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Let's eat Grandma. by Yoav Kagan

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made by Yoav Kagan for Ludum Dare 56 (COMPO)

A fun game about the importance of commas!

In this quirky game, you control a cute tiny comma creature and fling it to the correct spot in a sentence.

Will your punctuation save Grandma, or turn her into a tasty snack?

Gameplay

With 7 levels to challenge your grammar skills, aim for the perfect sentence and discover just how much a single comma can change the meaning! Every level puts your punctuation precision to the test.

Play in browser!

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Controls

  • Mouse: Aim and fling the comma.
  • R: Retry the level.

Disclaimer

For users with non-16:9 aspect ratios (such as Mac), I recommend playing in the web version without full-screen mode to ensure the game functions correctly.

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Tools Used

  • Unity 2022.3
  • Visual Studio
  • DOTween
  • GarageBand
  • Audacity
Link https://github.com/kaganyoav/LDJam56
Link https://yoavkagan.itch.io/lets-eat-grandma
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/lets-eat-grandma

Ratings

Overall 28th 4.13⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Fun 39th 3.979⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 38th 3.989⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Theme 156th 3.649⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 122th 3.702⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Audio 48th 3.84⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Humor 3th 4.479⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Mood 45th 3.957⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Given 37🗳️ 50🗨️

Feedback

Kateryna
06. Oct 2024 · 21:43 UTC
Really cute and funny! Last level is a very nice touch :)
noa_dv
06. Oct 2024 · 22:14 UTC
The level of polish on this game is incredible, especially for a solo project completed in just 48 hours! The sound effects are excellent, the gameplay is smooth and intuitive, and the design, while minimalistic, is stunningly beautiful. Amazing work!
Thoastbot
06. Oct 2024 · 22:36 UTC
I love the idea, made a simple game mechanic way more interessting by adding a nice touch and waaaaaay too cute sounds, well done!
rynti
06. Oct 2024 · 23:05 UTC
Funny idea and great execution. I was really surprised by the title & the resolution from the description (that it's about the importance of commas). Also the sound design is doing a good job, with not too intrusive but rhythmic music and the sounds that the comma makes when thrown :)

Overall, good job!
mmph
07. Oct 2024 · 12:00 UTC
Fun and cute!
Sviborg
07. Oct 2024 · 12:53 UTC
Very funny and cute game! 🎮✨
I liked the original idea and its excellent execution. Simple mechanics become much more interesting thanks to cute sounds and stylish design. 🎶🎨 I was especially impressed by how well everything was done in 48 hours! Excellent work, the game left only positive emotions! 👍😊
prora
07. Oct 2024 · 13:01 UTC
The sound are cute! And the idea is so good. Adding a "," to change weird words. It's so funny!
Nazariglez
07. Oct 2024 · 13:22 UTC
Hey, very interesting concept, it's really polished and I can see this game translated to many languages using typical phrases from each language or country. Gj!
CrociDB
07. Oct 2024 · 14:48 UTC
That's a fantastic example of how to make a simple idea into a really nice and interesting jam entry. Game jams is not just about making new mechanics, it's about making a nice short experience, and you achieved it with great success. Good job on it! I absolutely love it!
Seth L
07. Oct 2024 · 16:48 UTC
I love everything about this! The idea is so fun and humorous, and the execution is perfect. Even though the last level didn't make perfect thematic sense with the rest of the game, it was a fun tongue in cheek way to end it.
Great job!
N-lan
07. Oct 2024 · 18:49 UTC
This made me so happy! I was really invested in the game and enjoyed playing it a lot!
jacobwinters
07. Oct 2024 · 20:24 UTC
The apostrophe level. The semicolon level. *The music/SFX sliders in the menu -* `Music [---,---]` *- the handles are commas.*
Malenia
08. Oct 2024 · 00:14 UTC
I love the weeeee! the final level is truly perfection; and this is a good way to teach grammar to people, I would give a game like this to a class of first graders if it had more levels. my only suggestion is to make the invisible walls visible so i dont smack the boi
okshirl
08. Oct 2024 · 04:02 UTC
This is such a fun idea, love the little sounds and voices coming from our little guy. I think it'd be great to be able to see the last parabola you fired at so you can make small adjustments :)
look_for_happiness
08. Oct 2024 · 09:50 UTC
Interesting mini game! I love the funny audio and admire your great imagination!
Jack D. Taylor
08. Oct 2024 · 12:40 UTC
Great game, finally someone cares about commas! :D

