Small Mouse, BIG SHOES! by UnitedFailures
Description
Small Mouse, BIG SHOES! takes the idea of starting with nothing to a much more personal level. It asks the question, what is nothing and when do you start with it. The story revolves around a man who had his body taken from him by a level 33 Rabbit Warlock. Now our relatable yet quirky protagonist must embark on a quest to recover his body and enact vengeance on the Rabbit who wronged him. He will run into many colorful and distinguished characters along the way; like Stuart Little, who, as he puts it, is the "Best Damn Shoe Collector This Side Of The Mississippi."
Cool Images


Controls
General
- e - interact with people
- esc - brings up the menu
- r - restart
- wasd - move
- space - jump
Sheep
- c - spin dash
Human
- v - start grab / stop grab
- hold shift - pull grabbed object
shoutout to MowtenDoo for his amazing videos and remixes
| Youtube | https://porocyonak.itch.io/small-mouse-big-shoes |
| Youtube | https://porocyonak.itch.io/small-mouse-big-shoes |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/small-mouse-big-shoes |
Ratings
| Overall | 863th | 3.117⭐ | 66🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 414th | 3.446⭐ | 67🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 765th | 2.922⭐ | 66🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1059th | 2.367⭐ | 66🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 987th | 2.531⭐ | 67🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 581th | 2.839⭐ | 64🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 94th | 3.854⭐ | 67🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 696th | 3.177⭐ | 67🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 88🗳️ | 74🗨️ |
Great job!
Beautiful game. Also shoutouts to Mowtendoo, you should credit him in the game desc
When I first saw the game page I screamed at the top of my lungs "this is just goat simulator with a sheep in it, why is everything going wrong in my life". After smashing my desktop monitor and vowing to write a letter to the copyright police, I purchased a new monitor in town. Having got home and set up my monitor, I proceeded to write my letter. As I was about to hit send suddenly a voice inside me said "NO. What if this game has something to say?" I hesitated. I slowly opened my browser and had a second look. I pressed on the link. I hit "Run Game". What followed was the greatest emotional roller-coaster of my life, or (dare I say) ANY life?
I immediately got sucked in via the slick and responsive controls. And graphics? OF COURSE they were amazing. But I wasn't looking for either of those... I was looking for a story. And boy did I get it.
I came across a man named Carl. I broke down in tears as he told me his life story. I had suffered the same at many points in my life. Next I met a lovely bunch of lads dancing to Cher. After dancing with them for 6 hours I decided to go for a walk and clear my head. I proceeded to talk to myself about what colour I would finally choose as my favourite. Indigo. It was then I was transported to one of the scariest places of my life or (dare I say again) ANY life? But gasp not! I got through it. I don't want to give anything away but, let's just say goat's don't like to be petted on the head...
After reaching enlightenment and becoming human, I decided to use my new found skills to explore the new world I found myself in. I discovered it had a plethora of characters with emotional backgrounds and even more emotional situations. I helped them all and in a way...they helped me. As it took me to the next stage. The final battle.
This. Was. It. Everything on the line. An age-old rivalry between man and rabbit being settled once and for all. And was it settled? Well let's just say rabbits ain't as fast as tortoises...or humans in this case. I won is what I'm saying.
So the question is, do I recommend this game? I do. But it comes with a warning. If you play this game, nothing will ever come close to the pleasure you felt playing it. It's downhill from here. But if you don't, you'll be missing out on the greatest experience of your life or (dare I say) ANY...?
It was probably the funniest game I played on this jam Good job ^^
Epic game!!!