Control

Press E to chat

Press Space to attack the birds or remind the workers

Close to the tower to refire your torch

A for left and D for right

I find it hard to understand what to do.. First time managed to get birds to back off a lit, refill torch, have a tiny bit of chat. But I didn't get it.
I gave it a second try now (a few hours later), and I don't understand what's going on. I like mysteries and finding out what to do by myself, but heh this time I don't know. Maybe a bit of hint will help ? (Will come back for more !)

The art style and the music is great, but unfortunately I don't understand what is going on.

Didnt understand what to do, looked and sounded great though.

Interesting game. I really loved the art style and it made me want to explore and learn more about the cryptic world these guys live in. I enjoyed the small touches like how they blow bubbles when they are not working.

One criticism I have is that I don't think you should allow the player to run into the black void at the edges of the screen unless you can find something there. The other boy with a torch kept running into the darkness so I did the same, but I never discovered anything. Maybe add a sound effect when you tell someone to go back to work to make it more obvious. Also on the web version on itch.io I believe the frame was cropped (your screenshot showed more of the world).

Overall I really liked the mood and feeling of the world. The art, music, and cryptic statues made me want to know more about the world.

@cerins Dear Cerins,
Thank you so much for your comment! We are very glad to hear that you like it. Now we had fixed some bugs and make it more clearer than before vision. I welcome you to have a try again. Thanks~

Best regards,
Meow LIT

@edubochi
Dear edubochi,
Thank you for your comment! We now have uploaded a new version. I sincerely invite you to try again and hope you can enjoy this small game!

Best regards, Meow LIT

@edomiyamoto
Dear Edomiyamoto,

Thank you so much for your comment and feedback!!! We are pretty glad to hear that you like this small world. Meanwhile, we are sad to let you feel confused in our first version. Now we have already uploaded a new version and added more description. I sincerely welcome you to try again and hope you could enjoy the time with this small world.
Here:https://meowmeowliteraryclub.itch.io/fire-and-loop

By the way, I also download your game for the Ludum Dare and but I will try tomorrow sorry(It's my sleep time). I notice your sound track is amazing and charming and listen for a long time. Thank you for creating such wonderful lyric. I really look forward to play your game tomorrow.

Best regards
Meow LIT

@meowmeowlitclub Thanks to you :) So I did try your bugfixed version and it's a bit clearer to understand what's going on. While the crow sound is still too much the game makes more sense now ! Also keeping player from going too far for nothing helps a lot to focus ! Good job to you two for making this small world in such a few hours !

I finished this, but I'm not sure if it's correct to call it a game. You get no gameplay, no story, it's just a way to deliver an idea. Also, the mining sound is way too loud. I like the thought it is delivering and I think it fits the theme, it just takes way too long to get there.

I finished this, but I'm not sure if it's correct to call it a game. You get no gameplay, no story, it's just a way to deliver an idea. Also, the mining sound is way too loud. I like the thought it is delivering and I think it fits the theme, it just takes way too long to get there.

Love the graphics!

@int
Dear Int，
Thank you so much for your suggestion! It's helpful for us. I think maybe we should add a tutorial guide to make the game more clear. As for the main gameplay, you could press E to talk with the people, press Space to force the workers continue and drive the birds leave from the workers. All I mentioned is aiming to make the big wheel loop. Indeed, it's our first try so there are still many shortcomings.We will adopt your advice and make it better!Again, Thank you so much!

Best regards, Meow Lit

@chesschaser Dear Chesschaser,
Thank you so much for your comment. We are glad that you love the graphics! I also enjoy your game!

Best regards
Meow Lit

@theaxe316 Dear Theaxe316,
Thank you sooooo much for your longest comment under our short game!! I am so sorry to let you play our first unfinished version due to the time limitation. Now we have uploaded a new version and if you have time you can try agian.Here is the link:https://meowmeowliteraryclub.itch.io/fire-and-loop. It's our first time for Ludum dare so there are some shortcomings. But we sincerely thank you for your patience to feel the atmosphere of this short world and give such helpful suggestion. Your encourage make us so moved and excited! Thanks !!!

