Un Stable - Escape To Greener Pasture by binroot

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made by binroot for Ludum Dare 49 (COMPO)

Escape the stables and find your way to greener pastures.

Avoid getting roped in by the cowboys.

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Controls: * UP - shift up a gear * DOWN- shift down a gear * LEFT - turn left * RIGHT - turn right

Tools: * Engine - Godot 3.3.4 * Audio - MuseScore 3.6.2, Audacity 2.4.2 * Graphics - Piskel, Gimp 2.10.22, TextureGenerator

Ratings

Overall 237th 3.538⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 212th 3.537⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 174th 3.63⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 116th 4⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 274th 3.426⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Audio 199th 3.385⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Humor 165th 3.1⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 238th 3.308⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 30🗨️

Feedback

Omar 14
04. Oct 2021 · 00:27 UTC
your game is great and I loved how you took the theme quite literally :joy:

also, horse graphics are amazing.
blackquiltro
04. Oct 2021 · 13:42 UTC
Animations and sound effects are great jeje. Music was also good. Liked how you can try an stealth approach or go kamikaze to try to break through some areas.
CorbenG
04. Oct 2021 · 17:40 UTC
Found the gameplay to be quite engaging! I had to stay focused to balance my stamina meter and speed past the cowboys. Really adorable animations. Found the other horses to be quite frustrating when I stuck to them. Overall great work :)
thesedatedprince
04. Oct 2021 · 20:21 UTC
I thought this was a fun game :). I like the fact that the mechanics are flexible enough to allow for an escape from the cowboys even when your speed gauge is exhausted, if you react quickly enough. Music fit the concept nicely. Overall, I enjoyed it :)
U4ia
04. Oct 2021 · 22:05 UTC
Craziest music:) Had fun saving my Equine-Friends to start my own cult in greener pastures! NICE GAME & GOOD LUCK <3
Rein
05. Oct 2021 · 06:48 UTC
I gave you my feedback during the stream earlier, but I just wanted to say again how impressed I am by this compo entry. My only regret is that I was unable to finish my all-murder run.
BluishGreenPro
05. Oct 2021 · 15:42 UTC
The art and animations are really cute. Excellent job on making this for the Competition!
LDJam user 261208
05. Oct 2021 · 16:00 UTC
Un-Stable is just a genius way to take the theme! hahaha. Very clever!
The art is really nice! Also like the game fell a lot!
José Bonilla
06. Oct 2021 · 12:43 UTC
Simple but fun game! I escaped my way to greener pastures successfully.
Weenie Walker Games
07. Oct 2021 · 01:43 UTC
Fun little game. Really like the use of strategy on how to escape.
andopp
07. Oct 2021 · 01:56 UTC
Fun and engaging game :D Some good gameplay mechanics, and I liked your home recorded riding sounds.
jk5000
07. Oct 2021 · 17:45 UTC
It's a bit difficult, but also really funny. I love the music, voices and the visual style. Overall a pretty good compo game. Well done.
fabioecco
07. Oct 2021 · 19:09 UTC
"omg I can kill the cowboy?!" I love the movement mechanics, I thought it would be just another horse pun game, but it fits the theme very well, good job!
LDJam user 147227
07. Oct 2021 · 19:23 UTC
The fact that i can kill cowboy is just so sweet :3
Maybe the potentials of mechanics are not used as fully as possible, but for compto they are pretty good. Nice work, have fun earning my own freedom, not to mention outstanding music!
zimny11
07. Oct 2021 · 23:19 UTC
I really like then music, it fit well with the theme of the game. Interesting take on the LD theme. Nice job!
DragonSheep
10. Oct 2021 · 04:13 UTC
I like a game with good resource management mechanics, and the stamina bar hit that pretty well. I do wish the turning speed was a bit faster, but other than that, solid game!
Jimbly
18. Oct 2021 · 20:37 UTC
The invisible map border near the end got me the first time, unexpectedly :(. I thought I was running to greener pastures! It took me quite a few tries before I realized I could disable the cowboys, and then I turtled my way to victory on the next run =). Neat game, good balance between speeds and energy usage.
crefossus
21. Oct 2021 · 03:14 UTC
I like the mood with the music,sfx and the gameplay has surprising depth. Mechanically the leash/stop ranges on the enemies are great. Their roping mechanic feels right and managing your stamina resource feels like it's your fault if you run out.

The stealth mechanics and interplay between simply walking and avoiding other horses is great. I didn't expect that much depth at first but it does give you interesting choices with your speed. Walking is pretty dominate though since you can touch them as a nice animal. Cool system. I also like the menu with the full speed getting extra attention graphically/sfx.

Having another npc charge a cowboy to teach you about that trample mechanic might be good or maybe a section that forces you/them into one? I might have not figured it out if it didn't happen on accident.

The font choices/ui and menu art consistency needs some work. I think the gallop settings could be the example/template for the rest of it since you polished that off so nicely. I guess you just ran out of time there.

Anyhow fun one. Good job :D