Panda Express by willchoprojects

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made by willchoprojects for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

Deliver pandas to their bamboo sanctuary in this fast-paced arcade game!

Instructions: Move using the arrow keys. Walk by the pandas to get their attention, then lead them to the bamboo.

Play the game in full screen mode for the best experience (you should be able to see the time and score in the top-left corner of the screen).

What is your high score? 🐼

By Panda Panic

Ratings

Overall 1089th 2.981⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 817th 3.18⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 807th 3.083⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 664th 3.846⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 931th 3.038⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Audio 605th 3.083⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 615th 3.024⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 762th 3.333⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 19🗳️ 31🗨️

Feedback

Tomáš Selmeci
01. May 2023 · 20:40 UTC
I love Pandas. Its a cute short game, the audio gets a bit repetitive, but good enough for a game jam to be honest. Nothing more to say, just pandas
LDJam user 268300
01. May 2023 · 20:40 UTC
Hey! Quite a simple game but fun nonetheless. I really liked the art style and small animations of the pandas. I felt like this game could have been taken much further with different levels and mechanics. Good job :)
Obe Dot
02. May 2023 · 20:26 UTC
Really playful music!
Linkway
02. May 2023 · 20:34 UTC
Simple game. Like the music. Music is calm. Graphics... is funny. Good job.
🎤 willchoprojects
02. May 2023 · 20:44 UTC
Thank you all for playing!!
:panda_face: :panda_face: :panda_face:

We had a blast making it and this song has been stuck in my head for the past two days haha
MarcoDeevil
02. May 2023 · 22:37 UTC
i love pandas, i love challenging games, although i think in late game u have no chance due to the time goes really low, but had a lot of fun. Solid entry, congrats to you!
Silas
02. May 2023 · 22:39 UTC
I like the music and sound effects.
bad_fetus
02. May 2023 · 22:40 UTC
Surprisingly fun for how simple the mechanics are! Hilarious with the music too, good work!
Graphman31
02. May 2023 · 22:40 UTC
Panda
icch_howw
02. May 2023 · 22:48 UTC
Nice and simple little game! The time gain you get is brutally tiny, but that makes the game nice and challenging^^ My highscore was 31 Pandas!
Keep up the good work!
DenisSobolev
02. May 2023 · 22:51 UTC
whaaa! It's so realistic panda behavior simulator. Realy cool, I'm impressed
LDJam user 166918
02. May 2023 · 23:16 UTC
Pandas are definitely cute.
Yasmeen
06. May 2023 · 10:15 UTC
Thank you everyone for playing and sharing your feedback - so happy to hear that people enjoyed the pandas and music!
And thank you for the suggestions to add more levels/mechanics and fine-tune the late game difficulty (we want the experience to be challenging without being impossible).
Meta-link
06. May 2023 · 15:01 UTC
A simple arcade game, but quite fun. I loved the artstyle of the characters, good job :slight_smile:
Cinterre
06. May 2023 · 18:31 UTC
Cute game! Like the music a lot.
Some things I ran into:
- I couldn't see the UI with the score and time until I full-screened the window. I would encourage people to do so in the description.
- The end screen said hit space to continue, but it seemed to restart on its own.

Nice game overall, well done!
LDJam user 245646
07. May 2023 · 00:15 UTC
Simple and cute game, had a decent amount of fun in the brief time I played!
longv
08. May 2023 · 09:23 UTC
As @cinterre has mentioned, I didn't know why I lost at the beginning until I entered full screen mode. Hence this is one thing that can be improved (either mentioning it in the description or somehow fit them in small screen). Also, the following of the pandas can be made smoother in my opinion. But anyway, it's good game in general (and addictive :smiley:). Very appreciate handcraft art style.
Yasmeen
08. May 2023 · 11:01 UTC
Thank you @cinterre and @longv for the feedback! We have updated the description to recommend that people play in full screen mode.
bitdecay
10. May 2023 · 05:11 UTC
My best was 36! I had a couple times where the pandas would get stuck when multiple would try to squeeze through the same gap together. I do like the mazing mechanic here where you have to be careful about how you collect the pandas so you can get back to the bamboo in time. I'd love for a little more variety in the audio/music, but overall, good job!
philipprapp95
11. May 2023 · 13:16 UTC
Nice little game, especially the cute pandas that just want to eat the bamboo :panda_face: So cute! Had a little bit of problems with the pandas pushing me out of my way, but that's just physics problems :D overall good job, had fun playing it :D
Tan90
18. May 2023 · 14:28 UTC
What a cute little game, so I can take the little pandas with me instead of watching them from afar in the zoo