Mutton Mower by comatomatoes

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made by comatomatoes for LD31 (JAM)
You're broke and your sheep are hungry! There's only one possible solution!

Note: Each level has a unique challenge. Figuring out the best strategy is key to winning!

Ratings

Coolness 81% 2
Overall(Jam) 2.81 816
Fun(Jam) 2.69 777
Graphics(Jam) 2.54 825
Humor(Jam) 2.74 416
Innovation(Jam) 3.06 484
Mood(Jam) 2.55 828
Theme(Jam) 3.25 748

Feedback

Slashee the Cow
08. Dec 2014 · 07:39 UTC
I thought it was a bit hard - I couldn't even get past the first level. Those sheep just move around with a mind of their own and I can't keep all of them away from all the flowers.
Evergreen Games
08. Dec 2014 · 07:49 UTC
Fun but very hard. lots of frantic key-mashing
merrak
08. Dec 2014 · 07:51 UTC
Interesting game, but the learning curve feels a bit steep.
Ossi
08. Dec 2014 · 08:12 UTC
That was really challenging. There were some odd cases where even when I push the sheep away they sometimes eat the flowers faster than I can react. Very cool concept though and I really like the art! Those sheep are too hungry!
maxyan
08. Dec 2014 · 08:19 UTC
Interesting idea
funkysquid
08. Dec 2014 · 08:25 UTC
Love it - reminds me of trying to keep my cat away from my houseplants O:)
Bogden
08. Dec 2014 · 08:27 UTC
Neat idea, but kind of hard.
cmayhem
08. Dec 2014 · 08:33 UTC
Very interesting and fun but gonna join the chorus and say this was very difficult right from the start.
seledorn
08. Dec 2014 · 08:34 UTC
Clearly not a copy of something else but very very hard. I tried five times and couldn't get past the first level. I have the feeling that it would still be hard if I only had one sheep to control.
Soron
08. Dec 2014 · 08:35 UTC
Ah, good, NON-minified JS :). It would've been nice to see a "source" link as well, but "view page source" is a suitable substitute in this case.

Kinda tricky, and you probably want to call preventDefault() when you handle up/down - in the embedded LD website version, up/down end up scrolling the page.

The farmer grabbing his hat constantly amused me, though :).
Krisjet
08. Dec 2014 · 08:38 UTC
Funny idea, I love fact that you feel like a farmer just running frantically around pushing sheep out of the flower bushes.
I think the game could have used a tell that shows whether a sheep is going to "attack" a bush a little in advance. As it is now it feels totally random to the player if the sheep is moving towards a bush or not. I also wouldn't have created the first level with bushes in each corner, AND a big patch in the middle to defend. Give us an easy level in the beginning, so we feel like we understand how it works before we lose!
rzuf
08. Dec 2014 · 08:47 UTC
I like frantic games, but this one seems waaay too hard. I cannot handle the stress! :D
🎤 comatomatoes
08. Dec 2014 · 08:51 UTC
Thanks for all the feedback! We've added a simpler first level! =D =D =D =D
stray
08. Dec 2014 · 09:54 UTC
So funny but too difficult man :D
Natura-Time
08. Dec 2014 · 19:56 UTC
A little bit hard but it is really fun to play ! good job :D
mauris
08. Dec 2014 · 19:57 UTC
Very interesting.
MaesK
08. Dec 2014 · 20:01 UTC
Whoa, the first try was harder than I expected. That, or that evil sheep was damn fast :D I'm glad they don't move as fast as you, so button pressing like crazy worked to almost teleport! :P Great game
ramonparaiba
08. Dec 2014 · 21:49 UTC
Só hard. Its no bad, its cool. Just need a listel balancinho.
Roan Contreras
09. Dec 2014 · 06:44 UTC
Those sheeps are hard to monitor...
The game's fun by the way :D
BusinessClient
09. Dec 2014 · 17:22 UTC
Fun but hard
SpartanIceCream
09. Dec 2014 · 23:28 UTC
A nice and addicting little game. Pretty fun!
Crosstales
10. Dec 2014 · 01:59 UTC
Nice idea, I like your graphics! But too hard for me.
Neil
10. Dec 2014 · 18:00 UTC
That was quite clever and innovative, but pretty hard! Fun graphics! I enjoyed it!
omaha
10. Dec 2014 · 18:00 UTC
Some audio would go a long way to making this most engaging.

I had a hard time in the first level (took many tries to beat it). The next level seemed almost impossible.
DrGeraud
10. Dec 2014 · 18:09 UTC
The concept is really cool, but it lacks a bit of feedbacks.
Divitos
11. Dec 2014 · 17:02 UTC
Very challenging, but fun non-the-less!
playvue
11. Dec 2014 · 17:04 UTC
I agree, very interesting mechanic, but def too hard.
ynots
13. Dec 2014 · 06:42 UTC
little hard...
nice game..
XTremEive
17. Dec 2014 · 19:52 UTC
It's surprisingly fun. I have to admit I underestimated the concept until I realized how dumb those sheep are. And before I knew it I retried, retried and retried.

"Just get away from those flowers!!! AAAAAHHH!!! STOP! NOOOO! BAD SHEEP BAAAD! Ok that's it I'm having a Mechoui tonight.".
pht59x
27. Dec 2014 · 21:38 UTC
I moved the dude randomly and it kept telling me "You Win!", whicht got me perplexed. I liked those sheep though.