Turtle Daddy

Very verrrry nice game, really nice art and very well made game with nice graphics. The only thing I want to give as feedback would be that it is not directly clear that the babies in the top left are your lives. The first impression is save 3 babies

Great concept, design and sound. Absolutely adorable. From twenty turtles onwards, it gets very hard since the baby turtles just go suicide themselves simultaneously. Might need some balancing mechanics there, got a little frustrated. Overall great effort!

@timo-strating Thank you for the feedback! Glad you liked it. :) Once we have a chance to, we'll try to make the lives thing a bit clearer.

Addictive and fluid gameplay, gorgegous pixel art and great soundtrack. Good job!

5 stars across the board! Fantastic work!

@c42 We're happy that you enjoyed it! Yeah, we find it rather challenging as well. The game gets pretty difficult around like wave 4 or 5. At the moment, we personally enjoy the concentration needed at the endgame, but if we were to make this a full game, we would probably want to smooth out the difficulty curve over a longer period of time to make it more accessible.

Wow, this is really fun and the arts it's awesome

I love the aesthetics of this game so much! I also really liked the unique set of moves that Turtle Daddy has at his disposal. Using the shell to collect babies is especially clever. If I had to pick one thing to nitpick, it would be that the speed of the main character feels a bit off, although it may be necessary for the gameplay, I don't know. Awesome job!

Really short and sweet! The controls are really tight. BEAUTIFUL ART AND ANIMATIONS! :heart_eyes: :turtle:

travel disturbed me a bit at first. but the atmosphere of the game is cool and funny and very beautiful design ! GG

Suuuuuper fun gameplay, awesome animation. Turtle Daddy's getup paired with the triumphant music makes it seem like he's sort of a doofus which had me laughing. Great work!

HOW IS YOUR GAME SO GOOOD
I've been seeing you in the comments of quite a few games so I decided to check you out. My immediate first thought is that your art is good enough for a legit full release mobile game, and when I started playing it, your music and gameplay just further emphasizes my first thought. I'm surprised you don't have like 100+ ratings already. GG, you win :)

This is an AWESOME game. Like seriously, this is incredible. Everything. The music and sound effects are perfect. The art is amazing, the gameplay is simple and feels great the whole way through. The levels getting increasingly more difficult is perfect. Amazing job!

The graphics for this game are tight. Everything looks like it was drawn by the same artist and all goes together perfectly. I mean, everything! User Interface, Characters, Environment, everything! The music was blaring loud, but if adjusted would probably be good for the game pace. The controls seemed intuitive. I was able to jump in and start playing immediately. This is a nice entry for the game jam. I wish you the best of luck! :)

Amazing entry! Thanks so much for bringing it by the stream!

That was so much fun !
And the game is so polished for a jam !

Great... everything! Sprites, music, sound, gameplay. These kids are as suicidal as a real toddler.

Really professional looking entry, enjoyed it a lot.

Wow! This is just exhausting! Beautiful graphics and good music, interesting gameplay, well done developers!

Love the art!
Furthest I got was roughly round 6. It gets so tough!

Is there an "end state"?

Beautiful game!!! The graphics are fantastic! Everything runs so smoothly and well together :) 5*

Sometimes I can't believe these games are made within a few days.
Very smooth gameplay. Makes it satisfying to play.
The artstyle is AMAZING. The bright colors and the animations make the game very lively.
Loved it!

That was very cool ! Thank for this game !

A Turtle Made it to the Water! I adore how good is your game, incredibly polished, great movement, art, sounds and music. Really fun arcade, great work.

Awesome game, really cool controls, it feels smooth, and the graphics just amazing, good job!

Everything about this is top notch, the only thing I would change is the mastering on the BGM, it is too loud and brick-wall compressed.

It's a lovely game and it was fun to play. The music was quite very repetative however. But other than that it was alright. I didn't personally enjoy the repetative squeeky sound as much. But other than that... :) ♥

@arden Yes, wave 8 is the final wave. It gets pretty difficult near the end! Thank you for trying the game out. ^^

5/5! It's a great game ! I love the pixel art and the player is awesome ! It's very fun to protect turtles. I think the balance is good and it's hard to perform. Well done !! Wave 6 cleared ! :D

Fell in love with the graphics before even trying the game.
Can't stop the music while writing this... A new game in my itch.io collection. Thanks for making this gem!

