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Caribou Simulator

By gus-the-shark

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall304.0638
Fun813.8638
Innovation703.8138
Theme2113.6938
Graphics684.0638
Audio693.7437
Humor1863.2037
Mood523.7738

Comments

sovogirl 2017-12-04 07:53

Check the files! My PC said that archive is damaged

gus-the-shark 2017-12-04 08:05

That's odd, I just downloaded both the executable and the source files and both of them worked fine here. Did you try downloading it again? (You need to extract the files from the win-rar folder before executing the game)

ham-and-swiss 2017-12-04 08:19

Adorable graphics, and a really well done game. Not sure my emotions can handle the losses to the wolves :*(

kromeboy 2017-12-04 08:23

Same problem here. Using 7zip (that I usually use to open winRar files)

gus-the-shark 2017-12-04 08:54

I compressed the files again using ZIP this time and reuploaded them. It seems to be working now. @sovogirl @kromeboy

kromeboy 2017-12-04 09:43

Now it works. Nice Game. I have complected it with 20+ caribù, but i didn't quite get how to use the falling threes to avoid the wolves.

Great job!

sovogirl 2017-12-04 13:49

Working now! Really like it. Graphics are nice. Falling trees are really tricky I couldn't get a wolf)

gus-the-shark 2017-12-04 17:13

@kromeboy @sovogirl thank you! Yeah I didn't make it very clear but the falling trees don't damage the wolves just slows them down

virtual-turtle-studio 2017-12-04 18:59

I really liked the game! It's very charming. The music is a really really nice touch and sounds pretty awesome! At first I though I had to flipkick the blue guys, but they turned out to be my buddies (and health). It's actually a pretty challenging game, but I managed to let the caribous out into the wild (aren't they cute?!). The only really challenging part were the trucks, because you have to learn the patterns and there isn't a checkpoint in the middle of the two roads. Good job on this entry!

odrez 2017-12-04 19:11

Nicely done! I like the graphics and collecting the cubs is fun. The wolves are a bit overpowered though!

belowparallel-ian 2017-12-05 00:35

It's hard for me to wrap my head around this being created in only 48 hours. How long have you been developing games? Did you use any prior made assets for this game?

Great job. A lot of games on here have either an innovative concept or fun gameplay. This has both, plus great atmosphere. This could definitely turn into an awesome game if you decide to work on it some more.

gus-the-shark 2017-12-05 00:42

Thanks a lot @belowparallel-ian ! I've been making games for over 15 years now (as a hobby). Started with game maker and moved on to Unity now. I don't make games professionally but I do quite a bit of programming. This was my first Ludum Dare but I've participated in Global Game Jam every year for 5 years now, plus some indie games me and a couple of friends have developed in our free time. All assets, programming, music, level design I did for this game were created during the 48h of the event. I made a blog post about it if you want to read more: https://gustshark.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/caribou-simulator-my-first-ludum-dare/#more-621

belea 2017-12-05 00:49

Really nice! It remembers me the "sheep" game I used to play when I was a kid. Nice music, cool graphics (I really LOVE the way the caribou moves, like randomly jumping). Controls feel a little weird, especially when you walk in diagonals, but I haven't tested with a gamepad. Maybe with gamepad feels better.

Really cool game, one of the best I have played this Ludum Dare by far :) Good job!

gus-the-shark 2017-12-05 00:53

Thank you so much @belea :blush:

darthnumbers 2017-12-05 00:54

Love the gameplay, graphics, and audio. What are you using for that flute sample? Sounds really good!

gus-the-shark 2017-12-05 00:59

Thanks @darthnumbers! I used only free instrument samples for Music Maker Jam. The flutes are from the Movie Score package.

ale 2017-12-05 01:10

The music was amazing, definitely created a unique atmosphere. The gameplay itself was fun too, but the wolves sections was kind of annoying. I couldn't figure out how to get away from a wolf without losing at least 1 caribou.

Anyways, I had fun with it. Great job! Definitely one of my favorites from this compo so far. I could definitely see this turning into a fun little mobile game if you keep working on it.

interface 2017-12-05 05:04

Really cool, simple idea and executed very well! Couldn't get past the wolves, kept getting mauled :-(

tony 2017-12-05 05:30

A good idea well executed, I really like the different obstacles like the roadroller that destroys trees and kill the wolves is well thought!

diptoman 2017-12-05 07:25

This is cute and charming! Also, nice use of theme! My main gripe would be the controls (yeah, I know it said controller recommended, but I'm gonna say it anyway) - it took me a lot to get used to direction key = immediate direction switching for the character. It feels like it would've been much better to have the simpler "up to move straight and left/right to rotate" as the control scheme! But overall, good stuff!

gao-ming 2017-12-05 07:39

the music really leave a deep impression on me,charming,solemn and stirring beauty,proceed in an orderly way and step by step,just like the wonderful flow of the gameplays. develop,move,lost and protect. really awesome game!

virtual-turtle-studio 2017-12-05 07:44

@interface Is that like a pun? You know, because your profile picture is darth maul? :P

kix334 2017-12-05 07:49

Such a simple idea, and yet it was so enjoyable! The perfect LD combination

thomas-higgins 2017-12-05 07:50

cool idea enjoyed all the elements

brenden 2017-12-05 12:51

As a Canadian I wholly approve of this game. Also it's pretty fun, good job :)

gus-the-shark 2017-12-05 17:04

Thank you everyone for your compliments and feedback!

mortus 2017-12-05 19:00

Very nice graphics and some cool mechanics involved! You can build quite a puzzle with even simple wolves, falling trees and some death harvesters from hell. Feels a little bit strange when you die after some amount of your caribou dies, but I guess it's better than keep playing only to arrive to a gate with not enough followers and none to collect on the map too.

jeysym 2017-12-05 19:45

Great idea, graeat graphics, great music. This game is truly amazing ;). Crossing roads was really intense.

maoap 2017-12-05 21:28

Really nice game, I loved the graphics ;)

reality-blind 2017-12-05 23:21

Really nice, the music really carries you through this forest of death, damned wolves ! :D

x-budsterized-x 2017-12-06 10:59

I had such a hard time fighting those wolves :D killing them all with that machine was easy but getting them all to stay in front of it was not as easy :D

Great graphics, music and gameplay! :) Loved it!

sundancekid 2017-12-06 19:29

Awesome cute little game, music is nice too. Those roads were hard to cross but I got it eventually!

nickzangus 2017-12-06 20:02

Great graphics and concept. I love the use of the "harvester" to clean up the way. I don't think that the music fits with the game.

gus-the-shark 2017-12-06 20:18

Thanks for the feedback @ale, @interface, @tony, @diptoman, @gao-ming, @kix334, @thomas-higgins, @brenden, @mortus, @jeysym, @maoap, @reality-blind, @x-budsterized-x, @sundancekid, @nickzangus!

drunkardwolf 2017-12-08 11:46

Saw this on twitter during the jam time. Love the style and fits really well with the theme. Great game :D

2017-12-09 02:48

Hey! There's a lot I loved in this game. Special points for the graphics and game design. I'd say the way you introduced new challenges was perfect, i.e. when you let us know what wolves would look like even before we could face them. I loved the fact that there's an ending too, many jam games don't have this.

mess110 2017-12-10 01:32

Managed to lead them to the wild. Wolves were the hardest part. I really cared for those dead caribou..

mowztouch 2018-08-14 15:06

haha, i liked your jam sub with the Dwarf, so i tried your others games. This one is good :) loved the music!

gus-the-shark 2018-08-15 23:10

Thanks @mowztouch, I'm glad you liked it!