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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Graphics843.93
Mood1373.26
Audio3362.72
Humor4102.25
Overall4832.88
Theme5312.84
Innovation6192.55
Fun6332.44

Comments

skullsoft 2012-04-23 00:58

Nice! I love a quick exploration game with multiple paths!

What art program did you use?

skullsoft 2012-04-23 01:01

Holy crap! 64 games submitted in 10 minutes!!!! XD

PS My game is My Kid Dropped the Planet--toss Whoville around like a baseball!

khaotom 2012-04-23 02:40

Weird. Movement is nice. Art is good. I don't understand, what is the experiment part?

hempuli 2012-04-23 03:53

I like the quitky art and the engine is solid, but in general the story didn't strike me as being particularly meaningful. Especially following the "bad" path seemed to make no sense.

sidetrackgames 2012-04-23 05:26

I like it, loving the simplistic art. Good job with the narrative as well :)

nornagon 2012-04-23 05:31

I like the controls, but there wasn't really much to the game :/

monomer 2012-04-23 05:32

Art looks nice. Music isn't bad, but gets old a little too fast. Your description says you only had 5 hours, in which case there's definitely some solid mechanics and assets here.

mrho 2012-04-23 05:34

Nice shot game :)

beanalby 2012-04-23 05:44

Liked the easy controls & "text as you go" rather than text that holds you up.

randomoutput 2012-04-23 05:50

Quick to play, fun to explore. Dig the controls and feel.

davedobson 2012-04-23 05:54

I like the 8-bit graphic style - reminds me of King's Quest. It's fun flying around, and the physics and collisions work well. Definitely artsy and intriguing, but it seems a little bit pointless, though - not too many endings, and hard to know when you're going to hit them or why one is better than another. But an interesting and innovative entry.

ineap09 2012-04-23 05:58

Even though it was short, it was really fun. The atmosphere and mood of this game were perfect. Great work!

menderslan 2012-04-23 06:08

Really great presentation! I love your art style.

magicrat 2012-04-23 06:48

hehe, a very shortish game, looked brilliant, but short. everything seemed to flow nicely together, and by that I mean the movement system, and collision system, still though there was not much gameplay. considering you finished this in 5 hours, I would call it an accomplishment

spacerumpus 2012-04-23 07:18

Neat game. I like the simple artwork, and the exploration component is pretty nice. The music got a bit less appealing to listen to rather quickly, but overall a solid effort. 5 hours you say? Wow..

triplefox 2012-04-23 07:47

The meaning was kind of vague but I enjoyed the mood + setting.

ryana 2012-04-23 08:02

Looks really nice dude. Not sure what was going on but it looks cool.
:D

nilstastic 2012-04-23 08:10

Nice graphics! However, i didnt find a game, just a sperm(?) simulator that always ends with me saving everyone? Still, i did enjoy it =)

rustybroomhandle 2012-04-23 08:21

I like this in principle, but would love to see the story-elements fleshed out a bit further.

doktor-ace 2012-04-23 08:50

Can't run cause I have mac :(

cherrynukacola 2012-04-23 09:03

Very interesting... I can't say that I really understood what was going on in the story, but what I experienced made me want to know more. Loved the graphics and the movement of the character felt very smooth. Overall, quite intriguing and I'd love to see more. Cheers!

jijaweb 2012-04-23 09:31

Really cool game. Love the art style.

evgis 2012-04-23 11:53

Love the graphics, and the feel of the game. Great work, especially in only about 5 hours.

misaka42 2012-04-23 12:01

Nice visuals. I like the style.

mikesoylu 2012-04-23 12:10

I LOLd to "you did save everyone" :D

redwater 2012-04-23 12:14

Nice backgrounds. Weird music. :P

ratking 2012-04-23 12:28

That's so atmospheric! Make a full game out of it!

binary_girl 2012-04-23 12:48

good stuff cell :)

marudziik 2012-04-23 13:35

Too short, repetitive music, but I liked graphics a lot. I wish there was some more gameplay here.

neilo 2012-04-23 13:57

It is a dumb story, but I still like it. Next time put some enemies in and stuff! Still though, 5h spent on it that's good :)

unicornpooping 2012-04-23 14:04

Short and sweet. Great graphics. I want more!

pierrec 2012-04-23 14:38

Well...that was weird but fun. I wouldn't have minded if it were longer

wademcgillis 2012-04-23 14:57

Uhh...

toast 2012-04-23 15:19

Not much to say. Simple kind of idea, seen it before. Nice pixel art I guess.

myfrosch 2012-04-23 16:03

I like the style. But I want to play more :D.

dedhedzed 2012-04-23 17:28

"You should have done smarter actions". I'm not sure whether I can possibly give you more than two stars with grammar like that. ;)

I'm kidding. It's really pretty and charming. Well done!

orgarus 2012-04-23 17:39

Weird. Quick. Good graphics. Weird. Quick... and weird. :)
Congratulations anyways!

uprightpath 2012-04-23 18:30

I... I feel like I should have taken something deep and meaningful from the game, but all that resulted is minor head-scratching and confusing on my part.

vigrid 2012-04-23 18:39

I have absolutely no idea what is this game about, but I like it anyway :)

tcstyle 2012-04-23 19:00

I'm really impressed. Great graphics and music. In combination with the "story" this game creates a very unique mood. Unfortunately it's rather short (seen both endings).

