Oops! My Dear is a Deer by Remdiky

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made by Remdiky for LD35 (JAM)
Girlfriend left — after you’ve turned her into a deer. Get her back! (As human)

She must be somewhere in this Night Club.
Or rather, SOMEONE in this Night Club

Just transform some people with your MorphGun™ and you’ll find her. Eventually.

Controls:
WASD keys to move
Mouse to look around and shoot

Music by Bensound: http://www.bensound.com/



UPDATE 21 Apr. 16: Thank you for your comments and feedback, guys, it was really helpful!

We are working on a post-compo version now — fixing morphgun meter and making build playable on different monitors. Also we are going to make our game more strategic (yet still chaotically fun!). We will post link soon. Stay tuned. :)

UPDATE 22 Apr. 16: Bug fixing time!
This is basically the same game with small fixes
Changelog:
• Game runs on any monitor
• MorphGun energy meter works correctly
• Awesome music never stops. Ever.
• In-game instructions improved.
• Added crosshair!

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.41 374
Fun(Jam) 3.24 453
Graphics(Jam) 4.01 182
Humor(Jam) 3.78 71
Innovation(Jam) 3.27 356
Mood(Jam) 3.39 315
Theme(Jam) 3.94 125

Feedback

MaxG
19. Apr 2016 · 03:13 UTC
Very cool!
andyman404
19. Apr 2016 · 04:31 UTC
Could you please zip up the Mac version first before uploading and then update the download link? I wasn't able to download it. This game looks charming. I want to play it.
PeachTreeOath
19. Apr 2016 · 04:34 UTC
Funny take on Party Hard haha
okoto
19. Apr 2016 · 04:38 UTC
Cool splash art
WASD
19. Apr 2016 · 04:44 UTC
Nice game, i like the graphics. I had fun
sumguy67
19. Apr 2016 · 04:48 UTC
Fun game with a humorous premise, but please don't make a game only fullscreen, especially when there's no way to quit from within the game.
pixelgriffin
19. Apr 2016 · 04:49 UTC
The art really reminds me of those old CN web games! Loved it! I remember seeing you guys work on the transformation shader too. Really nice work on that.
Imperial Unit
19. Apr 2016 · 05:02 UTC
Very enjoyable game that nailed the theme. The art style and game mechanics are solid which had me playing it several times over. The eating mechanic of the animals/monsters was a great way to add a sense of danger and force the player to keep their eye on the entire play area.
🎤 Remdiky
19. Apr 2016 · 05:05 UTC
andyman404, yes, we will do it!
After some sleep for my team))
blockdroppers
19. Apr 2016 · 05:40 UTC
Great looking game! Loved the sound too
goodbadokay
19. Apr 2016 · 05:50 UTC
Awesome use of the theme!
hellojed
19. Apr 2016 · 06:16 UTC
This has a cartoon network vibe to it
strong99
19. Apr 2016 · 06:25 UTC
Pretty awesome concept. Though, I never found her :(
MandolinQuinn
19. Apr 2016 · 06:30 UTC
Super fun!
🎤 Remdiky
19. Apr 2016 · 06:30 UTC
strong99, may be you need to try more?))
BrainSlugs83
19. Apr 2016 · 06:32 UTC
I liked the art. Cool!
Pestel Crew
19. Apr 2016 · 06:36 UTC
Nice game and cool shapeshifting
Strike
19. Apr 2016 · 06:43 UTC
Very fun. I really love the transition effect during shape shifting.
Gyfis
19. Apr 2016 · 07:12 UTC
The game looks nice, but I didn't particularly enjoy the randomness of it. Still, it has a very nice feel to it.
Red15
19. Apr 2016 · 07:14 UTC
Nice art style, pity the gun meter doesn't actually count. The music also stops after a while and you can get game over + win together :)
afruth
19. Apr 2016 · 07:18 UTC
I love it but i don't know how to win it :)
serp
19. Apr 2016 · 07:18 UTC
Very nice all around graphics, gameplay, and sounds.
RoadToSalvation
19. Apr 2016 · 07:19 UTC
Camera should be zoomed in to character. Cool shifting animation. Game could be more "gamey". Just shooting til you win doesn't require much strategy.
Le_Sarus
19. Apr 2016 · 07:19 UTC
Reminded me of party hard at first until i started changing people into monsters and monsters into couches
mutonizer
19. Apr 2016 · 07:20 UTC
Groovy take on the theme and giggled first couple seconds but that's pretty much it.
Not sure what determines finding the girl (sometimes she was last shift, sometimes never here, no apparent reason or logic).

