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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #9 | 4.586 | 4.586 |
| Overall | #21 | 4.275 | 4.275 |
| Audio | #23 | 4.114 | 4.114 |
| Gameplay | #53 | 3.743 | 3.743 |
| Authenticity (use of resolution) | #68 | 4.657 | 4.657 |
Ranked from 70 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Did you work in a team?
A total of four people contributed. I worked on the implementation and all the artwork. Akty Element worked on the music. Major Bruno provided a lot of the sound effects. And V3X3D provided some of the character animations.
Was the resolution a challenge?
One of the biggest hurdles we faced at first was scrolling. Due to the art style of bright colours on a black background, scrolling felt really choppy, so in the end we went for static screens with scrolling only when transitioning from one screen to another.
What did you learn?
How to actually stick to a deadline and release something. It made us think about when a game is considered "finished"! :-D
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Wow reeaaly good looking game. Not so much playing but looking on pretty art )
Nice little game, super cute too. I was a bit lost with where to go with the chicken, but other than that it was pretty straightforward. The music is very relaxing!
very beautiful animations and graphics. maybe the puzzles should have been more harder, but overall a very charming and nice experience
The mix of audio to fill out your ambient environment is super pleasing. It fits your graphics and game play tempo. They all come together nicely. I hope your vision was achieved.
Wow the graphics are excellent - so beautiful! I want to study them for my own pixel art learnings… (Btw what are your inspirations for this pixel art style?)
Music, atmosphere and character of the world and animals is really nice, too :) I enjoyed the game a lot :) It’s really nice and cozy to play…
Cool entry, I was stuck early on and had to find the solution for getting the fish stone but everything was straightforward. The art and audio is great and I like how all the animals handle differently.
It is the one of the most gorgeous looking 64x64 games I've laid eyes on. There's an awful lot to admire in the gameplay, the dialogue and the world building. Maybe the gameplay is a little bit hard in some parts for relative simplicity of the story and the dialogues. I found some of the jumps a bit punishing :D. Excellent work!
the fish was very hard to find. some sort of indication would have been good other then that it was a fun advanture!
I’m glad that you enjoyed it overall! As for that troublesome fish, do you mean that it was hard to find the fish swimming in the cave, or hard to find the stone that activates the fish?
it was hard to find the stone that activated the fish
Absolutely beautiful and stylized game, I just wish it was easier to figure out where to go next.
I played this game on stream, the vod is up at http://bit.ly/bean-stream
Thank you so much for your kind comments, and for playing it on your stream. I think for the next version I’ll make it a lot clearer where to go next and what to do because a lot of folks have commented that it’s a bit unclear at times. 😊
I really love the art in this game, and the gameplay is really fun.
great game.
Thank you so much, I’m so happy that you liked it. 😊
Great game!
Anyway...
Hey, how did you manage to get the chicken down to the bottom of the mineshaft? 😱
Just in love with the visuals of this game, they work so well at such a low resolution while still being very evocative. The gameplay is super chill but I did find it a little obtuse at times which seemed a bit at odds with the chillness. Noticed some minor issues with audio - missing sounds and sometimes the music didn't loop - but that's very nit picky of me! Overall just a great game. Also, a fellow Construct user *high five*
Returns fellow Construct user high five 😆 Thank you so much for the great feedback.
What do you mean by “obtuse”?
As for the audio issues, were you by any chance using Firefox when you played?
By obtuse I mean that it's not always obvious where you need to go. That's not necessarily a bad thing in a game but I just felt it didn't chime with the otherwise very chill vibe of this game. Particularly I'm thinking about the chicken here - unless I missed it, it's not telegraphed what obstacle it can traverse. The other early example I can think of is how the lever for the light isn't active until you've had the dialogue trigger it.
Ah, yes, my bad - I think I was using Firefox.
Really nice ideas and beautifully executed.
Thank you so much! 👽💜
Great little adventure. My 7 year old daughter absolutely loved it, BTW. She wants to know what happens next.
Aww, that’s really made my day. I’m so happy your daughter enjoyed it.
I’m not entirely sure what happens next, to be honest, though I have some ideas.
After the jam I need to spend a couple of months working on my main project, then I think I’ll return to this game to expand the world and add some more animals.
When I do, how would your daughter like to choose which animals I implement next, and maybe give them names? 😊
Fun platformer/puzzle game! i had a great time playing and beat the game! can you play my game?
Thanks for trying it out, I’m really happy you enjoyed it. I’m on vacation at the mo, but I’ll definitely play your game at the weekend. 👍
Congratulations on making this game !
I've played your game during a live that you can watch here :
The live is timestamped so you can go directly to your game.
I hope the feedback and live reactions will be useful to you. Keep it up
Really cool game! Great art, music and SFX. Animals saying "maybe in the next version?" made me laugh, they know they're in the matrix! All the little details and interactables are very nice, and I like the slight music change underwater.
I did get stuck on the chicken for a bit and only got past after watching a video in your comments. Gliding all the way to the left didn't occur to me, there was no hint of anything over there. So my only suggestion would be on the area below, have like an air/light shaft or something, that'd make it clear something is there.
Is there an ending I missed? I took the bee over the sea and there's the blank stone. Even just a quick "fin" kinda ending then throw back to the menu would have wrapped it up rather than just hanging! :)
Great work!
Thanks so much for the great feedback Jack. I’m really happy that you enjoyed it overall. I’m going to experiment with breaking the fourth wall more often in the dialogue, when I expand the game post-jam because I’ve got some real cool ideas for it! 😊
As for the chicken, you’re definitely not alone, it’s caught out a lot of people, so I definitely messed up there.
You definitely didn’t miss an ending, I just totally ran out of time before starting my vacation! 😟 My original idea was that there’d be lots to explore and interact with, so that even when there are no more animals to discover there’s still plenty to do, but it didn’t quite work out that way.
I still can't believe how much polished your entry is! Art, animation, audio, story, humor.. Well, I don't really know what to say except that I did enjoy every part of your game! This is the kind of game I love to play obviously.
Really looking forward to the next versions if by chance you make it happen. In the meantime, well done, dude! One of my favorite entry ^^
Your far too kind Antoine! 😊 I’m so glad you enjoyed playing it, and I’m definitely going to work on adding more places to explore and more animals to play as in the future.
I think a mole that can borrow through the ground would be an interesting idea. And, of course, I really want to add a hermit crab that can go underwater, inspired by your game! 🦀
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when i see the first screenshot of the world in twitter, ive almost stopped making my ownlittle game. i think its the most beautiful entry in this jam
Well I’m so glad you didn’t stop making your game because Abi looks like good fun. I haven’t had chance to play it yet because I’m on vacation, but it’s definitely one I’ll be trying at the weekend. 😀
Was a fan of this one after seeing the first screenshot of the game world. The art and music are both incredibly charming! One of my favorites for sure!
Aww, that’s so kind of you to say. 😊 You’ll be happy to hear then that I’m planning on extending the game in the future, adding more animals and making the world much much bigger. 🤞