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Beneath Colossal

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Graphics574.26
Mood1263.69
Audio1703.45
Overall2403.53
Innovation2483.52
Humor3542.76
Fun4203.17
Theme9802.65

Comments

woftles 2014-04-28 02:59

Awesome graphics and audio. Feels great.

gilfuin 2014-04-28 03:05

Game with a nice atmosphere. I really liked the moody lighting (and use of normal maps).

deathray 2014-04-28 03:36

I really like the graphics and lighting. The arms are definitely hard to control though... I mostly felt like a bulldozer. One thing I'd improve is to give some tip at the very beginning; I didn't even notice the tiny character that I was controlling.

shire 2014-04-28 03:41

-I loved the art style
-The controls were hard to get used to.
-There was no clear goal.

priorblue 2014-04-28 03:54

Wow, nice intro. The whole atmosphere is great! And i love this deep heavy sound.

oye-beto 2014-04-28 05:21

The game freezes after the white text on the web and pc versions. I tried pressing T, tab and all the keys you mention on the instructions.

liens 2014-04-28 05:32

@Oye Beto: Where does it freeze? Do you see the temple at all? If you see the temple you need to start walking with A button.

nanolotl 2014-04-28 06:59

The physics based attacking was fun. but it got a bit repetitive after a while.
At the beginning it took me a long time to tell that there was a character that I was controlling, even with the hint.
Overall, very well done.

xhunterko 2014-04-28 08:01

Granted, I had fun. Well done!

karmalis 2014-04-28 09:04

Overall, I can only echo what others say. Very nice graphics, sounds and mood really got me into it. I loved to play this and would possibly play if something like this was a more full scale project. I'm not sure if I missed how it relates to the theme though. Possibly that you capture the giant robot beneath the surface? That might make sense.

reinkout 2014-04-28 09:55

Great job on the overall mood on the game!

hexagore 2014-04-28 10:01

Really nice. Love the pixel art, especially the great use of lighting. Controls ridiculously difficult but it's still fun rampaging around killing all the villagers.

split82 2014-04-28 10:06

Controls are little strange, otherwise very cool graphics, great mode and nice audio.

mortus 2014-04-28 11:00

That is so much fun! Best game I've played yet for sure! Robot-like graphics makes wonky arms control great looking feature that adds to the mood and not just irritates. Lighting is great! Sounds are great! I love it!

thomz12 2014-04-28 12:54

Great game, visuals and sounds are great, gets a bit repetitive though after a while.

liens 2014-04-28 13:14

Thanks everyone for the great comments! I still had a lot of big ideas in the works for this, and it was lots of fun working on it even if I didn't get to sleep haha!

callmemonamiral 2014-04-28 14:00

It was really fun destroying stuff, but I'm not sure it's what I was supposed to do. Graphics resemble a lot to Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery!

filecreator 2014-04-28 14:11

Hot damn, teach me how you got the shading so nicely over the pixelart. Did you use planes and normal maps?

Either way, it took some time to get used to the controls and there wasnt a real indication that i was doing it right.
I think there were "enemy" robots charging at me at some point, but those could also just be the car-like things that lay on top of the temples.

Pretty cool tho!

donan 2014-04-28 14:15

Good idea, and amazing graphics but the control of the hands are a bit hard to handle :/

Spotline 2014-04-28 14:49

Awesome :D Gameplay makes me think of QWOP, artstyle Sword&Sworcery = good combo !

techblogogy 2014-04-28 15:21

Wow, audio completely killed me

frankd0331 2014-04-28 15:40

Great graphics, lighting and overall mood. My favorite weapon was the torch, mainly for the extra light.

andymar 2014-04-28 15:43

Nice, feels complete.

paperblurt 2014-04-28 15:56

OMG!

So haunting, eerie and full of atmosphere.
Looks better than like anything ever, and was real fun.

