LudumData

Lumi and the Cloud Shepherd by Heremeus

[raw]
made by Heremeus for Ludum Dare 50 (COMPO)

Story

Lumi is a sly little creature that loves the snow. Every year it will try everything to extend winter and fight the break of spring. This year Lumi decided to shake some fresh snow out of the clouds. Whenever any green sprongs through the soil, Lumi is there to cover it in snow again. And it would probably go on forever, if it wasn't for the cloud shepherd. A white bearded guy with a steen look watching the clouds. Anyone messing with his cottony soft friends gets to feel his crook.

Help Lumi to extend winter and delay the inevitable break of spring!

Objective

Shake the clouds to let them snow and turn the soil below them white again. The game ends when too many tiles turn from white over brown to green. The spring-o-meter shows this progress. The shepherd stuns the player for a short time, if caught shaking clouds next to him.

Over time, it becomes harder and harder to delay spring. The longer the game runs, the more often ground tiles will change colour and the higher the chance of a tile turning greener.

lumishake.gif lumicaught.gif

Controls

Keyboard

  • Move - A/D or left/right arrow keys
  • Shake Cloud - Space!
  • Text interaction - Enter
  • Pause - P
  • Volume - +/- keys (shown in pause menu)
  • Quit - q key in pause menu (not available in web version)

Gamepad

Note: Gamepad support is not tested and ingame text refers to keyboard controls. - Move - left stick - Shake cloud - east button (e.g. square on PS controller) - Text interaction - south button - Pause - Start button!

Link https://heremeus.itch.io/lumi-and-the-cloud-shepherd-ld50
Link https://heremeus.itch.io/lumi-and-the-cloud-shepherd-ld50
Link https://heremeus.itch.io/lumi-and-the-cloud-shepherd-ld50
Link https://heremeus.itch.io/lumi-and-the-cloud-shepherd-ld50
Link https://heremeus.itch.io/lumi-and-the-cloud-shepherd-ld50
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/lumi-and-the-cloud-shepherd

Ratings

Overall 327th 3.411⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 289th 3.393⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 251th 3.429⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 71th 4.125⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 241th 3.607⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Audio 411th 2.804⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Humor 232th 3.089⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 43🗨️

Feedback

Papaya
04. Apr 2022 · 13:49 UTC
Cool game overall. I like the concept of delaying spring, it fit the theme well. I also like the scoreboard, I am at 67 seconds. I wish there is a way to avoid the grandpa with the stick. Even if I don't go near him, he will teleport behind me and mess me up.
Genpaku
04. Apr 2022 · 13:51 UTC
Cool graphics, idea and execution of the theme is top notch.
Untitled Studios
04. Apr 2022 · 13:54 UTC
Awesome! I'm joe on the highscore board (the ONLINE highscore board. in a COMPO GAME!?!??! HOW) Nice lil gameplay loop, fits the theme, quite fun.
Jan-Jaap Bol
04. Apr 2022 · 13:54 UTC
I really like this game, the art looks good, the audio is nice and the game itself is fun. The grandpa is quite anoying, so maybe another or a more predictable solution for that problem.
LDJam user 259213
04. Apr 2022 · 13:55 UTC
Adding a scoreboard made me play again to try and break the high score :)
PhoenixofForce
04. Apr 2022 · 14:09 UTC
Very cool. Could also imagine as a 1v1 game

Oh nice logo you got there ^^
rhewid
04. Apr 2022 · 14:32 UTC
Nice game, it reminded me of the early gameboy games but with better graphics. Really fits the theme! Im only place 3 on the Highscore, will come back to climb the ladder for a little bit. :D Great game overall!
Andreadbx
04. Apr 2022 · 17:57 UTC
Loved the gameplay, simple ad effective! Good job!
graphite
04. Apr 2022 · 18:42 UTC
Nice game. I like the character art.
Dodidouda
05. Apr 2022 · 10:11 UTC
Nice little game! The concept is easy to grasp and fun. Good job!
rasblo
05. Apr 2022 · 18:29 UTC
So cute! Nice graphics, unique concept! I'm completely against the idea of delaying spring so I'd rather play as the old dude but oh well..
cogcomp
05. Apr 2022 · 19:36 UTC
Nice game idea. The controls felt a little stiff and it sometimes felt like I got stuck. The character graphics were really well done. Good job! I managed to delay spring by 90 seconds.
Flightless
05. Apr 2022 · 20:31 UTC
Good work on the high score list. It made me replay the game multiple times.
I ended up with 296s (name: 'wow') :smile:
It got easier after I figured out Cloud Shepherds movement patterns :)
🎤 Heremeus
05. Apr 2022 · 21:32 UTC
Thanks for all the kind and constructive comments. Very much appreciated! :heart:

