Ludum Dare #44compo

Ziggy's Life

by purpledartfrog

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.83

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.67

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.76

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.03

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.58

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.46

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.99

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.71

-------- BASIC --------

WASD/Arrows = Move

M = Music

ZXC = Buy in shop

SPACE = Punch (If close enough)

You will slowly have declining health (too few cig's)
Earn cigars by subduing/punching fellow inmates or wardens.

-------- HISTORY --------

The game of Ziggy who was wrongly convicted... sentenced to prison time - of course trying to avoid getting involved in fighting but .... he'll just die if he runs out of cigs.
A guy in the cafeteria offers to sell him some of the good stuff to boost him but hey.... he wants cigs and only way to get them... well "talk" to the other inmates or the wardens.

-------- BUGS --------

Inmates / Wardens will get stuck on eachother and walls.

-------- LD44 --------

Well didn't have enough time this weekend - only about a third but here GOES! GLHF with your own projects :thumbsup:

-------- TECH STUFF ---

* Unity 2019.1.0f2 *

* Visual Studio *

* Photoshop *

* Bosca Ceoil *

* BXFR and mic *

Tools: Bosca Ceoil

Comments48

paul5929 Apr 2019, 08:02

Haha, ended up protecting myself with a swarm of wardens! Needs some polish/bug fixing but pretty cool.

PurpledArtFrogauthor29 Apr 2019, 08:06

@paul59 Thanks for playing Paul and of course the feedback ;) Unfortunately I was REALLY low on time - might do a brush up at some point as it was actually more fun to make than my previous entry

Have a great day :smile:

XCVZXC29 Apr 2019, 08:09

This gime is quite like Agar.io, but in prison. Combat system isnt polished and its hard to understand but great entry anyway.

Linus29 Apr 2019, 08:22

That's an intresting combat system. I think the concept works well with the theme but having to target specific enemies can be somewhat hard.

Good job on the level design as well.

PurpledArtFrogauthor29 Apr 2019, 08:23

@xcvzxc Thanks - didn't think of an Agar.io reference - but then again haven't played it much - one time I think :smile:

PurpledArtFrogauthor29 Apr 2019, 08:25

@linus Absolutely agree on the targeting... that would need polish along with the people getting stuck on eachother

AndideBob29 Apr 2019, 08:38

A fun little brawler, and the premise of needing cigarettes to survive is interesting and weird at the same time. Good job!

ROBOWARRIOR198229 Apr 2019, 08:43

I like your idea and the "background story", but battle are too difficult.I think top down view is maybe not the best way for hand to hand fight, it's best for shooter. Make a side beathem all with same ideas and i think that's better.I like the trade system, they're lot of work on this entry.

PurpledArtFrogauthor29 Apr 2019, 08:46

@andidebob @robowarrior1982 Thanks both of you ;) and agreed on the combat system - it is an issue that it's too difficult to hit people - but yeah polish

strugglesingamedevelopment29 Apr 2019, 09:13

The cigs sprite gave me serious stick-rpg vibes. Combining that with a polished version of your combat system and you've got a pretty awesome game on your hands.

Baraa Marwan29 Apr 2019, 09:17

A nice game but I think the combat system can be made better,and it needs some polish.But yeah its a nice game.
And you can check my game here: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/$145299

Sodaro29 Apr 2019, 09:23

Cool little game! The story + the funky beat makes punching fellow inmates kinda hilarious! Main complaint is what others have already mentioned, the combat. I had a hard time knowing if I hit someone or not so some visual feedback there would be nice. Good luck with future entries!

JakobTheQuizGuy29 Apr 2019, 09:59

I like it! The music is good and the premise is nice, but it does feel pretty floaty and imprecise controls-wise sometimes.

PurpledArtFrogauthor29 Apr 2019, 10:18

@strugglesingamedevelopment Thanks man - I actually quite pleased with it - well at least better than last time ;)
@baraa-marwan Will check your game - hoping it's web - not at my own PC right now ;) and yes combat needs a bit of work - and a bit of polish in general
@sodaro - Thanks the "funky beats" comment ;) also better than last time :smile:
@jakobthequizguy - right on point with the floaty feel - didn't notice it myself, but know exactly what you mean

Martynas29 Apr 2019, 11:52

I really like the gang system, good job!

PurpledArtFrogauthor29 Apr 2019, 11:56

@martynas thx a million :smile:

diesdas29 Apr 2019, 12:32

I died because of too few cigarettes?? lol

PurpledArtFrogauthor29 Apr 2019, 12:42

@diesdas so many levels - the deepest game of LD44 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

DaniDev29 Apr 2019, 13:09

Very cool! A bit confusing at first, but got into it quickly! Nice music :)

PurpledArtFrogauthor29 Apr 2019, 13:19

@danidev thank you Dani - will have a look at yours as well
Ah sucks - no Web'y .... and on company computer right now.... soooooo ... later - hope that's ok

Barrier29 Apr 2019, 14:55

I stood in the corner of the shop and beat everyone through the wall! :D
Combat part needs something more but otherwise interesting concept!
The music is nice, why isn't it on by default?