This is stupid good. Art and *music* especially but it's also a healthy challenge and was fun to play through. Great job

gottta save my boisss

Incredible work. The art, sound, gameplay, UI - all fantastic. Really well done!

This game was great. I got to wave 6 a couple times but couldn't advance any further than that. Everything just felt so natural and intuitive, from the movement to being able to pick up a turtle by throwing your shield at him. Plus the baby turtles were too cute, I was legitimately upset when they got killed.

What a game! So much polish, and really well balanced. I really enjoyed the music, animation and diversity of the enemy types. Throwing the shield was very satisfying and tuned well enough that as the levels progressed, it wasn't the tool for every job. I found myself switching strategies to the shield to avoid losing turtles, which made me appreciate the thought put into the dynamics and difficulty curve. Such an excellent design balance, I'm really glad I played this game. Thanks for sharing, and best of luck with your results!

Love love love the art for this game. The audio is perfect. The gameplay is very smooth and responsive. You did good!

Cool and solid game. Great (and cute) art and gameplay. Cool to see even a tip box! It was actually useful to me. Audio was also well-made.

Overall great game! Small in scope and perfect for a jam, but with great art, sound/music, and game feel.

A part from the fact that it wasn't easy to play with wasd on a azerty keyboard, the game is a really cool concept, the graphics and music are cute as hell. Well done, but please do add a gamepad support or zqsd support :D

Whoa, this is incredibly well polished. like some comments have mentioned, the audio mix needed a bit of extra work. The game itself was an absolute treat to play though, it looked absolutely gorgeous

Really polished and cute game. Graphics and audio are great and the gameplay was fun. It became challenging really quickly. I liked it a lot.

This game is so amazing! Had a lot of fun, you all did a really awesome work here! Good job!!

This was awesome! Being a turtle dad is hard work. Super polished game, good job on this one!

This game was beautiful, I love the babies!

As a huge fan of TMNT, this made me feel like the fifth ninja turtle! The shell-throwing was super creative and reminded me a bit of God of War's Leviathan axe because it hits on the way back. The graphics were super cute, and the mood of the game fit really well. The difficulty increased rapidly, which I think was great. This game was definitely one of the best I've played in this jam. Keep up the great work! I've followed you on itch.io!

Really cool game! Brilliant graphics and soundtrack. It felt polished and was fun to play. The mechanics all came together beautifully and it is a very good entry. Excellent job!

I cannot begin to express how polished, how well executed this game is - I feel like I am playing something that can be in WarioWare or Mario Party. I feel like I need to leave some sort of constructive criticism but I got nothing, amazingly executed.

Great Game! The gameplay loop was simple but engaging, the art and music is adorable, and the level of polish is crazy for a game jam. Awesome entry guys!

This was an extremely well made game! I enjoyed the hectic-ness of the later waves, the gameplay really made me feel like Captain America!

Great work! One of the best, and most polished jam entries I've played! Really liked the graphics and audio, and the gameplay loop was simple and satisfying!

The art is ridiculously good. The gameplay was pretty smooth as well and was fun.

For some reason it's not loading for me on itch.io
Tried 3 times, I see the Unity loading bar but it never fills.
Other games are working fine.
Are you updating right now?

@shaolin-dave That's strange. We aren't updating at the moment and we haven't experienced any issues with playing it so far. Not really sure what the issue is. Maybe some random bug with the website? I would suggest trying again later.

This is a very well-rounded game here! Nothing unnecessary and straight to the point, but what it does have it does well. The style of the graphics is very consistent and the audio fits perfectly with the visual theme of the game. It reminds me a lot of the kind of game you'd see on Newgrounds back in the day.

Gameplay-wise the difficulty ramps up at a decent pace. I found it to be slightly on the fast-paced side, but nothing unreasonable. I liked that the enemies telegraph their actions somewhat, but felt that it wasn't always obvious at which point exactly they'd actually do damage.

The funny thing is, I feel like there's not much else to say since it's so well rounded. Things _work_ and it's enjoyable, and there's not much wrong with it. I guess if there was one thing I'd still like (aside from addressing my previous points), is some more replay-ability. Getting a higher score is nice, but some outer progression loop (getting an upgrade, unlocking a new area, etc.) would really take it to the next level. Totally unreasonable expectation for a game jam, I know, but I feel like I gotta mention it. :stuck_out_tongue:

Nice job though.

Amazing work! The best game I have played so far!

Wow nice and fun game, well done :D Art and theme look amazing!

Well done game! Had fun saving my baby turtles!

