oct 2021 · 07:19 UTC
I played this game quite abit! I have to say the artstyle was just super cute. A very solid game in 72 hours. I think for me, it sorta reminds me of one of my childhood game (which i can't seem to find the name off) but anyway.. I really love the whole set! It's really really good!
Iori Branford
05. Oct 2021 · 07:25 UTC
Really great first game! An idea for future expansion is to make remaining crystals glow brighter as you collect more, until you can see the last ones from almost anywhere.
metalboyrick
05. Oct 2021 · 07:52 UTC
Fantastic graphics, very outstanding that you guys did it over the weekend! Needs much polishing but we all know that the deadline is a real thing! One suggestion from me is perhaps the addition of some sort of hint, since some of the crystals are really challenging to find! Good job!
CZ46
05. Oct 2021 · 08:05 UTC
Awesome game and I'm glad you were able to successfully funnel your creative vision into this game in such a short time. Great stuff :D
OllieOA
05. Oct 2021 · 09:48 UTC
Great work on the art! Clearly playing to your strengths here. Was nice and chill, and a nice little exploration game.
3mpty
05. Oct 2021 · 09:49 UTC
Really cute exploration game, impressive to get it fully complete in time! I'd like to see maybe a little more mechanically, perhaps a minigame or two to make collecting all the fragments a little more varied than pure exploration, I'd also recommend lowering the requirement to 95% of the shards, so you dont get stuck on the last one searching forever.

Overall really good work for a first time, huge volumes of art and a fully fleshed out explorable world is really cool to see!
AdamJN
05. Oct 2021 · 11:04 UTC
Really loved the graphics in this game, Amazing pixel art and a fun but simple concept that matched the theme nicely. Would be better with more story I think but Maybe Crystal town 2 will come with that ;) Great entry!
LDJam user 269161
05. Oct 2021 · 11:42 UTC
Hey Lucy and Simon! Nice game to play and enjoy!
XSchaumiX
05. Oct 2021 · 14:18 UTC
Awesome game with gorgeous graphics, it must have been a lot of work! A really good job!
LDJam user 202408
05. Oct 2021 · 17:05 UTC
you know what ? this is pretty fun, it feels like the characters were inspired by stardew valley is that true? anyway the little dancing animation of plants the characters the envirement, it's really good, I really liked the art style and gameplay as well, give yourself a pat on the back my dude this was a success in my opinion
🎤 Lucy Lu
05. Oct 2021 · 17:29 UTC
@0x-void-x0 Yes, the character and NPCs are Stardew Valley inspired. Thank you for Such nice Feedback:heart:
ChillerTyp
06. Oct 2021 · 03:19 UTC
This looks a little bit freakin' awesome...! Reminds me of Stardew Valley.
Sofimei
06. Oct 2021 · 03:27 UTC
Wow!! This looks fantastic for you guy’s first game! Congratulations! I can see you used good techniques with the art like re-coloring the same sprites to fill up the environment and still keep the look fresh. I can relate to being amazed at your art being implemented into a game for the first time ~ I’ve participated as an artist in Ludum Dare twice and those are the only two games I’ve ever worked on XD It still is so cool seeing everything come to life in a world u can play and share with other people. Great job!
notanimposter
06. Oct 2021 · 04:07 UTC
I love the art! And the vibe is so eerie. The juxtaposition of a world that seems to be in a collapsing state with the chill atmosphere that felt like never-ending peace.
Zapturk
06. Oct 2021 · 04:16 UTC
I love the art and the eerie setting.
JPatchZ
06. Oct 2021 · 04:26 UTC
Congratulations! It's very cute and the mood feels awesome! I hope to see more games from you guys in the future.
Prismapunch
06. Oct 2021 · 04:26 UTC
The game was fun, I liked having different quests and finding all the crystals, some were in quite challenging locations!
Lynnaira
06. Oct 2021 · 04:31 UTC
very cute art and music! the pieces were challenging to find, but do-able! the sound effects were a little bit loud for me though. great work, especially for a first game!
Falawiska
06. Oct 2021 · 12:00 UTC
A few more crystals would not have been bad, I had to search for the last crystal for a long time.
But I enjoyed the environment as I walk through the village. Cool game!
CodeRaurus
06. Oct 2021 · 15:17 UTC
Nice exploration game you got here. For your first game you made the world quite big and finished the game as well. Good job! I especially like the swaying trees. Lowering the total shard requirement is a good idea. I got to 49 and started to worry where in the world the last one is... Lucky me, it was nearby. A mini map could also be a nice addition.
Trexxak
06. Oct 2021 · 19:35 UTC
Welcome to Ludum Dare and the world of Game Jams, you two :)

I think what you managed to do for your first game is quite impressive - that is finding fitting scope to actually make the game achieve all its goals in the given timeframe! I also didn't expect a collection game when starting it up, which was a refreshing surprise :D
Grigri Games
07. Oct 2021 · 10:37 UTC
cool game ! really liked the cute and colorful art :) keep it up !
Stroe Andrew
07. Oct 2021 · 11:18 UTC
Very cool and nice entry. The ArtStyle is lovely, reminds me of Stardew Valley. Absolutely in love with it.

Also, for being your first LudumDare this is impressive. Congrats.
jan5366x
07. Oct 2021 · 11:30 UTC
Nice game and art style ... the tree animations are very basic but add a lot.
Good job and hearth warming background, I wish you many more successful game jams together.
JoeShanahan
07. Oct 2021 · 11:52 UTC
I've played enough Stardew Valley to recognise the inspiration here! Great job on your first jam, hope there's many more to come! :tada:
Oliver Richmeier
07. Oct 2021 · 12:09 UTC
Fantastic art, and the world is pretty big! I love the dissonance between the relaxed atmosphere of the exploration and the terror of everyone in the town
megamasterx
07. Oct 2021 · 12:19 UTC
Congratulations on your first entry! It's an incredible experience and so is your game! I'm pretty impressed with how much content is in here, exploring is a treat and its a surprisingly well crafted and fleshed out world. Well done.
Gaming Night
07. Oct 2021 · 12:21 UTC
Great entry. I gave up the search for the last crystal but I liked to discover your world
LDJam user 237913
07. Oct 2021 · 18:02 UTC
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Such an overachiever! (Or didn't read the instructions ... ) Great job, I really enjoyed saving the world again! Thanks for letting me play.
Game_Coder28
07. Oct 2021 · 18:19 UTC
Nice game! The graphics are great and it is fun to explore around. great work!
Purrseus
09. Oct 2021 · 15:23 UTC
You created a really cute world with an awesome style here. I especially like the palette! Sadly, I did not finish the game, I was missing just one piece, but after walking around the whole map 3 times I just gave up. Still, I am amazed how fun it could be to "just" walk around!
Lychee
09. Oct 2021 · 22:15 UTC
Congrats on your first game :) There were almost too many crystals, I got stuck at 47/50 and couldn't find more, maybe a mini map could help. I like that you added some quests too to mix it up. Graphics were great also and were the highlight for me, the sprites reminded me of Stardew. Great job!
elysiagriffin
11. Oct 2021 · 14:40 UTC
Hi there! Thanks for submitting your game for me to play live during my Twitch stream!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1173717245?t=2h10m15s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin
SplitPainter
20. Oct 2021 · 16:35 UTC
Charming graphics, charming music and sound effects. Took me a bit of time to finish it, but that means it hooked me!