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Who Let The Chicks Out? by jdmazz

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made by jdmazz for LD35 (COMPO)
Survive until you get to the barn. Eat three worms to shape shift into a chicken. A chicken can fly...a little.

Controls:
-WASD keys to move.
-Space to jump.
-Escape pauses.

Tools:
-Game Engine: Unity
-Art: Photoshop.
-Audio: FruityLoops + sfxr + Kurzweil PC88 Keyboard
-Programming Language: C#

Thanks for playing my LD35 compo entry. I just started making games and I probably learned 50% of what I know during the last 48 hours. I had never done a sprite sheet before this competition. I had also never made a 2D game at all. I learned a ton. I was watching tutorials for the first 24 hours straight -- lol! It was very fun. I'm happy to finish something...so tired. :-)
Web http://pixiludi.com/games/WhoLetTheChicksOut/wholetthechicksout.html
Source https://github.com/jdmazz/LD35_WhoLetTheChicksOut
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-35/?action=preview&uid=50350

Ratings

Coolness 83% 2
Overall 2.83 762
Audio 2.93 363
Fun 2.75 718
Graphics 2.88 532
Humor 3.00 186
Innovation 2.10 901
Mood 2.75 580
Theme 2.90 740

Feedback

cornand34
18. Apr 2016 路 00:22 UTC
So i got one question for you, how did you place the same texture next to eachother, did you make your own grid system as an editor extension?

Also i miss the source code link :(.

Game is quite decent, only thing i dislike is how hard it is to make the jumps, the jumps are quite hard and have an low error margin.
That was in level 1 though, didn't beat the first level.
馃帳 jdmazz
18. Apr 2016 路 01:29 UTC
I didn't use a grid system. I used vertex snapping. In Unity this is hold down the V key. When you slice up a sprite sheet, you can pick where it is sliced. I will add the source code now. I have a github account.
jcmonkey
18. Apr 2016 路 02:10 UTC
Pretty good game. The controls bother me a bit, but thats just my opinion.
Daws
18. Apr 2016 路 02:10 UTC
Dope little game! Real nice art and very easy to pick up and play. Good work for just starting out making games!
rockybdubs
18. Apr 2016 路 02:11 UTC
A little choppy for me, but quite fun!!
MartinFernandez
18. Apr 2016 路 02:21 UTC
the jump is uncomfortable.. after all it's funny. I love how die the chicken
Flygamer101
18. Apr 2016 路 02:22 UTC
Cool little game. It is really hard to make jumps though. GUI was cut off a little, but still good overall. Good graphics, even if my framerate little choppy. Also good music.
Vantaug
18. Apr 2016 路 02:53 UTC
Considering that you're new to making games, this is really great. I am one of those people like to jump with the W key in 2d games, it could easily be done so that both the W and space keys make the character jump.
It was kinda fun how, when the chicken/egg died, it became it's food version.
AlmightyTuna
18. Apr 2016 路 03:07 UTC
Awesome graphics and bumping music. However, the controls feel pretty constricting and sluggish. Good work :D
馃帳 jdmazz
18. Apr 2016 路 03:08 UTC
It seems like a lot of people didn't like me using space bar for jump and would have preferred to have that and the W key and possibly another key. Lesson learned. I'll try to keep good controls in mind for the future LDs. Thanks for the constructive criticism.
vini60
18. Apr 2016 路 03:10 UTC
Nice concept. That song reminds of.. lady madonna!
I became an egg various times, it was fun.
mukult
18. Apr 2016 路 03:13 UTC
hahah!! Love the sprites and animations for chick!! :D

Nice entry dude!
TechXSoftware
18. Apr 2016 路 03:21 UTC
good graphics and music, but I hate when I die and I get taken right back to the main menu, controls are a little awkward. seems like a game i'd play for a while, I got chickens at home.
AscendedLudumDare
18. Apr 2016 路 04:08 UTC
chicken or egg? simply and clever. A bit frustrating to control making the fun factor drop but you've done incredibly well overall for a beginner
qikcik
18. Apr 2016 路 08:03 UTC
Nice :D
ccglp
18. Apr 2016 路 08:08 UTC
Chicken is a bit creepu, But it's good, tastes like chicken overall. And the levels are well designed for the little time you have. Congratz
Jetro
18. Apr 2016 路 08:12 UTC
Nice and funny game !!
crisp
18. Apr 2016 路 13:30 UTC
Pretty nice! Controls are a little ruough but I like it! Good job!
glaze_96
18. Apr 2016 路 14:54 UTC
*becomes cooked egg/ chicken* Haha!

