Aster by fueki

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made by fueki for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

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You and your companion missed the spaceship and were trapped on a nameless planet. You need to collect and use various itemss as instructed to repair the rescue capsule. At the same time, start your collection of cosmic garbage!

There are three endings depending on different choices.

Controls

Move - WASD

Grab Items - E

Talk - SPACE

Use Items - 1-0

Credits

fueki(@fueki) - Plan & Art & Story

haka(@haka) - Art & Story

Akachi(@Akachi) - Story

Naidove - Code https://naidove.itch.io/

Yang Ha - Code

Ceylan Fang - Music & Sound https://space.bilibili.com/18080842

toarushin - Translate

Ratings

Overall 40th 4.154⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Fun 186th 3.684⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 104th 3.829⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Theme 89th 4.188⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 2th 4.818⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Audio 68th 4.064⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Humor 289th 3.25⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 28th 4.363⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Given 33🗳️ 54🗨️

Feedback

Xeridian
Oct 06th · 22:19 UTC
The game art looks so adorable!! Gonna check out the game!!
MaxineY
Oct 06th · 22:25 UTC
The art style is so cute! I've already fallen in love with it.
phanopera
Oct 06th · 22:27 UTC
A cute atmospheric quest. High-quality animations. I encountered a bug on the 2nd day. The character froze on "..." and did not respond to the keys, maybe a local issue, not the game. Anyway it didn't spoil the impression and desire to continue playthrough.
Maytch
Oct 06th · 22:36 UTC
Wow, I wasn't expecting a story like that from a jam game. The player character and the art style are really cute too. I got ending 2 but unfortunately the last section after I'd collected all items had switched to japanese and I didn't know how to switch it back.
haka
Oct 06th · 22:39 UTC
@xeridian Thanks so much for your comment!! I hope you enjoyed the game. I noticed the art in your game is excellent as well, I'll definitely check it out later!
haka
Oct 06th · 22:40 UTC
@maxiney Thank you! The art for your game is absolutely amazing as well! I'll be sure to play it later!
haka
Oct 06th · 22:43 UTC
@phanopera Thanks for the feedback! Because of the tight deadline, we know there are still a few bugs we haven't fixed yet. Could you be more specific about the "..." part where the character froze? We'll try to look into it and get it fixed!
haka
Oct 06th · 22:45 UTC
@maytch Thank you so much for playing through the game so quickly! That bug is most likely our fault. Due to the time limit, we didn't have time to finish the third ending, but we're planning to add it in a future update. We really appreciate the feedback!
ZelenkaS
Oct 06th · 22:52 UTC
This game is incredibly adorable, and I absolutely love the protagonist's personality. It's got me hooked on what's about to happen. I'm stuck on Day 6—one of the three collectible items has a number error, and I can't select the interactive object, so I can't progress. But it's genuinely charming, and I adore the protagonist's collecting obsession.
Maytch
Oct 06th · 23:05 UTC
@haka For the "..." part of someone else'ss feedback - it seemed to get stuck if I selected something but maybe didn't have or use the right item for and was trying to press space to get it to continue. It only happened sometimes though, and I started clicking instead of using space and that seemed to solve it. I tried to recreate the bug just now but couldn't!
haka
Oct 06th · 23:14 UTC
@maytch Thanks for replying to this comment! I accidentally @'d the wrong person (I'm still not totally familiar with this website, haha). Thanks again!
haka
Oct 06th · 23:17 UTC
@zelenkas Thank you for such detailed feedback! I'm so glad to hear you liked the protagonist’s personality! I actually encountered the same bug you did during my playthrough, and I've already reported it to our programmer. She'll try to fix it after getting a good night's sleep!
Ira Baciu
Oct 07th · 00:47 UTC
Graphics are stunning, oh my god! Y'all need to put this on Steam. It's extreamly good for three days
haka
Oct 07th · 01:06 UTC
@ira-baciu Thank you, I'm so glad you liked it! I love our art as well - fueki made a huge contribution! We'll continue to improve it :)!
kkritikov
Oct 07th · 01:28 UTC
Ahhh, the graphics are just amazing, 10 out of 10! I also really liked the way the Itch.io page is designed
Threeli
Oct 07th · 01:31 UTC
Pretty cool game with pretty great pixel work. I'm amazed you managed to squeeze this out of just a few days. I see there's no third ending yet, but also that you plan on continuing to develop it now that the jam is over. I'm not going to complain about the bugs, because I think other people have already pointed stuff out and you're working on improving it. Great work!
SergS Workshop
Oct 07th · 01:32 UTC
Loved the art style! So pity the music doesn’t loop — it is really cute and added to the atmosphere!
haka
Oct 07th · 01:35 UTC
@sergs-workshop Thanks for your comment! Yes, we also discovered that issue right at the very end TvT. In fact, a sound effect is supposed to play when the dialogue appears. We'll be sure to fix it in a future update!
haka
Oct 07th · 01:39 UTC
@threeli Thank you so much for your friendly comment! I actually played your game yesterday as well, and I also really loved the cute pixel art style - and the adorable sound effects! (Unfortunately, I was just too busy yesterday and didn't have the energy to comment on every game TvT). We'll keep improving it!
Threeli
Oct 07th · 01:41 UTC
Comments are nice and all, but it's just a jam -> you gotta conserve your energy where you can! Thanks for playing mine, and I'm happy to hear you [and the team] are going to keep working on yours!
Keefer Rourke
Oct 07th · 01:43 UTC
Super cute art style! I had a hard time distinguishing what items were to give to my companion, but I will revisit this later. It's so cute!
haka
Oct 07th · 01:46 UTC
@keefer-rourke Thank you! Yes, maybe the pixel art style adds a little bit to the difficulty of recognizing things, but trust me, the game isn't that hard! I look forward to you playing it again later :)
Jiffy
Oct 07th · 01:48 UTC
In love with the art style. Had a bug on ending 2 where the game switched languages which was sad because I was invested in the story. Really loved the concept though! Would love to see this game expanded after the jam!
haka
Oct 07th · 01:56 UTC
@jiffy Thanks for your comment, and we're so happy to hear you enjoyed the story! We're also really sorry about that bug TvT. Everyone on the team did their absolute best, and we even prepared translations for two languages. We'll definitely fix it in a post-jam update!
Jiffy
Oct 07th · 02:01 UTC
@haka No worries at all! Translating a gam jam game in general is already crazy, very impressive stuff :)
haka
Oct 07th · 02:11 UTC
@kkritikov Thanks for your comment!! I really like the design of our itch.io page too. It matches the game's visuals well, right?
Kamizenki
Oct 07th · 02:57 UTC
The art style and composition of this game are amazing and honestly, it’s super cute too! I love how you guys make each day feel fresh with new dialogues and interactions. The music even reminds me of Interstellar, lol. However, I did run into a few bugs on Day 7: the language suddenly switched from English to Chinese, the character got stuck, and I somehow turned invisible but could still move around during the cutscene.

