follett 2013-04-29 04:55
Depressing but also lovely. The art style is great. I think you really missed out not adding some eary audio in the background but great anyway!
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD26 → Free*
By kortuga98
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 2 | 88 | ||
| Graphics | 49 | 4.15 | ||
| Mood | 74 | 3.75 | ||
| Humor | 230 | 2.81 | ||
| Overall | 334 | 3.40 | ||
| Theme | 584 | 3.51 | ||
| Innovation | 713 | 2.93 | ||
| Audio | 913 | 2.06 | ||
| Fun | 1107 | 2.31 |
Depressing but also lovely. The art style is great. I think you really missed out not adding some eary audio in the background but great anyway!
That was beautiful. This sack of meat is kind of sad now though.
Reminds me of "Consoul". I was confused by the huge blank space, and the parts that were red boxes. Other than that, it was okay. I think you could have made it more heart-wrenching though, maybe if you showed the child somehow.
I really enjoyed this game. It is a good game.
That was amazing! Definitely a proof that games can send powerful messages even better than movies. Not being able to go back was a nice touch. I have only one complaint:the signs are readable on a very small area, I accidentally skipped over one or two of them...
Again, awesome job!
Nice. but a tad tedious.
the art is fantastic, but this is more of a story...
great work though!
-ENDESGA
Nice!
My kind of game/humor. Great.
Tested with wine 1.5.18-git, appears to run fine.
Anyhow, for starters this isn't a game, it's a story with a "hold to advance" key.
There was quite a bit of effort on the graphics and it all LOOKS nice (considering the black-and-white-ness), but it could definitely do with some more animation in places AND THE PLAYER DOESN'T GO UP STEPS WHAT THE HELL
Didn't hear any audio, so N/A for that.
First entry I've managed to give a score for humour for. It's got a fairly nice and mildly amusing tone to it.
Moodwise... it tends to lose momentum at the end. So much more could be done here.
Overall... 2 stars. Make a game next time.
@GreaseMonkey thanks for the feedback! We obviously have different definitions of the term 'game,' but I appreciate the rate.
Looks really interesting but I'm not on my windows computer :c
@lulzfish_4 Do you happen to have a 32-bit machine? The game wasn't tested on anything but a 64-bit Windows OS, so I can't confirm or deny that it really works on anything other than that.
This game is beautiful. This is exactly the kind of game I was hoping would come out of this dare. I can see why you chose not to add any sounds- But personally I could see some more emotion in this game with the right music and sounds.
Great art! nice game.
So depressing :) A little annoying that you can't get back to read missed plates :( And it would be great to listen some depressing music in background :)
Fantastic graphics. The only thing I would change would be adding some simple ambient noises or some music. I'm not sure how I feel about having Humor as part of the grading criteria. I think 'games' can be inclusive of other emotions, and your game is proof of that.
Not much of a game but I liked the art and the message, very depressing too. Some changing and blending background music would have been great.
That is really great. Such a bleak message but really great.
Too sad, I can't play it. Following message comes up, when I try to start it (Win XP):
"Unexpected error occured when running the game." :(
@SuperlevelSebastian I believe the game only runs on 64-bit OSs. Apologies :(
Interesting, and made me smile a few times.
@Kortuga98, @SuperlevelSebastian: It's a 32-bit .exe, so I'm not sure why it wouldn't work on a 32-bit OS.
OK, did a quick objdump + grep, it appears to use AVX instructions in quite a few places. I'm not sure if they're part of a special codepath or if they're unavoidable; in the latter case, you will need at least a Sandy Bridge-era CPU.
Excellent little game. I think you have a real knack for visual storytelling.
The game kind of beats you over the head with is themes from the beginning though - a little subtlety would make the story even better.
this really worked for me, of course I could see where it was going but as it came to pass it still effected me. really liked this.
Wow, really good! And incredibly similar to my last Ludum Dare game. Hmmm...
Quite deep. Glad I played it
@GreaseMonkey Thanks for the tip!
funny gam
Really gorgeous art, good work!
Jason Rohrer did it before :P
Well, the "you win" at the end really makes you stop and think for a second.
Quite depressing, but it would have given more if it also had a sad background music. ;)
Really good graphics and transition from an age to another is really well done.
Keep up the good work! :)
Fantastic art! Original style, I love it.
I'm glad you described why you went with this for the theme. I love the story telling. The art is simple and endearing. Some simple audio might go a long way. Great job with the feels!
Never thought "Sin City" effect can be that catchy! It's mesmerizing!
Awesome graphics, good job.