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Harvest Harvest Crush by rjerez192

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made by rjerez192 for Ludum Dare 52 (COMPO)

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Harvest Harvest Crush

This is a puzzle game where you need to make group of 4 of the same blocks to score points and get items. Items will fall on each column and will land on the soil below. Using the correct items allows you to grow plants. Harvest plants and make combos of group of blocks to score big points!

Controls

  • Use A / Left Arrow and D / Right Arrow to move the falling blocks to the sides.
  • Use *W / Up Arrow * to rotate the falling pair of blocks clockwise.
  • Use * Space / Down Arrow * to make blocks fall faster.

Tips

  • The best way to score points is to grow big plants and make combos o multiple group of blocks.
  • Think where to place your falling blocks depending on what you need on the soil below.
  • Fertilizer will make your plants grow faster and yield more points.
  • Pests will destroy your plants and make them worth less, use Pesticide to fight them.
  • Plants need water, if the soil is dry they won't grow, so prioritize watering the soil.

Pictures

  • Board of falling blocks

Screenshot 2023-01-08 at 17.01.51.png

  • Plants below the blocks

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Known issues

  • Sometimes when moving blocks to fast they might get stuck. (Please report any bug you find and I'll try to fix it)

Tools

  • Unity (Engine)
  • Visual Studio (IDE)
  • Clip Paint Studio (Graphics)
  • Studio One (Sound)

Final words

I had a lot of fun with this project. I had the bad idea of using the physics system to make the blocks fall which was an awful decision, please never do it. I tried to match the theme of Harvest but with a different gameplay. Hope you like it. Feedback is appreciated.

* Don't forget to share your scores! *

Link https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1vBPjyhMdNN-7ErxsVd54GQeyRtEF8lEr
HTML5 (Itch) https://rjerez1992.itch.io/harvest-harvest-crush-ld52
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/harvest-harvest-crush

Ratings

Overall 177th 3.456⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Fun 141th 3.471⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 260th 2.971⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 161th 3.706⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 187th 3.439⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Audio 219th 2.897⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 40🗳️ 53🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 0
08. Jan 2023 · 21:15 UTC
fun game

it was difficult to tell what each block was doing to my plants while playing, and the text at the top left was small and hard to read quickly

I couldn't find any bugs

my best is an A :)
🎤 rjerez192
08. Jan 2023 · 21:36 UTC
Thanks for the feedback! I also struggled on how to let the player know what is affecting their plants.
I think I can improve the size of the text but I'm yet to find a better solution.
Zonoxx
08. Jan 2023 · 21:37 UTC
Fun twist on a familiar concept. I agree the text could be bigger but otherwise really good entry!
ForeverTrash
08. Jan 2023 · 21:51 UTC
Hey that was cool! Feels like tetris, but with more of a goal instead of just stacking blocks. Very fun. Didn't understand the first time that the tools were supposed to be paired too, just thought they were bonuses ( i only skimmed the tutorial :p ) But got the hang of it the second round and beat it ( i think? A+ ). Overall very good, only improvement I would make is audio because it was a little repetitive and got tiresome fast, but maybe that's just me :p Good job!
🎤 rjerez192
08. Jan 2023 · 22:42 UTC
@forevertrash thanks for the feedback.I had planned more stuff for the tools and the pests but I had little time to work on it. Same goes for the sound, only had time to record a 30 seconds loop (My head is going crazy because I heard it all the time while play testing).

A is pretty good! S is god.
TheseusInABottle
08. Jan 2023 · 23:19 UTC
Very fun little match four game. Reminded me of a puyo puyo more than tetris what with the lack of tetranaminos. You nailed all the basic elements of the game I never felt like there was to much going on and the rng seemed to be working well. The music was maybe a little to loud but thats what volume adjustment on client side exist for. Good work
LDJam user 313326
08. Jan 2023 · 23:43 UTC
Good game, nice concept and the art and music are great too. Took me a bit of trial and error to figure out what exactly was going on.
Horda
09. Jan 2023 · 00:13 UTC
Could'nt go higher than rank A even after knowing I can rotate the pieces x)
Very fun game, quite addictive! I like the mechanics you added according to the theme, great idea!
Only step down is the music imo, a bit too dissonant to my taste :p
Beside that I loved it !
LDJam user 0
09. Jan 2023 · 02:02 UTC
Fun game, but the (likely dynamic) music was broken an out of tune for the HTML version and it was difficult to continue playing like this.
TolMera
09. Jan 2023 · 02:35 UTC
The background clouds were well done.
🎤 rjerez192
09. Jan 2023 · 03:11 UTC
Thanks all for the feedback. After hearing to the theme with headphones I realized it might get a little bit annoying. Gonna keep it in mind for the next time.
I also struggled on how to provide directions for the player but I'm happy to see that most people was able to figure it out.
cukeds
09. Jan 2023 · 04:30 UTC
I liked the art and the sound, but I liked the idea more. It took me a while to understand that this wasn't just a match things and win game. The How to play menu is impossible to navigate for me, it just goes blasting at full speed to the last page when I click next, I'm not sure why.

