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Too Hot to Hendl by Fis

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made by Fis for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

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Hey everyone,

This is our eighth entry for Ludum Dare 53’s “Too Hot To Hendl” and we’re very proud of what we have accomplished, as always! :3 We made a Puzzle Platformer Game where you meet & play Tori, a very proud rooster who dreams of delivering packages, but unfortunately like every chicken – he can't fly.

Therefore, he lives in a dovecote and delivers the packages to all the doves instead, so they can immediately fly onto their journey. Your goal is to get through every level, pressing buttons and placing hay bales.

We made 15 levels so far for you to play through, but be aware that level 14 & 15 are way more difficult! Have fun as always & thanks for playing :D

Best regards @nivbeth, @fis & @johncoffee

Controls

Movement: WASD | controller left stick | controller Dpad

Interact: J | Xbox X

Jump: K | Xbox A

Screenshots

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Link https://flask.games/games/ld53/
Link https://flask.games/games/ld53/bin/TooHotToHendl-0.1.0.exe
Link https://flask.games/games/ld53/bin/TooHotToHendl-0.1.0.zip
Link https://flask.games/games/ld53/bin/TooHotToHendl-0.1.0.x86_64
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/too-hot-to-hendl

Ratings

Overall 279th 3.863⭐ 75🧑‍⚖️
Fun 351th 3.676⭐ 76🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 744th 3.158⭐ 75🧑‍⚖️
Theme 523th 3.966⭐ 76🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 235th 4.211⭐ 78🧑‍⚖️
Humor 576th 3.096⭐ 70🧑‍⚖️
Mood 395th 3.75⭐ 76🧑‍⚖️
Given 37🗳️ 67🗨️

Feedback

Ninnec
02. May 2023 · 01:11 UTC
Really love the art and sound. Impressed by all the levels you made. My only critique is I would have preferred a different control scheme. Maybe up arrow/W for jump and space for grab
A Random Programmer
02. May 2023 · 01:27 UTC
The is really cool. Loved the art and the sound design. Puzzles were simple and pushing my learning. The only thing for me that I threw the box in to me and got locked
Snory
02. May 2023 · 11:03 UTC
Simple, nice, polished, well done.

I also love the fact that you store which levels I made. :)
TofuCat
02. May 2023 · 11:06 UTC
Really enjoyed this game but for the life of me can somebody tell me how I can pick up the package on the tiered platforms? There was no room for me to stand beside it. It was only level 2 or 3, haha!
I want to play more but I can't get past that bit.
Great game. Music was super chill, I liked it a lot. I would prefer something like space to jump personally, but other than that the controls were easy to grasp :)
Verfox
02. May 2023 · 11:10 UTC
I had a lot of fun playing through the levels and pushing the rooster to his limit, and find the idea of a him delivering packages to be very unique. The art is hella cute, simply amazing, the game feels smooth, polished and on point, and I didn’t experience a single bug. Definitely feels like a "proper" platformer and not something made for a competition. Reminds me of the flashgames I used to play in the 200Xs – some of the better ones! Great work!
Mololo
02. May 2023 · 11:21 UTC
Your game is exceptionally polished and feels like a complete game. I absolutely love the art style, and the puzzles are fantastic and quite challenging, especially when searching for items in the grass. You've done an excellent job!
Stefan Funke
02. May 2023 · 11:21 UTC
Cool game and nice graphics! :)
Plays really well with controller.

I'm stuck at level 9. It's too hard for me, throwing the package over the high wall. :laughing:
Hannah
02. May 2023 · 11:22 UTC
This feels really polished and sweet. Lovely graphics and music, and nice simple gameplay that gives a good challenge.
Steve95
02. May 2023 · 11:24 UTC
Relaxing soundtrack , nice graphics. But most of all , i really liked the hidden items you have to search for and the overall level design.
caisilus
02. May 2023 · 11:31 UTC
Nice art style! It's cool that you managed to create a lot of levels. But controls for keyboard are weird and in some places platforming is a bit too hard. Too many places where ceiling is too close for the jump and it makes it a bit frustrating. But overall it was fun!
Kristallllllik
02. May 2023 · 11:31 UTC
cool birds !
LDJam user 299852
02. May 2023 · 11:57 UTC
Very polished! The game felt great especially at the beginning but as the difficulty increased and the key objects to solve the puzzle started to be hidden & death was introduced, it started to feel a bit tedious, and the visual language wasn't that clear so it wasn't easy to know when you were going to find something or be able to jump & cross above different ledges. It was a cool entry overall though, and the art is nice. Also nice to learn about hendl.

I remember watching this video of game maker's toolkit and I think it makes cool points about difficulty, maybe you don't know it and are interested in checking it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G84mU3WPaE
TwoWolf
02. May 2023 · 12:07 UTC
Honestly it was more of a platformer than a puzzle. I had to depend on my control reflexes more than my brain, but I had fun. Lvl 9 was... it required a bit of luck to throw it properly but it was fine. Another hurdle was 13 and.. I don't even want to know what was hiding in the wheat bush in the last stage lol. You almost had me at the end but luckily I saw it sticking out. GG.
DrApfelwurst
02. May 2023 · 12:37 UTC
I really liked this game, it is extremely enjoyable and cozy, the graphics were super clean and the music/sfx were veryy fitting and nice.
angiemon
02. May 2023 · 13:28 UTC
To sum it up in one word: SAULEIWAND!! 😁

I really liked this, from the gameplay to the sound and the graphics, the birdies look really cute and are animated quite nicely! The sounds and music further add to the charming, homey vibe.

