Orchard Archer by icxon

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made by icxon for Ludum Dare 52 (JAM)

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-- "Apples..." he whispered. Why the heck they need so many apples? As if like they are making hard cider after all the holid..

-- Apple pies! Everyone loves Apple Pies!

-- Nooo. This could not be right. These are not those regular apples for you baking hobby. These are low-poly apples, they explode, summon gods and who knows what else!

-- Sigh...

-- Well, there is only one way to find out. Bring me The Bow. I will make him talk.

GAMEPLAY:

Follow merchant quests, harvest apples and get rewards! Yes, you can kill enemies.

Do not rush if you find the game hard to play. I forgot to add godmode this time.

The game is made in 72 hours by me. The rest of the team is working on other awesome projects but will be back! Good luck and have fun!

CONTROLS:

  • Mouse, WSAD - shoot, move
  • Space - jump
  • R - restart
  • no controller support (sorry :cry:)

TOOLS:

Ratings

Overall 229th 3.75⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Fun 82th 3.963⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 220th 3.588⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Theme 370th 3.763⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 465th 3.488⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Audio 420th 2.936⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Humor 323th 3.111⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Mood 451th 3.382⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 39🗨️

Feedback

moonlightbomber
09. Jan 2023 · 23:02 UTC
This is a great pick-up-and-play game; you just need to know how to fire those arrows. This is not Contra or Metal Slug.
jaonewguy
09. Jan 2023 · 23:04 UTC
It was super satisfying to shoot around with the arrows. For me, it was the combination of gameplay + sound FX/animation.

I was a bit lost at the beginning wondering what to do after the first objective. I checked the first NPC out of curiosity to get the key. Perhaps I missed it or I'm just terrible at reading instructions, but I could imagine a lesser-experienced gamer getting stuck longer.

Great game!
TheGhostofTommy
10. Jan 2023 · 01:44 UTC
Your sprites and technical art are cool, well done
oillen
10. Jan 2023 · 02:43 UTC
I had a blast playing Orchard Archer at 3:00 AM ... the game's physic based archery is welldone and shows how much 'joy of use' can be the focus of a game. :dvd:

The game allows you to do some nonsense
![LD_52_OrchardArcher_01.png](///raw/84b/1/z/55c4a.png)

It is hard (O.K. I had to go afk, then this happenend :smile: )
![LD_52_OrchardArcher_02.png](///raw/84b/1/z/55c4b.png)

Finishing isn't trivial solving all quests need to be celebrated
![LD_52_OrchardArcher_03.png](///raw/84b/1/z/55c4c.png)

There are a lot of Secrets, from figuring out how to step over the spikes without harm, to returning to the game after getting to the final 'screen'
![LD_52_OrchardArcher_04.png](///raw/84b/1/z/55c4d.png)

Staying in the fight is the true challange and worth a risk.
![LD_52_OrchardArcher_05.png](///raw/84b/1/z/55c4e.png)

:dvd: :dvd: :dvd: :dvd: :dvd:
🎤 icxon
10. Jan 2023 · 04:31 UTC
@oillen I absolutely love your screenshots! :smile: Thanks!

There are many things on the list I wish I had time to add. Such as:
- detach yellow apples when 2-3 arrows already stuck in them
- secret boss fight with merchant :eyes:
- hp bar
- purple bow w twin shots
- some foliage
- apple-eating enemies
- couple more "rooms"
kromeboy
10. Jan 2023 · 10:42 UTC
That is a really good archery game. The control and the aiming are very responsive and easy to use
Aendawyn
10. Jan 2023 · 17:02 UTC
Very good archery game. I was looking for your game since your first game jam post !
Awesome game
NvrSkipGameDay
10. Jan 2023 · 17:28 UTC
Once I got the silver bow the shooting became so snappy and enjoyable - it felt like a really nice upgrade from the first one. The platforming controls floated a bit for my taste, but that's just personal preference and I really liked the game overall!
Wouter52
10. Jan 2023 · 20:02 UTC
Ok, I don't know what is worse. The fact that I shot the merchant right away after opening the game, or the fact that you anticipated folks like me and made it say thing like "ouch" and "please stop" hahahaha

Love your game! I like how you get introduced in an environment that is not hazardous, and then get dropped in a room with spikes and projectiles.

This game could have benefitted from a littlebit of music. A basic loop (that is not irritating) could have been enough. I used Beepbox.co for that, it is so simple, that even I could use it!
asfdfdfd
10. Jan 2023 · 20:41 UTC
Feeling of bow shooting is VERY satisfying.
Ani
10. Jan 2023 · 22:35 UTC
This was fun! I did find the movement acceleration a bit too soft but maybe it's part of the challenge. The feedback of drawing the bow is good and feels nice to get solid hits on the apples.
Galvanized Toadstool
11. Jan 2023 · 01:25 UTC
This game was really fun, it took me a bit to really notice that the quest was in the top right so I kept going back to the quest giver when I thought I had enough... I never did :) lol. I did find it very difficult, every time I got the the gold apple quest I would go over and there would be at least 5 guys chasing me, and I couldn't take them out before dying. Speaking of, it would be nice to see what my health was, and maybe eating certain apples heal...Just a thought.

