This was a neat concept. The rocks falling out when leaning too far was a nice visualization so you didn't need to look at the numbers.
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The Mule's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #19 | 4.136 | 4.136 |
| Audio | #25 | 3.864 | 3.864 |
| Graphics | #42 | 3.727 | 3.727 |
| Overall | #55 | 3.416 | 3.416 |
| Theme | #68 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Fun | #70 | 3.136 | 3.136 |
| Accessibility | #84 | 2.818 | 2.818 |
| Controls | #102 | 2.727 | 2.727 |
Ranked from 22 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.4
Wildcards Used
N/A
Game Description
Balance your pack and trek across a desert canyon as a mule!
How does your game tie into the theme?
You choose the weight of your cargo for your journey, balancing carefully to deliver it.
Source(s)
N/A
Discord Username(s)
WhiteRadish
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
3
Comments
Very cool idea and execution. The leaning was a little fiddly, but I feel like I got a hang of it ok.
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Alien TakeoverNice concept! The visuals and audio were solid as well.
It seemed like it jumped from too easy (normal load) to too hard (heavy load), but it was still fun to run through on it with a normal load. With the heavy load it seemed like before I fully felt like I had a chance to adjust, I would get the falling over animation and then it would reset and it felt like I was back to square one.
Still, nice job!
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Trilateral ConquestI might just be extremely terrible at the game but I felt like I kept just flopping between extreme right lean and extreme left lean. My guy would also sometimes just spin completely around leading to me walking off the map. I could only get past the first level with a 0kg load, but it might just be skill issue.
I did really love the aesthetic and music though! I feel like I was delivering something... not very legal for the giant nose to sniff lol
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Terminal VelocityVery cool! I’m extremely bad at it, but I love it! I think the only thing holding me back from being able to get past the first bridge is some visual representation of how much weight is leaning to one side and how much “strength” my inputs are giving to the counter lean.
I thought about it for a bit, and a cool representation might be to make the backpack clear, so you can see the sand shift to the sides, and know what direction it’s pulling you. Then to represent the player inputs, you could just do some kind of bar or maybe arm movements of the character. Overall, loved having a few tries at it and its a really cool take on the theme!
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Nassau Merchant CompanyYeah that's a good suggestion to help with difficulty. The pack is actually informed by a 2D rigid body beam on a center pivot that gets offset up and down depending on the load and leaning applies a torque to it. During testing it was definitely easier to have the 2D overlay on, but I didn't have time to implement a good visualization of it.
Man that nose was pretty wack. Reminds me of wario ware shake it on the wii. Crazy hard but I got 26 kilo win :)
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Ruins of Deep Oop GeepI was going to make a comparison to Death Stranding but this actually gives me more of a Foddian vibe now I think about it some more. I think it's a pretty cool idea and can imagine like a full version of this to be a bit of a viral hit.
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Clef's Quest
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