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Underfoot by zorf

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made by zorf for LD23 (JAM)
Underfoot

Use the mouse to control the gigantic feet to crush the tiny people. The feet will move in the direction of the mouse. There are three levels and an insane ending!

Use the installer if you don't have XNA installed.

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This was our first time competing in Ludum Dare and also our first time using XNA for developing games.

Credits:
Programming - Mupp & Zorf
Graphics - Zorf
Music - Mupp
Sound - Zorf & Mupp

Tools:
* Programming: Visual Studio C# 2010 Express
* Sounds: Audacity
* Graphics: Paint.NET
* Music: Inudge

Windows https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B4rl2z87ZH3JV3R2NzdxRGVaVnM
Windows (No Installer) https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B4rl2z87ZH3JN3MxSm5OUXZSUGc
Source https://github.com/mupp/tiniest-world-ever/zipball/master
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23/?action=preview&uid=10870

Ratings

Coolness 50% 3
Overall(Jam) 2.69 180
Audio(Jam) 2.83 129
Fun(Jam) 2.69 142
Graphics(Jam) 2.23 227
Humor(Jam) 3.55 32
Innovation(Jam) 2.81 145
Mood(Jam) 2.76 136
Theme(Jam) 3.38 62

Feedback

zoral
22. Apr 2012 路 17:30 UTC
You might want to just put the exe/content-folder in a zip instead of an installer.
It might put people off...
馃帳 zorf
22. Apr 2012 路 18:06 UTC
Thanks zoral, I added a no installer version of the game too.
Jan Willem
23. Apr 2012 路 08:20 UTC
Funny game!
CherryNukaCola
23. Apr 2012 路 08:48 UTC
Love squishing all the tiny people - would like some more sounds, like tiny screaming, the earth pounding as each footprint appears, giant belly laughs - maybe a 'fee fi fum' when you squash more than one person in a footprint? I could see a flocking + fleeing behaviour working well. I feel like I should get a splinter when I step on those houses ^_^ Also, +1 kudos to releasing source code for a jam game and for making a game that zips up to 0kb! 0kb people! Cheers!
馃帳 zorf
24. Apr 2012 路 15:38 UTC
Thanks CherryNukaCola! We had a lot of similar ideas, but in the end we didn't have time to implement them. For instance we really wanted to add vehicles and more buildings to crush.
NoLan Labs
24. Apr 2012 路 18:31 UTC
I had to try this game after I saw the title screen. Pretty fun game, I especially liked the sound effects. I thought the movement was a little slow but I guess someone with giant feet can't walk too fast. Throw in some more variety in the gameplay (like more stuff to avoid) and this game can be great. Overall, nice work.
blob
24. Apr 2012 路 18:33 UTC
Fleeing behavior would be awesome indeed. Its a very funny idea you have there. A way to move faster would be good too ( maybe a sprint where you cant control the direction for a short time )
Ace
24. Apr 2012 路 18:37 UTC
Maybe not hiding the mouse pointer would make the controls just a slight bit better, nice game mechanics though.
The big blue footprints made me chuckle, the tiny president and his magical powers too.
barigorokarl
24. Apr 2012 路 19:19 UTC
HA, very cool. I laught hard about the noises. This needs to be on my phone! :-)
tripleVisionGames
25. Apr 2012 路 17:02 UTC
Great concept and sound is awesome and funny! Found the controls slightly awkward but didn't detract from the fun. Gets nicely harder as you go too :D
jrasmussen24
25. Apr 2012 路 17:03 UTC
The squish noises definitely elicited a titter. One thing that was somewhat frustrating was standing directly on top of a single human trying to kill them-- perhaps both feet could go down if they are stopped? Also, the concept of this is almost exactly the opposite of our game :P.
sampyxis
25. Apr 2012 路 22:25 UTC
Loved the idea - cursor moved a bit slow - but otherwise fun.
ilo
25. Apr 2012 路 23:30 UTC
Wavy feet, man! A little slow getting around, but the squishing was most satisfying. :)
TheGamingProject
26. Apr 2012 路 18:01 UTC
a little slow, but definitely a great concept!
tacograveyard
26. Apr 2012 路 19:33 UTC
Don't have Windows :(
robcozzens
26. Apr 2012 路 21:26 UTC
I would try it, if you had a Web or OSX version.
Jiggawatt
28. Apr 2012 路 13:13 UTC
Eh, way too slow-paced to reach the full potential of the concept. Should play more like an arcade/Flash game, I think. Even as it is, the foot collisions are inaccurate.
nornagon
29. Apr 2012 路 08:31 UTC
Cute, but way too slow to be fun.
R3ason
01. May 2012 路 05:21 UTC
That was satisfying :D Pretty fun concept! I'd agree that the pace of the game could be a bit faster...perhaps powerups to make you walk faster? Or a combo bonus that speeds you up? Thanks!
dcolgan
03. May 2012 路 02:39 UTC
Didn't seem to start for me on Windows 7 64 bit.
Khayet
03. May 2012 路 19:15 UTC
Funny! The smashing sounds are great, but I'm a fan of WASD in such occasions. And the gameplay was a little too slow for me.
manax
04. May 2012 路 02:22 UTC
I had this exact same idea too, though I ended up doing a different thing entirely. I agree with @Ace, having some feedback on where the mouse was would have helped playability, I kept moving out of the window...
rvmook
04. May 2012 路 11:20 UTC
Like the concept but would've liked to have a little more feedback on where my mouse was. Some additional abilities would be cool for a post-compo version (jumping, running etc)
samoojamies
09. May 2012 路 17:05 UTC
The first level was quite pointless. Also weird controls. Nice audio work and had some humor too.
Dr.Pingu
11. May 2012 路 15:55 UTC
this is killed by avast
JellyFame
13. May 2012 路 16:12 UTC
Unfortunately cannot play, don't have access to windows box.
HTML5 :)