Punch Bean and the Legend of the Gold Coins by mactinite

A platforming brawler where you explore an open-ended level and collect Golden Coins!
Can you collect all of the gold coins?
Supports both Gamepad & Keyboard and Mouse controls! (Gamepad Preferred)
NOTE
there is no tutorial in game, please refer to the controls below
| Input | Keyboard & Mouse | Gamepad ( Xbox ) | |---------------|-------------------|-------------------| | Move | WASD | Left Stick | | Jump | Space | A | | Punch | Left Mouse Click | X | | Uppercut/Slam | Right Mouse Click | Y | | Dodge Roll | F | B | | Move Camera | Mouse Movement | Right Stick | | Target Lock | Tab | Press Right Stick | | Pause | Esc | Start (Menu) |


| Windows | https://mactinite.itch.io/punch-bean-and-the-legend-of-the-gold-coins |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/punch-bean-and-the-legend-of-the-gold-coins |
Ratings
| Overall | 980th | 3.3⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 911th | 3.175⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 963th | 3⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1391th | 2.167⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 639th | 3.7⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 758th | 3.026⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 584th | 3.1⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 1050th | 3.125⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 22🗳️ | 18🗨️ |
Maybe add some more enemies throughout the world?
Anyway, congrats on the game!
Edit: I also appreciate the controller support :)
A sprint mechanic is a great way to make moving around a large world feel less tedious. Even if it still takes too long, watching your character move faster makes it feel a lot better.
Also, how can you have such shiny and attractive looking coins but NO pickup sound effect? I was so disappointed when I didn't hear at least a little jingle or sparkle noise. Also you have to add a lot more coins to the world. That alone would make it feel less empty and encourage the player to go off the main path
A few things you could improve on.
When falling down the bridge into the water it is quite frustrating having to start from the beginning. Maybe reset me to the start of the bridge and let me try again.
At the end of the small dungeon I'd like a bigger reward than just one coin. Maybe a heart to refill my health or just a bigger bunch of coins. Just to make it worth it. Also a nice pling sound when collecting a coin would be nice!
The fighting felt a bit boring. Also the enemies were so small. I feel they should go down in 1-2 punches. (in my opinion :D)
Maybe concentrate on one enemy and make it as fun as possible to fight against.
All in all I really enjoyed playing. Good job! Keep it up!
Had some serious issues with the controls though (on the gamepad) - there didn't seem to be any dead zone implemented, so whenever I even mildly touched the camera everything started spinning around wildly, so I had to ignore it.
Also, if you mash the attack button, you kinda get locked into a punching combo and have to wait it out before the dodge roll becomes available. Not sure if that was intentional or not, but I found it frustrating.
Loved the slap sound effects and your little bean dude. Double jump and dodge roll felt really good to use.
Good job!