Overall, this game is really impressive and well-made for a jam, congrats!
haka
Oct 07th · 03:09 UTC
@kamizenki Thank you for your sincere comment! We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed the daily dialogues; we really wanted to tell a good story through them! A friend actually gifted me the game Interstellar, and since I know it's also a space theme, I'm very interested. I'll definitely play it later!
Regarding the issues on Day 7, the translation problem was likely due to a file format error on our end, and the character was invisible because we hadn't completely finished that part of the game yet. We're very sorry, but we just ran out of time TvT. We'll be sure to fix these bugs in a post-jam update. Thanks again!
liumeishan
Oct 07th · 08:01 UTC
美术好棒,剧情和jam主题也结合的好好,角色萌死~~
Rinevard
Oct 07th · 08:31 UTC
老大的美术好好看喵,喜欢喵
haka
Oct 07th · 08:43 UTC
@liumeishan 谢谢!!你们的游戏我也非常非常喜欢……🥰
haka
Oct 07th · 08:46 UTC
@rinevard 谢谢老大!!非常伟大的主美老师…💪
8TreasurePorridge
Oct 07th · 10:37 UTC
很nice的graphics和design
haka
Oct 07th · 10:38 UTC
@8treasureporridge 谢谢!你们的看起来也好棒呀,我晚点就去玩~
Awanami
Oct 07th · 12:05 UTC
It's looks adorable:3
haka
Oct 07th · 12:16 UTC
@awanami Thanku so much!!:3
LDJam user 282870
Oct 07th · 12:23 UTC
The game is very good. Just a bit too much talking. More game play, less novella
JOrbits
Oct 07th · 12:25 UTC
Really cool artstyle
Kit Gorn
Oct 07th · 12:29 UTC
The game looks nice. The atmosphere, music, and graphics are all in the right place. I got tired of reading, but that's my problem. I'm not good at reading English.
haka
Oct 07th · 12:59 UTC
@beebster-games Thanks for the great feedback! You're right, we had plans for more complex puzzles at the start. Unfortunately, we ran out of time on both the art and code side of things, so we had to simplify. It's something we'll keep in mind for balancing if we continue to work on it!
haka
Oct 07th · 13:01 UTC
@jorbits Thanku so much!! :D
haka
Oct 07th · 13:03 UTC
@kit-gorn Thanks for your feedback! It's so funny you say that because our entire team is Chinese, so translating everything was a huge effort for us, too. I'm also not very good at reading English, haha! We're in the same boat.
LDJam user 221561
Oct 07th · 13:28 UTC
Graphics, sound and music all fit really well. Sometimes the interactivity of the objects (1-3) seemed a bit hit or miss, but it's a good game. A little too much text, but I know you wanted to tell a bit of a story too :)
haka
Oct 07th · 13:32 UTC
@picttarge Thank you for your honest feedback! The item interactivity is definitely an issue. To be honest, even as one of the creators, I sometimes didn't know what to do during my first playtest, haha. We'll try to make it more intuitive in the future. We were really trying to tell a small story that takes place over seven days, and we hope you enjoyed it!
Ry0
Oct 07th · 13:57 UTC
I liked the concept of the game, and it's visually well executed, although the game lags a bit on the web:(
haka
Oct 07th · 14:07 UTC
@ry0 Thanks for playing and for the feedback! Glad you liked the concept. You could try downloading the local zip version, though I'm not sure if it will fix the problem. Also, just so you know, that's our initial submission from the jam, so it might be a bit rough TvT.
Antarktis
Oct 07th · 16:04 UTC
nice art!!i like it!
haka
Oct 07th · 16:10 UTC
@antarktis Thankuuuu!!!
Artalasky
Oct 07th · 17:49 UTC
Really nice stuff!
DarSor
Oct 07th · 18:13 UTC
сute art style and atmospheric music, however I found some bugs:c
marudziik
Oct 07th · 20:09 UTC
This is a really nice, polished entry. I enjoyed it quite a bit, and got the "garbage collector" ending. The graphics are very consistent, and the music is of very good quality (though I can hear when the loop repeats because of a small audio distortion).