Overall I liked the game and the idea, it was hard to beat once I understood the concept
LDJam user 278660
09. Jan 2023 · 05:48 UTC
Simple but funny, the art is so cute!
Stevie257
09. Jan 2023 · 06:00 UTC
I like it, reminds me a lot of Dr. Mario
HitchH1k3r
09. Jan 2023 · 06:04 UTC
I was really excited by the unique twist of adding consequences to a connect 4 game. It was such a cool idea! In practice, I did find it a bit hard to focus on both the plants and the falling blocks at the same time, but I'm sure that with more practice I would get the hang of it. It might have been easier for me if the falling speed didn't ramp up so quickly.

One thing that really stood out to me was the subtle difference of being able to go 4 across instead of just stacking blocks in a single column having such a big impact on the second layer of the game. It was a small change, but it made a big difference and added an extra layer of strategy to the game. I also enjoyed the music and found it to be quite charming, although I can see how it might become repetitive after playing for a longer period of time. The graphics in this game were all very cute and added to the overall appeal.

Overall, I had a great time playing this game and appreciate the creativity that went into its development. Thank you for creating such a fun and engaging experience!

![Screenshot 2023-01-09 005726.png](///raw/16/z/54b6f.png)
ADIS
09. Jan 2023 · 08:56 UTC
You took the concept of a fairly simple game and gave it a twist - that's the essence of the game development.

I liked sound design, animations and art are wonderful.

The least thing I liked was the tutorial, it is in the main menu and more often player needs some in-game practice to understand what is happening. Despite that, for the 48 hours this is an excellent progress.

Overall, 5 points :)
nyxkn
09. Jan 2023 · 09:25 UTC
Classic gameplay that works! Well done adding music and sound and a good amount of polish. I thought the rules were overly complex and all I can handle is trying to make ANY block happen and not die :D So it's hard to make use of the rules and mechanics. The music was a little rough. Sometimes no music and rather more polish on sound/visual effects can have a better result. Anyway good work, especially well done on all the art.
greenphox
09. Jan 2023 · 10:22 UTC
Very nice game!
Cute graphics and cool music.
I really like it, well done!
legionGrifst
09. Jan 2023 · 11:13 UTC
It turned out cool, I liked it. Only the music is loud.
Hoeleboele
09. Jan 2023 · 13:10 UTC
I started out making blocks until i found out you just needed to connect 4. Cool game concept might want to make the curve a bit better and introduce blocks in a more easy going fasion but besides that second play I got better. Very good job!
Frib
09. Jan 2023 · 14:11 UTC
Very cool concept, and quite tricky! Couldn't get better than a B score lol
🎤 rjerez192
09. Jan 2023 · 14:31 UTC
Thanks everyone. I really appreciate that you liked the added concept over the puyo puyo/connect four mechanic. I'll put more effor on trying to explain the rules properly on next projects and also consider not adding music and instead polish other aspects of the game.

@hitchh1k3r special thanks for the detailed review. Helps a lot!
Yumepix
09. Jan 2023 · 19:27 UTC
Rank B (it was actually hard in the end) ! Love the graphics ! Well done :)
Phillip Scott
09. Jan 2023 · 21:22 UTC
Tricky but fun - hard to multi task :D
Ben Toosey
09. Jan 2023 · 21:50 UTC
Difficult, but also good fun! I enjoyed the first time I got two combos in a row a lot haha
Pusheeneiro
09. Jan 2023 · 22:03 UTC
Nice art and I really like idea of splitting blocks.
🎤 rjerez192
10. Jan 2023 · 18:12 UTC
Hey guys! Thanks for the feedback. I was expecting someone to get rank S already. I guess it is a little bit difficult.
Ipsl0re
10. Jan 2023 · 20:41 UTC
Lots of systems going on- and they work together really well. I managed an A, though it felt like I made loads of mistakes. Going to go for the S now- so well done!
spyranteros
11. Jan 2023 · 06:17 UTC
Rank B! That was a nice game, well polished. There was some trial and error going on, but once you get what everything does, it's get very fun
noskro
11. Jan 2023 · 15:11 UTC
Cool twist on tetris. Or is it it's own game. Not sure, but I still could sink a lot of time into it. Maybe at some point I can figure out how to play with the plants in mind. Right now I just try to match 4 or more blocks. wherever they may be and whatever they might do. It is just the right amount of stressfull enough so that I have no capacity left to figure out in which colum I should place the water blocks best. Just "next to the other blocks there".
VPhyre
13. Jan 2023 · 04:02 UTC
Pretty fun game! I really enjoyed the gameplay and the graphics. It's a different take on puzzle games, I like that. The gameplay is pretty solid. Congratulations.
LDJam user 258850
13. Jan 2023 · 12:34 UTC
Nice! ^^ played for a while and I manage to get around this score each time, I hope there isn't an S rank because I cant get it haha

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🎤 rjerez192
13. Jan 2023 · 18:44 UTC
@rickylee thanks for playing! There is up to SSS, however you need to stack a lot of blocks and do massive combos to reach it.
arowx
15. Jan 2023 · 10:19 UTC
Not sure why but the keyboard controls did not work for me in Edge browser?

Maybe mouse input would be good and allow mobile users to play via touch screen.
LuhUchiha
15. Jan 2023 · 13:39 UTC
Great game! Planning the combos ending up being very tricky, which is a good thing. Good work!
Sarah
27. Jan 2023 · 04:37 UTC
This turned out to be a bit more complex than I expected and it was pretty fun! Sometimes it feels like using the physics engine will be great and then it's not haha! I've been there xD But overall, it looks really cute, I love the graphics!! Well done!