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Yin: A Game About Happiness

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Mood433.79
Graphics763.97
Audio813.52
Humor2682.80
Overall4353.17
Fun5802.90
Innovation6472.83
Theme10982.32
Coolness119647

Comments

deadlyfugu 2013-08-26 09:18

SO CUTE :D
Sometimes dying causes it to glitch out (e.g. getting

deadlyfugu 2013-08-26 09:19

SO CUTE :D
Sometimes dying causes it to glitch out (e.g. getting stuck in floors)

bekokstover 2013-08-27 10:37

Looks cool! Paper styleee

surrealix 2013-08-27 11:24

It's impossible to play this game and not smile. I had a huge grin on my face throughout the entire thing. The controls were good, the graphics cute, and the music the cutest of all (tied with the jump sounds!).

I got a little concerned when jumping in the water made me die (I thought Yin liked water?). But then I realised I was jumping on a turtle I couldn't see, and everything was right with the world again. Perhaps a little more view range would be nice though.

It doesn't have the best graphics of LD, nor the best music, sound, or levels. But the mood is so perfect that this game will be the one I remember. Well done.

tanser 2013-08-27 11:51

Put a smile on my face. I just couldn't see the theme and maybe put a better sense of progression and idea what you have to do? :)

octopuns 2013-08-27 11:53

This is the cutest game I have ever played.

guillaumegwi 2013-08-27 11:58

Nice game ! I wished there was a minimum level of happiness to go on the next level but it's allright there is a happy end :D

kaype 2013-08-27 15:08

Adorable.

Reminds me of Paper Mario a tiny bit.

erhune 2013-08-27 15:08

Cute and refreshing. Didn't see much relation to the theme, but I'm happy nonetheless :p

oxydam 2013-08-27 15:17

Very good graphics and music, but the gameplay is a little bit too poor.

zccc 2013-08-27 15:35

This is super cute, but could have more gameplay and be more focused on the theme. Congratulations

gremlin 2013-08-27 17:46

This is a very happy game. :)

I'd like the to be a bit more depth to it (there's not much penalty for not making Yin happy, and the reward is that...Yin is happy) but I'm not sure how much that matters in the end. This is a game about happiness, not competition or challenge.

ptsnoop 2013-08-27 19:54

In the world of Ludum Dare, so often full of danger, angst and loneliness, it's good to see a game that's so unashamedly *happy*. Nice one!

fireblend 2013-08-28 00:03

Yeah, I'd love to see this expanded into a more complex "toy", so that things happen more often and there's more stuff to do in general. Very pretty though, good job!

anmorales 2013-08-28 00:04

Nice game, I liked the graphics!!

lordhellmax 2013-08-28 02:38

Well that was a strange game. For adults I mean. It would be a great game for kids I'm sure! I made it to the end alive :D A bit boring for me, but I get what you were aiming for.

doctor-broccoli 2013-08-28 17:31

Dear lord, it's like Kirby got high and made a video game.
Well done, but I feel like it needs some kind of happyometer so you can keep track of your score while you're playing.

pighead10 2013-08-28 18:49

Makes me smile!

crazi456 2013-08-28 21:35

Very cute game. Nice artwork, good job!

phocker 2013-08-29 04:26

this was a great game -- very refreshing

roseninja 2013-08-30 01:38

sooo cute and happy, really smooth gameplay, and nice art style, awesome game good job

amidos2006 2013-08-30 09:57

That's really relaxing the only thing I can relate with the theme that ur stuff u want to do change every 10 seconds but over all nice relaxing game :)