Some more "purpose" would do a lot of good, beyond the initial "neat" feeling due to sound and graphics.

Nice one otherwise.
Redpillgamedev
19. Apr 2016 · 07:41 UTC
Very enjoyable! I spent a lot of time transmuting people in amimals and monster! I liked it because green monster eat everyone! But it must have an objective clear. Overall, i liked graphics style and the song!
magicagrilsdoinggamesforsenpai
19. Apr 2016 · 07:59 UTC
This game is so fun i really like it. <3
Megalink
19. Apr 2016 · 08:00 UTC
This is a really well thought out game but I feel it needed more instructions :) Good job guys!
makiki99
19. Apr 2016 · 08:03 UTC
Graphics are perfect, audio is good, but this game lacks something more important than this. It lacks fun after 20 seconds of gameplay. Randomly shooting with the transmutation gun in hope that this is the target isn't fun.
studdert249
19. Apr 2016 · 08:04 UTC
First run through, take 1 shot find the girl. Second run through, many shots were fired no girl was found, but fun was had and is that not the main point?

Though I did find it a little weird how the game would only run on my second monitor.
unit684
19. Apr 2016 · 08:08 UTC
Fun game with a nice art style and an interesting main mechanic, well done! Didn't manage to find her but maybe I just didn't play long enough. Also, the gun still shoots after the meter runs out.
roman9
19. Apr 2016 · 08:51 UTC
Awesome idea! Love the graphics and assets! Nice job
fakeyou
19. Apr 2016 · 09:04 UTC
Looks cool, but I can't play it because the game automatically goes fullscreen on my second monitor which is in portrait so I can't see the entire game.

Normally unity games have a graphics menu before you start them, did you purposefully remove that?
Adipson
19. Apr 2016 · 09:05 UTC
good job ! fun and colored ! :)
wg_phancock
19. Apr 2016 · 09:16 UTC
Really cool art and sound FX. It didn't seem like there was much of a strategy though, other than just blasting everything kinda randomly.
siryakko
19. Apr 2016 · 09:34 UTC
Love the humor, the concept and the realization. Really fun, love it.
Almax27
19. Apr 2016 · 12:16 UTC
Looks fun, like the music. Wasn't able to down load it on my mac, only watched it on youtube. (Summer)
Swynfel
19. Apr 2016 · 13:02 UTC
Very good art ! Cool animations and "shapeshifting" transition

No bugs or anything, that's good too.

Also interesting gameplay, although randomness sometime kills the pleasure a little.

Good job.
MintArcade
19. Apr 2016 · 15:00 UTC
Can't ... stop ... playing. Such a cool game!
Asturk
19. Apr 2016 · 15:16 UTC
Thats a different kind of "where's' waldo" game and i really like the idea and mechanic! The graphics are really great and has a good humor, but i think you should give some hints for the player to find her girlfriend there, like making some diferent behavior in some players or monsters there, to help us find the objective more easily and not only by shooting random stuff. But for the rest, its really well done!
Mr MadCat
19. Apr 2016 · 15:20 UTC
Cool game.
Very fitting art and music.
Well done.
Berserker_Chris
19. Apr 2016 · 15:41 UTC
First round changed every thing no GF found, Second run directly found GF. Cool Game, nice Graphics
Crimson713
19. Apr 2016 · 16:00 UTC
Great game. Very fun visuals and sounds as well. Had fun running around shooting everything. What is the bar on the top left for, though? I thought it was gun ammo but game kept playing evn after it was empty.
Nik111
19. Apr 2016 · 16:08 UTC
Игра пушкаааааа!!!
orukinawa
19. Apr 2016 · 17:36 UTC
Loved the art and music~
dunin
19. Apr 2016 · 18:53 UTC
graphics are really cool.
Gameplay seems a little bit random (and the fact that you can remorph monster is maybe too easy..)
SeaMonsterGD
19. Apr 2016 · 19:33 UTC
The graphics are awesome, especially the morphing effect. The humor and mood is there. This just needs a bit more "punch", slightly faster gameplay would help I think, as well as more hints towards your progression (maybe increment your chances of finding her with enemies shot, and indicate it, to give a feeling of going twoards a goal)
rahulparihar
19. Apr 2016 · 19:38 UTC
Funny and cool ! I like this. :)
banana.hammers
19. Apr 2016 · 19:48 UTC
For me the most interesting part was the randomness of transformations :)
Nice game.

