Fastigrades by Kyrio
I've experiments to run; there is research to be done. - TardiGRaDOS
Tardigrades, also known as moss piglets (fair enough) or water bears (why), are eight-legged microscopic animals with an unexpected ability to survive extreme conditions, including deep sea or the vacuum of space. They are expected to be able to survive global extinction events.
Needless to say, if they weren't such slow walkers, as their name means in Latin, they would definitely have replaced us at the top of the evolutionary pyramid.
Deep, deep within the tiling of an unsuspecting lab bench, a group of research-minded tardigrades are experimenting ways to alleviate their aforementioned slowness. Help them escape the lab and fly as far as possible through the inhospitable environments only their species can navigate.
How to play
- :mousethreebutton: Use your mouse to navigate the menus and select your equipment.
- Left-click or Space bar to start aiming the cannon; tap again to fire
- Fly as far as you can using the Dash and Brake powers (see below) and try to reach... outer space?!
During the flight: - :mousethreebutton: Left-click or :arrowright: Right arrow: Dash to gain some altitude (available again after 2 seconds) - :mousethreebutton: Right-click or :arrowleft: Left arrow: Brake (available again after 2 seconds) - :atom: Atoms and UFOs are bumpers, reach them to bounce right up! - Toxic waste and asteroids are normal obstacles
Note that for some reason, the music doesn't loop in the Web version - this seems to be an engine bug in Godot 4.3, as it works just fine in desktop builds.
| Link | https://kyrio.itch.io/fastigrades |
| Link | https://kyrio.itch.io/fastigrades |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/fastigrades |
Ratings
| Overall | 291th | 3.808⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 203th | 3.808⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 646th | 3.173⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 373th | 3.885⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 241th | 4.154⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 212th | 3.75⭐ | 28🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 109th | 3.9⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 416th | 3.66⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 24🗳️ | 32🗨️ |
the start screen would do rather well with the controls just in the background, on the page had to awkwardly scroll past the game to figure out the controls. otherwise I would love to see a live readout of the distance travelled while you are sailing, this would allow you to figure out how well you're doing and less finding out at the end
I like the funny atmosphere coming from the game, the fanfare when I launch into the air and the funny environment storytelling in front of the canon made me smile.
Too bad the music doesn't loop in the web build because it's a great fit to the game.
Well done :)
@neoawesomeon Yup, definitely some Flash inspirations here, particularly one game with a certain _yeti_... At 295 mm, you must have reached space! I always wonder if people will manage to see that second biome. There is actually an end to the level but it's a bit further still!
Tardigrades are also just really underappreciated animals so it was really cool to see them.
After numerous tries, I made it to some sort of wall with pillows, is this the end?
Anyways, an amazing jam entry. I enjoyed it very much. Keep up the good work y'all!