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Moonshine

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Graphics64.62
Audio164.06
Mood164.07
Coolness1100
Overall523.77
Humor933.06
Fun1713.16
Innovation2123.17
Theme4342.75

Comments

prelucid 2013-04-30 00:18

Cool game! I like the mood. Funny hobo! Wolves got me.

lostdatagram 2013-04-30 00:19

Absolutely beautiful, and nice sounding voice.

chowdy 2013-04-30 00:22

Very pretty game. I ran through the whole thing until the narrow firewalk area :)

tyro 2013-04-30 00:27

I liked it! I wish the audio was a little louder at times, it was hard to hear the spoken dialogue. Still, 'tis a polished and enjoyable game!

jah2488 2013-04-30 01:31

Wow. Amazing graphics, sound, atmosphere!

sestren 2013-04-30 01:57

The graphics are very well-drawn, but with the lighting combined with the transparency, it's a bit confusing at first.

neight 2013-04-30 01:58

Excellent game. Clever and great style. Found you through twitter. Get out there and rate!

lioneljitro 2013-04-30 02:02

Really, really good. I love the atmosphere created by the lighting. I also just love the lighting mechanic.

Naration was a nice addition. Gamplay was rather nice as well.

Awesome entry.

jellycakes 2013-04-30 02:08

Really cool looking game, looks well polished. Gameplay was a little slow but kept me interested until the end. Good job.

korda 2013-04-30 02:20

I thought the light was a little too limiting but apart from that you have done a wonderful job

martianwatts 2013-04-30 03:35

awesome job!

phocker 2013-04-30 05:31

i had my eye on this one for the whole weekend and it did not dissapoint -- great job you guys!

depp 2013-04-30 05:32

The control scheme is a bit maddening, I expect to stop when I run into a barrier rather than turn and go a different way. Loved the weird story.

orihaus 2013-04-30 05:33

Loved the parody of video game narration! Best audio I've heard yet.

dremelofdeath 2013-04-30 05:35

Really awesome game you got here. I love the graphics and atmosphere it has.

gungnir 2013-04-30 05:45

Fantastic stuff - high quality finish. Some definite chuckles throughout the narration. Hobos are the unsung extra-dimensional wandering heroes of our time. Played to fin.

crazi456 2013-04-30 06:14

Love the graphics and narration!

aaron9000 2013-04-30 06:28

I love the atmosphere. The lighting effects and voice overs are fantastic.

qdowngames 2013-04-30 06:50

Controls were a bit awkward at times, but I liked the almost Bastion-feel. Brilliant visuals!

orangepascal 2013-04-30 06:51

wow! love it, very cool graphics and fun game

ddionisio 2013-04-30 06:57

Beautiful game but was very difficult for me! Great atmosphere and style!

meta87 2013-04-30 06:57

Oh yeah this is sweeeet. Thumbs up on idea, graphics and execution :)

timtimtimtim 2013-04-30 06:59

really nice art style. it's irritating turning when i run into a wall, though.

ncgames 2013-04-30 07:20

awesome. great atmosphere, love that guy's eyes

ilovepixel 2013-04-30 08:14

nice graphics and voice acting really added up to the mood

edocentrique 2013-04-30 08:14

A bit hard, really good looking, good job on the voice over !

tinytouchtales 2013-04-30 08:35

nice one! Like the light effects alot!

chman 2013-04-30 08:57

Cool voice over, you clearly put a lot of work into this. The game is fine too (amazing atmosphere), but the control scheme doesn't work well for me. Moving with arrows in an isometric world is disorienting for my brain :)

wallmasterr 2013-04-30 09:12

just brilliant

kidevil 2013-04-30 09:57

Nice work! I little touch of Bastion in there, with your own spin on it. Loved the Hobo character design too!

hissssssssss 2013-04-30 10:31

This game is atmospheric as hell. Lovely.

exergy 2013-04-30 11:47

Awesome graphics and mood. Controls were a bit anoying but otherwise an awesome entry!

deige101 2013-04-30 12:43

Loved the graphics, and voice overs. Good stuff!

