If you ever wondered if robots needs to stretch out and relax, this game is for you! If you never thought about it, play and reflect about this important issue.
DISCLAIMER ###
The music was NOT composed by us (Check the Credits). It was the hard work of Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com). We're participating the Audio category because we want to know if we can pick the right songs, at least. And of course, some of the sound effects. So keep that in mind while rating.
HOW TO PLAY ###
Pose the robot by moving its limbs with the mouse to avoid fall into the pit! There are 15 very challenging levels. We DARE you to become the MASTER of Do Robots Dream About Yoga!
You can replay the action and even save it in GIF format*! The GIFs are saved in the "Exported Gifs" folder in the same level as the executable. Share your moments with all of us: link us to your gifs.
* Not in WebGL version. Sorry :(
LINUX VERSION ###
We didn't test it with Linux, so let us know if find any trouble. We believe that everything should work fine. The only worry is the GIF saving feature.
UPDATES ###
- Minor bug with failing condition - Gif was not being generated properly
nice idea :P its really well executed. the controls feel a little bit clunky, but the visuals and sound are really nice. I like, that the robots pile up in the front :D great work
Oh by the jesus goddammit. I was having fun and then the third came along and I really did try very hard but I just couldn't make it work. This is really hard to do without depth perception and there is virtually no margin for error. I do like the idea and the presentation is very nice. The pile of robot bodies is a nice touch.
Nice game, though I did find the inverse kinematics to be a bit frustrating at times. Seemed a little arbitrary as to what direction his limbs would move in. Overall, good job though!
Couldn't run the application on Mac, it just throws an error straight off the bat that it can't be opened. Looks like you had the same idea I did though! Wish I could try it out.
I've played several games with this theme, but this one is definitely one of the best. I never felt like I was really fighting the IK too much (maybe a little). The robot voice saying NOOO is absolutely hilarious.
Really funny gameplay and presentation. If there were a way to better tell whether you're lined up with the cut-out, since it can be hard to tell with the camera's perspective. Great work, lots of laughs!
Definitely one of the funniest entries I've played so far. Gets really difficult to get the poses right, especially since any body part going into the pit is an instant fail.
The robotic voice, combined with the poses and physics made this very entertaining to play through.
This is great! Really enjoyable experience, funny enough to made me almost spill my drink sometimes. I recorded a gif, but img uploaders say it's corrupted D:
Haha, cool game. I couldn't make it past The Yoga (not sure how the torso is even supposed to fit).
A few small points: due to the perspective, it was hard to tell where the hole was vertically, so I just ended up hoping that I picked the right spot. I think a big improvement in the part dragging would have been if you used the mouse pointer offset rather than snapping the center of the part to the mouse. I got used to it, but having the parts move when you just click on them was annoying, since it shifted all the parts around.
I think this fit the theme well too. Nice job, funny little game!
There were a couple other games like this but this is by far the best and most entertaining. The game feels really polished, the music plus the menu screens really make it feel really legit.
It's really difficult to get some poses right, but it's overall a very fun game. With a bit more testing post-compo to calibrate the difficulty the game would be perfect. Nice job!
My only criticism is I think the controls could be a bit tighter. Perhaps clicking on a joint to freeze it or something, but then that might make it too easy. It was an enjoyable entry full of personality. I especially like the robot's voice. Nice job.
Nice game, had some good fun trying to make the robot stand the perfect way even though it can get pretty difficult for not much. It's a cute take on the theme, too The music is well chosen, the graphics are nice and I definitely like the blasé voice of the robots :D
@Everybody Thanks everyone for the comments! Yeah, the game turned out a little more difficult than we expected. And the controls feels a little weird sometimes, which is a bummer. We run out of time to polish it more. We're very happy that you are enjoying and having fun with our game. Thanks again!
@avinashd First, thanks for the comments. Your accusation of we're ripping off Portal 2 is not true. We recorded and edited the robot voices by ourselves (We used my voice which kinda have a strange-high-pitch going on already). We did take a look at tutorials to make it sound more GlaDOS-ish. So we're kinda happy that you thought that the sounds were good enough for a Valve game.
