FowL Play by Sakuyan

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made by Sakuyan for LD28 (COMPO)
Controls - WSAD + Mouse

EDIT1: I added [OPTIONAL] Up/Down/Left/Right for those of you with dvorak keys or something else. (also added space to jump for those of you who really hate the up keys)
nothing has changed in the actual game.

EDIT2:
-Added Post Mortem Game!!
-Post Mortem Game has AutoTarget Helper as "Right click"
-"M" key mutes the awful music and sound effects
-"R" key resets the level
-Rebalanced the Boss fight
-Put in new and cleaner background art

Hello Ludum Dare'ers I'm Sakuyan, creator of SliP, DeaN, and LimiT for previous ludum dare~

Fowl Play is a simple speedy run type of game with a functioning timer ;-; (thank god)

Currently you cannot unlock the sword and shield (because "you only get one", not because I didn't finish on time...) :3c

BUUUUT I will be making post mortem game with fully functioning sword and shield(? Not sure about the shield maybe something else) and I'll try to keep updating via twitter (@hyungkim7) if you guys are interested :>

Thanks, and have fun clucking~

-Sakuyan

PS: My fastest time is 02:03:40 (on one of the screen shots)

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.51 155
Audio 2.94 276
Fun 3.51 120
Graphics 3.78 134
Humor 3.40 104
Innovation 2.63 673
Mood 3.08 295
Theme 2.25 832

Feedback

andrewkennedy
16. Dec 2013 · 02:24 UTC
My time: 1:37:72[WR]
http://imgur.com/rGBjqmp
archaeometrician
16. Dec 2013 · 03:28 UTC
Hahah nice graphics ! Funny idea to use a chicken ;)
Gas
16. Dec 2013 · 03:31 UTC
Hilarious! loved the the humor! besides the no audio thing awesome! looking for votes on my game as well if you can: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=20784
ambi
16. Dec 2013 · 03:34 UTC
Very impressive for 48h. I just thought the game was a little bit of a cop out considering the theme. I still had fun, even if couldn't finish it (too hard for me).
Snail_Man
16. Dec 2013 · 03:35 UTC
Nice little jump & run. I had a lot of fun, but couldn't seem to hit the boss at all. Don't know where the theme came into it though.
Phil River
16. Dec 2013 · 03:35 UTC
Holy crap! Glorious submission!! Thank you, you made my day!
Conflei
16. Dec 2013 · 03:39 UTC
Very Cool! But the boss is invencible!
JoeProgram
16. Dec 2013 · 03:40 UTC
The controls were spot on! I would have loved to know what the mysterious man offering me a choice of weapon was more about. I really liked figuring out how to glide as a chicken, and would have loved more sci-fi chicken skills.

Did not post a time, died twice and accidentally closed it a third.
ENDESGA
16. Dec 2013 · 04:01 UTC
Oh awesome! I love this!
I think I liked one of your posts... yeah, very cool :)

