Bundles of Joy by MetallicPotato

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made by MetallicPotato for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

You are a valiant stork, trying to deliver babies to prospective parents under a tight deadline! Drop the babies on an unsuspecting populace to bring some joy into their menial lives, but make sure you aren't letting any of the kidnappers get their hands on your precious cargo, or risk being investigated by the police!BrokeFoxGameplay01_02.gifScreenshot01.jpgScreenshot02.jpg

Ratings

Overall 969th 3.175⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 819th 3.175⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1000th 2.825⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 301th 4.175⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 751th 3.425⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 577th 3.175⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 232th 3.725⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 915th 3.15⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 31🗨️

Feedback

woathenry
03. May 2023 · 00:34 UTC
This game is really funny to me. The concept of a stork getting interrogated by police and the sound used when the babies hit the concrete just added up and kept me playing way longer than I would've otherwise. I do think the collider for the baby is a bit unforgiving, they kept hitting street lamps, which didn't really give off the impression that they would be obstacles to avoid.
LDJam user 282870
03. May 2023 · 19:10 UTC
The game was really very good. Speed was good, concept was good. The only real criticism I have is that the right mouse button should be for dropping the babies as well
resacaGames
03. May 2023 · 19:12 UTC
That stork really looks like a pterodactyl... sus.
Game was fun, kinda hard, never had any problem with the kidnappers but aiming the babies and predicting the movement of the npcs was harder than expected.
Also menu screen looks like a horror game 👍
LDJam user 0
03. May 2023 · 19:16 UTC
music reminds me of cruelty squad. cant stop dropping children on the road. well done
Mashiro
04. May 2023 · 00:34 UTC
Super funny idea, satisfying gameplay and excelent overall execution!
Profugo Barbatus
04. May 2023 · 00:48 UTC
Pretty simplistic, but I liked how the kidnappers stood out very clearly with their outlines. It felt good to not feed any babies to monsters from a visual misidentification. Watching a miss skid across the floor was nice, but it was pretty short.
MaiMai
04. May 2023 · 00:50 UTC
Congrats on completing!
My main frustration with playing was that there wasn't enough time to predict how the parents would move. It didn't feel fair that I would fail because they suddenly took a hard left after I dropped the baby and it would splatter across the pavement
Roolow
04. May 2023 · 00:56 UTC
This game is a little disturbing to me. It's probably because I'm a baby. That aside, I enjoyed trying to find the correct timing on the drops, but that baby hitting the pavement sound hurts me so much ahah! The game was compelling for me to keep retrying. But I couldn't win. I might say, the only thing that is a little odd is I guess dropping the baby on the road is the same punishment as dropping him off to a kidnapper. I suppose the question is why have both? (To be clear, I'm not trying to make a case for which fate is worse for the baby....lets leave that one alone!)
LDJam user 44017
04. May 2023 · 00:57 UTC
This is hilarious :) Nice use of theme.
Aloya
04. May 2023 · 12:57 UTC
This is fun!
Kitira
04. May 2023 · 16:34 UTC
Haha, luckily I'm not a stork who has to deliver babies in real life - mankind would have already been extincted. ;D

Funny game and nice game idea! The controls were good, but hitting was difficult for me because the potential parents changed direction unpredictably. Nevertheless I enjoyed playing the game! :)
miao
05. May 2023 · 14:03 UTC
really nice idea,i reall enjoy it
Sylvic
05. May 2023 · 14:11 UTC
Good concept based on the theme. Liked the gameplay, but would have been nice to have a bit more instructions in-game, or make the kidnappers visibly more different than the common citizens. Nice game overall.
InitialPosition
05. May 2023 · 18:47 UTC
I really liked the presentation of this. Graphics are nice and it's easy to distinguish people. Understanding the game took me a few attempts but once I got the hang of the physics it was really fun.
Heuser
05. May 2023 · 19:01 UTC
This game was a wild ride. I did not expect it to be this creepy from the advertising xD. I did enjoy it alot, however i didnt get past the first level. It was some times impossible to predict where to people would walk to, whoch would make it really hard at not missing a lot of babies. Still really liked it though^^
Batisdark
05. May 2023 · 19:12 UTC
My biggest grip is that everyone moving too chaotic to predict where to drop a child... I would drop right where girl is heading and she would just randomly turn oposite direction. Or she is standing and would move as soon as I drop a baby onto her.

Also sometimes I was knocking people out with a baby? Not sure when and how it happens hahah!

Poor stork had no chance vs police with those people just being chaotic unpredictible runners :(

Idea is cool though. Liked how different kidnappers are from people who are good. Clear visual always nice.
LDJam user 271014
05. May 2023 · 21:55 UTC
I laughed out loud when I saw the game over screen! Really funny game overall. Deceptively hard; I had to try it about 5 times to win. I really liked the stork model, especially in the menus. Nice work!
ruddiculous
06. May 2023 · 04:29 UTC
My parents told me about the day they were standing in the middle of a road amidst roving bands of kidnappers and if fell from the sky into their arms. These graphics are absolutely haunted and that is, if i'm not mistaken, a pterodactyl lol. Fun, simple and something you can get better at over time. It was super frustrating the way people would move outta the way when a baby was en route... but the sound of babies making impact with the ground... what a ride lol. Overall nice work team, keep jammin!
YurisCat
07. May 2023 · 04:59 UTC
This game presents the theme from a very unique angle. It made me laugh so much and I found it very, very fun. Well done!

*From now on, when I see a stork above my head, I will quickly avoid it!
Substain
07. May 2023 · 14:58 UTC
wow, difficult to play, but a cool concept and great presentation as well as fitting visuals. Apparently i am not a great stork though^^