Babysitter by Tadeas Paule

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made by Tadeas Paule for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

What is this?

You got stuck babysitting your baby sister. Again.

Now it's finally over, you just have to bring her to Father's office.

What could go wrong?

Controls:

A and D - movement

mouse - weapon

S - dialogue progression

What did I use?

I used Unity for the game, Piskel (free website) for the pixelart, and Bitfontmaker2 for the pixel font.

Ratings

Overall 291th 3.68⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 310th 3.56⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 351th 3.5⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 137th 4.08⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 475th 3.52⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 63th 3.875⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 13🗳️ 9🗨️

Feedback

Bit Assembly
20. Apr 2020 · 11:37 UTC
the web itch.io link gives a 404, maybe you forgot to publish it?
🎤 Tadeas Paule
20. Apr 2020 · 13:25 UTC
@bit-assembly Thank you, I totally forgot that! It should be fine now
DeSpiciestBoi
20. Apr 2020 · 13:47 UTC
This is an incredibly fun game with charming characters and challenging gameplay. Most fun I've had today!
FudgeFiddle
20. Apr 2020 · 13:48 UTC
I tried to play the web itch.io version but when I press S the dialogue doesn't progress.
squareoctopus
20. Apr 2020 · 13:48 UTC
A bug somehow made me win a level because I was clicking like a maniac at the try again screen, lol. Really really nice, it becomes challenging!
alininavcisi
20. Apr 2020 · 13:49 UTC
very hard mechanics but original! :))
Ioan Pop
20. Apr 2020 · 13:52 UTC
Great level progression with the change of mechanics!
Stefanie Leitch
20. Apr 2020 · 13:52 UTC
Great game! There seems to be some bugs though, particularly if you die on the door of a level, you get stuck on the Try Again screen but it seems to move you along in levels until you get to the boss, and then nothing happens. Would have loved to finish it. Good work overall!
🎤 Tadeas Paule
20. Apr 2020 · 13:54 UTC
@fudgefiddle I'm sorry to hear that! I don't know what could cause it, just tried and everything works fine... Maybe you unfocused the window?
2kah
20. Apr 2020 · 13:54 UTC
Really nice entry! Solid gameplay, interesting mechanics, and funny as well.
kjscott
20. Apr 2020 · 13:55 UTC
Several of the levels were a bit buggy, I never saw levels 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, and 12 I think as when you get the "try again" screen if you wiggle your mouse near the door and press some keys before clicking try again it seems to skip the levels.

Would have benefited from some simple sound effects for the different things to give audio cue as to the next "attack".

I thought the octopus kind of thing at the "try again" screen was cute XD
PrincessChooChoo
20. Apr 2020 · 13:56 UTC
Cool idea for mechanics.
I didn't quite get the hang of it though :sweat_smile:
One thing that wasn't clear was what exactly triggered the end of the level.
Sheinxy
20. Apr 2020 · 13:58 UTC
Nice game!


The mechanics are original and pretty nice, they fit 100% with the theme of Keeping it Alive!

The graphics are simple but good, I feel like there should be a more complex background though

Where this game shines in my opinion is in the dialogs, they are pretty funny! Like, "Of course father uses lasers", it got a small laugh out of me! :3


The biggest downside in my opinion is the lack of sound, it would have been way better with at least some simple sound effects, but considering that you were all alone to make this all, in only 48h, I can understand

Overall, I like it!


![New_Piskel.gif](///raw/045/e/z/2d70d.gif)
Hanamigi
20. Apr 2020 · 13:58 UTC
Quite enjoyable! I like the baby creature, and I like the gameplay even if I find it to be a bit on the easy side. Using the mouse to shield the player from bullets is novel, givin it that danmaku flavour. Definitely needs audio to enhance the experience!
Dan flockhart
20. Apr 2020 · 13:59 UTC
Fantastic use of simple, yet entertaining mechanics! Really like the dialogue animations and aesthetics. One critique is that perhaps soundFX could add another dimension but other than that pretty solid game!
grena
20. Apr 2020 · 14:19 UTC
At first I thought that levels would be too easy. But nice difficulty progression! I laughed at lasers "ah, typical dad trap" haha.
I finished the game, but one question, lasers can't be avoided, right?
🎤 Tadeas Paule
20. Apr 2020 · 14:30 UTC
@grena that's right, lasers are instant death for your poor little sister. Though they can hit you just fine, since you're an awesome ghost :)
A-312
20. Apr 2020 · 14:34 UTC
First try: I clicked on `quit` button instead `play` :sob:
🎤 Tadeas Paule
20. Apr 2020 · 14:43 UTC
@a-312 Did you try turning it off and on again?
nerdysl0th
20. Apr 2020 · 14:43 UTC
I like the theming, and you managed to develop the dynamic of the father and son's relationship really well in such a small amount of dialogue!
Gameplay-wise, it's kind of a meh. Not bad, but also quite easily exploitable.
Overall, good job!
AljosaCT
20. Apr 2020 · 14:58 UTC
I really like this game. Great entry, good job!