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Oslo's Puppy by OttersDen

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made by OttersDen for LD34 (JAM)
Oslo has a new pet and he is growing troublesome around the village! Even the farm animals are angry. Protect your little pet for as long as you can!

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Two button controls:
Use the left OR right key to move about.
Press the left AND right keys to attack in the direction you are facing.

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Second LD Jam entry as a team! We aimed to satisfy both themes. Seems we overextended a little and ran out of time at the end. We didn't get to clean up, polish and add sounds. Still, we hope you enjoy. Tell us what your final score was! Also, here's a protip: Be efficient with your attacks.

Fun fact, Oslo's pet has a name and it is Grug.

Update: For anyone having input issues, walk the direction you want to shoot and then press the other key. Thanks to fpwong for the pointer!
Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/104436277/ld34/OslosPuppyWeb/index.html
Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/104436277/LD34/OslosPuppyWin86.zip
OS/X https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/104436277/LD34/OslosPuppyMac.zip
Linux https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/104436277/LD34/OslosPuppyLinux.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=46754

Ratings

Coolness 57% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.45 384
Audio(Jam) 3.19 418
Fun(Jam) 3.48 262
Graphics(Jam) 3.86 286
Humor(Jam) 3.08 287
Innovation(Jam) 3.38 336
Mood(Jam) 3.37 385
Theme(Jam) 4.21 87

Feedback

Sammuurraaaii
15. Dec 2015 · 07:08 UTC
Little Charmander becomes Charizard, I like it. A little hard to tell who's health was what but I got what was mana right away. Good job guys.
WitchLake
15. Dec 2015 · 19:27 UTC
Its sometimes hard to shot without changing directions but i had fun making that little monster grow!!
TomenLuca
15. Dec 2015 · 23:55 UTC
The game looks great and it is a lot of fun to make your 'puppy' grow. But it can be really difficult to shoot to the right side of the screen.
ninjascript
15. Dec 2015 · 23:55 UTC
I like the game but hitting both buttons can be a little tough to do without flipping around. Excellent try though!
fpwong
16. Dec 2015 · 00:00 UTC
That ain't no puppy. For anyone having input issues, walk the direction you want to shoot and then press the other key.
OwT
16. Dec 2015 · 00:43 UTC
I was very sad when they first ate my frog, it was kind of hard to shoot in right direction and my mana went down so fast... But my frog grown up to a nice dragon, good job!
🎤 OttersDen
16. Dec 2015 · 00:44 UTC
@fpwong, yes! That makes things way easier. It wasn't until after the jam was over that we noticed some people had a hard time picking up on that. A lesson learned for the next LD!
Diventurer
16. Dec 2015 · 21:09 UTC
Very nice graphics! Fun game :) The controls are honestly not that optimal though.
oparisy
16. Dec 2015 · 21:38 UTC
Hey, that was fun! Liked the gameplay idea of the growing ally, which helps you more at the end that you do. The music what niceluy out of touch with the action, adding to the atmosphere.
thebrickanator
17. Dec 2015 · 07:21 UTC
Was a nice calm yet challenging game :) I really enjoyed it.
bessdlan
17. Dec 2015 · 07:27 UTC
funny game ^^
thelasthour
17. Dec 2015 · 07:41 UTC
Wow. What an awesome game! The graphics and music are both great and the gameplay is near perfect. The pet starts out so cute and gets so mean looking. haha. I liked how used the camera zoom out to emphasize the pet getting bigger. I did a similar thing in my game. This is one of the best games I've played so far. 5 stars!
Dreyan
17. Dec 2015 · 07:43 UTC
I really like the ideas going on here, but I really don't care for the controls. (even with the holding down one, then pressing the other to shoot in the proper direction). I did feel as if mana was a bit too difficult to manage, even when I felt like I was being conservative it seemed to drain a bit too quickly (or regen a bit too slowly).

Aside from that, the graphics are adorable and fit perfectly and the music fit the mood of the game, was never too intrusive, and enjoyed listening to it the entire time ^^ Really liked playing this one.
WolfkingW
17. Dec 2015 · 07:46 UTC
"Oh hey, a chicken. OH GOD IT'S EATING HIM." *foom*

Anyways, awesome game! I love the smooth graphical style. Like many others have said, the two-button controls are a little bit strange, but I was able to figure out how they work.

Great job. :D
Leon Möhring
17. Dec 2015 · 08:41 UTC
really nice growing theme, and really clean graphics, I like it!
Pixel Pub
18. Dec 2015 · 17:17 UTC
The grafics are very nice, but I have problems to shot.
PeachTreeOath
19. Dec 2015 · 04:22 UTC
Good take on the feeding game genre, definitely matches the theme well.
The Merge Conflicts
22. Dec 2015 · 03:22 UTC
Love the game! Very cute and simple game. I don't know why, but I didn't think the music was quite fitting for this game. But I like the graphics and I thought the concept for this game was fantastic!
someone
30. Dec 2015 · 18:04 UTC
Very nice
ohmmus
30. Dec 2015 · 18:18 UTC
I got the hang of the controls, but mana seemed to run out regardless. I really liked it overall: great audio, graphics, use of both themes, and mostly solid gameplay!
RovingSquid
30. Dec 2015 · 21:03 UTC
The controls are a little sticky, but over all a fun game. Love the artwork!