Really nice game. I enjoyed the mechanic of controlling my boys a lot. A little confused as to why we have to deliver the orbs. Great job!

Great atmosphere

Sad to see my bros die like that.

Cute little game! If I were to improve it, I would increase the speed of the army. I found them rather slow to move and I spent more time waiting for them to come to me than progressing through the game. Otherwise a cool submission!

Awesome game, beautiful sound design, great Susanin experience

Cute art and a fun control concept!

Cute art and sounds. Creatures feels slow, I wish they move faster

i love my little broski bro - this game rocks!!!! It's so CUTE!! And the music is so pretty! One my faves so far <3 GREAT JOB

I just wish I could zoom in and inspect broski

Cool game! I found the command/order controls to be a bit obtuse (maybe a sound effect or confirmation that an order was received would be helpful). But it was fun to walk around and fight stuff with the boyz

Great game! I was hoping someone would make a game where you control minions like this. I would suggest changing the controls to: WASD to move, click on screen once to start giving an order, click again to choose which order. The order buttons would appear next to the mouse after clicking. This way you can still move while giving orders AND you can pinpoints objects or enemies as targets for the minions.
Overall I really liked the art and the idea so GG!

Cute little Pikmin style game. I like the art and the music a lot. The gameplay felt a little bit too slow you spend a lot of time waiting for your boys to do what you want/need them to do. Still a very polished entry for something made in a weekend, and I had fun playing it.

Really good game that you made in 48 hours!

If I had to give a small improvement, that the small creatures go a little faster and that we have two commands to attack and stop attacking, because all my small creatures do not attack at the same time.

But otherwise I say again very good game that you made. GG to you!

Great and cute graphics, and awesome sound effects!

It's a great game. I was a bit annoyed that the attack order was reset by the soldiers already attacking. It would be better if it just applied instead of resetting, since you already have a separate reset button.

Oh boi
Very clever game and it fits the theme really well!
I love how the game looks like and it plays great.

At first I was confused they don't follow commands but then I got into character and pretented they were clueless soldiers :laughing:

Great entry!

Yeah, I saved 22 creatures :)
... Although I'm not sure if I lost any on the way... :/

The controls worked very well. Only the guys could have moved a bit faster - but then again, I think that's exactly how it would feel when controlling a larger group. ;D

Fun and cute game! :)

Really liked the concept, but movement and pathfinding need some improvment

@xsil It's true, spent a lot of time on it, ended up not working the way I wanted, but there was no time anymore

Great entry! Loved the cute audio and design!

Interesting approach!

Cool game with my boys !

Idk if you played a recent game UFO50 or not, a game in that game goes to similar to this one. Graphic is unique and cute though, and I like that custom loading screen it's cool

@wo-ri-gou-le Yes, it's UFO50 Combatants, I saw it before the jam but didn't play it, it piqued my interest. When I was brainstorming it popped into my head. I thought it would be a good idea to take it as a concept. But I didn't want to copy, so I decided not to make ants)))

Cool game! I like really like how you tackled the theme here

very cute..


Oh woawou !
I really like this simple yet fun idea of controlling creatures ! The control keys are innovative too :)
That was satisfying to have an army of bubblegum-shooting-little-guys !
You and us share a common thought on the theme : If you have to do things with creatures, you should control them indirectly (like, not controlling them like you move your avatar)
Well done !

it's kinda funny, but too awkward and slow for my taste. But good entry, gj!

funny

Such a great game! The art is fantastic and funny, and the theme is a perfect fit. The Pikmin inspirations are obvious, but it also reminded me of the speech system in the Oddworld games. I think the fact that my army of little creatures doddles around a little bit and fails to keep up with me is perfect for the feel of the game. It makes it seem like they have a mind of their own and behave independently, and I have to keep running back to them and saying "Hey, follow me!" or "Attack!" multiple times before I'm sure they've heard it. Others in the comments said that made it too slow, but I thought it added to the humor and theme of the game. Awesome work!

I really like this game! As other have mentioned, the speed of it is a little slow, both for the players movement and the following of the dudes. There was a bit of an issue with giving the 'attack' command as it works as a toggle for nearby targets, meaning if you are in a big group of followers you are turning it on for some, but turning it off for others. Though this could be fixed by having a 'don't do X' button, this led to me finding out that quickly toggling between attack and not-attack resets the attack cooldown for the guys, making them shoot very quickly which helped keep more dudes safe.

Very charming game, i love my boys! :)
The art style is very cute and sound effects fit perfectly. I think if you added some more restrictions, it would make a good puzzle. Like make a clear ui radius of command and make commands that can't be done simultaneously, so the player would have to keep what all the boys are doing in check. I also agree with the previous comments, my boys could be a bit faster

Super cute! I understand people wanted faster army of little fellas but i feel there speed is perfect for the feel of the game. I was laughing as i yelled at my guys too move faster as they got ripped by the enemies. Great entry!

Cool idea! Super!

Solid work, but I felt like the ordering system was a bit clunky and unresponsive. Regardless, super nice art and great entry!

It's so hard to find good help these days. Everyone needs to be micromanaged! :laughing: This is a visually impressive game and a unique concept. The music and sound complemented the artstyle well. I found controlling the followers quite difficult - they always seemed to lag too far behind so I was always waiting for them, which made dealing with enemies really hard. But, what can you do? When you're the little guy with the hat, you just have to learn how to lead! Overall, really nice work!

Damn, me and my bois <3 Really cool game, love the little fellas!

Great job on this game! It's one of the best I've played in this game jam. The graphics are really nice, with soft, pastel colors that are easy on the eyes. I liked how the game teaches you how to play at the start - the tutorial is clear and helpful. The game left me feeling good after playing. One small thing I noticed is that the boys move a bit slowly. Maybe they could move a little faster? Overall, I had a fun time with your game. Well done!

I had a blast playing this! The concept of controlling the "boys" was super charming, and the art style really complemented the gameplay with its cute and soft pastel colors. The mechanics were fun, though I did find the little guys a bit slow at times, especially when trying to keep up during enemy encounters. I loved how the game teaches you how to play right from the start, making it easy to jump into. Overall, it's a super fun and unique experience – just wish the boys moved a bit quicker! Great job!

Really good entry, the game is fun, the graphics and the audio are beautiful. The concept is also really cool.

Absolutely love you idea ! Amazing ! It makes me want to create a game like this. Awesome <3

i like managment of them but why they so slow (( Tip: need player global target, like "what's my purpose?"

I really LOVE the visuals, especially the little guys that follow you around! The game was fun, I just wish everything was a bit quicker, especially the little guys wish are really slow to follow. Also, it would have been nice to have an area of effect when you do an action. Still, teh game was really nice 👏

Cute artstyle and lovely gameplay

Great proposal for this theme, and very good idea to have this little tutorial phase at the beginning (not something you'd usually take the time to do in a jam XD) !

Nice game,very interesting plot!!!!Nice job!!!!

This was very fun, tiny creatures in a great way! Really enjoyed amassing a troop of these guys. It would be nice if they were a bit faster though, but that's just a nitpick. Super neat for a compo game! I accidentally won the game by walking into the exit, but I think I found every creature before that :)

Great work!!

This was cute! It reminded me of, like, Pikmin with bubble guns 🤣 The lil dudes were a little slow to follow but they followed commands well, and you set up a neat level here. I especially loved the design of the characters, they were so silly and adorable to watch walking around and attacking. Well done!