Mr. Shovel by yashmakesgames

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made by yashmakesgames for LD 42 (JAM)

Mr. Shovel is a tile-based puzzle game where you play as...Mr. Shovel. Steal all plants from the garden while avoiding the guards. But remember, Mr. Shovel digs where he walks, making that path unusable - so try not to run out of space!

This is my first submission! I will be posting later about my experience and what hurdles I faced during development.

I've opted out of all categories because I used the extra submission day to finish up. I still wanted to post the game to get feedback.

Controls: - Arrow Keys/WASD to move

Thanks and I hope you enjoy!

MrShovelBanner.jpg![MrShovelScreenshot1.jpg]

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Ratings

Given 2🗳️ 2🗨️

Feedback

Tudvari
14. Aug 2018 · 19:24 UTC
I can't find any downloads links. The itch.io page ain't got one :\
Wheffle
15. Aug 2018 · 02:32 UTC
Nice little game! My only suggestion would be to make a button (or set a hotkey) for restarting the level without going back to the menu. If there was one, I couldn't seem to find it. But I loved the puzzles and I had fun with it!
Flubz
15. Aug 2018 · 03:45 UTC
Cool game, enjoyed it! :smile:
🎤 yashmakesgames
15. Aug 2018 · 04:35 UTC
@tudvari Fixed it! I had to rush this submission due to work so I must've messed up something
ManBeardGames
15. Aug 2018 · 07:58 UTC
This as a fun little game to play through. Would love to see more of this, I love games like this that give a trial and error to figuring out the route to take to complete it.

Few things to point out that was mentioned on the stream
* Adding a restart/replay button to the pause menu would be nice. There's on there when you get a level failed, but not on the pause menu. For a game like this with trail and error, being able to quickly restart is a must for the player
* I was a little confused at first about the "You can cross up to two blocks in front of a guard". At first i thought this meant I could be two tile distance away in front of a guard before they saw me. Figured it out though that it meant literally crossing over only two of the brown spaces in front of guard.
* There were a few times I was inputting to move, but it didn't seem like it was accepting my input. Not a gamebreaker.

Overall, this was a solid entry and would love to see more levels and play through them.

Here is a link to the play through on the stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/297559979
Tudvari
15. Aug 2018 · 12:08 UTC
Nice rules, nice concept, yeah I would have been happy if I could have used a restart button, but not a big deal.
A little cutie game, I enjoyed the levels, I would play more if there would be.

Pretty well polished for a first submission. Good job! Nice profile pic!
Devio
15. Aug 2018 · 14:04 UTC
The simple but functional game, Had no issues with running or playing. This was unfortunately not my cup of tea, but I can see the appeal for other gamers that enjoy this genre. I think more could have been added to improve the game with the time you had, but as I do not know your programming/game development skill. You did a good job of creating a game.
Hare Software
15. Aug 2018 · 18:48 UTC
Nice little puzzle game, had a lot of fun with it!
🎤 yashmakesgames
15. Aug 2018 · 21:15 UTC
@manbeardgames thanks for streaming! Glad you enjoyed it. All of your suggestions are great, will definitely look into them :)
🎤 yashmakesgames
15. Aug 2018 · 21:15 UTC
@flubz thanks for streaming! Glad you liked it
Andrei9
03. Sep 2018 · 12:43 UTC
I liked the Graphics, and the Gameplay was fun, Nice Game. :thumbsup: