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Yetis and Unicorns

By bwalter

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness293
Fun1523.55
Overall1723.56
Graphics1773.55
Innovation2183.38
Humor2292.78
Mood2643.20
Audio2942.86
Theme4983.06

Comments

benstar 2016-12-12 22:12

Very creative game, with really cool ideas, loved playing it :D

onyon 2016-12-12 22:12

I like the graphics and the audio the most.
Fun little h'n's.

mrjoshuamclean 2016-12-12 22:13

Screen turning instantly is a bit disorienting. Maybe could have had a camera rotation delay or something? Graphics are nifty. Liked the old-school sound effects. Very responsive controls.

tigerrenko 2016-12-12 22:14

Quite good idea, love the controls!

sn0uk 2016-12-12 22:15

This game is really fun, and the idea is very unique. It needed a better camera / slower rotation speed because everything was all over the place in my opinion, but this is the game with the best innovation I've seen so far! Great work.

catwheel 2016-12-12 22:16

Really cute game!

dalbinblue 2016-12-12 22:40

Usually in the Ludum Dare a lot of arena shooters get made, because, well, they are easy to make; I'm very happy to see that you've made something really innovative and fun with the genre. Once I realized that I could hold down space and warp, the game became much more strategic. I'm very happy to have played it.

This is nitpicky, but one thing I would love to see is instead of increasing the length of time on a level, vary it up with other enemy types or more difficult terrain (such as spiked floors or walls) so that the game stays fresh.

nnnnneeeedddd 2016-12-12 22:42

This game gives a great atmosphere, with the particles, and the screenshake. The music is really nice.

Thanks,

Ned

neverautomatic 2016-12-13 04:05

Interesting game. There was some really nice work done on the particle effects. :)

ballingerballingerandballingers 2016-12-13 04:09

Camera was pretty disorienting, but the powers were super fun!

pkenney 2016-12-13 04:17

Wow, cool crunchy feel in this one that runs through the graphics, the sound, and the gameplay!

It definitely took me a little while to adjust. I was thrown off by the fact that the menus to start teach me to use the mouse but then the game is on keyboard. Then I was running for my life for a while.

But after I learned how to sort out the preview arrow and make proper use of my attack, I went on offense and started mopping dudes up!!

I got to the stage for protecting the baby, but it was a little more than I could handle. But I did make it to the end of a >100 second "Survive" level which I felt pretty good about!

Very nice entry, I enjoyed experimenting around with it and having fun.

megalink 2016-12-13 04:18

Very creative and difficult, good job!

srakowski 2016-12-13 04:22

Fun game. Graphics were excellent, gameplay was exciting, audio was a bit harsh at first, but fit the game. Well done!

onixowl 2016-12-13 04:29

Funny and hardcore game. Good ideas in gameplay

laylow 2016-12-13 04:44

Very neat. Haven't seen this mechanic before. I like the graphics and simplicity

mrwillowb 2016-12-13 04:45

This game made me feel sick.

tweedle 2016-12-13 04:50

This game feels really solid. The fact that there's a nice upgrade system in place is kind of mind-blowing for a jam. I really dig the particle effects, and the camera movement makes the game seem really intense at times.
Great job!

retrospecter 2016-12-13 04:52

the controls and the constantly spinning camera are a little bit disorienting, but I like the theme and art style

fussycashew 2016-12-13 04:56

WOW this is fun! I thought the camera was a bit jarring at first, but after some getting used to it, it was fine. I really fell in love with the warp mechanic. Very well done!

xwilarg 2016-12-13 05:29

The game isn't that bad, but it's a bit repetitive and my ears hurt...

thatguyminib 2016-12-13 07:01

I really like the movement and the attacking mechanics.

sokette 2016-12-13 07:38

I finally survived and them... WHATTT ?? I Have to to it again longer ?? Dis game hard :(
Camera or movement are making things really difficult, but the game is pretty fun by itself !

nikitit 2016-12-13 09:05

good gays

ghostik 2016-12-13 11:14

I loved that the screen rotated with the character. Really dynamic and fun! :)

roffe71 2016-12-13 14:21

Once I got used to the camera rotating the game became really fun. I really liked the warp/attack mechanics.

theflyingsatan 2016-12-13 18:54

Fun, good looking and very difficult! Music gets a little hard on the ears after a while, but a solid game nonetheless

ikarus 2016-12-13 19:04

A bit dizzying, but pretty fun. Good job!

casevse 2016-12-13 21:13

Interesting concept. The graphics are nice. Too much yetis xD. Good work!

quaternius 2016-12-13 22:22

The camera anbd the controls were a bit hard to get used to, great idea, with a tutorial it would have been much better, the music gets a bit tiring after a while and it doesn't REALLY fit the theme 100%, but overall the best game i've played this jam.

etherealpsychegames 2016-12-13 22:39

I like the idea and the mechanic of attack/warping. But the camera is a little confusing with that rotation.

Forgetting the rotation camera, is a nice game!

negativice 2016-12-13 23:11

Pretty nice game, cool particles, unique sound, the screen spinning so much made me a bit dizzy.

dalesdiscounttires 2016-12-14 02:11

The camera is really jarring because it spins so fast when you move. This is a very unique spin on the arena shooter and i think it could be pretty fun if you add some enemy variations and maybe some level hazards. Nice job!

gontzalve 2016-12-14 14:33

the concept and mechanic is really good but i think maybe the enemies rate of fire should be less and easing the camera movement should work well too

doomdad 2016-12-14 15:42

I really liked the overall atmosphere of the game. Art style was really fun and, although simple, really nice looking. Hitting on enemies was really responsive and gave you the feeling of being a powerful unicorn.

One of the things that lacked for me was the soundtrack, which could have been a little more melodic.

Overall a great and fun hack 'n' slash game, that I enjoyed playing :)

thescragglyman 2016-12-14 20:07

i was got a touch of motion sickness whilst playing which added a strange addition on to the euphoria of being a unicorn and dodging about. Which was a shame really because i was having so much fun. Epic entry

stupidmindlessf 2016-12-14 23:00

Very stylish, very trippy, very cool game. Really dig the super stylized pixel and the soundtrack fits so well and gets you in a flow and you just continue to play, restart for restart - because I also found it very hard.
Great job! Would love to see this continued after the jam.

kadadev 2016-12-15 13:12

Really though game, cute sprites, I liked swirling around an jabbing at enemies.

khaktos 2016-12-15 22:40

Awesome game! I had a lot of fun playing it! A bit hard though...

jupiter_hadley 2016-12-18 16:10

Fun, challenging game! I included it in my compilation video series of the Ludum Dare 37 games, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/8ZKn12Y_qVg

aaranos 2016-12-23 00:20

Simple but very fun. I found it very hard at the start but once I got some warp upgrades and started to get the mechanics it was much better.

I will say the turning circle is a bit annoying to get around.

automatonvx 2016-12-29 18:10

Really fun, enjoyed the rotation control, makes for an interesting mechanic and a kind of fun, frantic, chaotic feel. Also enjoyed the tiny pixel art and appropriate old school sounds. And colourful unicorns .. why the hell not.