PurpledArtFrogauthor29 Apr 2019, 15:13

@barrier nice exploit 🤣 and Yeah needs some Work - some people has low tolerance of repetitveness 😉 so music was a coin toss 😁 thanks for rating 👍🏻 and feedback 👍🏻

TasakaSama29 Apr 2019, 15:34

A little complicated to understand, but overall it works ...

LiauJ29 Apr 2019, 15:35

As most have said, the combat could use some work. Maybe show an arm, a little feedback when reaching for a punch. Pretty funny to run around punching everyone once and getting them all riled up though haha!

PurpledArtFrogauthor29 Apr 2019, 16:03

@tasakasama @liauj yeah good input - thanks for playing

Fractal29 Apr 2019, 19:17

I am kinda confused by the way combat works and also what are those numbers in the right panel? The number of cigs of the other teams? Anyway, it maybe still needs some more work but a rather good start :)

PurpledArtFrogauthor29 Apr 2019, 19:54

@fractal sorry yeah it didn't actually tell you that it's the level of "affiliation" towards you... If low they will attack you 😉

kromeboy29 Apr 2019, 20:14

good entry, but it need some work. Controls seem kind of odd.

But I enjoyed the music :-D

pkenney29 Apr 2019, 20:19

Definitely hit M for some jams! Fun project, of course it could use a bit more feedback in the combat system, but with the clear sound effect and the nice visible health bars I was able to figure out what was what. I got beat to death in the corner by those yellow guys on my first visit, but next time I figured out I have a super-power of punching through walls and I showed them who's the boss!!!

PurpledArtFrogauthor29 Apr 2019, 20:25

@kromeboy Yeah Combat feedback and tolerance when attacking arrangementer musts.. and the hitting through walls.... Nooooot suppose to happen :rofl: @pkenney

PurpledArtFrogauthor29 Apr 2019, 20:29

And still happy with it taking into account that I only had around a third of the time available 😁😁😁

Quorusa30 Apr 2019, 00:38

Ahahah ! It's very fun !
A little music may be cool too.

But I like your game ! It's really awesome ! :D

Youpeoples30 Apr 2019, 03:12

Not having any combat feedback makes it really hard to enjoy the game since thats 99% of it.. I played it just to try out the exploit pictured above.

PurpledArtFrogauthor30 Apr 2019, 06:20

@quorusa there is music - just hit M
@youpeoples there is a hit Sound when hitting someone
:rofl: thanks for playing both of yoy :thumbsup_tone1:

johanhelsing30 Apr 2019, 06:22

Haha, felt kind of goofy.

Don't go in the cells if you have a gang looking to beat you up!

The music was kind of catchy too. Really simple. I probably need to check out bosca ceoil myself :)

PurpledArtFrogauthor30 Apr 2019, 06:26

@johanhelsing thanks for playing and the feedback - might do a more polished version of this... might be fun :smile:

Quorusa30 Apr 2019, 10:36

@crosenlund79 Yes ! I'm so sorry ! I'm just not good to play with keyboard ! This is a great music ! :D
So... It's awesome ! :D

Lukas TAMAYO30 Apr 2019, 12:58

So I played the game and it is definitly not perfect and juicy and all that, but over that the prison system with how cigarettes represent your life and the system is nice. I like how you tried to make the game a tiny narrative and it makes me think of simpler game where the system made you imagine the story and not the other way around.

A lot of people said a lot of things that could be improved so I wont reiterate. I like the idea, the game is not complete so I can't rate it really high but I won't rate it any low because I enjoyed the idea even though the execution is lacking

PurpledArtFrogauthor30 Apr 2019, 14:15

@lukas-tamayo great feedback thanks :thumbsup_tone1:

Nexusviper30 Apr 2019, 15:18

Nice game but it needs to be improved a lot. sounds are okay and graphics are also ok but nothing much to do in this game it is not interesting to play it again and again. anyways i guess that i have found a bug...
am i immune now ??

anstabo30 Apr 2019, 19:56

cigarette shop in prison x)

PurpledArtFrogauthor1 May 2019, 07:37

@anstabo you seem surprised 8-P

PurpledArtFrogauthor1 May 2019, 07:48

@nexusviper I know - there is not even a highscore or even score for that matter - but hey .. all I had time for :) Thanks for reviewing.
Just played yours as well - which has kind of the same problem with replayability - oh well - leaving a comment on your game page :smile:
Why would you think you were immune there? can't really tell from your screenshot ;)

Nexusviper1 May 2019, 07:56

@purpledartfrog because my health bar is not there but I am still alife ;p

PurpledArtFrogauthor1 May 2019, 08:04

@nexusviper Ahhh you're absolutely right.... wonder what on earth happened... haven't had that happen to me - really strange

Nexusviper1 May 2019, 08:59

Hahaha

schizoid2k3 May 2019, 19:58

Gonna agree with most around the combat system, but I liked the game in general. If you decide on a post-LD release the story can slowly be introduced to extend play-ability. I think this is a good start.

PurpledArtFrogauthor3 May 2019, 20:42

@schizoid2k actually already made a new bitbucket repos and plan in developing it a bit further and ser where it goes :smiley: