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Keep it clear, Bob ! by blk_dg

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made by blk_dg for Ludum Dare 51 (COMPO)

You're Bob, and you have one simple job, keep that section of railway clear of any roaming animals. See, train deliveries are vital and we can't let those train be damaged right ? So chop chop !

Best played with a gamepad, you can still play on a keyboard (arrows/WASD + i/o/p for abilities) Done with Godot 3.5, Pyxel Edit and Ableton

Downloads below, but you can also play a web version of the game on itch (v1.1):

https://carbonado.itch.io/keep-it-clear-bob

Thanks for playing, hope you'll have a good time !

Changelog:

1.0: - Original compo version

1.1: - Fix: Values of Shout and Shout Mine were inverted... yay me ! - Fix: Exiting the ability menu with Esc doesn't bring the pause menu anymore - Various small balancing tweaks (shout cooldown, animal waves count)

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Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/keep-it-clear-bob

Ratings

Overall 70th 3.906⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 86th 3.75⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 68th 3.813⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Theme 28th 4.25⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 119th 3.828⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Audio 123th 3.563⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Humor 35th 3.797⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Mood 55th 3.844⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 35🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 174638
03. Oct 2022 · 07:26 UTC
Great Job, I love the graphism with the minimalist color palette, it gives a nice mood to the game!
The game feel is smooth and you really feel the heat when the train goes by with the screenshake and all, well done.
Although was a bit frustrated not to have a win screen after I worked for my 1000 points 😄
Another comment: It felt like the "shout" bonus better use was to spam it which makes it not that funny to use.
LDJam user 5243
03. Oct 2022 · 07:27 UTC
Really fun game with spot on sound design! One of the better once I've played despite it's simplicity. A good example of a simple idea that's really well executed without trying to be too much. Very well done!
BobFish
03. Oct 2022 · 07:31 UTC
Very fun! I love the overall aesthetic and think your art is very cohesive. Sound design is also a highlight, I love the shouting sound effect :)

The train movement is also very satisfying and the power ups are nice. Great job!
Rolly
03. Oct 2022 · 07:41 UTC
Very cool game!

I found the power-ups to be a bit too powerful. In a first attempt, I didn 't use them and I found the game a bit more enjoyable. Okay, a rabbit died once in a while, but it was much more "on the edge".

Another note is that I didn't understand how to "win" the game. I think the intro mentions something about 1000 points, but I got higher than that and nothing happened. In the end I just let all rabbits go on the tracks and lost everything at once :D

I loved the visuals of your game, they are beautiful in their simplicity! Minimalistic usage of colors is a awesome way to keep the focus on the objective. The animation of the rabbit is perfect.

Good job!
Harry Alissavakis
03. Oct 2022 · 11:49 UTC
Played this for quite a while, I couldn't really put it down 😅 awesome work with the pixel art and the sound design; gameplay loop was simple but fun too! Nice job! :smile:
Geniko
03. Oct 2022 · 12:19 UTC
Love the concept, It already exist in a lot of game like zelda,red dead.. they are boring in it ! But you succeed to make it really fun with nice graphics and sound.
Good job !
Dahut
03. Oct 2022 · 12:22 UTC
That was so much fun !
Cool concept and cool art, and the option to turn off the blood is a nice thought :ok_hand:

