Survive The Desert

Category	Rank	Score
Coolness	2	87
Mood	29	3.70
Theme	33	3.79
Audio	53	3.35
Humor	66	3.05
Graphics	142	3.33
Overall	149	3.12
Community	172	2.91
Innovation	279	2.62
Fun	402	2.24

mcc 2011-12-19 07:00

Okay I laughed pretty hard at this! The music and graphics do an amazing job of conveying a mood and when you get into the later humorous screens they work better because the initial serious mood is undercut so heavily. I like how the graphics feel like they work whether you choose to interpret them as examples of that particular kind of lo-fi adventure game art or a send-up of that same art style.

I got a bit frustrated on my first playthrough or so because I could not tell if the things I was clicking on were making any difference. The interface was erratic enough that I thought for a moment the progression from screen to screen was random and/or the NESW clicks were being disregarded.

andrew-2 2011-12-19 15:19

It certainly inspires alone-ness. I was eventually cut down by capitalism but that's life. Extra points for creepy guitar noises.

emveyh 2011-12-19 21:11

Graphics and music are plain awesome. I like that weird and creepy mood. Good job :)

iansnyder 2011-12-19 23:51

I laughed, too, the humor works really well with the mood :)

kitch 2011-12-20 01:31

You nailed the theme on this one. Music and graphics worked really well with the mood. Has a 'Demetri Martiny' feel to it... and i mean that as a compliment.

namrog84 2011-12-20 01:38

Great mood and art style
Definitely conveys loneliness and despair.

I wish sometimes load between 1 thing and the next were slightly faster though.

sos 2011-12-20 16:27

I love the interludes where you just stand there. And the style is amazing! Great job!

pighead10 2011-12-20 22:53

Funny, the music sets an excellent mood along with the graphics, I like it

leafo 2011-12-21 03:47

to think.. an indie game dev brings a grown man like myself to tears...

the-jack 2011-12-21 04:42

I was kind of shocked to see my LD entry on the PC in the desert.

bostelk 2011-12-21 10:15

my favourite entry so far. taking a break for now, but i'm hoping i'll survive the desert by the end of the night.

harrylee 2011-12-22 15:24

The pacing, the music, the dark humor - it all works together to produce something immensely likeable. Thoroughly enjoyed it, many times.

jeffz 2011-12-23 03:47

nice work on the music and artwork, I only wish it progressed a bit faster!

bach 2011-12-23 11:47

This is weird, but in absolutely fascinating way. I love this. One of my favourites so far.

binary_girl 2011-12-23 18:53

good guitar :) fits the mood and the gfx..good job :)

caranha 2011-12-23 20:42

Thanks for pointing me to your entry! I like the mix of "I hate the world" and bizarre scenes (even though I think you could have pushed further to the later).

The slow transition scenes were a pain, though. Maybe after 5 steps or so you could give the player the option to press some key to skip the transition? The delay makes your game a bit hard to replay.

frankiesmileshow 2011-12-24 06:01

Whoop I hadn't commented on this!
It is one of my faves of the ludum dare for the theme and mood ! Also the audio and visual style are both super.

dr_soda 2011-12-30 06:53

Based on the screen shots, I did not expect to like this nearly as much as I did! You have a great combination going on here with the music and the gritty imagery, along with the fascinatingly bizarre scenery. I only wish I had more time to wander the desert and map it out.

evan-greenwood 2012-01-08 16:19

Damn! Succumbed to capitalism again :)

Nude Guy will haunt my naps for many days to come...

Nice one! Really loved it. Easily my favorite experience this Ludum dare. (Though the gameplay is pretty simple certainly)