Brush it Up! by kory

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made by kory for Ludum Dare 50 (COMPO)

A nice game about brushing your teeth, don't let the tooth rot set in!

A mouse is (basically) required.

Controls

Move the mouse to brush your teeth

Double click on a different view to zoom in on that part of the mouth.

Credits

Font: https://www.dafont.com/cafe-matcha.font

Else: Kory

Tools

Engine: Godot 3.4.4 (Mono Version): https://godotengine.org/

Music Creation: https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/

Sound Effects: https://www.drpetter.se/project_sfxr.html

Ratings

Overall 382th 3.308⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 360th 3.231⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 35th 4.135⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 87th 4.096⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 395th 3.212⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Audio 263th 3.3⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 119th 3.538⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 15🗳️ 34🗨️

Feedback

jyumonji
04. Apr 2022 · 03:17 UTC
Nice Idea! That's really difficult!XD I think you are really good at simulating the process of brushing teeth. The teeth should be cleaned only by "BRUSHING", not just putting on it.
CharlesSchar
04. Apr 2022 · 03:19 UTC
Very original idea and I love the shop upgrades mechanic. I think if your teeth look like that then you probably have bigger problems to worry about than cavities though. Haha
🎤 kory
04. Apr 2022 · 03:25 UTC
@charlesschar ha yeah good point :)
🎤 kory
04. Apr 2022 · 03:26 UTC
@jyumonji thanks :D Yeah I only get like 30 points when I play but my friends somehow get like 150+ idk how they do it
Pierce Brooks
04. Apr 2022 · 03:26 UTC
My high score was 173. You really *brushed* away the competition with this entry!
Wogabi
04. Apr 2022 · 04:31 UTC
This was considerably more fun than brushing my IRL teeth. Great work!
coyotethursday
04. Apr 2022 · 05:00 UTC
I really liked the mutlti-views mechanic, it was a good way of figuring out how to move the brush around the teeth in 3D space without getting too complicated
candlesan
04. Apr 2022 · 07:17 UTC
I like the different camera angles of the mouth and how each of them is functional to brush! My dentist would enjoy that this game is out there.
🎤 kory
04. Apr 2022 · 12:05 UTC
@dninosores @candlesan glad you liked the cameras! That took a surprisingly long amount of time to do, so glad it was worth it!
🎤 kory
04. Apr 2022 · 12:05 UTC
@wogabi mission accomplished :)
Mohammad Aldehayat
04. Apr 2022 · 14:14 UTC
This game made me really uncomfortable very fast 😅. The game is nice but I only looked at the bottom view port ever so I'm not sure how useful the others were. Good job :))
LDJam user 281060
04. Apr 2022 · 18:54 UTC
Really creative, I played this one longer than most! The 4 cameras is very cool. With some more balanced progression, I think this could be quite a good mini game.
🎤 kory
05. Apr 2022 · 14:42 UTC
@mohammad-aldehayat Thanks for the feedback, definitely something to iterate on I agree. Did you know you can switch which view was the main viewport (by double-clicking)?
OtterFaeLure
05. Apr 2022 · 15:52 UTC
This is such a neat idea!

The controls were stressful (my wrist hurts now) but I feel like this could be expanded into such a cool thing.
Things like having excessive brushing on a tooth wearing down the defense of the tooth could be cool, excessive whitening also makes cavities more likely, etc. Upgrades for the teeth and everything. You could educate the world with this game!

I like it.
🎤 kory
05. Apr 2022 · 16:07 UTC
@otterfaelure ha yeah, first LD50 then the world!
LDJam user 234567
05. Apr 2022 · 16:24 UTC
Original idea. Good game to teach children that has to brush his teeth every day or this is what happens :smile:
jesusnoseq
05. Apr 2022 · 18:24 UTC
One question. Is the last brush made of gold? :smile:

