Goblins 2 Go by SFBTom

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made by SFBTom for LD 40 (JAM)

Fresh goblins made to order!

Play the game in the browser on itch.io

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Carefully pour a mixture of potions into the cauldron to cook up the requested goblin!

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We were only able to jam for 8 hours each day over the 3 days, so we had about 24 hours total time to make this game. We're happy with the result though!

Can anyone get over 95%? Post a screenshot in the comments if you do!

Programming - Tom Vian

Art & Design - Adam Vian

Art & Design - Catherine Unger

"Malt Shop Bop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ratings

Overall 5th 4.368⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Fun 4th 4.387⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 2th 4.443⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Theme 590th 3.425⭐ 55🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 5th 4.741⭐ 60🧑‍⚖️
Humor 7th 4.426⭐ 56🧑‍⚖️
Mood 48th 4.13⭐ 56🧑‍⚖️
Given 59🗳️ 18🗨️

Feedback

GastricSparrow
05. Dec 2017 · 00:15 UTC
This looks amazing, and the gameplay is simple but entertaining. I love the idea and how you executed the theme.
Reality Blind
05. Dec 2017 · 00:20 UTC
Just brilliant ! We love everything in this game !
bradleysmith
05. Dec 2017 · 00:21 UTC
I'm already in love with this game. Moving the characters arms around in time with the music is adorable. ^_^ Pouring liquid feels so nice. It's beautifully built and a real neat idea. Mad respect to you guys. :)
Surue
05. Dec 2017 · 00:48 UTC
I loved this game even if the amount of potion was hard to get!
Angry Squirrels
05. Dec 2017 · 09:48 UTC
This was SO GOOOD !
I love the designs and animations so muuuuuuuuuuch ! It was crazy funny, experimenting all the differents combinations.

I hope you get a good rank !
TBaudon
05. Dec 2017 · 16:04 UTC
I though that "meal preparation games" was a boring genre and would be over representated for this theme. But you innovated a lot, proving me wrong. I liked it a lot, the fact that you brew the potion is really smart !
Schefer_Lucas
05. Dec 2017 · 18:35 UTC
Just in love <3
jk5000
05. Dec 2017 · 18:43 UTC
A very funny LD game. Well done.
YouBeStrong
05. Dec 2017 · 19:15 UTC
Ahaha, I'm so bad at this but I love it! It looks great and horrified buyers expression is hilarious.
rmc
05. Dec 2017 · 19:35 UTC
Your game is brilliant, I love the concept, it's a really neat idea, one of the best entries I ever played on LD. I have nothing more to add, well done.
Beebo Studios
05. Dec 2017 · 20:04 UTC
The idea feels really fresh, I've never seen something like this before. The art direction is also amazing! I feel like Professor Plutonium creating the Powerpuff Girls. Love it!
The only thing lacking are some stakes or some kind of goal. Maybe the customer gets annoyed while his time is running out?
But all in all it is just plain fun to play your game!
wowa
05. Dec 2017 · 22:29 UTC
Very relaxing, entertaining and damn good lookig! :D
mr-matt
06. Dec 2017 · 00:13 UTC
Very creative! I love waiting to see the result of my creation and how they rank it! Very good job!
tinyworlds
06. Dec 2017 · 00:13 UTC
This is sooo good! I love the characters, I just wanna dance along with the music and the game concept is so fresh and unique. Really well done!!
mochakingup
06. Dec 2017 · 04:32 UTC
This is a fun little game, and emphasize on one thing that I love most in games, customization! with a pinch of randomness! Visual is simple but real charming and well executed. Although I'd argue that more doesn't necessarily worse in this case. Still, a great game overall, great job!
Royoyo
06. Dec 2017 · 13:18 UTC
Love the Idea and Art Style! Great anticipatoin for result that will come out!
Gruhh
06. Dec 2017 · 13:35 UTC
Very beautiful and well finished game! I liked the main mechanic. Congratulations for the game.

Jogo muito bonito e bem acabado! Gostei da mecânica principal. Parabéns pelo jogo.
tomer_cool
06. Dec 2017 · 14:34 UTC
Amazing game, Very fun, charming graphics. My favorite LD40 game so far.
Burgee
06. Dec 2017 · 22:08 UTC
My highest rated game so far. The cartoon graphics are perfect, making a monstrosity by accident is hilarious, and getting it right is so rewarding.

Not much to say, no suggestions, just great!
Sintel
06. Dec 2017 · 23:55 UTC
Crazy how this is very similar to my own entry!

You've got way better art and fluid physics going on tho'.
Togimaro
07. Dec 2017 · 11:28 UTC
Absolutely incredible!
Your art style is amazing, really fun I can play this for hour x)
The fluid physics is sooo satisfying
Maybe my favorite! So polish and fun!