The art is clean, style is great!
MatrixBai
16. Dec 2013 · 04:03 UTC
A chicken? Like it.
Piat
16. Dec 2013 · 04:11 UTC
That's a challenge. Love the art style and controls feel really tight. The shooting pods are probably not as obvious as they could be, hard to spot+kill+guide a jump all at the same time.
zconnelly13
16. Dec 2013 · 04:36 UTC
I really enjoyed the chicken.... Your game was a lot of fun. Reallyyy enjoyed it.
Parasyte
16. Dec 2013 · 04:38 UTC
Awesome game! Reminds me a bit of Megaman.
TaleLore
16. Dec 2013 · 05:37 UTC
Looks great, pretty solid.
loggs2
16. Dec 2013 · 06:58 UTC
Love the opening sequence with the scroll down to the chicken. I had fun even though I was getting owned. Nice work!
WhoaConstrictor
16. Dec 2013 · 09:02 UTC
Oh my god this game is adorable. The art is gorgeous and the gameplay is fun. A+, fantastic work. Will definitely have to check out your previous entries.
louis.denizet
16. Dec 2013 · 11:47 UTC
Nice game, really fun xD
LatFoued
16. Dec 2013 · 13:50 UTC
The pixel art and gameplay are absolutly amazing. i like the humor and the concept. Good job
scottrick
16. Dec 2013 · 14:03 UTC
Nice music!
joserodolfofreitas
16. Dec 2013 · 14:44 UTC
I loled on the chicken, and the game is cool, but it lacks a stronger link to the theme. Not being able to use the sword and shield is not the kinda theme approach I was expecting, at least if you could choose one from the three.
alvarop
16. Dec 2013 · 15:09 UTC
Nice! I liked how if you pressed Up you would fall slowly.
chicknstu
16. Dec 2013 · 15:14 UTC
Nice one. Slow fall is a newt little twist. :)
qbicfeet
16. Dec 2013 · 16:03 UTC
Beautiful animations, they really add a lot to the game. I like it.
sadiquo
16. Dec 2013 · 17:43 UTC
Don't works in my browsers :(
Atmospherium
16. Dec 2013 · 18:21 UTC
Very entertaining! Explosions, flying chickens, robots - this is everything that a game should be. Great art (that opening cutscene had me hooked instantly).
sprawl
16. Dec 2013 · 18:50 UTC
Wow, Great quality. I don't really see the theme, but the game is quite fun !
stenol
16. Dec 2013 · 18:53 UTC
I like the graphics, chiptune music. It's a very funny game. Gratz !
Chris Mondok
16. Dec 2013 · 19:18 UTC
Finally, a game where I get to be a chicken! The movement is excellent.
Recursiveanomaly
16. Dec 2013 · 19:20 UTC
Wonderful game! I loved the slowed fall speed, it really added an element of skill to the game. Those saws in the corner of the boss room were evil. Good job having a legitimate boss fight!
jillytot
16. Dec 2013 · 19:29 UTC
Haha this is really great. Good level design too, like the part where you are forced to learn the chicken can glide. Good job dood, be proud.
PyroSneak
16. Dec 2013 · 19:34 UTC
Pretty good game, nice pixel art and great chicken. found it pretty difficult though :)
CaptainKraft
16. Dec 2013 · 19:41 UTC
Well made game. I didn't see much that made it unique or followed the theme.
michail
16. Dec 2013 · 19:41 UTC
3:11:17... I like the graphics and the boss.
Benoît Freslon
16. Dec 2013 · 19:49 UTC
Nice game! Chicken rules!
But I don't have a QWERTY keyboard :(.
Jimanzium
16. Dec 2013 · 19:59 UTC
I really liked the gameplay and the art was really good, I liked how it wasn't fancy but still worked really well. It was defifnitly fun to play. But I'm not sure how this actually fits with the theme. The audio was also very good, it fit really well with the game. Another one of my favorites this LD
arrogant.gamer
16. Dec 2013 · 20:29 UTC
OK, that was fun and looked good! Not my kind of game, though: I really have a heard time pointing with the mouse while side-scrolling. Maybe I just need more practice!

