Fight of the Bumblebee by Quackqack

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made by Quackqack for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

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CYBER-BEARS FROM SPACE

From a galaxy far away CYBER-BEARS with RUMBLING TUMMIES in search of sweet sticky golden goodness.

Protect the HIVE, the QUEEN, and YOUR LIFE from certain destruction - by Bombarding the Bionic Bear Boss with Backwards Bees.


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HOW TO PLAY

  • Move with WASD.
  • Pick up honey and deliver it into the Beerrett .50cal.
  • Pick up Beelers to replenish lives and stay in the game.
  • The Bionic Bear gets angrier as you go - tread carefully!

Detailed instructions can be found on the itch.io page.


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Ratings

Overall 266th 3.896⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 304th 3.813⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 307th 3.717⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 500th 3.813⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 219th 4.25⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 515th 3.479⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 403th 3.477⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 324th 3.813⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

Final Act
04. Oct 2021 · 14:25 UTC
Amazing the most high effort game i ever seen in a jam!
Tata_Yoz
04. Oct 2021 · 14:30 UTC
nice visuals !
Transylvanian Blacksmiths
04. Oct 2021 · 20:45 UTC
The art and the colors are amazing, love the sound effects. I really enjoyed your game.
Aquilart
05. Oct 2021 · 02:41 UTC
Interesting concept and well executed!
BoxedMeatRevolution
05. Oct 2021 · 02:46 UTC
Very fun idea! Gameplay was simple but fun, and you had some nice looking pixel art too. Although I don't get why a bee can't just fly over the gaps...
polkoii
05. Oct 2021 · 03:21 UTC
A nice boss fight and gorgeous sprite work! The mechanics are clear and the sound make sense! (I especially like the bear's roars). The music can get stale and movement is rather restricted by being so slow but it is overall a nice game!
Bonus for the descriptions and screenshots for each part of the game! Good work!
LDJam user 243193
05. Oct 2021 · 05:09 UTC
A good game! Had some confusion at first but later on I understand what to do.
Did defeat the bear after some struggle :)
But where's these beeler things?
Nehvis
05. Oct 2021 · 09:26 UTC
Nice graphics and gameplay. One thing bugs me though: I get that you needed additional obstacles, but the whole thing of bees falling into holes doesn't make a lot of sense :D
Heho
05. Oct 2021 · 09:45 UTC
the graphics are surpreme, really great style. The concept is also quite interesting, but it feels a little like a "just one boss fight game" still, really enjoyed this one.
LittleW00D
05. Oct 2021 · 09:50 UTC
This is a really nice polished game!
The graphics are cute and the sounds are awesome, especially when the the bear-borg roars.
The platforms are a little small and it's hard to tell if you're going to fall into the pit. But then again shouldn't the bee be able to fly?

I would've liked to have been able to directly attack the boss myself rather than refill stationry turrets.
mokiinwarp
05. Oct 2021 · 14:47 UTC
Love the art style! It's a very interesting game and much harder than I thought, I've fallen into the space many times haha
SkallyWags
05. Oct 2021 · 17:45 UTC
The art design is some of the best I've ever seen - love looking at it! The game itself is simple and enjoyable and quite challenging. I wish there was more!
Emaigualmc2_art
05. Oct 2021 · 17:50 UTC
Beautiful game! I loved the art, the gameplay is very intuitive (the explanation of how to play is very clear and it is appreciated xD) great job!!
Phlip45
05. Oct 2021 · 20:47 UTC
Really liked this one. The limited color palette worked really well and the art is great. Very polished and nothing much to complain about. Definitely in my best games I've played list.
Misfire_dev
06. Oct 2021 · 10:55 UTC
those are some buff bees, the difficultly spike is really well done as well.
Papercypress
06. Oct 2021 · 11:27 UTC
Really well thought out and balanced gameplay!
lucasvb
06. Oct 2021 · 16:09 UTC
Really cool art and sound design! Love the puns! The bear animation is really great, and the roar really gets you.

Gameplay could be a bit more varied, but the execution made it quite fun nonetheless! The idea of the floor breaking apart is interesting, but at random it sometimes made me get completely stuck in a tiny spot. I think this sort of thing would have benefited from a path check to see if the regions are still connected.

Having other ways to survive to interact with the bear and the weapons would allow the game to have more depth. But as it is it is a great entry for LD. Nice job!
Duck Reaction
06. Oct 2021 · 16:31 UTC
I like the art, colors are well chosen.

Controls are smooth and pleasant, as said @papercypress the game is well balanced.
The bee animation is little bit too static, but the bear animation is impressive :clap:

Overall, good game !
Scratch
06. Oct 2021 · 17:07 UTC
Hey! Bears are cute and nice creatures, not honey-stealing monsters !!

Except for that, it was a really nice game! Love the visuals, the bear especially looks really cool! The game is fun to play, simple but efficient, really well balanced (I came very close to lose right at the end, but managed to win with my last lifepoint), well polished, I didn't ran into any bug... Would love to see it as a boss fight in a bigger game!
Soulo
15. Oct 2021 · 18:33 UTC
Polished gameplay, nice graphics. Good work 👍
FromTheChasm
20. Oct 2021 · 18:08 UTC
​Brilliant. Everyone loves a pun. And hexagons. Deforming scenery is cool. The retro sounds were great. The enemy was pretty mean, and the overall concept was pretty original. Very funny. Once I got into the rhythem of it, became easier. Perhaps as you deplete the big-bad's health there needs to be more escalation. Really good.