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Last Harvest by mahalis

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made by mahalis for Ludum Dare 52 (COMPO)

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You are a ghostly scythe in a field, gathering souls from the wheat to pay off Death and get back to your family.

Ended up running a little short on time so it’s missing audio / music, gameplay depth, and some visual effects… but for a compo entry I’m happy with it.

Tools:

  • Unreal Engine 5
  • Cinema 4D
  • Substance Designer

In theory it supports gamepads, but mine died a while back so that is only theoretical. If you try it with one and something weird happens, please let me know.

If the Windows build doesn’t launch because you’re missing a Visual C++ Runtime: get that here, I think. The one you want is probably X64.

Link https://github.com/mahalis/LastHarvest
Link https://mahalis.itch.io/last-harvest
Link https://mahalis.itch.io/last-harvest
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/last-harvest-2

Ratings

Overall 198th 3.35⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 183th 3.3⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 156th 3.35⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 96th 3.95⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 72th 4.025⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 114th 3.088⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 109th 3.579⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 14🗳️ 12🗨️

Feedback

SupremeKurt
08. Jan 2023 · 22:13 UTC
Really fun game and looks great too! Fun little hint for others: By spamming left-click you can go helicopter mode and keep flying up to spot the orange wheat :smile:

So far one of my favourites!
🎤 mahalis
09. Jan 2023 · 06:36 UTC
Thanks @supremekurt! I’m glad you found it fun—I felt like I spent too much time on the graphics and not enough on gameplay depth, but it’s good to hear it was engaging anyway :slight_smile:
caranha
09. Jan 2023 · 13:16 UTC
Hey Mahalis, tried to play your game, but couldn't run it with wine. Could you maybe export a web version or linux version? (really easy if you're using unity)
🎤 mahalis
09. Jan 2023 · 16:06 UTC
Hi @caranha! I’ve never made a Linux build before but I could give it a try if you’re willing to test that it works—if so, email me? This username at gmail.
Dacs
13. Jan 2023 · 04:06 UTC
The game is pretty good for a compo(i wouldn't be able to do half of the game), it does lack some gameplay and audio but it is still pretty cool, congrats!
cat chef
13. Jan 2023 · 05:08 UTC
Wow, the ambience is chefs kiss here! Really appreciated the subtle curvature of the fields...
also I like that the mechanics of the game are simple enough you don't really need a tutorial or anything, just one control, and the "press anything reasonable" made me lol

only criticism is I was able to fall out of the world, breaking the game loop, which I assume means my farmer decided the deal with death wasn't worth it and preferred a free-falling purgatory haha. Overall, amazing work, especially considering it was for the compo! cheers
givit-game-studios
13. Jan 2023 · 06:42 UTC
What a cool game. I just wanted some ambience music or something to set the mood even more. And the mouse sensitivity is a bit hectic but really this is a great little game.
Mohamed_DKD
14. Jan 2023 · 03:20 UTC
Love the joke and the atmosphere, but the controls seems too hard for me
side note: I had a hard time running it at first since the exe kept saying "Visual Studio C++ runtime required" but managed to get the required files at the end.
maartene
14. Jan 2023 · 18:01 UTC
Looks very nice and sounds like a lot of fun to play. However, on my MacBook (Intel integrated graphics, yuk), it's too laggy to really play.
LDJam user 315170
14. Jan 2023 · 19:09 UTC
I can't run your game :/, I'm not sure what to do.

![Can't run your game.png](///raw/22f/c4/z/56702.png)
🎤 mahalis
14. Jan 2023 · 20:14 UTC
@ScolonDev Sorry about that! I’ve updated the instructions above with a link to where to get that.
chispaLBC
14. Jan 2023 · 21:10 UTC
jumping around is fun. Great movement ^^
Adrien Tremblay
15. Jan 2023 · 02:00 UTC
My PC is too weak for this. Damn Unreal Engine!!!
3ggplant
15. Jan 2023 · 03:34 UTC
Wasn't really sure what the objective or controls of the game was, but the graphics look pretty good.
jk5000
15. Jan 2023 · 08:48 UTC
This game looks pretty great. I'm not sure I totally understand the gameplay idea, but I had a bit of fun harvest some of the wheat.
sergio_nikol
15. Jan 2023 · 17:09 UTC
Great game. Game supports XBox gamepad's.
Move are interesting.
imyellowfish
16. Jan 2023 · 04:56 UTC
Pretty fun game. The hop control is interesting and quite unexpected. the mechanics is easy to understand and learn. I tried a few times looking for gold wheat rigorously but they are difficult to find. Then I realized that the thing is to stay near and keep alive, and wait for the gold wheat to spawn!

The graphics and scene is great! Amazing atmosphere with the night, wheatland, and fog!
lfreinoso
17. Jan 2023 · 01:05 UTC
I managed to get the items to win, the game is beautiful and polished, I didn't hear any sounds and music, the collisions need to be improved, sometimes I jumped over the items or passed through them without understanding if I got it or not.
The game is very good, congratulations!

Check out my game: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/space-harvest
Itskdog
20. Jan 2023 · 01:27 UTC
Nice 3d graphics and lighting. I did like the controls. They felt different, not too difficult, and took a little time to learn them. Would have liked a little sound in the game and maybe some more levels. Good job.
Blue Pin Studio
21. Jan 2023 · 10:31 UTC
Umm, I don't understand the premise, and i dont understand the gameplay. BUT i love the graphics! The entry was pretty good!
A.Bond
21. Jan 2023 · 14:14 UTC
Controls lack some feedback - it was hard for me to get if I'm aiming a "wheat soul" or am I going to miss.

I cheated a little by jumping away from the field, so the useful wheats spawning around were clearly visible.
bentglasstube
24. Jan 2023 · 18:22 UTC
The visuals and lighting of the wheat souls/memories were really cool, and the atmosphere definitely felt like I was lost in an endless wheat field. The controls and aiming took some getting used to, but it was a fun challenge to try to learn them to get the golden wheat in time. Obviously, some more depth would add to the game, but it was still an engaging concept.