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The world is in your hand

By jacklehamster

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Mood623.80
Innovation2683.49
Graphics2693.49
Audio2713.17
Theme3133.79
Overall5633.16
Humor6792.06
Fun9802.50

Comments

2013-04-27 16:09

I find that I keep getting stuck in a certain vertical wall in the orange area.

Other than that, pretty good.

jacklehamster 2013-04-28 12:10

K I removed the part that gets you stuck

linuus 2013-04-28 20:35

Nice! Love the style and the graphics.. really makes it fun to explore!

martijn 2013-04-28 20:56

Great story.

gizmo 2013-04-29 06:17

yea, this has great details all over the place. and the guy in the armchair plus the music.. makes an awesome and weird atmo :)

kiwiboi 2013-04-29 08:37

I almost cried.. No but seriously that was cool, I only got the girl to do something/help the girl, wish I could help more of them <3 Maybe I could just couldn't figure out how.

Great game dude! :)

manabreak 2013-04-29 10:37

Very nice mood you've set there. :)

kristiangibson 2013-04-29 10:38

Genius (:

ludipe 2013-04-29 10:40

Great story and very original gameplay. A bit slow-paced sometimes but that's ok. Well done!

acatcalledfrank 2013-04-29 10:41

Really lovely game - it'a a nice concept (I would have played more even if it had been a dialogue game in which you could only blink yes/no) although flying through small gaps can be frustrating. Good stuff!

milktoast 2013-04-30 02:12

Simply beautiful.

spelchan 2013-04-30 02:26

When I read single button control I was hesitant but it actually worked really well for this game.

toadfrogs 2013-04-30 13:00

Exploring even when paralyzed... That's something new... But it has limitations though you'll just look some people... Meh... This game's clever :D

jacklehamster 2013-04-30 22:43

BTW, if you want a few seconds, the people will interact with you.

frankbsad 2013-05-01 06:47

that was a lot of fun, very interesting too.

dr_soda 2013-05-01 07:21

I really enjoyed the presentation and the mood in this entry, but honestly I was completely lost with the gameplay. I managed to pick up one of the people and put them on the chair with me but I was completely at a loss as to what I should do with this person.

mortl8324 2013-05-01 07:21

Interesting game, very artistic.

ryusui 2013-05-01 07:23

Beautiful little game - I just wish controlling and interacting with the environment was easier.

aaronyip 2013-05-01 09:34

Wonderful concept! (:

patrik 2013-05-01 16:29

Great take on the theme.

diamonde 2013-05-01 16:34

.- -- .- --.. .. -. --.

kgs0142 2013-05-03 04:14

Very impressive experience.
I like the mood and music, and the interactions. :P

realyuniquename 2013-05-04 12:55

Great game! Except getting pulled back after collisions :)

madball 2013-05-04 15:33

Charming game... but if I didn't read comments, I wouldn't know I can help people. Bumping into walls wasn't really nice. I liked how detailed graphics are.

messiano 2013-05-04 18:01

Graphics and exploring around makes the game very enjoyable. A bigger world, procedurally generated would be very nice :). Loved the cat.

0beah 2013-05-04 18:10

Love the audio and the idea. Controls need a bot of work tho

loxo 2013-05-04 19:14

Unique concept and great silhouette graphics. I like the atmosphere. There is so much to explore.

spiridion 2013-05-04 20:38

Really liked the theme here and that you can totally botch the intro if you don't answer questions "correctly". In fact, it feels like there's two games here and it's kinda neat. If you expand on it, you can alternate between the two using the Captain Pike yes/no for dialog and the super flying wheelchair man for the superhero part. I do feel there was some guidance missing from the flying stage. I'd pick someone up and other than the girl and her kitty, it was random and non-obvious as to where I had to take them.

tozy 2013-05-04 21:24

I got stuck down in a ceiling corner :(
Interesting approach. A little frustrating :P

ethankennerly 2013-05-04 22:18

In most games I do not feel sad or pity. Here the silhouettes and piano melody along with the story of a quadriplegic man touched me. If you continue to develop this, those tender feelings were conflicted by bouncing off the platforms and flying, which seemed to nullify the plight of the victim.

zccc 2013-05-04 22:58

I really enjoyed it, it has a very good mood. I couldn't help everyone, tough...

jceipek 2013-05-05 17:11

This is a really cool concept that deserves to be expanded. As others have said, it is easy to get stuck in corners and the bouncing off objects behavior is jarring. I didn't realize that I could help people until I read the comments because of the amount of time it took for them to react to my avatar and because they ignored me otherwise. At least at first, I felt powerless to change anything.
I think this would work better if the people would take notice of you as you pass them and the first person you could help was very close by.

Nice use of the theme!

michail 2013-05-06 00:40

The music plays only once for me, then it stops. I appreciate the idea, but the controls make it really annoying to play.

atraxgames 2013-05-06 19:29

Very touching, it feels like even if paralyzed he wants to live, he wants to fly, and help other people.

sylvain-p 2013-05-08 01:11

Nice atmosphere. Is it possible to interact with elements (as people or bed etc.)

jacklehamster 2013-05-09 07:39

Yes, you can interact with people. Thanks for trying the game!

kddekadenz 2013-05-10 20:34

I'm sorry, but I don't get it.

minionstudios 2013-05-12 03:22

Weird and cool!

angerus 2013-05-14 09:53

It's full of mixed feelings...I don't know if I had fun playing it of it was just a strange experience. Anyway, It was interesting !

aaants 2013-05-15 10:55

Wonderfully weird

codexus 2013-05-18 13:36

The one button thing has been done many times but this is the first time it seems actually justified by the story. Good job!

omaha 2013-05-18 19:00

Did I take the wrong route? I didn't see any interactive elements after several minutes of bouncing around. Not sure what else I was supposed to do.

jacklehamster 2013-05-20 20:17

Some elements interact if you wait about 5 secs.