Anyway, fun concept & nice challenge.
JohnnySix
16. Dec 2013 · 21:03 UTC
Great stuff, loved the art style. The gliding/slow falling took a bit of mastering.
ThatGuy
16. Dec 2013 · 21:16 UTC
Nice artwork, the telekinetic chicken is awesome! Nice work.
CaptainNakou
16. Dec 2013 · 21:34 UTC
Chicken always fun :D.
Jeremias
16. Dec 2013 · 21:39 UTC
A solid platformer with a nice gliding flight mechanic. I like the graphics, too (except the background, which somehow doesn't fit the rest). Chickens, yeah :D
dementor561
16. Dec 2013 · 21:55 UTC
THIS IS AWESOME
Anachron
16. Dec 2013 · 21:58 UTC
Chicken with guns! Who knew it would be such a good combo?
BradleySmith
16. Dec 2013 · 22:44 UTC
Gorgeous pixel art and really smooth platforming! Really impressive work for 48 hours. :)
AlanZucconi
16. Dec 2013 · 23:13 UTC
Very funny! :) Reminds me or Nuclear Throne with their new character the Chicken! :D
Eric
16. Dec 2013 · 23:14 UTC
I liked it! It was fun with nice graphics but I didn't see were the theme came in. Altogether nice game!
Giovanni Cappellotto
16. Dec 2013 · 23:41 UTC
Nice game.
yapshuter63
16. Dec 2013 · 23:49 UTC
Fun strange chicken shooter thing.
KunoNoOni
16. Dec 2013 · 23:56 UTC
Very nice platformer. Loved the graphics and the player mechanics.
Tsumei
17. Dec 2013 · 00:10 UTC
I felt a little bit of delay in how it played out, may have just been due to playing it in the web version..
But a cool game you've made here, I enjoyed your journals during the event.
chamberlainpi
17. Dec 2013 · 00:19 UTC
Great submission! It's too bad the other two weapons didn't make it in (cuz really... you can only PICK one... cuz there IS only one lol). But great style, runs well, music was alright, sfx was fitting, the animations awesome! A sound for when the boss was taking hits could of made the battle better.
phi6
17. Dec 2013 · 00:32 UTC
Really solid platforming engine and game. I like the floating mechanic. Not much else to say except I had fun! Oh and fantastic art :)
Pixelulsar
17. Dec 2013 · 00:35 UTC
I had fun playing it and it looked great(chickens are always awesome). However it followed the theme a bit loosely.
Taiga Studios
17. Dec 2013 · 01:06 UTC
Solid gameplay, tad hard but i assume you were aiming for that?
mckoss
17. Dec 2013 · 02:10 UTC
Is the web version working? Doesn't do anything other than load the splash screen (click on start does nothing).
@TeddyNashor
17. Dec 2013 · 02:19 UTC
wow that's really polished!
SoundGuy
17. Dec 2013 · 02:30 UTC
couldn't finish it - too hard for me, but it was very fun and funny
Cheshyr
17. Dec 2013 · 03:23 UTC
I see the term solid being thrown around a lot, and I can't really thin of a better term. good polish, good humor, no obvious glitches or bugs. well done.
Sean Noonan
17. Dec 2013 · 03:49 UTC
A very very strange idea for a game. It's like something off Action 52, only it works and has a degree of polish :D
junt74
17. Dec 2013 · 04:36 UTC
Hard to me but awesome style!!!
SilentBunny
17. Dec 2013 · 05:06 UTC
solid work!
FrederickK
17. Dec 2013 · 05:13 UTC
Nice humor!
goyal
17. Dec 2013 · 05:27 UTC
Nice little action game!
Spelchan
17. Dec 2013 · 05:28 UTC
Too hard for me. Liked the chicken. Barely meets theme.
Paradeem Team!
17. Dec 2013 · 07:02 UTC
1:56! Very fun but the controls could be better! Good job!
Jgpicatoste
17. Dec 2013 · 07:24 UTC
Cool game! The main character was hillarious, and the controls were precise.
ob6160
17. Dec 2013 · 07:40 UTC
Lol great idea:)
Daniel Debert
17. Dec 2013 · 09:55 UTC
It would be much better with more polishing. But i like it.
Ludipe
17. Dec 2013 · 12:10 UTC
It's simple but fun. I loved the art, specially the opening scene.

I was able to beat in 1:43 :)

Why don't you check our game? We also used Construct.
MaTX
17. Dec 2013 · 12:26 UTC
Game's nice and well executed.

A couple of remarks:
- The sound of the player getting hit is terribly annoying
- It's quite easy to rush through the level without having to actually shoot something for a long part of it

Ultimately, it was fun. Really cute graphics.

