Trash Dragon by carloso

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made by carloso for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

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Life as a dragon is hard, and life got harder after OG Cat, your only friend, shot a bad batch of catnip and died. Now you have nothing, and you feel empty inside. Maybe collecting trash will make you feel better?!

WASD or arrow keys to move

Game may not run well on FireFox, give it a refresh if the game doesn't load.

If you run into a hobo, whoever has more trash will win the ensuing fight.

Ratings

Overall 500th 3.514⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Fun 481th 3.371⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 641th 3.086⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Theme 603th 3.257⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 78th 4.329⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Humor 192th 3.529⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Mood 626th 3.265⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 31🗳️ 38🗨️

Feedback

redmountainman1
07. Oct 2019 · 23:00 UTC
Really cute graphics, good idea, and well executed!
aaranos
07. Oct 2019 · 23:08 UTC
Would have been nice to have some audio in the background or a pickup sound. There are no controls specified as well.

Graphically it looks really nice and player movement feels smooth.
tab1bit0
07. Oct 2019 · 23:11 UTC
The green dragon refuses to trample on lawns. It's so nice.
Plepletier
08. Oct 2019 · 00:27 UTC
Great art. I really like the char creature! Its so cute! Very good!
FlashViper
08. Oct 2019 · 01:41 UTC
Soooooo cute! The tutorial screen could use some work though. But the dragon is adorable, so it doesn't matter.
mort_jack
08. Oct 2019 · 14:37 UTC
Thanks for the nice comments! @carloso was responsible for all of the amazing graphics, while I was responsible for the weird tutorial screen @flashviper, and I totally agree.

We had a rather large shift in gameplay at the last minute that made the game a lot more interesting (@michael-robison and @thebelch had some awesome ideas) and so the tutorial screen was a bit rushed.
mort_jack
08. Oct 2019 · 14:38 UTC
@aaranos We actually had some music lined up, but sadly missed the deadline for slipping it in. We ran into problems opening the files given to us by the person who made them.
Plazmaz
08. Oct 2019 · 14:58 UTC
Great art, fun mechanics!
Hadi Danial
08. Oct 2019 · 15:25 UTC
What I want to know is who sold OG Cat that bad batch of catnip? I see the sequel already! After collecting lots and lots of trash, the dragon suddenly gains a new sense of purpose and goes on a quest to find the dealer and avenge his lost friend!

I love the art! Good job guys, I like the game ^^
burczy
08. Oct 2019 · 16:20 UTC
Really nice graphics, but game is too simple so i think you should work on balancing next time.
Carraka
08. Oct 2019 · 16:39 UTC
I tried to play, but got this error: Error: Could not load game data at path '.'. Is the .pck file missing?
namnam
08. Oct 2019 · 16:45 UTC
Cute graphics, gameplay is a little bit to simple for my taste but the game is nicely done and polish.
Demuss
08. Oct 2019 · 16:47 UTC
Cute graphics, funny idea, i loved the fact we are too kind to walk over grass : 3 nice job! work on it after the jam, you could add some kind of upgrades like running on cooldown, air sucking to suck trash from range etc.
CyberStarLight
08. Oct 2019 · 16:50 UTC
We also made a game about a hoarding dragon, life as a dragon is indeed hard XD

I simply love the art! it's very bright and colorful. but still clean.
You did a good job making the game understandable, from the opening explanation screen to the warnings in game, I manage to get my hoard filled after battling some hobos, the ending is kind of sad..

I also saw no bugs or issues, very well made, gameplay is smooth this is a great entry!
sbackus
08. Oct 2019 · 16:57 UTC
Cute game! I like the artwork. Especially the dragon
mort_jack
08. Oct 2019 · 17:35 UTC
Just in case it doesn't show up, macOS and Windows downloads can be found here: https://mort-jack.itch.io/trash-dragon
mildmelon
08. Oct 2019 · 19:00 UTC
This is pretty cool, I like the graphics and animations. It fits the theme, and it's a bit challenging!
mort_jack
08. Oct 2019 · 19:16 UTC
@carraka We've added downloads for Windows and Mac if you would like to try those.
vsquitiro
09. Oct 2019 · 04:19 UTC
Wow! Amazing art! Don't know why those hobos won't just leave trash dragon in peace!
ijzm
09. Oct 2019 · 23:22 UTC
Fun little silly game. Loved the really cute graphics! Too bad there wasn't any sound though.
bryvox
09. Oct 2019 · 23:57 UTC
This is a cute game! The art/animation is really cool and the gameplay felt smooth. Short and sweet, great work! :)
Sir Galloy De Fierpâté
10. Oct 2019 · 19:06 UTC
The dragon is way to cute, and the story tells he was left alone... Now I'm sure there's a ninja cuting onions near me :cry:
Bender Biber
10. Oct 2019 · 19:32 UTC
Nice Game. But maybe a bit to easy
Avzgui
11. Oct 2019 · 18:32 UTC
Really good graphics, with a little music it would have been perfect.

Little idea: put some fences, I always want to pass through the grass when a hobo attacks :sweat_smile:
MrsTari
21. Oct 2019 · 14:31 UTC
Great job :) super cute dragon :heart_eyes: