Crazy People, Friendly Giant by Jesus Perez

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made by Jesus Perez for LD 38 (JAM)

Introduction

It's hard to be a friendly giant in this crazy world. People panic upon seeing you. They seem to love chilling under your feet and crashing their vehicles into your legs; everyone's screaming and dying... That makes a giant sad; giants love going out for a walk! :cry:

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Authors

@jesus-perez Twitter

@wolfyllow Twitter

@zatewk Twitter

@dorre Twitter

Instructions

Help the giant walk as far as possible before losing balance or killing too many people.

This is not just another endless runner.

It should be played on a mobile device (but can also be playtested on Windows).

  1. Place you device horizontally in a steady surface.
  2. Put your index and middle fingers on top of the giant's feet.
  3. Alternatively touch and drag backwards the feet of the giant simulating a treadmill.
  4. The shadow of the giant will show you where the other foot will be placed in the next step.
  5. Avoid stepping on people and try to dodge vehicles crashing into your legs.
  6. If you take too long to make the step, you'll lose balance.

Example: - Touch LEFT foot, drag backwards to define RIGHT foot step position, release LEFT foot. - Touch RIGHT foot, drag backward to define LEFT foot step position, release RIGHT foot. - Touch LEFT foot, ...

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Have fun!

P.S: If you are playing on Windows, simulate touch&drag using mouse click and movement.

Category Opt-outs

Most of our assets are not original:

  • 3D Models: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/50095
  • Particle Effects: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/50095
  • Music game: https://youtu.be/Cypt-gdj1fg
  • Music menu: https://youtu.be/sLYBkdbIvLw
  • Sounds: Several sources on the internet, can't remember (sorry about that)

Links

Windows (EXE): Download

Android (APK): Download

Source code: git clone...

Ratings

Overall 273th 3.55⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 58th 3.9⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 112th 3.75⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 59th 4.1⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 438th 3.353⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Audio 353th 2.941⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Humor 174th 3.263⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 184th 3.65⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 35🗳️ 10🗨️

Feedback

looking_eye
27. Apr 2017 · 21:43 UTC
For further rating / comparisons: This reminds me of [http://makenai.net/Ludum-Dare-38-Postmortem/](http://makenai.net/Ludum-Dare-38-Postmortem/).
🎤 Jesus Perez
28. Apr 2017 · 09:42 UTC
Thanks for your comment! Yes, we saw that game on Twitter a few days ago. Pretty funny coincidence; not unexpected though, considering the crazy amount of submissions to Ludum Dare 38. This other game also vibes on the same frequency: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/giant-friend.
Breno_M
01. May 2017 · 17:12 UTC
Fun game! The voice acting is hilarious. By the way, now you can opt-out graphics and audio through the game edit page.
fixedgerald
02. May 2017 · 02:01 UTC
Fun and unique controls!
OccultOne
04. May 2017 · 05:03 UTC
I Played this on Livestream a bit ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwY1-PtcDqs

I had fun, the mechanics are solid. I think my only complaint is that with the foot able to go off the screen and thus out of player sight, it's easy to lose points and not know why. I figured it out halfway thru, but it was still a tad annoying. Otherwise solid mechanics and a really good Mobile game. I'll be sticking it on my android to give it a shot later.
wolfyllow
07. May 2017 · 23:01 UTC
Wow! Thank you very much for give it a try! =D

You are right. Playing it in PC, where the cursor can go further the window this unwanted behaviour occurs. Luckily, this is not allowed in mobile since the fingers just are able to drag within the limits of the screen ^^
Dragojt
15. May 2017 · 21:01 UTC
Innovative ideas are always cool. It seems a perfect game for android xD. I would like to see it with keyboard controls.

Just I got 300m xD
Gaël PHILIPPE
16. May 2017 · 12:46 UTC
The controls are just awesome ! Brillant idea !

We did our first entry this year, come have look :
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/locker-c-18
doppelgunner
17. May 2017 · 07:42 UTC
Nice one a good game. I really like you guys sharing the source code. Most of the people who joins the jam don't share it that's why I like to join in the compo since I am also alone.
Alexandr Rum
17. May 2017 · 08:17 UTC
A little strange management, but overall everything is great
Gama Croma
17. May 2017 · 08:35 UTC
Great idea, maybe hard to test on desktop. Good luck!
Joyfulxp
17. May 2017 · 08:47 UTC
Good game!This idea is Awesome!
The voice actor of gaint caught my heart. XDDDD
himeija
17. May 2017 · 10:19 UTC
Controllers are a bit weird at first, but it's a fun game when you understand the trick !
Maakep
17. May 2017 · 11:23 UTC
Haha, that's awesome. We had the exact same game idea! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/big-foot-in-smalltown Definitely gonna try yours when I get home.
jk5000
17. May 2017 · 11:49 UTC
The idea is good, but the game is really hard play with a mouse.
lucentbeam
17. May 2017 · 13:13 UTC
Very cute idea and a lot of fun! I'm not really a mobile player, but I'll definitely share it with friends who are and see what they think. I enjoyed playing on PC so that I could cheat with the mouse by dragging it far out of the window borders. I got 823 meters on my second try, which I thought was decent.
C0nst4ntin
17. May 2017 · 13:30 UTC
Nice game! You can be proud. Maybe I see you next jam again!
Also maybe check my game out!
Cydouzo
20. May 2017 · 09:49 UTC
Awesome game! Very original. I don't quite understand the use of the energy bar tho.