shellfishgames 2013-08-26 08:26
By the way: The soundtrack was created using the amazing procedural music generator at http://www.abundant-music.com/
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD27 → Forever Alone
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 1 | 100 | ||
| Mood | 28 | 3.90 | ||
| Overall | 52 | 3.85 | ||
| Humor | 55 | 3.70 | ||
| Innovation | 120 | 3.69 | ||
| Fun | 160 | 3.48 | ||
| Theme | 243 | 3.50 | ||
| Audio | 254 | 3.08 | ||
| Graphics | 438 | 3.08 |
By the way: The soundtrack was created using the amazing procedural music generator at http://www.abundant-music.com/
Best game so far!, really funny. Is it possible to save her?
Great! I like it!
Thanks tiffi. :)
You can in fact save her by reaching the "safe zone" at the top (which is not possible in the very beginning, this event will be unlocked after ~2 women died already). I guess I will upload a playthrough video soon.
Quite a disturbing game...I like it!
Gameplay is simple, yet it all blends with the story so it all clicks (9 women died for poor, poor Joe). I also enjoyed the dark humour a lot.
Really, really nice entry. The story completely dragged me into it. Perfect mood, lovely artwork. Good work!
Can't run it because d3dx9_31.dll is missing from my computer, I think this is just from not having the correct programme installed. Oh well.
Thanks for all the positive feedback, I really appreciate it!
@Jimanzium: Sorry for that. Possible that it runs once you download that dll, but who knows.
I'm just about to upload a video of the game to youtube for those who can't run it themselves. But thanks for trying. :)
Cool game. I've never seen this concept in a game before. Nice job
Awesome! Really Awesome!
Nice Game!
Funniest take on the theme!
Wish I had more stars to give, very funny game. Great mood.
Amazing job! I love that you can pick your name, makes the game THAT much funnier. Keep it up!
Awesome game !!!
This was very nice, a good experience overall. The setting and the music are really good.
Great work!
really funny, i laught a lot with 'Carry me' 'I cant' Why? cause the mechanics are limited hahahaha. Really awesome game :D
Nice game. I really liked the idea!
nice game, loved the intro
Was a nice moment, the story is really cool, and the telling/immersion is awesome. 5 stars to the mood!
That was some kinda heart attack.
Very concise experience, nice work.
Amazing story and game!
Good idea ^^. It's pretty original overall.
Ok, now this I loved! Great and simple story combined with a nice and simple idea, but perfectly executed! Great work!
i laughed a lot at the dialogue! absurd story and great atmosphere, good job!
I had to laugh! First game with Humor: 5!
This game is really touching. Great idea and rendition of the theme! I got a lot of fun playing the game.
Okay, this is definitely the best game I have played in this Ludum Dare. How the heck you managed to make all that in such a short time is beyond my comprehension.
Seriously, it was funny, it was innovative, it fit the theme in a very original way, the graphics were nice and clear, the music fit everything perfectly, and the gameplay was original and entertaining.
You are very good at this. Thanks for this experience.
Thanks guys, I really appreciate your feedback. :)
@ZeppelinCaptain - I spent almost no time on the music, it was procedurally generated and I simply tried a few seeds until something with an appropriate mood came out. Furthermore I spent maybe about 4 hours total on all the textures and sprites, the rest was writing and coding (and sleeping and eating and wasting time on the internet). I came up with the dialogs pretty quickly and there wasn't really anything complicated programming-wise (although I spent over an hour on the movement of that car alone... and I can't even say I'm satisfied with the result). Also, although DBPro lacks a lot of features you'd expect from a decent programming language, it's great for prototyping etc. since you can get results very quickly. So that certainly helped.
Thank you very much for your comment, I'm honestly honored. :)
I agree with ZeppelinCaptain on this one. Only thing I'd say, is that the buildings and colors don't look too good.
Hey there ShellfishGames! Just saw you checked out my game, it's much appreciated! Funny thing, I actually found your game through the TGC Forums, I was sure I had already rated it but I see now that I did not. So here I am!
I really love the game, it has a great atmosphere, though the most intriguing part of it for me was the whole theme and story, was very surrealistic and mysterious, kept me all the way through and I think the theme was very well implemented. Good job!
awesome story-telling =]
Music got irritating, but the story feel and game is unique.
This was the best entry I've played, seriously. I love when a game has a good plot with a dynamic between gameplay and narrative and it was also very moody. My only complaint are the graphics, they are OK but the spinning camera in the group therapy makes my head spin. Very nice, loved the story and already checked out some of your other games :)
good job
heheh, this is great! Best humor/story game so far :)
"Narration related time dilation", heh.
5 for the Black Humor, and the narration was actually good.
This game way too entertaining :D
I have no idea who'd live in such a dangerous neighbourhood with all them pianos/zombies/reckless drivers.
And you said my game was funny, pfft!
You have managed to make really depressing and funny game at the same time... Congratulations! This is really great. Got 8 women killed. Nice number it is.
Writing better than current movies.