Baphocat by onqdll

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made by onqdll for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

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Info:

Deck-building survival in a classic Disney art style. Create game breaking card combos, slay hordes of enemies and fill the map with projectiles!

Quick guide:

  • Try to buy Reward Up upgrades as early as you can.
  • Make sure you have at least one summon with AOE damage.
  • Applying stickers to your summons is very important!

Music Credits:

Nat Shilkret - Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

Bix Beiderbecke - I'm Coming Virginia

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P.S.

  • Ended up using VFX that were not made during the jam just to finish in time.
  • Repsectfully opted-out from Graphics ratings.
  • Music and SFX are also not made by me and for that reason, I'm out!

Ratings

Overall 155th 4.018⭐ 58🧑‍⚖️
Fun 200th 3.893⭐ 58🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 564th 3.393⭐ 58🧑‍⚖️
Theme 902th 3.232⭐ 58🧑‍⚖️
Humor 381th 3.394⭐ 54🧑‍⚖️
Mood 84th 4.179⭐ 58🧑‍⚖️
Given 71🗳️ 148🗨️

Feedback

UmU Dev
16. Apr 2024 · 00:23 UTC
The UI design and art is incredibly nice, and the core loop is fun.

The readability for the text was a slight struggle for me, and the difficulty and money ramps up a bit faster than I'd personally like.

Great job overall, I can tell that there's a ton of polish behind this and I think that's pretty commendable.
MorePixels
16. Apr 2024 · 00:43 UTC
Game is quite fun. Game was visually amazing! does seem somewhat chance based as in my first playthrough didn't really have much to deal damage. Also didn't really know some cards really did experimentation didn't really clear some things up.
WMute
16. Apr 2024 · 10:40 UTC
Such as chic art style!
0x0961h
16. Apr 2024 · 14:20 UTC
Oh, I saw your wip-posts on Mastodon! :wave: Glad to see you finished it! It's ***really*** good looking and I low-key dig the combination of idle game with sort of "vampire survivour"-esque fun. I would personally tone down the blurry effect on the border at the tutorial page for it to not getting in the way of reading the instructions. Also it was a bit confusing on what screen I am right now: like I pick the sticker and then I suddenly see few new cards, first few times I was a bit lost, then read about the stickers and it clicked. Also, to my personal taste, I would also love to take control sometimes, because AI can be really dumb in general and it'll shoot in a direction that is not that important, but that's just me, it's my constant complain about autoshooting games. :sweat_smile:

I really like the concept, idea and the whole vibe of your entry, however. Would really love to see you expanding on the idea! Great job!
LDJam user 382819
16. Apr 2024 · 14:33 UTC
Your game had me laughing so hard, I've got the giggle abs! Great job, my friend – you've got the humor game on lock!
Jacob Diaz
16. Apr 2024 · 14:36 UTC
Really nice look and feeling!
Spudsef
16. Apr 2024 · 14:37 UTC
Really impressed! I agree with others regarding blurry effect and balancing needing to be slightly refined. Otherwise I absolutely love the art style. Truly a *slightly* rough but beautiful gem of a game!
OnlinE_Play
16. Apr 2024 · 19:20 UTC
I survived just under 3 minutes, and I'm quite impressed. How on earth was this game created in such a short time, even if we skip the graphics. Great job!
Tuna545
16. Apr 2024 · 20:32 UTC
Great art and sound. It feels like a finished indie game. The only problem I found was that cards cover the screen and when I'm playing I want to read them, but have a feeling I'm missing on the action.
Macbarette
16. Apr 2024 · 20:35 UTC
Wow i really love that art style everything fit's so well sure gonna be one of my favorites of the jam GG :)
Kseniya
16. Apr 2024 · 22:16 UTC
this is a very cool game, I liked it, but I want to add creativity
PatteDeCanaard
16. Apr 2024 · 23:01 UTC
The art is absolutely incredible, and the game is extremely well-polished. I particularly like the sticker mechanic. Well done !
Capreola
16. Apr 2024 · 23:03 UTC
This game is so incredibly stylish! The art, the design, and the UI are so polished and pleasing to the eye. I would not expect that level of quality from something made in three days, kudos to you!
I did feel that I would like a bit more control, the gameplay felt not engaging enough for me. It was hard to lose too, maybe it needs a bit more of a challenge.
Overall, great game, well dome!
citsua
16. Apr 2024 · 23:04 UTC
Looks incredibly good, and it's a very cool twist on the classic deckbuilder!
Fenix131113
16. Apr 2024 · 23:36 UTC
Really good game with good graphics. This art style... I love it. It can be full game on steam.
Melissa Stodolnik
16. Apr 2024 · 23:38 UTC
Very atmospheric looking. love the music and overall quite a nice game, I think I could get stuck in it for a long time? design and UI are amazing!
James Greenleaf
16. Apr 2024 · 23:49 UTC
Wow, what a gorgeous game. The whole aesthetic is phenomenal, and the game loop is great. I hope you turn this into a full release!
TavEVIl
17. Apr 2024 · 01:46 UTC
This game is absolutely stunning! I love all the UI elements and animations. great work!
WestEastStudio
17. Apr 2024 · 05:25 UTC
It is too good for 72 hours. Great job!
Skizil
17. Apr 2024 · 07:34 UTC
fun game, choosing system is pretty cool
LDJam user 179298
17. Apr 2024 · 07:55 UTC
I couldn't kill the boss, it's way too tough. Nonetheless the game is crazy good.
Sozey
17. Apr 2024 · 10:09 UTC
Incredible work on this, the visuals are just amazing, and the gameplay is super fun. Good job and congratulations!
Bx007
17. Apr 2024 · 10:23 UTC
Impressive work! Graphics and audio work very well.
Kamuniaft
17. Apr 2024 · 10:24 UTC
Wow, it's like cuphead and vampire survivors having a child :D The overall artstyle is really kicking, looks great! It would be cool to set game on pause though while you are on the upgrade screen. Otherwise you don't really have enough time to go thorugh the details and think about what you are doing.
MartenJ
17. Apr 2024 · 14:17 UTC
Best game so far for me!! 5/5 Stars! I love card play games like this! The whole game is solid, I know you dont did everything own your own, but for a solo project in three days. Thats and incredible result. You should go on with that game!
MatthewDrake
17. Apr 2024 · 14:48 UTC
Really loved the atmosphere and art-style, very true to your inspirations. Couldn't quite get the balance right so I didn't last long, but still a really fun and well-polished game. Great work!
Durrani19
17. Apr 2024 · 18:55 UTC
How does one achieve such polish in 72 hours?? Great mood and atmosphere, a little hard to figure out but fun gameplay loop and excellent art!
Unfrog
17. Apr 2024 · 18:55 UTC
Great art style! Found the symbols a bit confusing at first but got the hang of it, solid game for the time given.
JDeeDubs
17. Apr 2024 · 20:03 UTC
I can't believe how well put together this game is!

