Unconventional Stick Swinging Simulator by japtar

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made by japtar for LD32 (JAM)
Ever wanted to swing a stick unconventionally? Now you can!

Experience the true art of swinging your really-long stick. Work hard to make it longer!

Controls:
WASD or Arrow Keys to move
Space to jump
Move mouse to look around

Psst! I also made a Compo game:
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=20557

== Change Log ==

v2: Reduced the likeliness of this game crashing by reducing it's buggy-ness. Basically changed the rigidbodies to be connected via spring joints instead of fixed joints.

Ratings

Coolness 0% 2469
Overall(Jam) 2.63 957
Fun(Jam) 2.78 696
Humor(Jam) 3.48 207
Innovation(Jam) 2.81 678
Mood(Jam) 2.65 795
Theme(Jam) 2.88 815

Feedback

Omiya Games
21. Apr 2015 · 20:23 UTC
And yes, japtar and I are the same person.
Elemental Zeal Games Studios
21. Apr 2015 · 20:28 UTC
I get this message from the Itch.io page "The author of this game has uploaded an invalid file and the game is currently unavailable.", and was unable to move for some reason on the web build embedded here. Played the windows build anyways. Quite wacky physics. ;P
Omiya Games
21. Apr 2015 · 21:24 UTC
@Elemental Zeal Games Studios
My bad, I set the wrong file as the HTML5 zip. It should be fixed, now.
Omiya Games
21. Apr 2015 · 21:41 UTC
@Elemental Zeal Games Studios
And unfixed: the WASD controls aren't working for some reason. Took out the web build for the time being.
dydx
22. Apr 2015 · 19:29 UTC
Funny! I enjoyed it.
Simon
22. Apr 2015 · 19:45 UTC
This is crazy, and stupid. I love it :)
rd127p77
22. Apr 2015 · 21:01 UTC
This is the best. Good stress reliever.
ajopart
23. Apr 2015 · 07:34 UTC
Stress relief indeed. Nice music too..
Dejvo
23. Apr 2015 · 14:42 UTC
PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING!!! STOP THESE STUPID SIMULATOR OF EVERYTHING GAMES. THEY ARE SHIT NAD WILL BE SHIT FOREVER. GROW UP AND MAKE NICE GAMES
Omiya Games
23. Apr 2015 · 17:03 UTC
@Dejvo
Like Super Driller Ultra? (Yes, japtar and I are the same person)
http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=20557
Dejvo
23. Apr 2015 · 17:20 UTC
@omiya games. exactly like that. i have already rated it. that was fenomenal. but this is just shit. sorry. i have no idea how have you managed to make two games in one short time frame one shit one fenomenal.
chromebookbob
23. Apr 2015 · 17:35 UTC
Hahahahaha, great fun, but it's less of a weapon than a horrifying dream.
Omiya Games
23. Apr 2015 · 18:04 UTC
@Dejvo
OK, just making sure. I appreciate the feedback, especially for the fact that you've played the game despite the not-very interesting screenshots. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, so it's OK to not like the game. I'm not selling it, nor do I plan to in the future, so I doubt my contribution will impact the general gaming market.

In regards to the reason I made this:

Well, after the day I got my Compo project done, I still had 12 hours left to organize the Tech Valley Game Space's real-world Ludum Dare meeting (several teams were in for the Jam). Being bored, I looked back to my brainstorming notes, and chose a joke of a game, complete with a poorly hidden innuendo. I simply made this game as a fun challenge -- one where I was fully aware I wouldn't have the time to polish as well as Compo -- and so stuck with the idea that looked and played as intended even if it was broken.

I'm pretty proud with what I came up with. Sure, it's fundamentally a stupid fetch-quest game (my pet peeve), and the physics is absolutely broken, but I like it that way. I'm a huge fan of Katamari Damacy and absurdist humor in general, so this fits well with my general game design style of controllable chaos. As they say, you need to be good at something before you make a good bad game, and given the positive comments here, I think I achieved just that.
Awpteamoose
24. Apr 2015 · 08:58 UTC
I can imagine some people liking this, but it's certainly not my cup of tea.
cgmorton
24. Apr 2015 · 22:09 UTC
I'm so happy with this game. I was able to use my ball of collected humanity as a launchpad and reach absurd heights, which I'm guessing is exactly what you intended.
Druid
24. Apr 2015 · 22:24 UTC
Ehhhh.... I think somebody put lsd in my tea because this can't be real :D
TheMeorch
24. Apr 2015 · 22:59 UTC
This is really funny. The only problem was that I didn't really get to see the huge mass of ragdoll people in front of me, because they either got stuck on geometry or lagged behind my camera. That said, this was utterly unique, refreshing, and hilarious. Nice work!
steboots
26. Apr 2015 · 12:23 UTC
For all of the games made for this event, there were many that were challenging, or vividly creative, difficult, easy, boring... I haven't laughed as hard on any of them, as I have for this one. While it may not be a "game", it was completely immersive, and enjoyable. If someone can make a "game" like this, imagine what they can do when they try.
Omiya Games
26. Apr 2015 · 16:28 UTC
@cgmorton
Uh...sure...it's intentional...I guess...

(It was unintentional, but I did know about it and was too lazy to fix it. It makes the fetch quest a lot easier, though, so it's a good bug in my book.)
defacid
27. Apr 2015 · 23:05 UTC
This was silly - actually made me laugh once - but I kinda got everything I was going to get out of the joke after I picked up the third person. Interesting and weird.

It was kinda cool to use your PeopleBall to fly.
Saker Games
28. Apr 2015 · 06:48 UTC
Thank you for sharing this incredible sticky experience with us. There should be more simulator games like this. Well done, sir!

@Dejvo Simulators are the future. Deal with it!

:P
Skiddings
29. Apr 2015 · 20:39 UTC
More of a rod than a stick. But what beautiful rod it is!
RyanNielson
03. May 2015 · 18:33 UTC
I think this game is too deep for me.
stoarch
04. May 2015 · 15:48 UTC
Good game. Music is beautiful. Has some problems with models - it's stretch too far and polygons look weird. Meshes submerge in textures.
But idea is fun. If ropes will be attached and models will be less laggy then it will good game (and move stick to right)
Dejvo
07. May 2015 · 19:03 UTC
ok, sorry. I was a bit fast to judge. And i may have seem to have been a bit volent. but you yourself know this isn't a game. sure if you are bored do whatever you want but don't give it to the one of the biggest game jams in the world or don't try to sell it. that's just bad. i will now leave you with a video https://youtu.be/IqTgLDP3VsY
Xanjos
10. May 2015 · 22:56 UTC
Man those are some really silly physics. The general glitchiness of the game adds quite a lot of humour.
Forlorn79
11. May 2015 · 23:10 UTC
This game is pure fun and laughs, with broken physics. I'd love to see more levels, more original characters that would reduce the game size and generic feeling. This experience could be stretched out into a longer game.