Egg Problem by Bry

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made by Bry for Ludum Dare 45 (COMPO)

Weird eggs are taking over Birdville. Summon your bird friends to help fight off the evil egg army!

A frantic tower defense mini-game. Made in under 48 hours!

Stack: - HTML5 & Javascript (PIXI.js, React) - Aseprite, TexturePacker (Graphics) - Bfxr (Audio)

Play now in the web!

NOTE: If the game is too small for you, you can zoom in/out with CTRL+/CTRL-

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Ratings

Overall 25th 4.031⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Fun 9th 4.125⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 386th 2.813⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Theme 400th 2.906⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 121th 3.74⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Audio 196th 3.24⭐ 50🧑‍⚖️
Humor 99th 3.228⭐ 48🧑‍⚖️
Mood 246th 3.159⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 12🗨️

Feedback

DragonsBeardGames
06. Oct 2019 · 23:26 UTC
Nicely done, A bit hard at the start but then I was too strong :P
pedromgdo
06. Oct 2019 · 23:26 UTC
Really enjoyed this one, eggcellent.
pfeyffer
06. Oct 2019 · 23:32 UTC
Nicely balanced. Cute graphics. Good job!
TheseusInABottle
06. Oct 2019 · 23:35 UTC
Really good. Really liked the sound effect for shooting. You didn't have any music but the shoot effect seemed to oh most turn into a nice beat for the game. My only complaint is that I would have liked for there to be a pause between waves as it felt a little like once I started losing I quickly started heading downhill.
Tobias Froihofer
06. Oct 2019 · 23:41 UTC
I have never played a tower defense game where you can move towers. Really good idea and still well balanced.
Becher
06. Oct 2019 · 23:53 UTC
It's easy when you understand how you move your birds X). Nice art and concept good work
Brandon JS Lea
07. Oct 2019 · 00:17 UTC
Nice game. Was this by chance inspired by TowerBag from the GMTK jam?

Really like having a more active tower defense and it's quite a charming game, just enough dialogue to understand.

Only real issue is not having some kind of break, or at least I didn't reach one. Not having a wave system meant I was basically always overwhelmed by my performance at the start of the game when I was still figuring it all out.

Would also be nice if there was a little more leniency to play strategically. I decided to tank a few hits earlier on to save up for the second tier bird but that basically screwed me the entire game, though again a round/wave system might help there.
🎤 Bry
07. Oct 2019 · 00:24 UTC
@brandon-js-lea Thanks for the great feedback. I've never heard of that game (TowerBag), I'll have to check it out!
Ossi
07. Oct 2019 · 00:36 UTC
A cute and simple tower defense game! I really liked how each bird had it's own intro animation as they set themselves around the path. It started off pretty tough but by the end I was spamming so many birds it was hilarious! Really nice art as well, I really enjoyed the egg running animations!
geoff.nagy
07. Oct 2019 · 00:37 UTC
It seems I can't get past the initial "Help" message dialog. Please let me know if you'd like error logs or system specs.
🎤 Bry
07. Oct 2019 · 00:42 UTC
@geoff-nagy Hey, what browser & operating system? You're clicking the button and nothing happens? Thanks.
Stefanie Leitch
07. Oct 2019 · 02:13 UTC
Overall very fun take on a Tower Defense game. I don't have a lot of criticism about the game as a whole, beyond maybe letting you upgrade individual towers, plus it seemed a little bit easy. Good work!
🎤 Bry
07. Oct 2019 · 02:48 UTC
@geoff-nagy I added support for devices that don't support WebGL, which I think might fix your problem if you're interested in trying again!
Xacur
07. Oct 2019 · 02:49 UTC
This was very well done. Birds and eggs, natural enemies!
LanaLux
07. Oct 2019 · 03:16 UTC
So fun to play! I'm determined to beat it. >_<
🎤 Bry
07. Oct 2019 · 03:21 UTC
@lanalux Thanks, I enjoyed watching you play on your stream!
6smith
07. Oct 2019 · 03:45 UTC
Awesome, very solid tower defense
Igoreshka
07. Oct 2019 · 03:56 UTC
Nice birds, good sounds, wonderfull balance. Thank you for game ;D
Bagenzo
07. Oct 2019 · 04:08 UTC
A good TD focused on being proactive instead of just sitting back and letting the towers do the work. Also, the birds are super cute. Great game!
Ruby Interactive games
07. Oct 2019 · 04:11 UTC
Loved playing it! Played through the entire thing :D
geoff.nagy
07. Oct 2019 · 04:19 UTC
@bry: Never mind! It seems to be working now. Thanks.
Gold5Games
07. Oct 2019 · 04:59 UTC
I love this. I had to stop playing so I could try other games, but a nice spin on the tower defense formula. Streamlined gameplay, but still plenty of depth. One of my favorites so far.
geoff.nagy
07. Oct 2019 · 05:20 UTC
This came across as really polished! The feedback from the first bird ("move me!") instantly told you how the game worked. I played several times to see how far I could get. Very easy to understand, and also additive!
🎤 Bry
07. Oct 2019 · 05:27 UTC
@geoff-nagy Thanks for coming back to play it! Glad you enjoyed.
Hcursino
07. Oct 2019 · 07:16 UTC
Fun game. In the beginning I was so desperate I thought it would be a hard challenge, but as I brought more and more birds those eggs didn't stand a chance. I would like to see more of this if you ever feel like pushing the game forward.
Rolly
07. Oct 2019 · 10:51 UTC
I did it!