I feel the controls (the feel of movement, but also the ones related to item selection, they didn't alweays work for me) could use some more polish, and the dialogs should be skippable to encourage replays, but this is already pretty good quality.

Great job!
babybaby0201
Oct 07th · 20:29 UTC
The art is insanely lovely!! I got thru ending 1 and 2 I believe, but I couldn't trigger CG for the 3rd ending nor could I move the characters after that, and I am dying to know what that ending will be named. The story is just all so cute and endearing and heartbreaking, I love how you can visit him from time to time with unchecked items and he will just greet you with the most conflicted rambles, you really managed to deliver a great plot. I would say the interaction with items is really well designed, like the part where main character is so strong that he could assemble something by simply pressing them against each other. The design just seems such a whole piece, very impressive stuff!
nassshie
Oct 07th · 20:32 UTC
i adore this atmosphere... anything relaled to space must be on top!
haka
Oct 08th · 00:53 UTC
@artalasky Thankuu!!!
haka
Oct 08th · 00:54 UTC
@darsor Thank you for letting us know! You're right, the game has a lot of known issues right now. Apologies for that! TvT
haka
Oct 08th · 00:58 UTC
@marudziik Thank you for your comment and for such sincere suggestions!! I think once we've fixed the known bugs, we'll continue to polish these finer details. The skippable dialogue feature is a really great suggestion (I think I need it too, haha). Thanks a lot!
haka
Oct 08th · 01:07 UTC
@babybaby0201 Thank you so much for leaving such a long and detailed comment!! I'm genuinely so happy to read your feedback. I also really appreciate that you patiently played through Endings 1 and 2, and that you discovered our random dialogues! We know the character can be mean and annoying at times, but we still wanted to try and let players discover their cute side, so I'm so glad you liked that!

