What The Sock by Spierek

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made by Spierek for LD28 (COMPO)
Bob was casually commuting to his workplace when suddenly... he noticed that he's only wearing one sock! Help Bob avoid other peoples' stares by hiding behind signposts and crouching.

Controls:
Left / Right Arrow / A / D - moving
Down Arrow / S - crouch (useful when there's no cover around)

Find me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Spierek
My portfolio-ish site: http://spierek.net

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.70 84
Audio 3.34 123
Fun 3.40 169
Graphics 4.14 41
Humor 3.88 29
Innovation 3.35 223
Mood 3.21 220
Theme 3.72 81

Feedback

Somfunambulist
16. Dec 2013 路 04:07 UTC
Stellar graphics, decent music, cripplingly hard.
braindx
16. Dec 2013 路 04:14 UTC
Great concept. Beautiful game. Very difficult to know if you'll be seen or not. I had a lot of fun.
馃帳 Spierek
16. Dec 2013 路 04:21 UTC
Thanks for the feedback! I'll be tweaking some minor issues (like the visibility collider) on Tuesday, so feel free to request some changes :)
nickworks
16. Dec 2013 路 04:21 UTC
Well-put-together! It has a great aesthetic.
Dynad
16. Dec 2013 路 04:23 UTC
This game is so much fun, I wanted to make it to the end.. needed some tries.. didnt expect this at all.. great work!
ENDESGA
16. Dec 2013 路 04:58 UTC
Incredible graphics! Absolutely brilliant!
nicotuason
16. Dec 2013 路 13:24 UTC
Not hard once you figure it out. Short and sweet! Great art and loads of character. I feel for you Bob.
Hypnohustla
16. Dec 2013 路 15:15 UTC
Nice change from pace. :) Even though it was a bit hard in the beginning, it made me stick till the ending. Liked the music too :)
dstozek
16. Dec 2013 路 18:34 UTC
The game has a great overall feel! Much more amusing than I thought it would be!
cwkx
16. Dec 2013 路 18:34 UTC
Yes! Best use of theme ever :D 5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5
Coblynau
16. Dec 2013 路 20:22 UTC
Excellent graphics and audio, brilliant use of the theme and very original gameplay, well done!
jillytot
16. Dec 2013 路 20:22 UTC
Great graphics, and funny concept. I had to come back here to read about what was going on, but once i understood i had a good time. Keep it up.
Christian S.
16. Dec 2013 路 20:22 UTC
Looks beautiful. Sounds great.
Jago
16. Dec 2013 路 20:24 UTC
I just maxed out every category! Really, really great game. Graphics are absolutely fantastic and the overall feel of the game is very polished!
badlydrawnrod
16. Dec 2013 路 20:25 UTC
What an excellent idea! Love the 8-bit graphics.
Doctor Broccoli
16. Dec 2013 路 20:26 UTC
Really fun idea, I really love the graphics and audio. It's really really hard though.
q7204k
16. Dec 2013 路 20:41 UTC
Really like it =)
chamberlainpi
16. Dec 2013 路 20:43 UTC
Really good fitting title. I was caught right away when I started. But thinking back at the title, I looked... OH! I have a missing sock. So I started to use the signs. Really cute animations too (with the pretending-to-tie-the-shoe action). Ending is funny. Not too challenging, easy to skim by most of the side-walkers, but just enough to keep playing until you reach the end.
Good job!
ParaPup
16. Dec 2013 路 20:48 UTC
Nice Graphics and the music wasn't bad at all I enjoyed plying it.
timtipgames
16. Dec 2013 路 20:54 UTC
Liked every single thing about it - including the difficulty level.
pavelzuk
16. Dec 2013 路 21:59 UTC
This game teaches one valuable lesson, don't care what anyone thinks and keep walking straight forward, at least that's how I won, simple game and enjoyable graphics.
LatFoued
16. Dec 2013 路 22:16 UTC
Very funny and addictive game, it makes you greedy though got caught twice two steps of the office. Good game.
SonnyBone
17. Dec 2013 路 02:30 UTC
It was pretty easy once I figured out how it works. Pretending to tie my show helped when no signs were around. Standing behind signs was great for ducking mobs without having to deal with the standing animation pause of the pretend-tie. Good balance!

There isn't much to it, obviously, but what's here is really solid. Great spriting, innovative idea, imaginative use of theme, and a rockin' tune.
馃帳 Spierek
17. Dec 2013 路 15:11 UTC
I've updated the game (fixed colliders, corrected timescale, etc.) and added the "How to play" section at the bottom of the page :)
Toureiro
17. Dec 2013 路 23:56 UTC
Really funny premise. Perfect fit for the theme and translated in a great mechanic. Awesome look and music. Well Done!
rogueNoodle
18. Dec 2013 路 10:10 UTC
Until today, I didn't realize I was missing a sock-based stealth game from my life. Thanks Spierek!
primaerfunktion
18. Dec 2013 路 11:22 UTC
Awesome idea. Had a lot fun playing it.
ninjacharlie
18. Dec 2013 路 17:31 UTC
Nice graphics, fun story, lots of polish, but it was a little slow and difficult.
LewisChaplin
18. Dec 2013 路 19:13 UTC
great game realy fun
doctorscientist
18. Dec 2013 路 19:15 UTC
This is awesome. I hope you win!
drkrunk
18. Dec 2013 路 19:19 UTC
What are the chances that we both make a game about socks? lol. Very nice graphics and gameplay. It was a very challenging task.
SenorDiablo
18. Dec 2013 路 20:09 UTC
brilliant funny and entertaining. beautiful graphics. Awesome interpretation of theme. Loved it
Mase
18. Dec 2013 路 20:15 UTC
The difficulty was somewhat uneven due to the apparent randomization. After a few unsuccessful attempts I was able to win by just holding right.