The controls felt smooth and you even have a tutorial!

I have to say at first I didn't understand why you wouldn't put jump on W (but called it WASD) but as I continued to play I have to say K is probably even more convenient for some reason :)

I really liked the occlusion by the haystacks, however I was unfortunately stuck at this level trying to find the second package and ended up stuck here trying to look for it:

![hendlspiel.jpg](///raw/b45/5/z/5a9d2.jpg)

Silly Hendl, tsk tsk.

A very nice submission, feels like a real game :) Congrats guys!
Fiinrii
02. May 2023 · 14:07 UTC
Loved the art the hen is very cute. The game is fun and the music is relaxing. Found the control scheme to be hard to adjust to and it was hard to tell what platforms you can jump though and which you can't as they all look very similar
WeirdBitGames
02. May 2023 · 16:47 UTC
I'm glad you had a button to explain Hendl. Nice pu work for the game though. The game cover art is extremely good and is what enticed me to come and play your game. It really is rather good! The controls feel good, I especially like the jumping/flapping and the sound effects. This game is so chill and cozy, would recommend!
Zeit
02. May 2023 · 17:34 UTC
This game is very simple and easy to get started with, but it is also very refined and impressive. I really enjoyed the game's atmosphere and the comfortable art style, it's a great work! Nice JOb
scum
02. May 2023 · 17:52 UTC
really liking this! sound and visuals are great, some of the levels are maybe a bit frustrating but overall its a complete package!
Blueanoli
03. May 2023 · 10:58 UTC
So, from reading the title of the game I assume you’re also from Austria? ♥️ Awesome artwork and fun gameplay! Love me some hendl
Jaxah
03. May 2023 · 11:03 UTC
Woah! You did this in 3 days? Nice one! The art is beautiful, and music is nice and soothing and the puzzles are great - you did a fantastic job scaling the difficulty and introduction of ideas and concepts as you went througn the game :heartpulse:
Adam Jenness
03. May 2023 · 11:05 UTC
Love the art style, was pretty fun.
LDJam user 224670
03. May 2023 · 11:13 UTC
The calm music fits the atmosphere well.
The floaty movement made it very easy to platform, which I appreciated.
I wish I could pick up a box that I was standing on.
I also kind of wish I could compare times to others — the simpler levels needed a little more energy for me, and competition would do that.
DahliaInosensu
03. May 2023 · 11:16 UTC
Not my cup of tea as Im getting frustrated pretty easly but I admire how polished it is. The only suggestion I have is about controls, they seem a little bit unusual.
cortexdeveloper
03. May 2023 · 15:20 UTC
Played with gamepad. Very enjoyable feeling from controls, very responsive.
Pretty art and idea.
Additional respect for cool tutorial.
agudar
03. May 2023 · 16:05 UTC
high res visuals are very nice, the levels are clever and thought provoking, overall nice
Momo_Hunter
03. May 2023 · 16:28 UTC
Awesome entry, everything seems well thought out and fits together nicely, you could as well go ahead and publish that as a complete game. The only issue I had with it was that the textures weren't always clear to me whether I could jump through a platform from below or not, but otherwise well done!
Honest Dan
03. May 2023 · 23:52 UTC
What wonderful cover art! Really stands out from the crowd! and appreciate a good pun!
MAR Zockmeister
04. May 2023 · 00:13 UTC
Nice little game and lovely graphics. Really cool to have a tutorial and so many levels. I really had fun playing it. :smiley: Just a small suggestion: would be cool if the hendl would pickup the package even when being on top of it.
LDJam user 361962
04. May 2023 · 00:14 UTC
Looks good and plays well, nice polish on this one! Only thing not great was took forever to load HTML version
chusmimax
04. May 2023 · 01:35 UTC
Really cool game. Some of the latter levels pitfalls that feel a bit frustrating (having to do again everything to a point for a softlock you couldn't see coming) but really fun overall.

Also, I love the last level, embrace the bugs, become one with them.
meepy
04. May 2023 · 02:13 UTC
what a handsome rooster! it ain't much, but it's honest work

game feels very cohesive and complete. i'm amazed you were able to make it in such a short amount of time :D good job!
LDJam user 296412
04. May 2023 · 08:27 UTC
Finished the game!
It was fun!
You might say some of the level were a bit unfair, but i did find the solution at the end.
the music/sounds are great, and i love the chicken!

