Careful Deer by Beth

made by Beth for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Carefully now, deer. You are just a baby fawn learning how to use those wibbly-wobbly legs of yours. See if you can find some berries as you learn to walk in the forest. We're all very proud of you.

Use the keyboard to control each part of your long legs in a QWOP style, chaotic stumble around the forest in search of berries. Can you find them all?

This game was made in 3 days for Ludum Dare 49 in Unity. All assets and code were made in this time, except for music which is from the wonderful Incompetech. Full attribution below.

Music: Devonshire Waltz Andante by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7914-devonshire-waltz-andante License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Link	https://bethfromabove.itch.io/careful-deer
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/careful-deer

Ratings

Overall	890^th	3.42⭐	27🧑‍⚖️
Fun	751^th	3.42⭐	27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	1091^th	2.98⭐	27🧑‍⚖️
Theme	105^th	4.28⭐	27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	1005^th	3.32⭐	27🧑‍⚖️
Humor	103^th	4.063⭐	26🧑‍⚖️
Mood	708^th	3.46⭐	27🧑‍⚖️
Given		18🗳️	26🗨️

Feedback

Pilar Hidalgo

04. Oct 2021 · 19:17 UTC

Love it. I laughed a lot trying to walk. I sucks.

joonamo

04. Oct 2021 · 19:20 UTC

I like your style: "What if QWOP was harder?" :joy: Good job making a deer simulation, I would love to see a video of an experienced player's run.

Kimbsy

05. Oct 2021 · 08:13 UTC

Haha! "Delicious"! Couldn't stop laughing.

OpenfunGames

05. Oct 2021 · 14:52 UTC

I need more fingers :laughing:

Substain

05. Oct 2021 · 15:36 UTC

wtf.. at least I got a score of two! :) although I'm not sure if its still a deer or rather a 4-legged spider I'm trying to control

Milan Dolezal

05. Oct 2021 · 16:02 UTC

Perfect for QOOPerative gameplay :D. I wouldn't mind if the game was longer so the deer could eat more berries :).

Micheldever

05. Oct 2021 · 17:13 UTC

Loved the sound track and theme of the game. Mostly ended up just swinging the limp legs around, but occasionally managed to yeet the deer in the right direction, which was extremely satisfying. Seeing the keys on-screen was a nice touch and helped figure out which buttons did what (not that that helped much in the end haha!). Great work :)

skooterkurt

05. Oct 2021 · 18:21 UTC

This was difficult and fun :D I like the ideas of reinventing the controls. Thank you!

niterich

05. Oct 2021 · 20:10 UTC

I love the idea, but I think controlling all 16 points of articulation is just a bit too complicated to get my head around. I also agree that showing the controls on-screen is a very nice touch

2kah

05. Oct 2021 · 20:53 UTC

And I thought QWOP was hard :joy: Lovely graphics and great choice of music!

DawCrash

05. Oct 2021 · 22:51 UTC

So fun! I can't stop laughing xD. Very good game. At first I didn't know what to do, but later I figured out the best way to move forward. Just press I-U-I-U-I-U repeatedly. This way the deer moves forward by making very weird jumps.

Mukhavertolet

06. Oct 2021 · 20:18 UTC

Very interesting idea. Where have you ever seen using 16 buttons just for movement? It's ridiculous in a good way

KuKuRammus

06. Oct 2021 · 21:33 UTC

Well, that was delicious take on QWOP :)

someoneman

07. Oct 2021 · 01:00 UTC

Controls were satisfying to figure out. I just tried to get both front legs extended in front of me, and then launched myself forward by pressing O and K at the same time.

EstellaD

07. Oct 2021 · 14:37 UTC

Can't stop laughing.Hard and so funny.

Nakami

09. Oct 2021 · 22:13 UTC

The hell is that ???

It's humm, oh to say huuummm, interesting ? I think it's lack of actual gameplay but at least it funny ? I don't know man, it's so weird but so fascinating at the same time. Good job I guess ?

ruthiepee

10. Oct 2021 · 20:05 UTC

Did I win???

![2021-10-10 16_00_59-Careful Deer by BethFromAbove — Mozilla Firefox.png](///raw/a45/1/z/48028.png)

Really really funny game with a cute facade that makes it even funnier. I unironically like the photo collage style. 16 joints is definitely absurd but I found a technique that got me to the end (repeatedly pressing QWERUIOP like a piano roll. Creative and fun!

Jahwffrey

16. Oct 2021 · 06:07 UTC

![quopwin.png](///raw/cf0/92/z/482af.png)
I prance so far I fell into the void. I count this as a win! I found out I could use my powerful front legs and launch myself forward across the terrain, if my other damn limbs didn't keep getting in the way. This game idea was just crazy enough to work.

LDJam user 238700

21. Oct 2021 · 09:34 UTC

The inspiration from QWOP is really strong here, and that makes this game super fun! I was a great time trying to figure out how to better force myself to flail along the floor more effectively. Nice job!