Snowball by Happy Fish Gaming Co

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made by Happy Fish Gaming Co for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

In a small world where the only direction is up and down, a young mountain goat named Snowball is trying to get home.

Jump from cliff to cliff while avoiding dangerous eagles, avalanches, and more. Push around ice to make elaborate towers to climb your way from the bottom of a ravine to the very top, where a warm, cozy igloo will be waiting to take you in.

Controls: -WASD for movement -R to reset the level -Hold down C to power up a jump. Release to jump. -SPACE to jump -Collide with ice blocks to move them! Made in GameMaker Studio 2 4192020 45648 PM.png

Ratings

Overall 2042th 3.1⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1682th 3.1⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1936th 2.9⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 2218th 3⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 774th 3.442⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Humor 489th 3.521⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1412th 3.292⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 19🗳️ 29🗨️

Feedback

Andret0701
21. Apr 2020 · 09:04 UTC
The goat was hilarious! Cool idea ^^ bit cloncky movement, got stuck a few times
joemid
21. Apr 2020 · 19:09 UTC
I love the character design! The interface was a little difficult to get a hang of- seemed kind of buggy at times and tight at others. Look out for Winged Claws!!! Poor snowball...

![snowball.jpg](///raw/684/z/31dd1.jpg)
LapisRaider
23. Apr 2020 · 07:35 UTC
Love the audio of the game! Movement can seem a little clunky cause I got stuck a few times, and it might help if there was a bar to see how much you have charged up your jump. Pretty cool idea though, I had fun jumping around the map and watching snowball do his super jump XD! Absolutely adorable!
🎤 Happy Fish Gaming Co
23. Apr 2020 · 07:39 UTC
Thank you so much everyone for the feedback! :)
Giordas
23. Apr 2020 · 19:20 UTC
This game is so cute just look at snowball jumping all around the map. Great game actually! :)
Sheepolution
23. Apr 2020 · 21:11 UTC
It all feels very clunky. Sometimes I get stuck on a wall. Sometimes I get stuck in the clouds. The controls are also weird. Why not let me control the character with arrow keys? Even so I was able to complete the game. I like how silly it looks. Like when the eagle grabs you. And I think the falling snow is a nice mechanic. Good job on completing a game!
23. Apr 2020 · 23:29 UTC
It is a good game idea and has potential, but the controls and collisions need a lot of work. I kept getting stuck in clouds or on the cliffs. One of the biggest issues was that I couldn't jump while pushing an ice cube, so I would end up dying to an eagle. As a professional coder, I think you should continue working on this game. A cool addition to the game could be user-created levels.
ilidanox
26. Apr 2020 · 08:12 UTC
Snowball is adorable! Movement is a bit clunky, but overall it's ok :) Nice entry
Simon Rahnasto
26. Apr 2020 · 08:27 UTC
I think this is the entry that I have spent the most time in so far, I just could not give up. It was a real challenge and in the end I finally managed :smile: :goat: :trophy:

The artstyle is very cute, I specially like the "flipping 2d asset"-effect you have when you turn, and the animations are also cool. The charging up animation was also super cute.

Audio was good, the music was nice and felt like it fit the game well, the eagle noises only increased my anger at the bird-kin. Nice touch with having different ways to die, not just from the eagles :thumbsup:

Good job!
ilikescifi
26. Apr 2020 · 08:56 UTC
Well done for the limited time. And I can just agree: The goat is something special ^^
mlkvr
26. Apr 2020 · 15:20 UTC
It deserves to be second most popular goat in video game history :) i am not going to forget how it flies!
schizoid2k
01. May 2020 · 01:19 UTC
Graphics and audio were nicely done. I think a power bar for the power jump would help a little, but this was enjoyable to play. Good job!
SheldonZS
01. May 2020 · 01:31 UTC
Cute main music and interesting idea. Could use a little more feedback on the high-jump, and the regular jump is just kind of useless. Only managed to get through the 1st level
VernalBehemoth
01. May 2020 · 09:25 UTC
Nice work, I enjoyed the music and the idea of the game. Amazing getting 3 levels designed in the time frame!

A little bit buggy on the movement and controls, but that is understandable in the time frame.

The game presented itself really well so good work on the game design aspect.
turritom
03. May 2020 · 16:33 UTC
i like it. funny little game. is it supposed to bounce off the clouds?
DaniBoySan
06. May 2020 · 20:59 UTC
fun game, very cool
Virtual Window
08. May 2020 · 23:13 UTC
Overall a really fun experience. The idea is innovative and really well executed. I enjoyed the art style and Snowball is absolutely adorable! I feel in love with this little goat.