Antbassador by KevinZuhn

made by KevinZuhn for LD30 (JAM)

Today is the day The Antbassador will come, to speak words of peace with Her Majesty Queen Antoinette IV. The Kingdom of Antopia has finally grown accustomed to a life without war, and its people are willing to forge an alliance with their one-time foe. If The Antbassador is good and kind, he might well see their worlds connected.

Controls:
Move the mouse to push yourself here and there.
Click the mouse to curl your finger.

Thank you for checking out Antbassador! Please leave a comment if you have any questions or comments, or tweet me if you make a video or review!

Our Team:
Kevin Zuhn (@KevinZuhn)
Kevin Geisler (@luthyr)
Chris Stallman (@ChrisStallman)
Devon Scott-Tunkin (@devonsoft)

If you are having problems running the game, you may need to run the DirectX Updater:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35

Please check the README file for more information!

Windows	https://mega.co.nz/#!zAlDwZqD!mixapIQdDg2HPCTtlEWyEgVxLJdVoZDiBi-Oa0uGslg
Windows (Post-Jam bugfix)	https://mega.co.nz/#!udElUbbB!2Zz-Iyh3Eh3BBw92sbo78Qo0VBbctJqr8EiOipQP_7s
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=8695

Ratings

Coolness	70%	3
Overall(Jam)	4.52	1

Audio(Jam)	3.97	41
Fun(Jam)	4.36	1
Graphics(Jam)	4.78	3
Humor(Jam)	4.68	1
Innovation(Jam)	4.55	3
Mood(Jam)	4.17	16
Theme(Jam)	3.84	72

Feedback

Fish

25. Aug 2014 · 23:40 UTC

The part where the 2 ants are fighting and you have to knock their hats of, if you fail and kill an ant the hand becomes invisible. But i really love the concept of the game!

ClutchNachos

25. Aug 2014 · 23:52 UTC

I don't know how to describe this, other than I love it. Exactly the humor and crazy game play I've loved from you guys before. Great work :D

PixelFeet

26. Aug 2014 · 03:46 UTC

Well done! This is a really great game. Its charming, hilarious, its a good story that pulls you in the minute you open it up. I also really enjoyed the challenge of the game, the mechanics were quite impressive.

moomoo112

26. Aug 2014 · 04:16 UTC

Fantastic game! You should be happy you made it.
Just too short and a bit rough on the controls.

megaelliott

26. Aug 2014 · 11:07 UTC

I really enjoyed this as short as it was. This so charming and the use of the theme was truly great. The game plays quite well although the controls area little bit fiddly but that also kind of makes it fun.

Some of the most fun I've had on a Ludum Dare game, you should be proud of what you have achieved :)

Lokarunith

26. Aug 2014 · 11:44 UTC

Ahahaha, great entry, The concept is fantastic, it's short concise, and quite funny, I'll have to show it to my friends

monsterkillu

26. Aug 2014 · 11:54 UTC

Is the link working ?? Cannot find webpage ?

Robotic

26. Aug 2014 · 11:59 UTC

That was hilarious, thank you.

matheod

26. Aug 2014 · 12:18 UTC

Ahah this was so funny ! To bad it was to short :p

lukz

26. Aug 2014 · 13:07 UTC

First time I'm running game: Loading, settings, pause - they put a lot of work into that. Next I'm staring, and look and feel of the hand is amazing! That game is so polished!

Sean Hogan (anodyne/even the ocean)

26. Aug 2014 · 13:16 UTC

ajjjjhhhhhhhhhhh

StrideWide

26. Aug 2014 · 14:44 UTC

This was awesome, I love it!

DaGamesta

26. Aug 2014 · 16:27 UTC

This was just fantastic! Hands down the best game of this jam. Way to go!

danielbw

26. Aug 2014 · 17:52 UTC

Great game, I wanted to play this ever since I saw the development printscreen you guys posted. Good job!

Incredible Ape

26. Aug 2014 · 18:39 UTC

Forsooth this game is hilarious. Blessings be upon thee!

Boberro

26. Aug 2014 · 20:28 UTC

Wow. Very solid, very clean.
One problem I had was with my controller (non xbone) - it detects it, and axes are working, but any button crashes the game.

PAMVllo

26. Aug 2014 · 21:33 UTC

The art style of the game reminds me to Octododad, good!

Greg Klein

27. Aug 2014 · 03:48 UTC

Excellent work. It's always refreshing when a game makes you laugh.

mcapraro

27. Aug 2014 · 04:57 UTC

i am blown away by this, well done! you and your team really created something unique, witty, and fun. great job!

i did have an issue where some of the textures were just white (the whole hand was white for me, no colors or textures at all)

MrSylar59

27. Aug 2014 · 06:39 UTC

Same problem as Fish : the hand becomes invisible so it's hard to finish the game. But this game is amazing, so fun x')

liquidminduk

27. Aug 2014 · 08:57 UTC

very unique style of gameplay, frustrating, but in a good way
Love the visuals, I really wanted to see more and explore more

Top marks from me!

