My Little Robo by m64

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made by m64 for LD26 (COMPO)
In "My Little Robo" I tried to explore how by using minimal approach to movement control - directly controlling every servo motor of a simple robot - we can turn even the simplest house chores (in that case cleaning the room) into a game. The game is implemented using cocos2d-x html5 and chipmunk for physics. Enjoy!

Ratings

Coolness 66% 3
Overall 3.15 576
Audio 1.53 1031
Fun 3.09 458
Graphics 2.61 890
Humor 2.83 225
Innovation 3.80 107
Mood 2.63 802
Theme 3.27 816

Feedback

intripoon
29. Apr 2013 路 02:44 UTC
Wow, this is a nice concept.
MagiMaster
29. Apr 2013 路 11:02 UTC
I keep breaking the robot.
martijn
29. Apr 2013 路 11:11 UTC
Awesome conpect. It feels to be at a bit too slow of a pace and the psysics are kinda buggy, but overall a very fun game
馃帳 m64
29. Apr 2013 路 11:35 UTC
Thanks! Unfortunately this was my first time using chipmunk (first LD too), so I did not get the physics to be as stable as I wanted - got a few bugfixing ideas late in the development, but it was too late to incorporate them into the entry.
Skywilly
29. Apr 2013 路 11:44 UTC
Ahah, i break my robot & i don't know why. Great use of the theme, i love that :)
Idovoodoo
29. Apr 2013 路 12:02 UTC
Great concept. Controls take a while to get used to but well done.
bummzack
29. Apr 2013 路 12:06 UTC
Noooo its robot QWOP!
Hegemege
29. Apr 2013 路 12:19 UTC
That was so much fun! I ended up glitching on top of the table and it swang my robot all the way to the left http://prntscr.com/12o02w

Very cool concept, fits the theme perfectly!
quill18
29. Apr 2013 路 12:36 UTC
The physics in this feel very good -- I love the "wobble" when I'm swinging the "big" end in the air.

Excellent concept, and definitely the sort of thing I would enjoy in a larger game.

I don't normally think of tablet gaming, but this might be a REALLY good game for a touch screen, where you could manipulate joints/segments with pairs of fingers.
alwaysinbeta
29. Apr 2013 路 13:13 UTC
Wow I really sucked at that, but had a lot if fun in the process ;)
drstik
29. Apr 2013 路 13:15 UTC
Like mechanical QWOP, which makes it awesome (even if my tiny brain can't accomplish much with the controls).
Stiju
29. Apr 2013 路 13:31 UTC
Great concept, really fun to play.
Tried to go under the red bar but then my robot broke down and glitched out of the game window.
semi
29. Apr 2013 路 13:49 UTC
Oh no, it's QWOP all over again! I wish the physics weren't so buggy that the robot breaks all the time, because I don't even manage it onto the red platform to do the book carrying mission. So far, I thought it was the most creative idea that i've tried though and I really had a lot of fun playing.
metadept
29. Apr 2013 路 20:53 UTC
Really, really like this concept. I have a hard time wrapping my mind around the servo configuration (partly since I keep flopping the robot around in weird ways) so maybe you could put a tiny label with arrows and keys on each joint? I also managed to rip my robot apart by getting stuck under the shelf, but that kinda added to the fun and humor of the whole thing. Great job!

(also, I saw you had a problem running my game; if you could send me an email with some more details I'd really appreciate it)
Tozy
29. Apr 2013 路 23:02 UTC
somewhere in the middle of those ladders my robot managed to get inside the concrete and then to the unknown :P
Foxtacy
30. Apr 2013 路 01:53 UTC
I had a lot of fun trying to play it propperly X'D. Cool idea man!
tcstyle
30. Apr 2013 路 20:49 UTC
I really like the basic idea, but the controls are pretty tough to get inot.
Pixelfan Games
03. May 2013 路 23:38 UTC
Crazy idea, remember to me QWOP, so fucking hard to use the robot, i likeit!
DaveDobson
04. May 2013 路 19:41 UTC
Neat concept, and surprisingly robust physics for the controls. I did get the arm separated from the base and from the claw at a couple of points, but it reconnected once I toyed around some ore. The goals assigned were harder than I had patience to do, but it was a terrific idea, well-implemented.
GameRespect
06. May 2013 路 13:19 UTC
Decent game. Reminds of QWOP.
KEFIR
06. May 2013 路 16:55 UTC
Idea is really cool! But it's a bit too hard at first.. Maybe you should immerse player step by step
badlydrawnrod
06. May 2013 路 17:00 UTC
Clever. Mind bending. With a bit of tweaking this could be an excellent physics puzzler.
aaron9000
06. May 2013 路 18:05 UTC
Also reminds me of qwop (in a good way). The physics are a nice touch.
johnste
06. May 2013 路 18:42 UTC
Great game, I love physics puzzles and this one is great. A bit hard to see all the instructions sometimes though, I missed a few ones when I started out and made some bad choices because of that.
goerp
06. May 2013 路 19:57 UTC
Haha, this is like a slow motion QWOP.
I loved QWOP, but got nowhere, here I get somehere although a LOT MORE SLOWLY.
I just would have like audio. Maybe for a future version?

LOved it.
mrexcessive
08. May 2013 路 20:41 UTC
Great physics toy... Magnet/base sticky makes all the difference.
JohnnySix
08. May 2013 路 22:30 UTC
Possibly one of the hardest games I've played so far. :)

The concept is cool - but I had a really hard time propelling the robot, I ended up just spinning the foot and waiting for it to drag itself along the floor.
MinionStudios
09. May 2013 路 16:11 UTC
Great mechanics and very challenging! The control layout is not intuitive, but that increases the difficulty.
stevejohnson
09. May 2013 路 20:50 UTC
The biggest trouble I had was physically moving between challenges, so it got stale for me pretty quickly. I think it would be more enjoyable if they were closer together, or if movement between them was automatic. Great job otherwise, though.
Cosine
15. May 2013 路 00:46 UTC
Great concept, great implementation. Loved it.
deathray
19. May 2013 路 19:03 UTC
Great points for innovation, but I wasn't able to pick up anything so couldn't do much of the game. I had a lot of fun trying to move around though. This would make a great educational game!