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Bee Rescue by DmitryGalias

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made by DmitryGalias for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

You control a bee colony attacked by a lumberjack. Every strike of his axe makes inevitable death closer. The only chance to save the queen is to relocate her to another tree before the current tree falls. But every action consumes resources, ecpecially relocation.

Prepare a new tree for the queen, collect enough resources and move the queen to a safe place.

Screenshot<em>5.jpg Screenshot</em>2.jpg Screenshot_6.jpg

CONTROLS: - F to Fullscreen - R to restart - M to Mute - Mouse to click on action icons Tutorial3.jpg

CHANGELOG: - Fixed balance. - Changed camera movement. - Added more randomness to the flight of bees. - Added an icons description and a hint arrows . - Removed lumberjack upgrade system due to an exploit.

Link https://dmitrygalias.itch.io/bee-rescue
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/bee-rescue

Ratings

Overall 324th 3.817⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 389th 3.661⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 287th 3.7⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 233th 4.05⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 185th 4.306⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Audio 541th 3.417⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 721th 2.885⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 447th 3.707⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 16🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

jkyd
05. Apr 2022 · 04:44 UTC
Love the concept! Little confused at first with how-to-gameplay
EspyLinder
05. Apr 2022 · 06:33 UTC
Overall love the idea! The art is very cute and the sounds are satisfying. I was a bit confused by the abilities at first, but figured them out the second time I played.
🎤 DmitryGalias
05. Apr 2022 · 08:54 UTC
@jkyd @espylinder Thanks for playing, yes I should probably add a tutorial.
Jonrei
05. Apr 2022 · 18:38 UTC
I absolutely love this art style! Actually some of the better ive seen in LD
Marvis
05. Apr 2022 · 18:39 UTC
I really liked the graphics, I would like more animation, you did a great job!
Cresceda
05. Apr 2022 · 18:40 UTC
Fun game! I like the camerawork and the graphics, it all blends well together. It does seem a little easy to misunderstand the game and how it works. While you can't place a tutorial in the game anymore in terms of the Jam, you can still place a quick tutorial in text form on the page =)
ArianaD
05. Apr 2022 · 18:48 UTC
Bees in it: 10/10, but it was really fun and I adore the art style!! Definitely played a couple of times, nice job!!
Xeltide
05. Apr 2022 · 18:50 UTC
Hard game, but very fun!
NeneChico
05. Apr 2022 · 18:53 UTC
succeeded the seconds time :) I had fun with my daughter. thanx. Love the subtil bee (or fly?) sounds at the congralutions screen
firetwoonenine
05. Apr 2022 · 18:56 UTC
Takes a few tries to figure out what you need to do, but it's fun once you do. A lot more resource management skill than I expected to need in a "cute little bee game".
Ezra3
05. Apr 2022 · 19:01 UTC
The game has a cool concept and is quite fun; however, I found an incredibly powerful exploit. The way to make the game the easiest is simply to never attack the first woodcutter as another woodcutter will never come while one is already present and the first one has a very low DPS.

PS: Killing the woodcutters very efficiently makes the game virtually impossible which makes the exploit of not killing the woodcutters relatively easy to find and making it so that the more you decide to prioritize killing woodcutters, the worse off you are, seems like a very poor design choice.
DS Nahogara
05. Apr 2022 · 19:14 UTC
Great game! The artwork here is phenomenal, and the bzz sounds are very cool, it fits the theme completely because no matter what you do, the tree will get chopped.. Also i think the timer should be more faster the more you survive, as the HP of the crazy axe man increases overtime, however the gameplay is clear and very good!
Fantastic work! :v:
Labete
05. Apr 2022 · 19:38 UTC
Very cool game, took a little time till I figured out what does what, and I finally managed to reach the goal after several failures (I wonder if the way I did it was the solution from the very beginning, but don't want to spoil) :)
It look very pretty :) The bees are cute :D
🎤 DmitryGalias
05. Apr 2022 · 20:03 UTC
Thanks guys for playing and your nice comments!