Additionally, we also learnt a lot from your game. It's our pleasure to know you.

Best Wishes
Meow Lit

Pretty neat! Loved the idea. Poor workers never got a chance to rest aha! It's easy to play, not too long so it does not get boring, the graphics are lovely and the music and sound effects add a really nice touch to everything, Very well done, I enjoyed playing it!

@meowmeowlitclub Dear MeowMeowLitClub, thank you for the kind words! I'm glad to see you enjoyed my game as well. I played the new version of your game, and I can see you listened to a lot of suggestions already! My favorite part was that I could put the game in fullscreen and see the beautiful pixel art world! It was a much more streamlined experience, great job.

I really enjoyed playing this game. It was quite relaxing with the music and beautiful pixel art. The overall theme that everyone has a small part to play is one that I think is explored really well.

I can see what you're going for here, and the retro pixel graphics are nice. I can see this being potentially interesting if you were to improve on it post-jam.

Hey! Cool game! Art and mood are very good, gameplay maybe a bit repetitive, but anyway good entry!

Get back you horrible birds!

The art was amazing. Also the controls felt very fluid.
I managed to find out what to do eventually by reading a bit in the comments. I first did not see the big altar circle progressing in the back.
Great game idea. Would love to see this with more content.

Hey, I really enjoyed the mood on this one. The graphics and the "story/world" fits very well together, and the mechanics are flawless. I would really enjoy to learn more thing about the world, it feels like a demo of what could be a cool atmospheric game.

The only thing I would criticize is the sound design. Birds and mining sound are too present, and I think a more ambient soundscape would be better with the world you've created. Good job!

(I did'nt rate you on humor, it does not feel that this game was meant to be humourous)

A bit weird art, but in general everything is not bad, I'm not saying that the art is bad, it's just strange, in general everything is beautiful and good!

Great FX, a bit boring gameplay because of an unclear goal.

The graphics and music are very nice but the gameplay lacks something and gets a little boring after a while. Very nice and simple game.

It's a very interesting, moody experience. The presentation is very charming, especially the sound design. The gameplay is quite strange but in a way it fits the theme. I wish there were more interaction with the NPC. But overall, good job!

Really good graphics and sounds! I took me a little while to understand the gameplay.

Graphics are absolutely beautiful, but goals are confusing/

Loved the look of this game, it worked well with the music to create a great atmosphere, good job!

@darcytimms Dear Darcytimms,

Thank you for your comment!I am glad that you like it!!

Best Wishes
Meow Lit

@shaolin-dave Dear Shaolin Dave,

Thank you for your comment and your advice! We are trying to make it more clear by adding hint. We also plan to add more small tasks to give this game more surprises. Hope you can enjoy it later!

Best Wishes
Meoe Lit

Beautiful game. The gameplay was really tedious and unsatisfying, but I think maybe that was the point? I really wanted to get rid of those birds somehow.

Game very well done, I liked the fun provided, good job!

Quite unique gameplay. Mood is there, if you added more story that could be enjoyable as a small game.

Some more hints about what to do and if you are doing well or not would be helpful.

Thanks!

@macmist @jetyh @coda-highland @fachscahfttf @somogy @nachodlv @toulou @darcytimms @shaolin-dave @harrm @curly @ryzy27
Thanks all of you and your valuable advice!!! It's our pleasure that most of you like the art style and the mood that we try to transfer. We manage to add more plots and enrich the characters. We will update more content in itch website. Welcome to follow! Here is the website: https://meowmeowliteraryclub.itch.io/fire-and-loop. Hope you enjoy the game jam.❤

Best Best Wishes
Meow. Lit

very pretty and mesmerising

Super cute, I love these graphics so much!! I love your color choices and it was extremely mesmerizing to play

Awesome! Great art and animations.

@jenny-bourke @pee-thief @Meatball
Thank you all for playing our game! We are so glad that you like it!!!❤ Hope we all enjoy this wonderful game jam!

Best Wishes by Meow Lit