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Bumpkin's Spooky Adventure by BrotherBondProduction

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made by BrotherBondProduction for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

Bumpkin's Spooky Adventure is a 2D side scrolling action game that subtly implements the concept of "starting with nothing", as The player's character, Bumpkin, starts his battle with no weapons. Bumpkin must stop the enemies from reaching the side or else he will reap pain.

When Bumpkin dies, the Almighty Plumpkins resurrect his soul and offers him the chance to enhance his abilities in order to fight off the incoming hordes of Spooky Bois.

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Youtube https://brotherbondproduction.itch.io/blumpkins-spooky-adventure
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/blumpkins-spooky-adventure

Ratings

Overall 623th 3.391⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 548th 3.281⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 956th 2.625⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Theme 777th 3.016⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 810th 3.047⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Audio 300th 3.5⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Humor 585th 2.65⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 665th 3.226⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Given 30🗳️ 30🗨️

Feedback

sgalasso
08. Oct 2019 · 02:18 UTC
Cool, the graphics a bit simple but nice to play :) maybe add exit button
slimabob
08. Oct 2019 · 02:20 UTC
Cool game! Love the art and soundwork. Max speed + max fire rate is a blast :) Nice job!
Nisovin
08. Oct 2019 · 02:32 UTC
Very enjoyable game, with cool graphics. It gets more fun over time, especially as you get the upgraded attack. I do wish the upgrade screen was on the death screen, having to go back and forth was inconvenient and seems unnecessary. Collecting coins was also just a bit annoying sometimes. Overall though, great game!
CafeLovai
08. Oct 2019 · 02:47 UTC
At first I was like "Man im so weak." then I was like "Man Im so strong!". Really like how attack upgrades were not just an increase in damage numbers.
I think the coins should had scrolled towards the left when they are dropped. Hard to get more coins when you kill enemies as soon as they appear due to high attack upgrades.
Frozen Spirit
08. Oct 2019 · 05:09 UTC
Very spooky indeed. I liked the detail of not even being able to start shooting until you got the upgrade. The mechanics were juicy and fun which lead it to being a great game. Good job :D.
GuttyKreum
08. Oct 2019 · 07:04 UTC
I dig how you implemented the concept. Becoming a super speed, projectile launching pumpkin was fun. Solid work!
dummydojo
08. Oct 2019 · 07:17 UTC
Overall cool game. I really like the sound design!
🎤 BrotherBondProduction
08. Oct 2019 · 07:31 UTC
I uploaded a new version of Bumpkin's Spooky Adventure. I took into account most of the feedback and features you guys suggested as well as some other goodies for longer and more intense gameplay.

Thank you so much for your time and feedback!
mrabnox
08. Oct 2019 · 15:38 UTC
The game was pretty fun! just at first wasn´t sure I had to go against the enemies to get the coins!
but the end game was pretty fine I liked being a super pumpkin haha.
🎤 BrotherBondProduction
08. Oct 2019 · 16:42 UTC
@mrabnox thanks for playing, im glad you had fun!
Sir Galloy De Fierpâté
08. Oct 2019 · 19:34 UTC
A new meaning for the "die and retry" ! I like this game because it's the opposite of my team's one. We play the skull that kills the bumpkins, so I like the change ^^. Good job, and now : Add more ennemies !
🎤 BrotherBondProduction
08. Oct 2019 · 19:45 UTC
@sir-galloy-de-fierpate Thank you so much for playing! I'm glad you enjoyed the concept we had for this spooky game. We will be sure to add more to it soon.

And now I'm on my way to see the skull's perspective of the mad and chaotic bumpkin!
Kyle Bowman
08. Oct 2019 · 19:52 UTC
Really loved this! Actually very fun, especially when the gun gets fast and shoots in multiple directions. Would love to see this game continued later on!
🎤 BrotherBondProduction
08. Oct 2019 · 19:56 UTC
@kyle-bowman Thank you also for enjoying our little spooky game. We are for sure wanting to expand on this basic concept and add more enemies, upgrades, and more! We greatly appreciate your time and feedback! Cheers!
Vaibho
08. Oct 2019 · 20:43 UTC
The art was nice and the menu was interactive. The How To Play section got cut and some area was not visible of it. Overall, a nice game in a short amount of development time.
stuckne1
09. Oct 2019 · 02:49 UTC
I like the art work and sound a lot. I couldn't seem to fire though. Also, yea an exit button could be really beneficial.
🎤 BrotherBondProduction
09. Oct 2019 · 04:54 UTC
@stuckne1 At the start of the game your player cannot fire until they upgrade they're attack. Currently you can use the escape button to quit the game but we will be sure to add a dedicated exit button :) Thank you so much for your feedback!
niterich
09. Oct 2019 · 19:59 UTC
I certainly enjoyed my time with this game! Playing with a maxed out attack felt great, but I think you might have overdid it with the movement speed upgrades.
🎤 BrotherBondProduction
09. Oct 2019 · 21:06 UTC
@niterich Thanks for playing our game! Unfortunately, we did not have enough to play test and we soon found out some of the upgrade values were a bit overboard. We plan to adjust these for a better experience.

Thank you so much for your feedback, cheers!
Ausstein
12. Oct 2019 · 18:50 UTC
I think i upgraded attackspeed 4 times and movement speed twice to win with 1hp :D
The game feels really cool reminds me of some old flash games I used to play as a kid (ON that note why no webgl? :( ). Unfortunately it is very short. The graphics are nice and the audio is spot on.
TinySalad
12. Oct 2019 · 19:53 UTC
Fun gameplay, could use a bit more variety in enemies.
🎤 BrotherBondProduction
13. Oct 2019 · 04:36 UTC
@ausstein Thank you for playing our game, we had noticed that the upgrades were a bit unbalanced after the game launched prior to our play testing. This is our first game jam and therefore we published the game to what seemed to be the easiest way for us but webgl will definitely be put into consideration down the line.

Thank you so much for the feedback, cheers!
🎤 BrotherBondProduction
13. Oct 2019 · 04:38 UTC
@tinysalad Thank you as well for trying our little game out! Our artist, unfortunately, was busy during the jam's period and he only provided a few sprites for the game. However, we are planning on adding more enemies to the latest build

Thank you for playing, cheers!
Savvy Community
14. Oct 2019 · 09:21 UTC
Cool concept and well implemented :)
Near the end, the speed upgrades actually make the game harder, but overhall a nice fun little game, good job!
🎤 BrotherBondProduction
16. Oct 2019 · 20:09 UTC
Thank you @savvy-community for trying our game out! At the time, none of the upgrades were "balanced" properly and we agree the movement speed was a bit exaggerated at its final form. We released a new update of the game which takes this into account.

Cheers!
room606
16. Oct 2019 · 20:09 UTC
Did not get why am I dying without any collisions? =)
🎤 BrotherBondProduction
16. Oct 2019 · 20:53 UTC
@room606 If the enemies get to the left side of the screen, Bumpkin will take damage as said in the How to Play menu. However, there currently is an issue with enemies going off screen which they eventually damage the player when they reach the far left side. This should be fixed in the next update!

Thank you for your feedback! Cheers!
Ashtrail
19. Oct 2019 · 09:24 UTC
The respawn / upgrade system is cool ! The game could be a bit more intuitive. At the beginning I didn't understand why clicking didn't shoot anything and I guess there's a health timer but it isn't very clear at the beginning when you lose HP for what appears to be no reason.