I love the premise (best hole-in-the-wall game I have played) and the robot voice is hilarious! I like the use of the speech samples and the audience effect but I'm not rating you for audio because the music is such a big component and you didn't make it.
Main objection is that it's far too hard. I only managed to pass "The Redeemer" which meant that I ended up trying the same few poses again and again. (It's not clear why occasionally you get a new one to try anyway but usually you have to retry.) I also think it's a bit of a miss how sometimes the robot doesn't fall into the pit given that it means it doesn't add to the pile. Maybe a big scoop should push it down there like the lane reset machines in a bowling alley?
Oh Wow, that was amazing! I love how the crowd sings along to the song, really seals the mood. Very hard but I enjoyed failing just as much as winning. I have to say I was not expecting the audio to be so great given that you were using Kevin Macleod music but I was definitely proven wrong!
Really fun and difficult I was just happy to make it past the peepee. I gave up on Peter Pan. The look and sound was fantastic. My compliments to your composer(s). My favorite thing was how the dolls pile up in a heap. That was some super juice.
Ha Ha it's so fun ! And not so easy at it seems... I really like the humour and mood given by sound and music, very well done !
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Marius10 May 2016, 11:13
Hi, nice game and congratulations ! We're realizing a video with several winners of the Ludum Dare #35. Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free) So we can include also your game in the video ;) p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description
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its really well executed. the controls feel a little bit clunky, but the visuals and sound are really nice. I like, that the robots pile up in the front :D
great work
I would change the audio the robot says when finishing stages though. It made me think I was losing when I was winning.
It would be often the case that my robot stays on platform after the wall but the level would be considered failed. This is really not cool.
I gained a lot of respect when I have seen that game requires use of mouse + uses physics engine. Nice change from fixed position setting.
Weak Audio.
Overall: That was OK (this statement is the best in expressing how I feel about this entry)
Overall, good job though!
Great idea, charmingly executed. The choice of music was perfect.
No, the robots do not dream about yoga. They dream nightmares about the horrifying pile of dead robots lying in the yoga pit. :D :D
Great work!
Great work, lots of laughs!
But it's very hard, or I'm just really bad at this lol.
I think you should add some more space to mistakes, at least in the beggining.
WITH ROBOTS
Nice game 10/10
I thought about something like that too, but this 3D style fits so well, I had lots of fun. Congrats!!
The robotic voice, combined with the poses and physics made this very entertaining to play through.
A few small points: due to the perspective, it was hard to tell where the hole was vertically, so I just ended up hoping that I picked the right spot. I think a big improvement in the part dragging would have been if you used the mouse pointer offset rather than snapping the center of the part to the mouse. I got used to it, but having the parts move when you just click on them was annoying, since it shifted all the parts around.
I think this fit the theme well too. Nice job, funny little game!
The music is well chosen, the graphics are nice and I definitely like the blasé voice of the robots :D
The movement is really imprecise, but that's kinda what makes it fun.
Thanks everyone for the comments! Yeah, the game turned out a little more difficult than we expected. And the controls feels a little weird sometimes, which is a bummer. We run out of time to polish it more. We're very happy that you are enjoying and having fun with our game. Thanks again!
@avinashd
First, thanks for the comments. Your accusation of we're ripping off Portal 2 is not true. We recorded and edited the robot voices by ourselves (We used my voice which kinda have a strange-high-pitch going on already). We did take a look at tutorials to make it sound more GlaDOS-ish. So we're kinda happy that you thought that the sounds were good enough for a Valve game.
My bad. Thanks for letting me know :)
Hey, no hard feelings. We really took it as a compliment. :)
Keep gamedeving!
AWESOME! Thank you so much!
Main objection is that it's far too hard. I only managed to pass "The Redeemer" which meant that I ended up trying the same few poses again and again. (It's not clear why occasionally you get a new one to try anyway but usually you have to retry.) I also think it's a bit of a miss how sometimes the robot doesn't fall into the pit given that it means it doesn't add to the pile. Maybe a big scoop should push it down there like the lane reset machines in a bowling alley?
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description