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Plush Party - Funland Arcade

by munchie-games
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.26
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.96
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.10
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.83
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.19
Your plushie friends are locked in the Claw Machine at Funland Arcade. You need to rescue all of them in time for a party on the DDR dance floor.

How to play:
- Find tokens around the arcade to be able to play the claw game. (Find the first coin on the claw machine itself)
- Play the claw game to rescue your plushie friends.
- Each plushie has a special ability, use them to help you find more tokens.
- Once all plushies are rescued, it's time to party on the dance floor before the arcade is open again.

Comments37

Sharkbait
Sharkbait7 Oct 2024, 23:19
cute idea, not sure if it's me but there was no sound, animations could have made the characters more into that cutesy vibe! but omg the machines and games are so nice and those colors really bring it all together
Munchie Gamesauthor7 Oct 2024, 23:22
@sharkbait Yeah we have the sound effects in the project but left them to the end and ran out of time at the last minute 😅. Thanks for the feedback!
BroHeartTTV
BroHeartTTV7 Oct 2024, 23:41
The scene is beautiful! I was surprised at the character I was controlling which was cool, but I struggled to find any of the tokens and progress the scene. The token in the skeeball machine was the closest I got, and I tried interaction with the coin slots at the bottom of it, and running up the ramp but no luck. :(
Munchie Gamesauthor7 Oct 2024, 23:46
@broheartttv Thanks for the feedback! I think if we had some time to make a tutorial /story it would have helped. The only coin obtainable by the first character is the one on the claw machine, then you use it to rescue another plushie from the claw machine. They each have a unique ability that allows them to find a certain token in the arcade to then rescue the next plushie
BroHeartTTV
BroHeartTTV8 Oct 2024, 00:34
I increased my score to reflect, just went back and tried and the claw machine/plushie unlock cycle is very cute.
CrayolaKran8 Oct 2024, 02:00
This is so cute! I really like being able to control all the little guys. The colors and elements are really beautiful. Really well done! I had to read the comments here to find the first coin - but once I did that it was pretty self explanatory from there. The little plug guy killed me- that was everything when he went into the wall and the music started.
LightningST
LightningST8 Oct 2024, 02:30
Good job on your animation!
MorePixels
MorePixels8 Oct 2024, 07:00
I was confused at what to do for a while until i read the comments. Thing I kind of figured out what i was doing. Overall was pretty cool though.
Munchie Gamesauthor8 Oct 2024, 08:59
@crayolakran Thanks for the thoughtful comment. That first coin does seem to be the most difficult part 😅
Julester
Julester8 Oct 2024, 13:06
the level looks nice and i liked the look and animations of the characters. gameplay is a bit clunky and slow.
goodwincek
goodwincek8 Oct 2024, 13:08

Really nice environment and interesting perspective to explore! The lack of music made it feel a bit empty but the design was so vibrant and interesting. Loved all the little details! The mouse sensitivity was a bit high, even when i turned my mouse DPI all the way down as low as it goes, so it was a little tricky to control. I liked how each character had a unique ability too! I also loved each character's animations :) nice work
hidden61ade
hidden61ade8 Oct 2024, 13:13
As a jam game, it's quite surprised to see that you have created something quite finished in 3 days. The characters are so cute and the try on the theme is a ggod one. Taking the perspective from tiny creatures is really a good thing to make!! The scene has a very chill vibe also. Good try1
DanielLochner8 Oct 2024, 13:16
Fun concept. I liked the idea of needing to save my plushie friends in an arcade, but I wasn't quite sure how to haha! 😅 The art and main graphic is fantastic!
Tenai
Tenai8 Oct 2024, 13:21
I liked the characters and environment. I was a bit lost on what some of the special abilities did but cool game.
recyx
recyx8 Oct 2024, 13:26
Great game! Loved all the cute plushies and the manual claw game. Good job!
Chlolauro
Chlolauro8 Oct 2024, 13:28
This game is so cute and I love the idea it's so fun! The environment looks great and I just love the little characters and their little walking animations, so adorable 🥹. I unlocked my first character, the moth, but I just can't work out how to unlock the next coin though :(.
Munchie Gamesauthor8 Oct 2024, 16:35
@goodwincek Nice video playthrough. It was really interesting watching you figure it out. The frog token is in the basketball hoop btw :)
Munchie Gamesauthor8 Oct 2024, 17:03
@hidden61ade Thanks for the nice comment! Chill vibe is definitely what we were going for,
Munchie Gamesauthor8 Oct 2024, 17:05
@daniellochner Thanks for the feedback! It does from the feedback that we needed some kind of tutorial.
Munchie Gamesauthor8 Oct 2024, 17:06
@chlolauro The moth has to glide from the prize counter to the "pack man" arcade game to collect that coin. Honestly it is the hardest plushy to get first haha. Glad you liked the concept though :)
Kirass8 Oct 2024, 17:45
I really liked this game! It's awesome!
AthosPap8 Oct 2024, 21:04
Great job guys! Really good game
Mechazawa
Mechazawa8 Oct 2024, 21:07
really like the idea of getting to grab my new character. some music would have added a bunch to the overall vibe but really cute plushies and style! the low gravity jumps put me off at first but after getting the hang of it it actually was one of the more fun ways of getting around the arcade
CodeChomper
CodeChomper9 Oct 2024, 05:32
I really liked the concept, it gave me toy story on xbox vibes. I loved the puzzles to find the tokens. I rescued all my friends but I couldn't get the dance party to work? The plushy plug was funny. Great entry, thank you!
Vladez32
Vladez329 Oct 2024, 12:16
Really cool game, GG !
LerkaDverka
LerkaDverka9 Oct 2024, 21:36
It was a really interesting experience, thank u^^
iOlis_Lui10 Oct 2024, 10:01
I am the WHAT. That's crazy, I like it! I am plusheen!!!

And I can choose which plush toy I will do something with.

There was a little bit of a difference in their management. I took out a bun with wings, but I couldn't fly.

The idea and implementation from a technical point of view are wonderful!!! And it is well implemented.

P.S.The cutscene video!!! Delight.
Munchie Gamesauthor10 Oct 2024, 10:41
@codechomper Awesome that you managed to get them all! The dance party is animated but we didn't have time to trigger it, ended up uploading the game with a minute to spare 😅
Munchie Gamesauthor10 Oct 2024, 10:44
@iolis-lui Thanks for the feedback! Btw, if you hold space bar after you jump with the winged plushie, then you glide.
Kseniya
Kseniya10 Oct 2024, 21:52
Great graphics! and an interesting idea, I got a buzz from the game))
stmate03
stmate0311 Oct 2024, 13:24
a charming entry! I had fun roaming around the arcade figuring out how to get the tokens, journey broke tho so even after rescuing everyone and doing most tasks I could never see the awesome dance party, besides that a lovely game, if you guys are plotting a fixed version let me know I wanna revisit the game for the dance party :)
Pampo12 Oct 2024, 14:20
Very cute and well made! Loved the interactions and the look of this game. As mentioned before by others it feels like it needed more feedback so that it's more clear what you're supposed to do, and also music is always nice to liven up the atmosphere. It also would have been nice if you could dash or something so that it doesn't take so long to explore the area. Overall, very charming! :)
Munchie Gamesauthor14 Oct 2024, 08:27
@pampo A dash is a really good idea actually. Thanks for the feedback!
MrAnarion24 Oct 2024, 15:18
Cute game, sadly we can't use the others friends to jump higher (the game remind me the Toy Story 2 on pc)
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