@ezra3 Thanks for found this exploit. Yes, it breaks all game mechanics. Right now I'm not sure how to fix it, but I'll figure it out. Thank you for your attentiveness.
loipirius
05. Apr 2022 · 20:08 UTC
The game is fairly cool, however it feels pretty slow and the game's economy needs some balance. However, I really liked the graphics and the ambiance, great entry!
Thenerdster
05. Apr 2022 · 20:19 UTC
Took turns playing this game with my daughter and we ended up playing for over an hour! The art is awesome, sounds and music is satisfying, the game play (once we figured it out) was easy enough but the puzzle of timing and trying to beat each others "high score" was so much fun! I would suggest to add a high score tally at the end because we forgot to check the timer after we died most of the time. Also being able to heal our tree a little maybe? Or add health when you build more trees? Overall really fun game!
PS My daughter would like to know when she can download the game on her phone :)
🎤 DmitryGalias
05. Apr 2022 · 20:33 UTC
@loipirius Thank you! You are right the economy needs a balance. I'm working on it.

@thenerdster Thanks, its a really good idea to add high score screen at the end.
Crygos
05. Apr 2022 · 20:34 UTC
Nice concept and it perfectly fits the theme! Took a while to understand what I had to do, but I really enjoyed it.
Gonzo13
06. Apr 2022 · 13:50 UTC
Pretty cute game! Awesome art!
Seng
07. Apr 2022 · 07:41 UTC
Cute game. I really like the idea. Took me a while to understand what is going on but got the hang of it after playing it a few times. Maybe a tutorial would be nice. Also a soundtrack would be great. Art and sound effects are very nice though. Good work keep it up!
Emaigualmc2_art
07. Apr 2022 · 19:16 UTC
What a great game! At first glance I thought it was made in 3d, it was a pleasant surprise to realize that everything is 2d, all the art is very beautiful, from the UI icons to the colors and the small downs. I really liked the gameplay and how it felt, actually just having to click according to the strategy you want to follow seemed very interesting to me. Damn lumberjack, I wish you could throw stones at him to chase him away xD! Excellent game, congratulations!!
CSdoesCS
08. Apr 2022 · 04:00 UTC
This is really nice! The art is super charming, and the game definitely fits the theme well. Strong work!
bloodycoin
08. Apr 2022 · 06:17 UTC
Nice simple game. Your almost never idle. But never hitting the woodchopper makes the game too easy, and trying keep him away makes it practically unbeatable. Especially since later woodchoppers have more health AND deal more damage to the tree.

Also it was a nice touch to be able to choose several new tree, but left me confused a bit. As after building first one, I also wanted to build a second tree, so I had to wait respective amount of honey/bees only to find out I am not allowed to build a second tree.

Overall well done, especially with the cinematic transitions at the start of the game.
🎤 DmitryGalias
08. Apr 2022 · 13:28 UTC
Thank you all guys for playing and for your feedback.

@emaigualmc2-art No, it's actually 3 days. This is a Jam game, not a compo.

@bloodycoin Well, I thought about it. There is only one bee queen in the game, so there is no need to build an additional tree.
Erkberg
08. Apr 2022 · 19:59 UTC
Great game you made there and it was awesome having you on the stream! If you want to rewatch it, here's the link: https://youtu.be/e_tiEz_MqSg
🎤 DmitryGalias
09. Apr 2022 · 06:05 UTC
@erkberg thank you!
STiN
09. Apr 2022 · 09:42 UTC
Because of the lumberjack, I rate this game as a very good game. Cool graphics, nice fit to theme. And not so hard gameplay. Well done
angiemon
16. Apr 2022 · 21:17 UTC
A very very cute game, I saw it on the stream :)

It's hard to beat but fun while trying to do so :)) Not sure about the right strategy yet hehe (I tried twice for 15 min), but I will find out ;) :)

The graphics are very cute and there's anot of variety while not being too complex. it's also good you implemented the info button inside of the game so player's don't have to tab out for the explanation :)

Lastly, I also really liked what you did with the theme! (I hate the theme.. 99% highscoregames lol)

But I liked that you can actually win in this :) Good job!