@flightless that's awesome! My record in the final version was just a little over 200 seconds. I went with a semi-random pattern to give the player a chance of delaying spring even further, once they figure it out.
Chaoseiro
06. Apr 2022 · 02:17 UTC
Great game, simple but effective gameplay. The art is well done, just wished there was some soundtrack.

You somehow managed to have an online leaderboard, you are a madman hahahaha

Great job!
lesinvisible
06. Apr 2022 · 18:31 UTC
Nice little game, as usual with this this games, it has an additictive feel to it. The only thing I wished for is some gameplay variety.
eLeDe
06. Apr 2022 · 20:43 UTC
Simple game mechanics are the best. Including a feature of online highscores is great! Good job!
theslate
06. Apr 2022 · 23:04 UTC
Cloud Shepherd is the best shepherd since Mass Effect. Good job!
Welliton
07. Apr 2022 · 02:31 UTC
![Lumi.png](///raw/8f9/1/z/4d467.png)

I liked the art of the game! I didnt understand fast the movement of the White beard guy the first time, but after that, the gameplay loop were smooth :) :)

Congratulations team \o/
jk5000
07. Apr 2022 · 07:24 UTC
Super simple and fun little game. I had fun trying it. The visuals is also good. The game could have used some music and perhaps a bit more sound effects. Overall a good jam game. Well done.
🎤 Heremeus
07. Apr 2022 · 07:50 UTC
@chaoseiro @jk5000 yeah, it's really missing a soundtrack. I had a free one in it but didn't realise until submission that external assets aren't allowed in compo (you're not allowed to opt-out of a category) so I had to remove it and had no time left to come up with something on my own. That's my main take away for the next jam: Allot some time for a simple soundtrack :smile:
teebaron
07. Apr 2022 · 09:27 UTC
![chrome_lo8lgNvQD1.png](///raw/612/42/z/4d531.png)
LDJam user 258850
07. Apr 2022 · 14:26 UTC
I love Lumi! :) I think someone was hoping for the folklore theme XD great graphics! I loved the discrete jumping between clouds mechanic. That old man is annoying af. Great submission!
d00kl1
07. Apr 2022 · 20:08 UTC
I've visualized overhead clouds as a flock of sheep innumerable times; a game that has a cloud shepherd and a cloud tipper (or shaker) takes it beyond that vision :-) Fantastically imaginative application of theme.
Seng
08. Apr 2022 · 07:43 UTC
Great idea. I like the art style. A nice soundtrack would be great. But still a very nice entry. Keep it up!
LuckyFeathers
11. Apr 2022 · 18:39 UTC
Cute little game. I like the simplicity, but it also becomes a bit boring quite fast. The bearded guy feels unnecessarily harsh. Like, I'm not sure if there's much strategy involved here besides staying away from him. Would be nice if you could fight him somehow perhaps? Or just not have him there at all, because he's just a frustrating element to an otherwise fun and cute game.

The game works well with the theme. An online highscore is very good for a game like this. Overall good entry for a compo!
Doot
11. Apr 2022 · 19:52 UTC
Nice game!

Simple, fun and responsive. Visuals and sounds are very clear. Gameplay is innovative and fun for a time, even if it gets repetitive quite fast.

Awesome job for compo!
ColeSlaughter
12. Apr 2022 · 06:14 UTC
Wonderful little entry! I love the simplicity of it, and the retro style is just on-point. I also always just appreciate unique mechanics in games, definitely haven't seen anything like this before. :slight_smile: Nice job!!
Jackaljk
16. Apr 2022 · 21:14 UTC
The concept is nice and the game is really cute, I wish there were more mechanics and that the difficulty would ramp up over time, as it is it feels like I could go on forever as long as I shake the clouds far from the old guy.