Still very fun and an amusing use of the theme.
Sheepolution
18. Dec 2013 路 20:17 UTC
That was great! Awesome animation and use of theme! Funny too!
sknoslo
18. Dec 2013 路 20:17 UTC
Very comical take on the theme. Was extremely difficult, but I really enjoyed the graphical style and the music.
khahem
18. Dec 2013 路 20:23 UTC
Beautiful game. Excellent idea ! It's fun and the risk/reward balance works well.
Keith Evans
18. Dec 2013 路 20:32 UTC
soooo hard! Really funny concept and well executed. Controls felt a bit sticky when I would transition between tying my shoes and moving forward, got me caught a few times. Love the art, great job!
somepx
18. Dec 2013 路 20:33 UTC
Fantastic entry, beautiful art style and gameplay! Bravo!
Zephyr Raine
18. Dec 2013 路 20:52 UTC
Goddamnit. Loved your game, dude.
Sytech
18. Dec 2013 路 20:59 UTC
Funny idea and great graphics!
CarbonCoder
18. Dec 2013 路 21:06 UTC
Awesome everything! Great job!
Dmitrix
18. Dec 2013 路 21:20 UTC
Awesome idea!
Carduus
18. Dec 2013 路 21:21 UTC
Corporate Metal gear Socket !
luv-it !
ghostinthesoft
18. Dec 2013 路 21:23 UTC
Only one sock, nice idea :) I like the art and the music too
Jacques_le_lezard
18. Dec 2013 路 21:25 UTC
Good idea! ^^ (and polished game too)
Jiggawatt
18. Dec 2013 路 21:32 UTC
Meh. Pretty repetitive, at least it's got some humor in it. Also I might add that I really dislike that graphic style.
Ithildin
18. Dec 2013 路 21:54 UTC
Brilliant idea! It manages to combine the theme with humour perfectly well. Graphics are also awesome. Overall, an amazing entry. Great job! :)
Nezzhil
19. Dec 2013 路 11:30 UTC
Cool art and great music. But the gameplay is a bit shallow, I replayed it some time and the randomize location of the enemies made the game really easy in most of my plays, (usually I only needed to crouch three or four times, the rest of the time I only need to advance).

But cool concept and great music!
_zulli
19. Dec 2013 路 13:01 UTC
Awesome graphics and music. Very good idea and really well done. Great job!:) Very challenging.

If you have time, please consider rating my game! I would really appreciate it. :)
Korwegian
19. Dec 2013 路 21:22 UTC
Got it after a while, If you act casual and hide only at the last minute you're good.
careless
20. Dec 2013 路 01:55 UTC
Beat it pretty quickly but a great idea, my fave so far of the many I have played
javifugitivo
20. Dec 2013 路 04:44 UTC
Great dea! Thats very nice! Grapics music, everything! 10!
evilseanbot
20. Dec 2013 路 08:01 UTC
Its like you took my life and put it on the screen!
Venks
20. Dec 2013 路 08:20 UTC
Very good quality given the time constraint. Amazing stuff!
AlanZucconi
20. Dec 2013 路 13:00 UTC
Pixel art in Unity is very hard to achieve, especially if you are aiming for THAT pixel perfect effect! :)
I am officially reading your code hahha! :)
john_conder9
20. Dec 2013 路 13:10 UTC
This game is great, I think I might love everything about it! Fantastic submission. I usually try to provide constructive feedback, but in this case I don't really know what I could say. Good job!
Snuti
20. Dec 2013 路 23:31 UTC
Awesome concept, really enjoyable game and music and art fitted perfectly. Poor Bob though, I do hope he gets a new sock soon :)
Giovanni Cappellotto
21. Dec 2013 路 13:39 UTC
Great concept! Super fun! Top game!
Threef
21. Dec 2013 路 18:54 UTC
Theme and humor at finest! Background is amazing, but I would like to see more variety on street and maybe special sound when loosing?
馃帳 Spierek
21. Dec 2013 路 19:13 UTC
@Threef - if only I had more time :)
@AlanZucconi - phew, now I'm glad that I formatted the code during the compo and that it's not that bad :D
@everyone else - thanks!
archaeometrician
22. Dec 2013 路 02:17 UTC
Haha nice game ! Congrats on the graphics, they are amazing ! Great music, catchy song. Excellent implementation of the theme. And challenging :) I like it!
JohnnySix
22. Dec 2013 路 03:47 UTC
Love it, art is wonderful, and the game polished and well thought out. I have had one of those mono-sock days - I only wish that I'd had so many things to hide behind. :p
Diptoman
22. Dec 2013 路 08:13 UTC
Simple, clean and fun! Really well executed. And man, that face in the end xD
The pixel art is really cool, and clever use of the theme!
van noctar
22. Dec 2013 路 12:41 UTC
Good game! Innovate and cool :)
GFM
27. Dec 2013 路 01:37 UTC
Haha, but at least he's wearing both shoes!

Amazing game!
raarlac
27. Dec 2013 路 08:46 UTC
Much fun, so short.
BradleySmith
04. Jan 2014 路 21:21 UTC
Hahah I love this so much fun and such a hilarious idea, rated highly. ^_^
namakemon
07. Jun 2014 路 01:19 UTC
just a headsup, somebody is selling something like this project in Unity's Asset Store:
https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/publisher/6446
http://www.reddit.com/r/ludumdare/comments/27ijju/ludum_dare_games_being_sold_on_unity_asset_store/