Badassnake by ryjcio

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made by ryjcio for LD35 (JAM)
It is my first Ludum Dare entry ever!

Huh, I respect you all so much after this hard 72 hours...

So, the idea behind this game:
Not so long ago I read the book "Little prince" written by Antoine’a de Saint-Exupéry. In this book is a sentance, that when snake ate an elephant, it looks like a hat.

So I was wondering, why so badass animal is represented in games as a vegetarian. I thought that it would be cool if a snake really ate an elephant.

So I added this concept to an old fashion snake game. When the player eats an animal, the belly of the snake grows to a size of what it ate. This makes the game more difficult and less predictible!

All assets and code are made by me. I wanted to join Compo instead of Ham, but some bugs where so annoying that I decided to go with Jam. Sweet happens.

Ratings

Coolness 53% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.58 239
Audio(Jam) 3.79 100
Fun(Jam) 3.65 142
Graphics(Jam) 3.15 643
Humor(Jam) 4.20 15
Innovation(Jam) 3.00 575
Mood(Jam) 3.57 213
Theme(Jam) 2.69 933

Feedback

Gyfis
18. Apr 2016 · 22:18 UTC
Flawless! The game is awesome, I laughed so hard playing it.

Just minor bugs - spawning elephant near tho border and some other minor issues, but it was cool. Thank you so much!
WeaverDeveloper
20. Apr 2016 · 18:26 UTC
Graphics aren't the best, but it more than made up for it with the fantastic audio and cute twist of getting fatter where it eats something.
tentacode
20. Apr 2016 · 20:03 UTC
WHALE!

cracked me up, way to go :')
SIN Gaiiden2
21. Apr 2016 · 18:16 UTC
fun, but no innovative, not in the theme.
fafastudio
21. Apr 2016 · 18:16 UTC
Nice concept, and i love how complexified the original snake ! Well done !
JoseArias
21. Apr 2016 · 18:23 UTC
I loved the sounds! It was fun and the shape of the animals add an extra point of difficulty and planning.
Nice job!
SHLFStudios
21. Apr 2016 · 18:30 UTC
Great entry for your first LD, also, welcome! Did you do the Music within the timeframe as well? I dig the VO a lot. I like the idea of the snake being larger when it ate something, though I dont know how directly it affected my playstyle.
Krammetje
21. Apr 2016 · 18:58 UTC
Very funny game, didn't expect the whale.
Besides the theme not really being implemented into the game, it is still enjoyable.
emmelineprufrock
24. Apr 2016 · 20:33 UTC
There were some spawn issues, but relatively minor. All in all a really interesting take on Snake.

I thought the animals were cute.
ConorOD
27. Apr 2016 · 21:31 UTC
I laughed hard playing this! Simple game, but perfectly executed.
zookatron
27. Apr 2016 · 23:08 UTC
Nice! Straightforward and well done. Fun to play. Also sort of related to the shapeshifter theme... a little bit? :)
medidog
27. Apr 2016 · 23:12 UTC
Very funny game! I loved the animations, good work! I wish there was some sounds as well, also make sure to opt out the Audio from your ratings if you are not planning to put some.
OttersDen
27. Apr 2016 · 23:45 UTC
This is an awesome spin to the old classic. And the game itself feels great! Good visuals, awesome music and sounds. Sure, sometimes the snake looks a little weird while it eats animals. But this is awesome. Great job!
SUNFURY
06. May 2016 · 12:30 UTC
DAFAQ did I just played ._. ,
its well made tho, you should try to make the snake less glitchy
danielilett
09. May 2016 · 23:09 UTC
ELEPHAAANT! I love the humour in this game! I liked the really simple art assets - they were consistent at least. The gameplay was fun, although there were a couple of times where nothing seemed to spawn after a while (or do I mean after a whale? :p )
It's very well made - especially for your first Ludum Dare - great job on the music too! A great entry.
theholychicken
09. May 2016 · 23:47 UTC
ELEPHANT! WHALE! TIGER!
This is brilliant! Is that your voice?
Absolutely loved it, well done!