Jacques Boomer's Garden by Globul

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made by Globul for Ludum Dare 52 (JAM)

Help Jacques Boomer to harvest carrots from his vegetable garden. First of all, you have to water them (space bar) and wait for them to grow. Beware of the promoter who wants to expropriate Jacques, the workers who are there to destroy the garden, and the mini Godzillus who are there to take over the world. If you have enough energy, you can knock them off their platform by pushing them [arrow keys] - Esc to restart - L to go to the next level.

Ratings

Overall 505th 3.342⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 341th 3.474⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 297th 3.447⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 566th 3.447⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 242th 3.306⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 395th 3.474⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 24🗨️

Feedback

masternoob
09. Jan 2023 · 16:42 UTC
Awesome game, great fun to play.
Unfortunately the controls were a bit hard to figure out. I did not know you can only move up and down between platforms and not jump conventionally. Also the game got stuck when loading the second level.
Raphytator
09. Jan 2023 · 17:11 UTC
Excellent, very fun.
Yumepix
09. Jan 2023 · 20:05 UTC
You should add the controls, but beside this well done !
Lukas Boersma
09. Jan 2023 · 20:07 UTC
Cool game mechanic! But once I died I couldn't figure out how to restart the level :(
matimat
10. Jan 2023 · 08:12 UTC
I had a lot of fun playing, Congratulations
rockford
10. Jan 2023 · 10:13 UTC
Bombjack and the carrots. I liked it.
Derek Volker
10. Jan 2023 · 21:51 UTC
There seems to be a problem in the html5 version. I couldn't play the web version, it stayed stuck on title screen.

However, i downloaded the standalone version and it worked fine. Really appreciated the retro graphics and sounds, which were fitting for the game purpose. Also, while the movimentation style through the platforms (which i expected some jump from one to another and if you fall you die) seemed odd for a moment, in no time it becames natural.

Congrats for the game!
chompdev
10. Jan 2023 · 22:52 UTC
Fun gameplay loop! I really like the ability to push enemies off the ledge and make them loop around to the top of the screen. The watering/harvesting is a fun challenge and a cool way to regain health and progress to the next level. At first I didn't understand how to move to different levels and horizontally to other platforms, but once I figured it out it was a fun way to stay clear of the enemies and water/harvest while they weren't looking. Nice job on your game!
Cornflowerblue
11. Jan 2023 · 02:26 UTC
Cute game, had to fiddle around to figure out the controls.
Adam Burt
11. Jan 2023 · 19:38 UTC
Interesting movement style, kind of like a puzzle! Good use of sound effects, and the music was decent. Pushing godzillas off was fun!
Flightless
14. Jan 2023 · 20:15 UTC
Nice mechanic with the monsters looping back around when they are pushed off the map, it suprised me the first time :slight_smile:
Beeb GameCodeCompany
15. Jan 2023 · 15:52 UTC
Has some nice polish, main character, graphics, and music are fun. Would liked to have seen an ending screen for beating all levels.
kir Pow
16. Jan 2023 · 22:33 UTC
The carrots and push feature are nice touch. Took a second to work out the controls but once the penny dropped a lot of fun to play
jk5000
17. Jan 2023 · 11:27 UTC
A very sweet and well made little game. I love the visuals and the music. The gameplay is simple and fun. Overall a very well made and fun jam game. Well done.