Bowerbird Quest

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.03
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.79
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.99
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.30
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.08
Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.32
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.17
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.94
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
This is Bowerbird Quest! You are a lowly bowerbird and you need to find a mate. She will tell you what you need to decorate your love nest, go and find the items (in the right order) and return to the nest to see of you have won her heart.

Edit: thanks for all the comments/feedback! The idea was based on "you get only on... true love" and then i thought about the bowerbirds and then this game emerged ;) I had originally had it where if you fail on a level you have to start over (so you get only one chance as well) but it seemed too hard, but now i'm thinking of changing it back...

There aren't any sounds. i had planned for some but ran out of time. hopefully i can add some later and release this somewhere :)

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Comments58

mcapraro
mcapraroauthor16 Dec 2013, 01:35
This was my first Ludum Dare and it was super fun and exciting. My son (9yo) also participated and built his own game (in Scratch).

To build this i used:

Art: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash

Code: FDT, Adobe AIR, Flash, CitrusEngine

Sound: Adobe Audition
ian_snyder
ian_snyder16 Dec 2013, 04:25
Nice entry! I really love the art style :)
DaanVanYperen
DaanVanYperen16 Dec 2013, 04:33
It might be because it's almost 6am, but I can stare at that hopping all day. Teehee! *hophophop* and back *hophophop*
apwolf16 Dec 2013, 04:54
Very nice game! Try and make it a one-button game, I bet you can.
SilentBunny16 Dec 2013, 04:56
pretty birdie. heads up that you need to collect things in the particular order, stung me my first playthrough.
Danman9914
Danman991416 Dec 2013, 04:58
The art is simple yet very visually pleasing. I don't see how the theme applies here but the game mechanic is successfully executed.
ParaPup16 Dec 2013, 05:00
This was great it was flawless and was simple.
madjackmcmad
madjackmcmad16 Dec 2013, 05:00
Awesome work! Found myself laughing at the ladybird when she couldn't deal with an extra stick, come on lady look at the nest, you know we're gonna need it anyway.
ENDESGA
ENDESGA16 Dec 2013, 05:14
Art is very pretty :) Niiice!
funselektor16 Dec 2013, 05:57
Reminds me of paper art, way to go with the graphics!
Piat
Piat16 Dec 2013, 07:08
Great style, interesting take on a memory puzzle game. I didn't read the right order bit too haha. Would really come alive with some SFX.
ashen16 Dec 2013, 07:52
A fun memory based game. Really liked the art style. The blinking bird is a great touch. Well done!
primaerfunktion16 Dec 2013, 09:07
This is really nice. And as Piat said: Just a couple of sound effects could have improved it quite a bit.
xk
xk16 Dec 2013, 09:14
I relly liked the game! Aesthetics are great and mechanics is simple but entertaining. Some sound effects would add up so much to the atmosphere though. Great job!
Raphy
Raphy16 Dec 2013, 12:04
Hey, I'm not too fund of memory games but I like the mix with the platformer !
I also like the look and athmosphere. Oh and one little thing, I found that the camera is kindda too "centered", it happened to me several times to bump into an item cause I didn't have time to react. (but maybe it's because i'm dumb :D )
Gravedrinker
Gravedrinker16 Dec 2013, 14:30
Really cool game and a nice twist on the memory concept.
jerombd16 Dec 2013, 14:36
Pretty graphics! Too bad there are no sounds^^
mcapraro
mcapraroauthor16 Dec 2013, 14:36
thanks so much for all the feedback everyone! yes, sound would have been awesome! i totally wanted to add sound but suddenly looked up to see time running out :) i will definitely be finishing this off so keep the comments coming!
Kep17 Dec 2013, 00:48
Very innovative. I just wish I could drop stuff.
zzzev17 Dec 2013, 03:37
Fantastic art. It's a little too easy to pick up things by accident, but I suppose that's part of the challenge. The general mood is great, adding some calm music + little sfx would really take it to the next level. Love the background effect too. (Also your kid's off to a great early start)
@TeddyNashor17 Dec 2013, 03:54
