FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD26 → one life

one life

By thatwhichis

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Humor523.67
Mood4862.98
Theme5593.53
Innovation8112.79
Fun10092.46
Audio10781.30
Overall11202.58
Graphics11762.17

Comments

nhmllr 2013-04-29 03:59

Gotta admit, that was pretty funny

deathray 2013-04-29 04:11

That gave me a laugh!

rujomarco 2013-04-29 09:54

hahaha funny entry

thatwhichis 2013-04-29 17:11

I'm glad you guys enjoy, but I'm starting to worry that all of you are throwing yourselves off the cliff!

peggiosoft 2013-04-29 21:53

thank you.

bipolemoment 2013-04-29 22:00

That was really deep, honestly. I'm glad you mentioned there were two endings, because, like everyone else I'm sure, I jumped off the cliff at first. But that was a really nice ending as well. :)

thatwhichis 2013-04-29 22:18

peggiosoft: thank you!

BipoleMoment: yeah, it's a little rough, because you want to just release your creations into the wild and let people walk away with what they find for themselves, but at the same time... I'm proud of my work and want people in the competition to experience everything the game has to offer. Ultimately, I'm just happy if anyone connects. :-)

jah2488 2013-04-29 22:37

That made me so angry. haha

prelucid 2013-04-29 23:08

HAHAHAHA, I wasn't paying attention! Good stuff! Hahaha...

hgouveia 2013-04-29 23:08

Very funny!, and little bit cruel haha

milktoast 2013-04-29 23:11

Hehe. I need that. =)

jackspinoza 2013-04-29 23:12

the old classic of daring someone not to press that button. I killed him a few times. good stuff.

ysty 2013-04-30 12:39

I like it (both endings). +1 for the Gattaca reference.

alfonzm 2013-04-30 15:12

This made me laugh! 5/5 would hit space bar again.

igrowbeards 2013-04-30 16:39

I liked the concept a lot - I think better graphics and audio would make the experience a lot more powerful though.

orange08 2013-04-30 16:39

Uh... lol?

tonic 2013-04-30 16:41

Ha ha ha. :)

maumagau 2013-04-30 16:43

Perfect for the theme. I think this is the only game I've played so far that has something to say beyond the game itself.

thatwhichis 2013-04-30 17:13

Thank you all for taking the time to play and leave your feedback. I hope all of you are enjoying in some way!

igrowbeards: I agree, and I think I would like to develop this one further toward the original vision in the near future.

tonbery 2013-04-30 19:37

lol, i`m... dead... D=

it`s kind of a thing to think about... life and all that stuff xD

idovoodoo 2013-04-30 20:00

Deep dude. Well done :)

sythe 2013-04-30 20:49

Love it. Reminds me of my own, actually.

ddionisio 2013-05-01 16:50

I have to admit, I laughed out loud once it put me in the game. I think you win the humor in LD!

Very honest and humble game!

fritzendugan 2013-05-02 19:08

I think perhaps you should've had some opening dialogue to explain what was going on. Make it clear that this guy is standing at the edge of a cliff, about to jump to his own demise. I assume many players, like myself, at first assumed this was going to be some strange platformer adventure, so we press space to see what happens, but the game just ends. This leaves us to believe that you were just having some fun with us like many LD entries do. However, upon reading that there were two endings, it became immediately clear to me how much more depth there was to this game. The dialogue that you eventually experience may have been a bit cheesy, but it was effective. I feel like I was entering the mind of someone standing at the edge of a cliff and introspectively examining his life and the choices he has made, and after this introspective journey I was able to walk away from the cliff and resume my life. It's a shame that many who play this might not get to experience that simply because you failed to make it clear what the gameplay mechanic actually is. Maybe if instead of "press space to move right" you had said "press space to jump off the cliff, do nothing to wait a while more" Many more players would've had a more meaningful experience, without you having to hold their hand and explain "There is another ending that you guys are missing." I think you had you made some small change like that, you would've created quite a meaningful interactive narrative. As it stands, you're just a bit short of that, in my oppinion.

Some other thoughts: I wish the game had music as well, but I understand you didn't have time for that. The text seemed to take a bit too long, especially in the beginning, but maybe I'm just a fast reader. Interesting concept, I look forward to your future LDs.

thatwhichis 2013-05-02 19:38

Fritzendugan: Thank you for the detailed response!

I'm definitely learning a lot from this experience and everyone's comments. Please believe me when I say I am taking them to heart.

martin_monosys 2013-05-02 21:53

Not really funny, but a deep experience... I would just leave it as it is, maybe with better graphics and some sound. I'd say it doesn't need any more introductions or better instructions. If you jump of the cliff more than once and don't know what else to do, that's your own fault... ! ;)

pabloalexandre31 2013-05-05 03:04

Pretty funny haha. I lost my one life, i'm sad :(

kefir 2013-05-05 11:30

Is that it? :) Well. Funny :)

kyru 2013-05-17 16:38

Theme to the limit, I like it. Good game.

thatwhichis 2013-05-19 02:11

!!! I made my goal of 100 games rated! ^_^'

I think I got everyone here; if I missed anyone, please let me know! See if I can get in a couple extra between now and the deadline. :-D