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Harvest Inn by paloobi

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made by paloobi for Ludum Dare 52 (COMPO)

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I made a little game where you harvest crops to serve up to the guests at your cozy bed-and-breakfast inn. I composed the midi soundtrack, hand-pixeled the art, and made all the sounds in bfxr.

⌨️ PLAY HERE: https://paloobi.itch.io/harvest-inn

🎮 Controls

  • Arrow Keys = Move
  • Space = Plant, Water, Harvest, End Day
  • A / D keys = Select crop type
  • Mouse Click = Buttons in dialogs (end day & start day.

🛠 Tools & Frameworks:

  • Game Engine: Phaser
  • Code: JavaScript, HTML, CSS
  • SFX: Bfxr
  • Music: GarageBand
  • Art: Krita, coolors
  • Editor: VSCode

🔠 Fonts:

📝 Devlog

This was my first time participating in compo! It was really challenging and a lot of fun. This was also my first time building a game with the Phaser JavaScript game engine, so it was quite a learning experience! I hope you like playing, even though I didn't have time to learn the engine and complete all the features I wanted to. In particular, I didn't get to the cooking mechanics or ability to buy seeds, so there's a random element there for now.

I hope you enjoy the game, even in the state it's in! My goal was to create a peaceful cozy game.

🔎 How was it made?

I hand-coded the JavaScript for this game using the Phaser JS framework.

You can check out the source code here: https://github.com/paloobi/harvest-game

If you're curious about learning Phaser yourself, here are some of the resources I used heavily: * LESSMILK | Tutorial: Make web games with Phaser 3 * Make 2D Games in JavaScript with Phaser * Phaser Examples

⏳ Features for Later

Some of the features I would have loved to have time to add and may add after voting is over: * hit boxes * player animations * ability to choose what to cook * ability to choose to buy seeds (also, ability to use coins...) * see some of your guests and their reactions * different time to grow for different crops * more crops! * more recipes! * see the inside of the inn

🕰 Change History

  • v0.0.5 - fixed a tiny bug with planting potatoes
  • v0.0.4 - build submitted to LD compo
Link https://github.com/paloobi/harvest-game
Link https://paloobi.itch.io/harvest-inn
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/harvest-inn

Ratings

Overall 264th 3.13⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 288th 2.826⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 305th 2.614⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 86th 4⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 188th 3.435⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 90th 3.568⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 97th 3.659⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 42🗳️ 19🗨️

Feedback

MostLikely
08. Jan 2023 · 21:36 UTC
nice game, I like the music

I wish you could pick which seeds you purchase, and a bonus for more diverse foods would be nice

art is very good too :)
HypernoodleJon
09. Jan 2023 · 08:14 UTC
a very nice little experience, flowing through the space->a/d->space->move keyboard inputs was very satisfying as I planted and watered each little seed. I would love to see a seed purchase phase each morning before starting the day, and conditions that might effect how well or poorly something might sell that night, but that's certainly well beyond the scope of the compo.
LDJam user 258850
09. Jan 2023 · 14:36 UTC
I like it ^^ I stood waiting for stuff to grow at first.. I'd accidently watered some crops and thought they did it on their own haha
Ani
10. Jan 2023 · 19:26 UTC
The idea for this is so cosy! I know you didn't have time, but it would've been lovely to see the inn and guests as part of the loop.
Ipsl0re
10. Jan 2023 · 20:24 UTC
Cute game; you really nailed the atmosphere. I agree with the above- having the cooking would especially elevate this. But with 48 hours, there's only so much you can do- and you did great. Well done.
ChickensioDev
11. Jan 2023 · 11:25 UTC
really great game! i wish there was a way to spend the money but its amazing for a 48 hour jam! i love the ambience and it was really relaxing! good job!
thomasward
12. Jan 2023 · 15:12 UTC
I managed to earn 305 coins and decided to retire. ;)

The game is nicely executed. I loved the cozy idea. The gameplay was fine too. I wish there were a few more crops to choose, but hey, this was a compo entry and I shouldn't really complain :D
JoshuaRabbit
12. Jan 2023 · 21:10 UTC
A good game and I love the pixel art.
But from the perspective of interaction, it will better if the button of the dialog can be controled using the keyboard.
Orhu
13. Jan 2023 · 22:27 UTC
Interesting game. I like how smooth all the movement feels and the art is really nice. I think this game is kind of lacking in terms of challenge, though. I didn't really feel any motivation to keep playing, and as I got more and more seeds each day, my money just exponentially grew. Communicating more to the player and setting targets (i.e. make this much money by this day) turns simple games like this one into a more challenging, engaging experience that'll keep people wanting to play. Great work on making this though, I enjoyed it.
shimmerscale
26. Jan 2023 · 22:30 UTC
Cute game! There wasn't really any challenge, but the cute art combined with the calming music made a nice relaxing atmosphere :)
burnedkirby
27. Jan 2023 · 12:44 UTC
At first I was worried that there might be some kind of time limit, but I later realized this is one of those relaxing as you farm kind of game. Calming music and farming at one's own pace. It is pretty nice. Good work!