Parmigiano Rolliano by LiquidFunk

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made by LiquidFunk for Ludum Dare 55 (JAM)

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:crown: Welcome to Halloumia :crown:

:cheese: :cheese: :cheese: :cheese: :cheese: :cheese: :cheese:

Mama miabella! 'Tis an emmergency! Bert Camem, the Grand Mozz of House Arella, hath verily summoned the finest cheese in all of the Kingdom of Halloumia! Are you worthy of His Majesty's tastebuds? Rolleth downwards to Castle Roquefort :european_castle: where HE awaits with knife and fork! Alas! Thine flavor shalst be judgeth - let not the filth of nature nor the ravenous mass of edacious peasantry touch thine exterior most sublime!

:control_knobs: Controls

Use the arrow keys + the space bar to summon forth the cheese making gnomes that guide your cheese wheel!

Arrow Keys - Movement - Right to boost - Up to turn left ("deeper in from the screen") - Down to turn right ("towards the screen") - Left to break.

Space - Jump

Collect jars of jam and marmalade to maximize your taste to be accepted by the almighty Mozz!

:tools: Tools

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Ratings

Overall 263th 3.86⭐ 59🧑‍⚖️
Fun 174th 3.93⭐ 59🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 576th 3.379⭐ 60🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1187th 2.386⭐ 59🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 235th 4.216⭐ 60🧑‍⚖️
Audio 60th 4.17⭐ 58🧑‍⚖️
Humor 18th 4.431⭐ 60🧑‍⚖️
Mood 208th 3.982⭐ 59🧑‍⚖️
Given 84🗳️ 129🗨️

Feedback

Rincs
16. Apr 2024 · 06:45 UTC
This game made me want cheese. But also, this king is silly. He should just summon his cheese straight onto the table instead of making it roll down the hill.
🎤 LiquidFunk
16. Apr 2024 · 06:46 UTC
@rincs Thank you so much for playing! It was great watching your reactions, especially your delight at the gnomes saying "yay" when you jump :laughing:
Fataljg
16. Apr 2024 · 07:31 UTC
Great game, super cool graphics and overall game feel !
TRobboJ
16. Apr 2024 · 07:35 UTC
That was entertaining. I did feel the intro was a bit long and I couldn't skip through it. Not sure if there was a key to do so.
Music, animations, mood was all great!
OlenIkimid
16. Apr 2024 · 07:39 UTC
I reeeeally like how well the art + music + sfx all sit so nicely together. For some reason the first that comes to my mind (after SkiFree) is that all of this could work well in a fast-paced bizarro re-imagining of marble madness :sweat_smile:

Humor++, Mood++
Adrien Tremblay
20. Apr 2024 · 00:03 UTC
That art is TERRIFYING. Such creepy gives. In a good way.
LDJam user 384280
20. Apr 2024 · 18:33 UTC
Love the vibe of this! I tried my hardest to beat this game but I found it so difficult. I swear it gets harder as you get closer and closer to the end (more obstacles spawned)! Also collecting the jams(?) was challenging as they often spawned between obstacles. Probably a skill issue on my end.

One of the most fun gameplay loops I've played this entire jam. So many controls/options of surviving. Really well thought-out game!
KeithSwanger
20. Apr 2024 · 18:42 UTC
That was great. Amazing art, controls felt nice, and the challenge of making it to the bottom was tense without feeling too punishing when I failed the first couple of times. Nice work!
🎤 LiquidFunk
20. Apr 2024 · 23:22 UTC
@spectra Haha thanks for your kind words, I can honest to god as the guy who programmed the whole thing tell you that it does not get harder at the end!
🎤 LiquidFunk
20. Apr 2024 · 23:22 UTC
@keithswanger Thank you for playing!!
IonBingo
20. Apr 2024 · 23:35 UTC
Scariest video game ever: I ran out of gnome butter
🎤 LiquidFunk
20. Apr 2024 · 23:38 UTC
@ionbingo Terrifying. Thank you for playing!
gamebuilder
21. Apr 2024 · 01:37 UTC
Weird but oddly fun game. Finally made it to the finish line. Ironic that I have to run away from the girls — would like to see more of them.
Kyoryucomic
21. Apr 2024 · 02:42 UTC
This is a fun game, both in concept and gameplay, when I beat it the first time and the king was just a skeleton, that was really funny
thetatautau
21. Apr 2024 · 14:57 UTC
Simple but effective gameplay.

Good graphics and audio.

The controls are not very intuitive, especially as it is sort of a precision game. It made the game a bit too difficult for me (although not by a lot, I still enjoyed the game).
Okamit
21. Apr 2024 · 16:46 UTC
@gamebuilder hahah yes, the original pitch was just "a crowd chasing you" but then due to limited time and weird inspirations that design was what I ended up doing!

