Eggsploration by ChickenCastle

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made by ChickenCastle for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

An Australian game. You stumble across an egg on the ground in the bush. There are lots of critters around that would love to gobble up this egg! You should probably make sure this egg gets to where it's going safely.

This is our first game jam and our first game! We decided to participate last minute and are pretty happy with what we achieved with little experience and time :)

Theme: Keep it alive!

Please rate us and give us feedback! We are keen to know what you think! Check us out on Twitter @castle_chicken

Ratings

Overall 1550th 3.353⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1173th 3.343⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 2121th 2.778⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Theme 743th 3.875⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1347th 3.529⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Humor 845th 3.172⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1069th 3.471⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 46🗨️

Feedback

Fabrizio Spadaro
20. Apr 2020 · 14:33 UTC
Cool game, great guitar, smooth mechanics, and fine graphic, not so hard to beat but still challenging, well done!
CaptainAbi
20. Apr 2020 · 14:44 UTC
The art is so nice! Scenery and character look great, and the visual feedback for the egg damage is a nice touch
Chicken Castle Artwork
21. Apr 2020 · 06:35 UTC
@fabrizio-spadaro Thanks so much for your feedback! We did have an extra long jump section but thought it a bit mean for the first game, so removed it. Also had ideas of player health but imagine playing level 5 with player health! plus unfortunately time limits. Good to know though!
Chicken Castle Artwork
21. Apr 2020 · 06:37 UTC
@captainabi Thank you so much for playing our game. We're fans of the egg crack too!
Matootsy
21. Apr 2020 · 07:49 UTC
I like the pixel art, character and eggs. The game is based on an simple effective gameplay mechanic. Only the character controls are a bit stiff. You made many levels! Congrat. That's nice for a gamejam :)
21. Apr 2020 · 07:50 UTC
Great game! Really cute and fun, congrats!
cowa
21. Apr 2020 · 10:53 UTC
Good job on your game!

Simple but working well :)
Enemies were too small, it was hard to see them. But that was your goal maybe.
LaZZyDev72
21. Apr 2020 · 10:54 UTC
Good
Samuel Hollywood-Summers
21. Apr 2020 · 11:04 UTC
I really like the music and the mood it brings to the game (It reminds me, baby, of you...). The assets also look pretty. There were framing issues with the visuals though, and in the menu and the win screen, the music was only in the left speaker. Some audio feedback when the snakes cause you to drop the egg (and perhaps more visual feedback, like a flash of red or shake etc) would help identify the cause of dropping the egg better, since the snakes are often hidden. I like the use of the text prompts at certain points, but they should be bigger and remain visible a little longer when leaving the trigger zone, as it would be possible to miss them. I had to walk back to read information that quickly disappeared.![Screen Shot 2020-04-21 at 11.53.37.png](///raw/cfd/12/z/3161a.png)
robertino
21. Apr 2020 · 11:11 UTC
Nice art! Great idea! Interesting level design!
Awesome final of the game! :-D
Maindric
21. Apr 2020 · 11:24 UTC
Really fun platformer. I loved the graphics, and the mechanics were solid. A+ tutorial work. I see you closely followed the Super Mario tutorial method and what the Super Meat Boy developers with introducing mechanics slowly and bringing them together in the end. Over all, it was fairly easy. Good work!
🎤 ChickenCastle
21. Apr 2020 · 11:59 UTC
@samuel-hollywood-summers Yeah we did notice unfortunately that in some cases there were framing issues with some screen sizes :( Appreciate all your feedback, really helpful :)
21. Apr 2020 · 12:23 UTC
Really nice game! Great job :smiley:
Llewellyn and Michael
21. Apr 2020 · 12:32 UTC
There were some jumps that were far and pretty difficult to make (which isn't an issue, but then I had to walk the whole way round to get back and jump again) and maybe up the movement speed all in all a fun game with a clever concept and cool music which fitted the visuals, Well done!
Igoreshka
21. Apr 2020 · 13:03 UTC
Another egg, lol :sweat_smile:
Goldfish Games
21. Apr 2020 · 13:10 UTC
A bit frustrating to play probably due to lack of a coyote jump and because snakes were so darn hard to see, but seeing all the wildlife was engaging :)
Adinimys
21. Apr 2020 · 13:19 UTC
The controls are a little difficult to use. I feel like the jump is quite heavy. But it's original with a fun universe and style. Though the animal that jumps from the trees has a style way different that the rest giving a weird contrast.
Still, good job !
Tibo
21. Apr 2020 · 14:00 UTC
Nice game ! The difficulty is well-balanced, and the art is nice :ok_hand: You did a great job :D
ColeSlaughter
22. Apr 2020 · 19:33 UTC
Dat ending cutscene...what a twist...

This was a nice game. :) Simple, but effective. Sometimes I would drop the egg without really understanding why it happened though. As far as being challenging, I felt that the difficulty curve was just right.

Also the art was super cute and charming! Nice work all around!
wilsk
24. Apr 2020 · 06:48 UTC
Thanks, this game really fuels my Australian dread of long grass. I'm not sure I'll head outdoors ever again :)
Simon Rahnasto
24. Apr 2020 · 22:18 UTC
I loved the eggception at the end. Also figures that you're Australian with all the snakes hiding in every bush! haha :smile:

The art was really cute, specially the way the girl holds the egg with her braids. Great job!
Amazura
24. Apr 2020 · 23:19 UTC
Nice game.. character is so adorable, the problem is the jump button, it really takes an effort for me to jump onto another level. anyway, good job on making this :thumbsup:
AFKGroup0
27. Apr 2020 · 11:01 UTC
Very good. However I am not really good at platformers, so it was way too hard and maybe a level selection menu would be great.
FinnThePirate
27. Apr 2020 · 22:35 UTC
great concept, i like it, good job
Euforia Games
28. Apr 2020 · 16:47 UTC
Really cool game!!!
leroivi
02. May 2020 · 16:10 UTC
cute game, I see some effort on level design
need to be balanced in order to get harder or get a chilling story
good feeling
danthegreat
04. May 2020 · 04:30 UTC
Great chill vibe! Clever idea to have the egg take damage each time you fall. The in-game tips/tutorial was a nice touch. I had a little trouble with some of the jumps-- not sure if it's just me or if the movement mechanics and/or controls could use a little work. Definitely had fun playing this one!