1-800-Monsters by ponywolf

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made by ponywolf for LD33 (JAM)
Dial up 1-800-Monsters and begin your quest as the hapless Jimmy, ex-pyrotechnician, now birthday party entertainer extraordinaire. Destroy castles, steal the presents and avoid children on your way to victory.

Ratings

Coolness 73% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.85 97
Audio(Jam) 3.66 142
Fun(Jam) 3.65 130
Graphics(Jam) 4.45 56
Humor(Jam) 3.76 100
Innovation(Jam) 3.53 162
Mood(Jam) 3.60 184
Theme(Jam) 3.77 270

Feedback

馃帳 ponywolf
24. Aug 2015 路 23:22 UTC
Hotkeys:
R - Restarts level
M - Turns music on/off
Esc - Opens menu

Note:
All graphics/sound/music created by the team for the Jam in under 72 hours

Known Issues:
Text is a little blurry on Windows
Joystick support is a flakey at best

Tools:
Lua (lua.org)
Corona (coronalabs.com/) - SDK
Tiled (mapeditor.org/) - Level building
BFXR (bfxr.net/) - Sound Effects
Figure (propellerheads.se/figure) - Music
SeaMonster131
24. Aug 2015 路 23:55 UTC
Interesting idea and nice graphics. Good work.
Selzier
25. Aug 2015 路 07:11 UTC
Top notch entry here guys!! Really fun game I made it all the way to the end and ready for more :D
Literal Games
25. Aug 2015 路 15:01 UTC
Great entry! The idea and the graphics were fantastic! It was quite hard to push blocks sometimes, so maybe look into a nicer way of doing that?
TaleEngineer
25. Aug 2015 路 17:56 UTC
VERY well done game!

Fantastic visuals, nice level design, interesting mechanics.

My only complaint is that there wasn't more of it.

Best game out of the jam I've seen so far. Good job!
mzmiric5
25. Aug 2015 路 19:02 UTC
Music and the very nice graphics go together quite well, the mood is fun, and I always enjoy Sokoban style game. The game crashed for me when I didn't solve the level and a the lose condition should have been triggered.
Lucho9
25. Aug 2015 路 22:37 UTC
the visual graphics were very good, nice work. i like the fact it s a boy disguised as a monster and exploits all
tmpxyz
26. Aug 2015 路 02:17 UTC
nicely done, the visual style is great.
thegdr
26. Aug 2015 路 04:29 UTC
made it to end! Nice!
anarbitrarymustache
26. Aug 2015 路 11:04 UTC
Great interpretation of the theme. Loved the visuals. The controls need to be tighter, maybe consider snapping the movable pieces to a grid to allow for easier/predictable sliding/placement .
monetai
27. Aug 2015 路 16:50 UTC
Awesome art and gameplay!!
SecondDimension
27. Aug 2015 路 16:51 UTC
Fantastic idea with wonderful visuals. I found that pushing objects around was a little clumsy and they would get stuck on scenery or not quite fit in gaps, but you made the game forgiving enough to compensate for that. Overall, a really great entry!
Nikteddy92
27. Aug 2015 路 16:52 UTC
Hahahaha the game idea is great!
A little tricky some times to place the pieces, but smooth and enjoyyable gameplay!
Love the visual style! Well done!
plusultra
27. Aug 2015 路 18:15 UTC
nice job! lots of levels and great art.
Headmade
27. Aug 2015 路 20:57 UTC
The art style is very cute and some of the puzzles are good.

Why does the game send me to the first level again? This is super disappointing. Just quit the game, show some text, anything!
Still a very good entry.
Ninja Garage
28. Aug 2015 路 05:21 UTC
Great, beautiful, funny game!
RougeRogue
28. Aug 2015 路 18:42 UTC
Really liked the mechanics. Kids were very annoying as they would be to Jimmy.
bossmojoman
30. Aug 2015 路 04:53 UTC
Very polished, fun puzzle game. The Graphics are and sound re top notch. One of the best of the competition hands down. Awesome Job guys!
OnionBlaze
30. Aug 2015 路 10:03 UTC
The art looks cute. I wish there was a way to pull blocks sometimes. Funny entry, good job. :)
Wekid
31. Aug 2015 路 22:24 UTC
Awesome game, loved the style. Managed to get blocks stuck a lot haha
puppetmaster
01. Sep 2015 路 20:45 UTC
I love the art of the graphics. Animation of monster are very cool. Without the time the puzzling would be more relaxing. :-) Very good entry!
dickpoelen
02. Sep 2015 路 12:10 UTC
Love your illustration style. And it's a fun little puzzler
Franklin's Ghost
03. Sep 2015 路 13:53 UTC
One of the best looking games I've seen so far, loved the whole design and colours. Favourite touch though was that when things exploded you got to see you were actually just a kid in a costume.
spotco
05. Sep 2015 路 01:11 UTC
Very nice graphics and polish, gameplay could have used some more mechanics (got repetitive after a while)
randomhuman
14. Sep 2015 路 17:10 UTC
Love it! Great learning curve, very addictive, and cute graphics. The only thing I think it needs is for the blocks to pop around obstacles if they are just one or two pixels off. Or maybe I should just not suck so much :P
chunkybrewster
14. Sep 2015 路 18:37 UTC
Pretty darn fun! The ability to pull blocks and tweaking the hit detection to not be so pixel perfect would make this even better; I found myself restarting a lot because I pushed a block too close to an obstacle. Love the monster costume design
Jupiter_Hadley
18. Oct 2015 路 16:25 UTC
Super cute, funny game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/VOSoNttI06o
Jupiter_Hadley
01. Dec 2015 路 04:22 UTC
I also included your game in an article of my favorites from this jam and added a trophy to your Ludum Dare profile!! :) http://fireside.gamejolt.com/post/jam-favorites-ludum-dare-33-part-2-jbncejqm