@kyoryucomic Thank you! I chuckled a bit while drawing that, so silly! Expecially proud of the detail of the dried out olive on the cheese crown haha

@thetatautau Thanks for trying it out! Yes the controls are a bit difficult, but I'm glad you still enjoyed the game!
Roroto Sic
21. Apr 2024 · 16:59 UTC
I don't know if I had a good ending. Very cute little rolling cheese pixies ! The sad big mouth man make me laught ^^
![Capture d’écran 2024-04-21 185609.png](///raw/d93/94/z/64a10.png)
Valentina Shara
21. Apr 2024 · 18:55 UTC
It was really fun playing this one, I loved the music! Its really different the whole cheese theme, but I loved it! Really stunning :))
Brainbetter
21. Apr 2024 · 21:12 UTC
I was uncontrollably giggling while I played this, which is (I think) exactly what was supposed to happen.

Really nice twist on "summoning." Charming everything.
zirzak
22. Apr 2024 · 03:39 UTC
This feels like a game you'd find in a cursed Sega Genesis cartridge - and I say that as a compliment, of course. Made me feel weirdly nostalgic. Maybe it was because of the developer logo screen, that somehow reminded me of the SEGA logo screen? Who knows. :thinking:
In any case, both the game and the logo screen are great and I had lots of fun and that's what matters in the end.
ryusui
22. Apr 2024 · 08:22 UTC
Delightfully deranged. I loved the cheese clouds in the sky. My only gripe is that the screen aspect means that items on the leftmost side of the "track" are only visible briefly before you roll past them - in practice, about half of the jam jars scroll by too quickly for you to grab them.

Also, the big floppy-faced guys lying on the ground trying to snap up the cheese as it rolls by make me think of Joy Mutants from LISA: The Painful RPG.
Nekuake
22. Apr 2024 · 16:01 UTC
I'm in love with the theme and mood of this entry. It reminds me a lot of Pizza Tower. The art style is fantastic, the gameplay is solid and the rhythm make you want to play more. Good job to the team!

I was able to reach the end but I have not flavor darn it!!

![Captura de pantalla 2024-04-22 175722.png](///raw/a23/f2/z/64af3.png)
MadelineF
22. Apr 2024 · 16:28 UTC
I like the vibe of this game, very fun to play and very fun and fitting sound and graphics.
I found the game rather difficult. The screen scrolls too fast for me to be able to move forward and catch every jam at the same time. But maybe I am just not used to this kind of games :)
I had to read the description again to find the link to the theme but it works.
Okamit
22. Apr 2024 · 18:24 UTC
@roroto-sic Hahaha that is my favourite ending though! It was fun drawing the dead version of the king based on the regular.

@valentina-shara Thank you for playing! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@brainbetter Thank you so much! <3 It was really fun watching your playthrough, it made us really happy to watch you have so much fun!
Okamit
22. Apr 2024 · 18:30 UTC
@zirzak That's a great compliment! Really love things like that, great vibes all around!

@ryusui Thank you! I'll admit I giggled a bit when I came op with the cloud design. And yeah, we thought about that too late unfortunately and didn't dare change it and risk making things even worse. Being reminded of LISA is a great compliment! Thank you! They are actually based on the first sketch made by our programmer hahah.
Okamit
22. Apr 2024 · 18:35 UTC
@nekuake Thank you so much! Honoured to be compared to pizza tower, I'm happy you enjoyed the art and the game! Thank you so much for playing!

@madelinef Yeah it's a bit hard, and it's always difficult to balance when you play your own game and get skilled and have too little time to balance haha. Thank you for playing it though and I'm glad you enjoyed it otherwise!
ilbini
22. Apr 2024 · 23:03 UTC
Great entry, i enjoyed the game and had fun playing it! I tried to just hit start but couldnt do nothing so good idea to include that help button there.
Okamit
23. Apr 2024 · 05:46 UTC
@ilbini Did you have trouble controlling the game or was the start button not working for you?
Nuanda79
23. Apr 2024 · 09:35 UTC
I enjoyed playing it and appreciated the possibility of the multiple endings. The graphics are cute, matching the overall mood of the game. Honestly, it's a great job. The only flaw, in my opinion, is that the theme is a bit unrelated. Anyway, well done.
FFenril
23. Apr 2024 · 09:39 UTC
Fellow cheese connoisseur 🧀 I had fun, and enough flavor! :)
magnusfurcifer
24. Apr 2024 · 08:20 UTC
Lots of polish on this one! The art is super unique, I really like it. The music and sounds are also really well done. What an interesting game. Not sure how it relates to the theme so much, but as a game it's a ton of fun!

