Bloodsoil by AploveStudio

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made by AploveStudio for Ludum Dare 52 (JAM)

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The infected are on your farm again. Kill them. Their blood makes great fertilizer.

Bloodsoil is a farming game where you harvest blood from zombies and use it to nourish your crops. Hopefully it doesn't get... too out of hand.

Ratings

Overall 32th 4.2⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 48th 4.081⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 124th 3.774⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 23th 4.452⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 14th 4.629⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Audio 29th 4.194⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Humor 62th 3.948⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 64th 4.129⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Given 29🗳️ 2🗨️

Feedback

SupremeKurt
09. Jan 2023 · 20:45 UTC
Really good looking game with a nice mechanic. I really liked balancing the defending yourself/tending the garden tradeoff, it made the game quite hectic but never in a non-fun stressful way.

I always died quite quick, but that may have just been me being bad at the game.

Also as a note: users on a QWERTZ keyboard have to break off one finger to hit Z to water, so maybe it would be good to add a secondary keybind :sweat_smile:
torcado
09. Jan 2023 · 20:45 UTC
this is really good!! lovely art as usual, really nice gameplay. i loved having to balance watering and attacking, makes for some hectic moment-to-moment gameplay. dialog is funny too, amazing you fit all that in 72 hours!!
cullencoyote
09. Jan 2023 · 20:56 UTC
That shotgun is out of control, I love it! Cool art too
Lawrence
10. Jan 2023 · 00:06 UTC
At first I thought the blood is coming from the character's hand 😐️

But then I realized it's zombie blood 😶

Mmmm, nothing matches a zombie blood soaked radish in a morning :smile:

In all seriousness though, very pretty art and juicy gameplay, good job!
LDJam user 245646
10. Jan 2023 · 01:06 UTC
What a crazy concept that works insanely well, holy hell.
Cornflowerblue
10. Jan 2023 · 01:15 UTC
Good concept. I think it's slightly too easy to take damage while using the sickle to attack, but I like having to juggle all of the different gameplay elements here.
NoelOskar
10. Jan 2023 · 14:02 UTC
Really cool, i feel like it's a bit hard to control though, especially pouring of the blood, i think the circle should be bigger and maybe in the center of where the player stands
pndaa
10. Jan 2023 · 17:02 UTC
![Sans titre.png](///raw/126/z/55ec8.png)

The game looks really good and it was a lot of fun. The boss was really well made. It's not often that ld games are fun until the end.

It took me too long to understand the red bar wasn't a life bar. But after that it was a blast.

Good job !
shahinm
10. Jan 2023 · 18:49 UTC
That was amazing. That's all I have to say. 5 in all.
LDJam user 139668
10. Jan 2023 · 20:27 UTC
Very nice polished little game. I very enjoyed it

(but please, make it a bit quieter x) )
Nodra
11. Jan 2023 · 04:02 UTC
Sweet and short game. The field feels a bit small as died twice because of watering on the edge and a zombie spawning on top of me. Giving them one or two more rows outside of the field would prevent that.
TweekStudios
11. Jan 2023 · 14:40 UTC
A great idea and concept! It's really fun too!
MAXLIN
11. Jan 2023 · 17:45 UTC
I really like the shotgun! And the art and music. Cool game!
Gabrimer
11. Jan 2023 · 20:10 UTC
This game was awesome to play! The mechanics felt really nice to play and even opens up strategies for the player to use. The combination of the visuals with the audio made it a very pleasant experience, and the story was a very nice touch to the game too!
Pokopish
11. Jan 2023 · 20:17 UTC
Very solid game with a good game loop! The graphics served the game well and the music was nice how it kicks in after you kill one enemy. It was a bit hard to see where to water your crops sometimes though, but other than that, nice!
HyperOLW
11. Jan 2023 · 20:32 UTC
This game was amazing! I enjoyed the gameplay very much and I think it fits very well with the theme. The last level was great as well. Overall great stuff!
LDJam user 120290
12. Jan 2023 · 09:16 UTC
The game is super fun! the story is also great! the pixel-art is so good!
Cobear25
13. Jan 2023 · 03:47 UTC
This is one of my favorites so far. So simple, but so fun! I love how it's an action game, but also somehow super chill.
Brusi
15. Jan 2023 · 11:21 UTC
Great entry with solid mechanics, art and story!
LDJam user 9073
15. Jan 2023 · 17:07 UTC
The art and the music is amazing! And love the power from the shotgun!
arzi
16. Jan 2023 · 16:25 UTC
Wow that shotgun is loud :laughing:

Cool game with a nice twist on the theme and lovely pixel art!
LDJam user 274509
19. Jan 2023 · 11:29 UTC
Finally got to try this. Nice concept and incredibly polished. This might be the 2º prettiest game I've seen on ld52. Good job Aplove!
bobo_oh
19. Jan 2023 · 14:28 UTC
Really great game ! Had a lot of fun with it! Congrats!
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