Candy Overlord by citsua

made by citsua for LD 40 (COMPO)

You're a kid, and it's Halloween. You know what you got to do: knock at your neighbors' doors and get as much candy as you can!

That would be a piece of cake for any kid, but your street attracts a lot of nasty monsters. Cherry on the cake, you forgot your candy bag at home and you have to eat all the candy you get on the spot.

That... may cause problems. Mommy warned you; eating too much candy isn't good for your health!

Controls: - WASD to move around - The rest is explained ingame - You can rebind the controls when launching the game (go to the "Input" tab)

The world record (courtesy of my friend) is 1m23s for the 100 candies. Just try and beat that!

Source code	https://ufile.io/zhf79
Windows	https://ufile.io/chs6g
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/candy-overlord

Ratings

Overall	281^th	3.477⭐	24🧑‍⚖️
Fun	242^th	3.476⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	180^th	3.5⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Theme	223^th	3.667⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	153^th	3.81⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Humor	30^th	4⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Mood	147^th	3.476⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Given		26🗳️	8🗨️

Feedback

Rongo Matane

07. Dec 2017 · 13:04 UTC

Haha, such a cool game. Very impressive that you did it on your own. I actually laughed when i went big and rolled around, really funny! Chimney gag too, surprising. The basics work very well, i like the mechanic. It is also really cute, with the speech bubbles. I think i can move faster when pressing two arrow keys. Using space, arrows and mouse is not really convenient, i'd need 3 hands or switch constantly. Maybe you created it with a laptop, but for keyboard+mouse it is too much. Oh, and i wish there were some sound effects, it adds so much to the mood, which you present so well graphically. Overall, very nice game, good job :)

🎤 citsua

09. Dec 2017 · 14:56 UTC

@rongo-matane : Thank you so much for your feedback! Actually, the game is meant to be played using WASD, not the arrow keys. That way the controls make more sense! But you're right, I should have written that somewhere.

AffinityChris

09. Dec 2017 · 16:26 UTC

Fun! I enjoyed the physics component to this, especially since the head of the character prevents you from moving like a perfect sphere - added nice challenge to this.

Zirrrus

09. Dec 2017 · 16:34 UTC

Hehe, really funny and good-looking too!
There were a few issues with movement, it often was very stuttery and once I got caught on that fence of the house on the hill, which caused me to be a floaty boy...and I couldn't get to any of the houses down below :(
I'd say maybe turn the ghost speed down a bit, I found it a little difficult. But still fun!

🎤 citsua

09. Dec 2017 · 16:42 UTC

@zirrrus : that happened to me too when I played the game fullscreen, but doesn't happen when I play it windowed. Don't know why though... So maybe that's the reason
Were you already transformed into a ball when that happened?
Thanks everyone for your feedback

Zirrrus

09. Dec 2017 · 16:54 UTC

@citsua Yeah, I was playing full-screen and I'm pretty sure I was still a normal boy when I started floating. Weird bug...but starting over is quickly done, so it's not too bad :)

ZAX

09. Dec 2017 · 20:19 UTC

I love the art style and the idea keep it up!
don't forget to check out my game too :)

falak

10. Dec 2017 · 11:48 UTC

funny game! good luck!

Mars

19. Dec 2017 · 11:49 UTC

Nice game, I love the art style too. The controls were a bit difficult and a little frustrating when it wouldn't go where I tried to go, but I'm sure it's a thing you can get used to. I missed sound a little bit, but it wasn't a big issue.

Gama Croma

25. Dec 2017 · 15:09 UTC

Cutscenes are maybe a bit buggy, but gameplay is solid, witch projectiles are a bit out of the general style.

Marius

26. Dec 2017 · 21:39 UTC

Good game, look like you spent a lot of time developing it! Also the text is very good! Well done!

Rad4th

28. Dec 2017 · 14:28 UTC

I enjoyed the game, it made me laugh when I first flew out of the chimney. Like some previous comments said I think sound effects would work a treat! Congratulations! :beers:

🎤 citsua

28. Dec 2017 · 14:33 UTC

Thanks everyone for your kind comments and suggestions! I'll try my best to add sound next time.