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Chicken Debt Master by MJ12

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made by MJ12 for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

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You are a nano-augmented chicken in the most troublesome county in the US. Your goal is to collect debt from every household while avoiding getting cooked and eaten.

For now works on itch.io, need to figure out how to run it here. (built with phaser.js)

Credits: * RareOnion (main tileset) * gamebetweenthelines.itch.io (characters) * Craftpix (Houses) * FreeGroove (Jazzy-jazz theme) * Sounds sourced from well-fed chickens * Phaser.js + Box2d v3

Link https://mj12base.itch.io/chicken-debt-master
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/chicken-debt-master

Ratings

Overall 229th 3.724⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 56th 4.017⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 242th 3.5⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 147th 4.083⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 26th 4.267⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 248th 3.783⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 29🗳️ 35🗨️

Feedback

Maytch
Oct 06th · 21:42 UTC
Asburd humor! Quite challenging too, I like that instead of just getting a full gameover, you can improve and go again.
Accardo
Oct 06th · 21:48 UTC
Who would have thought play as a chicken and get chased by a million people would be so much fun! Anyway, I really like the concept, it's a really fun little game.

I do have one question though: is there ANYONE in this game that would willingly pay their debt?
hugohil
Oct 06th · 22:08 UTC
what a cool chicken. great job!
🎤 MJ12
Oct 07th · 05:26 UTC
@accardo nope, the payments are just too steep for them :(
Sharky3188
Oct 07th · 07:54 UTC
Surprisingly fun game, there was more strategy involved than i expected there to be. The upgrades are a nice touch and all the dialogue popups were pretty hilarious.
Tamino Laub
Oct 07th · 08:05 UTC
Great idea! Really loved the execution and how hard it got once you have people from 5 or more houses looking for you. Had a lot of fun.
marcherin
Oct 07th · 08:26 UTC
So funny! Debt collectors usually scary but you make a fun concept using the idea of it.
I like that I keep trying again and again despite of the short experience. The way you put upgrades in the end is also increasing the replayability. The artwork is really effective and charming too (love the 16bit chicken!)

Great job!
🎤 MJ12
Oct 07th · 08:44 UTC
@marcherin Thank you! The art is 99% RareOnion's. When you look at it up close, you start to understand how much work pixel artists put in.
Truedat
Oct 07th · 12:20 UTC
wonderful :) i mean bogawkk
HansFlyingTurtle
Oct 07th · 13:28 UTC
Nice, fun challenge. With a good sense of humor.
Yorsh
Oct 07th · 18:21 UTC
It's really fun! It's simple but works well. Difficulty feels well balanced as well. Well done!
BorodaOlen
Oct 07th · 20:47 UTC
It's nice to play, but I couldn't get through, after opening 8 houses there are too many people.
The graphics are nice, it feels like I'm back in Stardew Valley)
ehtd
Oct 08th · 02:57 UTC
Ruthless haha Make soup out of that chicken. Nice art. Did get too difficult too fast
breadstick
Oct 08th · 03:28 UTC
I love how hilarious this game is from the very core of its design all the way up to the small details like the chicken's ridiculous cowboy hat.

I got all 10, allowing me to finally live out my anti-stardew dream of closing down a peaceful american city with only the power of anti-consumer financial practices :)
🎤 MJ12
Oct 08th · 05:34 UTC
@borodaolen @breadstick yep, like Stardew Valley but cursed :)
🎤 MJ12
Oct 08th · 05:36 UTC
@ehtd there was supposed to be a roasted chicken on a fire on the upgrades screen, but had no time left
TheParticularPixel
Oct 08th · 10:24 UTC
fun and funny. was a good challenge. came for the artwork, stayed for the dialogue lol. nice jam
Salvation
Oct 08th · 10:37 UTC
Fun game just had to finish it 10/10. Topic is a bit grim but then again it happens.
azahara
Oct 08th · 10:55 UTC
I love to see games made with Phaser! Such a funny game, I enjoyed it so much. Congrats for the work! I just hope a chicken never comes to my house to collect debts!
🎤 MJ12
Oct 08th · 13:27 UTC
@salvation Thank you! I was thinking should I finish it or not coz it's kinda dark.
🎤 MJ12
Oct 08th · 13:29 UTC
@azahara Thank you, phaser is a blast to work with. You have so much freedom. No worries, Mr. Cluck is already cooked!
Cez4re
Oct 08th · 15:44 UTC
cute absurdity, enjoyable visual style
Pigeonic
Oct 08th · 18:58 UTC
Any game with birds in them is an instant win for me. Loved the idea, maybe too much power for a chicken but then again, I like chicken.
BananaBobBert
Oct 08th · 21:07 UTC
my favourite game sofar, i was already sold on the theme but then i was able to upgrade the chicken! I guess you reap what you sow when you create so many homeless people but managed it nonetheless :D
🎤 MJ12
Oct 09th · 05:13 UTC
@bananabobbert Thank you so much! Yep, that was the idea ;)
Iriska
Oct 09th · 18:44 UTC
THIS GAME IS AWESOME! I absolutely loved the graphics and humor! Definitely one of the best this time!💜 ⭐ 💜
Nef1k
Oct 09th · 18:50 UTC
This is so simple yet so enjoyable. I had a lot of fun running from those homeless heads.
Nice work
Jully Greenleaf
Oct 09th · 18:56 UTC
So, now we know, why does the chicken cross the road. That's awesome! Aggressive chicken in Stardew Valley is really fun! I've found myself trying to collect debts again and again. That was a really cool discovery, that it's rogue-like, by the way.
Great job!
naru
Oct 09th · 20:00 UTC
Awesome game idea! Love to collect taxes)
HolySparks
Oct 11th · 12:53 UTC
Funny crazy twist on the theme! I did it after a couple of tries but I dunno what the upgrades other than Speed do
LDJam user 280189
Oct 12th · 12:17 UTC
This was really funny, I managed to beat it on my first try :D

Awesome game!