Discomobulate (ง'̀-'́)ง by Usenrame

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made by Usenrame for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

About:

This is a fighting strategy game, where every 10 seconds you have a new round. In each round first second is to decide you fighting strategy and 9 seconds is for fight itself! You have limited stamina, so decide your moves wisely, and ofcourse you can always skip move, in order to save stamina for further.

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Controls:

[Shift] - Block

[W] - Punch

[S] - Skip (save stamina)

[Space] - Discomobulate

Ratings

Overall 141th 3.979⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 115th 4⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 197th 3.792⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 206th 4.063⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 339th 3.958⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 8th 4.438⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 199th 3.886⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 24🗨️

Feedback

johnnysix
03. Oct 2022 · 20:50 UTC
This was hilarious! :smiley: Love the moves , the punches and blocks feel like they connect. :punch:

Maybe alternative button options would be cool, like numpad or something, the challenging part was trying to quickly flip between shift / space / w / s etc.
Omaewander
03. Oct 2022 · 20:56 UTC
This game is a real challenge, I've never sweated so much, not even in Dark souls! Way to go, man, keep up the good work.
Liii22
03. Oct 2022 · 23:42 UTC
Cool game! Has some JoJo vibes!!
LDJam user 259831
03. Oct 2022 · 23:43 UTC
Really fun! Love the game. Super interesting concept, and the models are pretty funny. Great work all around!
Gryph0n
03. Oct 2022 · 23:45 UTC
Very silly, love the humor. Love the booty
Savolae
03. Oct 2022 · 23:47 UTC
Took a moment to understand what exactly I was supposed to do, but it was very fun after a few rounds!
fermingimpel
03. Oct 2022 · 23:48 UTC
i like chickens
🎤 Usenrame
03. Oct 2022 · 23:49 UTC
@johnnysix @omaewander @liii22 @gabriel-chan @gryph0n @savolae Thank you so much for feedback and playing!
🎤 Usenrame
03. Oct 2022 · 23:50 UTC
@fermingimpel I'm in love with ducks
LDJam user 237261
03. Oct 2022 · 23:51 UTC
Such a fun idea! After I got what I was supposed to be doing, I enjoyed it a lot!
okshirl
03. Oct 2022 · 23:59 UTC
The idea of two muscular chicken punching each other is hilarious! I wish the buttons were more intuitive (like WASD, W for punch, S for block/retreat?) Overall really good take on the theme, I haven't been able to beat the chick yet.
LDJam user 238528
04. Oct 2022 · 03:05 UTC
I got by on the skin of my teeth!

![alive.png](///raw/0c3/a3/z/51cb6.png)

I think the main mechanic and the presentation of it feel very polished, and I had a giggle out of my buff chicken beating the crap of of a duck. Like what many of the others were saying, I think the controls might not have felt natural and it took a little getting used to, but I figured it out. I also like how it worked on a 10 second timer, but that the first second extended to give you time to think about your moves and make inputs but not too much time to play chess with it. I had fun!
jeppetp
04. Oct 2022 · 13:15 UTC
Great game :) I really like the graphics.
I would maybe consider a different control scheme, since it took me quite a few rounds to get used to.
Love the silly vibe!
Shrillwhip
04. Oct 2022 · 17:47 UTC
This is really unique and well made. The gameplay got me a bit confused at first, it took me a while to understand it. If you make a post jam version (which you should, I think a game like this would be well received), you should definitely focus on a good tutorial.

Great job.
🎤 Usenrame
04. Oct 2022 · 20:24 UTC
@jeppetp @shrillwhip @smubear @okshirl @save-sloth-studios Thanks a lot for feedback and playing! Took a note of your advise <3
lavendaggers
04. Oct 2022 · 21:19 UTC
Very unique aesthetic, was fun to wreck that duck man
jaaskeh
05. Oct 2022 · 14:34 UTC
Good game and a great concept! The models looked great, and the fighting felt slick too. I think it would have been interesting if the enemy had some tell before the fight, so you could work out what moves you should play and in what order. Currently it felt like throwing only punches was a pretty good strategy. Overall a great entry!
Redneb
05. Oct 2022 · 20:00 UTC
Yes, I won it in the tenth round!! Cool idea and great implementation. So far one of the funniest games on the jam. Good job.
JosephlDooley
05. Oct 2022 · 22:11 UTC
Lol this game was fun, got knockout first try then won on round ten next time. Love the idea to preload moves in a fighting game.
LDJam user 298364
10. Oct 2022 · 18:59 UTC
lol This is such a fun game. I wish you can adjust key setting to make it simple like QWER or WASD. Well done!
Connor Munro
10. Oct 2022 · 19:30 UTC
Cool game would love to see some expansion to it, or even more dynamic fights like MMA where kicks and other stuff works in to, or maybe some moves taking up more then 1 slot. Overall great concept, that I think deserves some consideration and thought. Got a rock paper scissors vibe but much more visually interesting and dynamic.
SimplePotential
10. Oct 2022 · 19:53 UTC
Took me a few tries but I finally got a KO! Well done!