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Hayday by Avi

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made by Avi for Ludum Dare 52 (JAM)

Harvest some hay with your sick sickle while avoiding crows.

!!NOTE: the ludum-dare embedded game does not work -- please use the itchio link!!

https://youtu.be/06nbfPphtGg

NOTE: I didnt have too much time this ludum-dare. Made this in ~4hrs, by modding work done by MrWh1t3r.

If I had more time, I would have liked to: - make an AI to play against - make the harvest season run for a fixed time - win/loose if the amount harvested is more/less than the AI

Source Code https://github.com/avivajpeyi/ludum_dare_52
Itchio https://avivajpeyi.itch.io/hayday
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/hayday

Ratings

Overall 679th 3.045⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 677th 2.841⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 782th 2.364⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 324th 3.818⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 731th 2.762⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 36🗨️

Feedback

Lemons
09. Jan 2023 · 09:31 UTC
Nice little game - very good for how little time you spent on it.

It would be cool if over time the crows got faster or their was more of them (Perhaps telegraph their attacks to compensate?)
procrasteroid
09. Jan 2023 · 23:26 UTC
This is awesome for 4hrs, I don't think I could have made such a finished game loop in that time!

I made it to $2,000 and decided I'd had my fun 😁 the art was nice too!
rhewid
09. Jan 2023 · 23:39 UTC
Cool game! I like the pixelart, its cute. Would be nice if the difficulty increases more :D
Alexascher
10. Jan 2023 · 21:03 UTC
Nice little game. Very impressive for four hours!
chompdev
10. Jan 2023 · 22:46 UTC
Fun minigame! Quite good for half a day's work, too. I like the sprites and the scythe swing feels good. Future version needs a scarecrow upgrade! :)
Sarah
11. Jan 2023 · 22:00 UTC
For such a short time span this is really nice! At first I was wondering what was going to hurt me haha, but then I saw the crows, it would have been fun to have more crows to avoid. But really well done!
TureGrappa
12. Jan 2023 · 18:14 UTC
Pretty straightforward and fun, I made to almost $2,000 but a crow killed me! Nice work
Qooorti
13. Jan 2023 · 00:13 UTC
Fun minigame, especially considering the time worked. With the additions you listed along with being able to kill crows ;) this would be a perfectly fine releasable game. Also a little polish and "meat" and you have yourself a perfect simple fun game.
zubspace
13. Jan 2023 · 20:45 UTC
I think you did a good job for the few hours you had. I like the colors and the small details like the flapping of the bird wings and or the 8-way scythe animation. All elements also match the theme very well. Well done!
Remco
17. Jan 2023 · 19:34 UTC
Just missing a few sound-effects for the complete experience! Well done in such a short time. Did you know there's a game-jam each week that's within 3 hours (out of a weekend)?

The only thing that had me confused in the beginning of crows hurting the farmer, instead of being out for the seeds.
🎤 Avi
18. Jan 2023 · 03:06 UTC
Oh neat! I didn't know about the 3 hr weekend jam! That sounds great! :D I like to schedule time for the ludum dares, however this one kindof snuck up in me and unfortunately I already had camping plans :(
🎤 Avi
18. Jan 2023 · 03:08 UTC
As for the birds attacking the farmer -- I'm currently in Australia 🦘 where the birds are viscous hahaha

There are literally some signs in places about "swooping magpies"
frozenfire92
18. Jan 2023 · 13:28 UTC
Good entry! Interesting idea to mod something existing given the lack of time :smile: Keep on making games!
cassowary
25. Jan 2023 · 05:58 UTC
I scored 4655! Pretty barebones but impressive for 4 hours. I think the birds should get more frequent/dangerous as you accrue more money :D