That Cow Game by nomand

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made by nomand for LD33 (COMPO)
My first ever Ludum Dare!

I'm not a programmer, so this was a challenge to myself to go solo. I still focused more on the environments and atmosphere, so it's more of a sketch. It explores factory farming through role reversal.

I ran out of time to do any sound or to bake lighting.

WIN/OSX/SRC on Itch.io page

Ratings

Coolness 54% 3
Overall 2.86 706
Graphics 3.86 140
Humor 2.92 375
Mood 3.62 115
Theme 3.55 358

Feedback

Jamie Guillemette
24. Aug 2015 路 02:05 UTC
$ to download your game? I tried entering $0 and it still says paypal..
馃帳 nomand
24. Aug 2015 路 02:09 UTC
Fixed it, sorry! Never uploaded to itch before.
Chronodrax
24. Aug 2015 路 02:10 UTC
Is there a game or is it just exploration?
Graphics and mood are great though :)
馃帳 nomand
24. Aug 2015 路 02:15 UTC
I wanted to add giant levers for the cow to mess around with stuff, but ran focused more on the environments. I'm not a programmer, was more like a challenge, so there isn't really a 'game' there :) thanks!
MagnusFurcifer
24. Aug 2015 路 02:39 UTC
That was grim! haha

Great job!
Sanguine
24. Aug 2015 路 11:14 UTC
It won't stop me from eating meat, but I still really enjoyed the eerie atmosphere! ;)

It would be neat to have some more interaction with the world, instead of just being inside of it
SoulGame
29. Aug 2015 路 07:46 UTC
This is a very special entry. Even if, as you said, there is not much of a "gameplay", I consider that from the moment it makes me feel something, it's probably some kind of art, no matter if we call it a game or not ^^

So that was really disturbing, and somehow powerfull, and at some point funny... In any cases congrats for achieving the whole 3D scene in 48h, quite well done.

P.S : Can't believe you got the rank Drumboo on a first try on our game Drumster... Congrats!
Biruts
30. Aug 2015 路 13:59 UTC
Very nice project guys, i really love it, please check our game too and if you liked it give us a vote. Look for Road to hell and enjoy.
tomdeal
30. Aug 2015 路 14:07 UTC
cool idea, but I miss a real twist at the end. Something like you getting hooked when you reach the end.
xvw
30. Aug 2015 路 14:15 UTC
Nice! :)
jstclair13
30. Aug 2015 路 15:40 UTC
I really loved them game! Shows how we humans treat animals. :D
Mouriso
30. Aug 2015 路 15:47 UTC
Too bad its without sound. But cool !
inbetweengames
30. Aug 2015 路 15:53 UTC
Very nice atmosphere, shame you didn't have time for sounds! The role reversal was simple but effective, and very well executed.

As there isn't much game here it doesn't really hold up on its own, but I could totally see it being a powerful "Soylent green is people!" kind of moment in the context of a larger game.

Was trying to find out if I could interact with the world somehow, like using buttons to operate some of the machinery or so, too bad I couldn't - think it would've added a lot!

Good job!
camlang
30. Aug 2015 路 16:38 UTC
Reminded me of the short story by Roald Dahl, haha.
r8berto
30. Aug 2015 路 16:44 UTC
To me this is Art
Mekuri
30. Aug 2015 路 16:47 UTC
I liked the idea, the exploration part alone was fun enough, albeit rather short. A shame you didn't get around to adding sounds, that would've enhanced the experience, I'm sure.
Chikoness
30. Aug 2015 路 18:10 UTC
LMAO! Here's to hoping this gets developed further :D
astrophics
30. Aug 2015 路 19:32 UTC
This was well.. funny to say the least. Great game!
roaringcatgames
30. Aug 2015 路 19:34 UTC
Great concept stage. Graphics are pretty solid. I wanted to jump around a little bit but nice job for your first Jam!
mickanio
31. Aug 2015 路 15:59 UTC
This was creepy and thought provoking.
superfreak
05. Sep 2015 路 23:12 UTC
Thought provoking though the lack of interaction or sound hindered my overall experience.
andreiichim
08. Sep 2015 路 02:20 UTC
That was disturbing. Strong statement. I liked it.
Would have been nice to actually have some kind of gameplay.