Pig Polly by Likirus

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made by Likirus for Ludum Dare 52 (COMPO)

Meet Polly the pig.

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Polly LOVES truffles.

Use her superior sense of smell to find as many truffles as possible before the hunters get you.

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Tools

  • Vanilla JavaScript
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Krita
  • Audacity
  • Chrome Music Lab

Play

https://pingpoli.de/ld52/

By the way, the game has a highscore, so feel free to submit your results and compete for the #1 spot ;)

Ratings

Overall 175th 3.458⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 202th 3.24⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 105th 3.56⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 69th 4.1⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 274th 2.98⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 161th 3.208⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 79th 3.354⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 188th 3.188⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 28🗨️

Feedback

JakobTheQuizGuy
09. Jan 2023 · 00:07 UTC
Good graphics and concept, the mechanics are well thought out - the tradeoff of eating a truffle for hp is interesting. I also like how you gain a speed boost for a short bit after doing so. I just think the game is way too easy right now for the mechanics to shine, hunters are easy to avoid and it takes a while for another hunter to enter the area so it was hard for me to stay engaged.
MightyBanana
09. Jan 2023 · 20:30 UTC
Loved the oinking sound on "Sniff" action)
Christian Zommerfelds
09. Jan 2023 · 20:32 UTC
Agree with the comment above. One thing to add is that I had a hard time managing the controls. Maybe digging could be ENTER? Not sure how to solve this.
But great job developing the game so far!
MistaGiggles
09. Jan 2023 · 20:46 UTC
Had fun with this game. managed to find a decent number of truffles before the hunter got me.
Would be interesting if the smell gave an hint as to how far away the truffle I think I kept overshooting truffles. Great job!
TomatoOmelet
10. Jan 2023 · 03:34 UTC
The hunter looks friendly but when I got closer he started shooting me how mean! Interesting game idea and I think having the protagonist be a pig is a fantastic idea that smart people tend to come up with.
animatrix1490
11. Jan 2023 · 16:59 UTC
Very solid little game. I wouldn't have minded if it was slightly faster-paced, but the gameplay is working. Good job!
Ninnec
12. Jan 2023 · 00:53 UTC
I had a fund time just walking around and enjoying the area. I liked the smelling mechanic but I wish there was some way to make the truffles more visible when I was close
LDJam user 313326
12. Jan 2023 · 01:00 UTC
Good game, would be interesting to see how the gameplay changes with a faster pace.
koboldskeep
12. Jan 2023 · 06:15 UTC
Good concept! I did feel like having to wait on cooldown for sniffing was awkward, might be better to just force the player to stop moving when they use it. Otherwise you've got a solid core gameplay loop there.
ThorPalsson
13. Jan 2023 · 16:07 UTC
Nice game! Good job creating this in a weekend.
LDJam user 238500
13. Jan 2023 · 20:57 UTC
This was nice. I really like the sniff mechanic. Potential for a lot of cool additions in this game. Skill upgrades, different rarity truffles. Some higher risk truffles maybe, like if you dig too far away you ruin it, so you need to be really sure where to dig, or risk ruining it. Overall I like it, good job!
hungryroy
14. Jan 2023 · 06:46 UTC
Pretty good entry! Might need a lower cooldown on sniffing, as that's what you're doing a lot. Those hunters are mean!
TheJookerful
14. Jan 2023 · 14:33 UTC
It's not the most beautiful game, but the gameplay is original and fun and the fact that you made it in vanilla Javascript is amazing, very good job! :D
Alex de la Cour
14. Jan 2023 · 18:24 UTC
I loved this! The audio was great - that sort of disjointed music track and the snorts grumbles of the pig were great backing sounds. I thought the gameplay loop was straightforward but fun and the controls were tight, if I had one criticism perhaps the cooldown times were a bit too long - maybe spending truffles to upgrade them would have helped, but obviously for a compo game adding anything extra is a big ask! Either way, impressive work - I had fun playing!
gotchman01
16. Jan 2023 · 10:07 UTC
I played the game until appearing 9 hunters.
I thought the hunters were not a threat once they were bring together. But it was difficult to bring them together well because they would stop walking sometimes.
It's good game balance.
gamebuilder
16. Jan 2023 · 23:57 UTC
A fun, addictive game. Graphics and sound are both very good. The music has a nice vibe to it. The leader board is also a good idea. With a score of 17 I got the #9 place (Skeez). We'll see how long that lasts.
commanderstitch
21. Jan 2023 · 02:42 UTC
I enjoy the graphics. I made it to here before i fell asleep. I wish i could have run over the hunters. ;-) :D ![2023-01-20 21_39_32-Pig Polly - Ludum Dare 52 - pingpoli.de.png](///raw/b24/z/56af8.png)