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Unstable Abel by Player 2

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made by Player 2 for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Description:

In this cute zombie survival game, you play as Abel.

Abel is a bit unstable on his feet at the best of times. But given that he is being chased by an ever-growing horde of zombies... he is a little more unstable than usual.

Control Abel as he runs, dodges, jumps and tumbles through the landscape in front of him. Dodging around cars and ploughing through fences in order to escape certain doom.

Each collision will cost him some energy, and ultimately make him even more unstable. How long can you survive the zombie horde?

Controls:

W,A,D to move.

Space to jump

Escape to close the game at any point

Itch.io page https://player-two.itch.io/unstable-abel
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/unstable-abel

Ratings

Overall 930th 3.391⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 292th 3.826⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1258th 2.783⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1107th 3.13⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 690th 3.674⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 598th 3.37⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 84th 4.109⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 804th 3.37⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 31🗳️ 24🗨️

Feedback

fabY
05. Oct 2021 · 12:02 UTC
Cool fun game, this is what it must feel like running away from zombie with a side stitch going worst and worst :D
The physics are very fun and the procedural generation is well made as well !
Slowly loosing control is so fun we almost went with the same idea at some point in the jam ^^
Anyway he're my highest score (damn you hidden rock behind a fence T_T):
![testzombie.png](///raw/c56/a/z/46f1b.png)
congrats !
curleysam
05. Oct 2021 · 14:46 UTC
Damn Abel is very unstable 😂
Fun and cute entry! The graphics were nice and the audio was fitting!
![unstableable.png](///raw/778/d2/z/47060.png)
this was my best score!
I had fun, good job!
Drtentaculous
05. Oct 2021 · 18:10 UTC
a fun game, a good mix of several that works well :D
UkuleleFury
05. Oct 2021 · 18:14 UTC
Lol, it's like Human Fall Flat, meets Frogger, but with zombies...and washing machines, obviously. :) What's not to like! Nice art, nice music, nice grunts, nice flaily appendages! Very satisfying, and totally realistic, collision response when getting hit by a bus!
Drunk Wizard
05. Oct 2021 · 18:22 UTC
Nice little game, the graphics were nice and the wonky physics was cool to look at :D also Abel's annoyed noises when bumping were a nice touch. Only thing was I didn't know about the invisible boundaries, the game is in sort-of isometric view, but wants you to go forward, I was confused several times trying to run to the sides only to seemingly get bugged and stuck. I would suggest adding some semi-transparent wall so that it is clear, that you are hitting the level border :) Good game, had a little laugh which is quite rare
Astropower
05. Oct 2021 · 18:32 UTC
The graphic, gameplay and audio are fitting very well. Fun Game!
Adrian Guevara
05. Oct 2021 · 18:36 UTC
I liked it, the caotic and random games are always the best xD
RenegadePunisher
05. Oct 2021 · 18:51 UTC
@drunk-wizard we did try with semi-transparent boundaries, but it looked a bit weird. We also tried add a force to keep pushing you back when you get to far from away and that felt wrong.
But we agree, there needs to be some indication that you are closing in on a boundary. Just not sure what.
mvasko2
05. Oct 2021 · 19:38 UTC
Nice game :slight_smile:

I like the graphics, the music and the sounds. It was a hilarious contrast - you are running from brain-eating zombies in a sunny environment with cheerful music and the world around you didn't even notice there's an apocalypse out there :smile:

I too thought the controls are a bit wonky, I got stuck in seemingly random places. I had trouble going to the left in particular. If the controls felt smoother, I think I would play longer than I did.

Nice touch with the tiny bit of voice acting, that's always good to hear.

Great job overall!
simonkmall
05. Oct 2021 · 19:59 UTC
poor guy, such an anti-hero :) I like it, it looks so damn funny and the soundtrack supports the mood perfectly.
VPhyre
06. Oct 2021 · 02:44 UTC
What a fun game! I could spend hours playing.

I liked the graphics, and the sound too. The gameplay proposal to survive as long as possible is simple but very functional and fun.

Good job.!
blutgruppedigital
07. Oct 2021 · 19:53 UTC
245 Seconds up there?!? Hoooow :P I am @ 25max. Fun little game, but no way to regain health? :D gimme some power ups! good work!
DGSpitzer
07. Oct 2021 · 20:06 UTC
Funny little Dawn of the Dead game~ (Probably not so funny for Abel ;) great procedural generated levels！
Jackaljk
07. Oct 2021 · 20:28 UTC
This is fun, nice work! Procedural generation is spot on and animations are really funny. The cars stutter around a bit but you're surely aware of it. The real question is... why are people driving around like it's nothing on a zombie apocalypse?! And who left those washing machines around??? :P
Jupiter_Hadley
12. Oct 2021 · 13:47 UTC
What a challenging game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 49 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/gL5Jq5zIm84
Burnoutauge
15. Oct 2021 · 18:21 UTC
Great game love it had fun for a while
LDJam user 263763
19. Oct 2021 · 13:29 UTC
Funny game, i like it, good execution of the theme, i use the cars to get away and the others get crushed lol