Buzzing Through the Blooms

by violinistsmetronome

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.50

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.00

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.00

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.00

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Itch.io link: https://violinistsmetronome.itch.io/buzzing-through-the-blooms

Lexaloffle link: http://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=29229

You are a domesticated honey bee collecting nectar for your hive. Spring is here, and after a long, chilly winter, you're running low on honey. Fill up on nectar, then fly your way back to the hive to deposit it. Keep going until you've gathered all you can from the surrounding flowers.
The local wasps are a bit on the territorial side, so it's best to avoid them.

Controls: Arrow keys to move, z to select, p to pause.

Made in PICO-8, playable in browser.

Tags: #pico-8

Genres: action

Tools: PICO-8

Comments4

paulhocker3 May 2017, 04:03

super fun game - controls were right on - i could out fly the wasp - - - barely - great graphics - really good game

Maximo Pech13 May 2017, 03:03

Very cool graphics.

Jupiter_Hadley13 May 2017, 16:31

Very cute, fun game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 38 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :)

Superbusyrobot16 May 2017, 02:36

Very fun game, and I enjoy the upgrade system between levels. I have no idea what the third bonus does, exactly, and I assume it's probably responsible for the extra power-up blip I keep hearing once in a while even when it seems like I'm not collecting something, or else that may possibly be a bug.

Otherwise, though, I really enjoy it. Ramping up the number of wasps and pollen nodes for each level was a good design choice, although with a bit of practice radial detection on enemies becomes pretty easy to evade. Occasionally introducing faster units can often solve that problem, though, and mix things up a bit.

Good stuff, though! Definitely has an arcade sort of feel to it, and I also enjoy that the levels don't abruptly end and you have to keep returning to your hive to collect pollen. That plus the time limit is a smart way to eventually end the game even if it is sort of meant to go on for a long time.