Thank for letting me know.
I had no idea anybody was still playing this game, thats so cool :D
If you have some time left after playing everybody's games could you give mine a shot? https://sheepishgames.itch.io/john-killmen
It's way worse than the others but I would still enjoy getting some feedback.
Thank you.
I'm gonna assume you're working with Gamemaker.
Draw a string on the screen that describes the objective, for example: "Survive 60 seconds" or "Colect coins"
If it's time based:
Program a timer, GM has built in alarms that are easy to use , but you still have to display the time and remember to set it. If you need help with alarms watch THIS
If it's collectible based:
Have a collectible that disappears when the player touches it. Then have a code somewhere that checks if collectible exists or not.
if !instance_exists(collectible_instance)
{
//end game/ win/ add points
}
If you want to have a list of objectives use an array or stacks to keep them grouped and then execute objectives one after another.
With ds lists you could shuffle all the objectives around and have them sort of randomized which could be cool in some contexts.
Thanks for feedback.
I thought the cow(Hilda) would be funny as a break between more serious parts. I can see how her random humor would seem overwhelmingly out of place.
The whole idea of the ending, from what I understand, is that the dust bowl manifests itself as an entity to take everything that Bill has left. It takes his daughter, and then even Hilda leaves(which is supposed to be more comedic). Though we don't get to see the horrible thing Bill did to deserve such fate, so it doesn't have as much impact.
That's my interpretation, but I only wrote the cow parts.
It's pretty much a perfect game for a game jam.I really have nothing bad to say.
The art is minimal, but detailed enough to give you all the information you need. The music builds up the atmosphere. The audio design is great. I especially love that snoring guy.
The puzzles are simple and they make sense. No pixel hunting either.
I'll be flabbergasted if this doesn't win.