I definitely found it quite difficult, I think it's going to take me a few more tries to get to the castle.
Gonzo13
24. Apr 2024 · 12:26 UTC
Very fun game! Good job!
Talif Moor
24. Apr 2024 · 15:09 UTC
This was a blast to play! I have to agree with a few people in the comments that the left side of the screen is a deathtrap that dangles goodies just outside of reach. Beyond that though, the game was hilarious! Movement felt good and I always felt like there was a way to avoid all the obstacles, getting hit was my fault.
Very silly game, I love it!
Kamizenki
25. Apr 2024 · 11:20 UTC
Amazing game!! funny art style, and soundfx. I enjoy a lot of the mechanic, weehee!! Good work guys lol.
edj99
25. Apr 2024 · 11:47 UTC
This _easily_ wins the best humour category. Possibly best audio as well! Geez even the graphics are top notch. Really my only suggestion is that I found the controls to be a little awkward with a keyboard due to the directions not exactly matching the arrow keys. I imagine with a joystick or even touch screen with swiping it would work really well.
LDJam user 384819
25. Apr 2024 · 16:38 UTC
I love the sound and humor! Very cool take on an endless runner
jk5000
26. Apr 2024 · 17:50 UTC
Sweet and really funny. Well done.
SweetWizzle
26. Apr 2024 · 20:43 UTC
Nice *flavor* for a jam submission. Aesthetically it's among my favorites this jam. The theme could have been represented more strongly, but I love the sense of humor!
LDJam user 983
27. Apr 2024 · 10:15 UTC
That's some great art and music! First time round I didn't understand I had to pick up flavor, so I did it a second time now the king is happy!
Shrillwhip
27. Apr 2024 · 21:37 UTC
Thank you all so much for the nice and useful feedback! <3
Smidgens
27. Apr 2024 · 21:52 UTC
In our lives, I think we've all felt like a wheel of cheese at some point, rolling down a hill, being chased by crazed cheese connoisseurs of all sizes.

Not much to say really. Top marks. I love this. Simple concept beautifully executed. My friend Sheogorath approves!
THX
28. Apr 2024 · 04:57 UTC
Love the vibes of this, its so bizarre, almost feels like Katamari. The Whole experience was really charming and controlling the cheese wheel was surprising compelling due to the sloped ground. Lovely stuff :>
Okamit
28. Apr 2024 · 14:29 UTC
@nuanda79 Thank you so much! Well, I won't defend the way we chose to implement the theme, but it was fun trying to go beyond the first initial obvious choices that could fit the theme!

@ffenril Extra cheeeese!

@magnusfurcifer Thank you! I had lots of fun designing stuff once I got a feel for what things should look like!
Okamit
28. Apr 2024 · 14:32 UTC
@gonzo13 Thank you!!

@talif-moor Yeah... It's unfortunate we didn't have time to fix that (more complex than it seems due to the way obstacles and jam are placed). Thank you for playing!

@kamizenki Thank you so much for playing!

@edj99 Thank you so much, that makes me really happy to hear! Yeah, I agree the controls can be a bit difficult to handle! (and they were even harder at first lol)
Okamit
28. Apr 2024 · 14:34 UTC
@benjiehotwheels @jk5000 Thank you!

@sweetwizzle Thank you so much, that makes me so happy to hear <3 I had lots of fun drawing all the weird and colorful things!

@jerrre Thank you so much! Long live the king! :cheese:
Okamit
28. Apr 2024 · 14:35 UTC
@smidgens Indeed we have... It's a hard life!
Thank you so much for the kind words, and thank your friend as well from us!
Okamit
28. Apr 2024 · 14:37 UTC
@thx Thank you!! It was really interesting designing a game with this perspective! Also, I am a huge fan of Katamari and the king was heavily inspired by the King of Cosmos!
StaNov
29. Apr 2024 · 20:57 UTC
Hi, thanks for stopping by, you saw me playing on the stream :)

It was fun and humorous, a bit tough though :)

I liked the isometric camera!

Also the music and sound effects were great and matching the mood!

And the help section was also very polished.

Thank you for stopping by!
StaNov
29. Apr 2024 · 20:57 UTC
Hi, thanks for stopping by, you saw me playing on the stream :)

It was fun and humorous, a bit tough though :)

I liked the isometric camera!

Also the music and sound effects were great and matching the mood!

And the help section was also very polished.

Thank you for stopping by!
🎤 LiquidFunk
29. Apr 2024 · 21:02 UTC
@stanov Thanks for playing! :thumbsup:
JojoPalambas
29. Apr 2024 · 21:26 UTC
That is a great game. I was vibing to the incredible music the whole time.
FreshD
30. Apr 2024 · 04:33 UTC
Ok, this is a very cool game. A bit too hard for me ^^ but it is polished and the pixelart is great! Good job!
Stormblessed
01. May 2024 · 21:03 UTC
great art!
LDJam user 362721
02. May 2024 · 02:05 UTC
Love the art and colors!
Tomssuli
02. May 2024 · 08:43 UTC
![cheesy.png](///raw/a34/d1/z/64eda.png)

Yay! This game was difficult but fun. The mood was right on the point and I loved the hungry mob chasing the cheese and the guys from Attack on Titan lying on the ground just waiting to food roll in the mouth :laughing:

Controls were good and tight and when I got the rhytm of it, I begun to master the game. Still the jams spawning on the lowest corner were impossible to get so maybe the spawn area could be adjusted.

Humour was great with the pompous clothing and the accordion giving the music a classy touch. Great job!