Build a Frank by Elastiskalinjen

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made by Elastiskalinjen for Ludum Dare 52 (COMPO)

If you destroy Frank then it's your responsibility to fix him...

build<em>a</em>frank_2.gif

Harvest body parts to build back Frank's body!

Made for Ludum Dare 52 in less than 48 hours

Theme: Harvest

Controls

Mouse: Click to attack / interact P for pause

Credits

Sebastian Lind

https://twitter.com/Elastiskalinjen

https://mastodon.social/@Elastiskalinjen

Ratings

Overall 154th 3.5⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 218th 3.159⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 99th 3.591⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 238th 3.341⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 137th 3.659⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 210th 2.952⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 63th 3.525⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 219th 3.095⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 19🗨️

Feedback

caranha
09. Jan 2023 · 04:42 UTC
That was a really cute pico8 game! I loved the opening, and how each part improves your character. It was really short, but really sweet.

My only suggestion would be: since you can't lose the game, maybe add a timer so that people can how how fast they put Frank back!
LDJam user 9073
09. Jan 2023 · 06:37 UTC
@caranha Thank you! I am planning to add some post jam content, a timer mode after you beat the game is one of them.

(And you can lose the game, I just made it difficult to do so as I usually make quite hard games 😅)
LDJam user 2900
09. Jan 2023 · 23:11 UTC
What is a Frank? :wine_glass: A miserable little pile of body parts?!
HackTrout
10. Jan 2023 · 08:22 UTC
This game has great style! I liked its casual vibe, it wasn't too much pressure to get the hands and feet but it wasn't easy either!
LDJam user 243193
10. Jan 2023 · 11:32 UTC
This game starts rough. I understand the goal of getting arms and legs or I should say hands and feet first but I felt big irony in doing that. The feet for some reason had stealth attack which could only be avoided if you're moving fast enough. HOWEVER in order to move fast, you need to get foot which requires defeating a foot :confounded: .
Hands are rather easy to defeat, brute force should be enough to get some.
I believe it should be swapped: hands have stealth attack while feet have normal attack.

That being said, somehow I managed to get hands and feet set to face Mr Torso. It was tricky fight but I won and managed to make Frank whole again.
LDJam user 9073
10. Jan 2023 · 11:48 UTC
@bloodbane Very good point. My reasoning is that the feet should be a bit tricky to kill, (it's ok to lose some hands). However, I think in the post jam update it makes sense to switch them around (maybe also add some small attack to the feet to make up for the easier progression).
LDJam user 9073
10. Jan 2023 · 11:49 UTC
@hacktrout Thank you!
hmrpf
10. Jan 2023 · 16:57 UTC
Fun game and nice design ! Great entry for this jam. Not sure about the theme. But I like the fact that you can't die and just seek for your body parts :D
LDJam user 9073
10. Jan 2023 · 18:02 UTC
@hmrpf Thank you! I wanted to a spin on the theme, so you are harvesting bodyparts.
Fluri
15. Jan 2023 · 20:12 UTC
I love Pico-8 games and this was no exception :) My first playthrough I kept getting pushed around by the body parts so it was a little frustrating to die at the torso but the second time I managed to beat it. Perhaps the hearts can be reflected back at the torso to deal damage. I like the detail of more hands equals more damage and more feet makes you faster.
Echo GameWorks
15. Jan 2023 · 22:28 UTC
Short and sweet little game! I liked it. Really enjoyed the take on the theme and how foot enemy's attack. Great work!
lfreinoso
16. Jan 2023 · 17:17 UTC
Fantastic game! The idea is well centered on the theme, simple mechanics and the shouts and enemy shadows give an air of fun. I can't dodge my feet, I thought it was unfair, even trying to get out of them, but other than that, the logic of the game as a whole is pretty fun.

Check out my game: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/space-harvest
VerttiXPertti
18. Jan 2023 · 17:02 UTC
I was doing fine but when the boss had like 10% hp left and he transformed I somehow got comboed to death in an instant. Very polished game otherwise!
LDJam user 9073
18. Jan 2023 · 19:02 UTC
@fluri @echo-gameworks @lfreinoso @verttixpertti Thanks for the feedback! I am working on a post jam update, so some of your comments will be looked into :)
Chase of Bass
19. Jan 2023 · 10:37 UTC
I really liked how your body parts improved your hit/speed! Was really challenging -took me a couple tries to defeat mr torso lol really awesome job on this! And great use of the theme! xD