Blossom Fox by Patatje

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made by Patatje for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

You play as a fox that needs to collect flowers to impress their crush, while sustaining your hunger by eating flies and birds with your claws. There are 5 endings you can get depending on how many flowers you collect, so try to get as much as you can!

Controls: A/D = Move

Spacebar = jump

A/D while jumping = Claw attack

blossom fox screenshot 3.png

blossom fox gameplay.gif

Ratings

Overall 365th 3.558⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 346th 3.423⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 482th 3.115⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 235th 3.923⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 522th 3.365⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Audio 230th 3.56⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 186th 3.52⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 357th 3.596⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 28🗳️ 42🗨️

Feedback

Jim jagers
Oct 06th · 22:35 UTC
Very well made game, loved the environment UX and Sounds, this game has also forever ruined bees and love for me so basically I can never watch the Bee Movie again
Millie
Oct 07th · 16:01 UTC
I really loved this game! I had a great time playing it :)
I got a date!
LDJam user 375016
Oct 07th · 16:03 UTC
Respectfully rejected :D Funny and cute idea.
The hunger bur was emptying sooo fast :D But you know...I was also eating bees bcs I didnt realize :D So then It was a date. I still dont know how to eat flies. It seems like its not doing anything. Maybe I am doing something wrong?

Love the artwork
Koolruz
Oct 07th · 16:05 UTC
This was really cute! I loved how, when you start the game, it teaches you how the gameplay works - Hit space, and you'll jump! It was a really effective little "tutorial" that didn't require any explanation, and fit perfectly as a transition from menu to gameplay as well!

I did have some trouble with the hunger mechanic at first, but I eventually figured it out - I didn't realize I had to actively use my claws to grab birds and bugs!

I also love the sound effects you've made! Everything feels very crunchy and satisfying!

Overall this was really cute, fun, and sweet!
Trusty
Oct 07th · 16:20 UTC
Great game, love the whole vibe. Just frustrating enough to keep you wanting to try again when you fail. Thanks.
denilseven
Oct 07th · 16:39 UTC
Yo, the mechanics here are great! Jumping even has that high-risk high-reward aspect as you go faster than walking and cover more area for eating, but also has a higher chance of landing on a bee by accident.
Very solid gameplay and cute artstyle. My recommendation for post-jam updates would be adding a few visual effects for eating and getting stung, and some way to tell the player to press A/D mid-air for using the claws. :bug:: Sometimes you get stuck/go below the ground when landing on the edge of the screen.
Hope this helps :smiley: I've got to the 4th ending
Ansible
Oct 08th · 18:37 UTC
Aww SO cute!! (and a little challenging). Altogether this has a really good mood and complementing design elements. I thought bouncing off the walls was good fun too! Plus, I got a date :)
Nnnnneeeedddd
Oct 08th · 23:31 UTC
Very cool came, I keep getting 'respectfully rejected' aha, I can't multitask :rofl: thanks for making it!
bad_fetus
Oct 10th · 00:58 UTC
Very pretty art! Really like the fox especially. I also liked the design of the hunger mechanic in this, adds depth to the game as you need to track a few different things. Good work!

Managed to get a date, wasn't good enough for ending 5 :<

![Capture.PNG](///raw/5ef/65/z/6f260.png)
pres2300
Oct 10th · 23:25 UTC
I enjoyed this! It was a bit difficult to control as the movement controls were the same as the claw controls, so I often didn't get moving in the direction I wanted to. Otherwise, I enjoyed trying to get flowers and keep my hunger at bay. Nice work!
LDJam user 384191
Oct 11th · 08:23 UTC
Cute game! Part of me would have like to be able to control the height of my jumps, but having a set jump height also makes it a good challenge.

Also, I think having some control on the number of flower that fall down, or the rate at which your "energy" depletes would be nice: at one point I realized I could just run at the spot where the flower would land, without jumping. So I was able to avoid the bees and catch every flower that spawned, but only got ending 4/5 which felt a bit unfair since there wasn't enough flower for me to catch, or time for me to get more ? :confused:

But otherwise it's a very cute entry. I enjoyed the cute graphics and sound, and the lovely story was a nice take on the theme!
LDJam user 235915
Oct 11th · 08:38 UTC
It was a very exciting game! I enjoyed the graphics a lot)
tailchaser
Oct 11th · 14:11 UTC
Nice game! I could only secure a date (3rd ending) but it was very fun to play. Simple yet funny and engaging concept, well done!
Pimeko
Oct 11th · 20:40 UTC
It's a date! Cute game, retried it a lot and managed to handle it nicely at the end :)
Flying Dog Fish
Oct 11th · 21:40 UTC
I didn't know foxes eat flies and bees and catch birds by jumping in the air, neither that their crushes dug flowers. Anyway, cute game and nice clawing mechanic.
AldenWitt
Oct 12th · 03:23 UTC
This is a pretty fun game, especially once I got used to the controls. Maybe felt maybe a bit imbalanced - the damage dealt by a single misstep with a bee seemed a bit insurmountable.
Still, it was very playable, and it kept me playing through a few rounds. Simple and satisfying!
Rewzu
Oct 12th · 11:08 UTC
The fox desing is amazing. Cute art and music. The jumps feel a little bit too floaty but other than that it is a great entry! Good job!
nekowei
Oct 13th · 09:39 UTC
Very fun and lovely game! It's a bit challenge for so many flies keep me away from birds, but for sake of cute fox, I'll try harder to get a better ending.
MaiMai
Oct 14th · 03:25 UTC
I was collecting bees at first, turns out that's not how you get girls!
But there was no feedback for hitting anything else other than bees and flowers so that's what seemed right. Something else I would have really liked was a little more jump height control. I think not having air control is a good design decision but being strategic about how high I could jump feels like an extra layer I would like
Jin9310
Oct 19th · 10:16 UTC
This is cute as hell! REally cool game concept for a game jam. It took me some time to master it, but very lovely! Great job!!