My only nitpick would be that it does get a bit too easy once the shout and boots powerups have been bought, but other than that it was a very enjoyable game :smile:
Vhalenn
03. Oct 2022 · 12:57 UTC
The game is really fun and well made ! I just found that is was funnier and easier to control to do the opposite ! Even if I feel bad for rabbits now !
mstrp
03. Oct 2022 · 16:15 UTC
Lovely game! Great audio, graphics is clean and to the point. It's also quite hectic, which I like. Well done!
cyberfrank
03. Oct 2022 · 16:48 UTC
It was a lot of fun! Got kind of a dystopian feel with the speaker and the colors. Really like the running animation with just a few pixels of change between the frames but still completely sells it! One thing I missed is to have some background music or more ambient sounds.
🎤 blk_dg
03. Oct 2022 · 21:24 UTC
@rolly Thanks for pointing out the too much powerful abilities, I actually inverted the values of the basic shout and the shout mine which is the last ability :D Aced it ! At least it's fixed now
busisen
03. Oct 2022 · 23:44 UTC
Wow, my first impression was how much I liked the pixel art and butter smooth movement. I think you managed to find a nice take on the theme and built around it very well. Do you have a background in art/deisgn? You really nailed the colour palette. Nice job :)
thedashdude
04. Oct 2022 · 03:33 UTC
I thought the prices for abilities were way too much, only ever saved up for one of them, but the game felt nice to play. Unfortunately I had a lot of fun when the rabbits got squished. The train effects, the sounds effects, it was just the more satisfying option than saving them...
LDJam user 278827
04. Oct 2022 · 05:16 UTC
Love the graphics atmosphere and mood! The sfx for the intro talking were some of the best ive seen this jam. Really great concept, fun game! Very hard though
🎤 blk_dg
04. Oct 2022 · 06:29 UTC
@busisen I'm actually a vfx artist in CGI, that may help a bit :) that's me cheating eheh

@bosco thanks ! glad you like the mumbling sound, it's actually me doing weird noise into my phone recorder !
Sacha_Soul
04. Oct 2022 · 11:52 UTC
So freaking cool that you've done that on compo !
LDJam user 4886
04. Oct 2022 · 11:55 UTC
Either I'm doing something wrong or those rabbits are smarter than me! Must try again... Great idea, nicely implemented!
Sisusakari
04. Oct 2022 · 12:03 UTC
Art style is amazing good job! I really like the idea and the mechanics of the game.
LDJam user 299879
04. Oct 2022 · 12:06 UTC
Funny little game, loved how a few pixels of animation still conveyed quite a bit, and i found the death screen attitude quite funny - just get another guy i guess :))
DileriumL
04. Oct 2022 · 12:07 UTC
Good job, great text on start) Fun to play. Like it!
Fedir
04. Oct 2022 · 12:29 UTC
Good idea ) add more graphics and detail and you can publish it to Google play)
ZioBob
04. Oct 2022 · 12:29 UTC
really cool game! the frustration that those f***ing critters give you it's astonishing XD
from keyboard the shouts doesn't seem to work (i/o/p).
anyway good job!
Probe2
04. Oct 2022 · 12:53 UTC
I've laughed a lot!
Gonzalol
04. Oct 2022 · 13:00 UTC
That was really FUN to play. Solid 5 stars on fun, theme and humor. I also love the art, the sounds... One of my favorites so far
Angrybeard
04. Oct 2022 · 13:33 UTC
Very cool game! clean implementation of your concept with a simple but nice looking pixel style.
Eugenik
04. Oct 2022 · 14:50 UTC
Great work! I had a blast playing this!.
Nyrh
04. Oct 2022 · 16:55 UTC
I think I'm just bad, but even with the shout, I couldn't do much ... so much blood ...
Really cool though, I loved the idea.
LDJam user 299091
05. Oct 2022 · 14:49 UTC
Really cool idea, took me a bit to figure out I could by the abilities at the sign though. The color palette and art style work really well with it. Sound design is really solid too; makes it quite clear when a train is coming.
Yword
05. Oct 2022 · 17:19 UTC
Very unique and clever idea, and it's fun and quite addictive too! Well done!
fabula_rasa
05. Oct 2022 · 19:01 UTC
Audio is great in this game! The graphics are very simple but pleasant. I am quite bad at chasing rabbits - they had to hire many new guys after the first :grin:, but I had fun with it. Additional abilities definitely help keep player interest.

One thing that is not really a bug, but just a bit of inconvenience. On Itch pressing ESC exits the full screen. So, if you want to stop interacting with the sign, you first exit out of full screen mode and only then you can exit the sign menu.
🎤 blk_dg
05. Oct 2022 · 19:22 UTC
@fabula-rasa oooh didn't catch that one, one more thing for the next time checklist thanks for pointing that out, and of course thanks a lot for playing ! Glad you had a good time
Matt Green
05. Oct 2022 · 20:28 UTC
Very interesting game! the tiny pixel art worked for the style really well. The sound effects were nice.

I would definitely play a game like this!