The Picky Eater by chiyeon

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made by chiyeon for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

THE PICKY EATER

A game about feeding a picky fire.

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Fire is fire. But this fire is peculiar, like no other. This fire will defend you from creatures lurking in the dark, repelling them with its light. But its special in another way as well. This fire is nourished not by lumber or tinder, but instead the finest dishes the world has to offer. But should it not receive the desired food, it will burn out, leaving you open and defenseless. In order to stay alive and keep your fire alive, scavenge your world for ingredients, and use those, plus your instructions, to cook dishes to perfection, making sure to put in the exact ingredients and cooking for the perfect time. Craft all three dishes to survive the night.

There are 6 possible recipes to make, each with a unique set of required ingredients and a specific amount of cook time. This game isn't quite finished, but should still provide the baseline of a playable experience.

CONTROLS

WASD - MOVE

LEFT CLICK - INTERACT

Q - STOPWATCH

E - INVENTORY

R - RECIPES

FINDING INGREDIENTS

Read this if stuck :)

Ingredients are scattered throughout the map in either the middle or the left/rights sides. In the campfire/spawn area, there are mushrooms and herbs on the ground. Going to the Fishy River on the left, you can find chocolate and butter in plants on the side of the road, and you can catch fish in the river by clicking on them when they jump out. Moving to the right, You can find boxes containing poultry and beef, as well as garlic and flour from plants on the sides of the road.

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Ratings

Overall 131th 3.886⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 352th 3.5⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 174th 3.775⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 296th 3.909⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 64th 4.261⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 562th 2.976⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 219th 3.425⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 85th 3.932⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 29🗳️ 4🗨️

Feedback

alininavcisi
20. Apr 2020 · 14:13 UTC
You know that i love survival games and i loved this game's mood.
Subatiq
20. Apr 2020 · 14:16 UTC
Really love the atmosphere! Those eyes in the darkness are adding up to the art style and mood. Great job!
Geryon Games
20. Apr 2020 · 14:18 UTC
Very cool art style. I think there is a glitch where if you go in full screen the ingredients disappear. Overall, cool concept and great game!
Seagull
20. Apr 2020 · 14:18 UTC
Really liked the graphics and bouncy movements. Fire is very picky! :)

Controls take time to learn, and it's complicated to cook stuff. A lot of inventory manipulations. Maybe can be a bit streamlined.
drschizzo
20. Apr 2020 · 14:20 UTC
Really nice game with a great atmosphere and some cool mecanics implemented!
Nate Wert
20. Apr 2020 · 14:26 UTC
This was a very fun game to play, the only suggestion I would have would be to decrease the cooking times a small amount because I found that when making dishes like beef wellington the fire got dangerously close to going out by the time I was finished. However, the longer cooking times also adds a nice urgency and difficulty to the game, so take my suggestion at a grain of salt.
joonamo
20. Apr 2020 · 14:26 UTC
I survived the night! The athmosphere and graphics were superb. The idea was well-executed, but I wish there was a way to speed up time. I also wish the menu music continued in the game, now I only heard few seconds of the track. Good job 👍
2kah
20. Apr 2020 · 14:41 UTC
Nice idea and really well made game! I'm just sad I couldn't find any butter to finish my last recipe
🎤 chiyeon
20. Apr 2020 · 16:59 UTC
@geryon-games Thank you for playing! Unfortunately yes I had some scaling/space issues with the ingredients.
🎤 chiyeon
20. Apr 2020 · 17:00 UTC
@seagull Thanks for playing! I just wish I had more time to spend on the inventory, as yea it is fairly clunky at the moment!
🎤 chiyeon
20. Apr 2020 · 17:02 UTC
@nate-wert Thanks for playing! Nono, your suggestion is *very* valid here. I had more plans to make the player do more, *while* having to cook as well, forcing the player to switch back and forth between the two time-oriented tasks, but only cooking made its way into the game. So I hoped the player would search for ingredients for the other dishes while cooking one, or simply and unfortunately (as many do) wait.
🎤 chiyeon
20. Apr 2020 · 17:03 UTC
@joonamo Thanks for playing! I probably should have made it play throughout! I wish i could have made one more song for gameplay.
🎤 chiyeon
20. Apr 2020 · 17:22 UTC
@2kah Thank you for playing! There should have been butter on the left side by the river, sorry you couldn't finish!
mike09123
21. Apr 2020 · 01:39 UTC
The eyes weren't so scary after I learned they weren't attached to anything :)
NEKORUMA
21. Apr 2020 · 01:52 UTC
good job , i liked the graphics is very pretty!!
Tom Kun
21. Apr 2020 · 05:24 UTC
Great Concept! I like the atmosphere of the game. Consider lower the wait time of cooking since player can get bored after a while! Congrats on finishing your game!
mehrdadsh
21. Apr 2020 · 12:22 UTC
this is some nice artwork
GreenDinoGames
21. Apr 2020 · 16:09 UTC
Really cool idea :D I like the games humor and gameplay!
bereg
21. Apr 2020 · 22:31 UTC
I like the art and lighting, it sets the mood properly. Overall the game looks polished with all these icons and inventory screens. Nice job. Not my preferred genre but great game.
Taddl
22. Apr 2020 · 17:57 UTC
Nice spin on the fire theme. I really like the graphics and the gameplay idea.
The game crashed a few times while I was cooking, and I found myself waiting a lot for the cooking to be over.
But overall its a very good and polished game.
Starlet
22. Apr 2020 · 22:14 UTC
Okay so... while making the game I used to browse the feed to check what people were doing, and I saved some that I just HAD to try later... your game was one of them!
When I saw the screenshots, the concept... omg, everything! I new I just HAD to try your game!!!

AND IT IS SO CUTE
I love the style, the character walking if just cute, the concept is amazing... I love all of it, I would play your games for hours if I could!!!
I would totally download and play for mobile, HINT HINT hahahahahah