Mis Vacas

by sodap
co-authored: @hhmod-mus
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.42
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.45
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.73
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.38
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.40
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.37
Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.07
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.19
This game is played with a keyboard and a mouse. You have to shoot all the bandits on each stage without getting all your cows killed. If you manage to protect all the cows in an stage, you get an extra life. There's an ending after a few stages.

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This was the first time I used the HaxeFlixel engine, an open source engine for the Haxe language, using Visual Studio Code. Art was made in Photoshop, and I used BM Font to export the Bitmap Fonts. Ogmo was the level editor of choice.

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The title means 'My Cows' in spanish.

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Comments49

Pascone
Pascone21 Apr 2020, 03:58
Very satisfying gameplay
misterG420
misterG42021 Apr 2020, 08:25
Fun, unique interpretation of the theme, cute pixel art - what more do you want from a great LD game?
Chorlo
Chorlo21 Apr 2020, 10:12
Awesome gamplay. Great Pixel art. Last level is quite difficult as it should be. 10/10
puntocom21 Apr 2020, 10:19
Cool art and sound. The arcade style gameplay fits perfectly the theme!
Dario Sanchez21 Apr 2020, 10:28
Perfect! Really liked it, it's challenging, fun and cute 10/10
Darkfire92
Darkfire9221 Apr 2020, 13:52
Hi! Good game, entertaining, enjoyable and difficult to get the perfect one. Buen juego, pero mejor persona xD Hay un error, que imagino que es por falta de tiempo, de vez en cuando las vacas empiezan a cambiar de derecha a izquierda sin parar, pero nah, detallicos. De verdad, buen trabajo! ;D
finntastico
finntastico21 Apr 2020, 23:56
This art style is really lovely and pretty, nice color palette. Also the game itself was fun and on point for the theme. I just wish there was no game over because I'm so terrible that I need to start from the beginning all the time. Nice, pretty and juicy game! Good job :)
inzombiak21 Apr 2020, 23:57
10/10 so fun. I love the idea, simple and great execution!
sodapauthor22 Apr 2020, 00:00
@finntastico thank you!! It's a bit hard, but keep trying and saving those cows to get extra lives :id:
@inzombiak I'm glad you liked it!! thanks for your compliments :)
MikeSalyh
MikeSalyh22 Apr 2020, 00:26
Wow!! This game is the real deal. I love the old school arcade difficulty; I spent about 30 minutes before I finally beat it. Lovely graphics, simple, crisp controls. 5/5!

Instead of a 'try again' button after dying, I would have preferred a 'go' button at the start of each level. That would have given me time to look at the board and strategize
Rodrigo Denúbila
Rodrigo Denúbila22 Apr 2020, 00:42
really nice and challenging game. Fits very well with the theme and the art style is awesome. Good job!!
Nachodlv
Nachodlv22 Apr 2020, 00:45
A really hard game. I enjoyed that I could win lifes by saving all the cows. The time was really adecuate for a Game Jam. Good Luck!
leokrechmer
leokrechmer22 Apr 2020, 00:49
Nice!!! Perfect game! Everything is great and fit SO well!
Good job!
Nachodlv
Nachodlv22 Apr 2020, 00:56
Really challenging gameplay. I enjoyed winning a life when saving all the cows. I also like the name of the game
surfskater2
surfskater222 Apr 2020, 01:26
Trabajo brutal, sencillo pero muy efectivo. Los sonidos encajan a la perfección y la sensación al jugarlo es muy agradable. Solo he echado de menos algunos niveles más.
DrewG8
DrewG822 Apr 2020, 01:31
Very well executed game. I loved the sprites, the colors, and the music. Good job!
FlyingKiwi
FlyingKiwi22 Apr 2020, 08:39
Man what a balance, quirky, cowboy, cows and guns! Great fun, solid entry!
jackcaunter
jackcaunter22 Apr 2020, 08:48
Really fast-paced and fun game. Puts you right into the action which I really appreciate. Art style is fantastic! All aspects of this are really well done :)
sodapauthor22 Apr 2020, 11:03
@MikeSalyh thanks for your feedback. *There was* that button but in the end I felt it broke the pace of the game too much and I removed it to make everything flow better. I will think about this in future games. :cow2:

@rodrigo-denubila @nachodlv I followed an arcade philosophy, and being challenging is an important aspect that I hope we all enjoy! Thanks for your feedback and the kind words gun::gun:

@surfskater2 Gracias! Yo también quise meter más niveles pero al final decidí hacer un juego corto para no exigir a los participantes que lo probasen que invirtiesen demasiado tiempo, y así todo el mundo puede irse con buen sabor de boca. No quise pedir demasiado :cowboy:

@drewg8 @jackcaunter We are *so* glad that you like the art style!! Thank you :cow:

