Creature Keeper by akai_0okami

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made by akai_0okami for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

A game where you have to look after a strange creature.

Updates

29/4 - Bugfix: R key no longer restarts the game while typing in a name for your pet

Credits

  • Game made using GameMaker Studio 2
  • Graphics made using Aseprite
  • Sound Effects made using Bfxr

Fonts

  • Retron 2000 by Daymarius (https://www.dafont.com/retron2000.font)
  • 8 Bit Wonder by Joiro Hatgaya (https://www.dafont.com/8bit-wonder.font)

Audio

  • Rescue from PlayOnLoop.com (https://www.playonloop.com)
  • Finger Tap by pikachu09 (https://freesound.org/people/pikachu09/sounds/204605/)
  • Dog Grumble by qubodup (https://opengameart.org/content/dog-snarl-grunt-grumble)

Ratings

Overall 1661th 3.3⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1849th 3⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1947th 2.896⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1064th 3.729⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1629th 3.313⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 305th 3.727⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1096th 3.455⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 36🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

ThomasLebel
21. Apr 2020 · 21:22 UTC
Lovely game !
But it broke my heart when those aliens...and Bob...Oh shit, I can't do this anymore, I miss Bob :cry:
BIG EVIL CORPORATION
21. Apr 2020 · 21:24 UTC
Help my egg has a rotten attitude
Steve Sparkes
21. Apr 2020 · 21:24 UTC
A really funny take on tamagotchi! It was fun to play through, but would have benefited from being clearer with how far through the game you made it. I'm not sure I got to read all the brilliant writing!

Great entry, keep making games!
Evil_As_Shit
21. Apr 2020 · 21:25 UTC
Cute game. Got a little repetitive after a while. I just let it sit for a while and fed/played/trained it when its mood went lower. Wish there was more penalites for doing things. Like I fed it a buuunch of pizza but it didnt seem to affect its mood.
jerripo
21. Apr 2020 · 21:34 UTC
I played this multiple times because I really love pet games, and I wanted to see all the endings. The alien part made me sad too. The humourous bits were really sweet, and I was very sad when he died of hunger by accident. I fed him obsessively the next game. It spooked me when he turned into a teen and his mood was permanently content.
The evolutions were nice and they were satisfying. Great game!
TheQiwiBoy
21. Apr 2020 · 21:44 UTC
This game is SO COOL! I really like all of the endings and dialogue. Thx for making this!
slotha
27. Apr 2020 · 00:35 UTC
Awesome game! I love a good coding timeplapse! At first it wasn't clear to click the egg to make it hatch (if that's what made it hatch) I love all the unique messages and generally had a good time trying to see what other messages I could get! Keep making awesome games!
Zyrconium
29. Apr 2020 · 20:28 UTC
I really like the writing here, there's a lot of it and it's generally funny and never grating.

The pacing seemed a little iffy, you might want to give the player some indication that they're making progress, either by telling them that time is a factor early on(I think that's true?) or through some sort of gauge.

Also, I think the R key resets the game, which generally makes sense, but is a little inconvinient when trying to type a name with an R in it.
🎤 akai_0okami
29. Apr 2020 · 20:50 UTC
@zyrconium Thanks for playing and for letting me know about the issue with the R key, I'll get that fixed.
Le Don
29. Apr 2020 · 23:49 UTC
Love the writing of it and the different endings. But it's hard to see if and how I as a player make any progess. Maybe some feedback would be great.
Ogma
06. May 2020 · 06:11 UTC
Oddly enough, it was an unexpected take on the theme (to me).

It's kinda sad that Truche went with his people but well, that's life I suppose. :<

Anyway, simple but well made little game. It made me a bit nostalgic of my tamagotchi in the 90's.^^

The gameplay is correct, maybe adding a bit more feedback could help understand a bit more some things in the game (like the pacing, you don't really know how much you have to wait, that kind of things). I didn't really got to see if there is a difference if you feed him with Pizza or Bread, etc.. I tried to give him a bit of each and it seemed to please Truche.

The music and SFX are great. The volume is a bit too loud imho but it goes really well with the game and its mood.

As for the graphics, it's correct. Simple but it does the job. ^^ I like the color palette, it gives a fun & light vibe to the game. Oh and Truche was cute! ^^

Good job! o/
lilkrit
11. May 2020 · 11:42 UTC
I love the jokes :)
Abdulla Shuhair
12. May 2020 · 13:26 UTC
Superb... 😂