God's new hobby by Alfroids

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made by Alfroids for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Oh! H-Hello! So, um, as God, you’ll need to keep the village and forest creatures happy by giving them gifts they like. But, uh, be careful! If you give them the wrong thing, or if you forget to give them anything... their faith will drop! And we really don’t want that! Keep their faith up, and they'll even give you offerings! Good luck, sir... I-I know you’ll do great!

In this game you are playing as God and getting to know this cute little town and forestfolk. Your objective is to find out all of the gifts that each creatures like -- just drag an item to a creature. If they like it, their faith will increase and they'll give you an offering in return. If they don't like, their faith decreases. There are different creatures during day and night, but items disappear when time advances, so use the chest to store them! By the end of each day, creatures that didn't receive any gifts will lose faith, so try to balance exploring new trades and giving gifts that you already know that work.

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Given 13🗳️ 2🗨️

Feedback

evindor
07. Oct 2024 · 23:27 UTC
Hey, I can't play your game in the browser because there's something you need to do to your godot export for it to work on ldjam. Here's the guide https://ludumdare.com/resources/guides/embedding/ - helped us export our game! Cheers!
Dywanix
08. Oct 2024 · 09:53 UTC
Interesting idea but I got little bit confused at the start. There are also some errors in text
davidsheadgames
08. Oct 2024 · 14:54 UTC
The text has some errors (the apostrophe specifically) and I'm not sure I understand what the controls are on the HTML5 version...
Kalbshack
08. Oct 2024 · 14:58 UTC
Interesting game idea. Took me a little bit and also I couldn't finish it. Always got stuck at one level...
panicmore
08. Oct 2024 · 14:58 UTC
I couldn't quite work out the goal of this one - maybe give us some hints to start with as I think I'm misunderstanding something.
Really cute little village and sprites and it felt pleasant to just hang out there.
JustusPan
08. Oct 2024 · 15:01 UTC
I got stuck halfway. I don't know how to open the treasure chest. Is there anything we can do in the evening? Very nice pixel style!
rincat
08. Oct 2024 · 15:11 UTC
I figured out what items everyone else wants but what does the little demon want??
LDJam user 388314
08. Oct 2024 · 20:42 UTC
I've completed the whole game! :D

I like the idea of ​​a game with item trading. Not sure if it fits the theme of Ludum, but the cute style makes it easy to get around the problem. Good job!

P.S. Some characters are not visible at night unless you aim with the mouse. For example, the reaper in the upper right corner is very far from the village :(
LDJam user 388314
08. Oct 2024 · 20:47 UTC
@justuspan, The chest is used to store things, when the time of day changes, the things remain and can be used!
(You need to put things in the chest.)
LDJam user 388314
08. Oct 2024 · 20:49 UTC
@rincat, You can give any stones to the Demon!
JustusPan
09. Oct 2024 · 01:41 UTC
@mrdumpling When I drag the item onto the treasure chest, it will slide down next to the chest, and at that point, it is considered saved, right? Also, can I do nothing at night and let it pass?
Ansible
09. Oct 2024 · 17:04 UTC
Really fun! I enjoyed this.
I ended up completing and wanting to keep playing mixing and discovering more things!
LDJam user 388314
10. Oct 2024 · 11:37 UTC
@justuspan, Yes, that's right! You can save 4 items in total! (items are moved to each corner of the chest)

You can do nothing at night, BUT those creatures that did not receive an item at night will lose a faith point!

Your goal is to find all 18 matches from all creatures and not let the faith bar run out!

P.S. Some creatures may have 2 or more exchanges.
Sasha20
16. Oct 2024 · 22:28 UTC
I find the theme both intellectually stimulating and visually rewarding in this game. Good Job!