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Bowerbird Quest by mcapraro

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made by mcapraro for LD28 (COMPO)
This is Bowerbird Quest! You are a lowly bowerbird and you need to find a mate. She will tell you what you need to decorate your love nest, go and find the items (in the right order) and return to the nest to see of you have won her heart.

Edit: thanks for all the comments/feedback! The idea was based on "you get only on... true love" and then i thought about the bowerbirds and then this game emerged ;) I had originally had it where if you fail on a level you have to start over (so you get only one chance as well) but it seemed too hard, but now i'm thinking of changing it back...

There aren't any sounds. i had planned for some but ran out of time. hopefully i can add some later and release this somewhere :)
Web http://mcapraro.com/projects/ld28/index.html
Timelapse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-8PbQXf0to
Source http://mcapraro.com/projects/ld28/LD28.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=28472

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.03 478
Audio 1.32 782
Fun 2.79 549
Graphics 4.08 54
Humor 2.17 528
Innovation 2.99 447
Mood 2.94 368
Theme 2.30 805

Feedback

馃帳 mcapraro
16. Dec 2013 路 01:30 UTC
This was my first Ludum Dare and it was super fun and exciting. My son (9yo) also participated and built his own game (in Scratch).

To build this i used:

Art: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash

Code: FDT, Adobe AIR, Flash, CitrusEngine

Sound: Adobe Audition
ian_snyder
16. Dec 2013 路 04:20 UTC
Nice entry! I really love the art style :)
DaanVanYperen
16. Dec 2013 路 04:28 UTC
It might be because it's almost 6am, but I can stare at that hopping all day. Teehee! *hophophop* and back *hophophop*
apwolf
16. Dec 2013 路 04:49 UTC
Very nice game! Try and make it a one-button game, I bet you can.
SilentBunny
16. Dec 2013 路 04:51 UTC
pretty birdie. heads up that you need to collect things in the particular order, stung me my first playthrough.
Danman9914
16. Dec 2013 路 04:53 UTC
The art is simple yet very visually pleasing. I don't see how the theme applies here but the game mechanic is successfully executed.
ParaPup
16. Dec 2013 路 04:55 UTC
This was great it was flawless and was simple.
madjackmcmad
16. Dec 2013 路 04:55 UTC
Awesome work! Found myself laughing at the ladybird when she couldn't deal with an extra stick, come on lady look at the nest, you know we're gonna need it anyway.
Bloated Hippo
16. Dec 2013 路 04:55 UTC
This is gorgeous.
ENDESGA
16. Dec 2013 路 05:09 UTC
Art is very pretty :) Niiice!
emmelineprufrock
16. Dec 2013 路 05:32 UTC
Loved the art style. Really fantastic.
funselektor
16. Dec 2013 路 05:52 UTC
Reminds me of paper art, way to go with the graphics!
OnlySlightly
16. Dec 2013 路 06:21 UTC
Beautiful aesthetic!
Piat
16. Dec 2013 路 07:03 UTC
Great style, interesting take on a memory puzzle game. I didn't read the right order bit too haha. Would really come alive with some SFX.
ashen
16. Dec 2013 路 07:47 UTC
A fun memory based game. Really liked the art style. The blinking bird is a great touch. Well done!
primaerfunktion
16. Dec 2013 路 09:02 UTC
This is really nice. And as Piat said: Just a couple of sound effects could have improved it quite a bit.
xk
16. Dec 2013 路 09:09 UTC
I relly liked the game! Aesthetics are great and mechanics is simple but entertaining. Some sound effects would add up so much to the atmosphere though. Great job!
Raphy
16. Dec 2013 路 11:59 UTC
Hey, I'm not too fund of memory games but I like the mix with the platformer !
I also like the look and athmosphere. Oh and one little thing, I found that the camera is kindda too "centered", it happened to me several times to bump into an item cause I didn't have time to react. (but maybe it's because i'm dumb :D )
Gravedrinker
16. Dec 2013 路 14:25 UTC
Really cool game and a nice twist on the memory concept.
馃帳 mcapraro
16. Dec 2013 路 14:31 UTC
thanks so much for all the feedback everyone! yes, sound would have been awesome! i totally wanted to add sound but suddenly looked up to see time running out :) i will definitely be finishing this off so keep the comments coming!
jerombd
16. Dec 2013 路 14:31 UTC
Pretty graphics! Too bad there are no sounds^^
Kep
17. Dec 2013 路 00:43 UTC
Very innovative. I just wish I could drop stuff.
zzzev
17. Dec 2013 路 03:32 UTC
Fantastic art. It's a little too easy to pick up things by accident, but I suppose that's part of the challenge. The general mood is great, adding some calm music + little sfx would really take it to the next level. Love the background effect too. (Also your kid's off to a great early start)
@TeddyNashor
17. Dec 2013 路 03:49 UTC