Nice entry!
I would like to have those cameras to brush my teeth
🎤 kory
05. Apr 2022 · 19:46 UTC
@jesusnoseq ha maybe... only one way to find out ;)
Kyle Maroscher
05. Apr 2022 · 23:21 UTC
I liked the concept. It was very difficult, but in a good way. I think if given more time, it would have been beneficial to have the main view be swappable with the other view. As it is, it is a little difficult to be accurate in the main view.
🎤 kory
06. Apr 2022 · 13:12 UTC
@kyle-maroscher thanks for the feedback. I agree the camera is something that needs more work for sure. Did you know you can double-click on a small-view to make it the main view?
clemonades
06. Apr 2022 · 14:32 UTC
I was all like "pshhh you're not gonna trick me into WANTING to brush teeth"....and then the teeth turned yellow and I freaked out and brushed like a mad man. Super unique, quirky, and funny. Wonderful job!
🎤 kory
06. Apr 2022 · 15:05 UTC
@clemonades Thanks! Glad you liked it :)
LDJam user 240168
06. Apr 2022 · 15:31 UTC
Interesting and truly unique idea, nice touch on the theme! I had issues with the camera as well: sometimes it's really hard to actually move the brush around the required area (and not just put the brush there) from any of the provided angles. Maybe it would be simpler if the player could simply move the camera, without the need for different views? Another solution would be to move the camera automatically based on where's the player pointing at, but I guess that won't be easy to implement in a nice and non-frustrating (to the player) way. Anyways, fun submission, good job!
🎤 kory
06. Apr 2022 · 17:19 UTC
@lisyarus thanks for the ideas, I hadn't thought of a dynamic camera, but I agree actually moving the brush is tough in some spots. Something to think about
Skruffye
06. Apr 2022 · 19:10 UTC
Ugh, I get a lot of those "teeth falling out" dreams, so this hit a little close to home... :confounded:

Gameplay was good though, and challenging. Pretty much lost the whole lower jaw when I went for the "pull rotten teeth" option... :neutral_face:

Well done. Gonna go give my teeth an extra brush, now...
Linus Lindberg
06. Apr 2022 · 19:13 UTC
Fun and very different game! Love the 3d teeth.
Gul
06. Apr 2022 · 20:00 UTC
Interesting, but scary! It made me feel like I needed to go brush my teeth, like... NOW.

The controls were a bit rough around the "edges" as it was. Maybe having keyboard shortcuts to quickly switch to the other camera views?

Great job!
theslate
06. Apr 2022 · 20:01 UTC
I think I've had this nightmare before. Good work!
🎤 kory
06. Apr 2022 · 21:28 UTC
@gul Hey now that sounds like a good idea, definitely will try that out
LDJam user 76491
07. Apr 2022 · 11:02 UTC
Very creative entry, kory! Totally unique. After playing I also wanted to rush and go brush my teeth. Great job on this piece. I had some troubles with the controls but having multiple cameras helped.

The brushing sounds are quite satisfying, and the music is super catchy as well!
🎤 kory
07. Apr 2022 · 11:32 UTC
@conradoclark thanks! It was very interesting using google song maker for music glad you liked it
JustusPan
07. Apr 2022 · 14:19 UTC
XXD interesting concept! the teeth model is really cool XD
Fredrik Rosell
07. Apr 2022 · 14:52 UTC
Big happy grin right now! What a great concept! Would have liked to be able to switch camera view using the keyboard, but overall, a great game!
Starlight Glimmer is best poney
07. Apr 2022 · 15:07 UTC
![c.png](///raw/f90/1/z/4d5fa.png)

Controls stuttered a bit but otherwise it's a cool and unique entry. I know it's a compo entry but wish the enviroment didn't look so plain. I scored 63 but I only realized I could swap cameras like halfway through.
🎤 kory
07. Apr 2022 · 15:19 UTC
@alaah yeah if I had the time (and the skills) I would have made it more like a dentist's office! Maybe more time on background, less time redesigning the camera system three times... :)
🎤 kory
07. Apr 2022 · 15:20 UTC
@fredrik-rosell Thanks for the feedback! I agree, that was a big oversight on my part :)
🎤 kory
07. Apr 2022 · 15:20 UTC
@justuspan thanks! I spent some time on the lighting trying to get something that looked decent, glad you liked it :)
ghost-in-the-toast
08. Apr 2022 · 23:59 UTC
Great job! I love the inclusion of multiple viewports!
JakobTheQuizGuy
18. Apr 2022 · 19:02 UTC
Creative take on the theme! I agree with @ghost-in-the-toast, I really like how you included the different perspectives.