Wild Mongoose Chase by gglyptodon

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made by gglyptodon for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

The mongoose is on the loose! Protect your ducklings! Mon...err..geese (?) are hiding in the weeds - Eat seeds before they grow! Delay your inevitable demise ;)

Ratings

Overall 1189th 3.079⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 880th 3.211⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1182th 2.711⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1195th 3.079⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1204th 2.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 799th 2.765⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1194th 2.921⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 35🗳️ 13🗨️

Feedback

RoughSkin
04. Apr 2022 · 19:16 UTC
Love the old aesthetic! Maybe a little too difficult for me, but great simple game!
Mekuri
04. Apr 2022 · 19:18 UTC
Hah, this reminded me of some of those games I played back in the 90s in Windows 3.11 :-)

The gameplay was simple, but very easy to understand. The only thing I didn't really understood was the 'duckling' bonus? I gathered that you got the bonus if you had any living duckings when you died? Felt a bit weird, but maybe that's just me? That didn't ruin the game for me though- I had fun.

Thanks for the Nostalgia rush, and thanks for sharing your game.
Jibberwocky
06. Apr 2022 · 09:05 UTC
Very straightforward and fun, despite the retro look everything was really well visually communicated.
BoxedMeatRevolution
07. Apr 2022 · 01:26 UTC
Even though this game is simple, I thought it had pretty good replayability. I got to a point where I felt like I could play indefinitely. So long as you stop any seeds from growing it seems easy enough to prevent additional mongooses from spawning (though it took me a few tries to get good enough). I agree with the other commenter that the "duckling bonus" system felt a bit odd. It would have been nice if each duckling added to your score somehow, rather than only the living ones at game's end. Still, I enjoyed playing!
ssh.randy
09. Apr 2022 · 04:27 UTC
didn't give it a rating because it isn't working from me (windows on chrome)
sacredbacon
09. Apr 2022 · 04:45 UTC
Very cool that you were able to use Rust! Game was pretty fun, kind of like a Pacman X Snake Game. Very cool, high marks for innovation for sure.
Rainsong
09. Apr 2022 · 19:12 UTC
Nicely done! The art reads very well, and great use of the theme.
Itskdog
09. Apr 2022 · 19:16 UTC
Nice job with this game. When you get a lot of ducks it really helps. But as soon as you start losing them you have to really try hard not to get overwhelmed.
Toto_dawg_
19. Apr 2022 · 02:55 UTC
The game was really fun!! It was a funky little time i had with it, however i think the starter speed should've been a bit slower, but otherwise it was great!
svemir
19. Apr 2022 · 17:38 UTC
Simple game, but kept replaying it. The speed definitely seems a bit too fast at the beginning and whenever I bounced off a wall, it felt like it wouldn't move left or right straight away afterwards. Could've been just the speed of it, though. Graphics have a nice retro feel too.