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Lamb Lines by dalbinblue

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made by dalbinblue for LD 40 (COMPO)

You are a dog, shepherding sheep to the goal. Sheep will follow you if you get near them, but make sure you don't get surrounded or get attacked by a wolf. Controls are simple, use arrow keys on the keyboard or the digital pad on a game controller.

Made with Monogame. Please note you will need DirectX installed to play. If you don't have it, a link to the installer is listed in the downloads.

Constructive criticism is encouraged. Also note I was sick most of the weekend and didn't get a lot of time to work on the game so it's short and rough around the edges, but is complete so criticize away!

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Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/cztmcfcretaqsny/DalbinBlue.LudumDare40.MoreWorse_Release.zip?dl=0
Other (document) http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/lamb-lines

Ratings

Overall 11th 4.2⭐ 17🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1th 4.464⭐ 16🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 122th 3.667⭐ 17🧑‍⚖️
Theme 22th 4.313⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 185th 3.7⭐ 17🧑‍⚖️
Given 11🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

Ale
05. Dec 2017 · 01:43 UTC
Lol I spent like half an hour playing that. Surprisingly fun, and very well designed puzzles. Really like the music too.

Great job!
Anaconda Games
05. Dec 2017 · 02:18 UTC
Really nice game, i don't know if it was me or the game but i kinda had a hard time going through some levels :rofl:

Really great job!
tulipekoni
05. Dec 2017 · 17:08 UTC
Nice Entry! well polished game!
🎤 dalbinblue
06. Dec 2017 · 02:39 UTC
@anaconda-games Do you have specific one's that you had issues with. I had a few people play the game after submission and watched them play, and the on people seem to get stuck at is "Blocks can also block wolves." I may need to provide a hint on that one.
srakowski
06. Dec 2017 · 03:00 UTC
The puzzled are well designed. The music & sfx are whimsical. This is really great game. Plus, I really love finding other games built on MonoGame :)
KogaSilverDragon
06. Dec 2017 · 04:14 UTC
Yay! I completed all the levels! Awesome game! The puzzles are challenging and the difficulty scaling is great!
The shepherd's whine is so cute and sad at the same time, hahaha!
🎤 dalbinblue
06. Dec 2017 · 05:34 UTC
@kogasilverdragon I think you are the first person to say they actually completed all the levels without help! I've watched five people try to complete it and get stuck so I was afraid the game was too hard. This makes me feel better.
foolmoron
06. Dec 2017 · 06:22 UTC
Really good puzzle design, reminds me of a sokoban style game. Very difficult puzzles but they all felt reasonably doable.
cogcomp
06. Dec 2017 · 06:30 UTC
Great idea! Th levels felt really well balanced as well!
darkgrisen
06. Dec 2017 · 15:26 UTC
This game is excellent! Interesting puzzle game I must say
meursault
06. Dec 2017 · 19:52 UTC
I really like this game. The graphics are cute. But i couldn't figure the level out where you learn about the blocks blocking wolves. Well done!
KogaSilverDragon
07. Dec 2017 · 01:45 UTC
@dalbinblue I'm kinda stubborn and don't like to leave a puzzle unsolved! Hahahaha! The most complex was the wolves and boxes but wasn't impossible. Trial and error! =3
ExNihilo
09. Dec 2017 · 00:31 UTC
Impressive work. The different levels show that you already have a good understanding of the range of possibilities offered by the simple rules you devised, which is no easy feat in such a short time.

The wolves's behaviour felt a bit counterintuitive at first, which may be why some players got stuck early. Squeezing in a few intermediate levels to make the mechanics sink in should help alleviate the problem.
cptalbertwesker
22. Dec 2017 · 11:22 UTC
What an amazing game, fantastic use of the theme and a brilliant puzzle game! Adorable graphics, cute music and really good fun puzzling! I can't believe you made this whilst sick!!
Bros.
28. Dec 2017 · 17:38 UTC
Fantastic game. Incredibly polished especially for a compo game!

Also really interesting choice, as my game also is about sheep. Sheep-Bros Unite!

I hope that you get well soon.
Satanos
23. Jan 2018 · 16:11 UTC
Hi ! I included your game in my "ludum dare winners" video, you can watch it there : https://youtu.be/M5tjkG0-FO4?t=178 Congratulations :) and don't mind to ask me for translation because it's in french :)