dustystylus 2013-04-30 13:01

I had a nostalgic flashback to Cadaver for some reason. :D

tiago-ling 2013-04-30 13:50

Very cool game! Nice voice acting, superb graphics and fun gameplay! Congratulations!

sonnybone 2013-04-30 14:13

Wonderful sprites, great audio quality, and a nice challenge. All around good stuff! Good work, everyone!

degtyarev 2013-04-30 15:49

Whoa! Amazing graphics! Gorgeous narrative!
Controls are a bit weird.
I somehow assumed that using my lantern will kill the dogs, but it didn't work :) Not being able to stun/kill them combined with random movement of dogs resulted in some frustrated situations where I couldn't reach lampposts because dogs just stood infront of me and I couldn't do anything.
Anyway loved the game!

tonic 2013-04-30 15:57

Controls / moonshine pickup etc. could use a bit more tweaking and polishing. But it's pretty nice work!

ataxkt 2013-04-30 21:10

Amazing, this is polished gem! Nice to hear quality narration in one of these!

seconddimension 2013-04-30 21:26

This is fantastic, good job.

lekochen 2013-04-30 23:28

Great atmosphere!

leafo 2013-05-01 00:47

The graphics are really pretty, and I really enjoyed the voice overs. The controls were annoying at times, it was easy to hit dogs by accident. Also if I got to a checkpoint before one voice track finished two would play at once. Great job though, I enjoyed it.

saintheiser 2013-05-01 03:27

Can't figure out where minimalism =(
Reminded me Bastion =) Good game in any case!

sparkleswirl 2013-05-01 06:08

I can't say I "get it", but I definitely really like what you guys tried to create here.

robotality 2013-05-01 08:09

Love the gfx and the Bastion/Dear Esther style voice over :)miss the LD theme a bit here. ;)

fullmontis 2013-05-01 09:22

Very beautiful game and wonderful mood. Gameplay is a little too simple.

captain_genial 2013-05-01 13:41

Graphics 5/5 !
A bit easy but really fun

beldarak 2013-05-01 14:45

It takes some time to be used to the controls (at first the fact that I didn't stuck again walls bothered me but then I understood it was of great help). Other than that it's brillant !

Charming, beautiful, 5 stars all the way ;)

greenpixeldev 2013-05-02 01:56

Great work! The art style is beautiful and the voice-over work is very nicely done and professional :D The controls are a bit off at first but that is to be expected with an isometric game. Thanks for keeping checkpoints nice and close to each other! :D

cwilloughby 2013-05-02 04:47

Super cool. Liked the theme. The narration is great! Controls were tough to get used to, and overall it was a little unforgiving, but this is a great entry. Nice work!

kgs0142 2013-05-02 10:25

I like the graphic style!
It's really awesome!

keyboardthrashingfactory 2013-05-02 13:00

Beautiful and interesting but was very laggy, im running in firefox, is this an issue?

_rilem 2013-05-02 19:33

Really nice graphics.
I was surprised when I finished the game, it didn't feel like the end. The voice over is a really nice touch. It kept me interested throughout the game.
Impressive accomplishment in only 72 hours :D

granada 2013-05-02 19:39

Beautiful artwork! Bad, bad wolves! Good job!

rafaelsales 2013-05-02 21:14

Awesome art!!! Congratz!!

johnnysix 2013-05-03 01:41

Love the style and the atmosphere, very slick production. Controls were a little difficult with isometric, and I ran into the fire plenty. :D Loveed the animation on the dogs and the glowing eyes in the dark.

minionstudios 2013-05-03 03:00

What? This is CRAZY good. how the?

kurrik 2013-05-03 07:07

Took a while to get used to the controls but once I did I was navigating around pretty well. Wish I had some more power up or could feel like I had an easier time getting around the obstacles, but you've done an amazing level of polish on the game - fantastic work!

nicso 2013-05-03 09:46

awesome graphics, really sad that the gameplay didn't really serve it :(

waynetron 2013-05-03 10:19

The graphics brought me in, the story, atmosphere and narration kept me.
But terrible controls and boring gameplay let down what is otherwise a very well executed game.

brookman 2013-05-03 14:07

Cool game... Was a bit affraid of the dogs ;) I always have a hard time with those controls (shifted 45°). The spoken dialog gives the whole thing a good atmosphere.