Also, removing game features to fit the theme is funny.
howieV (binarygirl)
17. Dec 2013 · 14:44 UTC
love the gfx.. and chicken fly dynamic :)
Venks
17. Dec 2013 · 15:41 UTC
Very nice game. A chicken with a gun? Haven't seen anything like this since Earthworm Jim. I like the emphasis on spreed running. I absolutely adore games with speed running in mind.
JaJ
17. Dec 2013 · 17:08 UTC
I liked it. I like both the foreground images as the background, but I'm not sure if I like them together much. Other than that, really fun!
Nikteddy92
17. Dec 2013 · 17:42 UTC
Great Idea! Well done! :D
scoobyben
17. Dec 2013 · 18:33 UTC
Very nice art, and the mechanics are cool (but would be easier with a mouse rather than my trackpad :P) Doesn't particularly fit the theme, but it seems that's cause you ran out of time (I assume sword/shield were there for that intention)
DanielSnd
17. Dec 2013 · 19:39 UTC
Nice graphics and gameplay for 48 hours! It's fun to play as chicken and I loved the glide mechanic xD
Only thing I didn't understand is how does the theme fit into this game?
Overall nice game though :) looking forward to the post-compo version!
Coblynau
17. Dec 2013 · 20:48 UTC
Great graphics and enjoyed the game :)
Toureiro
17. Dec 2013 · 21:03 UTC
I really loved the controls! You did a good job making it not only look and move like a bird, but control like one. Nice.
Novodantis
17. Dec 2013 · 21:05 UTC
Dat chicken...
omaha
17. Dec 2013 · 21:15 UTC
Nice graphics. Bit music was driving me a little insane, but the sfx work for it. I think my favorite element is the chicken.. It may get a little too tricky too quickly?
jdpalmer
17. Dec 2013 · 21:32 UTC
Very humorous.
Kimau
17. Dec 2013 · 21:35 UTC
The sound and lack of checkpoints broke me in the end, so I didn't finish :(

Overall pretty sweet!
moop
17. Dec 2013 · 21:54 UTC
Enjoyable game and excellent chicken. Difficulty curve felt spot on. Boss fight was cleverly signposted.
dudsen
17. Dec 2013 · 22:44 UTC
Conflei says ...
Dec 16, 2013 @ 3:44am
Very Cool! But the boss is invencible!

What? there is even a boss? Didn't even get this far... And I'm not talking about a short 5 min play session here o_O. Obviously my platformer skills are more than poor... Anyways a fun game! I mean a chicken with a laser gun... Instant winner :D
glovecat
17. Dec 2013 · 23:51 UTC
haha amazing kirbychickenwithgun! great work
Ludusamo
18. Dec 2013 · 00:02 UTC
The graphics are funny but very well done. Helps with the whole mood of the game as with the music as well. Nicely done.
DavidErosa
18. Dec 2013 · 00:07 UTC
Chicken time! Nice one!
raisedmedia
18. Dec 2013 · 00:41 UTC
Awesome entry, lot's of fun.
jprogman
18. Dec 2013 · 03:46 UTC
A chicken with a gun? Genius!
havana24
18. Dec 2013 · 08:23 UTC
Very nice game dude! :)
cappelnord
18. Dec 2013 · 09:17 UTC
Works very well. Unfortunately I'm not a good platformed player, so I didn't came very far. Good graphics, very good control.
Diptoman
18. Dec 2013 · 09:19 UTC
Ahahaha, this was awesome! A lil' hen wielding a gun being chased by homing missiles? Pure, unadulterated genius! Was hooked on to it, but the boss was hard, had to retry so many times, I was hooked onto it xD Though took me a while to figure out you had to shoot the yellow orb launcher ._.
Great graphics, gameplay and was fun!
Nick Weihs
18. Dec 2013 · 10:04 UTC
Pretty weak on the theme, but otherwise solid platforming and fun combat.
Lissar
18. Dec 2013 · 10:24 UTC
I liked the bit of glide you gave the chicken. And the robo-chickens, of course.
Sylence
18. Dec 2013 · 12:44 UTC
Omg I laughed so hard when I saw the chicken :D
Really great game
PaperBlurt
18. Dec 2013 · 12:46 UTC
Looks so good.
Reminds me of Alfred Chicken..!

