Halloween Harvest

by muriel
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.90
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.00
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.90
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.60
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.37
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.42
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.53

My first FPS game in a Ludum Dare, don´t be evil with me, kill the pumpkins instead or not, maybe you are a vegan or something. In that case just... well good luck!

Instructions:
WASD to move
Left Mouse: Shoot
Space: Jump
Left Shift: Sprint
E: Use
Genres: action

Comments19

jk5000
jk50009 Jan 2023, 08:12
A fun and pretty well made little jam game. It gets difficult pretty fast, but the idea is fun and I had fun trying the game. Well done.
pushmepullyu
pushmepullyu9 Jan 2023, 08:13
Controls are spot on! I found it fun :D
LDJam user 316918
LDJam user 3169189 Jan 2023, 20:45
I like how the pumpkins rebuilt themselves. Nice job on building this game.
Christian Zommerfelds
Christian Zommerfelds9 Jan 2023, 20:47
Nice job on your first shooter! I enjoyed it.

Also great job on the tutorial.

I guess the only thing I could suggest is add more innovative content or levels :)
Pincushion9 Jan 2023, 21:01
Nice game. The shotgun was really satisfying to use - two bullets and a quick reload. I enjoyed stealing the pumpkins back. Good sound effects.
LDJam user 312238
LDJam user 31223810 Jan 2023, 02:13
Good job.You have made everything I want to make.But it is a 3D game.That's what makes you different.Keep making game please.I love your game!
MadreDeDios10 Jan 2023, 13:22
I really like the visuals for a Jam game :smile: Well done! Could be a bit more fast pace to be really good!
LDJam user 244504
LDJam user 24450410 Jan 2023, 13:30
Congratz on your first FPS :smile: ! That was a good game ! I survived until Night 8 haha.

One small point to fix maybe, we can move faster by moving diagonally. You should normalize the vector direction in order to avoid that :thumbsup:

Good job on this entry ! :tada:
murielauthor10 Jan 2023, 15:08
@gcake shhh!!!! jaja you realized! Let's pretend that it is a feature not a bug ;)

Good job on surviving until night 8, my max score after finding some more nasty things to do (with the way I programmed the "AI") is 12 xD.

Thanks for your feedback and Happy new year :) !!!
Augmotic
Augmotic10 Jan 2023, 19:22
Was super fun and fast paced the more nights that passed!

The shotgun was satisfying to use and made me feel like I was playing doom again.

I think the fragments and the red spirits as they are rebuilding themselves should have the collision disabled. I got stuck in weird places alot after gunning down a few of them near walls and corners. Also maybe a more transparent material when they switch to spirit form.

The small pumpkins seemed to shoot off into space sometimes if they got hit while being carried.
Some way to throw or launch the pumpkins back to the base would be super cool though, maybe being able to throw it in the air and shoot it or just a special throw button. That way you can juggle them back to the base if you cleared a few stolen ones in the later levels.

The sounds themselves was good but I think the higher end of them needed to be EQ'd. It was a little harsh on the ears with such a spikey sound.

Kudos on the tutorial also, it explained everything pretty well and didn't leave any questions.

Overall it was a blast and I could see a full game working out with some more mechanics added. Sort of like nazi zombies mixed with orcs must die / base defense hybrid.
owca10 Jan 2023, 19:41
Shooting pumpkins was very satisfying. I also like this "ritual" of going sleep and pickup up the shotgun every time. It was a nice addition. Good game.
StevenColling
StevenColling11 Jan 2023, 12:26
It's satisfying to shoot the pumpkins and it has a nice ramp up of the difficulty, good job! :)
Ben Lusted11 Jan 2023, 22:25
Had fun playing this one! Pretty well put together for a jam project :)
Whismirk
Whismirk11 Jan 2023, 22:32
Nice work ! The gameplay loop is simple but effective, and it actually feels pretty polished, especially if it's your first time making an FPS. You really nailed the shotgun, as others have mentionned, the two shots -> reload feels just right. And bonus bold points for submitting a 3D game !
LDJam user 280036
LDJam user 28003613 Jan 2023, 01:41
Shooting feels good! I like the funny sounds, the reload noise especially. I was able to find some success by 'flinging' pumpkins into the bins while sprinting. Overall feels pretty good to play. I like the chaos, and feeling like I only had a narrow victory.
Chairshot Games14 Jan 2023, 02:20
This game slaps. Very good gameplay loop and I think it gets more difficult at a very good pace. So many small details I think are briliant like limiting each box to two pumpkins. The reload animation is also incredibly smooth. An absolute blast to play (I died on level 7), highlight of the jam for me.
Jonqs
Jonqs14 Jan 2023, 22:17
The in game tutorial is well thought. Shoots feelings are cool. Lot of things done in 48h. Congrats !
lfreinoso
lfreinoso20 Jan 2023, 12:02
Love the game, very good, sounds, graphics and functional mechanics. Missing a theme song, but other than that everything ran fine! congratulations on the project!

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