angrygeometry 2012-04-23 19:08

i enjoyed it. art is nice. not bad for 5 hours work!

callidus 2012-04-23 19:16

interesting game, the audio and visual style were very appealing.

xsmalldeadguyx 2012-04-23 19:42

Pretty fun :) A bit confused though...

davidllanos22 2012-04-23 19:44

Nice engine, nice art and music...but too short!

lanoiadimuu 2012-04-23 19:51

The story was awful, but the graphic part is pure art. :)

kroltan 2012-04-23 20:18

The art was fitting, but the game didn't make much sense.

rawbits 2012-04-23 20:24

Art, music and controls are good. Text keep showing up on either direction, which can be misleading. Space shouldn't quit the game at the end. It would be nicer if hitting space takes you back at the title and hitting ESC there will quit the game imho.

matt 2012-04-23 21:15

I liked the atmosphere.

alwaysgeeky 2012-04-23 23:00

Great visuals!

mattchu 2012-04-24 01:10

Not much there, but it was interesting to see it told somewhat of a complete story within a minute or two of gameplay. :)

legacycrono 2012-04-24 02:56

A nice entry overall, your graphics are as charming as ever! The hints of plot are a bit too shallow for my taste, it gives too little about the story... Also, it needs some challenge to spice things up! :P

Still, a very damn good entry considering it was made in 5 hours!

fireblend 2012-04-24 04:09

Weird and quirky, I like it!

samusetroid 2012-04-24 05:35

Cool! Check out my game: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23/?action=preview&uid=12985

tm13 2012-04-24 05:42

I like it.

But not much in it.

It's also too simple.

r3ason 2012-04-24 06:07

Not sure I understood exactly what I was doing, but I really liked the art style and the music...Wish I could make something like that in 5 hours! Thanks!

caribou 2012-04-24 08:18

I loved the *physics* and your art is awesome enough to an exploration game. <3

jigxor 2012-04-24 12:59

I like the fact that when I played the first time, and was forced to quit because I "lost" that I was determined to play again.

I enjoyed that a lot :)

juniorus 2012-04-24 13:18

Seriously too short (well for 5h it's OK sure); these pretty graphics deserve a longer story :D

jaj 2012-04-24 16:24

I liked the mood and art, but there is nothing interesting to do, really.

jfransham 2012-04-24 18:27

incredibly surreal game, simplistic gameplay but interesting enough to be worth it

derrickdool 2012-04-25 00:57

Great Environment work here Cell.

zillix 2012-04-25 06:52

Loved the art and the ambiance. Neat game!

thotep 2012-04-25 09:42

Nice graphics, but I don't get the story. Should I? :)

johanp 2012-04-25 10:48

Looks and plays pretty nice, but unfullfilling as a whole. Still, goo job considering the time spent!

daandruff 2012-04-25 14:18

Even if the game was short, I really liked it. Nice artstyle!

vdz 2012-04-25 17:36

This is definitely a difficult one to rate. I wouldn't call it a game myself. It's more like an interactive...something.

The gameplay is simple, but it mostly just works. Controlling the whatever-you-are feels just right. The requirements for the endings are unclear, but can easily be found by exploring.

The graphics are very nice. The world looks interesting enough that exploring it is worth it by itself. There isn't much to say other than that I just like it.

The story is completely random. It's vague enough that the messages you see throughout the game are kind of ominous, but the nonsensical endings kind of ruin any potential it has story-wise.

Considering the incomprehensible/random/nonsensical nature of the game, I'm unable to give it a theme rating as I simply don't 'understand' the game and its world.

The music is kind of generic, but it adds to the atmosphere, enough that it bothered me when it didn't loop; something which took away a lot of the atmosphere.

Overall, I found it worth playing, especially considering its very short length. One suggestion, though: For games like this, you should consider using Flash or some other no-download-necessary platform; people are more likely to play a three-minute game if downloading it doesn't cost two minutes.

The low overall score is because I rate LD games as 48-hour games; if it had been a 5-hour game contest, the rating would be much higher.

oye-beto 2012-04-25 22:49

- I liked the pixel graphics. You could try using parallax scrolling to give it more depth.
- The music is very percussive and it works.
- It's a good thing that it's short because it's an exploring game with no gameplay. I was curious to try both paths.
- You did a good job for the short time you used.

firstrowgames 2012-04-26 01:34

for 5 hours of work its pretty good.
Would have loved to see what you could have done with more time.

omaha 2012-04-26 04:22

I agree with everybody else, wish there was more to play :)

monkeyarmada 2012-04-26 13:58

Nice concept, it looks like you could have easily added some more paths and a bit of interaction, but anyway, it looked great. A good ambient music would have helped a lot. I loved the grafics.

blob 2012-04-26 19:27

Not bad for 5 hours but yeah... Experimental.

bitslap 2012-04-26 21:17

Only 5 hours? Good job.

cappagames 2012-04-27 19:11

Love the audio and the mood, wish it were longer.

ranoka 2012-04-28 18:02

Great job for only 5 hours. Would have been nice to have had a bigger game, or maybe more interactive/animated environment. Not sure I get the ending.

waveon 2012-04-29 14:38

Great art, sadly not much to the game itself. :/

mooosh 2012-05-01 02:24

these graphics are fantastic! the movement was a little weird, but it made sense.

I could tell that you wanted the game to have replay value by having different endings; if you want people to replay the game, add a replay button instead of making the game close itself :0