Love the visual style, sounds and overall concept
JohnCoffee
08. Oct 2024 · 13:04 UTC
That is a great game, the theme is felt throughout the whole. I liked the programming reference at the end. It fits together really well as a small rounded out package.
MrAntoineSt
08. Oct 2024 · 13:09 UTC
omg i love it ! Already one of my favorite Jam games of this Ludum Dare !
Simple and funny, good job !
CrozzY
08. Oct 2024 · 17:24 UTC
An interesting idea of the game, I liked it and it was quite interesting to play. Fun)))
LDJam user 352490
08. Oct 2024 · 17:34 UTC
This is a lovely little game, the different yells were really cute, and the jokes are on point (or on comma). There was a nice difficulty curve to the aiming, especially once you had to start aiming between lines.

Also, I see someone has an opinion on the Oxford comma ;)
Kirass
08. Oct 2024 · 17:44 UTC
I really liked this game! It's awesome!
RachelfTech
08. Oct 2024 · 18:18 UTC
I enjoyed this! Very polished feeling experience. Funnily I was actually considering a similar idea in the brainstorming phase :smile:. Great work!
ArcadeEleven
08. Oct 2024 · 21:10 UTC
Nice idea, and very minimalistic style. Well done !
vidarn
09. Oct 2024 · 18:39 UTC
Loved this! Such a great idea, and very well implemented! I'm impressed with how funny and varied each of the lines were. Great stuff!
TheSand
10. Oct 2024 · 19:41 UTC
What a great consept, you should really continue with this and make it a complete game! Such great polish form art, settings page and music/sounds. You did an amazing job with this one! Love the last level with the programing word!
![Skärmklipp3.PNG](///raw/1f/z/687f4.png)
J0ye
11. Oct 2024 · 19:06 UTC
I'm jealous of games like this. Everything is just right here. The idea, the sound, the graphics and the humor. The concept is simple, but with the different levels it offers just enough variety to be challenging and motivating. Perfect.
Sockenpuppe
11. Oct 2024 · 20:11 UTC
I love this so much! Who would have ever thought that a comma could be cute? Well, it is! Very much so, especially in combination with the sounds it makes.

Humor was on point! The phrases you used really showcased what can happen to their meaning if there's a comma missing. What was that saying again? Commas can save lives haha :)
fabula_rasa
14. Oct 2024 · 00:12 UTC
Superb, just superb. Finally, a game for the language nerd in me :books:
I adore this concept, the theme interpretation is truly unique and the implementation rocks as well. Everything is well-polished, even Georgia font is very fitting. Pure perfection. Thank you for this gem.
CaptAndrey
16. Oct 2024 · 22:27 UTC
simple and good! "unusial" last level was great) i also like funny comma sound design, im sure it was a lot of fun recording it
Manamat
19. Oct 2024 · 03:05 UTC
Had so much fun playing this game! Love the apostrophe being the tiny little creature and the last level was a nice touch! The title made me curious to play this game haha
Baturinsky
19. Oct 2024 · 16:02 UTC
Sounds are great, graphics is neat, but more variety in gameplay would be nice.
Madbarron
19. Oct 2024 · 22:17 UTC
Great entry! Nice and simple. Entertaining, surprising, funny, and it looks great! Congrats :)
invader
20. Oct 2024 · 12:33 UTC
This is a great example of how commas can save lives! Really enjoyed this cute and fun game.
PhilStrahl
21. Oct 2024 · 01:42 UTC
What a great and original take on the theme! Loved also the charming "Wheeeee!" sound effects! Thanks for submitting!

For your records, here’s my archived stream 😊 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkg-HvNRZgU
Emsea
22. Oct 2024 · 05:05 UTC
This game is wonderfully clever. Minorly envious I didn't think of it myself. Compliments to the chef👌
dp3rucha
22. Oct 2024 · 09:48 UTC
Lovely game and imaginative idea. GJ!
Empyreans
23. Oct 2024 · 18:54 UTC
Amazing, minimalistic game and in terms of scope to the jam, I think this is an exceptionally brilliant idea!

I love a well cooked game developer! :smirk:

https://youtu.be/VfhR2QvSODE

~XpMonster
gonutz
Oct 10th · 05:30 UTC
Man, this game is awesome! I know I am late to the show, but after playing your LD58 game on stream this just caught my attention and it did not disappoint! :-D

This is so funny, very very nice! The end is just perfect.
🎤 Yoav Kagan
Oct 10th · 15:33 UTC
@gonutz Wow! Thanks for checking it out :)