Loved it! I can see myself spending a lot of time playing it. The art is great and the theme is on point. Very fluid and intuitive! One of the best!

:frowning: no doubt, this is masterpiece.. brilliant idea for the theme, graphics are so adorable and the music keeps you playing. thank you for making this excellent game :thumbsup:

Nice graphics and good game concept. One criticism, maybe you should specify how to get waves started? I spend whole minute wait for waves to start, than realized I have to put turtle babies in ocean to get it started.

Cool game! the music is nice

Woah! This game rocks :D

What a great entry. So polished and the most straight-up fun entry I've played yet! The gameplay loop is super satisfying and just feels buttery smooth. Very innovative take, feels like I'm playing some weird version of Plants Vs Zombies but with real-time action..? Very cool.

Graphics and audio are top tier as well and make me feel like I'm playing a forgotten gem released on the GBA or the DS. Bravo!

crazy and funny ! feed back are very cool, and satisfaying, good game !

very fun and well polished game!

Very fun gameplay. The art is mesmerizing and the music and sound effects are very good too! Overall, great game and very well polished too. Loved the flying enemies

Just needs more variety. Fun, good looking and polished game. Mobile hit ;) pending

Great and very cute game! Great work!

Well, this is just good, full 5 stars. Well done!

This is perfect- gorgeous art, unbelievably smooth game play, great sound and AAA design. Thank you for adding SPACE as an alternative to right-click. This was a lifesaver while playing on laptop touchpad. 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5

Wow, just played your 45 entry- so good! You dummies make some amazing games!!!

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/the-legend-of-nudacus

@joemid Haha, thank you for trying Nudacus out as well! There's definitely some issues with that game in retrospect that we would want to fix, but it was a good learning experience.

Very cool game! Love how polished and cute it is!

Couldnt get past wave 5, but i loved the artstyle!

@dummydojo My pleasure! I found Nudacus difficult, but not unfair. I really enjoyed it. A good balance of brute strength and naked vulnerability with a bit of luck! That being said, Turtle Daddy is def next level. Thanks for the games!

I Love This Game... The Turtle Daddy character is so good. There is so much character in every inch of this game.
Auido, Art, Gameplay, all amazing. Great game!

Very cool! Totally challenging! I, to be honest, was a bad turtle dad ...
Still, I loved it. Gorgeous graphics, clean and challenging mechanics. the soundtrack is very good. This martial mood gives us the impression of an important mission. Ailás, that's right! Defending children is the greatest mission of all!
But I really thought that these kids don't look much like their father ... LOL

Congratulations!!!

The pixel art was beautiful, and the audio! wow that was Impressive! super enjoyable to hear. The game was challenging at first, but it became easy after realizing that you can pick up as many turtles as you want before leading them to the ocean. It would have been nice if you have added some kind of very small weight to Turtle Daddy with each turtle you carry making it a little more challenging. Overall, awesome entry! super Fun to play.

One of the best I've seen so far! The art is really impressive for a three-day jam. I love the design of the player character! The music had some high energy, but it got annoying fairly quickly. Good stuff!

@spirits Wow! Congrats on beating it! I don't think any of us have beaten it without losing a baby yet haha. Thank you for the feedback! Yeah, we were struggling to find a way to encourage the player to deliver the babies rather than hold onto all of them while still keeping it fun. Perhaps when we build on the game more, we can implement some kind of more robust system for it.

Aweome work! It took several tries to get the hang of it, but after getting used to the mechanics, it was a lot of fun! The art is awesome and the music is excellent. I'd like to hear just a little more variation in the sound effects, particularly when you pick up a turtle. The same sound playing each time is a little grating. But overall, awesome job!

Really cool idea and even better implementation.

The graphics are really neat and the sound complements the atmosphere. I enjoyed playing this game, and the difficulty scales up just right.

Excellent job!

Awesome graphics and sound, top notch!

Ultra polished, really impressive!

Wow this was awesome!

Such amazing artwork and so heartbreaking when the turtle babies get wacked!

I can totally see this being one of the contenders to win the whole thing!

BEST. GAME. EVER.

This was super great. I really don't want to stop playing this. Can't think of a single thing that could make it better.

Fun, polished, challenging!

Really good game. Creative design and lovely graphic!