Cheers
-Morco (Banana Hammers team)
tentacode
19. Apr 2016 · 20:05 UTC
Awesome graphics but poor controls, and no azerty mode :(
medidog
19. Apr 2016 · 20:36 UTC
Great look and you nailed it on the theme! I wish the camera was zoomed and moving as we go around. Seeing the whole map at the same time did not feel there's much to achieve in the game. Also, a bit confused, since everything in the club was all men and sofas at the beginning of the game :D
blinry
19. Apr 2016 · 21:35 UTC
Haha, enjoyed it :) Thanks for making this! Awesome shapeshift transitions! When just starting up the game, the goal is unclear.
Llucile
19. Apr 2016 · 22:29 UTC
Really funny game ! Is it bad that what I liked the most was shooting the people ? :p
I am not sure how to win the game though. I mean I found the girlfriend after all. Five stars everywhere anyway !
SojaBird
19. Apr 2016 · 22:59 UTC
Rock that music haha.
The gameplay is pretty hectic but I just love the randomness of this haha.

Great job! Nice take on the theme! 5/5
David Cookie
20. Apr 2016 · 00:10 UTC
It's a superb concept, but it's just too bad it's a technical demo more than a game. You could make such great games with this MorphGun, it's so well made and the feedback is excellent! I imagine it took you a while to obtain this result. Congrats anyway, it's really cool! Just want some more ^^
flyingumbrella
20. Apr 2016 · 02:09 UTC
Great game!
Very funny
gogo199432
20. Apr 2016 · 08:46 UTC
Nice graphics. As for the goal of the game, you might want to include some text too, because before i read the goal here, I had no idea what I'm supposed to do.
Black Horn Studios
20. Apr 2016 · 10:45 UTC
Great game concept!
MoreRPG Team
20. Apr 2016 · 11:03 UTC
Very interesting and pleasant gsme. (From Russia with Love))
DuckTieTeam
20. Apr 2016 · 11:11 UTC
I liked the graphics, and very fun mechanics. But the main objective of game is not quite clear, and also it would be nice to have arrow which represents direction of projectile, it is little bit uncomfortable to aim only with mouse pointer.
clementd
20. Apr 2016 · 11:41 UTC
Graphics are pretty cool!
JALgames
20. Apr 2016 · 14:22 UTC
This looks really nice!
ekkiiiii
20. Apr 2016 · 14:36 UTC
Choice of music and sounds creates a great mood! Well done.
PoV
20. Apr 2016 · 15:05 UTC
When you see this, contact me. http://ludumdare.com/compo/contact/
Dyn
20. Apr 2016 · 19:28 UTC
Wow!
sndr
20. Apr 2016 · 19:48 UTC
I loved how you did this theme! So entertaining! I was surprised in a very positive way when I saw that not only humans, but sofas and chairs could also be shapeshifted!
Kashank
21. Apr 2016 · 01:28 UTC
Definitely liked the artwork and colors, it paired great with the night club setting; the music was awesome. Neat-O concept with the game blaster having that morph ability. I was a little confused as to what the games objective was it and just so happened to transform one of the objects back into my dear, I didn't know that's what I was going for in the first place. The little comic on the home screen that shows the back story is great, I found that it served its purpose perfectly.
Weeping Rupee
21. Apr 2016 · 04:10 UTC
Looks great. Would have loved some more interaction between he transformed entities!
Exolun
21. Apr 2016 · 06:03 UTC
Great cohesion on the graphics, audio and overall feel. As other commenters have noted, the fun-factor is a bit lacking, but overall a stellar entry! Great work!
🎤 Remdiky
21. Apr 2016 · 06:36 UTC
andyman404, Almax27, hi guys, we've updated the mac version download link. Check it out.
OrangePop
21. Apr 2016 · 07:29 UTC
Awesome! It's stupidly fun to just shoot everything in sight until the whole club is a mess. The movement could be a bit faster, but the shooting felt good.
DieBackStudios
21. Apr 2016 · 07:39 UTC
hahaha i love the funky cartoony style 90's cn graphics
Allthebees
21. Apr 2016 · 14:25 UTC
This has been executed really well, it feels really polished, well done.
DAT.NOT.MY.GAME!
21. Apr 2016 · 16:57 UTC
Game about shoot a shape-shifting gun and transforming a couch into an old woman on wheels or a big green monster or whatever else. With great pixel graphics and sound.
SantiHisteria
21. Apr 2016 · 18:09 UTC
Ha ha ha ha!! Beautiful game!! Gameplay and music perfect!
panurge
21. Apr 2016 · 18:46 UTC
Excellent concept - I really can't wait for the post-comp version as I think there is a huge amount of potential here!

