Horse-d'oeuvre by drtizzle

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made by drtizzle for Ludum Dare 49 (COMPO)

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# PLAY: WebGL

#### You are an unstabled horse, and you have to dash and bash to push your opponent out of the ring!

Dash: UP-ARROW or W

### Slow: DOWN-ARROW or S

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changelog:

[okt 4]

  • Tweaked the movement of the horses, so they are less likely to run off the edge.

    * Balanced the audio levels

Ratings

Overall 148th 3.737⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Fun 36th 4.066⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 130th 3.743⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Theme 122th 3.986⭐ 39🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 315th 3.329⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Audio 221th 3.294⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Humor 15th 4.236⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Mood 216th 3.36⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 19🗳️ 29🗨️

Feedback

parafactual
03. Oct 2021 · 23:32 UTC
incredible. magnificent. i can't stop laughing
Kora0h
03. Oct 2021 · 23:43 UTC
full of fun
magnusfurcifer
03. Oct 2021 · 23:48 UTC
OML this is fantastic and hilarious lol. The physics, the little horse models, the way the legs are spinning around. It's amazing. Also, a few additions (Powerups, different maps, etc) I think it would make an awesome multiplayer game haha.
JCMonkey
04. Oct 2021 · 00:08 UTC
oh man this game made me laugh looking at those horse legs. i think most the time i ended up running my self out of the ring and losing. this game could use maybe some kind of aoe push on cooldown. like i found my self next to the ledge with the horse almost going off and i was turned the other way. and by the time i got turned around it was too late. though it was a fun to play game, nice job.
hiisileiri
04. Oct 2021 · 13:18 UTC
Nice! Short and simple, but interesting. You should add 2 player game option.
Morris
04. Oct 2021 · 13:19 UTC
Nice one. The crashes are hillarious and I enjoyed luring my enemy into running down the playing field :D
Also, nice music!
Hartvichio
04. Oct 2021 · 13:20 UTC
the only thing this game is missing is a multiplayer
Firtn
04. Oct 2021 · 13:20 UTC
GG nice game but i can't win lol !
SlimmerBurger
04. Oct 2021 · 13:23 UTC
A horse sumo wrestling game... Brilliant!
Gus the Shark
04. Oct 2021 · 13:29 UTC
An excellent idea for a jam game: simple, in theme, effective and hilarious! Great execution too. I particularly enjoyed the programmer art with the spinning horse legs and the audience clapping once a horse goes down. Cheers!
Weirdybeardyman
04. Oct 2021 · 13:30 UTC
Haha those poor horses. The enemy opponent was surprisingly good at this game. I really enjoyed it, it's fun, simple and funny. Who doesn't love ragdolls? I really like the music too, it was kind of Aphex Twin like.
Vishwah
04. Oct 2021 · 13:31 UTC
First I didn't understand but after I learned the controls it was pretty hilarious overall it was very fun and nice game !
LDJam user 2042
04. Oct 2021 · 13:33 UTC
Game where you play as a horse... okay, I have to play this one, don't I? Even if it's bad it'll be good.

And it's not even bad. You know, I hated this theme when it was announced, but I'm seeing loads of great interpretations of it, and this is one of them. This game totally embodies the theme. Also, I love how the horses' legs just spin round. Great little detail.

The two-button controls (that's been a past theme, right?) totally work and are a good way to keep it nice 'n simple.

Oh, wait, horses, unSTABLE, I just got it XD
mvasko2
04. Oct 2021 · 13:45 UTC
Excellent game, very well done :slight_smile:

I had a lot of fun with this one. It's incredibly funny to watch the blocky horses wave their legs.

Innovative controls. I like that it's difficult, but not frustrating.

Sure, the graphics could be improved (although this blocky style has its qualities as well), but the gameplay more than makes up for it.

This game needs a coop mode!
theviraldragon
04. Oct 2021 · 14:11 UTC
![Screenshot 2021-10-04 at 7.40.54 PM.png](///raw/038/z/44b0f.png)

Yes!! I won! What a fun game.
Jonah_SRG
04. Oct 2021 · 15:09 UTC
This is hilarious. The constant rotation of the low poly horse legs is endlessly entertaining. Either the AI is really good or I am terrible, I was only able to take one life off of them in two games. Props on the theming with both the horses and unstable character control. The music and announcer add to the weird vibe in the best way.
Patsui
04. Oct 2021 · 16:52 UTC
Nice and simple, the horse animations are very charming!

Only polish suggestion I have for you is the UI :) well done!
minidavid
04. Oct 2021 · 19:09 UTC
very very charming. Horse hit each other with hilarious attacks
Fersyvanderzee
04. Oct 2021 · 20:08 UTC
Haha, lekker man. Super droge shit. Vet geluid ook. Ik hoor zeker die invloeden van je album terug.
kalevrk
04. Oct 2021 · 21:25 UTC
My favorite entry that I've played so far! There's just the right amount of randomness introduced with the turning of the horses to make it a lot of fun to try and knock the other horse off. The presentation, art style, and music all work really well, and I like the ability to adjust the background music. Awesome game!
Gorypixels
04. Oct 2021 · 22:00 UTC
Amazingly fun in every aspect! Gameplay, audio and graphics work together for a tiny but entertaining experience. Very well done! :D
PetTurtle
05. Oct 2021 · 17:21 UTC
Funny game, it has a lot of strategy even though it uses only 2 buttons.
Lex
05. Oct 2021 · 17:53 UTC
That would be a great multiplayer game, haha.
Echo GameWorks
09. Oct 2021 · 21:45 UTC
Quirky and funny. Great job!
professir
15. Oct 2021 · 18:45 UTC
LOL