I'm completely smitten with how polished and complete this feels. The core gameplay loop is very addicting: I've had a couple of really powerful builds, and a few real stinkers, haha.
Everything feels so sleek, but I would have loved being able to hover my stickers to remind me what they did, or maybe even peel them off if I found they weren't working so well. Also, can I equip an infinite amount of relics? I couldn't find much info after I purchased them. Where do I see the ones I bought?

Truly an awesome submission, thanks for sharing it with us!
Erik Tate
17. Apr 2024 · 23:59 UTC
This game doesn't even feel like a jam game. This is like something I would expect to see on Steam or for sale on Itch. Absolutely fantastic work :clap: It's a bummer you had to opt out of the graphics category because the art and overall style is top notch. I remember seeing some of your progress in the discord and being blown away at how good things were looking even then! The game mechanics were all smooth and I never noticed anything not working the way I expected it to. I wasn't good enough to make it to the boss, but the difficulty really seems to ramp up suddenly. Not sure if that's been a common occurrence with others or not.

Great work! You should be super proud!
ScurvyStevon
18. Apr 2024 · 00:59 UTC
Killer cuphead vibes. Was upset at it being a vampire survivor clone mechanically though. Great execution. Looks ready for commercial release!
prcastro
18. Apr 2024 · 01:35 UTC
This is probably the most interesting game visually that I came across. Of course, very inspired by cartoons and Cuphead, but beautiful nevertheless. The UI is lacking a bit of polish, but it does its job. The only problem is balance, but polishing this take a lot of trial and error for a game jam. Great work!
dabper
18. Apr 2024 · 01:47 UTC
Really like the design for the waves of enemies approaching, and the frog-like enemies that seemed to look like hand puppets!
thormoth
18. Apr 2024 · 10:08 UTC
This is a really nice submission, love the visuals/art style. Found the beginning wasn't super intuitive, but after a few deaths figured out a couple strategies and started surviving for longer and it was a lot of fun. As others have said, very vampire survivors-esque. Overall really well done submission!
Megh Menghani
18. Apr 2024 · 14:07 UTC
Incredibly polished game. Wish the post processing would not affect the text as it made it a little hard to read
Vengerbergskaya
18. Apr 2024 · 18:56 UTC
It so good
So. Good.
Thank you!
Artyom Volkov
18. Apr 2024 · 18:57 UTC
Magical game, the gameplay loop is smooth and very well balanced, I would recommend to add some summon cards at the very beginning as it was a bit confusing. Overall, really good job.
fusionnist
19. Apr 2024 · 03:35 UTC
A good time! I won with 10 million armor points at the end :)
ThiefViolinist
26. Apr 2024 · 18:10 UTC
very nice atmosphere