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The Best of Me

By zatyka

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness279
Mood1053.33
Theme1143.78
Overall1673.37
Audio2022.93
Fun2133.15
Innovation2203.17
Humor3122.69
Graphics4752.68

Comments

logun 2012-12-17 09:32

I get the stealth power then ... I don't know what to do !

zatyka 2012-12-17 13:20

Hi Logun,

Here's a hint. If your stealth power is on, the guards can't see you... which would make your cell look empty :)

parapup 2012-12-17 15:19

Not to bad good try ^.^ keep up the good work.

jomomomo 2012-12-18 02:16

Got out of the cell but couldn't get past the next guard... any more hints?

twilightflandre 2012-12-18 02:17

The music is really nice, sets the mood well. I'm not one for these sorts of games but it was enjoyable only complaint was that I wish I could scroll through text faster.

prettymuchbryce 2012-12-18 02:18

Pretty good. I wasn't a big fan of being forced to read the dialogue though. I like the style of the game, though. :)

raincole 2012-12-18 02:32

Good game, it's pretty complete. somehow I got into the final room(there are 4 giants inside) without fourth ability! is it a bug?

coffeeonimal 2012-12-18 02:38

Nice that you went for the stealth mechanic.
I got as far as the four big guys.

zatyka 2012-12-18 03:18

@Rex Peppers - Use the stealth mode (up arrow key) to get past him.

@TwilightFlandre and prettymuchbryce - Understandable... I knew it would be a bit annoying. I wanted to add the ability to move forward and backwards through the dialog, but ran out of time.

@raincole - Probably a bug, but it shouldn't be game breaking.

@CoffeeOnimal - Thanks. The room with the 4 guys is the very last one.... you were so close to seeing the ending. Thanks for playing :)

hallsofvallhalla 2012-12-18 03:37

couldn't get out of room but still like it

raroadkill 2012-12-18 03:45

Very good. Having to wait for the dialog got a little old. other than that it was lots of fun

sestren 2012-12-18 03:52

The controls felt really stiff and the dialog, while interesting to read, was difficult at times to wait for. I enjoy the idea of him gaining powers from reading comics a lot, and I think the mood is pretty good on this one.

supersausagedog 2012-12-18 03:59

Yay I beat it! It was cool, I liked it.

edocentrique 2012-12-18 12:08

I enjoyed it ! The skills mechanic is a good idea and it's nicely done !

robashton 2012-12-18 12:19

Remarkably complete, although the unskippable dialogue making you unable to do anything was a bit frustrating

ddionisio 2012-12-19 05:47

What I like about this game is your character's seemingly innocent descent into villainy. Kinda of a cute story, I feel :P Nice stealth effect, was a bit too fast on the drain...might've been nice if it was a toggle so the player can focus on maneuvering.

rabbits 2012-12-19 05:52

Wow, a lot done in 48 hours, great job!

mrevilguy 2012-12-19 05:53

The creepy quiet music made me think was going insane! I especially liked the stealth effect. Good job! :D

ludonaut 2012-12-19 17:24

It's a little confusing but pretty good. Not a fan of disabled controls with the dialogues though.

mcc 2012-12-20 02:19

potentially cool idea, though the mechanics i go to are a little frustrating and need to be tuned and i think there was too many of them for how short a game it is. also i encountered a few bugs, though nothing gamebreaking and i'm sure you were limited by time. the dialogue was also not too bad.

gnx 2012-12-20 21:34

Nice setup for what could be an interesting story. The stealth ability is visualized very nicely. Unfortunately there in also lies a problem, the ability saps so quickly I found it extremely hard to pass the guards an it made give up eventually. Little more difficulty tweaking and I'm sure it would be a lovely game.

vandriver 2012-12-21 04:26

with a little polish, this could be really fun. the magnet power was slick, gave a real feeling of empowerment. after the room with the four guys, i was stuck in a wall outside a cell. was it a recursive end?

zatyka 2012-12-21 21:21

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

@vandriver - There is a definitive ending. Sorry about the bug... especially because the ending is an important part of the story. I think I know the problem and will probably fix in a post compo version.

shieldofvalour 2012-12-22 01:48

I felt really drawn into this game, especially with the comments made by the player character. The gameplay wasn't bad either. Good work, sir. Good work indeed.

thunderawesome 2012-12-22 04:29

It took some getting used to, but it was actually quite enjoyable when i got out of the jail cell, haha!

h-attila 2012-12-22 04:31

Interesting, well done game.

rubna 2012-12-22 18:41

Great game! The movement was really irritating though...

feili 2012-12-23 11:34

nice ending! good job!

ethankennerly 2012-12-23 23:20

The introductory monologue revealed the character's dilemma and identity crisis, was he a villain? The stealth power interested me. If you continue to develop this, do you imagine widening the arc of guard's vision would maintain my suspension of disbelief?

zatyka 2012-12-24 23:51

Again, thanks everyone for the comments.

@ethankennerly - It's really up to the player to decide, but I certainly imagined him as a villain, who had done terrible things, but lived in denial of who he was. To be honest, I'm not sure what your second question is asking. If you'd provide some more, I'd be happy to answer... but I'm not planning on developing the game further.

azurenimbus 2013-01-05 01:59

Hey, this is pretty cool. The stealth ability is really fun, and I like the graphic effect you created to represent their seeing range. I haven't finished it yet, but will certainly get back to it later. Nicely done!