MOTHERTONGUE by dmcfarline

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made by dmcfarline for LD33 (COMPO)
Mother can fly through the sky

Mother has a long sticky tongue

Mother is good to her children

Mother likes to eat crunchy humans

Mother hates spicy food

MOTHERTONGUE


Made for Ludum Dare 33 compo

Font by @Somepx

Uses sounds made using sfxr by DrPetter

Ratings

Coolness 65% 3
Overall 3.89 51
Fun 3.92 45
Graphics 3.14 439
Humor 3.36 190
Innovation 4.03 31
Mood 3.50 166
Theme 4.00 95

Feedback

KodingNights
24. Aug 2015 · 08:54 UTC
Great stuff!
DaanVanYperen
24. Aug 2015 · 08:58 UTC
Solid game, kind of creepy!
hexabeast
24. Aug 2015 · 13:08 UTC
Graphics aren't amazing but the gameplay is really original and fun :)
gene-z
24. Aug 2015 · 19:56 UTC
Very good gameplay
Boehrsi
24. Aug 2015 · 20:03 UTC
Nice one!
ronsap123
24. Aug 2015 · 20:11 UTC
Really good
Deadpan-Gamez
24. Aug 2015 · 20:15 UTC
Awesome! loved the change up with feeding the children great job!
Jeroen Kappé
24. Aug 2015 · 20:30 UTC
Nice!
OxyOxspring
24. Aug 2015 · 20:34 UTC
Creepy but wonderful game!
raducumiczzz
25. Aug 2015 · 10:48 UTC
Creepy graphics, gameplay is really fun! Amazing work for 48 hours. Congratulations
LeafThief
25. Aug 2015 · 10:48 UTC
Nice game fun to play. Good job!
Reyn
25. Aug 2015 · 11:21 UTC
Great game. The only thing that I would suggest is making the "containers" lighter so that we can see them more clearly, I kept trying to understand why my tongue gets stuck top right on level 5. Mmmm guacamole human babies ... Glad all the monster babies got to have a happy life :P
Infininete
25. Aug 2015 · 16:14 UTC
This is a very good idea, it's probably the most original idea I've seen so far. The physics in this game just make it that more enjoyable. The only bug I've found so far is that sometimes I start the level off with the tongue thing stuck to the environment statically. I do wish the mom would collide through the wall though. Possibly if the humans were to run around it would make this game better.

Level 6 and 10 are very stressful. There seems to be a new mechanic in every other level, unfortunately in cases like level 8 they aren't taking advantage of very well. The tongue mechanic seems to run pretty OK but that it's so stretchy makes it very likely that you'll end up eating the babies when a stretched out tongue becomes unstretched.

The graphics are a bit lacking but they do not bother me at all, Specifically I like the head tilting when the mom is just sitting there or when moving. The text effects are very nice as well.

A very original and fun game that fits to the theme perfectly. Albeit the mechanics needs some tweaking to be less stressful.
celisoft
31. Aug 2015 · 10:18 UTC
Original & funny game !
Silverfyre
31. Aug 2015 · 10:26 UTC
Creepy indeed, very nice game nonetheless.
Waterman7
31. Aug 2015 · 10:40 UTC
This was great fun! Definitely my favourite entry so far. Flinging around humans with your tongue never gets old...
Sounds got a bit annoying after a while and the Game Maker standard particle effects were somewhat out of place imo, but apart from that I very much enjoyed it. Good job!
Eleneas
31. Aug 2015 · 10:43 UTC
Great Game, nice mechanics.
But all the levels are pretty easy ... the only challenging one is that one where you have to feed 3 of your babies with normal humans but where you have to throw them to reach the babies ... especially the middle one was really hard to get working :D
But overall really nice ... i´d appreciate it if it was at least slightly harder but the ideas and references to mexican food are funny :D
SlayerEXE
31. Aug 2015 · 10:48 UTC
Great gameplay! Art falls short of our expectations, but it's very funny and creepy, so it compensates xD
Good job.
AnaglyphCoding
31. Aug 2015 · 11:18 UTC
You know this game is good when every time you die, you say to yourself just...one...more...try...

Unique idea, found it surprisingly challenging (in a fun way). Well done! :)
reiknight
31. Aug 2015 · 13:00 UTC
One of my favourite entries until now
Zeffi
02. Sep 2015 · 09:39 UTC
Great game! :)
DDRKirby(ISQ)
07. Sep 2015 · 20:13 UTC
This was surprisingly ingenious and skill-intensive! My only complaint is that the sfx are really grating in the high-end frequencies; I know they're made using sfxr, but still! Other than that this was quite entertaining, bwahaha...
DalaiLlama
09. Sep 2015 · 06:24 UTC
MY GOD! That creeped the fuck out of me. Loved it!
Well-executed concept, good level progression. Keep it up!
NidzaKornjaca
11. Sep 2015 · 19:34 UTC
Cool game!
OadT
14. Sep 2015 · 09:24 UTC
Great entry! The mechanics work great together and your leveldesign is cool. It gets quite difficult in later levels, but makes fun