Critter Duel by WubbaDuck

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made by WubbaDuck for Ludum Dare 55 (COMPO)

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# Critter Duel

Summon small critters to fight to the death and protect you from the other critters.

You regain mana every tick, spend that mana on the critters. Your gems will reshuffle when the stack runs out!

Don't let the other critters hit you. And if you have too much mana... you may find it painful.

Stats: The critters mana cost, damage output, and HP are all linked. If a snake costs 8 mana to summon it starts with 8 HP and does 8 damage. As the HP is reduced, the damage output goes down with it. So if the snake is down to 3 HP then it only does 3 damage on the next hit.

Trample: If a critter does more than enough damage to kill another one, the excess continues on to the summoner!

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Tools

  • Engine: Godot 4.2
  • Art: Inkscape
  • SFX: Audacity
  • Music: Chrome Music Lab

    - OS: Arch BTW :penguin:

Known Issues

  • Missing a few animations: Gems popping off the stack, gems leaving the bag and repopulating the stack, etc.

    - Some error spam to console about bones that I didn't have time to fix, but shouldn't cause any problems.

The balance is also way out of whack. :shrug:

It may be lacking a lot of polish... and some decent audio :wink: but I'm pleased with how much I got done in the time frame.

Ratings

Overall 230th 3.276⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 264th 3.017⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 308th 2.741⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 180th 3.567⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 119th 3.75⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Audio 90th 3.554⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Humor 97th 3.357⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Mood 129th 3.536⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 41🗳️ 31🗨️

Feedback

DecadeDecaf
15. Apr 2024 · 03:45 UTC
Cute game! My snake SWEPT everyone else. Enjoyed the DIY sound effects a lot. Some more intel on the various stats of the critters would help with coming up with strategies, but it wasn't too tough. Great compo entry. :3

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LDJam user 385671
15. Apr 2024 · 03:49 UTC
Very impressive submission!

The artwork looks great and the audio was funny and charming.
For some reason the opponent was missing their head.

while more gameplay would be nice, for what was done in the time given it was good!
🎤 WubbaDuck
15. Apr 2024 · 03:51 UTC
@decadedecaf Thank you! I refined the description of how the stats work in the wall of text above. Thanks for giving it a try and well done crushing your enemy!
🎤 WubbaDuck
15. Apr 2024 · 03:53 UTC
@meepster Oh no! That's a funny bug I haven't seen yet. Thanks for giving it a go! I agree that it needs more gameplay. Ran out of time to add more animals, but my daughter game be a whole list of things she expects be to add now :joy:
Theyflower
15. Apr 2024 · 04:45 UTC
This is very cute and silly!
JustusPan
15. Apr 2024 · 04:46 UTC
Great graphics and sounds. I look forward to more level content!
Phlip45
15. Apr 2024 · 17:10 UTC
Neat little framework you have for going forward, as well as charming art. Would have loved to see a special ability. Like it for the bee it would be cool if it killed whatever the opponent had out, but then died itself (cause bees lose their stingers and all that). Alas, those time limits are tough haha.
🎤 WubbaDuck
15. Apr 2024 · 17:14 UTC
@phlip45 Thanks! I like that idea for the bee. I was also thinking about having the squirrel be able to avoid damage on a dice roll if it's faster than the opponent. Things like that. But like you said. Time limits are a tough. It seems like people are liking the core though. So maybe I'll expand it in the future.
LDJam user 388782
15. Apr 2024 · 17:26 UTC
Cute graphics and audio. I think the gameplay could use some help, atm, it feels a bit basic.
Chii
15. Apr 2024 · 17:31 UTC
Summon the viper!!!
🎤 WubbaDuck
15. Apr 2024 · 17:32 UTC
@ooboob Thanks for the feedback and for giving it a try! I 100% agree. I ran out of time to get it more fleshed out and add more critters.
LDJam user 386211
15. Apr 2024 · 18:26 UTC
Super cute graphics for the time we had! Fun gameplay as well, I crushed em hah.
LyaMgtt
15. Apr 2024 · 21:24 UTC
Love the cute art !!
Ben Albert
16. Apr 2024 · 02:10 UTC
Cute game! Snake op!
cheesepencil
16. Apr 2024 · 03:34 UTC
My opponent was also missing their head, but what an adorable entry. Clicked around and things happened!
rich strange
16. Apr 2024 · 03:59 UTC
Really great compo entry! Excellent character design and animation, especially with the time and resource limits--they're all very cute
crylica
16. Apr 2024 · 04:15 UTC
haha i love the tick sound effect. great entry for compo, congrats!
Impalpable
16. Apr 2024 · 08:49 UTC
Hi, I had some trouble loading the game on Firefox, but worked perfectly on Chrome! The game is very cute, I like the vibe a lot!
JulienLussiez
16. Apr 2024 · 11:10 UTC
The game is nice, I had a similar idea but decided to go in other direction. You did it well. It's hard to find a good balance in this kind of games. Well done.
vidim888
16. Apr 2024 · 12:17 UTC
Great submission! It's kind of hard to balance a game like that. Currently the strategy is just to spawn one-two cheap critters and then always go for snakes. I think a relatively easy addition for the depth of the game would be extra lines for fighting - something similar to what Marvel Snap has (and many-many other games lol). So if you would add a top and bottom lane I think it would make the game a lot more engaging with some good choices in place. But of course time restrains are brutal and we all want to do so much and are able to do so little :sweat_smile:
OldDog
16. Apr 2024 · 15:34 UTC
so simple but funny, love this game so much,wish for more content
chusmimax
16. Apr 2024 · 18:44 UTC
I really liked it. I would have loved some more agency in combat, but considering time constraints, it's fine as it is.

Great job.
Noah Lovelace
16. Apr 2024 · 18:49 UTC
Art and sound were great for this! Love the little sound effects for each animal lol. Thought it all came together really nicely
oligue
16. Apr 2024 · 19:01 UTC
"heya" "dingg" - love it
LDJam user 233138
17. Apr 2024 · 11:41 UTC
I like it! My snake were really strong, the art is cool also. I wish it was longer!
xazens
17. Apr 2024 · 16:11 UTC
The overall style fits nicely together. It need some decent audio? I think it's fine as is. :D
Great job!
jk5000
24. Apr 2024 · 17:22 UTC
Like the visuals and music. The gameplay feels a bit random, but it's not too bad. I overall liked it.