The Herd's Journey by Vhalenn

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made by Vhalenn for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

In a peaceful RTS, save a member of your Herd and live an adventure in a devasted world.

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Controls :

(Screen borders were made to be used in standalone app, so WASD keys to move was added to be playable in web)

Left click: Select | Right click: Action (Move / Gather)

WASD/ZQSD or Border of the screen : Move camera

Tab: Switch between characters

Space: Back to selected character

Ratings

Overall 161th 4.02⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 570th 3.46⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 321th 3.66⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 804th 3.68⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 103th 4.46⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 23th 4.42⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 16🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

SuperKlever
01. May 2023 · 23:55 UTC
Nice game, the controls are a little twitchy, but overall cool ;)
🎤 Vhalenn
02. May 2023 · 09:32 UTC
@superklever Thank you a lot ! Controls were hard cause I made it first for standalone then I had to do some fixes to work properly in web, some issues happend because like mouse cursor cannot be contained into the game's screen.
Didine_Sama
02. May 2023 · 09:46 UTC
GJ this is cool !
Stefan Funke
02. May 2023 · 09:57 UTC
Nice one! Incredible that you did this in 3 days :astonished:

Good job!
Iluvatar
02. May 2023 · 10:02 UTC
This is probably the best looking game I've seen so far! Absolutely beautiful and peaceful visuals, relaxing music and gameplay is also very fun. It's simple but fun. I love the exploration aspect of the game, it really felt so good. And I love the subtle backstory provided in the environment itself (post-apo roads and signs), very cool stuff :)
Vidu
02. May 2023 · 10:02 UTC
Super impressive game, I love it ! What an amazing mood ♥
bartalomew
02. May 2023 · 10:05 UTC
I only had some trouble with the camera controls but the game itself is super impressive and chill. the art is 5/5 without a question. great entry!
Roilbauk
02. May 2023 · 10:06 UTC
I really liked the mood and following the story. graphics are very nice too :)
Snory
02. May 2023 · 10:10 UTC
Graphics and music is top notch! Oh boy I hope one day I will be able to deliver something like that. :)

I just had a problem with the camera control, but thats something what others have already mentioned.

Thank you for the entry!
JHax
02. May 2023 · 10:18 UTC
Great atmosphere in this game, really liked the art style. Always interesting to see peaceful / non-violent takes on genres that tend to lean a bit more towards violent mechanics!
cepeka
02. May 2023 · 10:23 UTC
Lovely !

Just got up and this was the calm and sooth I needed after those 3 days.

The shader for the FogOfWar works wonderfully, handmade textures are consistent in style, animations are not weird looking, music and ambiance are nice, and overall very cool !

The only thing I find missing is a slight camera zoom/dezoom.
TwoWolf
02. May 2023 · 10:51 UTC
Lovely play. You have everything ready for a full rts game, and I loved the mood of the game very much. I see some potential here, like someone said above, non-violent rts games are not something you see too often. My next suggestion would be to show some hud to check if horses are actually carrying resources. Then you can add more resources, npcs, and maybe one or two more core game mechanics. Add some heartwarming story to the mix then you're off to a great start.
Enad96
02. May 2023 · 10:58 UTC
Super impressive stuff, love the vibe, gorgeous art style.
caisilus
02. May 2023 · 11:39 UTC
Really cool art style, game looks amazing! Haven't understand rts aspect though, played it like adventure (just selected all units and went to explore)
Gmiss
02. May 2023 · 11:51 UTC
Very beautiful game, I would even say gorgeous?, good and calming gameplay with accompanying it music.
Meta-link
02. May 2023 · 11:52 UTC
Incredible game. I got hooked right from the beginning and I wanted to play more at the end. Graphics are really nice and the gameplay is smooth. Well done :smiley:
Fiinrii
02. May 2023 · 13:41 UTC
Graphics were amazing, hooks you right at the beginning and played all the way through and wanted to play more. Fits the theme well and between the music and art it is a very relaxing game.
Tudvari
02. May 2023 · 14:17 UTC
Looks very polished, I really liked the atmosphere. Maybe there could be a bit more fun in it, but that could be just due to me having a different taste. Oh, and sometimes the goal display didn't show anything, so at those points I kind of felt lost. I really liked the cinematic shots at the end! :D Keep it up, cheers! :)
anstabo
02. May 2023 · 14:18 UTC
WOW! You outdid yourself in graphics on this one, really dig the visuals and overall mood. I had to play it on full screen for the controls to behave as intended.
Best LD53 jam game by far ✨
Kongo
02. May 2023 · 18:20 UTC
Fantastic mood! Game with a lot of potential! Maybe full game some day? Great job :smiley:
🎤 Vhalenn
02. May 2023 · 23:12 UTC
Waow thanks you all for the amazing feedbacks !!! I clearly wasn't excepting all of this ! @stefan-funke @iluvatar @vidu @roilbauk @jhax @cepeka @enad96
🎤 Vhalenn
02. May 2023 · 23:12 UTC
Thank you @anstabo & @meta-link ! I am glade you liked it !
Ruslana
03. May 2023 · 15:09 UTC
Lol! I like the credits, so there is a humor to it even though it is very short.
The idea is nice, playing as a horse is a big plus and even bigger for moving a group of them at once. Good job!
🎤 Vhalenn
04. May 2023 · 11:27 UTC
@ruslana Thank you a lot for playing :)
asasin56
05. May 2023 · 09:49 UTC
Awesome game. Incredible mood. One of my favorite in this jam. Feels like this not a jam game, but like demo for full game in steam
🎤 Vhalenn
05. May 2023 · 10:27 UTC
@asasin56 Thank you a lot for your feedback !
qzg
05. May 2023 · 13:48 UTC
good
SneakyFox
11. May 2023 · 20:59 UTC
Nice little game, there some lack of mini-map but that's okay. It was fun to explore the world with horses, and sounds feels cool)

It seems that I don't totally understood how human units work. I send them to food, and they don't gather anything. But at some point I got the Quest complete, and just continue exploring the world)

It can be interesting adventure game mixed with rts I guess?
And there is no ending point for the game, or I don't found, but it will be nice to have something at the end.

Shader of revealing world looks nice, with all unrevialed territory visuals too. It will be interesting to see what it was behind the scenes.

In total, it's not the best game ever, but I found my own fun for exploring location :) Graphics and sounds feels nice too