Really good gameplay loop!
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Jumbo Pumbo's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #198 | 4.092 | 4.092 |
| Enjoyment | #221 | 3.979 | 3.979 |
| Style | #238 | 4.340 | 4.340 |
| Creativity | #597 | 3.957 | 3.957 |
Ranked from 47 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?
The more Jumbo your Pumbo gets, the bigger the threats. Also, you must literally build platforms to scale the gourd.
Development Time
96 hours
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Music:
- Cosy Melodies Pack 2 — ELV Games and pegonthetrack, https://elvgames.itch.io/cosy-melodies-music-2
Sound effects:
- Cozy Sound Pack — Ellr, https://ellr.itch.io/cozy-sound-pack
- Spraying water from a garden hose by meisterjaan -- https://freesound.org/s/323485/ -- License: Attribution 3.0
- Bird Flap B 05, https://freesound.org/people/deleted_user_2104797/sounds/330967/
UI Elements/Fonts:
- User Interface Essential — Crusenho, https://crusenho.itch.io/complete-ui-essential-pack
- Pixel Keyboard Keys - for UI — Dream Mix, https://dreammix.itch.io/keyboard-keys-for-ui
- Logic Loop — VEXED, https://v3x3d.itch.io/logic-loop
- m5x7 — Daniel Linssen, https://managore.itch.io/m5x7
Comments
18 days ago(+1)
Not bad, not bad! We actually thought about making it possible to have the pumbo break through the atmosphere if it got big enough, but we didn’t quite get there in the time of the jam.
Glad you liked the game!
Funny you should say that, a few members of the team are also not in the cookie clicker-type game enjoyer demographic! The platforming and other active gameplay was in part added so that we would also enjoy the game, and everything came together super well!
Regarding the difficulty scaling, we made some tweaks towards the end of the jam to improve it, but there’s definitely still some refining to do. I will say, however, that if your pumpkin hits 300m there is still plenty to deal with even with all upgrades purchased (but yeah, nothing really to work towards at that point, hopefully we will get a chance to return to the game and add more upgrades/features).
We’re super proud of how the pumpkin ended up looking. It is in fact a 3D model, rasterized to 2D and made to look like pixel art using a SubViewPort and shaders. Glad you liked the effect!
18 days ago(+1)
Great suggestions regarding pop-up key hints! We actually thought about doing that but ran out of time to code the logic for that. In general, some in-game tutorializing would have probably helped people play.
Glad you liked it otherwise!
19 days ago(+1)
Thanks so much! I totally know what you mean about the platforms. We intended mid-air placement to be possible (and in fact is the only way you can place them), were worried it would be super annoying, and were pleased when it was actually pretty okay!
20 days ago (+1)
You can’t pick up the composter bucket, just interact with it when you have collected weeds. Then it will process the weeds and spit out the red fertilizer packets that can be picked up and applied to the pumpkin.
I think the other issue you might be having is that you can only interact with things (shoo pests, pull weeds, dump collected weeds into composter) while you are not holding an item, so try dropping the watering can first (Z or J) and then interacting (X or K).
Hope that helps! Please let me know if you’re still having trouble. The interaction targets are pretty large, so I’m hoping the issue was just the empty hand requirement.
21 days ago(+1)
Thanks!
Hmm, so the composter (the bucket you mentioned) can’t be picked up, only interacted with. When you pull up a weed it gets added to the resource tracked in the top right corner, and then interacting with a composter will process those and turn them into fertilizer items, which can then be picked up and activated on the pumpkin.
As for the platforms, you can only place them on the pumpkin, and only above ground level. When the pumpkin is bigger, try jumping and then pressing “C” (or “L”).
I just played again with those suggestions, everything works as you said. I guess it wasn't clear that you needed to jump to be able to place the platforms. There's a lot more to appreciate on a replay, all the choices in the shop felt pretty impactful and the progression was fair. Only real gripe is there's a good period of just watering at the beginning and watering in general feels like you should be able to fill the meter, run around and do more interesting stuff, then come back.
Glad it all works now! Yeah, that’s a very reasonable gripe, and one we would like to address in the future. Once you get the watering upgrades it becomes easier to keep the meter topped up, but even then it is true that there is some downtime at the beginning before the first weed spawns. Things to hopefully improve in the future!
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