Mongol Space Program by mortus

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made by mortus for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

thumbnail.png Launch rockets to space mongolian style.

HINT: Bring another bush to a yurt carcass to finish the building, then add horses.

Ratings

Overall 282th 3.727⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 425th 3.432⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 251th 3.614⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 500th 3.386⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 157th 4.182⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 100th 3.932⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 51th 4⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 130th 3.932⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 12🗨️

Feedback

aleks
07. Oct 2019 · 19:59 UTC
This is definitely one of the weirder games I've played, especially because there were no instructions or any information, but it seems like a fun game.
donut_daria
07. Oct 2019 · 20:04 UTC
I am in love with this game now, how dare you make something so perfect
QuantumSno
07. Oct 2019 · 20:07 UTC
https://www.twitch.tv/quantumsno
I loved the art for the game, but found myself stuck at a specific point, not sure how to progress. Watch my play through here!
Dinorex
07. Oct 2019 · 20:34 UTC
Awesome game! Gypsy stealing horses and building Spaces yurts - what I have been expecting from modern gamedew! Very mood sound and graphics. Also it would be nice - put colliders around the perimeter of the map. But anyway GREAT JOB!
arielle stroman
07. Oct 2019 · 22:11 UTC
It was fun, different than anything else I'd played. You truly do follow the theme here. I like the lack of instructions initially, because that exploration aspect is always nice when its self-governed, but I would like some form of direction after a certain point (maybe after getting a plant) just so there's no risk of someone getting stuck and giving up. Very interesting concept and absolutely charming art style.
Furano
09. Oct 2019 · 13:05 UTC
What ?
I don't know what happened but i love it !
Imphenzia
11. Oct 2019 · 22:59 UTC
I like the art style and concept of hand drawn 2D sprites in a 3D world. I wanted to play this more, but I had issues that the key sequence that came up would disappear as the horses moved away? Even when I thought I hit the correct keys at the right time, it disappeared. Nice music too.
smbe19
19. Oct 2019 · 20:14 UTC
Awesome experience. The music was really great and matched the mood of the game. At first I was a bit confused because there are no instructions, but with time I figured out what I was supposed to do. I even launched a rocket ;).
Ausstein
20. Oct 2019 · 12:16 UTC
This game misses an end goal. I just kept creating more and more rockets hoping for something to happen...

The graphics were cute and the audio fits very well.
Aurthem
20. Oct 2019 · 13:29 UTC
Launched 6 rockets and decided that the game needs some set goals. There were times when I rode through an empty field for minutes, which is obviously not great. I liked the "rhythm game" mechanic for interactions (it's much better than a simple timer with a progress), though it came with some pitfalls:
- horses can move away during an interaction,
- if the sequence is failed, the player has to walk away and return to restart it.
The audio is "authentic", though I'm not sure about some of the used cultural references (those could be offensive).
Likirus
24. Oct 2019 · 20:30 UTC
probably my favorite art style, music and ambience so far, but I have literally no idea what to do, I managed to build a yurt, but I cannot figure out how to launch a rocket :(
selkkie
25. Oct 2019 · 13:10 UTC
This was fun! I adored the dynamic soundtrack, and watching yurts launch off into space was pretty funny.
My biggest qualm was the rhythm game system- the fact that it's tied to the same controls as the movement system means that you frequently walk away and ruin interactions, not to mention horses moving on their own and making it more difficult. I'd suggest locking movement of both the player and the target.
The map was also an issue, it seemed like it would go on forever with randomly generated fields but quickly became a desert, and with the slow walk speed, it's treacherous to walk back.
joe40001
29. Oct 2019 · 19:59 UTC
That's all it takes to get to space?!? I don't know what Elon Musk is complaining about.

Fun game, I like the graphics.
NASA
11. Nov 2019 · 11:08 UTC
This is fun and fresh art style.