War Horse by Snorkelhead

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made by Snorkelhead for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

ItchBanner.png When Teddy the horse leaves his stable his mental state becomes unstable.

After his country lost the war he was taken in by a farmer of the enemy, he's determined to escape and reunite with his country. Flashbacks to his days in the war overtake his mind, dodge hallucinations and collect apples to gain the energy to escape. ScreenShot-002.PNG ScreenShot-004.PNG

WASD for movement. Space to reload.

Created By:

Josh "that horse guy" Hickey-Patriquin

Alex Kehoe

Heather Cleveland

Martin Nilsson

Ratings

Overall 941th 3.381⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 825th 3.357⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1002th 3.071⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 921th 3.357⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 420th 3.452⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 986th 3.19⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 15🗨️

Feedback

Tata_Yoz
04. Oct 2021 · 12:55 UTC
Very nice, i liked it !
Anthony Servedio
04. Oct 2021 · 20:11 UTC
It's a little crazy but I liked it.
Lucas Thomaz
04. Oct 2021 · 20:21 UTC
i always wanted to drift with a horse hahahahaha
the music, controls, effects and animation, all of this feels pretty good!
Junebug
04. Oct 2021 · 22:32 UTC
I love the stable music!
DaleP
05. Oct 2021 · 04:45 UTC
This was very short but a fun bullet hell. Good animations, and the controls are just floaty enough to make it feel more chaotic without being too frustrating (for me anyway). My only nitpick is that it wasn’t immediately obvious how to escape after eating all the apples. I had noticed the path in the corner early on, but tried to go through without eating all the apples and there wasn’t any feedback, so I thought it was just part of the scenery. It took me a minute to realize that it would let me go through after eating everything.

Side note, you might want to mark the link as web/HTML5 so people who aren’t on Windows realize they can play it.
afells
08. Oct 2021 · 08:42 UTC
The music was fun and I really the movement controls it felt very horse like.
Likirus
08. Oct 2021 · 08:44 UTC
Nice submission. I couldn't figure out how to escape after eating all of the apples either and wandered aimlessly around the pen until eventually dying. Because of the wording of collecting enough energy I kept thinking that I would be able to break through the fence when I had all of the apples, but I couldn't. Although smashing through the fence with lots of debris flying around would have been very fitting for the game. Nevertheless, a solid submission with nice animations and music.
TopperVideoGames
08. Oct 2021 · 08:46 UTC
Very short but very sweet game! The blood and death animation is pretty graphic, which adds to the unsettling nature of a bunch of bullets shooting in a farm. I was able to get the apple easily quite a few times, would have been neat if they changed positions or moved a bit. I did notice some bullets were spinning here and there. I also saw a standing unicorn over by the exit!

I liked how the music changed when you pick up the first apple, made it tense! Hopefully this war torn horse finds a peaceful pasture.

Very good work!
Edoardo Talamini
08. Oct 2021 · 08:50 UTC
Heh, PTSD horse. Pretty cool, albeit short, game. Good job! ^^
Hydezeke
08. Oct 2021 · 13:21 UTC
The energy in this game is really great. At first I was annoyed that the shots were so hard to dodge, but then when I learned the patterns of the guns, that felt like the 'real' game (not just dodging). Fun music/sfx, no idea why the army is so desperate to kill this horse, but I love it.
mar3k
12. Oct 2021 · 19:21 UTC
I love the backstory :D nice game and I was wondering if there will be people who'll pull out a play on words with the theme. Well done
LDJam user 267116
13. Oct 2021 · 00:52 UTC
The war is over, horse! It's over! Snap out of it!

Very cute game, great aesthetic and well packaged. Nice job!
Khadia
13. Oct 2021 · 11:12 UTC
Looks good, plays smooth and straightforward. I really wanted to talk to the ghost?? horses: ghost horses, what is your deal?? Couldn't figure out what to do after eating all the apples, but stumbled on the path in the top right corner by accident. Well done!
cjce
15. Oct 2021 · 02:24 UTC
Nice game and a really fun idea! I would have liked to have it a bit more zoomed out so it would be a bit easier to dodge the bullets but overall a really good entry!
Yessica
19. Oct 2021 · 09:35 UTC
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I win! Nice game! I really love it, simple and polished and I personally prefer games that have a win condition.