Jakub Koziol

27. Aug 2014 · 12:31 UTC

You have some kind of soft spot for awkward movement simulators, don't you?
Anyway great job! The whole thing feels awesome as a whole. And the humor... I'm still laughing. :D

Njord

27. Aug 2014 · 13:37 UTC

I really love the concept. There are a few bugs here and there but playing a finger and try not to smash ants is awesome !!! Congrats

ponk

27. Aug 2014 · 19:31 UTC

*_* !!
Incredible amount of talented work!
Super fun awesome great game

Jishenaz

27. Aug 2014 · 19:34 UTC

Lovely game. The arm's gravity was a little hard to control, but I made it to the end. Nice graphics and dialogue.

NickZangus

27. Aug 2014 · 22:45 UTC

Absolutely amazing! This game have to win!

Once Upon a Team

28. Aug 2014 · 02:08 UTC

Wow wow wow.. AMAZING work, we can clearly see your professionalism.
Your concept his awesome, the challenges too.
This got humor, innovation, graphics/audios, everything ! 5/5 overall !

Dietrich Epp

28. Aug 2014 · 02:46 UTC

I knew from the moment I saw the screenshots that this was an awesome game, and I wasn't let down.

2HitMatt

28. Aug 2014 · 03:16 UTC

This is exactly what I needed to play today. Thank you :D

Hypnohustla

28. Aug 2014 · 06:00 UTC

Love the premise. :D But damn if it wasn't really hard to control. Graphics were superb and the humor was top notch. Great entry :)

TeamEagle

28. Aug 2014 · 20:39 UTC

Very cool idea, the hand is a bit hard to control but still very fun to mess around.

A bit short though :)

Kayelgee

28. Aug 2014 · 21:22 UTC

Great game. I just love it :D

Pierrec

28. Aug 2014 · 22:43 UTC

I had to replay a dozein time just because I love the noise crushed ants make. :3

Crefossus

29. Aug 2014 · 11:48 UTC

A little bit too frustrating, but extremely hilarious the entire ride. I was blown away by the graphics and menus.

dunin

29. Aug 2014 · 13:58 UTC

I like the atmosphere and the hat function... clever.

hb3p8

29. Aug 2014 · 16:33 UTC

Fun and unusual gameplay, so I want more levels! I really enjoyed the game. Also very cute ants. Nice work!

LeafThief

29. Aug 2014 · 19:47 UTC

Had a laugh with this. Thank you :D

chadiik

29. Aug 2014 · 19:57 UTC

You made me kill an ant!
I loved this game, great potential with a bit work on the controls :)

Franklins Ghost

30. Aug 2014 · 07:39 UTC

One of the most creative games I've played so far this LD. Loved the concept and the visuals work so well. Did find it at times a bit difficult to control the hand but definitely a game I would play again if the controls were tightened some more. Great entry.

hadesfury

01. Sep 2014 · 08:59 UTC

GReat game

Traumendes_Madchen

01. Sep 2014 · 19:26 UTC

It was fun...until my screen kept witching between the game and my desktop. I guess my computer is too shitty to handle those ants ?

davisan

03. Sep 2014 · 13:17 UTC

Very well done! Loved the visuals and music.

FrankieSmileShow

06. Sep 2014 · 08:27 UTC

That was really darn good.

runvs

10. Sep 2014 · 19:27 UTC

It was really hard to knock the hats off! :D

Great game, I really enjoyed it!

NicePenguins

11. Sep 2014 · 08:01 UTC

OMG, I don't know how you came up with an idea like this but that's genius ! The octodad-like physic was a clever way to put some Gameplay in the game. Congratulations !

apiotrw

13. Sep 2014 · 15:53 UTC

Awesome. IMO the best Jam entry

Teejay5

15. Sep 2014 · 23:17 UTC

cant handle the ant puns hahahaha THIS IS SO LOVELY. also Hi luthyr!!

LizixofxNod

16. Sep 2014 · 21:16 UTC

I can't start the game because it says I'm missing something that's in the folder. Help?

LizixofxNod

16. Sep 2014 · 21:18 UTC

False alarm, I just had to extract the files. :D

Pancakez

18. Oct 2014 · 01:46 UTC

I cant find out how to download the game

izzy180

25. Nov 2014 · 15:37 UTC

how do i play

izzy180

25. Nov 2014 · 15:38 UTC

i cant find out to get the game

binasa

30. Jun 2017 · 19:25 UTC

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