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Beast Feast by UP_Kevin

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made by UP_Kevin for LD24 (JAM)
Straight outta Underground Pixel comes an arcade game, the likes of which you've never seen before! Beast Feast was made in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 24 and stars an adorable... erm... monster. In order to evolve to his final form, he must eat the meat dropped by the enemies that he blows up with his egg bombs. Reach 50 on the food counter to win, and try your hardest to get there in the lowest time possible!

Instructions: Arrow keys to move. Z to drop an egg, Z again to blow it up. Evolve by collecting food dropped by killed enemies. Don't get touched by an enemy or get too close to a bomb you set off or else you'll lose 5 food!

Windows https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2757717/Evolution%20Game/Evolution20.swf
Web https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2757717/Evolution%20Game/Evolution20.swf
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-24/?action=preview&uid=7580

Ratings

Coolness 53% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.46 53
Audio(Jam) 3.47 57
Fun(Jam) 3.66 22
Graphics(Jam) 3.89 56
Humor(Jam) 2.84 77
Innovation(Jam) 3.05 99
Mood(Jam) 3.00 93
Theme(Jam) 3.19 70

Feedback

danlthemanl
28. Aug 2012 · 02:07 UTC
I love the graphics style, very cute. The game is pretty good too!
Waynetron
28. Aug 2012 · 02:58 UTC
Addictive! The progression feels a bit slow though. Music and visuals also really nice.
jfroco
28. Aug 2012 · 03:08 UTC
Nice game!! meat should decompose :)
pixelcake
28. Aug 2012 · 03:09 UTC
Clean epic gameplay catchy music too ;P
Zemmi
28. Aug 2012 · 03:35 UTC
Graphics were cute and I liked the monster gladiator setting but I agree with Waynetron that the progression felt a bit slow. I think an enemy with ranged attacks would be neat too, mix it up a bit and force me to be more proactive about killing it.
dekart
28. Aug 2012 · 14:43 UTC
Nice game! Love the music and the gameplay
Thurig
28. Aug 2012 · 16:33 UTC
Nice game play, maybe the meat should go away when you put down a new egg.
Aceria
28. Aug 2012 · 16:33 UTC
Addicting gameplay, great music and a solid artstyle. Great work overall!
The only thing that was a bit annoying was the movement. I can see why you smoothed it, but it feels annoying in this arcade style game. Completed the game and loved it all the way.
pereubu
28. Aug 2012 · 18:15 UTC
very nice and balanced gameplay and design, art and music are neat too, nice job :D
x70x
28. Aug 2012 · 20:31 UTC
Thanks for the feedback everyone. I did the programming for Beast Feast and had a lot of fun with it. We had a good team for art, sound, and design.
moonmagic
29. Aug 2012 · 05:17 UTC
Love the sprites; the player monster has a lot of personality and I enjoyed the additional forms. I liked this game best around 30 meat, where there were a few different attack patterns to avoid and I could collect meat quickly. I think ranged attacks, faster spawning, and more aggressive enemies would go a long way towards improving this game's hook. It feels very coherent, and the feedback from dropping and blowing up eggs is fun by itself. I just want to make more decisions with those eggs.
sanojian
29. Aug 2012 · 05:45 UTC
Nice variety of monsters. Nice pixel style and controls. Wish you evolved new abilities instead of just look. Or am I missing something?
Ragzouken
29. Aug 2012 · 10:04 UTC
The flow of the game feels really good, especially with the music :) Graphics are cute too!
UndergroundPixel
29. Aug 2012 · 14:44 UTC
No, you're not missing anything. You only change form through evolutions, no new abilities are gained. We would have liked to add more features such as worldwide leaderboards, ranged enemies, obstacles, and stat upgrades. There just wasn't enough time. :(

Just out of curiosity, would you (sanojian) or any other player be interested in seeing this game blossom into a full-featured commercial title, post-jam?
iandioch
29. Aug 2012 · 16:32 UTC
It seemed like a nice game, but I was useless at it, so I didn't get far. I'm just trying to figure out, is it possible to lose?
The graphics were nice, the music was catchy, and the idea was sound. Nice game all in all :D
UndergroundPixel
29. Aug 2012 · 16:52 UTC
No, it's not possible to lose. You have to get to 50 food in as short a time as possible. Getting caught in your own bomb blasts and running into enemies will bump you down 5 food, but won't kill you.

I also want to thank you all for your very nice comments, it really makes us feel like this game was worth making! :)
JacksGamesSucks
30. Aug 2012 · 21:14 UTC
awesome! i love this music!
zachstronaut
31. Aug 2012 · 01:54 UTC
I really love your pixel art style. Awesome. I'd like to see you give the player's creature new abilities as it evolves.
matthias_zarzecki
31. Aug 2012 · 22:44 UTC
Nice work! music is fun, movement is punchy, combat is good game-design (as in a tricky balance-part). Level-ups are in dire-need of balancing though. It takes some time to figure what the meat does, and then you lose it very quickly again.
yetanother
01. Sep 2012 · 01:01 UTC
nice job!
thewiseguy99
15. Sep 2012 · 21:55 UTC
I enjoyed playing this game. The music was good and in keeping with the game. Movement was smooth and the concept good. Nice job!
Walt
16. Sep 2012 · 20:57 UTC
great, cute and addictive. beautifully simple mechanics.

excuse the selfpromotion but i also did an arena-bombing-thing, d'be glad to hear your thoughts on it ;)