Damn Rats - LD52 by mr_lazy
LIGHTING FIXED!!!(published in itch.io)
Hi there, This is a very very simple game....the player needs to protect the crops on his farmland from THE MONSTERS..!!
| itch.io | https://jozdev.itch.io/ld |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/ld52-1 |
Ratings
| Overall | 653th | 3.1⭐ | 47🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 612th | 2.967⭐ | 47🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 685th | 2.789⭐ | 47🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 661th | 3.189⭐ | 47🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 432th | 3.567⭐ | 47🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 390th | 3.056⭐ | 47🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 274th | 3.238⭐ | 44🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 622th | 3.047⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 54🗳️ | 80🗨️ |
But the slap wasn't working at some times. I had to spam for 1 slap and sometimes not at all :/
I think that a really simple feature you could add is some kinda super attack with a big cooldown that clears the entire screen!
Great entry, well done!
had fun playing tho, nice entry
### Things I liked
1. The graphics were pretty good - the 3d models, colors, and shading all looked really nice
2. The connection of the 'whack' sound effect with the whacking motion was well executed
### Things I noticed
1. It was hard to click sometimes, maybe because I'm on a laptop playing through the browser? It would be nice if 'space' was supported as an alternative to left-mouse button
2. If I whacked a spot with multiple rats on top of each other, only one rat would disappear
3. I died pretty early because I couldn't whack the rats quickly enough - I would have liked to play longer
Thank you for sharing!
thanks for all your feedback..it means a lot...i have noticed many issues with collider...sure will fix and update it on itch.io
Even though the music is good too, it doesn't really works with what's happening on screen. I wouldn't hear such a peaceful melody in my head while fighting against that many rats. 😄
I wished I could upgrade my weapon at some point to kill rats more efficiently.
Ended up saving 19 crops, is that good? 🙂
Here’s the start of your game if you wanted to re-watch initial thoughts youtu.be/a12mtQSnQ2o?t=7152
Nice game! Loved the low poly graphics!
However, after some deep thinking while observing the half chewed up vegetable garden -I decided to let them just have the vegetables in the garden -instead I will enjoy that fresh box of tomatoes they are ignoring lol xD

Anyway, awesome work and congrats on finishing!
small suggestion - it would be much more satisfying if you could hit anywhere and kill mice in radius, instead of aiming for small mouse hitbox
In all seriousness, this ended up being a lot of fun. My hand does not appreciate me right now, but it was fun nonetheless. I had the bright idea to switch clicking fingers near the end, but it didn't seem to help me in the end all that much.

I wasn't sure exactly what the bar at the top indicated: was it just a timer, or some indication of the crops being harvested? The composition of the scene was nice. I liked the perspective and static camera, and the flowing water and growing crops added nice movement to the otherwise simple scene.
Next time, I can't wait for upgrades like sprays and traps!! As an improvement, maybe you can add some sort of crosshairs to the ground so it's super clear what I'm going to slap? That said, I don't think I had any issues smacking the buggers.
Very pretty art style and lots of fun, btw!
Great entry all round
Also @la-bread practically stole my comment here and I reckon posted that AFTER SEEING MY REACTION ON STREAM because that is exactly what I would've said haha. enjoyable. why flyswatters? who cares, it's LD. loving the tail motion. love my crops.
I feel like the balance needs a bit of work because I quickly became overwhelmed by the amount of rats coming in all of a sudden. The ramp-up in difficulty was gradual but still a bit too quick for me, I didn't get the feeling of victory or success after beating a level, it just kept ramping up.