@FlyingKiwi Thanks!!! :v:
Drazihnya22 Apr 2020, 11:10
Really love the theme and gameplay, super fun to play!
ChloeOfArroyo22 Apr 2020, 11:11
Super fun game! Perfect balance of challenge and fun, and audio was on point - good job!
matt272822 Apr 2020, 11:14
Definitely one of the best so far! Great job! I only wish I didn't have to completely start when running out of lives. I get it, that is what lives are for but some of those levels are hard! haha. Overall the game feels super polished and the gameplay is addictive! (That little camera shake when you shoot adds a lot to the feel). Bravo!
Martynas
Martynas22 Apr 2020, 11:14
Simplistic, but very well thought out mechanics, polished sounds and movement. Very cool game!
vulgaris22 Apr 2020, 11:35
i like the art style and the color palette you chose, also the music adds a nice touch to the overall experience. also, i'm a sucker for western games
Marcelo Zoletti
Marcelo Zoletti22 Apr 2020, 11:50
I like the color palette that you choose for the game, because everything fits well, it's a really fun game and I could pass some time playing it. Great work.
Purrseus
Purrseus22 Apr 2020, 11:54
This game! I simply love it! The Gameplay may not be anything special, but it's super tight. The art direction is great (I love the palette! It may just be four colors, but oh, are those colors well chosen), the sound design is absolutely outstanding - it's unbelievable, how so few sounds can have SO MUCH character - and the theme song is AWESOME. Seriously, if this was a real arcade I would have gladly put my money into it!
Tekses22 Apr 2020, 13:55
That was refreshingly simple but awesome at the same time. I really love the reduced artstyle and gameplay. I will take you as an example for future game jams to really polish a game to its very core and not overload it ( like i do most oft the time, haha). Great Job!
Nivbeth
Nivbeth22 Apr 2020, 14:42
Wonderfully done, fits the theme very well!
Graphics, Sounds and mechanics made me enjoy it so much while playing =)
jcstone322 Apr 2020, 17:24
One of the best yet. Fun and polished, if a little difficult!
Supernapie22 Apr 2020, 18:07
Maybe a little bit too difficult, but still a very awesome game. Really liked the music and the colors.
HolySparks
HolySparks22 Apr 2020, 20:19
Hahaha that ending. Lost on stage 5 but then tried again and finished the game. Pretty fun and very well polished. A wonderful display, congrats.
Mika la Grand
Mika la Grand22 Apr 2020, 20:36
Nice game, but it can get quite difficult around stage 4, 5 and 6 (probably above 6 as well, but I didn't get that far). The art and colours are great, and so is the music. All around pretty good, just a bit difficult.
Elendow
Elendow22 Apr 2020, 22:41
Awesome game in all the possible ways. Fun and easy to play, hard on the last stages, the art is very cool and the audio fits perfectly all the above.

Congratulations for this game, really outstanding.
Manderxan23 Apr 2020, 12:20
Fun. Nice music. Great simple retro art, just the right amount of work for a jam.
Beat it with only a few deaths. No complaints!
01010111
0101011123 Apr 2020, 15:26
Some of my favorite graphics and audio I've seen this jam! Love the colors, I REALLY love how the animation of text is synced with the audio :heart: Great job!
Fupi
Fupi23 Apr 2020, 17:01
Great aesthetic and game all around! Really easy though, but it might just be that I'm good at mashing my mouse like crazy.
sodapauthor23 Apr 2020, 17:09
@Fupi is not a hard game at all, for a LD I didn't want the game to take too long to complete so most people could leave with a good taste in their mouths. Some people find it really difficult, though!
sodapauthor23 Apr 2020, 17:11
@01010111 hey!! thank you, mr keynote :D and thanks for sharing it on twitter!
@everyone thanks for your feedback, :heart:
Peco
Peco23 Apr 2020, 17:55
wow
great visuals, sound and gameplay :D :D :D
jelch23 Apr 2020, 23:15
I'm always most impressed by ludum dare games that are both fun and polished, and you have certainly achieved both!
Tomas Poblete
Tomas Poblete24 Apr 2020, 17:37
Great graphics, very polished, simple and satisfying gameplay. You've nailed it! I really hope to see updates of this game in the future! Saludos y muchas felicitaciones amigos c:
Maniulo
Maniulo24 Apr 2020, 20:35
So good! These shootouts really make you feel like you are in a western.
aeveis
aeveis29 Apr 2020, 08:13
I was able to beat it! It's pretty hard and it took several tries. The AI feels pretty competent. I think the most frustrating things for me is there's no lead time to when the bandits fire, so it's pretty hard to predict where the shot is going to come from. The shots visually are a different color, but since it's a muted color palette it can be a bit hard to track as well. The art is very nice and I liked the ending. nice job!
kkrac2 May 2020, 05:39
Nice one indeed.
Good graphics and the music was awesome.
Being picky, the only thing I could say that could be improved is to highlight the player somehow to make it stand out from the bandits. Sometimes, when a level started I didn't know right away which one I was and I lost some lives because of that.

I liked the fact that you could kill your own cows, makes it more challenging but it's a good mechanic , not seen very often.
And the bonus of an extra life for saving all cows was a good mechanic as well.

Great entry!
AnaGF
AnaGF3 May 2020, 00:30
Great game! It is funny and addictive. It has a lot of work, which is impressive given the time limit we have. The audio and graphics were nice, too.
terry
terry10 May 2020, 01:01
This is really great :smile:
sodapauthor10 May 2020, 16:47
@terry thanks!! I really appreciate that, you have always been a great inspiration to me!
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