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Natural Sheep Care by nka

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made by nka for LD28 (JAM)
M - mute
Z - trade/teleport
X - shoot

This is the game about a shepherd and his only sheep wandering and surviving in the world of ancient ruins. Sheep produces wool, which is a strong currency in a world of ruins. However, you need to find grass to feed your sheep.

TACTICS HINT IF YOU GET KILLED:
Save bullets! Rifle hits multiple enemies in a line. Dont't shoot wolves one by one: sheep may be tanky, especially with upgraded endurance.


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All graphics creation timelapse: http://youtu.be/chtFbRyxdIo
Made with FlashPunk
Main theme: Chronamut - Bonds of Sea & Fire (http://chronamut.newgrounds.com/)
Web http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/cb6dc83d061fd255113333f28c5a9669
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=13909

Ratings

Coolness 50% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.95 24
Audio(Jam) 3.79 37
Fun(Jam) 3.64 51
Graphics(Jam) 4.27 54
Humor(Jam) 2.70 184
Innovation(Jam) 3.68 41
Mood(Jam) 3.80 39
Theme(Jam) 3.53 65

Feedback

TheOneWhoKnocks
16. Dec 2013 · 11:07 UTC
Really fun. The teleporting around everywhere is a bit confusing, but I like it.
Loren
16. Dec 2013 · 17:09 UTC
pretty unique idea, I really liked the atmosphere
Binary Gambit
17. Dec 2013 · 02:00 UTC
great game with awesome graphics and atmosphere. Difficult as all hell.
Unept
17. Dec 2013 · 02:14 UTC
Beautiful world, fitting music, great gameplay idea. I sure had trouble getting bullets before losing my ONE SHEEP. Maybe I was too aggressive? Great job!
ismyhc
17. Dec 2013 · 02:16 UTC
Great idea and love the art style ;)
angela
17. Dec 2013 · 02:59 UTC
Great art and music. I agree with Binary - "Difficult as all hell." But fun. I also love how the sheep runs toward the grass on each level. adorable.
WojWorks
17. Dec 2013 · 03:26 UTC
Really well-made and looks and sounds great. This is high quality sheep.
j_stirk
17. Dec 2013 · 03:28 UTC
Beautiful game and great atmosphere. Feels nice and fluid to play, forces you to take risks and try to pull of lucky maneuvers with the gun and your sheep.
Nick Weihs
17. Dec 2013 · 04:18 UTC
The gameplay loop was fun to figure out. Should have named it "Pimp my Sheep"
Jgpicatoste
17. Dec 2013 · 07:39 UTC
Uah, very original and fun! Graphics and mechanics are well developed, great job.
zebi24
17. Dec 2013 · 10:46 UTC
Great game. Music fits in perfectly. Awesome art style too.
backflipppp
17. Dec 2013 · 12:40 UTC
Great !
phi6
17. Dec 2013 · 14:26 UTC
WTF. How did you even come up with this idea.. sheep, portals.... rifle! Amazing art, fantastic entry, love it!
Sheepolution
17. Dec 2013 · 14:50 UTC
Awesome game. Really liked it. And I got so angry when my sheep died, haha.
Nikteddy92
17. Dec 2013 · 16:52 UTC
This game is awesome.
GREAT WORK.
methamphetabear
17. Dec 2013 · 18:19 UTC
@Sheepolution it's your theme, right? :D Nice game about sheep-frien-ship
Daveloper
17. Dec 2013 · 20:00 UTC
My sheep is dead!

I love this game, graphics, animation and sound all very well done.
Good presentation of the mechanics through a slow build up and clear and concise text for the bits that need it.

Very nicely done.
psychomonster
17. Dec 2013 · 21:04 UTC
Nice artwork! Very cool...looks a little bit like AnotherWorld. The controls are harder to use for german keyboard layouts :D But hey after 2 minutes it was okay. Good job at all.
syawqy
18. Dec 2013 · 10:02 UTC
I like your drawing
Zanzlanz
18. Dec 2013 · 22:34 UTC
This is a really amazing game with beautiful graphics. Fantastic work! I just love seeing games from you!
jdpalmer
18. Dec 2013 · 23:34 UTC
Great work on the landscapes - very surreal.
Jiggawatt
19. Dec 2013 · 00:14 UTC
This is a well-made game, can't deny. Surprisingly addictive for its simple resource management.