GreyShock 2013-05-03 16:18

Really nice art, music and atmosphere!

broxxar 2013-05-03 16:44

Really stunning visuals, love the look and feel. The dialogue was also fantastic. Well done.

matthias_zarzecki 2013-05-03 22:15

This is fun! Narration adds a lot to this.

endesga 2013-05-04 00:41

Absolutely fanstasmigorical!

ithildin 2013-05-04 10:46

Lovely graphics, for a very fun entry. The narrator was an interesting addition, but I his voice sounded too low (even despite having the PC volume quite high). Congratulations!

smilingcat 2013-05-04 16:21

Nice polished graphics. Good job!

boiuna 2013-05-04 16:46

Absolutely incredible. I just wish that the sounds were a little bit louder.

gamenacho 2013-05-06 04:29

Epic game! I like the art style and limited view mechanic, great job!

joe40001 2013-05-06 05:33

I wonder if you guys were inspired by some other game? :P

Still, it was a very fun well made game.

euwaku 2013-05-07 03:41

Very impressive... 5 stars for graphics and audio! Too bad the isometric 4d movement is kind of hard to control.

shiprib 2013-05-07 09:08

Wow, that's amazing for 72 hours, top notch.

If I had to nitpick, I found the controls a bit frustrating as you're offsetting them by 45 degrees. I never got used to cursor keys used in isometric games! Oh and sometimes if I got through a section really quickly the narration would overlap.

But yeah, everything I didn't mention is awesome. :)

mathio 2013-05-07 13:35

Great narration, dripping mood, and subtle humour! A true rarity.

lightnarcissus 2013-05-07 18:20

Extremely good visuals for a game jam and that creates a solid atmosphere for the game. I'd say you did a swell job in that. :D

realyuniquename 2013-05-07 18:53

Amazing game. However, i don't think it fits the theme )
Also i was really close to abandon game because of controls scheme.

catman 2013-05-08 06:36

Nice graphics and mood! I thought the controls were a bit confusing.

dector 2013-05-08 08:38

Great jam entry? Think about porting to mobile platforms!

bobiniki 2013-05-09 15:36

Excelent graphics mood and atmosphere, but the controlls were a bit strange. Not that they are isometric, but when I colide with a wall I start going in a random direction. Also the dogs could be done with some ai not compleately random. Besides that this is one ove the favourite games so far!

Jeremias 2013-05-10 16:03

The graphics and the sound effects are nice, especially the voice over fits very well (Bastion :D). The controls felt somehow strange, e.g. if the character changes the walking direction to another because the direction where you targeting is blocked.

imagnity 2013-05-12 17:28

Super cool graphics! Magnificent..

ethankennerly 2013-05-12 23:10

Avoiding the bright eyes of the shadowy dogs thrilled me. If you continue to develop this, the fiery paths discouraged me.

pamvllo 2013-05-13 00:49

I don't understand anything but it was good game

sheep 2013-05-13 17:16

No idea how to defend from the dogs.

gremlin 2013-05-13 17:46

The controls took a little getting used to with the keyboard, but otherwise a really polished little game. I like the narration.

sylvain-p 2013-05-15 14:22

Nice game and nice graphics. Lot of work on this piece...but you're not on the theme : there no potatoes!

frogmaster 2013-05-17 16:26

Fun. I like it!

alprog 2013-05-19 11:26

Very simple gameplay: just go to the finish and do not fall into the trap. But atmosphere is great. Darkly. Lonely. Beautiful.

fadobo 2013-05-19 11:47

Great atmosphere. My brain doesn't really like isometric arrow controls, but I still managed to finish it.

martin_monosys 2013-05-19 13:05

Very nice looking game, audio was top, too... I would just have expected the unlit areas to be darker, it's a bit confusing like that. And what exactly does picking up a bottle of whiskey do, didn't notice it...

0beah 2013-05-19 21:01

Love the atmosphere.

purplescape 2013-05-20 22:27

I really love this entry. Beautiful graphics and visual effects. They work with the game mechanics perfectly. The story readings added a lot to the mood. Great game full of moonshine!