Congratulations on your first game and well done for using Stencyl! Obviously it's going to be pretty basic for a first game but you did pretty well.
There doesn't seem to be an aim to the game however, there's no challenge as far as I've played. You would probably want to add different cow types that move, or fly or people to try and stop you stealing cows. A high score number would also make it more enjoyable.
I also don't see why you can move up and down - left and right seems to be all you need.
Well done on both your first Ludum Dare and your first game. Something to pose a challenge (e.g. enemies to avoid, timer, obstacles) would add a lot to this concept.
It's a fun little game. Although it could have used some score to keep track on what you're doing. It was a funny bug that the shoots did stack on top of each other. Also the cows did that once on me. I had a cow on top of another cow.
It's weird how the graphics are so different though. As the space-ship looks really basic, and the cows do too, the ground tiles look way different and kinda more polished. Did you take a lot of time drawing them, or did you take them from somewhere? I like it when everything is in the same style, that's all ;)
@joekinley The dirt and grass I just through in Fireworks and made it one colour and then added noise to it, as for all the other things I did them all by hand.
@All I'm new to this Am I allowed to make a second upload if It's within the Jam time?
Really nice first game and cool entry! Keep the good work! Loved the art of the game; music and graphics! :D As other people said, look forward to add behaviour to cows or a counter for how many one has collected, event a timer so game finishes and you can try to collect more cows next time.
nice job for a first game :) as to whether you can do another upload in jam time: i think you're allowed to fix major bugs whenever, and if you want to add features, just add another link called "Post-Compo Version" or something which points to your updated build. probably can't submit a game to both the Compo and the Jam.
Not a bad first game! I suggest you keep working on it. Maybe add a scoring system, or a cow-counter for the UFO, so you have to drop off cows at the mothership, or something like that.
And I love the bug where the cows end up on top of each other. ;)
Well done on making your first game! This is a great first game - you should feel proud for making this! I agree with some of the other comments that it would be good to have enemies/progression or something to make the gameplay a bit more fun. Really good effort though :)
Well done on making your first game, ParaPup! You've made a good start. I hope you either continue to develop it - adding a timer and enemies to evade - or take what you've learned and build upon it for your next game. :)
>.< Wow thank you all I'll be taking these comments and using it for the next Ludum Dare and hopefully I will come up with something nice, I might add to this game and I was think once it had those things probably throw it on the App Store and Google Play >_< But I can't thank you all enough for being so helpful.
Congratulations on your first game! I really liked the cow sprites. The gameplay was simple but it was good enough for your first game. The music was a bit too loud though, and the sound when the UFO was moving was a bit annoying.
Needed more, like a win/loss condition or simple score. I captured about 10 cows and stopped after that, due to no feedback from the game telling me what to do. You can also spam the tractor beam key and spawn multiple ones. Good start but you need to do more with it as it's not quite ready. Spend a few more days on it and see what you can do. You learn a lot just getting this far. Take the next step!
Although I've made one or two games before, I know you feeling when I started. But I will give it some advice. First, your game needs an ending or some feedback, as @GeorgeBroussard said. It means that, as him, I stopped after some time because it got me bored, continuing was just pointless. Second, learn everything you can about collisions! It's one of the core aspects that almost every game have and the better you do it, higher are the chances of success. Because no one wants to see a person and a wall overlapping, right? So, the thing that I liked the most was the idea and the humor (stealing cows is a funny thing). Good luck, keep working!
Nice little game. Really not much to do, though, but that's actually kind of okay! It means you spent more time on finishing it and making it fun than you did on thinking up great big things to put into the game and failing a bit, like I did.
I'd really love to see an expanded version of this. I think it has a lot of potential if you added more content to the game.
We can all be handing out advice, but what I wonder is what you think the next tweak or feature to improve this game is? What would you prioritise, and why?
It's a cool game for being your first one! Although even if the potential is there, the gameplay is too repetitive and boring right now. Decent graphics, and not so great sfxs. Could use some polish. P.s. If I hold the spacebar, stuff happens. P.p.s. Stencyl is cool for really simple stuff, but I suggest you to switch to real code as soon as possible ;)
Gets very repetitive, you should include a score or a win/lose condition or something. However, not bad at all for a first game, like Ratking says, keep doing games ! :)
Haha those cows look so awesome! Only issue (a minor one) is that the positioning sometimes goes a little weird (like if you hold down space while not moving, and cows spawning on top of each other).
Sorry I did not find the game entertaining but good job for a first game. Continue programming, you will create an awesome game, this is not it though. As for the theme, I felt it barely fit the theme
Next up: herds of cows, then: evading cows, then: cows with lasers, then: keeping track of weight of cows and the ship and how it affects control of the ship, then: having to deal with an organised cow militia. Go!
Make a gradual increase of complexity and a scoring system... and there you will have a real game, that you will be abble to call your first real game ;)
Played for a bit, couldn't tell if something was supposed to happen. The movement felt a bit glitchy. Great job on finishing something for your first LD, it's tough!
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There doesn't seem to be an aim to the game however, there's no challenge as far as I've played. You would probably want to add different cow types that move, or fly or people to try and stop you stealing cows. A high score number would also make it more enjoyable.
I also don't see why you can move up and down - left and right seems to be all you need.
But great job getting it out!
It was a funny bug that the shoots did stack on top of each other. Also the cows did that once on me. I had a cow on top of another cow.
It's weird how the graphics are so different though. As the space-ship looks really basic, and the cows do too, the ground tiles look way different and kinda more polished. Did you take a lot of time drawing them, or did you take them from somewhere? I like it when everything is in the same style, that's all ;)
Way to finish a game ;)
@All I'm new to this Am I allowed to make a second upload if It's within the Jam time?
Some challenge would be good as an addition of course
as to whether you can do another upload in jam time: i think you're allowed to fix major bugs whenever, and if you want to add features, just add another link called "Post-Compo Version" or something which points to your updated build. probably can't submit a game to both the Compo and the Jam.
And I love the bug where the cows end up on top of each other. ;)
Good job!
Awesome game btw
The music was a bit too loud though, and the sound when the UFO was moving was a bit annoying.
First, your game needs an ending or some feedback, as @GeorgeBroussard said. It means that, as him, I stopped after some time because it got me bored, continuing was just pointless.
Second, learn everything you can about collisions! It's one of the core aspects that almost every game have and the better you do it, higher are the chances of success. Because no one wants to see a person and a wall overlapping, right?
So, the thing that I liked the most was the idea and the humor (stealing cows is a funny thing).
Good luck, keep working!
I'd really love to see an expanded version of this. I think it has a lot of potential if you added more content to the game.
Could use some polish.
P.s.
If I hold the spacebar, stuff happens.
P.p.s.
Stencyl is cool for really simple stuff, but I suggest you to switch to real code as soon as possible ;)
p.s. I've fixed my game since your review <nudge, nudge> :-D
Only, I noticed that once and a while a cow would be missing an eye or two...
But Its really good!
(but maybe some villains don't like challenges) :D
Nice first game, but a highscore or so would have been great :)