Buccaneer Mail co. by ChanceA

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made by ChanceA for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

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Art - https://twitter.com/loopixelart

Sound - https://twitter.com/gherini_sound

Programming - https://sites.google.com/view/chancealexanderportfolio

HOW TO PLAY

Take the chest down to your hold and survive the journey.

Pick up and throw bombs off your deck. Repair your hull when it's damaged or bombs may enter, damaging your cargo and your ship from within.

Each bomb damages the ship, bringing it lower closer to some stormy clouds, getting the ship too low loses the game Protect the chest from bombs, 3 bombs will destroy it and lose the game as well,

CONTROLS

Movement - WASD/Arrow keys

Pickup/Throw - Space

Repair E/F

Ratings

Overall 388th 3.758⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Fun 756th 3.258⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 417th 3.545⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Theme 519th 3.97⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 45th 4.591⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Audio 103th 4.094⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Humor 689th 2.917⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 233th 3.969⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

Burgee
02. May 2023 · 02:10 UTC
Game looks great! nice work!
slimefriend
02. May 2023 · 02:36 UTC
I love the look and sound of this game! I do wish you could jump straight from the lower level to the upper level, I found bumping my head there constantly pretty annoying. But disregarding that, I thought the gameplay of throwing he bombs off the ship was really fun! Great job!
Hare Software
02. May 2023 · 02:42 UTC
The game looks really really good and the concept is interesting and fits the theme.
A1stakesauce
02. May 2023 · 02:47 UTC
The first bomb blew me in the air for a solid 30 seconds. I don't know if it was a bug but humor = 5 stars. I am dying laughing. Eventually came back down and got to play! Excellent idea. On theme. Fun game.
Dongle
02. May 2023 · 03:23 UTC
Solid entry! Simple yet effective!
BezedH
02. May 2023 · 16:44 UTC
AbsolutLy incredible :D i want to see more of that ! the art and animation are really impressive
Lvl99Chicken
02. May 2023 · 22:00 UTC
Great entry! I really liked the graphics art and atmosphere of the game. Game was simple and to-the-point which I liked. However, I was not able to tell if I won the game or lost? I made it to the X on the map but it just reloaded the game from the start.
🎤 ChanceA
02. May 2023 · 22:04 UTC
@lvl99chicken We didn't quite get to adding an end screen but yes that is the end! Thanks for playing!
GuitarBro
03. May 2023 · 02:53 UTC
Nice pixel graphics! I appreciate the 2d shadows from the lightning as well. The background music worked well, though it took me a while to realize the bomb fuse sound was not rain (since it was storming, I put 2+2 together incorrectly). Also made it to the end, but apparently that platform has a gap in the collision between the ship and you can still die there lol. Overall not bad!
NuiN
03. May 2023 · 03:09 UTC
Very nice
LDJam user 342640
03. May 2023 · 03:15 UTC
Really liked this art, especially how animated the character was! The controls were a bit stick-y, but it wasn't that much of a problem - good job :)
Noam Blei
03. May 2023 · 03:17 UTC
Both the graphics and the music are amazing, the movement felt pretty smooth as well. The bombs sometimes were kinda hard to grab in time
ALFLA
03. May 2023 · 04:05 UTC
Although the game was a bit difficult for me, the overall gameplay was very interesting and the art was very attractive
ZungryWare
03. May 2023 · 04:43 UTC
Very nice looking game with a refined-looking pixel-art style. I liked the starting area sky city.

I was a bit confused on the gameplay though. I noticed that the bombs from the crows never damaged anything, so I just stayed in the lower deck and repaired holes. Then no more bombs got through. After a few minutes of doing that, the screen got dark and it started over. I had to go to the comments to figure out that I had apparently won, but that there's no ending screen. The core gameplay loops seems cool, but doesn't seem to have much actual challenge behind it. If the bombs on the top deck could blow holes in floor, that would have been really fun.

Cool game and great-looking, but I wish there was a bit more to the gameplay.
Red_dino
03. May 2023 · 09:13 UTC
Loved the mix of the pixel art and vfx like shading and blurring. Really professional and impressive entry. :D
LouieJams
03. May 2023 · 10:01 UTC
Nice idea, I feel like the difficulty ramped up pretty fast but the controls seemed to work well and the music fit too! Good entry!
Jaxah
03. May 2023 · 11:52 UTC
This is a pretty looking and sounding game. Simple gameplay which could be added to later on. Nice work!
LDJam user 279622
03. May 2023 · 11:54 UTC
really pretty game

I loved the lightning effects and the explosions
Timbaleek
03. May 2023 · 12:07 UTC
Really nice graphics and polish! I didn't really get if i was supposed to fight the other pirates attacking me or just keep the bombs off the ship and the holes fixed.
Nicely made :)
Salvation
03. May 2023 · 16:50 UTC
Nice pixel art. The gameplay was kind of basic but overall good game fitting the theme. Musics and sounds were also good.
waffleworksgames
03. May 2023 · 20:03 UTC
Great art and fantastic music! The camera work felt great, and the overall atmosphere of the game was incredible. I do wish there was a bit more to do gameplay-wise because it got a bit repetitive after a while. It maybe would have been cool if you could throw the bombs onto the enemy ships? Awesome work overall, would totally play an extended version after the jam!
🎤 ChanceA
03. May 2023 · 20:49 UTC
@waffleworksgames There will definitely be an extended version after the jam, we've already started building new features. Thanks for your feedback!
LDJam user 271014
04. May 2023 · 02:39 UTC
I really loved the presentation! The pixel art was top-notch and the sounds fit really well. Lovely aesthetic overall. Great work!
Ruslana
04. May 2023 · 10:46 UTC
Nice game. Gameplay is cool, it is simple and unique as for me. The pixel art style looks great. Sounds are absolutely fitting. Well done, it looks like a complete little game!
Simon Rahnasto
04. May 2023 · 17:21 UTC
This was really good! The graphics are super well polished and feel incredibly juicy. The movement was snappy and had a unique feel to it. But my favourite part was the audio, it really elevated the game. Both the music but also the Sound effects, like the cannon shots where just perfect.

Happy to hear that you are continuing work on it, that's a great idea :smile:
Diego Teran
04. May 2023 · 23:07 UTC
Really liked the art and mood! Sound effects were great too!
Bokonon
06. May 2023 · 16:43 UTC
The pixel art is amazing! the jump of the PC feels really nice!