This was really fun and difficult! Also, hilarious concept, love your creative take on the theme. When I learned that you can throw your shield to pick up the turtle babies, I got way better at the game. I ended up trying to cheese the game by camping on the left side of the screen and throwing my shell vertically on the screen repeatedly to collect my babies as soon as they hatched, basically ignoring all the enemies. This didn't work as well as I'd hoped, as the crabs, though they kept their distance, acted as a shield against the oncoming ink projectiles and seagulls, until they could get right on the spawn points and I'd have basically no time to react. That's some really impressive anti-cheese design! The design of the game really encourages you to play in a fun way, which is what I'm most impressed by. The in-game tips are a nice touch, they really helped me improve by providing critical game knowledge in between attempts. Great work, can't wait to see what y'all make next!

I love the design and almost everything about this game. It is so good that I don't have any feedback other than to add a pause menu.

@g-a-gamestudio Thank you for the feedback! There should be a pause menu. If you press "P" it should pause the game.

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Very polished game. I like that it is fast paced and great pixel art.

@dummydojo Oh well I guess I didn't notice. Oh I just noticed that there was a panel that shows that there is a pause option. *face palm*🤦‍♂️

This is the best game I've played from this jam! The art, music, design, etc. are all amazing! This truly is great. You should be very proud.

When a turtle got hit m heart broke

Very fluid and enjoyable gameplay, especially satisfying when you nail a returning yo-yo shot.
As mentioned in the first post the lives remaining were confusing, would make more sense if they were represented by the dude's head. The graphics are superb and full of charm. Amazing work.

WOW, this was super fun! Awesome aesthetics, solid animations and sound effects, difficulty scaled nicely. Overall really polished and artful product, well done!

Impressive work, but quite difficult. The best I managed was 16 turtles in wave 6. My other point of criticism is that the health indication wasn't obvious from the start.

I really like your artstyle. I went back and played nudacus too lol. Good games

A really polished game with pretty nice graphic and gameplay. The sound is a bit frustrated for me but this is definitely a pretty good game !!! Nice job

S'up! I would like to contact Lenny Lam. Where I can find him? Please, contact-me at discord(Willian Oliva#9626)

Wow, amazing art style! Reminds me of Metal Slug! The music is good, the sounds are good, the gameplay loop is fun and it's very intuitive. This is one of my favourite entries I've tried so far for sure. Great work!

Simple gameplay but very polished. Animations, sound and the variation of enemies are great. Well done.

Hat off, my jaw dropped ^^'
Gameplay, graphics, musics...Everything is on point ahah.
Well done, that's an amazing game

Spent way too much time trying to get past the final wave, gahh. Great gameplay tension between defeating enemies vs protecting babies, the design works very well!

I really love the art, the baby turtles look incredibly good.

The character design is awesome. I love this character with his turtle shells attached to his arms.

Wow super-cute, right to the point, small breather to learn the ropes at start, difficulty ramps nicely, tight controls, good sound... this is well done across the board.

My favorite moment was discovering that my shield carries the babies back to me, I thought that was a very nice design touch!

Great job.

This game is amazing. The art and audio really fit well.

It's quite challenging and really fun to play!

Best game so far. Really good concept and beautiful art and music. My one piece of advise is to make the shield's range bigger. The birds would swoop in on the opposite side of the beach and I couldn't do anything about it. Other than that, it's a great game!

Fantastic game! Excellent work and very funny. I love it! Also the music and sound effects complete the freshness of this game.

I also think the shield range should be bigger, I had to stay in the middle of the turtle spawner just to get in time to save them, so I couldn't deliver them to the sea, I just had to wait till I had all of them collected to go to the sea, which seems like cheating to me ^^

Really cool Game. I love the turtle and the animation. Congratulation!

Music remids me of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpjbSYvQ7zU thank you =)

Very well polished casual game. Really love it! The way the difficulty ramps up is just right.

Amazing game! *I can't believe it's free*

Really nice game, the graphics are amazing. The gameplay is dynamic and fun, I like the point you had new enemies for new waves, nice.

I couldn't get past wave five, great job with the the nice captain america style shield flinging. High marks for music and gfx. Really loved the militiary parade style music, and the animations / art style was spot on.

well executed game! took me about 5 tries to get used to the difficulty curve

Really funny and cute little game ! The idea is brilliant :grinning:

Very nice and polished game! The graphics and music are just really great and fun.

I basically camped by the baby turtle spawn points until I had enough turtles - this got me fairly far but eventually got to be too much. When restarting the initial parts are a bit slow - this is a tough problem to solve in general, but maybe some scoring system would work?