Super Mutant Horse

by cannashblue

co-authored: @ashlynn, @aylou

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.57

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.53

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.07

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.77

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.58

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.67

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.32

*If you experience lag, please try the downloadable JAR file.*

The Stable is the only life you knew... until you decided to escape.

Play as Harold, a super mutant horse with web-slinging abilities. Try to escape a dark government lab known as "The Stable". Use your special abilities to neutralize threats and clear rooms.

Can you UN-Stable yourself from The Stable?

Credits:

Garrick Bauer (Cannash) - code and level design

Hali Bauer (Ashlynn) - art

Aydan Bauer (Aylou) - music and sound

Special thanks to Mason Kimball (mr_wutsituya) for ideas and input.

Made using:

Java, libGDX, Box2D, and Ashley for code.

Aseprite for art.

Reaper, Reason, and sfxr for music and sound effects.

Tags: #grappling-hook, #horses, #pixel art

Genres: action

Tools: Aseprite, Box2D, libGDX, sfxr

Comments28

Firebelley5 Oct 2021, 17:16

Solid entry! My only critique is that the horse was pretty hard to control - but perhaps that was part of the unstable theme?

DarthBoseiju5 Oct 2021, 17:16

Hah! I enjoyed it a lot. I absolutely struggled to not fling myself into the fires, which I did over and over again, but that's a me problem. Great horse sprite too. Simple and fun!

zSharpFire5 Oct 2021, 17:20

A really fun game with interesting mechanics, nice graphics, great SFXs and a fitting music
The only thing that i must point out is the capsule launching mechanic which is pretty hard to aim with

Overall an incredibly good game

Jonrei5 Oct 2021, 17:22

Very unique game, cant say ive played anything like it. Seems very well polished and designed for such a short period of time. Good job!

Creams5 Oct 2021, 17:22

Fun game to play, got some issues with the aim at the begining and sometimes during some stressful levels. Overall got fun playing it :) Good job :)

R3dleg5 Oct 2021, 17:22

Wow! ;D Dat was not easy to control. But i had alot of fun and the sounds are super satisfying. I just LOVE it! :D Sometimes you can get your container stuck in a wall and it`s hard to get it out. But overall a nice entry to the Jam.

Souptik Datta5 Oct 2021, 17:22

Overall the game was pretty good. But were the controls intensionally so much unstable?

fishbrain5 Oct 2021, 17:23

Cute. Smooth graphics and gameplay. Well done!

JPGFG5 Oct 2021, 17:23

Just played your game! I really liked your pixel art design and the enemy types had great animations and move cycles. All in all the sound direction was also awesome. The movement sounds from the slimes as well as the shooting enemies were top notch imo. A bug I found is that its sometimes easier to kick the fire into the pill rather than throwing the pill into the fire. Thanks for making it!

SkallyWags5 Oct 2021, 17:23

Such an interesting concept - I enjoyed it very much. At times it was very frustrating to navigate with the web-slinging, and it wasn't entirely clear when I was grabbing an item or just moving around it. But the art and audio work fantastically together - very well done!

belickim5 Oct 2021, 17:27

Love the music! I really liked it - the only thing that I wish was there was a more distinct sound for when I was hit by an enemy/lost health - I didn't even notice the fire hurting me at first... :D

logalex5 Oct 2021, 17:28

Well done, sticky. Great graphics and sound. I will follow the updates

Tryus305 Oct 2021, 17:28

Really nice game. Just the capsule aiming is a little hard. But I enjoyed a lot!

SnareRush5 Oct 2021, 17:29

Cool little game!
I really liked the control method, though it was a little tricky to get the angle I wanted at times. With a little refinement this could be amazing. Good stuff :D

ModdingMachine5 Oct 2021, 17:30

Lovely game, I loved how unique the controls were. How be it difficult, your game had an interesting vibe, especially with the effects and sprites. Well done!

LDJam user 586585 Oct 2021, 17:30

The horse was definitely unstable to control, but other than that the general movement and combat were quite solid, other than couple of times when the rope refused to go where I wanted it to go. The graphics were great, but the framerate seemed a bit unstable(heh), though this could be just my laptop. The music was quite endearing and the game itself was quite well put together as a whole. Good job!

dob5 Oct 2021, 17:30

Fun and exciting! I also went with mutant horses, but in a different way. The graphics and animations were wonderful, and the soundtrack and effects really cool. Aiming things was a little counter-intuitive, but I got the hang of it after a while. Those red guys are so tough. Nice work!

Kraig5 Oct 2021, 17:31

Kinda hard to control and the game is really loud and there are no volume controls. Overall, I liked the idea for the controls and had a lot of fun.

evn5 Oct 2021, 17:32

Awesome game!! The audio and visuals really mesh together well and the throwing mechanic is very satisfying. Grabbing and aiming is a little unstable but that could be intentional for the theme haha :)

RobbzenOne5 Oct 2021, 17:35

Overall i liked the game.. only the controls are a little bit clunky in my eyes.. often jumped into enemies cause i though i would shot :D

LDJam user 2635165 Oct 2021, 17:40

Pure lunacy, I love it. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise - the control scheme is great and just difficult enough to be fun.

cjce5 Oct 2021, 17:42

I really love the graphics and feel of the game but I had a hard time getting a grip of the controls. Some small tweaks would make this even more fast paced and fun!

DrSmey5 Oct 2021, 17:48

Neat idea, but the controls are really difficult.

Gastar5 Oct 2021, 18:28

Awesome game! Really hard to aim with capsules, but fun.

Pixelydian5 Oct 2021, 21:29

Spider horse with Mission Impossible music vibes - I'm loving it lol. My 11 and 5 year old both started laughing as soon as they saw that horse fly across the screen. Sound effects are awesome. Gameplay is a little difficult (I kept getting the capsules stuck in the corner) but overall a really fun and original concept. Great job!

suisou6 Oct 2021, 07:24

A very fun and solid game that can almost be put up in the store. However, the aiming feel of football is a little bad. It's easy to commit suicide in the face of red monsters. In addition, sometimes it fly directly to one side of the wall like Spiderman (causing hit the fire). don't feel the connection between the game and unstable except that the horse. But it's still a great job

cannashblueauthor7 Oct 2021, 20:25

@firebelley @darthboseiju @zsharpfire @jonrei @creams @r3dleg @souptik-datta @fishbrain @jpgfg @skallywags @belickim @logalex @tryus30 @snarerush @moddingmachine @cubanfrog @dob @kraig @evn @robbzenone @ivysly @cjce @drsmey @gastar @pixelydian @suisou

Thank you so much everyone for your positive and constructive feedback. To be honest, we almost didn't publish it. We felt very embarrassed of the game; it's nothing like we intended. I just wanted to sweep it under rug and forget about it. It was very hard not to give up multiple times during the project, for everyone involved. Your words mean a lot; they really do. Thank you.

cannashblueauthor7 Oct 2021, 20:41

@pixelydian Our musician said he was going for a Mission Impossible mixed with Mario Kart vibe for the song. He did a great job!

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