Mountain of the Dragon Fruits by thomas-olsson

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made by thomas-olsson for Ludum Dare 52 (COMPO)

Lead the villagers across treacherous mountains as they gather precious dragon fruits for the summer festival! Not all of them will make it back to the village... Mountain of the Dragon fruits is a mouse-controlled puzzle game.

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EDIT : Had to update with one fix to remove a mean input bug.

A game by Thomas Olsson. Special thanks to Akane-chan. Made with Construct 3

Ratings

Overall 4th 4.389⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 3th 4.315⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 32th 3.944⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 176th 3.648⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 4th 4.593⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Audio 5th 4.352⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 31th 3.833⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 8th 4.333⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 29🗳️ 5🗨️

Feedback

Lex
09. Jan 2023 · 02:11 UTC
It's not working for me, says the icons were updated but nothing happens after that.
clyde
09. Jan 2023 · 03:21 UTC
Wow! Love the mashup of Incredible Machine and Lemmings going on. And all this animation? WOW
🎤 thomas-olsson
09. Jan 2023 · 05:45 UTC
Hey @lex, I uploaded the HTML version - hopefully it'll work for you!
Medow
09. Jan 2023 · 06:01 UTC
Amazing! Artwork and sound are super great. I love all the little details. I beat all the levels and got all the pearls. Some of the levels made me think but the game wasn't too hard.

I did find one bug: On level 10 I could pick up the rock that was already in the level and it would glitch out.

But other than that this is a stellar game.
Gonzo13
09. Jan 2023 · 11:18 UTC
@thomas-olsson Awesome! Really cool gameplay, nice graphics! Good entry!
tanis
09. Jan 2023 · 13:22 UTC
Awesome entry! I really enjoyed all of the levels. As already mentioned, on level 10 you can pick-up the rock which is probably not supposed to happen. It glitches around when you do that.

I also had some issues with the font as it was scaling in a weird way and it was pretty much impossible to read.

But man.. the art is amazing, the mechanics are well balanced and you were also able to come up with some neat puzzles. Kudos!
Lex
09. Jan 2023 · 17:12 UTC
@thomas-olsson Now yea! Thanks a lot for the update, I was able to finish the game and I loved the puzzles. Does something change if you don't collect the diamonds?
🎤 thomas-olsson
10. Jan 2023 · 02:35 UTC
@lex Nice! Nothing changes, it's just an additional challenge for who is willing to.
Lex
10. Jan 2023 · 02:48 UTC
@thomas-olsson I was. Totally!
LDJam user 280036
12. Jan 2023 · 06:09 UTC
Excellent game. Awesome (and sometimes gruesome) pixel art and animation, fun puzzle mechanics and design. You even kill two birds with one stone at a point. Quite a few levels, too. I'm impressed this was a 48 hour project. One of my favorite entries, great job!
malibaturhan
14. Jan 2023 · 20:30 UTC
very good game congrats
chompdev
15. Jan 2023 · 00:01 UTC
Wow, this art style is so cool! The drifting clouds and bamboo swaying gently in the wind is really relaxing when you're thinking about your next move. The color palette is great too. Your tutorial level design is spot-on for teaching the player through practice instead of text, and I love that the objects are actually physically simulated when placed.

The animations and bonus gem objectives are excellent. It's also very smart to have a fruit requirement but not require all your guys to survive. I like that the levels allow you to be creative and solve the puzzle in different ways, with different numbers of survivors and with optional gems. There are so many good mechanics here, too, like the birds, the bridges of varying stability, and the spike pits. This is such a polished and well-made jam game. You should be very proud!

![score38.PNG](///raw/044/42/z/56752.png)
🎤 thomas-olsson
16. Jan 2023 · 12:03 UTC
Thanks everyone!!! :)
aduermael
16. Jan 2023 · 21:25 UTC
Excellent game! Lemmings but way more dynamic, had such a great time, thank you!
VictorRypl
16. Jan 2023 · 22:20 UTC
Fantastic entry, reminds me of the Mario vs. DK mini DS games!
Ysendrin
16. Jan 2023 · 22:31 UTC
I think this is my favourite game so far! The levels are introducing new items and mechanics in such clever ways, that's crazy! Not to mention the art and sound design, which are gorgeous. Great entry!

I just think I glitched out one level (with a rock in the middle, I was able to move it) ^^'
amarokczukay
16. Jan 2023 · 22:55 UTC
very nice little game! the mechanic was cool (but sometimes, the hitboxes of objects to pull were a bit slow, for example the stone or the bomb), some levels took me some time to figure out, but i finally beat the game! very nice sprites and atmosphere.

big shoutout to the old man waiting for his sbires to sacrifices themselves.
profan
16. Jan 2023 · 23:31 UTC
This is unironically better lemmings, I loved it, and if I have to summon even a single nitpick, it would be that on one of the levels, this one:

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Every time you ran the level, you got _ever so slightly different_ results and sometimes it wasn't completable with the exact same pieces placed down :) But that's really a nitpick and the fact that this is a compo game is extraordinary.

Great work! I'll be sending this game to a few friends :D
Hawkin
17. Jan 2023 · 00:37 UTC
What a charming puzzle game! The artwork and visual effects were absolutely captivating. And the sound design and music transported me to an old world. Very excellent job!

The gameplay was super fun, too, and surprising! The challenges were not that tough, which allowed me to simply sit back and enjoy the brain teasers. I even laughed at a couple of the combinations. The town must have no shortage of strong, willing men to help gather food!

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Skosnowich
17. Jan 2023 · 19:25 UTC
Great game, I love all about it. Really astonishing for a one-man compo game! Only small problem I noticed was that sometimes the mouse didn't snap 100% correctly to the tile it was over.
Dustyroom
17. Jan 2023 · 21:12 UTC
Best entry I've played so far!
🎤 thomas-olsson
19. Jan 2023 · 01:42 UTC
Hey thank you so much for the comments everyone!!

@ysendrin Yep that one is a bug. The rock thinks its on the UI layer hehe.

@profan Good catch. I also noticed but just figured it'd be fine. The game generally has consistency issues - it's quite delicate when it comes to games using physics :p
koboldskeep
24. Jan 2023 · 22:08 UTC
Nice puzzle game! Would like to see more advanced levels.
ricerick3
13. Mar 2023 · 16:00 UTC
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