Fruit Flinger by Budaniel

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made by Budaniel for LD 43 (JAM)

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Fling your fruit to save your home! Kill all of the invading minions before they reach your catapult.

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Before Firing:

Left Arrow/Right Arrow or A/D: Move the catapult side to side

Spacebar: Fire

After Firing:

Left Arrow/Right Arrow or A/D: Steer fruit with aftertouch

B: Abort the shot by detonating the fruit

Ratings

Overall 948th 2.81⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 732th 2.976⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 875th 2.69⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1019th 2.024⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 926th 2.391⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 526th 2.929⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 169th 3.625⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 764th 2.975⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 22🗨️

Feedback

Antoine Vion
04. Dec 2018 · 23:28 UTC
Wtf ahah catapult! nice job x)
Moski
05. Dec 2018 · 00:46 UTC
Hitting the sweet spot is not easy, but getting some hits felt so satisfactory

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Quite basic game, but very interesting in execution, even tough it’s hard as nails. The sounds were very weird at times, but I must say, I laughed at the voice overs.

It’s very hard to hit enemies as it is, specially since they’re constantly moving. I believe this could have benefited from options for fine tuning the power of the shot rather than timing, trial and error. Still tho, landing a shot made me feel so good.

Anyhow, congratulations on making it through the jam! Fruit Flinger is well worth checking out. My team salutes you and wishes to see more from you in the future. Cheers! :whale:
Icehottet
05. Dec 2018 · 21:21 UTC
Great Little game! Didnt get the controls at first but well executed!
🎤 Budaniel
05. Dec 2018 · 21:55 UTC
@Icehottet The B key will kill the fruit at any time - even on the catapult, which lets you pick the fruit you want to use.
fizzhog
06. Dec 2018 · 16:18 UTC
Silly fun. Maybe some sort of scoring screen? The audio made me laugh.
Vlad Ilisan
06. Dec 2018 · 20:30 UTC
Good job for completing the game. I think the addition of a "Reset Button" or a button to speed up time when you miss the shot would make the game a bit better.
Anna Karpova
07. Dec 2018 · 07:02 UTC
funny game)
designernap
07. Dec 2018 · 14:48 UTC
It's quite slow paced BUT it is REALLY satisfying when you land a big hit and take out multiple enemies. I also laughed when the voiceover said "I shouldn't laugh there should I?" Great stuff :)
Pompi Pompi
15. Dec 2018 · 15:20 UTC
Superb game! My only issue is that I don't know what is the line of sight of the catapult because of the angle it looks.
Nekonyo
15. Dec 2018 · 20:09 UTC
Bang they should eat some apples and watermelons 😂 yay. Having some fun despite of being so simple
jk5000
18. Dec 2018 · 12:46 UTC
A super funny little game. Well done.
andrazg
18. Dec 2018 · 20:54 UTC
i loved it.... small simple fun... i would just make them destructable .... too
Illaks
20. Dec 2018 · 18:12 UTC
Simple but effective. The best game I played so far! :D

Where is the "sacrifice" thing tho?
🎤 Budaniel
20. Dec 2018 · 18:31 UTC
@Illaks You're sacrificing your food to protect yourself.

We probably could have spelled that out better in the game... lol
BlankCanvas
20. Dec 2018 · 22:00 UTC
Simple but fun game, the audio was beautiful af :D The visual side was not that polished, but it didn't bother me at all, because even though it has been kept simple, it's still clear and nice to look at when nothing looks incoherent, also the models were surprisingly cute as looking that cartoonish. Also 3 days is a small time for 2 people, so I'm glad to see that you used the time in making the game playable and working, and most importantly, to making A Fun Game! It was definitely a silly game in a good way, and I lol'd quite much while playing it. Good job both of you, It's a nice entry!