Tbh, I actually didn't even finish the first level as I got too frustrated with dying all the time. :c

The music really brings this game up a notch =)
01101101
18. Apr 2016 路 16:14 UTC
Controls are a bit "floaty", makes it hard to precise and it's a bit frustrating. Other than that, good job on the graphics and coding. Nice game :)
ezombort
18. Apr 2016 路 16:47 UTC
Fun but pretty hard first level :)
doombrowski
18. Apr 2016 路 19:36 UTC
Game is not bad. My only critique is that the view makes some jumps extra difficult.
馃帳 jdmazz
18. Apr 2016 路 21:35 UTC
This is Chicken Souls! Damn. I wish I had named it that.
Danilo Bezerra
18. Apr 2016 路 22:09 UTC
The white fonts are a bit confusing, and the jump is unforgiving with the player.
But the game is fun and has a good humor, Nice work!
matiasbontempo
18. Apr 2016 路 23:28 UTC
Nice twist on the music. The controls were a little clunky sometimes but its very good overall!
AnaGF
18. Apr 2016 路 23:34 UTC
Cute lil game. A bit hard to jump on big chicken mode but funny, specially when you die as a fried egg. Audio is lovely.
nintendoeats
19. Apr 2016 路 02:10 UTC
Very good for a first attempt. The graphics and sound are all solid. There is a bit of a bump while walking, I think possibly because of a gap between floor block objects. The chicken double jump was a bit fiddly, I couldn't do it reliably.
LandoSystems
19. Apr 2016 路 04:22 UTC
Nice game. Cute take on the shape shifting theme, some of the jumping was tricky but I got the hang of it after a while. Good work!
dunin
19. Apr 2016 路 11:49 UTC
it's a good start, and you finish a game!
I think it's discouraging to restart at the first level...
kestrelgames
19. Apr 2016 路 20:08 UTC
Cute game, the jumping mechanics are too difficult though. Couldn't make it past level 2.
EpiFouloux
20. Apr 2016 路 12:45 UTC
Cool graphi but really hard to play !
mennchen22
20. Apr 2016 路 13:15 UTC
Nice One ! Liked it
Jin47
20. Apr 2016 路 13:34 UTC
Great Game, The physics of the jump could be a little more "dynamic" but except from that really good entry (great music by the way !!). Good job
Reisen
20. Apr 2016 路 14:13 UTC
A decent platformer for your first entry, good job overall!

Except for level 3. I spent like tens of tries cursing for that one platform to come down.
MightyToastStudio
20. Apr 2016 路 15:30 UTC
Good job for your first entry, next time, plan your jumps to see the destination platform avoiding jump of faith. :)
MightyToastStudio
20. Apr 2016 路 15:32 UTC
Good job for your first entry, next time, plan your jumps to see the destination platform avoiding leap of faith. :)
Patomkin
21. Apr 2016 路 13:07 UTC
Why oh why did you put platforms outside of camera view? :(
But you have finished the game and it looks really nice! Congratz! :)
hunttis
21. Apr 2016 路 14:23 UTC
Funny :D Also a bit hard ! Congrats on finishing a game, starting out is the most difficult :)

The camera could maybe go a bit ahead of the chicken, so it'd be easier to see where you're jumping. Sometimes you even had to make a leap of faith, since you couldn't see where you're going :)

Also, OUCH on the level ending sound :D
sftrabbit
21. Apr 2016 路 17:44 UTC
For learning 50% of what you know during Ludum Dare, good job! As others have said, the movement were quite tricky to master. I really like the barn sprite for the end of the level. Good work!
WeirdMind
21. Apr 2016 路 19:02 UTC
Cool entry, keep working on this. Its a great start
plko
21. Apr 2016 路 20:45 UTC
Great work.
Wait for your next masterpiece :P
arzi
21. Apr 2016 路 21:28 UTC
Funny death sprites :)

Had some troubles with clunky jumping as the chicken just stopped all of its upwards momentum when it collided to platform walls. Nice, cheerful game overall.
Felladrin
24. Apr 2016 路 19:51 UTC
Hey! Congratulations on yout first jam!
Good use of the theme on this platformer.
The music fits the game art. Good job!
puppetmaster
24. Apr 2016 路 20:24 UTC
Cute little game with a funny dead transformations! :-)
Keep up the good work!