It was so fun to stack up the guys, and the dialogue was great. It kinda reminded me of mario sunshine or like the movie surfs up-- just in the fun vibes. I would hang out on the beach with the dudes? You know? I did have a lot of times where I jumped and ended up sideways, or upside down, and then the movement was kinda messed up until I got lucky and maybe knocked myself upright again. (scrolling rn through these comments I see a left shift tip... oops!). But overall a fun game-- great aesthetic!
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Dudestack's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Overall | #599 | 3.828 | 3.828 |
Creativity | #687 | 3.911 | 3.911 |
Style | #797 | 3.990 | 3.990 |
Enjoyment | #900 | 3.584 | 3.584 |
Ranked from 101 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
You build up a stack of dudes, scaling your size, then scale the sides of cliffs.
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Stacking dude's was a blast! At first, you're kinda like alright I get the idea, but then it quickly devolves into wonderful chaos as you fling your dude stack all over the place collecting CDs. I also fell out of the map, my dude stack tripped and all but the bottom 2 got stuck in the floor :(. And I would also recommend only making the other character's and their collisions work on the bottom few, I was slithering across the floor as a dude snake and was getting spammed with "He's peeing" across the top of the screen and had no idea what it was talking about lol. Other than that, I have nothing else to add! A lot of fun, I love the visuals on the dudes and the world in general and the sound design is great!
Really fun! My dude stack was lying on the ground but I could still move, so my little dudes were moving around the map like a giant snake picking up more dudes on the way. I later read that you need to do left shift to stand up again and that could be more obvious. Idk why but the fact all these dudes want CD roms is very funny to me.
oops i fell down the map too :o but had a lot of fun before that^^ I really approve that for some reason one of the first game to show up is Sonic Unleashed
The sound effects were funny and caught me off guard at first. It also looked great and it reminded me of slitherio. It took a little bit for me to get my dude tower up straight but I'm not that good of a gamer. I thought it very enjoyable but it might just be me but after about 15 minutes of gameplay I think I was getting a little dizzy. I think it may be because I was getting too close to the wall and turning my camera quickly. Otherwise, a really good submission for this year's theme!
I bawled my eyes out when my dudes stacked to 15. Never thought it could be done. But you madmen, you did it.
The game is undeniably hilarious, I had a few other friends try the game out and watched as they attempted to stack higher and higher, dismount to collect cds, and try to scale the map.
Similarly to others it took me a while to figure out how to stand up after falling down but once I figured that out it became an easier experience.
Very creative - I loved your theming and the concept of the game was fantastic.
Early on in playing my character fell on his side. I spent 10 minutes trying to get him to stand up so that I can stack vertically. I was stacking on my side, but I was stacked as a long snake. I found out how to stand up after reading these comments. Maybe have the start place knock him down, then use the LEFT SHIFT + WASD keys as a quick tutorial. Trying to figure how to jump or climb would be another great tutorial
I can see where you were going with this. Had I been able to figure out how to get vertical again, I'm sure I would have played this for a long while.
Several times I did fall through the matrix how ever.
Oh wow, I can't believe you just invented good game design for this Jam. (Also I hope they unclog the turllet)
Is there a way to get yourself vertical again after your main dude faceplants? I tried to jump onto one of the roofs early on and fell face-down. After that, every time I tried to jump, I'd just hump the ground instead x)
Anyway I was fully drawn in by your thumbnail. The floppy mechanics of the dude stack are very entertaining.
oh my, that was VERY hard to control lololol
i enjoyed every single part of it tho! fun game and interesting mechanic
Definitely the best comedy game I have played so far in the jam! The dialogue was quirky and kept me looking for more people to talk to. Stacking dudes was a very interesting mechanic and I enjoyed flinging the top one off into the stratosphere, though it was hard to do consistently, which hindered my enjoyment of the game a bit. The music was fantastic and I feel was what brought the whole experience together for me - that really rough, bass-y instrument was incredible!
Congrats to the team on making a great game!
These dudes have got some better breakdancing moves than some Olympic athletes these days ;). Super creative take on the theme, really took me back to those old games where you're just exploring a world and having fun with these janky mechanics. You managed to perfectly nail the jank without making it actually behave buggy or weird. Very impressive, I love this one!
Creative use of the theme for a platformer! Controls are fun to play with but I wish it was a little easier to get your stack of dudes standing upright. Watching the dudes flop around as you platform was a lot of fun!
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