Nice pixel play..
Antylum
18. Dec 2013 · 13:24 UTC
Nice retro atmosphere! Boss is a bit hard for me.
Jhelle
18. Dec 2013 · 13:48 UTC
Loved the intro graphics and all. Didn't care much for the music but it was a enjoyable platformer.
Madball
18. Dec 2013 · 13:53 UTC
Nice game! Well, everybody says that it's nice, so I'll point out things I didn't like.
You should made some noise/music at the beginning. That's not a big problem, but I had no idea if it has music at all, so I turned up my volume. And when I started playing, I had no time to turn it down.
Also, you made the boss easier by making the screen smaller, but at the same time you made it harder. Before, I could outrun all the missles by standing in the corner. In the post-LD version I had to shoot them. I guess that is more just, but keep it in mind anyway.
I think sawblades are too unforgiving. They are sometimes positioned so it takes accuracy to pass them. So, if I fail (and the chance is decent), I have to restart.
Also, when the boss shoots the first laser, missles duplicate. And enemy AI stutters sometimes.

It has a good potential, so you should continue developing it, like adding more levels. Oh, and I liked the original background as well, you might want to keep it.
primaerfunktion
18. Dec 2013 · 17:30 UTC
This is great! Although the music got annoying fairly quick.
suoraviiva
18. Dec 2013 · 17:37 UTC
Awesome! I like the style, the graphics are good as well as the sounds and music, playability is great. I think it fits the theme quite well.
Almax27
18. Dec 2013 · 18:14 UTC
Chicken with a gun, fantastic :D would be 100x more badass if he had shades on though :P
Hermes
18. Dec 2013 · 19:16 UTC
I really love the animation of the head when it walk :)
Keith Evans
18. Dec 2013 · 20:04 UTC
One of the most fun games I've played. Really dug the glide mechanic. Final boss fight took me a bit to figure out how to damage the boss. I really wanted to go after the giant moving red screen. The yellow lights could have been more obvious. Great job!
zkenshin
18. Dec 2013 · 20:34 UTC
This was super fun, great job (:
local minimum
18. Dec 2013 · 21:09 UTC
Great but a little to hard the original version (which you attended to). Liked the ability to slightly hover a lot.
tripleVisionGames
18. Dec 2013 · 21:31 UTC
Nice look to the game and I love the floating when you jump!
GFM
18. Dec 2013 · 22:35 UTC
I liked this game. It was fun! But I feel like there's still so much that can be added to it... I could be a way greater game.

For one (sorry D:) the music... it was funny... but didn't match the game and was somewhat annoying after some time. =X

I think that games like this should allow you to control your jump height. This would allow better controls.

But, all in all, the game felt really good and fun! It wasn't unfair in any way and every death was my own fault.
The controls were responsive, I didn't have trouble aiming and shooting at stuff and the boss was beatable. Also, the stage didn't feel too long or too short.

So, polish it, make the controls even better and add more levels! Then this will be really great. =D

Btw, I didn't play the post-mortem. All this was based on the compo version.
doctorscientist
19. Dec 2013 · 00:04 UTC
This is well done given the time allotted. Perhaps the backgrounds could be adjusted to go better with the platforms and characters. The chickens idle animation is cute. I guess its cool that it has a gun sure why not. I found the mouse aiming and gliding a little weird but I felt compelled to get better at it because the control is super tight otherwise. I don't think this is applicable to the theme at all and I had to give you and n/a.
Erkberg
19. Dec 2013 · 00:22 UTC
A fun action platformer. I liked the art style, but the cannons were a little hard to see (might be intentional though).
abeing
19. Dec 2013 · 00:59 UTC
very nice!. but the audio was a bit crunchy and its very hard to beat.
GeorgeBroussard
19. Dec 2013 · 01:46 UTC
Nice job for 48hrs. Liked the art and platforming mechanics.
ChuiGum
19. Dec 2013 · 02:15 UTC
Very very nice! Love the graphics, love the music, love the game. Awesome job
brmassa
19. Dec 2013 · 05:00 UTC
nice art.
javifugitivo
19. Dec 2013 · 05:07 UTC
I dont can play i dont know why.. :( blipblipblip! but its funy that chicken with gun!
burlapjack
19. Dec 2013 · 06:55 UTC
Chickens always make great main characters ;)
pereubu
19. Dec 2013 · 09:06 UTC
Like it :D
add screenshake
Threef
19. Dec 2013 · 13:55 UTC
I loved how simple and yet awesome was concept of slow falling.
SenorDiablo
19. Dec 2013 · 14:03 UTC
haha really funny and cute, ace graphics and good sense of humor. loved it.
occash
19. Dec 2013 · 19:39 UTC
I like this graphics!it's very good! But I think that sound may be better! But Thank you for this good game!
LionelJitro
19. Dec 2013 · 20:58 UTC
Great game!