And yes, we've also finished the script and the CG art for Ending 3, but our programmers just haven't had the time to implement it yet. It might still take a little while, but we will update it in the future! From my personal perspective, that will be the true ending of our story :)
haka
Oct 08th · 01:08 UTC
@nassshie Thank you! The space theme is one of my favorites too💪💪
Ciphereo
Oct 08th · 06:19 UTC
老大美术太可爱了!!!超级喜欢!!
HANASAKI
Oct 08th · 06:48 UTC
好喜欢老大的美术风格TT极致的视觉享受,,,宇宙的氛围好舒服!就是玩到第七天人物卡住了没打到结局TT
haka
Oct 08th · 09:01 UTC
@ciphereo 谢谢谢谢!!赞美我们的主美大人(举起)✨✨ 老大的游戏看起来也好有趣,之后也会去玩的!
haka
Oct 08th · 09:03 UTC
@hanasaki 谢谢老大!!你们的美术也特别萌!!555老大应该是进了结局3分支,这个还没做完TvT...或许可以先试试结局1或2!
HANASAKI
Oct 08th · 09:56 UTC
@haka原来如此!!我将再打一遍!!><///!
WhenYouCantFindAFriend
Oct 08th · 14:43 UTC
Great game! I collected all the treasure and got ending 3 lol! I did get shot trying trusting in humanity though. I love the black and white art style! It really fit in with the mood of the game and with the music. I liked exploring the space station and collecting things. Well done!
WhenYouCantFindAFriend
Oct 08th · 14:43 UTC
Great game! I collected all the treasure and got ending 3 lol! I did get shot trying trusting in humanity though. I love the black and white art style! It really fit in with the mood of the game and with the music. I liked exploring the space station and collecting things. Well done!
Cez4re
Oct 08th · 18:49 UTC
Delightful visual style
Mia_143
Oct 08th · 18:52 UTC
The pixel art looked very clean and the story was captivating! Would love to see more of this - very well done!
Artificer
Oct 08th · 20:12 UTC
It's really inspiring how well put together this is for a game jam. I love the black and white and the cute art style. The mood is just perfect and I really like how fast and clean the dialogue animation is.
haka
Oct 08th · 21:13 UTC
@whenyoucantfindafriend Thanks so much for beating the game! Humanity is always unpredictable, lol. We're so glad to hear you enjoyed playing it!
haka
Oct 08th · 21:13 UTC
@cez4re Thanku so much!!
haka
Oct 08th · 21:15 UTC
@mia-143 Thank you for your feedback! We hope to bring you more and better games in the future!!
haka
Oct 08th · 21:17 UTC
@artificer Wow, thank you for such an inspiring comment! It means a lot to us. We're thrilled you liked the black and white style and the overall mood. And we're so happy you appreciated the fast dialogue animation!
Dannyk1994
Oct 08th · 21:42 UTC
Such a great looking game. Loved the art style and mood. Fantastic!
Faust_Mi
Oct 10th · 01:45 UTC
Amazing art style! Very vibe! Narrative story was intresting!
You are my favorites on this Ludum!

Thanks for the game experience! Exelent job!
Kevin Garske
Oct 10th · 19:19 UTC
Incredible vibe. Really a standout in look and feel. Kudos to the narrative elements too, the dialogue felt really polished and augmented the experience!
WormKingBoo
Oct 10th · 20:52 UTC
Wow this entire game is beautiful! The art, the music, the story, the characters - everything is amazing. Really incredible job and I look forward to playing through the other endings ❤️
Stingdragon
Oct 11th · 20:04 UTC
What a beautiful little game. I wish there was some more sound effects other than the music. The characters are cute the guy giving us orders is annoying but endearing. It was a good experience!
LDJam user 261037
Oct 12th · 18:45 UTC
I'm stuck on (Day 4?). The only interactive item is the transmitter thing at the top of the new ladder, pressing E does nothing and I have no other items in my inventory. I can't interact with the human or my bed anymore.
Akachi
Oct 14th · 06:52 UTC
@stingdragon Thank you for your comment! We're glad to hear that you enjoyed the characters we've designed.