Squirrel puncher by eerongal

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made by eerongal for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Help Dr. Buffnstuff retrieve his nuts!

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Created in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 56 Jam

Credits:

Le Grand Chase - Kevin Macleod Mr. Exposition - Kevin Macleod Villainous Treachery - Kevin Macleod Mushroom 3d Low poly - Server Cat Studio Low Poly Acorn - TheMightyHitcher Farland Skies : Simple Cumulus - Borodar Arvore - Lowpoly Tree Cartoon - DioMartins Tree bark - Freepbr Patchy Meadow 1 - Freepbr Maple tree - atrodlerSilent movie frame - KTKato Motion Picture Font - Mans Greback

Ratings

Overall 399th 3.688⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Fun 149th 3.898⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 670th 3.135⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Theme 549th 3.673⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 652th 3.5⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Humor 12th 4.449⭐ 51🧑‍⚖️
Mood 242th 3.894⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Given 41🗳️ 80🗨️

Feedback

JiPark
07. Oct 2024 · 20:16 UTC
Looks good!
Custodi
07. Oct 2024 · 20:31 UTC
This game beat me)
Cool art desing with voice sound, sometimes squirrels were in the air.
Crazy-messy boss fight is great xd
starvingindie
07. Oct 2024 · 20:34 UTC
Getting bumped by those squirrel looking things cracked me up
Irene02
07. Oct 2024 · 20:36 UTC
Such a cool game xD love everything about it
Rodgems
07. Oct 2024 · 20:38 UTC
A fun time - boss fight was genuinely sick, but couldn't figure out what the powerups were specifically doing :sweat_smile:
LDJam user 37404
07. Oct 2024 · 20:39 UTC
Very fun game! the art style is absolutely great!
ProstoCupOfTea
07. Oct 2024 · 20:49 UTC
I like the idea! Punching squirrels is always fun (:
The boss is cool and the powerups were nice, even if maybe too plentiful-
It was weird that i couldnt look down and the sencetivity was a lil too much

And I really liked the boss, pixelart and the whole "scielent film"-esk lore :)
Kriss4l
07. Oct 2024 · 20:58 UTC
Cool 2.5 graphics ,nice control , many mechanics + BOSS FIGHT = Nicely done !!
hajpappan
07. Oct 2024 · 21:51 UTC
Cool boss fight and the power ups were fun, though I will not tell you how many times I fell down from the tree.. Overall a cool and fun (and funny) game, great job!
Quality Tisel
08. Oct 2024 · 01:04 UTC
Those squirrels got a REAL good pummelling. Didn't fall once.
This is once of those games that's just silly, and unapologetic about it. Good fun.
LDJam user 236545
08. Oct 2024 · 03:43 UTC
Hilarious and very fun. I loved the absurd humor, and the silent film title cards worked really well. There was even a boss fight! Great work :laughing:
AploveStudio
08. Oct 2024 · 07:39 UTC
this is peak gaming
Sviborg
08. Oct 2024 · 09:46 UTC
![Screenshot_15.jpg](///raw/2f4/d1/z/67d07.jpg) :grin: :grin: :grin:
Sviborg
08. Oct 2024 · 09:47 UTC
The bug is a small thing, when I leave the game tab for a long time, the character flies into the clouds. These are small things, in fact, this is a great game! 🎮 The art style and humor are just great - I love the moments with squirrels, it's very funny! 😂 The boss battle is impressive, and the pixel graphics and silent film elements add to the atmosphere. 💥 I especially liked the powerups, although sometimes it was difficult to understand what they give. The controls are responsive, and the battle mechanics are enjoyable. Very fun and cool! 👏
KirLosev
08. Oct 2024 · 09:54 UTC
Well that was nuts!

Very fun game, Northstar upgrade is my favorite and made me laugh :laughing:

Good times! Thanks a lot
davidsheadgames
08. Oct 2024 · 13:35 UTC
This game is evil. Don't punch squirrels... XD

Otherwise, I had a blast. I love the art style on the pixel-art and the pop-art title card.
YoannTsitionis
08. Oct 2024 · 15:31 UTC
Poor squirrels ! Very fun game, loved the style. Well done !
ccollider
08. Oct 2024 · 15:50 UTC
Went undefeated against the squirrels but got absolutely wrecked multiple times on mushroom bounce mishaps. Great job on this one!
Kirass
08. Oct 2024 · 17:33 UTC
Cool idea! Super!
Hawkin
08. Oct 2024 · 19:05 UTC
I love the banner art style! This was so silly and zany.

