Harveyster

by almax

co-authored: @ekulkcilb, @ginxel

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.53

Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.46

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.90

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.57

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.65

Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.51

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.44

Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.42

The harvest bell tolls for Harvey

Crows cry foul in the grass

Reap, don't sow, stay weary

How many seasons will you last?

Harveyster is a hack and slash where you control Harvey the pumpkin scarecrow in his duties to keep the crows at bay before the harvest... the only problem is Harvey can get a little over zealous, so try not to cut the crops too much before they grow!

Controls

__Move__ = WSAD
__Attack__ = J / L-Mouse
__Evade__ = K / R-Mouse
__Interact__ = E
(Controller also supported)

Credits

__Code__: Aaron Baumbach (Almax)
__Art__: Luke Blick (EkulKcilb)
__Music/SFX__: Virginia Leo (Ginxel)
_Additional SFX from ZapSplat.com_

Post Jam Changes

[v1.1 - 31/Jan/2023]
* Added pause (esc/menu)
* Fixed title text not disappearing if bell run too early
* Fixed lamp flames rendering behind geo
* Improved no stamina feedback
* Harvey now has infinite stamina during the harvest
* Removed cursor based roll and attack direction, and hid cursor to streamline controls
* Crow projectiles no longer hit other crows, but hit terrain
* Added some sfx and vfx to crow particles hit
* Improved prompt visibility and added prompt for golden harvest (previously green)

Comments4

LDJam user 22175010 Jan 2023, 16:58

Wow, that's one the best game I played so far! Very nice graphics and audio! Interesting take on the concept, balancing protecting the crops from crows and from your own attacks. Really good work guys!!!

LDJam user 25090511 Jan 2023, 20:51

Oh my goodness, that was great! Funnest game I've played, seriously (:laughing:)! Beautiful balance between simplicity and polish with the graphics, audio, gameplay, all of it was perfectly done to make every round satisfying to complete! The harvest always felt well earned and amazing to cut through, I loved all the little particles, the bobbing of the plants, the sound effects of your money skyrocketing; really really well made entry, I loved it! :smile:

My only report is, the UI seems to stay/stack after restarting the game, so everytime I go through there's the menu text, tutorial text (etc.) on my screen, which made it *a little* annoying to try again, but that's small enough that it didn't effect my opinion on the game! In my three or so attempts, I got a score of 12070, which is probably stupidly small, but hey, I liked what I tried! :3

LDJam user 25285615 Jan 2023, 03:36

Good job. Everything from the graphics to the audio to the gameplay is exceptionally good for a jam game.

LDJam user 24612815 Jan 2023, 21:25

Wow, this is just incredible. The music, the graphics, the gameplay, the gameplay loop — everything is so polished!

Absolutely love attention to small details, the grass, the animations, the sounds... Flawless work!

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