No to be honest, I don't even care about the gameplay.
Looks to good to care!

elforama 2014-04-28 16:16

Controlling the arms was pretty hard and confusing for me. That aside, awesome job! The graphics are really top notch, they remind me of Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery which is a good thing.

primaerfunktion 2014-04-28 16:18

I'm not sure I fully understand what I just played, but it was fun anyways!

icereci 2014-04-28 16:33

I have no idea what I'm doing. But it is fun :)

jacob-peltola 2014-04-28 17:04

That was amazing, the controls were weird but I liked them and the art reminded me a of retro Shadow of the Colossus

craigsmye 2014-04-28 17:55

Sweet. Very tough. But I dig it.

snooze82 2014-04-28 18:25

love the graphics - nice idea :) i killed 27 temples :D

graebor 2014-04-28 18:56

Really really hard to control, but the atmosphere was quite cool. Nice lighting.

ijohnf 2014-04-28 19:03

Now that was insanely cool. I grabbed a sword-like object and from there it was over! Good atmosphere and music as well.

honcho 2014-04-28 19:20

Quite fun. Loved the graphics

ioboi 2014-04-28 19:37

The graphics and the lighting are awesome.
The gameplay is a bit monotone for my taste but overall a really nice game :)

bombjack 2014-04-28 19:52

Great sound and graphics !

neithr 2014-04-28 19:54

Yay destruction! \ :D /
Great game, the sound and art fits with the atmosphere of the game :D

conormn 2014-04-28 20:00

Very cool. I have guilt from crushing little dude's now tho.

fyberoptic 2014-04-28 20:10

This was really good. Physics-based games are usually fun, and the graphics and lighting went a long way to making yours more impressive. There isn't a lot to do, but I still played for a few minutes, which is a sign of a good game. I'd like to see other gameplay elements added to this one. Good job!

dreii 2014-04-28 20:16

Amazing graphics, very super brothers sword and sorcery, also DAT TEXT SHAKE.

nonentheless 2014-04-28 20:24

tiny character at the beginning is bad, if it weren't for the instructions I would never start playing. Graphics I adore. Sounds are great too.

pietro-ferrantelli 2014-04-28 20:30

Great atmoshpere and intro, I had a lot of fun and I find you artstyle just awesome ! Very solid entry !

daanvanyperen 2014-04-28 20:36

One of the few games with a solid mood going! Well done.

oddly-shaped-pixels 2014-04-28 20:41

Feels like a mix between Sword&Sorcery and Octodad, great idea although I haven't ccaught the relation with the theme.
It's fun destroying stuffs and small people!! (in videogames of course)

lamphj 2014-04-28 21:11

Cool idea. It took me a while to notice the character at the beginning but I had fun smashing things with the giant once I got the hang of the controls.

logun 2014-04-28 21:26

Not easy to move correctly, but I like to walk into buildings and little guys with my torche :D Very funny to destroy everything, anyway, heart of beest games :)

orangepascal 2014-04-28 21:49

really struggling with the controls. But really dig the "feel" of this one. looks great!

darkmeatgames 2014-04-28 21:52

Wow, really awesome graphics and sound. Mechanics are awesome too, sort of a qwop action adventure. I think this could be an awesome multiplayer fighting game. Seriously beautiful pixel art yo!

terraco 2014-04-28 22:48

I love a good normal map.

ninjacharlie 2014-04-28 23:40

HAHAHA! This one is great! One of my favorites by far! I love games like this :)

Really great job :)

makatak 2014-04-29 01:04

Really top notch graphics and audio! And really fun too! A great badass "beat-everything-up" type game!

porousnapkin 2014-04-29 01:07

Great execution. It's a blast trying to throw stuff over your head.

ahmeni 2014-04-29 01:40

SMASH. SMAAAAAAASH.

oye-beto 2014-04-29 03:33

You were right it didn't freeze, I had to move left.

I like how you are using dynamic lights with pixel art but the gameplay feels meaningless because there's not a specific objective and I didn't die once.

phocker 2014-04-29 05:03

although the controls were a bit quirky, this was a very fun game. the mood and graphics were great. awesome job.

brucedoh 2014-04-29 06:36

Really unique gameplay. Struggled for a but eventually started swinging my sword around.

zillix 2014-04-29 06:45

super unique and beautiful. great work!

tweak 2014-04-29 07:29

I loved the atmosphere, and the lighting. I liked your interpretation of the theme as well. Congratulations!

rogberth 2014-04-29 07:49

I have mixed feelings about the graphics: loved the style yet I do not like spinning pixels.
The mechanics are fun for a while but didn't feel it was challenging at all. Also made the explorer crash many times so couldn't play much.

pawegio 2014-04-29 09:11

original, very good sound

neekobus 2014-04-29 10:04

Like Shire says ...