Awesome job!

*My best score is 87% :D *
regisrquoi
07. Dec 2017 · 18:25 UTC
Beautiful and cute game, I played for way too long. Don't think I can get over 86%.
I'm not sure if it fits the theme that well, but who cares ?
It feels super-polished and anyone can get it pretty easily I think. It's great that you also put some images to tell what the potion does. Super useful when you're not a native english speaker.

It's incredible to see how much time the game can get our attention with verry few mechanics. That's so cool; I wish I could go back in time to do a bit more of that in my entry :O
sbarrio
08. Dec 2017 · 20:45 UTC
Amazing entry, love the mechanic, the controls and the overall mood and feel of the game. Superb job guys!
Lamossus
08. Dec 2017 · 20:59 UTC
81% was the best I could get. Really cute art style but gets repetitive pretty fast. Overall really nice game!
OWC
08. Dec 2017 · 21:57 UTC
Like the art style. Awesome entry!
tweedle
08. Dec 2017 · 22:14 UTC
my only suggestion is to turn down the scream sound haha :smile: otherwise fantastic job!
MrTroy
08. Dec 2017 · 23:27 UTC
I really love this game. I've played it entirely too long. :D
tuism
09. Dec 2017 · 07:52 UTC
Really interesting! The graphics are gorgeous and the use of that fluid simulation as a mechanic is genius :D

The short term goals were fun to work out - slightly frustrating in the beginning without much of an immediate feedback, but once you get over that hump it made sense. The drawing being a very different style to the actual goblin threw me a bit, and also I expected the bottom right goblin to match up to the potion I was dumping in the pot. I think it would be better to have the next goblin come in later because it's a obvious focal point and can be misleading.

Would love some longer term goals :)

Nice work!
Hooraygil
10. Dec 2017 · 19:20 UTC
Beautiful game! A little minus for flash and the fact it get's repititive really fast! But I enjoyed every second of it! :D

My best score was 85% I think!

really good work!
Breathless
10. Dec 2017 · 20:51 UTC
Incredible! I wish I could do at least half of that in only 24h. :D
My best score was 89%.
WildGamut
11. Dec 2017 · 19:26 UTC
You've got such a creative little game there!

The visuals are adorable and very polished, the gameplay is simple enough that it's easy to pick up, but complex enough that it takes a while to master. You've implemented the theme in a pretty unique way as well. Really loving this! I hope to see this system implemented as a mechanic in one of your future games :)

Great work!
DDRKirbyISQ
12. Dec 2017 · 03:04 UTC
Perfect in almost every way! Great job guys, this is going to bring joy to a lot of raters this LD :)
zaratustra
14. Dec 2017 · 22:45 UTC
hench haunch
Hisfantor
15. Dec 2017 · 22:35 UTC
the only bad thing to say is that's a flash game, the rest is great :)
Lukuluk
16. Dec 2017 · 16:29 UTC
Nice game! I feel like it's perhaps a little bit too exacting, but I had fun to build these creatures :)
Franklins Ghost
19. Dec 2017 · 08:16 UTC
The graphics for this are fantastic, loved the different monsters you could create and all the little movements. The way the liquid moved in the jars was also nicely done, made it enjoyable to play around with. The colour and character designs were also a great choice in making a cute light game with an interesting mechanic.
LaPapagena
19. Dec 2017 · 17:00 UTC
This is incredibly well done! Also very entertaining. Good job!
Jupiter_Hadley
19. Dec 2017 · 19:10 UTC
Very cute, well made game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 40 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2J0D0dmydc
axoona
23. Dec 2017 · 22:04 UTC
it's a very funny entry! the graphics and animations are perfect.
78% something was as far I could get ;)
ryusui
24. Dec 2017 · 01:58 UTC
I love this game in so many respects. The goofy goblins, the reactions when you create an abomination (by your customers' standards), the general style and gameplay...everything's spot on. I'd love to see this expanded into a full-fledged game.

One curious thing I noticed: am I right that the game is not quite as exacting as it looks? Like it seems to me like there are certain "thresholds" of each ingredient to produce a specific effect; i.e. you won't get proportionally bigger arms for each minuscule drop of Buff Boy you put in, but you will get bigger arms for each X amount you put in. Or am I clutching at straws here?
Simon Stalhandske
27. Dec 2017 · 21:04 UTC
Such a lovely cute game. Super juicy, I adore the pouring mechanic, which is super well made. Music and sounds are cute as heck. Loved experimenting with the different potion options and getting the customers super bitter. Had a hard time actually doing well at the game but that didn't matter for the experience.