Snail Always Trails! by Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu

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made by Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu for Ludum Dare 50 (EXTRA)

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Created by: Albus Grizzle Team

Our game inspired by famous Immortal Snail Assassin hypothetical scenario. :snail:

As a player you try to avoid touching the snail while it chases you in your house.

You can throw objects to slow down the snail but not every object may not work as you wanted.

:trophy: The goal is avoid from snail as long as you can, every time you fail restart and try again for better score! :trophy:

How to Play:

• A, D = Left , Right

• W+A, W+D = Go Upstairs

• F = Open Doors

• E = Pick Up / Drop Item

• Q = Throw

Note: We couldn't make it to the JAM deadline. But we are happy to finish our FIRST game ever and improved ourselves! So feel free to comment and give a feed back :v:

Resources: Music = SD Sound Tracks - Chase

Screenshots:

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https://github.com/caganoduncuoglu/SnailAlwaysTrails-LD50Game

Ratings

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Feedback

thecoconutdream
07. Apr 2022 · 19:42 UTC
I just love your cartoonic graphic style, well done :)
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
07. Apr 2022 · 19:50 UTC
@thecoconutdream Thank you! :v:
sillyman987
07. Apr 2022 · 19:56 UTC
I like the concept, but the e and f buttons didn't always work. Good job! 👍
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
07. Apr 2022 · 20:09 UTC
@sillyman987 yes, unfortunately, we also realized that there is such a problem. Thank you for feedback! :v:
Dactarium
07. Apr 2022 · 20:10 UTC
I had struggle picking up objects, need more area to pick up. Game has nice humor. :snail:

My high score is 3:06
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
07. Apr 2022 · 20:14 UTC
@dactarium Glad you liked it! Thank you :v:
p-r
07. Apr 2022 · 20:17 UTC
Love it, if there's one thing I'm not a fan of is the stair climbing mechanic. Other than that it was a very fun and good looking game.
Evgeniya Zapolnova
07. Apr 2022 · 20:19 UTC
Like the art and snails :)

Yes, sometimes button E doesn't work. And also I didn't expect to leave home and to fall in nowhere :)

But Is a cat in the game? I saw only cat's stuff
LDJam user 264629
07. Apr 2022 · 20:24 UTC
I liked the art style, music, and the inclusion of the theme but a few things could be improved particularly in how the game feels and the gameplay. Grabbing items can be a real struggle at first and the controls are fairly complicated at a glance and even after a few runs they can be a bit awkward to get used to. Also regarding the gameplay, I can appreciate the approach of learning by dying and getting a higher score through that but the game's learning curve isn't particularly steep (which can be a good thing) so once you get used to it you end up waiting for death at the top for at least a good minute. Maybe if that part could be sped up or you were forced to interact more closely with the snail this could be mitigated. The game as a whole however was pretty good and I think it needs to be repeated but the graphics/art style are particularly charming and unique. I think this is one of the games I spent more time playing so yeah... nicely done, really captivating game.
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
07. Apr 2022 · 20:39 UTC
@evgeniya-zapolnova yes there are cats in the bedroom, and fun fact those cats are illustration of our cats! :cat: Thank you for your comment :v:
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
07. Apr 2022 · 20:41 UTC
@pwnzer Thank you very much for your feedback it means a lot! :heart: The learning curve and other mechanics are below the expectations because simply, we didn't know how to make it better because its our first game :sweat_smile: but yes you are totally right about those factors. And I glad you liked the game. :star2:
ZachsButt
07. Apr 2022 · 21:04 UTC
i lasted quite a while, but the snail still got me :( 🐌. my main critique would be that the pick-up button seemed to be a little finicky.

