Beelivery by BackwardsCap

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made by BackwardsCap for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

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Buzz buzz, we need more nectar! Go collect some from those tasty yellow flowers. But be careful! There are some mean flowers on the loose. Avoid their petals and make your way back to the hive with that sweet, sweet nectar to win!

Beelivery Tutorial.png

[WASD] To Move

[L+Shift or Spacebar] To Dash

[Mouse Left Click] To Fire a stinger at your mouse position - you only can use so many before you run out!!

Ratings

Overall 730th 3.447⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 582th 3.447⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 767th 3.132⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 765th 3.737⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 948th 2.974⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 860th 2.639⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 988th 3⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

DonutShoes
02. May 2023 · 03:05 UTC
I liked the bullet hell elements, and I liked how controlling the bee felt. The stinger attack was pretty difficult to use reliably. Destroying enemies felt like it had little effect on the success of a level, and it made the number of stinger charges per level feel almost arbitrary. I relied more on dodging the attacks than trying to eliminate enemies, and it was a fun challenge. Conceptually, I'm not sure why it was other flowers that were the enemies? Perhaps rival bees or other bugs might have made more sense, but that didn't really affect how I felt playing the game :thumbsup:
LDJam user 43351
02. May 2023 · 09:24 UTC
I love bullet hell games! I'm a big fan of ROTMG, maybe you've played it? I like the different styles that the bullets fly in, and it felt very satisfying flying through and dodging everything. It was cool how the levels switched. Overall really nice and neat game! Well done! (Btw we named our games the same name, great minds think alike!)
LDJam user 305869
02. May 2023 · 12:15 UTC
Nice game, also a fan of bullet hell games. I thought bees and flowers liked each other? I guess not always.

The level switching was pretty cool but also laggy. The sting attack was nice. A bit difficult to control when you have acceleration and deceleration, but overall a fun game.
drazil100
04. May 2023 · 00:47 UTC
shmups aren't my typical genre and I am especially bad if I have to pay attention to bot my position and where I am aiming at once. That said this game is really well done. I especially like how the new levels load in. That was a nice touch.
Yizao
04. May 2023 · 01:17 UTC
Nice game! The controll method is worth trying, but the stinger bullet can have more mechanics attached to it.
Zeit
04. May 2023 · 02:32 UTC
Using bees as delivery carriers is really fun, something I never imagined doing in my own game! The game is simple, and it brings a lot of fun!
Tomtomgome
05. May 2023 · 12:25 UTC
Same as the other, level transitions weren't smooth.
But I quite liked the game overall, very pleasant to play, engaging, coherent graphics, nice music. Nice work !
ryusui
07. May 2023 · 17:08 UTC
Consider this another thumbs-up on the bullet hell gameplay!

I don't say this often, but I wish there was a downloadable version available - the level transitions were *neat,* but they also made the game freeze and stutter in my browser. Also agree that the stinger mechanic feels like an afterthought - it makes me think dangerously of another game I've played this Jam, where combat was reliant on a slow-moving, limited-use projectile, but fortunately unlike *that* game, this one didn't *force* me to use it.
Blue Pin Studio
09. May 2023 · 08:40 UTC
Not bad! The projectiles and enemies were kind of small, and i didnt have a lot of ammo, which made the later levels very difficult! I had a lot of fun flying around like a little bee tho!
Rabbert
09. May 2023 · 16:37 UTC
I had a lot of fun playing this game! Well done.
Purrseus
10. May 2023 · 16:20 UTC
Having so much momentum in movement felt like a dealbreaker at first, but I actually really liked it, once I got going!
exozetart
11. May 2023 · 20:53 UTC
nice game! I liked the gameplay with the different levels a lot. the enemies could be a bit bigger, it was a bit hard to keep track of all the small enemies. but overall great work, it's a solid prototype to build on! :)