Amazing art style! Loved the shop, just might recommend making the mana recharge increment by a larger amount.
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Ewe Shall Not Pass's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Audio | #123 | 3.361 | 3.361 |
Graphics | #137 | 3.639 | 3.639 |
Game Design | #137 | 3.444 | 3.444 |
Overall | #140 | 3.310 | 3.310 |
Innovation | #153 | 3.222 | 3.222 |
Fun | #192 | 3.194 | 3.194 |
Theme | #221 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 36 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
When you lose the game you have a chance to purchase upgrades and start again (end as a new beginning), and the story is about starting a new life when an old one ends.
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes, all art, music, programming, and most sound effects from scratch.
Magic sound effects sourced elsewhere
Comments
Is it just me or does the monster look cuter than the sheep? :P
Oh yeah I got stuck at these two places and couldn't get out, had to restart the game.
That was an amazing cut-scene the voice work and animation are gold! The gameplay is fun but I ended up shooing my ewes off the screen more often then into the pen. I know the enemies can come off the screen but something prevent the ewes from running off would be nice. Nevertheless, great work! Keep it up!
Okay, first I need to know: DID YOU VOICED THE SHEEPS??? If that's the case, nice.
Really enjoyed your cinematic introduction here. Now we know what Gandalf was doing all this time ^^
The game was on point and satisfying, with more and more challenges to tackle each level. Really liked the idea of kill/attract magic.
I would have liked the attraction to be a little stronger though (sometimes, the sheep is blocked on the right of the screen, and I would have liked to be able to pull it in a single blow).
I didnt knew where to take the sheep until I passed through comments then I nailed it, I like the atmospheric enviroment, I like the game story and the graphic they are really nice :)
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damn, that intro cutscene was amazing. also who knew herding sheep as gandalf would be so fun. the graphics sound, gameplay and story where all amazing.
great game. keep it up♥
I like the pixel artwork and the UI such a good vibe fits well the game, keep up the good work guys for future updates.
Gameplay was fun! Would have liked to see the theme expressed through the gameplay rather than exposition, but the original V/O, art, and music were really impressive.
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i love the cutscene in the beginning, and the rest of the pixel art and animations look beautiful. The gameplay loop is also pretty addicting. My one complaint is the sheep. In my opinion, they look a bit cursed with their long necks, and the constant "bahhh"-ing got really annoying after a while. But other than that, i enjoyed it! :)
Wow, wow, wait, a cutscene? Voice acting? Daaaaamn that's a lot of work!
The gameplay is quite nice, the graphics are really good, the "poof" animation is gorgeous =p. The music is good and fitting ^^.
The upgrades are a very nice mechanic, it's quite addicting ^^. On my first playthrough, I did ~10 levels without dying and thought that was everything the game had to offer... Fortunately, I read the description and continued playing ^^. Maybe the first levels are a bit too easy?
Overall, that was a solid game I enjoyed playing. Congratulations =)
Fun game. I played for far too long because I was trying to figure out a way to farm gold really fast. I did end up with max mana regeneration, both of the books, and like 30 hay. It’s pretty relaxing, which is probably why I played so long.
(This is a side note for all gamers out there. It seems like the best strategy to get gold without a lot of work is to buy the polymorph book and single hay, and take one sheep to level 20 or higher. Push the sheep in the top right corner or bottom right corner and put hay in the pin. As the monster runs towards them, shoot them when they get close enough to be attracted to the hay. They will just walk into the goal themselves and you get easy money).
Some small critiques: It would be nice if there was a larger benefit for saving more sheep per level. As far as I could tell, 1 sheep is 1 gold no matter what. But it’s a lot easier to take 1 sheep for 20 levels than it is to take 2 sheep for 10 levels. Some bonus for saving more sheep would be nice.
Overall, nice job. I enjoyed the game quite a bit.
Hahah, the sheep look so cute. And the shark creature's grumbly mumbly voice kept me laughing. Think I got a sheep stuck in the bottom right corner that a left-click couldn't fix, but after restarting the game it was smooth sailing.
Love the game! Another guy recommended this game to me! I never lost, so I didn't really get the theme, but still an amazing game! Try out my game too bro!
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