Around the Cluck by Brutten

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made by Brutten for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

My Ludum Dare 47 submission. See what it's like going through the life cycle of a chicken. Maybe there's a way out? If you get confused, see how the items interact with the things around you.

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Ratings

Overall 828th 3.476⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 415th 3.667⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1147th 3⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1361th 2.952⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 826th 3.524⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 398th 3.643⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 44th 4.238⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 551th 3.625⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 1🗨️

Feedback

Iluvatar
05. Oct 2020 · 08:54 UTC
I really liked the art as well as sound effects (especially BARK BARK :D ). But I will be honest with you, I was not sure what I was suppose to do. Can you maybe write some description of the gameplay on this page? :)
David Hunter
05. Oct 2020 · 09:02 UTC
A nice little puzzle game
DonMartin
05. Oct 2020 · 22:53 UTC
WOW I LOVE, AND I MEAN LOVE THE MUSIC. IT REMINDS ME OF PAPERS, PLEASE! AND PAPER PLEASE REMINDS ME OF MY HOME, AND FOR THAT I LOVE THIS GAME.THE ARTWORK IS ABSOULUTELY AMAZING, REMINDS ME OF CHICKEN LITTLE.









































gameplay kinda boring, but thats aight :/
eyusufatik
05. Oct 2020 · 23:13 UTC
I loled when the owner took my chicken after it got too fat. this is a fantastic mini game with great artwork and short but fun quests and gags.
walpolea
06. Oct 2020 · 03:18 UTC
This was a lot of fun, with great art and fun sounds!
snowinn
07. Oct 2020 · 00:54 UTC
This was really fun and I loved the music and especially the sounds effects, mmm nice and plumpy and BARK BARK ! I loved the pixel art chickens as well and the super fat chicken. It was a great puzzle, like an adventure game. Great work!
LetterAfterZ
07. Oct 2020 · 00:59 UTC
Fun little game, couldn't work out what to do with the bee but did enjoy getting plumpy.
digital bacon
07. Oct 2020 · 09:41 UTC
Loved the art work, though a bit tricky finding what I was supposed to be doing. Didn't seem to have a big play area, could only move around a narrow strip of grass.

Bonus points for the "Mmmm, nice and plumpy!" v/o when you die -- lol'd to that.
AVAVT
07. Oct 2020 · 10:15 UTC
What I like:

- That ending was totally worth the effort, lol
- Passive humor and references

What I think could be improved:
- I don't like how the camera always stuck with you at the bottom of the screen. It forced me to always move at the bottom or else I can't see a thing.
- The hit zone of item usage is a bit hard to use. The item is grabbed on your peak, but you have to stand exactly on the spot to use it, which is quite hard to correctly get.
- Probably add some kind of story at the beginning? Just one dialog of the owner about getting a fat chicken or something could ease the "getting acquainted" step a lot
Angelee
07. Oct 2020 · 13:49 UTC
Aw that ending tho - but I enjoyed the game. Was pretty funny, especially the sound effects. Dog busting into the yard scared the crap out of me.
Macmist
07. Oct 2020 · 21:43 UTC
Really nice puzzle, loved the graphics and the music as well. Did not expect to be able to eat too much. Nicely made!
BroReNata
08. Oct 2020 · 22:34 UTC
Ending made me laugh more than it probably should've. Nice work!
pixelgroover
12. Oct 2020 · 01:26 UTC
Like most of life: the dog is best part, haha. Funky concept, but i hate to eat chicken feed and become a nugget ngl
Trypants
13. Oct 2020 · 00:25 UTC
Made laugh ! haha Interesting concept!
Tygrak
13. Oct 2020 · 14:26 UTC
That was great! The ending was so sad :(... all that and it ends like this. The sound effects were great - especially "bark bark". Also some pretty nice looking pixel art graphics - just a good game over all. A bit short, but it's a LD :). Great job making the game - one of my favorites so far this LD :).
WilloXs
13. Oct 2020 · 15:40 UTC
Charming pixelart but a thing that i don't like about your graphics is the incoherent pixel size. Its better to have them all the same resolution and to not scale them differently.

The puzzle itself was short and fun and the sound effects were just great xD

I don't know if the eating mechanic was necessary but i was too fat and got eaten once so that was a good laugh.

In my personal interpretation of the ending the chicken causes a massive crash that eventually leads to the downfall of humanity and the rise of the chicken empire (chicken number 0 survives obviously)
Yword
13. Oct 2020 · 16:14 UTC
Yeah, I just made it out! Really interesting and unexpected idea! ^_^
MikoziQ
13. Oct 2020 · 19:56 UTC
My god this chicken is so adorable. Finished nuggets and Good(??) ending. On stream I was almost dying from laughing, you can check it out [Using this Twitch link](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/769213902?t=0h37m8s)

Good job!