![egg_problem.png](///raw/46b/d1/z/26f3e.png)

It was a very fun game, classic but well executed. I didn't realize at first that I could move birds (yeah it's written but I didn't read till the end, I'm such a lambda-user...).

It could use some more balancing (the white bird is so powerful that the last five waves are just "sit and watch").

Visuals and sound effects are sober and efficient! I had a great time, thank you!
Marcin J
07. Oct 2019 · 11:52 UTC
I really enjoyed the game, I did a few playthroughs. Cute simple graphics and clear mechanics. Fun TD game overall.

Oh, Pixi.js! Me too
kromeboy
07. Oct 2019 · 12:00 UTC
Solid entry and nice take on the theme with a classic gameplay.

It become a little to easy once you unlock the "slowing" bird
Ekaterina
07. Oct 2019 · 13:44 UTC
Unusual setting for tower defense)) Pretty sweet happened!
JoshuaRabbit
07. Oct 2019 · 13:47 UTC
This game is fun and I enjoy it. The penguin and the frog is so useful and good. I also love the cute pixel arts.
TasakaSama
07. Oct 2019 · 14:46 UTC
Very nice execution, graphically nothing wrong and everything works well.
By cons I do not see too much interpretation of the theme ... WellDone !
PetTurtle
07. Oct 2019 · 16:45 UTC
Very fun game, beat the entire thing!
Kazatan
07. Oct 2019 · 17:12 UTC
Works really nicely. I think the blue slow down birds are a little overpowered - in that they make everything else so much better. A balance issue like that is not something to worry about in a 48h game jam though! The graphics and SFX were great. Would have been lovely to get some music to go with it! Good work :thumbsup:
starvingindie
07. Oct 2019 · 21:44 UTC
Nice little tower defense game. Well done! It was challenging in the beginning and then I thought I was getting the hang of it, but then it got difficult again. Fun game!
Philarmon
08. Oct 2019 · 00:14 UTC
Hehe, birds against eggs - thats a new word in the tower defence games :) Lovely implementation but the game is pretty tough :) Stiil, a very good entry
KunoNoOni
08. Oct 2019 · 03:01 UTC
That was a lot of fun to play! Very nicely done pixel art and retro sounds. Congrats on completing the Compo!
Artyom Volkov
08. Oct 2019 · 07:08 UTC
A very nice tower defence with unconvential tower mechanics, well done, I really like it.
Douglas Asted
08. Oct 2019 · 07:17 UTC
I liked it a lot more than I thought i would.
adamk33n3r
08. Oct 2019 · 07:38 UTC
Nicely done. Really cool ideas and fun gameplay.
AdamCYounis
08. Oct 2019 · 09:58 UTC
I had a lot of fun with this game. Simple and effective. The birds had distinct uses and my choices definitely made the difference between winning and losing. The game got a bit easy once I worked out where to put the white birds, which felt a little OP. Great game, you should be proud of how solid it is!
Monish Vyas
08. Oct 2019 · 12:59 UTC
Going through the comments and saw many people saying "well balanced" I was surprised, then I realized, I can move birds. After that I beat the shit out of those eggs. Very well made fun game
loveapplegames
18. Oct 2019 · 23:14 UTC
A great tower defense game for 48h. I like the drag and drop idea. Good fun trying to optimize the strategy.