Idk mcapraro, I think your son has you beat ;). Nothing cooler then a dad and his son making a game together. Glad you guys are joining the LD community. Thanks for the games :D!
mcapraro
mcapraroauthor17 Dec 2013, 04:43
thanks for the comments and the warm welcome to the community, my son and i cant wait for the next LD!
ryann17 Dec 2013, 07:14
It's kind of annoying how you can't drop things but I guess I should be more careful with my jumping. The artwork is incredible.
michail
michail17 Dec 2013, 14:31
Nice artwork. You wrote something about sounds in this game, but I don't hear any - is it correct?
mcapraro
mcapraroauthor17 Dec 2013, 14:47
correct, i ran out of time for adding sound :(
chiguireitor17 Dec 2013, 16:01
The art style seems great. Could do with a little better controls, but feels nice
AdventureIslands
AdventureIslands17 Dec 2013, 18:07
Pretty nice. The graphical style was great. Gameplay wise it was alright, but there needs to be a way to quickly restart the round or drop items, the controls are clunky and it's easy to accidentally pick up incorrect items.
JaJ
JaJ17 Dec 2013, 18:19
The jumping was a bit unpredictable. I loved the artstyle especially,very charming!
raarlac18 Dec 2013, 15:25
The idea was well implemented and the graphics were amazing, but i didn't like the theme usage
Ras Lyon18 Dec 2013, 15:55
Ha! I love the idea! Really great color and design.
local minimum
local minimum18 Dec 2013, 22:16
Superb graphics, and great walk-jumping of the bird. (Of course an extra star for it being bowerbird-themed). The obvious things to add would be some music, a different sprite for flight, and maybe the bird should just jump around in place when the user is not doing anything (because that jumping was so good).
anapff
anapff20 Dec 2013, 02:02
This is adorable! Love the art!
hadesfury
hadesfury20 Dec 2013, 22:03
Art is great ... game is really hard !
Harsay20 Dec 2013, 23:40
I love these graphics.
marccspro
marccspro21 Dec 2013, 13:50
Very nice game with nice graphics !
grozamorei
grozamorei22 Dec 2013, 09:06
liked it. high rates just because woman behavior is illustrated 100% accurately. this other bird is a bitch.
Jerre
Jerre22 Dec 2013, 15:38
Nice art, the female bird is a bit demanding ;). Also when you picked an incorrect item it is not nice that you first have to walk back. Overall a fun game!
van noctar23 Dec 2013, 13:20
Parallax is very fun! THe gameplay is good! And this is a good serious game for memory! :D
Crabman
Crabman23 Dec 2013, 21:01
Nice! That controls pretty well, and I like how the bird's heart is broken if you mess up. :D Idealized you a bit there, huh? ;)
archaeometrician
archaeometrician24 Dec 2013, 15:25
Nice graphics :) The idea is original, funny ! The control are a little hard, so it add to the challenge. Great work!!
multikorv28 Dec 2013, 18:11
Really nice idea! Like it, nice and moody. The work seems solid, good work!
Snuti29 Dec 2013, 18:55
Beautiful game and brilliant concept. It would have been nice with some music but overall, really fun game to play :)
patrickgh3
patrickgh33 Jan 2014, 03:48
Love the art and the setting.
Diptoman
Diptoman3 Jan 2014, 11:48
Wow, the origami style graphics were awesome. Had fun playing this. The only downside was that the camera didn't show too much in the direction you were moving, so came down to either be slow and careful or inevitably pick up wrong stuff. But I liked this game pretty much.
Techblogogy
Techblogogy4 Jan 2014, 18:36
This is just a fantastic game. Love it! Definitely one of my favorites.
mcapraro
mcapraroauthor5 Jan 2014, 04:28
haha, thanks Jupiter for giving it a go! thanks everyone for your great feedback!
Jod5 Jan 2014, 08:56
I really enjoyed this one, super cute!
teamMightyFingers
teamMightyFingers5 Jan 2014, 11:43
Nice game and graphics. Has issues though. That you can't drop along with not always being able to see makes for weird combo... You often loose for reasons unrelated to you -_- You just did not see...
Also it would have benefited greatly from some ambient forest background sounds.

Still nice graphics and idea :)
mortus
mortus5 Jan 2014, 12:11
Cool mood and cute graphics! Given more time it could become a great atmospheric find-and-bring kind of game (if you add flying of course).
nyrrrr5 Jan 2014, 13:35
I like it. The graphics style is cool :)
Unfortunately you didn't add sound to it
rezoner
rezoner6 Jan 2014, 10:06
Oh, that's a touching story :) Pretty artstyle
zeal
zeal6 Jan 2014, 22:07
Nice memory game concept. A very well made entry overall.

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