Vesuvius by TheHansinator

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made by TheHansinator for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

You are the Pontifex in Rome and Vesuvius is rumbling. Help the villagers avoid certain destruction by divining what should be sacrificed! Drag objects into the volcano to see if it can be pacified.

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Reilly
05. Apr 2022 · 04:51 UTC
![Volcano.PNG](///raw/8fc/64/z/4c597.png)

This game made me giggle. Very fun and a great concept that goes with really well with the prompt. I felt like the end was truly inevitable.

Thank you!
GeraldFIngBurke
05. Apr 2022 · 22:29 UTC
Absolutely hilarious! Loved the sound effects!
HiddenTavern
06. Apr 2022 · 00:52 UTC
I had a .... blast. Gratius tibi. Bene!
avareii
07. Apr 2022 · 02:38 UTC
World's most picky volcano XD and the sound effects were great!

Couple of quality of life things I noticed:
- It was hard to determine how much of an effect my attempts were having on the volcano, because I never saw the volcano image go back a stage. I dumped everything in at once, but there was no way for me to tell whether throwing things in at a slower pace would have worked better.
- In a similar vein, there was no obvious warning right before the volcano exploded. If there had been, I might have had a chance to try to quickly drop a few things in as a last ditch desperation move.
- Given that I threw everything in immediately, it was very obvious when things spawned on the empty screen. Having them wander on from the sides would have looked smoother.
- Sound effects aren't all the same volume - the OI is particularly loud and startled me once or twice.

Good effort, though! Had a fun few minutes playing it :)
khaotom
13. Apr 2022 · 07:18 UTC
I loved this theme usage. Sacrifice living things in a silly attempt to stop nature from unleashing the inevitable destruction. I liked the sound effects, in particular I found the different levels of noisiness or bitrate between them rather fascinating.
Yamzho
13. Apr 2022 · 07:31 UTC
Fun little game. More in-game feedback would have been appreciated, but overall, Good Job !
Suchista
13. Apr 2022 · 07:31 UTC
It was nice and funny, I'm not sure how the gameplay could be improved - maybe the volcano could provide more clues about what he wants to eat? The art is nice, but inconsistent at times, I mean the black borders (e.g. the dogs have it, but chickens do not). I liked the humor and voice acting. Good entry!
DJTequila
18. Apr 2022 · 02:08 UTC
Good concept, the voice acting was pretty funny. I thought the art was cute. At times it felt like the game was random, like the clues weren't clear enough to figure out what the volcano wanted. (Although, I guess an inevitable eruption does fit the theme.)