![snail.png](///raw/cd6/f/z/4d700.png)
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
07. Apr 2022 · 21:09 UTC
@zachsbutt Sorry for that issue, but hope you like the game.
ZachsButt
07. Apr 2022 · 21:19 UTC
@melik-cagan-oduncuoglu yeah i did! it was silly and it made me giggle, everything i like in a game. just something about the premise really gets me haha
svemir
07. Apr 2022 · 21:23 UTC
As others said, the picking up items was often very hard and a bit strange when dropped they seemed to do nothing. The snail cam is a great idea, but it seemed to be reversed which caught me out a few times. But it's a very cool idea and follows the theme really well, with cute graphics.
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
07. Apr 2022 · 21:25 UTC
@svemir Yeah snail cam is working different :sweat_smile: but Thank you! Glad you like it.
AsmadiGames
07. Apr 2022 · 22:00 UTC
This is so perfectly goofy/serious/amazing all at the same time. Great work on it! Definitely an experience.
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
07. Apr 2022 · 22:05 UTC
@asmadigames Thank you very much! Glad you liked it! It means a lot :heart:
MoonChain
07. Apr 2022 · 22:32 UTC
It was a very fun game with the music in the background, the illustrations and humor are great. Good game.
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
07. Apr 2022 · 23:06 UTC
@moonchain thank you!
Flying Dog Fish
08. Apr 2022 · 19:49 UTC
Thanks for giving me molluscophobia. The game is simple and fun, and rather wacky. My only problem were the stairs that didn't look like stairs.
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
08. Apr 2022 · 20:24 UTC
@flying-dog-fish thank you, :sweat_smile: yeah we couldn't decide what to do about stairs you're right.
Crygos
09. Apr 2022 · 08:13 UTC
Overall, I think it was a fun experience and well...the snail finally found me. I wonder what I did to that snail such that it wants to hunt me down :D
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
09. Apr 2022 · 08:18 UTC
@crygos thank you, according to scenerio you took $10M maybe thats why :smile:
marcmagus
09. Apr 2022 · 17:10 UTC
Thanks for bringing your game by my stream for feedback! If you’d like to revisit the play and commentary you can view the highlight at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1449912086

Game was fun. I would have appreciated a bit more clear feedback of the effect of dropping various things on snail speed.
Efe Berke Erkeskin
09. Apr 2022 · 18:12 UTC
@marcmagus Thank you for playing and for all the feedbacks. Really appreciate it :)
LDJam user 280755
09. Apr 2022 · 20:29 UTC
Cool art style and funny take on the theme!
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
09. Apr 2022 · 21:39 UTC
@marcmagus thank you a lot for the feedbacks, glad you liked it :v:
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
09. Apr 2022 · 21:39 UTC
@daniel-username Thank you!
DDRKirbyISQ
10. Apr 2022 · 15:30 UTC
No matter how many objects you (awkwardly) attempt to throw, **YOU CAN'T ESCAPE FROM THE SNAIL**
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
10. Apr 2022 · 16:11 UTC
@ddrkirbyisq :laughing: yes you can't. Sorry for bugs, but hope you liked the game.
Marianoa213
10. Apr 2022 · 16:25 UTC
Very fun game! I really enjoyed it as well.
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
10. Apr 2022 · 20:11 UTC
@marianoa213 thank you!
TheBookSnail
11. Apr 2022 · 04:17 UTC
:snail: Fun theme, music fit great. I would have liked the controls simplified a bit. Maybe open doors, pick up, and throw all E key and cut the drop functionality just to make it simpler for players.
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
11. Apr 2022 · 10:26 UTC
@thebooksnail thank you for your feedback! Glad you liked it.
Supersonic
12. Apr 2022 · 17:48 UTC
I can't escape from the snail indeed! :-) fun to play, well done!
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
12. Apr 2022 · 18:10 UTC
@supersonic Thank you!
saintchristopher777
14. Apr 2022 · 02:12 UTC
Damn snail, lol! Love the art in this! Cute little game. Like everyone else though, the "hitbox" on being able to pick up items seems way to small. Still fun though. Great job for a first game!
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
14. Apr 2022 · 07:38 UTC
@saintchristopher777 Thank you so much! Glad you liked it.
Skleembof
15. Apr 2022 · 00:06 UTC
That was a fun idea, but the mechanics made it hard to play. I loved the snail cam and the slow but inevitable threat of the snail, but I wish there was more you could do to slow it down.
🎤 Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
15. Apr 2022 · 19:30 UTC
@skleembof glad you like the idea thanks for your feedback too!