-I loved the art style
-The controls were hard to get used to.
-There was no clear goal.

blazingfanfish 2014-04-29 10:29

Like the atmosphere. It should be interesting if it had some good objective :)

kyyrma 2014-04-29 10:46

Really cool graphics, awesome. I also loved the very simple yet effective storytelling in the beginning with the little dude going to wake up the giant. Fantastic mood!

thegamefather 2014-04-29 12:30

I like art, war drum music, and scream of the man! And I like the setting also, a different god game.
The control, yeah, is quite difficult..

v26 2014-04-29 12:37

A t m o s p h e r e

seconddimension 2014-04-29 12:43

Loved it, the start is a little confusing but after that it is very enjoyable. The style and atmosphere work really well. Good job!

mugwort 2014-04-29 12:53

great concept

gikdew 2014-04-29 13:05

Nice visuals, the style is very neat, the controls feel a little bit laggy

binary_girl 2014-04-29 13:16

took me ages to realize i had to hold A to get the guy moving ahah.. but great atmosphere and mood ..good job :)

lanoiadimuu 2014-04-29 14:07

Great game, filled with awesome graphics and people screaming!
Sometimes I felt dumb while trying to hit things, but it still felt fun.
The game was going to be repetitive but the new weapons to try somewhat kept it fresh.

fullmontis 2014-04-29 15:24

Amazing atmosphere and awesome graphics. I wish there was a clear goal since it can become repetitive quickly.

intoxicatious 2014-04-29 15:48

I thought the game wasn't working at first, because the guy takes so long to react to 'A' being held down. Fun game though, albeit lacking a goal it seems.

lyje 2014-04-29 15:57

Wow that art direction is amazing! Way too much going on with the controls though, I think they can be streamlined further :)

larzan 2014-04-29 16:25

Wow, great idea, beautifully implemented :)

detective-pixel 2014-04-29 16:30

Well done! Something new, something fun! The graphics are awesome. The gameplay could use some tweaking here and there. Overall, excellent game!

dylanwolf 2014-04-29 16:37

The atmosphere in the game is great (both the lighting and the music). I never quite figured out how to really control the arms, and I tried both the arrow keys and mouse.

recursor 2014-04-29 16:44

The art style and sounds are great. Who doesn't want to control a giant robot that can smash stuff?

bubuiic 2014-04-29 17:03

- Great graphics, much love to detail
- Fun stomping on villagers
- very difficult handling of the weapons
- clear objective would be nice

jaredsartin 2014-04-29 17:15

Awesome game! Keep up the good work!

ilo 2014-04-29 18:07

Love the Sword&Sworcery inspired art. The weapons, also, were very fun to swing around once I got the hang of it.

andreaswitzen 2014-04-29 18:20

That colossus is absolutley shitfaced.

jaydenspencer 2014-04-29 18:53

art style is amazing, the controls could have been better.

4026 2014-04-29 19:14

Go home, ancient mechanical death-god, you're drunk.

littleball 2014-04-29 19:18

Best graphics I've seen so far this time! Well done

bukaneerz 2014-04-29 19:53

Nice game!

thorig 2014-04-29 20:02

The graphics are nice and I like the atmosphere. Nice entry!

vilya 2014-04-29 20:20

Good graphics and very moody, but I found it really hard to pick up the weapons and couldn't get used to the arrow keys not controlling the movement. Apart from that, great work!

biggianthead 2014-04-29 20:44

Loved smashing those little dudes. The sword and sworcery-ish graphics is really nicely done.

aaronjbaptiste 2014-04-29 20:50

really nice graphics. I was like thor with my mighty hammer, although it felt heavy in my weedly arms. Great stuff.

iamspencer 2014-04-29 21:49

I absolutely loved the style of pixel art. Fun and creative idea, all around amazing. Will play again! Great job! :)

degtyarev 2014-04-29 21:51

Graphics reminded me sworcery. It was hard to understand what is happening until game ended. Nice entry, i love the graphics style.

ren 2014-04-29 22:44

really cool and unique idea. The art is great and the game overall looks very amazing. I wasn't really sure what was going on but I had fun with it!

mrshoestore 2014-04-30 00:57

Love it. fun and cool.

ehtd 2014-04-30 01:04

Great!

clavus 2014-04-30 01:16

Lovely graphics and fun game. Bit awkward to control, didn't expect something like "Sword and Sworcery QWOP" :P

theholychicken 2014-04-30 01:39

Very very awesome. Nothing's better than a dual-wielding giant crushing buildings.
The arrow keys were indeed easier to use.
It would be epic if there were another equally clumsy giant to fight against!

josefnpat 2014-04-30 01:57

This is so awesome but I have no idea what is going on. I am a robot and I kill everybody and destroy everything. I suppose I couldn't as for more ... Nice job!

