Ludum Dare #29compo

NOT THE ELEPHANT

by snapman_gt

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.08

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.95

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.09

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.15

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.79

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.37

Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.08

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.60

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★47%

NOT THE ELEPHANT 1.0 by @Snapman_I_Am for Ludum Dare 29 (2014)

Michelangelo was once asked how he would sculpt an elephant.

He replied "I would take a large piece of stone and take away everything that was not the elephant."

Elephants modeled with ShapeShop (shapeshop3d.com)

Frente H1 font from 1001freefonts.com [Share Alike 3.0 Unported]

Skybox made with Spacescape (sourceforge.net/projects/spacescape)

Comments50

jtpup027 Apr 2014, 23:42

I love this.

bushmango27 Apr 2014, 23:55

for some reason the web version won't start for me, i tried clicking, hitting enter, mashing keys... im on windows in chrome

Jhelle28 Apr 2014, 15:07

Lovely polished elephant carving simulator. Good job :)

Dramentiaras28 Apr 2014, 15:11

This is great! I really enjoyed it. The web version didn't work for me either, I'm on Windows with Chrome. The Windows version worked great though!

Doubstract28 Apr 2014, 15:31

Very interesting game. I feel like a sculptor :)

Ludonaut28 Apr 2014, 17:50

This is great.

Geckoo133728 Apr 2014, 22:04

LOL I win an my elephant travels in space.
Nice concept with cool physics ++

Halbernacht29 Apr 2014, 02:23

Was caught off guard by the ending. Good job.

jcvsmc29 Apr 2014, 13:10

I love that quote, it's never even occurred to me it could be the set up for a game, awesome idea!
The ending is also completely bananas, good job xD

philip_sinclair29 Apr 2014, 21:14

One of my fave Ludum Dare games so far (and I've played over 50). Really enjoyed the game mechanics, and the unexpected dialogue. Great fun. Could have been a bit longer though, but that's LD for you :D

Neonlare30 Apr 2014, 00:22

This is great. This is simply great. Amazing concept and hilarious when you screw up.

cr2crstudios30 Apr 2014, 00:23

Really really good! One of my favs!

MunkeeBacon30 Apr 2014, 00:23

Very nice entry! Enjoyed it a lot, awesome concept, super original.

Great game!

Mase30 Apr 2014, 00:25

Very amusing... nice progression and ending.

archaeometrician30 Apr 2014, 00:26

AHhaha amazing :P The ending is so funny haha great work !

Pitzik430 Apr 2014, 00:40

This is a very fun little thing! It could have used a bit more challenge, though.

ElStevo30 Apr 2014, 03:27

Good variation on the theme. I love this.

rylgh30 Apr 2014, 09:22

thoroughly enjoyed it. good choice on the sound effect.

runvs1 May 2014, 11:39

This is great. I got surprised by the ending. :)

Beavl1 May 2014, 13:07

Wow, amazing take on the entry. Love the Smash hit-like destruction (if just making a sculpture were like dropping balls!) and the game progression. Clever stuff. Cheers and congrats on this!

blahoink2 May 2014, 00:36

very funny and fun but simplistic

jsspiegel2 May 2014, 01:25

Fantastic game, and super funny!

UltimateWalrus2 May 2014, 06:07

I think this might be my favorite I've tried so far. Very satisfying and "your mom said she thought you did a good job" made me laugh out loud. Good ramp up of challenge and the game feels complete.

Fox_in_sox2 May 2014, 07:50

That's a really fun game you have there. Pretty polished too. I hope there will be more levels in the future, as it is really addicting to destroy stuff.:)
I am also very fond of the gui style.

eastes2 May 2014, 09:42

From one unity 3d brother to another from another mother, I rated this.

Oh, by the way. My uncle Charlie is an amazing whistler. You whistle better than him.

MintArcade2 May 2014, 09:55

Very deep and innovating use of theme. Enjoyed every moment of it.

Linus Lindberg2 May 2014, 12:23

HAhaha... brilliant use of the theme!

zeal2 May 2014, 13:13

It's fantastic. The idea, the execution and I also liked the whistling sound. Does anything happen after the "lift off"? I wasn't sure if I should wait or not. Great entry!

Stephan Haldaman2 May 2014, 13:38

Very fun to play but maybe a bit easy. I like it when you make the elephant wothout head as if you could decide and the unexpected end!

Nizar892 May 2014, 13:57

A bit too easy, but this was great!
I was a bit disappointed by the ending.

Mnemusyne2 May 2014, 16:26

Really funny game. Interesting interpretation.

BeeintheCarGames2 May 2014, 16:29

This is easily the most realistic elephant sculpting simulators around. This game made me laugh. Fantastic work!

Maschinen-Mensch2 May 2014, 21:13

Super nice entry! Love the idea and execution. Not much to complain about really, this is easily one of my favorite entries.

baykush_figtree2 May 2014, 23:36

THAT ending.
GOTY 2014

Chris Mondok3 May 2014, 13:22

What a neat idea! And the game has such charm.

Zerkruemler4 May 2014, 09:20

This is really cool. Such a great idea and very cool implementation. The sound effect are fitting very good. Also challenging, but doable with some patience.

ThingoStudios4 May 2014, 19:44

Unique interpretation of the theme. Sort of bizarre (to say the least)

pinkmonkeyhead5 May 2014, 00:54

Hahahahahah the ending
Awesome game!! I feel like I could play it forever
make it bigger!

mrexcessive5 May 2014, 18:59

Hi. Great toy! Love the Space finish.

GFM5 May 2014, 23:12

Erm.... What? '-' What happened by the end? @_@

This was awesome! =D
It's really fun. :)

mcapraro9 May 2014, 05:33

great job on a funny take on the theme! it was challenging and fun at the same time and i loved the snarky attitude

mortus9 May 2014, 07:50

Very nice and humorous game! I would like to see more levels. Also liked the interpretation of the theme.

goerp9 May 2014, 10:41

This is so good, it makes me jealous!
Funny, good looking, sounds good and best take on the theme I've seen (and I don't think I'll see a better take).

Maybe I'll take a peek at your code too.

ZeppelinCaptain9 May 2014, 12:52

Got here from your post-mortem, I loved how quickly you got this brilliant idea :D Best use of the theme I've seen in this jam.

Also, a fantastic ending.

The menu music was awesome!