Harpvest by SpoopyIsSad
roam a mall at night time and harvest the essence of harps for your uncle joe's birthday whilst avoiding the natural predator of harps


| itchio | https://dra6on.itch.io/harpvest |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/harpvest |
Ratings
| Overall | 779th | 2.675⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 784th | 2.375⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 629th | 2.895⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 794th | 2.5⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 716th | 2.4⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 445th | 2.789⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 672th | 2.947⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 14🗳️ | 17🗨️ |
The loading was speedy for me, so not sure what's up with that so maybe it just depends on the internet connection.
I loved the use of lighting and the noise added to the ambience really well.
I did find some of the sound effects seemed to be up too loud.
Maybe had more space between the wall and the sit so we can walk through. That got me more than one time
One thing I noticed when starting up the game was that the menu buttons were extremely blurry? I tried this game in two different browsers and it seemed to be the case for both. It was only on the menu screen for me, which was very strange.

The best thing about this game is the atmosphere for sure. I love the low ambience paired with the zoomed in camera and mostly cloaked-in-darkness area. The enemy constantly pursuing me was especially scary since the distance I could put between it and allowing myself to harvest meant that I couldn't see when it was coming or if I did, there wasn't enough time to finish the har~~p~~vest. Actually that added to a lot of the fun, but I admit that I feel the gameplay experience would have been more positive for me if the:
- **Harvesting time were cumulative or slowly diminishing** - I don't know if this was actually a thing or not, but if it isn't then, I think that would help to balance out the challenge, giving players some time to harvest, but not completely lose their progress if they have to dodge an enemy. If it is, then an indicator would definitely be helpful.
- **Harp locations had more indicators** - By means of a simple arrow pointing to the general direction of the harps that slowly adjusts itself based on your current location and/or a general map that shows the layout and the locations of the harps.
I think, overall, the premise was fun and I liked the unsettling atmosphere. The beginning cutscene with the clipart was amusing and I think set the right kind of tone given the ridiculousness of the premise.