FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD49 → Un-Stabled

Un-Stabled

By denhette, stefans and ReRonin

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall5193.6888
Fun2173.9188
Innovation5623.4987
Theme4743.8387
Graphics6643.7088
Audio2553.7988
Humor374.3287
Mood4163.7086

Comments

kroporo 2021-10-04 20:16

The sheep level took me 2 minutes to beat haha Amazing game, great fun was had!

Everything about it was just great!

baknik 2021-10-04 20:19

I enjoyed the pure physics mayhem!

zookatron 2021-10-04 20:21

Very funny little game :) I wasn't able to get past the sheep level, getting them to go where I wanted was impossible!

sceef 2021-10-04 20:21

Lol

souptik-datta 2021-10-04 20:23

Wow! Great One. Not sure how much it fits the theme but overall it was very interesting game. Specially the audio:smile:

fakefirefly 2021-10-04 20:26

A neat game that felt like a mini-golf game with a horse as the ball. I actually had the same take on the theme "Un-stable"! It took me 132 seconds the beat the final level.

The 3d modeling is nice, and I wish my horse got their hat back at some point. The music is also suitably energetic for this kind of explosive gameplay.

I did notice that the optimal strategy is to spam the explosions for most levels. Somehow launch yourself vertically and then boost towards the exit.

It also didn't seem like charging up the explosion had much of an effect. Spamming explosions was more effective than charging.

o-sim 2021-10-04 20:28

APPLES!

dob 2021-10-04 20:30

A very fun take on this. I also went with a getting horses out of stables with explosives theme, but yours was a very different take. The horse was fun. I had a little trouble figuring out which bomb locations would provide the biggest lift, but I eventually realized the horse isn't always centered in the little circle, and if he's closer to an edge, a bomb there will help move him higher. Very fun idea and good execution, with fun music and sound. I occasionally had camera issues where I couldn't see what I was doing, and I lost the horse to terrain on the fifth level (I think) - the one with the angled barriers. He went into the floor and I couldn't get him out except sporadically.

Really fun concept - very nice work.

teegan 2021-10-04 20:30

This game is hilarious, legitimately had a smile on my face the entire time i played, its just ridiculous. Amazing sound effects, and I beat the sheep level in 71.37 seconds!

transylvanian-blacksmiths 2021-10-04 20:49

The sound effects are hilarious, love the lego like art. The mechanics are fun too. Great job guys.

hammerfrenzy 2021-10-04 21:02

Howdy, another "Un-Stable"-er here! I liked the frenzied pace and overall ridiculousness. I got stuck on fences a few times (I think where they have some detailing around the edges), but overall good fun. Couldn't quite achieve escape velocity to send the horse into orbit.

icedjam 2021-10-04 21:53

This game is ridiculous, in a good way! The sound FX are so good. Really fun concept, good work!

chrissx2 2021-10-04 22:02

I really love the intro scene lol

govoruhin 2021-10-05 06:55

Fun game! Good work on the theme with both a pun and an unstable controls!

ariandor 2021-10-05 11:25

Ahhahah! Explosive!

megamasterx 2021-10-05 12:11

This is INCREDIBLE. The second level honestly took me by surprise, your first level is perfectly set up to get the player used to the game mechanics without being too "in your face." Your audio is amazing LOL. Extremely good entry.

doc-kaos 2021-10-05 13:33

"Apples" is going to be stuck in my head all day now. Awesome job. Thanks for letting me play!

trexxak 2021-10-05 13:36

APPLE! Fun, a lot of fun! Artstyle is fun, explosions are fun, core mechanic is fun, apples are fun!

littlew00d 2021-10-05 13:39

This was a really fun entry to play! I wish that there were more levels and obstacles

erikengineengineer 2021-10-05 14:14

Cool Funny Game!! Best Soundtrack ever!

curleyrach 2021-10-05 14:52

Haha this game is really great! Nice and complete little project with so much humour! Where is the credit for the horse you clearly got in for those sounds? :laughing: All the audio really adds to the whole thing and the graphics are nice to. I think i spent 2 minutes or more chasing the last sheep until i restarted then it was about 85 seconds. Good job!

uglyswedishfish 2021-10-05 17:00

Love the physics! Maybe give some slightly more detailed instructions on what the goal is though, or maybe I am just particularly stupid because it took me a bit to understand what I should do with the (albeit very entertaining) explosions.

2021-10-05 17:49

What a fun game!! I included it in my Ludum Dare 49 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/TOwEHY_25bQ

forik 2021-10-05 18:10

Rofl. That really funny. But i want more beats with apples =D

shaggy 2021-10-05 20:58

Super neat and fun, well done! #team-un-stabled

popertots 2021-10-05 21:35

Am i sick of the bomb noise? yes. Am i still spamming it obsessively? of course. 5/5

fear-games 2021-10-05 21:53

Horse? HORSE!

funemaker 2021-10-05 23:30

Great job! Love the floppy horse.....a particularly violent unstabling!

proxy-games 2021-10-06 00:42

This game is great and is such an interesting take on the theme. The voxel graphics look great, and the music speeding up with each new level is a nice touch. Also, the ragdoll physics with the horse are amusing. The main strategy for beating the game became just spamming the explosions, though, with the second to last level being the main exception.

kalevrk 2021-10-06 03:37

I love the wackiness of it and the graphics and music are really nice! I ended up mostly spamming the bomb to make it through, but still a fun time.

andidebob 2021-10-06 06:37

Haha I love the pun and the game you built around it! Apples really are the best! This surely was blast (pun intended), I also love that you had the sheep level with a different mechanic. ballpit.png

Now please excuse me I have to chill in my ballpit!

pixelydian 2021-10-06 19:12

WOW lol. This is so nuts but hilarious fun. Love the art style and the sound effects ("apples"). I foresee the speed run community enjoying this game!

betamorfosis 2021-10-06 22:09

Ahah well that was refreshing! Loved it, it's funny, feels good to control, great mood. I just wanted more of it, great job :)

diccuric-sigeon 2021-10-07 09:16

Screenshot from 2021-10-07 12-14-17.png ``` I'm stuck =( ```

stroe-andrew 2021-10-07 09:31

What I'm seeing here is a MAAASTERPIECE. Some cool MF entry. The sheep fawking is something I would say above the 5 Stars rate.