Great work!
DroidDare
04. May 2023 · 14:56 UTC
Nice chilled mood on this game with some very sleek graphics - well done!
SvenErik
04. May 2023 · 15:00 UTC
Really relaxing experience, though I wouldn't have that many tutorials, as there wasn't that many mechanics to learn there and perhaps making some of the levels harder would be nice too by adding some additional mechanics. Overall a really solid and a nice experience. I loved the aesthetics of it, the art was cute and lovely and the music + sound fit it really well making it a one big great coherent unit! Splendid work on it! :)
Exilon
04. May 2023 · 15:01 UTC
The art and mood are great. The character controller is mostly fine except the jumping which can be a little unforgiving. The sheer amount of levels for a jam game is also really impressive. Its also just really polished.
Rabbert
04. May 2023 · 15:15 UTC
Very interesting entry! Great job!
blank_3D
04. May 2023 · 15:24 UTC
I really liked the hiding behind straw part of the design. The sound effect of the chicken picking up the box blends in a bit too much. Sometimes you jump straight through and sometimes you hit your head. A visual difference in the types of platforms would go a long way. I found myself often wanting to put down the box, without throwing it. Pretty visuals, and the sound design of the chicken is great. Really feels like a hen house. Good Job!
Game-mon
04. May 2023 · 15:30 UTC
Cool game! Looks very polished, with nice visuals & animations, level transitions, etc. GG!
KingZero
04. May 2023 · 15:33 UTC
Really nice visuals and sounds. The level design needs some polish (some jumps are needlessly to tight breaking some of the emersion). There should probably be a shortcut for restarting a level as there are quite sometimes, I got stuck and wanted to quickly restart, but had to go to the menu. The part where you hide elements behind hay is nice, but it probably would be better to always have some visual hint as boxes can be missed even when you search in the right place (could lead to frustration). I somehow always presumed that the rooster would fall slower because of his wings. This is not a critic about the quality just some ideas I got while playing the game :D
Gonzo13
04. May 2023 · 15:41 UTC
Nice entry! Double jump is missing for me :smile:
Xanthress
04. May 2023 · 15:45 UTC
Fun to play, i really liked the art. Good job!
Kitira
04. May 2023 · 15:47 UTC
Very nice and polished game and great art! It was really fun to play it! And funny play on words with 'Hendl'! I'm from Germany so I understood it immediately, hehe. Cool that you included the explanation in the game. ^^

Unfortunately, I got stuck on level 8 - here I would have liked to be able to place the packages precisely, like the bale of hay. Or I just didn't get the right solution... I think I'll give it a second try ;D

In any case, a very neat and complete game!
ironcutter
04. May 2023 · 16:16 UTC
It plays well and I like the graphics, but the level design drifts a little off going further. Still a really nice chilling entry!
pedrohpf
04. May 2023 · 20:52 UTC
Had a bit of trouble adapting to jumping using K, but the game is nice. Well done!
YurisCat
04. May 2023 · 20:55 UTC
The logo design of this game is really clever and creative! I was attracted to it at first sight and entered the game without hesitation.
Braveskin
04. May 2023 · 21:11 UTC
Outstanding! Very nicely delivered in that it was well-polished, plenty of levels, appropriate difficulty, and clean style. Well done on this one!
paulhocker
05. May 2023 · 05:24 UTC
wow. nicely polished game here with some really good levels. very impressed. thanks for making this great game.
neowhoru
05. May 2023 · 21:10 UTC
omg this is a cute game :) and i really love this clean and cute artstyle and i really like chicken games.
Very well made game - i got until level 8 haha.
LDJam user 120213
07. May 2023 · 10:09 UTC
definitely not what I was expecting from the title card! The art and sound is cute, the controls were weird and kinda stiff though, really inconsistent with what can be collided with and what's foreground/background art which made some of the levels more frustrating than challenging. Overall pretty good.
Roroto Sic
07. May 2023 · 11:20 UTC
The mood is very great ! The art is stunning ! Great plateformer game ! GG guys !

![Capture d’écran 2023-05-07 131819.png](///raw/d93/94/z/5b87d.png)
HagamosVideojuegos
07. May 2023 · 19:11 UTC
I like the mood and in this jam have not so much puzzle games, A lot of levels too... really good game!

Congratulations!
waffleworksgames
09. May 2023 · 18:23 UTC
Nice work! I managed to beat all 15 levels. I loved the art and overall mood, and the gameplay was easy to understand and had a nice difficulty progression. My only complaint is that the levels where certain platforms/items were hidden felt a little bit tedious, but nothing too bad. Great job!
Luis Priego Cuenca
09. May 2023 · 20:05 UTC
The graphics are so good, the music and the sound effects too. I like the amount of levels, it certainly contributes to the feeling of progression, only sometimes the package disappeared when hitting a wall, forcing me to restart the level.
Trexxak
16. May 2023 · 05:01 UTC
Half disappointed Bibi Hendl wasn't the title music :D

Jokes aside, just a very solid gameplan - especially loved how you used hay to block sight! Overall: Großartig!
tanis
20. May 2023 · 08:36 UTC
It's a nice little game. The art is super cute, I really love it. The background music is nice and fits the game. I would have liked the controls to be a bit more responsive, like being able to interrupt a jump or double jump, stuff like that.