The Most Simple Farm

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.30
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.20
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.93
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.20
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.29
A game made in 3 hours. Web player, you just need the mouse and one click.

Why a 3hour game ? Because I had a full game in made, and start working on it, but the motivation didn't come. I was afraid to never be able to do something "enough". Good enough. Smart enough. Enjoyable enough. So when the deadline come, I decide to let myself go, and make a game in just 3 hour, no matter how basic it will be ! And... I'm satisfied.

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Comments21

Thibaud Ligneul
Thibaud Ligneul21 Apr 2020, 12:26
Once you master the grain economy, you become the capitalist pig you swore to destroy!
Mikonow21 Apr 2020, 15:43
STONKS ! I want to see the chicken swim ! :laughing:
You did a really great job in 3 hours !
kiguel18222 Apr 2020, 19:19
Great work for three hours. Just wish the game got more difficult with time, it seems after planting some grain it is never an issue.

The hand-drawn graphics are very charming and the fact the chicken changes sizes depending on how close it is to the camera is a really nice touch.
BlobRoss
BlobRoss22 Apr 2020, 19:19
I love this neat little game! It reminds me of the paper board games i used to create as a kid, with more capitalism. Great work for only three short hours :D
AdonisDevs
AdonisDevs22 Apr 2020, 19:27
Pretty impressive! I really like the art :D
Pandakipu22 Apr 2020, 19:28
With all the grain, I think I have made some foie gras :)
Blue Pin Studio
Blue Pin Studio22 Apr 2020, 19:31
Short and sweet, a breath of fresh air for those of us playing dozens of LD games. After one failed attempt i managed to become a seed entrepreneur capping out at 33 seeds per growth. Obviously it could be improved by adding more content, like buying another chicken or something but still a very good submission nonetheless.

Edit: Saw it was made in 3 hours, with that in mind it has a lot of content haha
ObscenelyTrue
ObscenelyTrue22 Apr 2020, 19:48
I really like the art of the game, the use of blur highlights the important elements for the gameplay. The game would have deserved a little more polish but we know all the constraints of the compos...
ZerohBeat22 Apr 2020, 19:49
I can't believe this was made in 3 hours! Really cool idea and game. The initial experience of not knowing just how much grain to give to the chicken or plant for seeds was really fun. The art and animations are really cool and feel unique.
Hoyr23 Apr 2020, 03:05
A good result for three hours. It could of course use more content.
Axefall23 Apr 2020, 03:15
Great job in 3 hours, I appreciated the balance of growing wheat and feeding the chicken, keep it up! I can see this being a good potential
LaJazuve
LaJazuve23 Apr 2020, 15:05
l'effet de profondeur et l'animation de la poule sont trop cool, et Bravo pour ta demarche, parfois faut juste ce lancer et simple ne veut pas dire nul, certain chose peuvent etre affiné, mais l'aspect générale et le fun sont present et tres cool. peut etre balanced d'avantage, le besoin de plante/gain/besoin de la poule ? je ne sais pas . en tout cas bravo a toi !
Empheon
Empheon23 Apr 2020, 16:13
My chicken now has enough food for the rest of its life. Great job, love the art!
RIBOUT Horace
RIBOUT Horaceauthor23 Apr 2020, 16:59
@lajazuve : merci ! Et oui, faut juste se lancer ! Mais oui, je voulais au moins ajouter le fait que la poule ponde des oeufs (j'ai l'asset d'oeufs) mais en 3h, c'est surtout du "je met ce que j'peux" xD
En tout cas merci de ton commentaire !
RIBOUT Horace
RIBOUT Horaceauthor23 Apr 2020, 17:10
@empheon : Your chicken will live as a king forever ! Grateful to see people enjoy my game !!

@axefall : yes, if I had a little more time, I would have add the feature so the chicken just make egg who became another chicken. (but time is sparce and so do the motivation sometime ;_;)

@hoyr : thanks! I hope I will not stumble to that art block in the next ludum and do something with really more content in it !

@zerohbeat : thank you ! I'm glad you enjoy the art and style ! I think i'm starting to get somewhere with this "style" (oh, but the drawing of the chicken is from my partner, not me >_
RIBOUT Horace
RIBOUT Horaceauthor23 Apr 2020, 17:11
@blobross : you have the best name ever and thanks for your comment ! it was sweet ! (and the next time, it will be a communist chicken, promise)
Azathothep27 Apr 2020, 09:44
I'm really impressed of what you've managed to do in only 3 hours! The gameplay is fun enough, and... I love dat chicken xD It just lacks some sounds, and maybe a way to incentivize the player to put seeds on the right side (which I didn't do the first time, I had to read the controls to understand you could make seeds grow). But for a game made in such a short time, I take off my hat one more time, Horace! :tophat: :clap:
Chao
Chao29 Apr 2020, 12:13
It almost seems like a waste to be making this much food just to feed a single chicken. I've got all this grain just kind of lying around on the ground, but my hen just can't eat it fast enough.
emil02276 May 2020, 12:18
One of the most impressive games so far!! The concept of achiving a balance of the economy is really well designed. The art and graphic is vivid and just maches the game relly well! The game is simple but I can have a really tension and immersion when playing it. Great job in 3 hours : )
vfqd6 May 2020, 14:17
Would feed the chicken again 8/8 too much grain

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