Totem by Ian MacLarty
Use the arrow keys to move, up to stomp. There is a simple ending.
Graphics and Audio: Alex Bertram Powell (@AlexBPArt)
Programming: Ian MacLarty (@muclorty)
Chrome or Firefox recommended.
Graphics and Audio: Alex Bertram Powell (@AlexBPArt)
Programming: Ian MacLarty (@muclorty)
Chrome or Firefox recommended.
| Web | http://ianmaclarty.com/ld33/ |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=20641 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 17% | 2178 |
| Overall(Jam) | 2.98 | 745 |
| Audio(Jam) | 3.65 | 146 |
| Fun(Jam) | 2.40 | 978 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 4.38 | 79 |
| Humor(Jam) | 2.03 | 880 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 2.47 | 904 |
| Mood(Jam) | 3.93 | 77 |
| Theme(Jam) | 3.66 | 362 |
I got to the point where a rock appears in the middle of the island and then everything turns white, not sure if that is the ending.
The way the small people get thrown in the air is quite fun and satisfying, but them surrounding you and throwing spears at you feels a bit sad. Like in documentaries when cavemen corner a mammoth or something, altough this "mammoth" is a bit stronger and less caring.
It didn't quite feel like I was a monster... it was more like I was a deity/force of the nature that went up to clean the land from it's rebellious people, maybe? I give it that graphics were great (in its own way) and it was quite moody (even if I'm still not quite sure about what I've just played...)
If I were to sum up my experience in a single word, it would probably be... "What?"
i am alone
i walk through the ocean
i find a new island of stone like me
there are others there and they are cruel
i dont hurt them i just want to find a home
there is no home for me here
i walk back into the ocean
i return
why should they have this
i wipe the stone clean of them
my island rises
i have a home
i am the monster after all
That felt pretty good. Butt stomp was fun.
It stopped being fun when I lost the sense: I've made it to the right edge of the scene and understood I probably have to go back to the tiny people land, but I've none to do there, except for the butt stomping them. So I did that for a while and then felt myself completely bored.
Please do not see this as a critique, but rather as a playtest report that you could react somehow to if you want to.
I like how the totem is drawn a lot. :)