Weasel Words by eldogg

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made by eldogg for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

You're a taxidermy weasel come to life, but for how long?

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Learn about art by pressing space when you see a yellow arrow above the piece you're near.

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You'll be challenged to type a message as fast as you can. You can only interact with art at or below your level.

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Art, Music, Code by us Foxdog Studios

Textures are based from Creative Commons images, edited, then projected onto our own 3D models created in the jam.

Text to speech engine is, SAM, from Commodore C64 - a javascript port available to try in your browser here

Made using Babylon.js

Ratings

Overall 12th 4.417⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Fun 3th 4.558⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 38th 4.214⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1262th 2.915⭐ 43🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 181th 4.307⭐ 46🧑‍⚖️
Audio 17th 4.384⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Humor 8th 4.571⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Mood 12th 4.56⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 45🗨️

Feedback

Noctiphobia
05. Oct 2021 · 03:00 UTC
How come I can't rank this on mood when it's one of the most moody games there? :)
🎤 eldogg
05. Oct 2021 · 07:53 UTC
@noctiphobia Have enabled mood ratings - thanks for pointing it out! My mind was fried when I published, normally we make lighthearted games so I default unchecked mood.
byqot
05. Oct 2021 · 18:08 UTC
funny dry squirrels:'D too much rofls, i am done
Nico Villanueva
05. Oct 2021 · 19:36 UTC
This is a work of art level 1000000. idk if the unstability is to be found on the game (or I haven't reached a high enough level yet) but this is great.
Bora Cun
05. Oct 2021 · 19:39 UTC
The best one I reviewed so far. Concept is really refreshing and everything is fun :D Idk how you guys come up with these stuff but keep going :smile:
LDJam user 248799
05. Oct 2021 · 19:40 UTC
Incredible, thank you for this game !

Really liked the feeling of typing :)
zSharpFire
05. Oct 2021 · 19:42 UTC
This is the most cursed game i've ever seen but good job
Maxathon
05. Oct 2021 · 19:43 UTC
Not sure what's unstable about it, this is clearly mens sana in corpore sano. Lovely work.
Shaggy
05. Oct 2021 · 19:43 UTC
Really fun Idea! Both Fun and a bit unsettling at the same time..
LDJam user 139668
05. Oct 2021 · 19:49 UTC
I don't know what was it, but it's wednessday my dudes and THESE SOUNDS AND STYLE ARE SO COOL
LDJam user 250824
05. Oct 2021 · 19:59 UTC
I can't stop laughing!

...

Ok, I stopped laughing just to type this: this is awesome, and more games should use the speech synth to add these robotic voice-overs because it's hilarious. I just can't get over the fact that a living taxidermy weasel finds a huge red toad to be “more than a circle or a square”, and... and... I'm not sure how exactly this connects to the theme, but I'm glad to have played this!

Back to laughing now. Maybe it's just nerves.
popertots
05. Oct 2021 · 20:01 UTC
I'm like 15-20 games in and this is my favourite so far. Not usually a fan of typing games, and i recently got a new keyboard so my typing has been a little off as i'm not yet used to the slight key spacing difference. This weird little fever dream of a game is exactly what I needed somehow. 5/5 from me, added to my bookmarks. "Grade:C"
Kit Gorn
05. Oct 2021 · 20:18 UTC
I don't understand why, but it's addictive. I thought for a long time that I needed to type the text.
I liked typing. I want a similar plugin for Visual Studio.
MistaGiggles
05. Oct 2021 · 20:59 UTC
Absolutely wonderful, I had a blast playing this. Whole experience was brilliant

Rank D:
Surfa
05. Oct 2021 · 21:02 UTC
This is my favourite game I have played so far in this Jam. I love it so much. Masterpiece doesn't even describe how good it was. I want a full 30 hour release.
Tommo120
05. Oct 2021 · 21:10 UTC
I absolutely loved every second of this, I honestly can't give you guys enough praise! I got an F, I'm gonna blame me getting lost at one point and missing the painting in the first area :P
Knipsch
06. Oct 2021 · 02:38 UTC
Really nailed the art school field trip experience. Loved it, A+++
suisou
06. Oct 2021 · 06:06 UTC
My brain 🧠 is unstable after playing this. I am proud of you*!!! I'd say low poly animals are God's miracle.Thank you My tears are going to flow down.audio is also really good.Good games make people happy, so I think it's the best:D
Meita
06. Oct 2021 · 12:49 UTC
love this game. what kind of animal I am
Kage
06. Oct 2021 · 19:27 UTC
Super fun and goofy game with a great vibe. 10/10 for frog guy saying "hey bud"
Alexthehuman2
06. Oct 2021 · 19:45 UTC
It's a wonderful game putting the typing which usually isn't all that fun, and gamified it. It's also includes a special text to speech library that added to the humour of this game. It's a really fun experience, lots of replayability to see how fast you can get, see if you can get the A-Rank like I did!
BridgeFromTV
06. Oct 2021 · 19:58 UTC
I am obsessed! I would play a full length of this game, I love the challenge of typing the words and the speed, but it doesnt feel impossible. Its so cute and fun and I love the positivity from the frogs and the guy at the end! The robot voice is my favourite part, great game!! ^^
DDRKirbyISQ
06. Oct 2021 · 22:28 UTC
I have no idea how to rate this, haha. On the one hand, the graphics are kind of jank and the blurry effect is weird. On the other hand, that style sort of works and evokes the right PS1/typing of the dead-era feel. Typing games always tend to really miss the mark on difficulty because typing speeds vary so often (110-120WPM here), so there was no real challenge, but on the other hand, it was still satisfying. The robotic text-to-speech sounds and computerized SFX didn't really fit the setting, but on the other hand made it ten times more enjoyable to actually complete each typing challenge.

