Divine Rain by Jackaljk

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made by Jackaljk for Ludum Dare 50 (COMPO)

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​You are a generous and powerful God. Your people worship and respect you, so naturally when the village is attacked by your evil rival they ask for your help. You can't find your Divine Extinguisher in the hurry, but you quickly figure out an alternative solution.

Make sure to be well watered before playing.

Ratings

Overall 428th 3.245⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Fun 431th 3.061⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 295th 3.323⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Theme 414th 3.398⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 463th 3.061⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Audio 78th 3.806⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Humor 41th 4.01⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Mood 393th 3.051⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Given 120🗳️ 85🗨️

Feedback

Jared Lomangino
04. Apr 2022 · 19:20 UTC
This is hilarious. Concept, audio, gameplay is all great
🎤 Jackaljk
04. Apr 2022 · 19:22 UTC
Thank you @jared-lomangino!
cogcomp
05. Apr 2022 · 20:12 UTC
Wow this was just terribly silly and I couldn't stop giggling :laughing: Well done!
Lobo Iberico
05. Apr 2022 · 20:14 UTC
hahahahaha very good game.

That all the sounds are with the voice makes it very special. Very funny, and for God's sake, let no one drink more lemonade!
LDJam user 273557
05. Apr 2022 · 20:18 UTC
Really silly which I loved. Overall the gameplay was simple but it did what it needed to really well. I think the only thing I noticed was that it was sometimes difficult to tell exactly when a house fire was extinguished, but that's a pretty small thing. Good job!
wondry
05. Apr 2022 · 20:22 UTC
ha ha ha, audio and idea are hilarious
FireSlash
05. Apr 2022 · 20:24 UTC
Love the concept. The dialogue is lovely and the voice acting is on point.

Around the ~5m mark the meter starts requiring constant clicking, which was the point I sort of stopped since it aggravates my wrist; but it looks like you can just hold the- uh- *divine rain* over a single house and basically never lose; so the the final boss more that than the fire itself.

Great work!
🎤 Jackaljk
05. Apr 2022 · 20:45 UTC
Thank you guys for the feedback!

@lobo-iberico they do get their warning!

@mcmuniz i agree, didn't have time to make it better tho

@fireslash yes that's right, I realized it and decided not to fix it because that is sooo delay the inevitable :P
JCMonkey
05. Apr 2022 · 22:47 UTC
for some reason when i played it i wasnt sure the fire went out because it naturally did, or i pissed it out. maybe some more feed back when your actually putting the fire out.
Hartvichio
06. Apr 2022 · 09:15 UTC
I don't really know what to say. It is funny and has a game loop. So good job, but the humour is very specific :D
🎤 Jackaljk
06. Apr 2022 · 19:07 UTC
Thank you!

@jcmonkey agreed, thought about it but didn't have enough time

@hartvichio i'm not sure whether you liked the humour or not haha
yetanother
07. Apr 2022 · 00:11 UTC
The aiming system is neat and easy to use! And I definitely laughed!
Ani
07. Apr 2022 · 00:28 UTC
Haha, I didn't expect the voices! It's hard to tell if you're putting out a fire or not, but I did my best!
LDJam user 258850
07. Apr 2022 · 15:22 UTC
Not sure what to say xD literally lost for words...
MathGLO
08. Apr 2022 · 19:30 UTC
I have NOTHING to say. I never laughed so hard playing a game jam HAHAHA. The music... the game... EVERYTHING. Great entry!
S_Onoe
08. Apr 2022 · 19:43 UTC
I laughed so hard at the voice. Gameplay speaking, I found the first person perspective great, and I can see you put quite some effort into building the houses. One thing about the beams is that the area of effect doesn't quite match its physical end. Maybe try to do some minor edits. Overall, well done!
BiOniKMonSTeR
08. Apr 2022 · 19:46 UTC
"BUT WAIT DON'T DRINK IT'S NOT LEMONADE! TOO LATE " OMG That's gonna stay in my head for days :'D. Love the concept + the audio is so fun! Nice job I had fun.

