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Tongue Lash by benjamck

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made by benjamck for LD32 (JAM)
Tongue Lash

Tongues vs Stapler; Unconventional Weapons.
Staple the tongues to the ground!
Collect Light Stones!
How many can you get? Watch your step!

My first LD, in the bag! It was a great challenge to push myself to move art through my pipeline, starting with Zbrush, ending in Unity 5, all in a day and a half. Then I had to squeeze some game design and a dash of code in at the end there. Seems there’s more to a game jam than just making pretty pictures!

Credits:
3D art/textures/head animations: Me
Game layout/design: Me
Game engine: Unity 5 with UFPS. Some light scripting done by myself.
Audio: Freesound.org, remixed, sliced and diced by myself. UFPS combat /player sounds left in place.
“Music”: Compiled from Freesound.org files, mixed and layered in audacity.
Tools:
Zbrush, Blender, Substance Painter, Unity 5, Photoshop, Audacity
Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/48380763/LD32/WebBuild.html
Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/48380763/LD32/benjamckLD32TongueLash.7z
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=50173

Ratings

Coolness 51% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.66 165
Fun(Jam) 2.96 580
Graphics(Jam) 4.00 177
Humor(Jam) 3.09 412
Innovation(Jam) 3.59 206
Mood(Jam) 4.11 32
Theme(Jam) 3.73 252

Feedback

Somnium
20. Apr 2015 · 12:11 UTC
Very surreal. Very awesome. :-)

I got stuck though, one of the heads had partially descended into the ground when I stapled its tongue, so I could not get back out of the hole after picking up the light gem (hmm, I think that this might be the most surreal bug report I've ever logged ;-) )
benmcnelly
20. Apr 2015 · 16:12 UTC
Well done! I like the direction and take on the theme. Good work!
mantisda
21. Apr 2015 · 01:29 UTC
Awesome! This type of game is what makes me love game jams. Very nice interpretation of the theme and very different while fun and playable.
StrayByte
21. Apr 2015 · 01:33 UTC
Alright. This is real nightmare fuel. I see there's a nice twisted thought about it.
I just don't like this weirdish-nightmarish setting, it freaks me out. I also don't really understandy what's the unconventional weapon... A log? A.. blackjack?

3/5 because of the strange game and innovative gameplay.
ChronusZ
21. Apr 2015 · 01:35 UTC
Oh man, that game terrifies me on so many different levels :-)
ianburnette
21. Apr 2015 · 02:14 UTC
Well, that is terrifying. Really nicely done - excellent animation, fitting audio, and very engaging level design. The slight cracks you're getting around the sides of your skybox - those I think can be fixed by tweaking your skybox import settings. Try changing mapping, fixup edge seams, and the filter mode. Nice job!
hellforge
21. Apr 2015 · 06:27 UTC
This is great! I love the surealism as well. Its a bit hard to hit them at first, but then i just jumped on their heads and smacked them hard - gimme that point! Overall well done sir!
Anas Azmi
21. Apr 2015 · 23:42 UTC
Wow. This is nightmare fuel. And I don't like horror. So I might be biased. Anyways, good job taking your time sculpting the models! It, along with the growl, really adds to the creepiness. It really sells as an horror game, so it wasn't fun for me.
🎤 benjamck
22. Apr 2015 · 00:31 UTC
Thanks all for the comments and the feedback! I hope I didn't leave anyone with nightmares, lol. And thank you ianburnette for the info. Those skyboxes were driving me nuts, but I just did not have enough time to sort them out. You know how it goes, haha.
Ding! Games
22. Apr 2015 · 04:48 UTC
Awesome job, especially considering how much you did in such a short amount of time. I love the freakish nightmare mood, and the unconventional weapon is spot on. Bravo.
adsilcott
22. Apr 2015 · 12:49 UTC
Wow... I had a stupid grin on my face the whole time I was playing this. Like a twisted game of whack-a-mole where the moles are giant and terrifying... that was an awesome experience!!
Big Cow
22. Apr 2015 · 18:44 UTC
Wow, freaky! Very innovative!
Shivur
23. Apr 2015 · 19:31 UTC
Whoahh that was something else.
PanKamil
24. Apr 2015 · 15:55 UTC
A tongue which needs ammo - that's what I call an unconventional weapon :D.
PanKamil
24. Apr 2015 · 16:12 UTC
Sorry, wrong tab ;P.

So, HERE, we have a goddamn "American McGee's Worms" :D. Seriously, the scariest thing I have seen here. Magnificent.

Using the stapler is a little bit clumsy. It's nice you've written in the description, what to use the stapler for, because I would never get close to these heads in my life.

Good job.
panurge
24. Apr 2015 · 19:11 UTC
Fantastic atmosphere, audio and visuals. I never knew I'd enjoy stapling giant tongues to the ground until today! It's great to learn new things about yourself...

There is a lot of talent on display here. One of my favourite games so far.
Crowbeak
25. Apr 2015 · 08:06 UTC
I like the surrealism. The gigantic hit boxes on the tongues make it easy once you realize you can just hold the left mouse button down and edge up while attacking. Not being able to invert the mouse sucked.