Fun little platformer. I wish I didn't only have a track pad at the moment!
ashen
20. Dec 2013 · 01:06 UTC
Fun platformer. I like the way the chicken can shoot while moving in a different direction. The level design is bit tough but the nice control system helps (like floating on your wings). The music got a bit repetitive but overall this is a very good HTML based game.
VikingJonathan
20. Dec 2013 · 04:21 UTC
The platforming is really solid, and the game looks awesome.
CatOnMars
20. Dec 2013 · 10:53 UTC
solid platformer. Like the music and gliding design~
unusualcadence
20. Dec 2013 · 14:15 UTC
Fun game! I'm down with any game that gives a chicken a laser gun
Ariake81
20. Dec 2013 · 22:27 UTC
feels like a really solid game. the graphics are great and the assets have nice animation, very smooth. Backgrounds are unusual and give the game an interesting visual style. very good game considering the time limit of the jam - well done!
henrykun
21. Dec 2013 · 04:19 UTC
Really polished and very nice concept, well implemented controllers as well.
eskivor
21. Dec 2013 · 04:41 UTC
very nice graphics and audio !
Eddy93
21. Dec 2013 · 14:48 UTC
The mood could have been improved by some audio. But I liked the fun of the game. Good job
Gungnir
21. Dec 2013 · 15:49 UTC
Nice chicken. There's a lot here, well executed.
Techblogogy
21. Dec 2013 · 16:36 UTC
Music and sound effects are great, mechanics are awesome, gameplay is okay. Overall this is a good game.
OrangeeZ
21. Dec 2013 · 17:31 UTC
Really nice game, I liked playing as a chicken :)
Zephyr Raine
21. Dec 2013 · 21:52 UTC
Great game!
Reverend Speed
21. Dec 2013 · 22:11 UTC
Very attractive, loved the combo of gliding and shooting with the mouse! Could do with some checkpoints... =)
WojWorks
22. Dec 2013 · 04:54 UTC
Boss is a bit too repetitive.
yosh
22. Dec 2013 · 11:13 UTC
Awesome pixel art graphics :)
Bonus points for using Construct2 !
Sebastian
23. Dec 2013 · 07:21 UTC
I could not imagine a more enjoyable time spent, thank you.
gre
24. Dec 2013 · 12:50 UTC
Fun game, good graphics!
anvoz
24. Dec 2013 · 13:15 UTC
Cool game. I love the chicken holding gun concept. The graphics and sound were really good.

I took me a while to figure out how to damage the boss. And the auto-target system was really helpful.
loxo
26. Dec 2013 · 23:16 UTC
Good game with nice graphics and atmosphere. But I think it's a bit hard to control the game.
ViliX
29. Dec 2013 · 16:30 UTC
I really enjoyed playing this game. You might consider adding pause feature, since this is time based game :)
Christina Nordlander
29. Dec 2013 · 18:46 UTC
(Note: review is for the compo version of the game.)

Awesome graphics, sketchy and personal, and being able to swivel my gun around made me feel like a badass Hong Kong action movie chicken. Very challenging, but I kept going till the end. Very impressive.
GarethIW
30. Dec 2013 · 18:28 UTC
Good job, fun to play!
cptalbertwesker
01. Jan 2014 · 12:25 UTC
Awesome game, beautiful art style and some wonderful chicken animations. Shame it doesn't actually use the theme, but I'll let that slide for the use of a feathered protagonist.
van noctar
04. Jan 2014 · 22:12 UTC
Good job! Very nice art and sounds!