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Rancharoo by bram_ve

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made by bram_ve for LD 40 (JAM)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R3AetE4lIg

You're the best rancher in the Galaxy. You know it, the council knows it, everyone knows it.

You don't need silly looped ropes, zapping weapons, or barking furry creatures. No, you use the land itself. That is how a real rancher herds.

Naturally, you were delighted to find this purple-ish planet with it's highly herd-able creatures. So, you're going to do what you do best. Herd as many of these creatures as you can, across the map. And as every experienced rancher knows, the more you have, the worse it is.

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Controls: LMB on ground: place wall LMB on wall or red tree: destroy

Hint: Try leading the herd by holding lmb and drawing curves

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Team:

Bram van Elderen (Code/Art) - Website: http://bramvanelderen.nl/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bram_vanelderen

Brandon Gutowski (Code/Art) - Website: http://www.brandongutowski.com/

Kirk Markarian (Music/SFX/Art) - Website: http://www.kirkmarkarian.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kirk_Markarian

Changelog: 1.1: More animals to herd, more speed in the later stages of the game

Windows https://bramvanelderen.itch.io/rancharoo
macOS https://bramvanelderen.itch.io/rancharoo
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/rancharoo

Ratings

Overall 119th 3.926⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Fun 265th 3.643⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 89th 3.912⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 373th 3.662⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 160th 4.214⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Audio 97th 3.924⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Humor 486th 3.1⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 125th 3.912⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 46🗳️ 16🗨️

Feedback

Kegnarok
05. Dec 2017 · 20:30 UTC
That's a good idea you have here! However, I don't have as many creatures as you have in the trailer (by the way, it's awesome that you had time to do one), are they supposed to naturally come during a playthrough?
🎤 bram_ve
05. Dec 2017 · 20:34 UTC
@kegnarok They are waiting for you later down the line, we thought it would be good to first let the player get a feel of how to control the ai, and then give them loads of animals to herd.

Tho indeed we might have better added that earlier in the level since having a lot of animals in your herd makes the game shine :)
guilhermesouza
05. Dec 2017 · 20:44 UTC
amazing!
05. Dec 2017 · 20:45 UTC
Great concept, with nice art and SFX. I think it might be better if you accumulated creatures more frequently, to emphasize the challenge of herding a larger group.
🎤 bram_ve
05. Dec 2017 · 20:48 UTC
I uploaded a balance patch in which more creatures come earlier and increased the speed of the creatures in the later stages of the game. It should fix the boring start and no challenge in the end game :)
gatinmnsok
05. Dec 2017 · 20:57 UTC
Very cool game! The world looks beautiful and the creatures have fun animations. The music also adds to the great mood for this game. I liked that you were picking up more members of the herd as you go along, only in my case I had quite a few casualties along the way :) so my group stayed small. Controls where a bit challenging at first but got easier after playing for a while.
Sfey
05. Dec 2017 · 21:00 UTC
Really liked the mood and the colours in this game. The gameplay is really nice as well. Very chill and amazing (y)
mateusculpo
05. Dec 2017 · 21:13 UTC
Brilliant, seriously I spent a lot of time playing.
I hope you can conclude with more difficulties, characters and challenges.
Z4zion
05. Dec 2017 · 21:51 UTC
Man the game was great!!!
Blarfnip
05. Dec 2017 · 22:25 UTC
The game fits perfectly with the theme. As I got more and more in my herd, it became harder and harder to handle. Awesome job!
Akusan
05. Dec 2017 · 22:27 UTC
Amazing nusic you have, it's very relaxing. The game play and innovation is great too. Very well use of the theme. Great job!
Simone
05. Dec 2017 · 22:28 UTC
Really cool :)
jamioflan
05. Dec 2017 · 22:35 UTC
This game looks awesome, and plays awesome... until the camera decides to lock on to a handful of animals way back from your group of 20-odd that are now inevitably rolling to their deaths. Perhaps it would be best to lock on to the furthest forward group, rather than the largest, or whatever else is making the camera jump back from the leaders?
05. Dec 2017 · 22:44 UTC
Their movements are so cute! Great environment as well. Keep it up!
drnoir
05. Dec 2017 · 22:45 UTC
One of my faves so far, got me in touch with that nostalgic part of myself and it's a good concept too, will play again.
TimeSprinkler
05. Dec 2017 · 23:01 UTC
@drnoir Thanks! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. I know I'll definitely be playing it more.
drnoir
05. Dec 2017 · 23:02 UTC
I have done a initial react / video review - posting up on YouTube now
Gaming Night
05. Dec 2017 · 23:12 UTC
I'm not sure if your game really fits to the theme but I really enjoyed playing it :)
Well done guys !!!
drnoir
05. Dec 2017 · 23:13 UTC
https://youtu.be/4xvWzFL3Kp8?t=8m2s video review here
Mowztouch
05. Dec 2017 · 23:19 UTC
Good One! Nice Graphics, intuitive gameplay, good music. Very well done!
Kirk Markarian
05. Dec 2017 · 23:53 UTC
@dmoir - man, thanks a TON for the wonderful video review! I'm glad somebody else was able to recall the Lemmings game (sure are making me feel my age here) :D It was a blast making this game and we're glad you had fun playing it.
nardandas
06. Dec 2017 · 01:16 UTC
Fun little game! I found it kinda annoying the way it jumped to another pack when yours died or something, so I didn't push too much past that. I also noticed when I just had one little guy, it was hard to get new guys to follow you.
TimeSprinkler
06. Dec 2017 · 01:58 UTC
@nardandas Glad you enjoyed it! Those are great points that we would definitely look into some design solutions for if we take this game any further
JeffChen
06. Dec 2017 · 06:37 UTC
Graphics and musics are impressive!
Taldius
06. Dec 2017 · 13:01 UTC
Nice game with a chill vibe. However I didn't see if there was an ending.

Anyway, good job!
PoundTheGroundStudios
07. Dec 2017 · 00:00 UTC
Very odd controlls
PoundTheGroundStudios
07. Dec 2017 · 00:01 UTC
good job thought love the graphics
Joel Davis
07. Dec 2017 · 05:41 UTC
Really neat. I wish you could draw line instead of block, but overall the creature's movement was very well done and felt controllable and manageable. I liked the stylish graphics and the sound and music was great, especially the little animal squeaks. Nice!
Tom Panton
19. Dec 2017 · 22:12 UTC
Ace game! Well done on making such good audio and graphics in such a short space of time :) I found the game a little confusing at first, though; perhaps there could have been a tutorial to teach new players what to do. However, I really enjoyed the game once I started to understand it. Great job!