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The Un-Stable Ranger by DaSpikeyBoss

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made by DaSpikeyBoss for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Some evil cowboys have been capturing wild horses and locking them in stables. It's up to you The Un-Stable Ranger to set those poor horses free. You need to go to as many stables as you can and Un-Stable all the horses. But of course the evil cowboys aren't going to make it easy for you. They captured those horses and they aren't keen on seeing all their hard work run away. They will do anything to stop you from un-stabling the horses. Make sure you don't let them catch you with their lassos. Oh, and watch out for the cactuses. They hurt!

Theme: Stable can be a verb that means to put a horse in a stable, so in this game you do the opposite and un-stable horses.

Availiable Online and For Windows at itch.io Screenshot<em>1.png Screenshot</em>3.png

Link https://daspikeyboss.itch.io/the-un-stable-ranger
Link https://daspikeyboss.itch.io/the-un-stable-ranger
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/the-un-stable-ranger

Ratings

Overall 818th 3.476⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 685th 3.476⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 652th 3.405⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 640th 3.643⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 803th 3.548⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 171th 3.9⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 422th 3.7⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

Zarkonnen
04. Oct 2021 · 10:24 UTC
The controls are quite wobbly because you turn so fast, but I guess that's all part of being the un-stable ranger?
LDJam user 235915
04. Oct 2021 · 10:24 UTC
Very fun game and controls)
chesschaser
05. Oct 2021 · 09:46 UTC
Took me a minute to figure out the controls and a little bit of glitching with the collisions but overall a good entry!
Arttu Halonen
05. Oct 2021 · 15:06 UTC
The movement and camera controls were a bit challenging and it took me a while to figure out how to open the stable doors. But the idea was fun and running around was quite entertaining!
Jupiter_Hadley
05. Oct 2021 · 17:49 UTC
What an interesting game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 49 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/TOwEHY_25bQ
Emkani
09. Oct 2021 · 21:53 UTC
I really enjoyed this. The concept is simple and a fairly unique take on the theme. The visuals are pleasant and audio is ok. My biggest gripe is the controls, they seem a bit finnicky, turn to fast but I think it might have been because of the perspective as well. Maybe "relative to screen" might have worked better?
masterkrepta
09. Oct 2021 · 21:57 UTC
The controls made it slightly difficult to free multiple horses side by side in the same stable but that just added to the challenge.

I could not stop laughing at the way you can moonwalk away from the cowboys trying to catch you.
EvokeSoul
13. Oct 2021 · 07:50 UTC
This game is so funny to play, the controls were strange but I think this really added to the game, well done on the characters!
Britt Henderson
14. Oct 2021 · 05:08 UTC
This game is really funny XD
But man, these controls were difficult to master. Felt it fit the theme tho - it's a learning curve but the whole thing is this wacky fast paced fun experience. I loved that i could move so fast, even if figuring out how to move was difficult. This game was super super cute. Awesome job :)
yikescloud
14. Oct 2021 · 05:18 UTC
Resident evil type moving control but the turning is faster, this let the control unstable, interesting point! Cannot rotate the camera let it's too hard to see the back of the camera and rescue the horse. I love the neat graphic and these cowboys not trying to catch the horse but you, hahah!
avareii
14. Oct 2021 · 10:59 UTC
Having the mouse look and the physical turn be separate and unbound to each other was very distracting, but also lent the game a frantic atmosphere very in line with the theme. I couldn't tell where I was going half the time (until I found the minimap) and found the cactuses as hard to dodge as the enemies XD. Lots of fun to play, though!

Probably a bug: hanging around an already open stable door plays the sound effects for opening the door again. Not sure if this comes from the open door, or from the nearby closed door that I can't reach because it's behind the open door. Still, minor nitpick.
Lintfordpickle
16. Oct 2021 · 23:40 UTC
I really enjoyed this entry. I found the controls a little strange, but I got used to it farely quickly. The art is nice and gets the job done, but was maybe lacking smaller details.
Overall though, a nice entry.
Human Writes Code
17. Oct 2021 · 04:12 UTC
A fun little game with quirky controls and a good level of challenge. I loved the animations and the music. It was hard (I was bad at it) but fun!
TheEpsi
17. Oct 2021 · 16:07 UTC
Very interesting idea and game! I enjoyed the game but I get a little bit dizzy playing because of the controls hahaha, everything else looks really nice.
vivyhasadream
21. Oct 2021 · 18:12 UTC
it took me a little while to figure out the controls. interesting cut in the theme.