Badassnake

by ryjcio
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.65
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.69
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.15
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.79
Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.20
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.57
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★53%
It is my first Ludum Dare entry ever!

Huh, I respect you all so much after this hard 72 hours...

So, the idea behind this game:
Not so long ago I read the book "Little prince" written by Antoine’a de Saint-Exupéry. In this book is a sentance, that when snake ate an elephant, it looks like a hat.

So I was wondering, why so badass animal is represented in games as a vegetarian. I thought that it would be cool if a snake really ate an elephant.

So I added this concept to an old fashion snake game. When the player eats an animal, the belly of the snake grows to a size of what it ate. This makes the game more difficult and less predictible!

All assets and code are made by me. I wanted to join Compo instead of Ham, but some bugs where so annoying that I decided to go with Jam. Sweet happens.

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Comments16

Gyfis18 Apr 2016, 22:23
Flawless! The game is awesome, I laughed so hard playing it.

Just minor bugs - spawning elephant near tho border and some other minor issues, but it was cool. Thank you so much!
WeaverDeveloper
WeaverDeveloper20 Apr 2016, 18:31
Graphics aren't the best, but it more than made up for it with the fantastic audio and cute twist of getting fatter where it eats something.
tentacode
tentacode20 Apr 2016, 20:08
WHALE!

cracked me up, way to go :')
fafastudio
fafastudio21 Apr 2016, 18:21
Nice concept, and i love how complexified the original snake ! Well done !
SIN Gaiiden221 Apr 2016, 18:21
fun, but no innovative, not in the theme.
JoseArias
JoseArias21 Apr 2016, 18:28
I loved the sounds! It was fun and the shape of the animals add an extra point of difficulty and planning.
Nice job!
SHLFStudios21 Apr 2016, 18:35
Great entry for your first LD, also, welcome! Did you do the Music within the timeframe as well? I dig the VO a lot. I like the idea of the snake being larger when it ate something, though I dont know how directly it affected my playstyle.
Krammetje
Krammetje21 Apr 2016, 19:03
Very funny game, didn't expect the whale.
Besides the theme not really being implemented into the game, it is still enjoyable.
emmelineprufrock
emmelineprufrock24 Apr 2016, 20:38
There were some spawn issues, but relatively minor. All in all a really interesting take on Snake.

I thought the animals were cute.
ConorOD
ConorOD27 Apr 2016, 21:36
I laughed hard playing this! Simple game, but perfectly executed.
zookatron27 Apr 2016, 23:13
Nice! Straightforward and well done. Fun to play. Also sort of related to the shapeshifter theme... a little bit? :)
medidog27 Apr 2016, 23:17
Very funny game! I loved the animations, good work! I wish there was some sounds as well, also make sure to opt out the Audio from your ratings if you are not planning to put some.
OttersDen27 Apr 2016, 23:50
This is an awesome spin to the old classic. And the game itself feels great! Good visuals, awesome music and sounds. Sure, sometimes the snake looks a little weird while it eats animals. But this is awesome. Great job!
SUNFURY
SUNFURY6 May 2016, 12:35
DAFAQ did I just played ._. ,
its well made tho, you should try to make the snake less glitchy
danielilett9 May 2016, 23:14
ELEPHAAANT! I love the humour in this game! I liked the really simple art assets - they were consistent at least. The gameplay was fun, although there were a couple of times where nothing seemed to spawn after a while (or do I mean after a whale? :p )
It's very well made - especially for your first Ludum Dare - great job on the music too! A great entry.
theholychicken9 May 2016, 23:52
ELEPHANT! WHALE! TIGER!
This is brilliant! Is that your voice?
Absolutely loved it, well done!

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