Sweet graphics, audio and controls. A really polished and fun entry!
team_disposable
21. Apr 2016 · 19:26 UTC
Nice music and good graphics
Cerberus
21. Apr 2016 · 19:40 UTC
I really liked the game, the graphics look great, the controls feel smooth and the concept was cool i really linked morphing stuff to find my girlfriend. awesome game!
andyman404
21. Apr 2016 · 19:56 UTC
Thanks for zipping up the Mac build! Loved it. I like how the shifting of people and things happen. Great artwork. Fun game. Well done!
OveRMolo
21. Apr 2016 · 20:25 UTC
The art is really nice but I miss more mechacnics :)
CaptainPilot
21. Apr 2016 · 22:47 UTC
Annoying that you can't quite. I didn't get exactly what was happening (or why my girlfriend ran away) but it was fun transforming things.
Green Soda
22. Apr 2016 · 04:49 UTC
Hahaha cool graphics and sooo random :D Great mood!! love it
MightyToastStudio
22. Apr 2016 · 06:26 UTC
Cool art, good use of theme, very solid.
tobia88
22. Apr 2016 · 06:36 UTC
Cool idea and nice graphic
Mikaza
22. Apr 2016 · 08:59 UTC
Nice graphic :)
merzlot
22. Apr 2016 · 10:30 UTC
Incredible looking game! Awesome work!
Osaft
22. Apr 2016 · 13:15 UTC
Really Nice 5/5
Fabraz
22. Apr 2016 · 13:53 UTC
Funny! What came first, the game or the title? ;D
EdoMiyamoto
22. Apr 2016 · 17:24 UTC
It was fun! Good idea moving out the mobs once they get shapeshifted!
HolyBlackCat
22. Apr 2016 · 17:40 UTC
There is not too much gameplay, but it is very funny!
Nice job!
🎤 Remdiky
22. Apr 2016 · 17:44 UTC
Fabraz, idea came first, then we've spent some time finding the best title — it was a long way from "Honey, I turned you into a Badger". :)
Elemental Zeal Games Studios
22. Apr 2016 · 18:29 UTC
A cute and funny take on the theme, nice job!
josefnpat
23. Apr 2016 · 00:51 UTC
Perhaps a few levels that scale up would have helped? Neat game, great job!
Khaoz_Fang
23. Apr 2016 · 01:47 UTC
Nice work!
geekguy100
23. Apr 2016 · 02:50 UTC
Cool! Loved the music. For improvement, I would add a time limit and add in an animation to aim the gun.
Tsevion
23. Apr 2016 · 02:59 UTC
I don't know how great it is a as a game, but it is hilarious, and has solid art.
datadazer
23. Apr 2016 · 12:49 UTC
very fun! Great graphics. love how the monsters attack everything around them.
more challenging than I expected. Ashamed to say after many many attempts, no luck finding my dear..
marmpa
23. Apr 2016 · 13:20 UTC
Nice game. I really like the concept that you had to fire at everything to find your girlfriend.You go my attention there :)
fatsopanda
23. Apr 2016 · 14:17 UTC
A fun game!
Shatter Point Studios
23. Apr 2016 · 16:49 UTC
Cool concept, really funny. Not sure about the mechanic though, seems like you just randomly click toward people until you win. I like the visual style, and it's a great use of the theme.
SemiColon
24. Apr 2016 · 14:26 UTC
Cool graphics! I had no idea what I was doing though.
Hyden
24. Apr 2016 · 17:00 UTC
Nicely done.
BubsyPoochies
24. Apr 2016 · 19:47 UTC
Very fun entry with a lot of humor, superb art and well executed mechanics. Good job!
namrog84
24. Apr 2016 · 21:36 UTC
super awesome!
ObsessiveNotion
25. Apr 2016 · 09:13 UTC
Liked the music, was cool beat haha. Nice shape shifting animation as well
omlette.du.fromage
25. Apr 2016 · 11:36 UTC
My! This is so much fun, but I'd rather call this an experience, rather than a game. Amazing nonetheless. First time I shot a couch and it turned into a monster I literally said out loud: "What the s**t!!".

