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Land of the Weebums

By vrav

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness283
Humor583.63
Fun1043.43
Innovation1523.36
Overall1863.32
Graphics2253.31
Mood2283.05
Audio3122.57
Theme4143.11

Comments

arkeus 2012-12-17 04:59

There is something so satisfying about flinging these off cliffs. Do they get more flingy the more you fling them? Sometimes I think I might have launched them into space. :)

nihilocrat 2012-12-17 05:03

It's pretty fun to fling them into the air by getting them to fall over on their side THEN flinging them, so they go directly up.

jacic 2012-12-17 05:30

Haha, that was fun. Grabbing them by the feet launches them so high!

manuel777 2012-12-17 05:34

Just squish their botties and BAAAM!

fireblend 2012-12-17 06:28

I worry that there are so many games here that rely on my ability to inflict pain upon cute creatures, and that they're the ones I enjoy the most. Great fun!

cwilloughby 2012-12-17 07:03

I like flicking them around!

rylandalmanza 2012-12-17 07:05

"Aw... I can't grab their butts. Oh, yes I can!" Brilliant!

the-jack 2012-12-17 07:24

What did the 5 fingers say to the weebum?

xymostech 2012-12-17 07:36

This is such a stress reliever after the 48 hour crazy time! Maybe I should bookmark this if I ever feel stressed. Lots of fun! :)

crowbeak 2012-12-17 08:31

I love the fact that you can fling them by their well-defined butts. xD

garethjenkins 2012-12-17 13:54

Love the intro and general feel getting in to play.

gfm 2012-12-17 14:39

This reminded me of the Super Mario 64 intro. :)

Nice game!
It's fun flinging them. =D

sos 2012-12-17 18:10

I am such a terrible person. I think you nailed the theme pretty much.

winterblood 2012-12-18 00:11

Delightfully cute and well-polished. More of a software toy than a game but really fun nonetheless. Good job!

edocentrique 2012-12-18 00:17

I don't know what but we have something here that could be an interesting title !

kharza 2012-12-18 00:24

Very Therapeutic!

loren 2012-12-18 04:41

really like the physics and audio, fits nicely :)

eni 2012-12-18 06:29

Oh dear, this is the best thing for winding down after the jam. XD So many lols.

xeke_death 2012-12-18 08:10

Quite satisfying grabbing their legs and launching them into space...

jujule 2012-12-18 09:34

This game perfectly reminds us how a terrible species we are. We enjoy torture and harassment. We were always the villain...

gungnir 2012-12-18 09:36

Fun toy :)

william_edwards 2012-12-18 09:39

You can imagine a whole system of trick shots, e.g. extra points for indirection and so on

I understand there's a physics engine underneath but I couldn't work out what the system was nor anticipate how a victem would fling when I released.

But solid fun!

matthias_zarzecki 2012-12-18 09:49

This is weirdly fascinating. Nice work!

vrav 2012-12-18 09:49

Wow, thanks for the feedback everyone. :D Fireblend, astute. I'm glad you guys enjoy it, and that it's making you feel guilty. Mwahaha, I am the true villain after all! (Just kidding.)

Will, I agree that the physics are a bit obscure at the moment. I had planned for dragging and throwing, but decided to stick with simple rubberband-style snapping (kind of like a slingshot) in order to move on.

Winterblood, I totally agree that it needs more game to it, and do have a few things in mind for a polished version. :)

Thanks for all your comments and feedback everybody, glad you are enjoying it.

GFM - I got that feeling early on myself, and kind of used that memory as inspiration. Glad someone else picked up on that. :)

aare 2012-12-18 09:56

Funny idea, I miss the goal or challenge here though...

xeke_death 2012-12-18 10:19

@vrav: If you see this, I found out I am able to fix the game breaking bug in my game, and did so.

xsmalldeadguyx 2012-12-18 10:58

Fun, nice idea. Would have liked it to be expanded more

jsmars 2012-12-18 11:49

Fun idea! Grabbing bottoms is awesome! wasn't much of a challange/gameplay/goal in it tho, and should have had some really wierd "weeee" sounds when making them fly or something.

kato9 2012-12-18 18:51

Funny, weird, and very satisfying to send those guys flying off the edge of the cliff. The little bell explosion when they hit somewhere in the distance was a nice touch!

pighead10 2012-12-18 21:06

Hilarious and fun! I feel mean now :(

emveyh 2012-12-18 21:09

It's cool that you can grab them mid-air so they're flinging even faster :D

cosine 2012-12-18 21:35

Grabbing butts has never been so cute. Good stress reliever, and, to a degree, even has some strategy (smallest part of body = most flingage). The audio was well placed, although I would've liked some stretching/popping sounds when I grabbed the Weebums. Graphics were good individually, but seemed a bit disjointed. Overall a solid effort.

tyren 2012-12-19 02:31

I liked launching them up, grabbing in mid-air, then sending them flying!

rosypenguin 2012-12-19 05:28

Neat little toy. I would like to see more silly tortures I can do to these poor little Weebums in the future!

bigbadwofl 2012-12-19 05:51

I feel so evil. But so powerful! Very nice entry. I especially liked how you can grab them in different places...that sounds creepy.

dagamesta 2012-12-19 06:35

Bwahaha! This is pretty good. It definitely separates itself from the competition. Although there isn't much depth to it, there's just something oh so satisfying about it.

redwater 2012-12-19 09:29

*flip* *flap* cool stuff :D would have loved to fling them into spikes or other deadly contraptions. Good stuff. Rooting for the deluxe editions! Please more deadlyness :D

Tiny review: http://ldmr.wzl.vg/#vrav

eatenalive3 2012-12-19 20:00

Hehe. It is satisfying to fling them off of their planet, but unfortunately a little pointless. The sound wasn't as buggy as you implied, it seemed to work for the most part!

vrav 2012-12-19 21:39

SmallDeadGuy, jsmars, Rosy, wzl - indeed! These are things I'd had in mind from the start but didn't get to add. Also, thanks for the little review wzl!

Cosine - yeah, I really hope to polish the art a bit more. It could all be a lot more cohesive and interesting. Maybe even make the environment interactive, too.

Thanks all! To those that mention its being rather empty and pointless: I entirely agree. Thank you for playing what little there is at the moment, anyway. :]

mikemacdee 2012-12-19 23:18

pointless fun!

adventureislands 2012-12-19 23:32

fascinating.. but very weird, these things so ugly cute!

christinaneofotistou 2012-12-20 01:28

cuteness overload!!!!!!!!!!! Also, I do feel evil hurting the little guys! :)) Great physics too!

mase 2012-12-20 15:14

Would make a great touchscreen game.

cakencode 2012-12-30 01:52

Hehehe, those unsuspecting little gummibear wannabes! I flung em off that rock so fast, they didn't know what was going on.

Fun concept, well-executed, and a good use of the theme! Well done :)

azurenimbus 2013-01-05 05:46

Flinging tiny creatures up in the air was a great experience and my life must now adjust accordingly.

cardboard 2013-01-06 19:23

Good game, and good job on making me feel like a bad person and having fun at the same time.