Managed to hold about 5:15 min.
🎤 Jackaljk
08. Apr 2022 · 19:54 UTC
Thank you @yetanother @ani @mook @mathglo @s-onoe @bionikmonster! I'm really happy I could make you laugh :P

@s-onoe you are absolutely right about the area of effect vs what it looks like visually, I should have paid more attention to that
Pio
09. Apr 2022 · 02:07 UTC
Haha, this was so funny! Great audio!
SMdG
09. Apr 2022 · 11:00 UTC
Nice game had fun playing it.
dusho
09. Apr 2022 · 11:05 UTC
well that was something :).. really funny.. was some crazy clickfest at the end
hmightypirate
09. Apr 2022 · 21:17 UTC
XDDD! I wonder what the rival god i eating to throw that hot stones. I cannot stop laughing with this game.
milq
09. Apr 2022 · 21:38 UTC
I have laughed a lot! The truth is that I love this type of game that uses your own voice because it gives a lot of humor. And on top of that I had fun! Great game!
milq
09. Apr 2022 · 21:38 UTC
I have laughed a lot! The truth is that I love this type of game that uses your own voice because it gives a lot of humor. And on top of that I had fun! Great game!
candlesan
10. Apr 2022 · 08:12 UTC
A very unique take on the theme. I can tell you had a lot of fun making this game and you weren't afraid to throw some laughs in for the player from every angle. The setting, the dialogue, the music - it's all done in good fun.
BjornStahl
10. Apr 2022 · 08:16 UTC
Well this was certainly a quirky little game, well done! Only improvement i could think of was a bit more reactiveness on hitting a house or make the extinguishing faster. It takes a couple of seconds before the fire dissapears so until then you are unsure if you are hitting or not.
🎤 Jackaljk
10. Apr 2022 · 09:00 UTC
Thanks to all of you @pio @smdg @dusho @hmightypirate @milq @candlesan @bjornstahl!
Histoka
10. Apr 2022 · 15:57 UTC
I like to pee on humans, that was fun !
M2tias
10. Apr 2022 · 16:24 UTC
Alright... Everything seems to work just as intended. Lots of voice acting is always cool! Graphics are great as well! Nicely done!
Ossi
11. Apr 2022 · 19:20 UTC
That was hilarious! It's always nice to have voice acting in game jams, they're very few and far between. Good work!
Honest Dan
12. Apr 2022 · 17:46 UTC
A very silly game, was a memorable experience! I like that you put expressed your humour in the game, both in premise and voice lines.
🎤 Jackaljk
13. Apr 2022 · 19:06 UTC
Thank you @histoka @m2tias @ossi @honest-dan!
sacredbacon
14. Apr 2022 · 01:49 UTC
Great effects, super original, and quite fun. Cool that you had dialogue and an a cappella back track. Great entry!
Black Flag
17. Apr 2022 · 21:42 UTC
Very funny game! The audio was great and a very interesting concept! I had some trouble with aiming, with the pool appearing not where I was hitting if that makes sense, that might have been intentional to create some extra challenge though! Overall, I had a lot of fun, great game!
🎤 Jackaljk
18. Apr 2022 · 08:41 UTC
Thank you @sacredbacon @black-flag!

@black-flag yeah makes sense, it should happen very rarely and didn't have time to fix it, sorry about that. Glad you had fun!
olafstromberg
18. Apr 2022 · 14:17 UTC
Nice art and a simple concept easy to get the hang of. Addition of voice and the music was a good touch. Childish concept though.
bigbazwa
19. Apr 2022 · 00:14 UTC
Ha, funny voiceovers!
LDJam user 58658
20. Apr 2022 · 14:36 UTC
A fun concept that does quite a lot with quite a little -- it's simple but effective, which is the sign of a successful jam. Disliked the mashing mechanic though, having slight accessibility problems -- something to consider for your next project!
🎤 Jackaljk
20. Apr 2022 · 19:08 UTC
Thank you @olafstromberg @bigbazwa @cubanfrog!

@cubanfrog i really appreciate your feedback, what specific accessibility problems did you notice?
BinaryPrinciple
21. Apr 2022 · 16:17 UTC
The dark humor adds a lot of mood to the game, like a Postal+Black and White crossover.
The mechanic is simple but for and the controls quite friendly. I would have like a small parabol on my "fountain" but that's nitpicking. I would recommend a sound when the houses get completely destroyed.
From a fellow god theme LD dev, well done!
🎤 Jackaljk
21. Apr 2022 · 19:31 UTC
@binaryprinciple thank you and I'm glad you noticed that crossover, it was intended! Haha in a parallel universe this game could definitely be called "Divine Fountain". Agreed about the sound, I tried making something but didn't like the result and I was too exhausted to keep trying.