What bugged me is that there's no feedback when you lose a life, and I think having two ways to lose (run out of ammo or lose lives) is kinda bad. I'd rather have unlimited ammo, but have to pay attention to monsters; ofc this implies the mosters should be a little smart.

Also, you may want to remove the ".pdb"s files from the download. Those are used only for debug, and only make the download size increase.
cynicalmonkey
25. Apr 2016 · 18:58 UTC
nice idea but it all felt a bit random as to what to do, didn't find my girlfriend but it just felt like i was randomly shooting things in the hope i might
mkghoster
26. Apr 2016 · 20:21 UTC
Had great fun playing with this! :D
cptalbertwesker
26. Apr 2016 · 21:13 UTC
Awesome art and audio, such a ridiculous premise, but a great play on the theme!
randomhuman
27. Apr 2016 · 21:14 UTC
She wasn't a deer, she was a chair! I think... I was kind of shooting everything...
RyanNielson
27. Apr 2016 · 22:40 UTC
Neat game, I like the graphics and the sound. I just wish there was a little more depth and maybe have the weapon point toward where the player is aiming. Overall, nice work.
Hjalte500
28. Apr 2016 · 12:07 UTC
The music is good and it's quite funny!
dcolgan
29. Apr 2016 · 01:07 UTC
Finally, a game that has a really clever use of the theme. This is what I have been waiting for, a game that is not about a triangle turning into a square. Also, I love that everything the laser hits turns into something that has its own movement patterns.
Rock Eaters
01. May 2016 · 06:12 UTC
the fun stuff :)
3rdChance
01. May 2016 · 17:40 UTC
GReat graphics and fun =D
rnlf
01. May 2016 · 19:27 UTC
Great visual style. I was shooting wildly around and when someone suddenly turned into a couch I was properly amused. The music fits very well, too.
StrayCat
02. May 2016 · 04:40 UTC
I liked the graphics and the music, the game has a nice mood. I feel that your game needs to have more clear win/lose conditions, so winning is not mostly random.
Aaranos
03. May 2016 · 02:25 UTC
The game is quite random. I managed to get two ending at one point because I just kept shooting stuff.
commanderstitch
05. May 2016 · 04:27 UTC
nice animations. I like that i can shoot anything. Nice fireing mechanism. your girl is sweet. Nice beard. i just randomly shot ppl til i found her.
Yumeito
06. May 2016 · 21:03 UTC
Cool game. The artwork is awesome:)
DDRKirby(ISQ)
08. May 2016 · 05:12 UTC
More of a tech demo than a game proper but neat nonetheless!