As opposed to other commenters, I didn't find it hard at all, in fact it's quite relaxing. Just keep upgrading the sheep's health, stand close to a teleporter in dangerous areas and let the sheep's health drop to less than 10 while it's grazing. Also let the wolves pile up so you can take out a few with one shot.
Atmospherium
19. Dec 2013 · 00:21 UTC
Great art design on this. The world felt really immersive and the gameplay really was effective at making me want to protect the sheep. I hope that you expand on this more.
Brian Mayberry
19. Dec 2013 · 00:26 UTC
Solid entry all around, great work in every category!
CarbonCoder
19. Dec 2013 · 00:36 UTC
Really nice game. I found myself slightly addicted to it and I was actually sad when my sheep died :(
jacklehamster
19. Dec 2013 · 12:33 UTC
One of my favorite, nice job on the artwork
Moist
19. Dec 2013 · 16:57 UTC
Great mix of roguelike and platformer elements. Love it.
Rick Hoppmann
19. Dec 2013 · 23:09 UTC
Amazing idea, stunning graphics and very good music! Great Work! :)
Diptoman
20. Dec 2013 · 13:32 UTC
Very well made, I would've really liked to jump though! :p
The pixel art is amazing and the soundtrack hit the nail right in the head, impressive entry!
rogueNoodle
20. Dec 2013 · 16:12 UTC
Loved the art, the shooting mechanic, the sheep as a resource generator, the labyrinth effect caused by the teleporters... everything! Great job :)
OrangeeZ
21. Dec 2013 · 20:34 UTC
I loved the atmosphere and gameplay. Art reminds me of Another World - well done!
csanyk
21. Dec 2013 · 23:28 UTC
well made, but I found it to be very difficult. It's a tough economy. Liked the music.
loxo
22. Dec 2013 · 11:42 UTC
Overall a great game, only some background animations are missing. It took me three attempts to finish it. At first it seemed hard, but it gets really easy over time.
mcapraro
22. Dec 2013 · 15:53 UTC
great graphics and overall mood in the game. i loved the premise and really loved the atmosphere of it all. awesome job!
AMSmirnov
22. Dec 2013 · 19:28 UTC
Beautiful art, interesting idea, great realisation. Great work!... “If you please– draw me a sheep!” :)
Denis Chakarov
23. Dec 2013 · 11:06 UTC
Man, your art rocks, your music rocks, your gameplay rocks, and your setting rocks! You should have called it "my game rocks"! :D It was too small though, please continue and make more levels! Congrats!
Nelien
24. Dec 2013 · 00:30 UTC
Really unique concept, great graphics and music; this is one of the best entries I've played. There is some lack of diversity which harms the gameplay after a while, I think if there were more levels or content of any kind, it would make it better over time.
bitslap_
24. Dec 2013 · 20:46 UTC
I have to get the ticket!
bitslap_
24. Dec 2013 · 20:59 UTC
I got it! Excellent game. Song reminds me of Xenogears.
Erkberg
25. Dec 2013 · 19:51 UTC
Nice idea, I enjoyed the gameplay and really liked the graphics and music. Great job!
occash
28. Dec 2013 · 19:57 UTC
nice idea! but my 'X' doesn't work( so my ship is dead((((
atombrot
28. Dec 2013 · 22:22 UTC
I like it.
lotusgame
01. Jan 2014 · 10:03 UTC
I really enjoy your game ! It's fresh and innovative. Tutorial is very well integrated, gameplay is tactical and strategic, there is a good mood and nice graphics. One of my favorite entries :)
aviktorov
05. Jan 2014 · 16:36 UTC
Top-notch game. Reminds me of 'Swords & Sworcery', 5/5! :)
SecondDimension
06. Jan 2014 · 22:58 UTC
This is amazing, such a unique idea
kevinmylo
06. Jan 2014 · 23:00 UTC
I'm gonna play even after I am done rating games. I really enjoyed the tactics of the game:-)
CanisArctus
28. Feb 2014 · 19:25 UTC
Gorgeous game! I really enjoyed it! The art is extremely well done, and the atmosphere makes this game stick to my memory :)
Niceguy3210
03. Apr 2015 · 08:15 UTC
I liked it, but the enemies were spawning way too often, so grinding for wool took way too long.