Hostile Life by Bosco

My first LD, Super fun. Tried to go for some weird feelingswith hostile vs cozy, glitch art vs spritework. It's a little survival platformer, yuo have to push crates back to your shelter to crack them open for more food. Staying away from your fire for too long makes you get cold and die quicker though.
| Web | https://bosco-public-void.itch.io/hostile-life |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/hostile-life |
Ratings
| Overall | 351th | 3.36⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 464th | 2.962⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 387th | 3.1⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 120th | 4⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 147th | 3.875⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 228th | 3.389⭐ | 29🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 296th | 2.783⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 63th | 3.865⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 19🗳️ | 30🗨️ |
Pros:
- The glitchy atmosphere combined with the nature theme works super well - not something I'd think to do. I especially loved the lightning strikes.
- The little "z" prompts are a nice touch, really helps guide you to the things that matter.
- Great comfy sound effects.
- Rain drop physics!
Cons:
- As others have mentioned the physics are a bit funky. I found it a bit difficult to not clip through crates.
- Movement felt a bit floaty. Small suggestion would be to increase gravity/friction maybe?
I lasted about 2 minutes.
nice music
The world looks cool, but the movement needs work. I didn't realize until the third play through that it was possible to climb the tree and explore the world further, but it seemed futile since you couldn't push a box back anyway. (at least, it seemed that way ┐( ̄~ ̄)┌)
The game is dripping with style. I love it.
This game felt unique. This idea / gameplay I haven't seen anywhere.
I was fun but when I tried to explore the map, some terrain is quite difficult to traverse. (Or maybe that is to fit the glitching theme? )
Map design, world design is super great! Can't wait to see more of your work. I'll be watching you on twitter :eyes:
Good stuff :8ball: