Minianimalism! by lorancou
"The Flood is over and Noah's Ark got stranded. Something's wrong with the animals though.
They lie in pieces all over the place, and the assembly manual got lost. Maybe using it as toilet paper wasn't such a good idea after all.
You'll have to reconstruct proper animals before The Almighty notices. Resources are sparse, so the fewer pieces per animal the better. Time for some minianimalism!
Try to pass the test runs to make sure your creations can live on their own. The spare pieces will be a good fit for tasty barbecues."
Instructions:
- Select a level and enter Noah's Workshop to build up your creature from different parts.
- You can drag and drop pieces of flesh, and then right click and drag to adjust the orientation.
- WARNING: removing the eyes blurs the screen! If this happens just put them back, they're in the top left corner.
- Use the left and right arrows if legs are installed. Legs oriented left go left, legs oriented right go right.
- Jump by the power of methane with the up arrow.
- Stick to the walls with your mouth using the down arrow.
When all parts are mastered... you now have to minimalize the number of pieces to increase your score.
Post your best creatures and scores in the comments section!
Credits:
- Huitre: art (http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/author/huitre/)
- Hadesfury: code (http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/author/hadesfury/)
- Lorancou: code (http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/author/lorancou/)
- Paul: game design (http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/author/badpaul34/)
- Leo: additional game design
- Bruno Jarles: audio
- Romain Coudert: audio
UPDATE: There are a few issues we've fixed since the end of the jam, use the post-jam link if you want to have a look.
UPDATE 2: Some more levels and some tweaks in the post-jam version!
UPDATE 3: More fixes to the editor in the post-jam version + added standalone versions (NB: Mac & Linux version not tested).
UPDATE 4: Fixed sound loop & better looking shader for misplaced pieces in the editor.
They lie in pieces all over the place, and the assembly manual got lost. Maybe using it as toilet paper wasn't such a good idea after all.
You'll have to reconstruct proper animals before The Almighty notices. Resources are sparse, so the fewer pieces per animal the better. Time for some minianimalism!
Try to pass the test runs to make sure your creations can live on their own. The spare pieces will be a good fit for tasty barbecues."
Instructions:
- Select a level and enter Noah's Workshop to build up your creature from different parts.
- You can drag and drop pieces of flesh, and then right click and drag to adjust the orientation.
- WARNING: removing the eyes blurs the screen! If this happens just put them back, they're in the top left corner.
- Use the left and right arrows if legs are installed. Legs oriented left go left, legs oriented right go right.
- Jump by the power of methane with the up arrow.
- Stick to the walls with your mouth using the down arrow.
When all parts are mastered... you now have to minimalize the number of pieces to increase your score.
Post your best creatures and scores in the comments section!
Credits:
- Huitre: art (http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/author/huitre/)
- Hadesfury: code (http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/author/hadesfury/)
- Lorancou: code (http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/author/lorancou/)
- Paul: game design (http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/author/badpaul34/)
- Leo: additional game design
- Bruno Jarles: audio
- Romain Coudert: audio
UPDATE: There are a few issues we've fixed since the end of the jam, use the post-jam link if you want to have a look.
UPDATE 2: Some more levels and some tweaks in the post-jam version!
UPDATE 3: More fixes to the editor in the post-jam version + added standalone versions (NB: Mac & Linux version not tested).
UPDATE 4: Fixed sound loop & better looking shader for misplaced pieces in the editor.
| Web | http://lorancou.net/games/minianimalism/original.html |
| Web (Post-Jam) | http://lorancou.net/games/minianimalism/index.html |
| Windows, Mac OS X & Linux (Post-Jam) | http://lorancou.net/games/minianimalism/Minianimalism.zip |
| Source | https://subversion.assembla.com/svn/ludum-dare-26/trunk |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=8588 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 100% | 1 |
| Overall(Jam) | 3.70 | 68 |
| Audio(Jam) | 3.10 | 206 |
| Fun(Jam) | 3.70 | 36 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 4.17 | 48 |
| Humor(Jam) | 3.87 | 15 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 4.09 | 12 |
| Mood(Jam) | 3.31 | 163 |
| Theme(Jam) | 2.84 | 411 |
Too bad about the blur bug, I also experienced it and had to reload.
The rotations are indeed a bit weird we might fix that in a post-compo version.
I also like Noah at the beginning, very funny.
It sometimes was a bit frustrating to get things right (also because rotating was a bit counterintuitive), but I am very impressed!
Also the score mechanic didn't work for me. I didn't care about highscores but just wanted to make a good looking creature and finish the level :)
I have to agree that the creature creation needs some more work, but pretty damn impressive for 3 days worth of work!
Love this game ;P
Just not very fun for me, nor too funny, with the exception of the introductory text - I must be getting old, but I don't really care about fart jokes. Especially as a game mechanic.
The theme's nowhere to be seen, either.
I'd have liked to be able to visit the levels prior to putting together the creature, and not the other way around. Turning the game into a proper puzzle, rather than an exercise in trial and error.
Now I'm going to play the post jam build.
Also, what`s up with C1L3?
5 stars for humour. :D
Also, yeah @TenTonToon, if you read this: sorry for the fart jokes. This isn't very mature. We know about that. For some reason we were in the mood of "yeah let's do it whatever it's just a jam". Next time we'll do a game with the finest humour, puns, and a deep refection on the things of life. Promised!