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Blob by concalf

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made by concalf for LD 43 (JAM)

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"You are tasked with guarding a herd of blobs. Guide at least half of them to the nearest exit in order to proceed to the next level. Unfortunately, blobs are rather stubborn. Persuade the herd to move by squashing some of the blobs."

Controls

  • Click on a blue blob to sacrifice it and move nearby blobs
  • Press S or click on a hunter to sacrifice all remaining blobs
  • Press R to restart

Goal

  • Save as many blue blobs as possible by leading them into the vortex!

Gameplay

  • Sacrifice blue blobs to push the others around
  • The red blob will hunt and kill blue blobs
  • The yellow star vortex is the save zone, get as many blobs in as possible!
  • Don't click the hunter by accident!
HTML5 (web) https://concalf.at/ludumdare/LD43/
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/blob

Ratings

Overall 246th 3.737⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 160th 3.75⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 166th 3.658⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 36th 4.35⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 368th 3.816⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 492th 3.053⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 405th 3.063⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Mood 547th 3.278⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

Fenerax
03. Dec 2018 · 21:51 UTC
Really fun little game good concept, I felt really bad killing all the blobs at the end. The concept matched the theme really well and the graphics and audio were good. It left me wanting more levels really good entry.
DrunkardWolf
03. Dec 2018 · 21:54 UTC
Fun game and cool take on the theme. Great job
TheOneThatNeverWas
03. Dec 2018 · 21:56 UTC
Very cute art! The graphics and mood are very good. Congrats!
Ravarion
03. Dec 2018 · 21:58 UTC
Oh man, I was having a lot of fun until losing made me restart at level 1!
Jannick Larsen
03. Dec 2018 · 22:00 UTC
great game!
dob
03. Dec 2018 · 22:01 UTC
Very pretty game, with great graphics, cool sound, and some nice extras. Squarely in line with the theme. Very nice work.
applepicke
03. Dec 2018 · 22:05 UTC
I really like the artwork and effects!
Crazybot
03. Dec 2018 · 22:16 UTC
very fun game i would have created a checkpoint at every level; respawning at level 1 every time can become frustrating. but overall it's a fun game.
omercanbalandi
03. Dec 2018 · 22:38 UTC
Cool graphics and concept! Good job!
Flauschzelle
06. Dec 2018 · 00:52 UTC
I like the cute graphics <3 and the sound effects also fit nicely. It was challenging to steer all the little blobs into the right direction, especially when there were single ones left floating around far from the others - I then just had to wait and either watch how they got eaten by the hunters or fell into a star by sheer luck, or sacrifice them to speed it up.
But I managed to win the second time I played it, even though I was not sure how the success was calculated.
Hystaf
06. Dec 2018 · 13:43 UTC
An excelent game but to short for me. I want moooore :) Nice job its very smooth !
JLV
09. Dec 2018 · 13:39 UTC
Super fun entry ! Sacrificing blobs is really satisfying, and the gameplay is really intuitive. There is a lot of audio and visual feedback, and you made a great job balancing the difficulty.

Pros :
- Intuitive gameplay mechanic and control scheme that blends in with the theme
- Nice cartoony graphics, with plenty of visual and sound effects that make the game really readable
- The difficulty curve and level design is great, and allows the player to take a grasp of the mechanics

Cons :
- Somewhat laggy in WebGL at the start of levels, it might only be me though

All in all, excellent work !
jk5000
11. Dec 2018 · 13:17 UTC
Okay this is a pretty interesting little game, with some great graphics. Sadly the game is pretty laggy. I would also have liked to able, to restart a level instead of always have to restating game from first level. But overall a good LD game.
Aymeric Le Moal
13. Dec 2018 · 17:57 UTC
The only flaw of this game is the fact that it is too short, otherwise damn it is really well made ! I liked the fact that it has an identity, there is no game like this one, and it really stands out with the other LD43 games !
Way to go buddy !
GettingRekt
13. Dec 2018 · 19:30 UTC
Really good entry, solid gameplay and the graphics, sound and feel to back it up. As other said, I would have prefered to restart the level over the game but that is really minor. Good job
kaeveris
15. Dec 2018 · 18:46 UTC
Very cool concept, I liked the graphics a lot, blobs were so cute!
Istalri
16. Dec 2018 · 14:00 UTC
A bit laggy in html but otherwise a have the same advice than the others :wink:
kleinzach
16. Dec 2018 · 17:18 UTC
That was fun. I like the innovation, as I haven't really seen that sort of mechanic before.