Kokoriki for Ludum Dare by adeluiz

made by adeluiz for LD20 (COMPO)

Kokoriki for Ludum Dare. You are alone, and your mission is to kill the killer giant bees on the forest. But it's dangerous to go alone, so search first for the fireflies and use them against the bees. Use ten of them to kill a bee. Drag the mouse around the screen to move the hero (left button pressed). Press space to start or re-start. Follow the arrows to locate the nearest firefly or to know where the bees are.

This it's a Java game, to run it you must double click it or use command line 'java -jar kokorikiLudumDare.jar' (or in Linux, set the executable bit and open with JRE). Tested on OSX, Windows and Linux. It it does't start, try updating your Java version.

Software used:
- Libgdx as the Game Framework (thanks Mario)
- Eclipse as IDE
- Inkscape and Gimp for graphics
- Audacity and cfxr for sounds

Note: This is my very first game, just made to try out Libgdx and myself. There is a lot of non-implemented things in my checklist (no time enough, I'm learning), but ... hey, it's my first game!!!

Windows	http://www.deluiz.com/ludumdare/kokorikiLudumDare.jar
OS/X	http://www.deluiz.com/ludumdare/kokorikiLudumDare.jar
Linux	http://www.deluiz.com/ludumdare/kokorikiLudumDare.jar
Source	http://www.deluiz.com/ludumdare/kokorikiLudumDareSrc.zip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-20/?action=preview&uid=4193

Ratings

Coolness	1%	204
Overall	3.08	115

Audio	2.31	161
Community	2.25	193
Fun	2.85	141
Graphics	3.54	59
Humor	2.56	124
Innovation	3.38	65
Theme	3.31	64

Feedback

DrPetter

02. May 2011 · 09:43 UTC

It's snowing, which is something even Sweden wouldn't expect in May.

Uh. Regardless of that though, the game is pretty charming. Very simple and focused, which is good. Looks nice and moves quite smoothly. I have two main gripes. The scrolling is a bit sudden, so I often move too quickly towards the edge only to be surprised by a huge bees in my face. I think the screen should be more centered on the player, although not completely locked. Just give more room at the edges so you can see what's ahead. Secondly, the bees take too many hits before they die. It's more like a boss fight than a normal enemy encounter. Mainly, this discourages new players. After a while I started to doubt if they could actually be killed, but then I did manage to off one. Might be able to use weaker enemies at first, in a different color, then introduce these ones, and maybe even vary their speed to shake things up. Instant death without even an animation is harsh and also a bit discouraging.

ratking

03. May 2011 · 12:12 UTC

Interesting gameplay idea, but as DrPetter suggested you should increase the difficulty slowly (bees taking hits, own hitpoints, whatever). The sound could be a little bit more fitting, too.
But I liked the atmosphere (bees in the night, what's not to like?), and the theme was served well. :)

Dark Acre Jack

06. May 2011 · 19:39 UTC

Congrats on submitting your first game to the LD48 compo!

Kynrael

07. May 2011 · 17:41 UTC

Cool interesting idea. The difficulty curve is too steep, and dying on the last bee is really frustrating !

Cosr

10. May 2011 · 03:46 UTC

I found that the player needs to get too close to the edge of the screen before it scrolls. Which can easily result in a bee getting the jump on you. I agree that it would be improved if the camera was a bit more centered on the player.