Had a lot of fun playing this game, haha! Great graphics and music. Nice

louiejams 2021-10-07 09:44

Fun, silly physics game. Had difficulty sometimes when the indicator would go underneath objects, but spammed until wriggling free!

adrian-guevara 2021-10-07 15:25

Another horse game?? hahahah I can't, very funny, good work guys

xedur 2021-10-07 17:18

I got to level 3. Based on this experience, I'm not sure whether the game or its author is the more unstable one. :smile: Silliness and physics tend to go well in hand!

falawiska 2021-10-07 17:51

This is crazy. :D

cozygamepals 2021-10-07 18:41

Whoa great job haha. it is so extreme. Love the overall aesthetic, the interpretation of the theme, the audio - it all works so well. I'm super impressed with how much depth there is! The levels do a great job of testing my skill with moving the horse in different directions. By the end I was a de-stable master!

tom-robson 2021-10-07 19:55

This was awesome! Absolute insanity from beginning to end. It'd have been nice to have a bit more explanation/advice on how to control things, as getting stuck on stuff brought the pace and fun down a bit - but the game almost immediately won me back every time that happened.

Awesome game!

Apples are the best! I love apples.

Apples.

Apples...

rzfmzn 2021-10-07 21:46

hahahahahahah loved it :P and no, I won't give hat back! :P

javicoder 2021-10-08 11:41

it's crazy! haha I loved it. I think the force of the pump is somewhat weak, even with the bar full, on my pc the poor horse moved very very little :D

bakuchi 2021-10-08 11:53

I'm not sure what I just played, but I loved it! :D

xeke-death 2021-10-08 12:31

A floppy horse, a ball pit, and endless explosions. What more could a game need? Very fun. I enjoyed the sound effects, and the random apple explosions.

ladymistleaf 2021-10-08 15:42

The character was a little hard to control, but that was what made the game fun! I also have a tendency to click A LOT, so the poor horse was flung to all corners of the screen, but he still made it out. So much fun to play! The music made it all the more entertaining, thank you for submitting you game!

caeonosphere 2021-10-09 07:59

Man, no way were those sheep going in those portals. It just wasn't gonna happen. Appreciated the fun, no-holds-barred soundscape and particles. A proper jam game.

eptwalabha 2021-10-10 01:58

Very funny entry. I really enjoyed the voices, especially the "a-a-a-a-apples" For the controls, have you tried to implement some sort of slow-motion ? I'm sure this will enhanced the game a lot and let you create more complicated levels. Good job on your first submission.

reronin 2021-10-10 06:03

@eptwalabha that's actually a very interesting idea! We're thinking of expanding the game after LD, so feedback is very welcome!

jpatchz 2021-10-10 13:27

Easly the most hilarious game in this jam. Humor category has no other competitor at the height! The horse's face made me laugh a lot. Last level before bonus is really tricky. You guys definitly should continue the development of this game with more levels and maybe other horses to unlock. About the sound, I'd add some variaty of noises to when you explode the horse so it doesn't get to repetitive. Overall, I had really much fun playing it! One of my favourite.

minibobbo 2021-10-10 17:09

I like the crazy and fun gameplay although I never figured out how to get the horse to explode up rather than just outward, which was the most important part to most of the levels. I just repeatedly dropped bombs with no real plan and that seemed to be the optimal strategy for most levels.

alexej 2021-10-10 17:15

I don't get it, the theme was "unstable", and all you had to do here was to get out of a stable... AHH you un-stable... get it now! actually no! this were clearly BARNS not stables, there is an important distinction, and the whole game felt, like you didn't take farm-terminology serious!

just kidding, loved it! APPLES!

maxkyckling 2021-10-10 19:01

bnashahah this was hilarious, I loved the artstyle and the music and I loved that the tempo of the music kind of increased every level (if it didnt and i just imagined that then thats a sign of amazing game desing but if i didnt imagine it then its also a sign of amazing game design), did get stuck in a wall once, which was after i had gotten 3/4 sheep through the portals :( but overall great great game!!!

xpoho 2021-10-11 08:25

Эти безумные-безумные-безумные-безумные конюшни.

leokrechmer 2021-10-11 13:46

Well.. just great :) Adorable models, and pretty fun gameplay. Love the soundtrack also, everything fits pretty much :) Good job!

elysiagriffin 2021-10-11 14:46

Hi there! Thanks for submitting your game for me to play live during my Twitch stream!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1173717245?t=3h47m56s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin

the-jahn 2021-10-11 15:37

Very interesting game. Love the idea of using explosion mechanics to move around.

I got stuck inside the floor tho, haha. :laughing:

potkirland 2021-10-11 15:44

it was very funky and i t was very lovely and it was very magical.. the council of the watership decided my fate! and i ascended! real good game it was a little difficult for me to figure out how to make the jumps and beware the sheep humps! :thumbsup:

joonamo 2021-10-11 17:45

Now here's the kind of MAYHEM I'm looking for in jam games! :bomb::horse::bomb:

zimny11 2021-10-12 23:02

Crazy game! I love it. I also love the voxel art style, it is quite unique. Great music and... APPLES ARE THE BEST! ;)

nomus 2021-10-17 19:20

I have a new fetish now thank you