Feed the beast by Benmo

made by Benmo for Ludum Dare 52 (COMPO)

Grow corn to feed the monster so that it doesn’t eat you! Get to 100% to win. If it goes down to 0% then you lose!

Instructions: - Click on the monster to feed him! - Click on the shop to buy stuff! - Plant corn in tilled soil - Use shovel to till soil - Use shears to harvest corn - Place scarecrows to keep the crows away

Post submission changes - I uploaded a new version to fix some critical bugs like the UI not working correctly and input not working when restarting the game. - I added some tooltips and adjusted the game balance while I was at it.

Source code: - https://github.com/bmolyneaux/LD52

Link	https://benmo.itch.io/ld52
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/feed-the-beast

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superpokeunicorn

09. Jan 2023 · 04:59 UTC

Cute game! The 2.5D visuals are very charming, and I like the silly sounds the beast makes. I will say that the gameplay gets a bit repetitive once you get a scarecrow up and running; just a matter of repeating the cycle a few times until you win. But sill a solid entry. Nice work!

cagibi

11. Jan 2023 · 10:29 UTC

I agree with the difficulty curve needing a bit of tweaking, but this is already impressive for the compo. The visuals are interesting (I was a bit surprised by the oblique camera angle at first, but it made the crows' positions clearer).

Pincushion

15. Jan 2023 · 18:14 UTC

I think the difficulty curve was over-tweaked. There were so many crows that I couldn't get 2 rounds of crops for 1 scarecrow. So I think it's too difficult right now.

Balance aside, it's a nice game. The coarse pixel art billboards form a nice cohesive look. The controls feel good. The placement border makes using the seeds/tools intuitive. The animation when the shop is opened is pretty satisfying. This could go much further with many more seeds and tools.