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Mutate Now!

By goerp

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Humor123.82
Coolness1100
Theme823.09
Graphics1183.29
Mood1402.69
Audio1682.29
Fun1712.64
Overall1942.69
Innovation2002.35

Comments

jprogman 2012-08-27 19:25

I sort of had troubles trying to figure out how to play at the start. After finally getting the idea, the game turned out quite enjoyable. Funny humor too.

goerp 2012-08-27 20:27

thanks, yes it sure needs more explanation. I'll do an update tomorrow.

yopsolo 2012-08-28 09:26

LOL :D

colapsydo 2012-08-28 09:58

Humor is present from start to end (both ends).
The gameplay is simple event if it takes few tries to catch the way the mutator works.

cadin 2012-08-28 16:41

This is great! You're right, there's not much too the gameplay, but I really like the cartoon style and it's one of the few games I can actually rate in the Humor category. Nice work.

goerp 2012-08-29 12:05

Thank you for all the compliments!
The Ludum Dare scene is great.

imef 2012-08-29 12:13

haha! I liked that game!

wan 2012-08-29 13:01

Funny one, both endings are funny and unexpected! Well I had the same issues as mentioned by others regarding gameplay, otherwise it's all good. Nice job :)

dekart 2012-08-31 16:23

Not really a game, i assume, but fun anyway :)

tcstyle 2012-08-31 21:01

Awesome intro. Great humor. The controls are a little quirky.

zatyka 2012-09-01 19:39

Very silly, but still fun. I wish there were more to it though.

goerp 2012-09-01 20:19

I wish there was more to it as well. Amazing how time flies when you're having bugs :)

ggiraldez 2012-09-02 00:15

There's not much in the form of gameplay, but the graphics are very good and I love the sense of humor. Good job!

jorjon 2012-09-02 03:18

Poor gameplay, but funny story!

depp 2012-09-02 13:07

Hilarious script! Gameplay is nice, but a little buggy.

thewiseguy99 2012-09-02 23:49

Very funny game. Loved the theme. The artwork is really good and the script/story clever and unique. Few games make me laugh, this one did! Win or lose!!! Wish there was more gameplay as it ended too soon. Great job!

samoojamies 2012-09-03 14:18

Funny stuff :). Nice use of the theme and nice cartoonish style. I replied to your question about music made with a script. So you can also include some music next time :).

someguy22 2012-09-03 20:21

Ha, funny but not much to play :D

goerp 2012-09-04 19:30

@samoojamies, great thanks for the tip. I was working on an autotracker (in Excel, yikes!) but didn't get results nearly as good as yours!

darkshadow 2012-09-05 19:03

Nice cartoon animation and great humour both endings are quite funny. Movement felt a bit clunky but otherwise good.

zx81 2012-09-07 10:56

It is a good and interesting game! A bit too short for my liking though.

sev_inf 2012-09-09 13:39

5 stars for humor:)

airdeck 2012-09-10 02:48

The gameplay is a little too simple, but I think the humor and style of the characters make up for it. I enjoyed it.

vigrid 2012-09-10 16:47

Kind of hard to figure out how to play this.

mark_ffrench 2012-09-10 17:24

Short and sweet! :D

goerp 2012-09-11 21:04

@Vigrid: yes I agree it is not very intuitive. I was totally blind to that, just trying to finish the game. I have an post-compo update where ESCAPE would give you a popup screen with more instructions.
But it still would hasn't a lot of gameplay. But as a first LD I'm pleased with it. Already made another game and if there is a miniLD I'll sure want to do that too.
And be better!

marudziik 2012-09-12 10:52

I loved it. :) Great humour, I just love the intro and ending when I lose. The other ending is also quite funny. Animations look really nice (it's funny because now that I looked at them, they're very simple, but look really great) - the talking mouths are something not seen that much in LD, because people usually don't bother, but you did it, so Kudos to you for that. Your graphics are very good, actually.
Some in-game explanations on how to play would be great (like "use arrows to move" during the intro), because during the first playthrough I was sure I needed to push space or some other key to mutate things, and it seems to be done automatically.
Overall, it's a great LD entry: it's short, funny, has some audio (some music would be a plus, though), different endings and feels quite complete. While the gameplay is maybe a little too simple, this works perfectly, because everyone can see every ending.
Plus, your comic strips were awesome. :)

heuermh 2012-09-13 03:29

Liked this one a lot, cool animation style, great monkey noises.

jedi 2012-09-16 01:31

Very funny! Like you said, I sometimes had trouble telling what was and wasn't a mutation, so I would waste time mutating the mutants.

hamster_mk_4 2012-09-16 19:18

The controls didn't feel very good, but you more than made up for that in humor. Also don't be to hard on yourself for "not much of a game." It has both a win and a loss condition, and that makes it more of a game than many other entries out there.

ramoncb 2012-09-17 03:23

I loved it ! I laugh so hard ! Loved the characters! =)

nuria 2012-09-17 18:35

Great visuals, animation and mood! The game was a bit too simple, but with some more time and work it's got potential for something great. Quite charming!

puzzlem00n 2012-09-18 00:55

Haha, awesomely cartoony. Nice.