Parabowls

by amarokczukay

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.93

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.69

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.57

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.94

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.98

Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.00

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.73

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.83

JOB OPPORTUNITY!

*Job title:* SEED COLLECTOR (m/f) APPLY HERE

Give yourself the chance to work in a vibrant alien ecosystem, surrounded by _literally_ otherworldly beauty.

*Job description:* As part of a gardening mission, the applicant will need to collect endemic seeds of the exoplanet LD-56. Equipment will be provided to the candidate, including 4 (four) specimens of Parabowls.

*Qualifications:* Spatial awareness, Tossing ability. No diploma required.

Experience working with alien species a plus (but not required).

*Remuneration:* depending on results

APPLY HERE

:joystick: Controls:

- :mouse_three_button: Play with Mouse

:hammer: Tools:

- :gear: Engine: GDevelop
- :paintbrush: Art: Photoshop & Piskel
- :sound: Sound: Ableton Live & VCV Rack

Everything made by me in less than 72 hours except font ( Façade by Éléonore Fines)

⚠️ _Known issues_
- _Sound doesn't work on Opera GX_

Tags: #aliens, #cute, #deck building, #gardening, #physics

Genres: puzzle

Tools: GDevelop, Piskel

Comments19

wazce8 Oct 2024, 01:47

This is a great game! Very simple mechanic and good game design! I'd play this in general.

Kitira8 Oct 2024, 08:32

Fun game! Even though I am soooo bad at it, it was fun to play. Really liked the various Parabowls.

beats8 Oct 2024, 13:12

Simple premise with a solid execution all round, Music is great, Good to see a GDevelop Game, Thanks for Sharing.

Timonpoika8 Oct 2024, 13:37

Good overall game, got me stuck in the loop for 10 minutes! Sometimes grabbing involved so much angular velocity, that my throws were completely different than I thought. Good fun!

namnam8 Oct 2024, 14:02

I love good physic based game, remind me of the flash era with game like learn to fly, more content would have been cool but it's a jam game :)

CodeChomper8 Oct 2024, 14:14

Wow what a complete game! I loved the throwing mechanic once I got used to it. Also enjoyed the chillness of this game. Thank you for the great entry!

chariospirale8 Oct 2024, 15:54

Very fun game ! would play more if there was more different creatures ! I would also make the creature bump a little more on the metal but that's personal taste.

kanity8 Oct 2024, 17:31

Reminded me a bit of your previous game, if I remember it correctly, and also partly of angry birds :D
Throwing is pretty hard... It always comes out weak ;_; Maybe I am not a good fit for this job...

jordantanner9 Oct 2024, 03:15

Too many good things to say about this one! Really lovely game design concept that was executed with polish and style. You clearly took time and care to add "juice" to almost every element -- the added motion gives a lot of life to the game. Great take on the theme too -- the Parabowls almost remind me of these old 80's toys, Madballs. Music and sound design added a lot of charm to the experience, too. Overall fantastic entry, very well done! Would play again :)

ssiannas9 Oct 2024, 11:57

Nice vibe, great artwork and sound design. The pinball concept is nice and loved all the neat tooltips.

I would really like to see something like a machine shooting the parabowls haha

LDJam user 2806249 Oct 2024, 18:02

Very smooth physics and catchy style!

DeerCat9 Oct 2024, 21:31

Throwing physics sometimes were a bit wonky for me but other than that it was a fun little experience, wish there was a little bit more types of creatures but maybe you will expand this project in the future

LelulaGames9 Oct 2024, 23:46

Oh, I could see this getting really fun with different balls and obstacles. Also different seeds to be planted. I really enjoyed it.

Langotriel10 Oct 2024, 00:14

Oooh. Surprised to see such polish and attention to detail from a one-man army! The menu was great, the different screens were interesting visually with good composition and the game was fun! Short and simple. Perfect angle of attack for a jam game!

Imagine what you could do in a team setting! :O

Andreadbx10 Oct 2024, 16:59

Very intresting game! Had a blast on stream so much i said i was quitting then ending doing another run hahaha

paulhocker13 Oct 2024, 00:49

I was really impressed with the spin on this genre of game. However, maybe it was because of using the mouse but it felt kind of off to mr. At any rate, it was a blast trying to figure out how to use the new creatures. Good job!

LDJam user 39709914 Oct 2024, 11:59

This game really feels complete! Kinda hard, aiming isn't easy but it did feel satisfying to catch those seeds. And at least we are not stuck behind a minimum to catch to go forward. Thanks!

kuggenhoffen19 Oct 2024, 16:14

Music is sick, game overall is pretty decent as well! The throwing felt a bit too easy to mess up and aiming was almost impossible. Also I soft locked the game twice by first throwing the charged parabowl which moved the metal things such that I managed to then throw normal parabowl on top of the metal and it never fell to the ground...
Awesome game!

cassowary25 Oct 2024, 18:03

I love the art and music! Super creative game mechanic idea, reminds me a bit of the old Nitrome game "Snot Put." I think the physics could do with some tuning, I found it really hard to throw with both the right angle and the right amount of power and it was a little too easy to let go of the creature by accident, which made it hard to hit enough seeds. But I love the amount of depth and polish on display here with the different varieties of creatures and the cutscenes, shop screen, etc. -- nicely done.

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