Mushroom Mail by Endocrine_BAMSc

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made by Endocrine_BAMSc for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

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There is no such thing as a routine in the delivery service. In Mushroom Mail you play the delivery girl Rumy, who got a suspicious and worrying letter from the good Witch Tsara asking her to deliver a very important ingredient.

You know Tsara pretty well, one time she asked for corn to feed the freezing animals in the winter, or for watering cans to water the plants, flower seeds for the bees and more. But soon you understand, that this won‘t be the easiest delivery. Fanah, a cruel Witcher who likes to experement with his power and test its limits, put a spell on the whole forest and is now coming closer to the villages.

And the worst part of it: he took control of the poor forest dwellers. No matter where you go, you could be attacked. If someone can prevent more disaster and stop the evil, then its Tsara,.. with a bit of your help of course. You need to bring her the ingredient on time so she can finish her potion to cure the forest. So what are you waiting for, grab the bag and go safe the forest of this amazing 2D sidescroller platformer!

CONTROLS:

A to move left

D to move right

SPACE to jump

CTRL or ALT or F to aim (let go to shoot)

S to cancel a shot

Ratings

Overall 282th 3.857⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 512th 3.524⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 637th 3.286⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 150th 4.333⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 51th 4.571⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 456th 3.324⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 129th 4.119⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 28🗨️

Feedback

Blueanoli
02. May 2023 · 06:42 UTC
Okay ihr Angeber, wie cute ist bitte dieses Game? ;_; Ich liebs und will Merch! Sofort!!!
cawfee_art
02. May 2023 · 08:50 UTC
@blueanoli du bist zu cute xD dankeschön, dein kommentar hat mich echt zum grinsen gebracht <3
XSchaumiX
02. May 2023 · 09:31 UTC
wirklich schickes Game. Die Grafik und den Artstil find ich top! :thumbsup: Die Menüs! Richtig schick! Die Lichteffekte und so auch echt klasse! Was mich etwas gestört hat war die Bewegung. Ab und an ist man langsam gefallen und manchmal extrem schnell und manchmal ging man langsam und manchmal etwas schneller. Fühlte sich etwas komisch an. Sonst echt wunderbar!
cawfee_art
02. May 2023 · 09:43 UTC
@xschaumix vielen Dank für dein Feedback! :D
Syriella
02. May 2023 · 16:10 UTC
Woahhh!! Love the artwork and story so much, it's so beautiful! And I especially enjoyed the shooting mechanic :smile:
mackelio
02. May 2023 · 16:13 UTC
omg das spiel war soooo cute!! danke dass ich den Wald retten durfte :3
klausklapper
02. May 2023 · 16:14 UTC
I will leave my feedback in English, but the German conversations above made me smile (Hallo, liebe Landsleute! :3)

The art style is gorgeous, and I like how you implanted the gameplay into a story driven background. The whole presentation is incredibly cute and works very well. Animations, music & visuals are on point and follow a clear direction.

I did attempt to jump on enemies "Mario Style" at first, but quickly learned. I also wish so much I could use the giant mushrooms as trampolines!

Great job altogether, I'd be interested to see you take this to the next level!
Gonzalo Ferretti
02. May 2023 · 16:16 UTC
i love the main character! the aiming mechanic and the feel of the character movements needs some work tho! for the latter, i'd say it feels to floaty and it weirdly falls straight down after hitting a platform with your head
Hoshinu
02. May 2023 · 16:16 UTC
This is so cute!!!
Tughan Oezer
02. May 2023 · 16:18 UTC
Der Artstyle ist super cute und sieht wirklich toll aus. Die Gegner sind zwar simpel gehalten, aber diese passen trotzdem in den cuten artstyle rein und vor allem erkennt der Spieler durch den etwas unterschiedlichen style sofort, dass es sich um Gegner handelt und man sich von denen fernhalten sollte. An einer Stelle hatte ich jetzt keine Ahnung wie ich den Orb erreichen soll, und manchmal fällt man plötzlich schneller herunter als man denkt, aber ansonsten ist das gameplay top!
🎤 Endocrine_BAMSc
02. May 2023 · 16:23 UTC
@klausklapper That is a good idea! Thank you for your feedback :)
🎤 Endocrine_BAMSc
02. May 2023 · 16:25 UTC
@gonzalo-ferretti Very valid criticisms. We ran out of play-testing time, the player controller needs some major fine tuning. The aiming mechanic was a tribute to the yoshi's island games, which I love dearly. But I didn't have the time to implement some stuff those games did. I agree on the main character cafwee-art did splendid work there!
DamyanNov
02. May 2023 · 19:38 UTC
The art is very pretty, gameplay is okay, best part for me was the shooting, found that interesting.
magicstunts123
02. May 2023 · 20:46 UTC
Really great mood! Great music and really lovely graphics!
I also like the movement style and the shooting machanics! Overall great game.
Good work!
cawfee_art
02. May 2023 · 21:51 UTC
@magicstunts123 thank you <3
Zandramas
03. May 2023 · 18:07 UTC
Such a cute art style! I loved the mood!
Hvairn
03. May 2023 · 20:23 UTC
This was absolutely adorable! The art style is gorgeous and you guys were able to create such a whimsical vibe
Overall a lovely Game, i really enjoyed ot! (although admittedly platformers are my own personal elden ring qwq)
LDJam user 342640
04. May 2023 · 01:26 UTC
Such an adorable game, I really loved all the art and the storybook style. The jump was a little weird and I never could figure out how far it was going to send me, though. That being said, you guys did a great job overall!
Pacha
04. May 2023 · 09:44 UTC
Your art style is really cute and well-chosen ! Love the character and the menu <3 I think that the gravity is a bit disturbing since it pulls you down quickly ahah. Well done !
Sodoj
04. May 2023 · 15:50 UTC
The game is totes adorbz, I love the art direction, it suits the sereneness and beauty of an enchanted forest really well! The game itself was cool, I really liked the Yoshi island mechanic where the package flies away when you get hurt and you have to pick it up, that made so much sense for this LD! What bothered me a bit was how the falling in this game works, I liked that jumps are more on a floaty side, but if you fall from a platform or if you hit your head, you drop like a bag of bricks, which made some of the platforming a little bit harder to deal with. I also completely missed that there was a shooting mechanic my first run through, but the game was completely playable even without it! Great entry, I really enjoyed my time with it!
🎤 Endocrine_BAMSc
04. May 2023 · 16:35 UTC
@sodoj Thank you for your kind feedback! The player controller is pretty over the top, so I didn't manage to playtest and adjust all the variables in time, that's why it feels weird. I have adjusted those for the itch.io build already, but I didn't want to adjust them here until after the voting period.
cawfee_art
04. May 2023 · 16:44 UTC
Thank you all for your kind feedback!! We really appreciate it <3 @zandramas @hvairn @drainkid @pacha @sodoj