My feedback for some things that were a little unclear:
* Somehow telegraph when the squirrels attack, because it was hard for me to judge how closely I would be hit.
* The intro said that I needed to scale the tree and find the nuts, but even after exploration I could not find my target. If the nuts were somewhere, maybe revealing it to the player somehow would clarify the objective. The challenge would be simply getting there, not also finding it.
AthosPap
08. Oct 2024 · 20:27 UTC
Very funny game, loved the voice lines and the art style
🎤 eerongal
08. Oct 2024 · 20:33 UTC
@hawkin the squirrels you punch drop the nuts for you to pick up. After 20 of them it transitions into a boss fight.
Bananplyte
08. Oct 2024 · 21:28 UTC
I thoroughly enjoyed the north star powerup.
imberny
09. Oct 2024 · 01:37 UTC
"Your superpunching is nearby. A relic from your past. The furries have kept it hidden from you in this remote location." *The Only Thing They Fear is You* starts playing.

Very enjoyable silly fun!
Hawkin
09. Oct 2024 · 04:10 UTC
@eerongal ooh see, to me they looked like sonic rings. I did not make the association that they were the nuts 😅

I appreciated that you provided the boss fight on the main menu, so I got to also experience that!
AegisFate
09. Oct 2024 · 05:38 UTC
I feel like One Punch Man! Sometimes I get stuck in the branches, but it’s great!
HardyTryer
09. Oct 2024 · 08:23 UTC
I hit so many squirrels.... I hope they deserved it. Very fun game)
ChrisBeck
09. Oct 2024 · 09:53 UTC
Loved it, exactly what I wanted from this theme - beating small animals :heart:

The graphics are good, but would benefit from more feedback to the player, especially when fighting the boss.
Brain Siege Gameworks
09. Oct 2024 · 12:44 UTC
You're nuts,

Also entertaining game, though the mouse is a tad sensitive. And the boss stage seemed to have you shoot these weird blue rectangles that kinda messed with the view. Otherwise a quality experience.
damdoshi
09. Oct 2024 · 13:44 UTC
It is simple but I liked the humor inside it. It is fast and can be challenging. I admit I would have prefer to loose when I fall. x)
Calcopod
09. Oct 2024 · 18:53 UTC
![ryo.jpeg](///raw/83e/34/z/6854f.jpg)

Perfect game. Sure, I would have liked to be able to look down a bit more, have slightly more polished movement, but that would have taken away from this one in a lifetime experience.

As my [insert native language] teacher would say, this game is a "experienta fundamentala de viata". Thank you for creating this gem.

10/10. Unironically don't have anything else to say.

EDIT: I JUST REMEMBERED THE VOICE ACTING. GREAT. (some lines were stopped while they were playing though, so I didn't get to hear everything Dr. Buffnstuff had to say :floppy_disk: )
WhiteFox
09. Oct 2024 · 21:03 UTC
Insane game. Had so much fun punching the squirrels to infinity. I didn't really understand how the squirrels hit me when falling from the tree. It would be nice if there was some kind of feedback on this. The bossfight was hilarious, going to super-fast punches mode. Great stuff 👊
Ian Crewe Edens
09. Oct 2024 · 21:59 UTC
This nails the Duke Nukem 3D vibes, exspecially with the billboarded enemy squirels and voice lines. I had a lot of fun with the combat and the humor of everything really worked on me. Great game here!
Wraithind
10. Oct 2024 · 23:02 UTC
Good, honest fun and the humor was spot on. I will say it was very hard to know what was going on at times, particularly during the boss fight where the power ups basically took over the entire visual screen, but I had a good time. Well done.
johnnysix
11. Oct 2024 · 00:45 UTC
Pretty cool - the controls were a bit on the sensitive side but the theme was great and concept was fun. Some tweaking of the physics on the mushroom jumps, and punishment for falling out the tree ( or off the boss level ) would make it feel more risky :smile:

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paulhocker
13. Oct 2024 · 01:10 UTC
Game was off the charts fun, but the mechanics were broke, which I feel added to the charm. Cool idea and nice use of the theme. Good game.
ljol3
15. Oct 2024 · 04:36 UTC
Well that was nuts!
-Dr. BuffnStuff
Mardood
18. Oct 2024 · 20:44 UTC
absolute peak
Just a dev
19. Oct 2024 · 23:03 UTC
It's not always clear, why am I collecting rings?, the transition to the boss fight was a bit abrupt. But the chaos aspect of it creates a nice "I don't know what I'm doing but I love it", along with the voice lines it make for a very fun game, good job!
ROBOWARRIOR1982
20. Oct 2024 · 06:38 UTC
Cool interpretation of the theme mixing tiny creature and sumo wrestling ! Very fun !
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