So....good job??
Tuile
07. Oct 2021 · 07:03 UTC
Weasel Words was fun to play for me! I felt that the graphics and the camera is something you already know needs work, but overall, the idea behind it was fun enough, especially for a typing game. A fun walk in the museum, and I feel smarter already! Glad to have 100%ed it, though not so sure I enjoyed the F rating, haha! Cheers!
LDJam user 261208
07. Oct 2021 · 15:36 UTC
I liked how the game looks. The weasel animations were really nice even with the texture thing that you did (which was really clever btw)
Kimberly
07. Oct 2021 · 17:59 UTC
Wow, definitely the moodiest game I've played all ludum dare. Loved the graphics and strange creepy ambiance. The typing was a little too easy, but it was a great experience regardless
Tyler Hahn
07. Oct 2021 · 18:06 UTC
This game made me feel uneasy, but in a good way. One of the weirdest and enjoyable games I've played so far. My only suggestion is the the difficulty curve could be tweaked. I never really felt challenged and the level indicator felt arbitrary in a way. Nice work!.
Contro1990
07. Oct 2021 · 18:13 UTC
The best game I rated so far! I know there's something more in this game, it's something I can't catch, but there's some hidden meta-meme. There must be!
fre
07. Oct 2021 · 18:13 UTC
Ah, this was fun, thanks for making it! @eldogg what did you use for TTS? Would love to try it out as well :robot:
ByYiro
07. Oct 2021 · 18:15 UTC
I can't stop laughing!
![WeaselScreenshot.png](///raw/624/04/z/47b7c.png)
The game gave me the same vibes as Harry Potter's game for PSX. It kept me in a WTF expression for a long time, enjoyed it so much as there is no games as this over there.
Congratulations!
🎤 eldogg
07. Oct 2021 · 18:21 UTC
@fre yes the speech engine is really cool and inspired lots of the game.

The Text to speech is SAM, from Commodore C64 - a javascript port available to try in your browser [here](https://discordier.github.io/sam/)
Lascax
07. Oct 2021 · 18:42 UTC
I had a little fun time with the game, being weirdly nonsensical and all.
The idea of art being a smash of random words like the ones you type is fun.
However, I don't really see how this is related to Unstable in a direct way, or if there is a more deep correlation I'd like to know it.
Douwe_Ravers
07. Oct 2021 · 19:27 UTC
This was so weird but fun. I liked the art style haven't seen that a lot. The typing was very satisfying. Good that you enabled arrow keys to walk as azerty users would have had a rough time typing or walking :D
OttoDan
07. Oct 2021 · 21:05 UTC
Wow - I was stunned when launching this thing for the first time :heart: The glitchy art, with the the simple house beat, the shake effect on the camera - that damn c64 speech synthesis and the sound of gun rounds fired when typing - 5 stars on all categories :D Would love to see more games in that weird and beautiful lofi vein!
![Screenshot 2021-10-07 230147.png](///raw/eaa/b1/z/47c01.png)
Hydezeke
09. Oct 2021 · 17:46 UTC
THIS is an instant classic. What the heck. Favorite game I've played so far. Probably won't be beat. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DO THIS
kaytrill
09. Oct 2021 · 18:06 UTC
I think my favorite part of this game is its absolute ridiculous retro charm. This kind of feeling is something I would love to see more in games/short movies. Pair this with another jam called "Apollos lab" and you get a very weird, very humorous game.
Salohcin894
10. Oct 2021 · 00:30 UTC
What a mood. This was a super polished game, the audio feedback while typing was super satisfying and the music was so good. Hope to see more!
LDJam user 236256
10. Oct 2021 · 18:56 UTC
Rank C. And i thought i was typing pretty quick. I had a hard time finding things to do to get to level 20 after going up the stairs.
🎤 eldogg
10. Oct 2021 · 19:01 UTC
@cheeks thanks for playing! Yes our major game design regret is not putting a painting at the beginning so you know you can get XP off them.
LDJam user 235694
11. Oct 2021 · 13:30 UTC
This is a great game, a very funny weasel model. The voice acting of the text and the sounds when typing are very funny. I really liked the background music. Very cool game, although I thought there would be not much more levels, but still very cool work. Rank B.
Sockenpuppe
13. Oct 2021 · 18:12 UTC
Didn't know what to expect at first when I read the description. But after interacting with the first piece of art I completely fell in love with the game haha :D
anchorlight
21. Oct 2021 · 02:57 UTC
I love it when I play an LD game and it just leaves me utterly bewildered beyond any kind of criticism, feedback, or even logic. Congratulations. Your game BROKE me.


5/5
anchorlight
22. Oct 2021 · 00:07 UTC
Congrats! Your game scored #12 overall, and well deserved. Also #3 Fun and #8 Humor!

https://twitter.com/ludumdare/status/1451337510752227330
Tarren
22. Oct 2021 · 00:10 UTC
This game was unexpectedly wholesome and amusing, really loved this game. More games should make you play as a weasel.
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