Idk mcapraro, I think your son has you beat ;). Nothing cooler then a dad and his son making a game together. Glad you guys are joining the LD community. Thanks for the games :D!
馃帳 mcapraro
17. Dec 2013 路 04:38 UTC
thanks for the comments and the warm welcome to the community, my son and i cant wait for the next LD!
ryann
17. Dec 2013 路 07:09 UTC
It's kind of annoying how you can't drop things but I guess I should be more careful with my jumping. The artwork is incredible.
michail
17. Dec 2013 路 14:26 UTC
Nice artwork. You wrote something about sounds in this game, but I don't hear any - is it correct?
馃帳 mcapraro
17. Dec 2013 路 14:42 UTC
correct, i ran out of time for adding sound :(
chiguireitor
17. Dec 2013 路 15:56 UTC
The art style seems great. Could do with a little better controls, but feels nice
AdventureIslands
17. Dec 2013 路 18:02 UTC
Pretty nice. The graphical style was great. Gameplay wise it was alright, but there needs to be a way to quickly restart the round or drop items, the controls are clunky and it's easy to accidentally pick up incorrect items.
JaJ
17. Dec 2013 路 18:14 UTC
The jumping was a bit unpredictable. I loved the artstyle especially,very charming!
raarlac
18. Dec 2013 路 15:20 UTC
The idea was well implemented and the graphics were amazing, but i didn't like the theme usage
Ras Lyon
18. Dec 2013 路 15:50 UTC
Ha! I love the idea! Really great color and design.
ghostinthesoft
18. Dec 2013 路 21:06 UTC
nice art
local minimum
18. Dec 2013 路 22:11 UTC
Superb graphics, and great walk-jumping of the bird. (Of course an extra star for it being bowerbird-themed). The obvious things to add would be some music, a different sprite for flight, and maybe the bird should just jump around in place when the user is not doing anything (because that jumping was so good).
anapff
20. Dec 2013 路 01:57 UTC
This is adorable! Love the art!
hadesfury
20. Dec 2013 路 21:58 UTC
Art is great ... game is really hard !
Harsay
20. Dec 2013 路 23:35 UTC
I love these graphics.
marccspro
21. Dec 2013 路 13:45 UTC
Very nice game with nice graphics !
grozamorei
22. Dec 2013 路 09:01 UTC
liked it. high rates just because woman behavior is illustrated 100% accurately. this other bird is a bitch.
Jerre
22. Dec 2013 路 15:33 UTC
Nice art, the female bird is a bit demanding ;). Also when you picked an incorrect item it is not nice that you first have to walk back. Overall a fun game!
Giovanni Cappellotto
23. Dec 2013 路 00:24 UTC
I love the graphics of this game.
van noctar
23. Dec 2013 路 13:15 UTC
Parallax is very fun! THe gameplay is good! And this is a good serious game for memory! :D
Crabman
23. Dec 2013 路 20:56 UTC
Nice! That controls pretty well, and I like how the bird's heart is broken if you mess up. :D Idealized you a bit there, huh? ;)
archaeometrician
24. Dec 2013 路 15:20 UTC
Nice graphics :) The idea is original, funny ! The control are a little hard, so it add to the challenge. Great work!!
multikorv
28. Dec 2013 路 18:06 UTC
Really nice idea! Like it, nice and moody. The work seems solid, good work!
Snuti
29. Dec 2013 路 18:50 UTC
Beautiful game and brilliant concept. It would have been nice with some music but overall, really fun game to play :)
patrickgh3
03. Jan 2014 路 03:43 UTC
Love the art and the setting.
Diptoman
03. Jan 2014 路 11:43 UTC
Wow, the origami style graphics were awesome. Had fun playing this. The only downside was that the camera didn't show too much in the direction you were moving, so came down to either be slow and careful or inevitably pick up wrong stuff. But I liked this game pretty much.
Techblogogy
04. Jan 2014 路 18:31 UTC
This is just a fantastic game. Love it! Definitely one of my favorites.
Jupiter_Hadley
04. Jan 2014 路 20:19 UTC
Fun game, great graphics, well done! I included it in my Ludum Dare 28 compilation video series, if you'd like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/tnNlwxp-9J8
馃帳 mcapraro
05. Jan 2014 路 04:23 UTC
haha, thanks Jupiter for giving it a go! thanks everyone for your great feedback!
Jod
05. Jan 2014 路 08:51 UTC
I really enjoyed this one, super cute!
teamMightyFingers
05. Jan 2014 路 11:38 UTC
Nice game and graphics. Has issues though. That you can't drop along with not always being able to see makes for weird combo... You often loose for reasons unrelated to you -_- You just did not see...
Also it would have benefited greatly from some ambient forest background sounds.

Still nice graphics and idea :)
mortus
05. Jan 2014 路 12:06 UTC
Cool mood and cute graphics! Given more time it could become a great atmospheric find-and-bring kind of game (if you add flying of course).
nyrrrr
05. Jan 2014 路 13:30 UTC
I like it. The graphics style is cool :)
Unfortunately you didn't add sound to it
rezoner
06. Jan 2014 路 10:01 UTC
Oh, that's a touching story :) Pretty artstyle
zeal
06. Jan 2014 路 22:02 UTC
Nice memory game concept. A very well made entry overall.