High Steaks by FriedYeti

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made by FriedYeti for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

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You're stuck on an island with a cow and you're starting to get really hungry...


The Player

You play as this orange shirted* guy; the camera follows the middle of him and your mouse. player.gif

*or is he just really sunburned?

Picking up Sticks and Stones

You pick up sticks, stones, and your tools by walking over them. picking up.gif

Crafting

Pressing (X) will open the crafting menu, where you can click on an item on the left side of the screen to craft with the materials you've picked up. crafting.gif

Spear Tossing

While you have the spear, holding the mouse button will start a "swing aim". Let go to have the spear fly in the direction the yellow line is pointing. Once your spear lands, it will be able to be picked up again by walking over it spear throwing.gif

Equipment

You can only carry one tool at a time, pressing (O) will drop your currently held one allowing you to pick the other up. dropping.gif

Ratings

Overall 936th 3⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 772th 3⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 693th 3⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 361th 3.6⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 797th 3.075⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 511th 3.075⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 646th 2.526⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 879th 2.9⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 2🗨️

Feedback

RetroBarbare
08. Oct 2019 · 16:44 UTC
A strange little game short but very fun
Shinmera
08. Oct 2019 · 18:48 UTC
Nice little game, I especially liked the throwing mechanic. Needed some actual skill for that!

I wish I could have actually placed down the fire though, instead of just... keeping it in my inventory?
🎤 FriedYeti
09. Oct 2019 · 20:12 UTC
I was hoping to do way more of a "base building" type of mechanic where you could place stuff manually, but given the amount of time I had left when I got to that point, I decided to skip it.
theomaniacal
09. Oct 2019 · 20:57 UTC
Cute game! I especially enjoyed the music. I'm also just a sucker for PICO-8's color scheme. Not being able to move with WASD was a bit awkward though (felt like I needed three hands for Z, X, arrow keys, and also mouse). Nice work!
ModdingMachine
09. Oct 2019 · 21:05 UTC
Lit game overall dude! I like how its playable on a pico! 5/5 on humor!
93eduardoresende
09. Oct 2019 · 21:07 UTC
Nice music, a fluid game. Control by the arrows is very bad, but nothing that prejudice the game.
MaxyMax
10. Oct 2019 · 01:04 UTC
So ambitous for a jam game! You're crazy! Wish there was more of a goal, but otherwise there is certainly something to be expanded upon here!
Taylor Reynolds
10. Oct 2019 · 03:29 UTC
great title design! love the pixel grass and the throwing ability
CiaranW
11. Oct 2019 · 23:08 UTC
This was fun, simple graphics and sound but I liked it - funny take on the theme too :P I like that the throwing of the spear wasn't as easy as it would seem. Nice job!
MateusBoga
11. Oct 2019 · 23:16 UTC
The game is nicely done, just wish there was more to it. I think that the player character sprite is too simplistic, it just looks like a yellow stick, and its a bit hard to notice it against the sand. Very cool throwing mechanic though. Good job!
TORT60091
11. Oct 2019 · 23:20 UTC
Well done, throwing mechanic was surprise me, very cute game. Time to eat the steak ))
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paulhocker
17. Oct 2019 · 05:00 UTC
i could not figure out how to equip anything -- overall i liked it though -- thanks for making it
CLVP
19. Oct 2019 · 18:33 UTC
Nice work!
BrokenMirrorMedia
19. Oct 2019 · 22:14 UTC
Pico8 games are always impressive to me, working with space constraints is not easy, and the creativity that comes from it is always cool. The spear throwing mechanic was really good, it actually felt challenging (in a good way) compared to simple point-and-click. Overall, really well done, and I love the cover art for this entry!
NurkkaCthulhu
19. Oct 2019 · 22:21 UTC
Throwing mechanism was my favourite part too. Nice and fun little game!
umsee
20. Oct 2019 · 03:35 UTC
I found it hard to getting to learn how to throw. But I loved the game I absolutely like it.
Manomeu
20. Oct 2019 · 04:33 UTC
Nice Game!