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Most of us live in a tiny world

By jeffz

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Mood1612.58
Audio1702.16
Theme1762.57
Humor1811.90
Innovation2092.26
Overall2601.75
Graphics2621.27
Fun2631.28

Comments

lansiir 2012-04-24 01:56

I'm not quite sure what you're doing here. It's pretty bad, whatever it is, sorry to say :(
Sounds like you have a cool base for a drinking game though.

fireslash 2012-04-24 01:57

This seems to convey the opposite of the theme (Implying the world is a massive uncaring beast).

jeffz 2012-04-24 02:14

FireSlash, it's supposed to convey that each person actually lives in their own tiny world, oblivious to the larger world.

nilmrots 2012-04-24 02:36

A strange thing.
I'm not sure if it's a "game".
Not much fun, but gives you an interesting perspective

jomomomo 2012-04-24 04:17

I can't get it to play... just some cool audio that gives me a hint of something interesting to come...

triplefox 2012-04-24 06:37

It's not really a game yet, but it definitely has the beginnings of an art-game type of piece.

lidfrid 2012-04-24 11:00

It's interesting but it's quite easy to understand that's a incomplete work. Hope u finish this one day :)

nilstastic 2012-04-24 11:05

Knowing what it's like making a jam game because you missed the whole 48h ld i'd say it's a good effort, but you're really asking for a low score in the 'humor' category =)

jedi 2012-04-24 12:47

I liked the music and the "plot" made me laugh.

benw 2012-04-25 01:18

That was depressing.

jrasmussen24 2012-04-25 05:06

On a mac: Heard sound, but it was just a blank white screen unfortunately!

mikelovesrobots3 2012-04-25 06:35

Had some trouble running it in OSX/chrome.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/664907/Screenshots/43xi.png

Probably something on my end.

catman 2012-04-25 09:55

A bit depressing, I must say... Original to say the least!

redwater 2012-04-25 13:52

Depressing, not much of a game unfortunately. Although inspires to think about stuff, which is good :D

bombergames 2012-04-26 22:19

Hmm, perhaps a good point is made here, but the game (as you said) needs some major work.

heugamer 2012-04-26 23:40

How depressing. It can be somewhat true.

r3ason 2012-04-27 05:05

Well, obviously this could use some more work, but I think I like what I'm seeing here...On the surface, it just appears to be another take on the game of Life. It'd be cool if the players realize what's going on right away, though, as they race to get from square to square accumulating points and only partway through the game you realize, "Oh... all these points I've been collecting, or goals I've been working towards in the game, really are not good, and they're having a negative impact on life"...catch my drift? Create something life-changing out of this! :D Thanks for providing a few minutes of thoughtful introspection in the midst of rating games!

greg20man 2012-04-27 05:14

Now i am the sad :'(

jiddo 2012-04-27 20:46

Didn't really feel like a game since you couldn't actually control anything. It is kind of an innovative idea tho and I'd say it fits the theme well enough. It runs great and it conveys the message quite nicely. It's cool that you got something to submit in just 6 hours, and during THOSE hours even. Good job!

bitslap 2012-04-28 01:26

Wow. My world is small.

Shadow 2012-04-28 01:27

One of the most interesting takes on the theme I've seen so far. The mood is powerful and is quite well accompanied by the bgm. There's no much "gameplay" though. Perhaps it could be like a board game where you roll the dice, the character move to the corresponding cell and you display the (particularly depressing but eye-opening) facts.

robcozzens 2012-04-28 03:24

It was just a blank screen for me with a music loop. The music sounded good though. I'm on an iMac.

vitou3d 2012-04-28 06:20

what exactly is this?

fenyxofshadows 2012-04-28 06:25

You couldn't control anything, just like you can never control the events that you are portraying. We can't do anything about all these things, and your grid shows that by just having us go in a circle.

But, this is a game-creation competition, not a philosophy contest. It's not a game, it's a soapbox.

triplevisiongames 2012-04-28 13:26

Good job in such a short space of time. Really to see something different and thoughtful. Now I'm just sad thinking about what's going on while I'm sat here playing games. If you're thinking of expanding this I'd like to see where you go with it! Also I thinked you've nailed the theme, I wish I'd been able to interpret it in a similar way.

nolanlabs 2012-04-29 01:18

Blank screen with neat music. That's all I got. (on a mac)

cakencode 2012-04-29 02:01

A linear narrative about the isolationism and futility of human action... it could be quite a powerful idea but I think the realization of it falls short.

I know you were working with limited time and I know how much can get cut when the deadline approaches but I think that making it a single-button and totally linear experience undercuts the meaning of the game. Giving the user more actions to perform and having them all do more or less the same thing would have been more powerful because then you're saying that even with all the things you can do, it all boils down to doing the same meaningless and lonely thing.

At least, that's my take on it. I hope you can find the time to polish the idea :)

sanguine 2012-04-29 12:49

I like the message the game is trying to convey, but it would be nice if it were more like a game.

alex-k 2012-05-01 12:18

Interesting take on the theme, I also liked the board game idea. Sad that you couldn't have more time to make it more of a game...

sliv 2012-05-01 15:02

Humourless and somewhat depressing. I can see what you were going for but the lack of actual fun made it more like a presentation on moral rights than an enjoyable game.

gfm 2012-05-01 15:26

I really like how you interpreted the theme in an unusual way (while you live in your tiny world, there's all this happening outside)...
But I didn't find this game fun at all... >_<
You just keep walking and reading and... that's it... it lacked interaction, perhaps... (I read that you didn't have time, so... I understand...)

Hope next compo you can get yourself more free time. =D

kharza 2012-05-03 05:36

I kept at it, hoping a good lap time would promote me into a racing league. Alas for the world.

andrew-2 2012-05-04 12:01

The approach to the theme is nice and original, but there are missing bits and pieces all around. I wish I could'v seen a slightly more polished version.

azurenimbus 2012-05-09 22:01

It wouldn't load =/ Using Safari on a Mac.

rabbits 2012-05-10 05:25

ouch...i feel sad now...the beginning screen is kinda hard to read...The top row sound good to me right about now..

jellyfame 2012-05-12 18:51

Cannot play, white screen on mac. Nice music.