Overall I loved it.
Kosmi
11. Jan 2023 · 09:47 UTC
Very cool game! especially physics of the shot
InitialPosition
11. Jan 2023 · 09:53 UTC
Very nice! Really good idea to make the apples cycle through different colors so you have to plan ahead when to shoot which apple. The arrow physics also feel intuitive and its really satisfying to hit shots from a long range. A lot of fun, good job :)
Sergio Crypto
11. Jan 2023 · 10:04 UTC
Fun little game, good sonud effects!

I feel like it takes a bit to master the trajectories, but overall a fun experience
Zonoxx
11. Jan 2023 · 10:17 UTC
The core mechanics and graphics are really satisfying. Personally, I enjoyed the shooting so much, I would have preferred not to have any enemies in the level but I get why they are there. Really cool game nonetheless!
MooNiZZ
11. Jan 2023 · 10:19 UTC
I really enjoyed the archery part. Which is like the whole game :smile:

A lot of time my fully charged arrows bounced off the pink ones that chased me, and lots of my golden apples just didn't disappear or come down so I had to wait for a single spawn on the far right.

Some background music would have improved the whole experience quite a bit i believe!

The shooting part felt amazingly good. Well done! :)
pndaa
11. Jan 2023 · 10:36 UTC
![Sans titre.png](///raw/126/z/56182.png)

Fun game. I gave up at the last quest after 4 tries. I had purple fruits that was making my golden apples falls before they being grown. And I didn't manage to kill purples soon enough :(.

It was really really fun.

The only thing is a HP bar could have been helpful.

The bow feels really great. And the purple fruits that become an enemy is a neat idea. Good job !
sammot
11. Jan 2023 · 12:47 UTC
Main problem I had was the game felt like moving through molasses, especially when I jumped. What made me lose was arrows falling down and not dropping the apples which clogged up the sky and made it tedious and difficult to complete quests.
CO5MONAUT
11. Jan 2023 · 15:11 UTC
Nice gameplay, I love this kind of "ballistic" games, nice graphics, but in the second room has already become too difficult for me ahaha The swearing merchant is awesome :D
arron-fowler
11. Jan 2023 · 22:01 UTC
Lovely stuff. I enjoyed it. Sometimes the lack of music made it feel a bit stark against the nice juice you had in the visuals. It was frustrating and rewarding in equal measure to get my harvest on. Nice ideas worth a bit of extra time I'd say. Kudos
Justin_C
13. Jan 2023 · 07:44 UTC
Really fun physics game. The arrow shooting is so satisfying.

I wasn't a huge fan of the enemy that I couldn't do anything about.

And the lack of a health bar meant I died without realizing I was close to death. When the game made me start from the beginning, I just quit. The thought of having to do it all over again from the beginning seemed way too tedious. Maybe add some checkpoints after levels.
HayriCakir
13. Jan 2023 · 19:34 UTC
So fun and satisfyinggggg
NoelOskar
13. Jan 2023 · 21:03 UTC
I really liked the 2.5D graphic, combined with the nice physics, tbh the only thing i found problematic was that when i died, the whole game reseted, instead of resetting my current objective, but i appreciate the tf2 refrence
LDJam user 277851
13. Jan 2023 · 21:08 UTC
Very interesting game, there seems to be a minimum shooting angle making it difficult to hit the purple apples close to the ground.
LDJam user 139668
13. Jan 2023 · 21:19 UTC
Very nice and addictive entry. Enjoyed playing it, and liked the difficulty curve :)
GoldRanger
13. Jan 2023 · 21:21 UTC
solid entry! really good shooting experience, the difficulties level up along the game process which is designed well, would like to have more type of enemy instead of just shoot flying ball but that's how you fit the harvest theme! so that's not really a cons, well done overall!
Charles Lacerda
13. Jan 2023 · 22:05 UTC
simple and well-executed idea, congratulations, I found it very fun, the game seems well balanced
She Wrote
13. Jan 2023 · 22:33 UTC
Really cool game! Solid core mechanic, and super fun! Well done!
Klaus Peter
14. Jan 2023 · 00:08 UTC
Damn had to give up when the pink target apples started flooding in from everywhere :< but I really enjoyed the archery!
Ninnec
14. Jan 2023 · 00:24 UTC
The physics of the arrows and apples was really nice. Add on the graphic choices and you get a really cool experience.
sakura_magika
14. Jan 2023 · 18:33 UTC
pretty fun, you hit a nice feel for the archery. i felt pretty frustrated by the purple killer apple, i shot it several times but it didn't seem to be killable.
YuxShaw
16. Jan 2023 · 06:17 UTC
A really fun game. The apple shot performance is really realistic and the design of green->pink->red changing is interesting and increasing the richness of the game.
Really love the straw man!
ThiefViolinist
17. Jan 2023 · 21:49 UTC
Really good take, love games about archers with bow shooting mechanic