Shaving Quest: The Razor's Edge

Category	Rank	Score
Humor	16	3.85
Coolness	1	100
Innovation	167	3.30
Fun	344	2.72
Graphics	347	2.93
Mood	428	2.44
Theme	452	2.70
Audio	467	1.20
Overall	495	2.49

perry 2013-04-29 16:08

You made SOMETHING. You know, I've been programming for five years, and in those five years the amount of time I've spent on programming which resulted in nothing made is roughly %95 of the time.

Prototype after prototype, giving up on a project to move to another, which I'd give up and move to another. All wastes. You've made SOMETHING, if every time you sat down and worked it was toward a completed project, then you're better than me, you're better than 9/10 of every amature game dev. The keynote of this very Ludum Dare was about submitting something. http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2013/04/24/welcome-to-ludum-dare-26/#more-228094

milktoast 2013-04-29 16:27

Thanks, Perry. I see you also went with CreateJS. Congrats on finishing up! I knew going in that it was going to be rough. Having never attempted LD (or any game compo for that matter), I didn't fully appreciate the need for pre-planning, rigorous time management, etc. Didn't do any pre-work... just began with that accursed, cold cursor blinking at me in that vacuous, empty text editor. (*shudders*)

peggiosoft 2013-04-29 21:50

this is pure nonsense, but so far it's funniest game i've played.

aare 2013-04-29 21:51

I really like the graphics and how the guys face reflects his emotions. It's a really shame that you didn't manage to finish becouse it really have a potential

ludipe 2013-04-29 21:52

Hey, don't give up, you did a great job with this, so keep working on it and finish it, even if it's not for the compo, who cares? Try to do it in the next days, if you achieve that you'll have done it, because the point is to finish the game.

Keep making games! :)

zanzindorf 2013-04-29 21:58

I almost didn't play this game because the thumbnail reminds me of "Un Chien Andalou" (A very messed up movie by Salvador Dali), but I'm glad I did because even though it wasn't finished I thought what you did have was interesting and funny. I shaved the heck out of his nose :D Thanks for the submission.

theomnis 2013-04-29 23:20

Funniest game so far.

netguy204 2013-04-29 23:22

You made something indeed! Way to post it in spite of what you think of it.

You know what would totally rock? If you wrote up a killer postmortem for this and described what you think went really well and what didn't go well. What were you shooting to achieve and what prevented you from doing it? The exercise would help you do better next time and would help your peers as well.

A failure, properly responded to, is a fantastic opportunity. Go for it!

rmatey 2013-04-29 23:22

For a man that can not grow a proper beard, my dream would be to shave a face with a healthy grow and expose a young fresh face in hiding, even if it is virtually. Please make my dreams come true ;)

neight 2013-04-29 23:23

What's here is already funny. I can see how this could be hilarious with a little more work. I very badly wanted to shave his nose off.

perry 2013-04-30 00:33

Oh yes, very much do what netguy204 is saying. Do a postmortem, I would love to read it. But it would still be most beneficial to you.

thatwhichis 2013-04-30 00:44

I could shave this man's eyeballs all night long. o_O

fabienporee 2013-04-30 01:31

I like this. I'm glad there's no blood!

fueelin 2013-04-30 02:52

I enjoyed this a lot more with debug mode on! Funny game, liked the animations.

travischen 2013-04-30 06:12

ROFL'd.

harsayhd 2013-04-30 17:15

Shaved like Hitler <hehe>

qaterknan 2013-04-30 17:22

good idea and funny gameplay :D It is a shame there is no actual goal

m4cgregor 2013-04-30 17:27

Great idea !.

Real funny.

Maybe you could use the texture of a full grown beard... to fade out... and smaller opacity "pixels".

nimblegorilla 2013-04-30 17:33

Nice job. I like the simplicity.

cataclysmicknight 2013-04-30 20:53

Absolutely hysterical! I won't admit how long I played around with it :P

ahm99 2013-05-01 01:11

Haha. Doesn't really have a win screen, oh well. Good job :)

vilya 2013-05-02 00:04

I guess it's not really a game, but I liked it a lot anyway. Something about it just makes me chuckle. Nice one!

minionstudios 2013-05-02 00:05

What the... no endgame? Did he make it to work? Did I get ten point for a fu manchu? DANG... Fun game tho!

superdisk 2013-05-02 00:06

Ho ho, I guess it's something. Neat for a few seconds.

squared-muffin 2013-05-02 00:29

Interesting concept but more of a toy than a game. Also, when I shave there's a lot more blood involved... I wonder if I'm doing it wrong...

SuperlevelSebastian 2013-05-02 01:27

Haha, had a good laugh. <3

_rilem 2013-05-03 13:18

Wow! O: lol
It's definitely minimalism. It's a shame the nose wouldn't let loose though. :D

sylvain-p 2013-05-04 17:41

The character haven't nose in my version.

cfloydtweets 2013-05-05 15:14

This idea was hilarious. I love it!

goerp 2013-05-08 11:07

I don't know where that screenshot with the smiley face comes from must be from the post compo, because I didn't see it.

Anyway: a very funny game with the right looks (eventually).

PS: love your choice of avatar!

milktoast 2013-05-08 15:53

@zanzindorf "Un Chien Andalou" OMG =(

@Perry @Ludipe @netguy204 Your feedback really helped me to stick with this thing until it was done (including a post-mortem). Thank you!

@Richard Matey You can now shave his beard. But I don't know if this is a dream or nightmare.

@thatwhichis :o

@ahm99 @vilya @MinionStudios Actual gameplay (what little there is) and win screen (technically) now available in post-jam version.

@goerp He starts with a smile, but looses it if you hit his nose or eyes too hard. Your goal is to keep him smiling through the whole ordeal. =)

Thank you, everyone! This has been a blast!

fnkee 2013-05-08 23:52

Seriously; add some music and some sounds to this, as well as a couple of features for different kind of beard and brows, and you got yourself a NEAT app! It's great fun playing around with!

bobiniki 2013-05-09 15:23

Ha ha hA ha!

martin_monosys 2013-05-10 22:46

Most fun I ever had shaving without shaving myself... :O

psenfilip 2013-05-11 15:57

I dig the concept as a toy.
I LOL'ed quite a few times.

xploitgames 2013-05-14 20:19

Enjoyed shaping the perfect tauche! Would love a challenge mode. Shave this style! Go! (P.S. Add more shaving trauma)

kidevil 2013-05-16 01:04

Ha! Neat idea! I think I spent more time shaving his eyeballs than his beard ;)

brassawiking 2013-05-19 17:56

Mustache physics, the newest addition to cry-engine ^^