dustoutgames 2014-04-30 04:24

I'm afraid I'm really really bad at this lol. I didn't actually progress very much, but man did I ever have a blast just flailing around and breaking stuff xD

kmakai 2014-04-30 04:33

Hands down this is the best golem interpretive-dance simulator I've ever played. But really, this was a fantastic entry, one of my favorites for sure. Excellent job!

teambrookvale 2014-04-30 07:28

This is my fav game so far! Graphics are awesome and loved the Superbrothers vibe. Very nicely executed!

mventurelli 2014-04-30 17:12

Cool ideas and lightning! But gameplay isn't really there...

runvs 2014-04-30 18:56

The controls are really tough. I expected your game to be something like hammerfight.

madmaw 2014-05-01 03:30

Points for style

raulincze 2014-05-01 10:43

I think this is the best entry I've played so far. Amazing work!

tuism 2014-05-01 17:31

Man. So cool. Great graphics, great juice, great concept, great execution... But it was so boring. And pointless. And the controls really doesn't feel like I was in control. It's QWOP without the falling down :/

Would love to see where this one goes!

shide 2014-05-01 18:29

The colossus under my control was more like a ballet dancer, not a reaper. He made such a fabulous pas! "Hey, people, look at me! I can dance, I can dance! Can you little thingeys do this?". And people were screaming and doing. Sad story. Fun to play though!

7hesama 2014-05-01 18:34

Really wanted this to be good but the controls were so difficult. On top of that, the enemies and environments didn't really do/go anywhere interesting, even if they looked great. A flat plain that you can't even jump across? Meh. Would have preferred more lighting too, so I could make out the details better.

moonmagic 2014-05-02 04:22

I swing my wiggly arms and swing and swing until a sword appears, and then I crush everything with my big sword arms. This is videogames. My feet ring with triumph on the aluminum floor. Swing swing swing swing.

christinaneofotistou 2014-05-02 07:20

Fantastic. I had so much fun, destruction is very good positive feedback!

loxo 2014-05-02 17:04

Great graphics and audio. And it's fun to play for a while, but I wish there was a clear goal what to do.

triplevisiongames 2014-05-02 22:05

I think you've got the audio spot on here. It's a bit overwhelming to control at first but then the controls don't matter as much as you think

pimgale 2014-05-02 22:55

to surrender: crouch + raise arms in the air

arcturusdeluxe 2014-05-02 23:22

QWOP meets Shadow of the Colossus? Can't say I was expecting that, but I like it! Excellent sense of atmosphere, in terms of both graphics and sound.

penguincat 2014-05-03 07:09

I loved the concept, though unfortunately the messy controls and gameplay got a bit repetitive. Arrow keys were definitely easier to use than the mouse. The art and mood were great, though, and it'd be cool to see a more varied landscape and different challenges for the colossus to advance through.

savethejets1 2014-05-04 00:09

Graphics were great, not sure what to do other than CRUSH THE TINY PEOPLE!!! Good stuff!

ditto 2014-05-04 04:38

That lighting is really beautiful! I love the flailing gameplay, feels really stupid and cool at the same time! :D

snoother 2014-05-04 17:39

That was intensely moody. The droning ambience, the crowded screams. Loved it.

lacaranian 2014-05-04 17:49

Rather cool. The Sword and Sworcery feel was there, maybe with a little Road to El Dorado. The weapons weren't the most cleanly controllable, but that's part of the charm, I suppose.

pinkmonkeyhead 2014-05-04 18:12

So much fun ^^

csanyk 2014-05-05 21:30

Pretty great concept, controls could use some work. I really couldn't do anything with my arms. And in the web build, right-click brings up a contextual menu. It was a lot of fun to crush stuff by running into it for a few minutes, but then it got old... perhaps if there were something my own size to pick on...

linuus 2014-05-08 20:47

Fantastic graphics! :D

yword 2014-05-10 13:22

Interesting and unique idea! Inspired me some game ideas related to colossus(i.e. colossus in Shadow of Colossus). Well done!

sk16games 2014-05-10 13:39

Love this game :D The controls were kind of fucked up, but that just made it funnier xD

mrx 2014-05-12 07:27

Wow, really incredible mood! Nice work!

moosefly 2014-05-16 19:39

Looks amazingly good, especially when I was wreaking havoc with my dual torches! Felt really great too, lovely experience.

Anssi@MooseflyGames

teesquared 2014-05-18 01:02

Interesting use of physics. I've never felt more uncoordinated.