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Wunderheilung

By kbm0

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Graphics654.24
Humor703.64
Theme703.92
Mood793.83
Overall1853.62
Innovation2113.58
Audio2673.23
Fun4203.17

Comments

2014-04-28 00:44

A very interesting entry. The art is very fitting to the theme, the gameplay fitting to the LD theme. Creepy, but not off putting. Took me a bit to figure that CTRL is part of the controls, that should be documented. I'm looking forward to more patients, and perhaps some sort of scoring. Very nice for less than two days of work.

kbm0 2014-04-28 00:59

@hipufiamiumi thanks for your feedback, much appreciated! :) what do you mean with "CTRL is part of the controls"? The game is supposed to be mouse only (unless I missed something during cleanup)

conormn 2014-04-28 03:52

Really like the idea here. Art is hot too. I managed to grab the magnifying glass and check out the first guy, but wasn't sure what to do next.

2014-04-28 04:42

Nevermind, CTRL isn't part of the controls. The control is just confusing. I just happened to press CTRL when holding the glass over "incongruities".

kbm0 2014-04-28 10:35

@hipufiamiumi thanks for elaborating! :)
@conormn Thanks, man! The game is kind of about figuring out what to do next, but I'll give you a hint: There is an oven to the left, put the cigarette and hook in there and see what happens.

monaarc 2014-04-28 10:37

One of the bst i have played today !! Good jod, and i want more patients :D

gabbsson 2014-04-28 10:40

If only there were a few more patients I could heal. Really fun game, well executed!

spierek 2014-04-28 10:40

Well done, I liked the art and the overall mood :D

rberiot 2014-04-28 11:17

incredible in every way. you're gifted

split82 2014-04-28 11:19

I liked this one a lot! The gameplay is quite short but nice.

liens 2014-04-28 11:19

I like the voices and the mood. I was hoping there would be more patients, "Papers, Please" style.

jsmars 2014-04-28 11:20

Really well made overall! Great graphics and idea and presentation! A bit short but thats usually a good thing in LD. Great work!

mrshortee 2014-04-28 11:22

short but awesome. the art is amazing and the sound fits well. really looking forward for an expanded version :)

druid 2014-04-28 11:22

This looks like candidate for another indie hit! More injuries please :D

pansapiens 2014-04-28 11:24

Lovely organic art style & and fun to explore. I was happy without any instructions or tutorial since it made it more exciting when I figured out what to do. I guess if you wanted to help players that get stuck an optional hint button could appear if they stall at a step for too long. I wish there was there was a third patient - what do you mean I'm not a real doctor ? .. would a pretend doctor have this fancy magnifying glass ?!?

tiffi_gaming 2014-04-28 11:53

Hit potential over here!

vilya 2014-04-28 12:00

Once you figure out the mechanics, it's all over very quickly! A bit of variation - more puzzles to solve - would be great. Love the art style and the concept though, very original.

littleball 2014-04-28 12:00

I like the style, very nice.

You should add more characters!

smbe19 2014-04-28 12:08

After I found the issues with the first patient it took me a while to figure out what to do next. But otherwise it's an awesome game!

Jeremias 2014-04-28 12:38

Short, but interesting game. While I liked the puzzles, I think the controls (grabbing an item) seem to be a bit unresponsive. The graphical art style is really well done!

rnlf 2014-04-28 13:20

Sadly, the bird-with-top-hat floated far above the desk, so I could neither "hear" him talk nor examine him. But mystery-cigarette-hook-hands was a funny guy and the style of the game is fresh and beautiful.

5 stars on theme and graphics!

local-minimum 2014-04-28 13:36

One of the better doctor games I've played, they seem to pop up no matter the theme. But as other pointed out, in this case it was really a great use of the theme.

Love the graphics and the speech and disease - treatment logics for their ailments.

filecreator 2014-04-28 13:59

This was quite an odd one.
I love the strange artwork and the simple gameplay, it was a lot more than I expected at first glance!

ilo 2014-04-28 14:07

It's weird in a good way. Has the potential to be taken further, for sure; I know I'd like to see more strange characters to help. :)

er_dos 2014-04-28 14:19

This is really creepy and weird and awesome and moody, I wish there were more characters to heal, I liked putting the bandaid on the crows eye!

syawqy 2014-04-28 14:23

I like your drawing style

doubstract 2014-04-28 14:24

wow, it reminds me of "Papers,please". I love gameplay, art is amazing too!

nambiar 2014-04-28 14:25

Well, did not expect that eye-socket fix. XD

ludonaut 2014-04-28 16:23

Awesome art, great idea and weird sounds. Great job.

lorniebear 2014-04-28 16:25

Fun figuring out what was wrong with people. It would have been nice to see more levels

sience 2014-04-28 19:35

Nice game. The Idea has potential but the mechanic should be more difficult, more puzzle like.

kbm0 2014-04-28 19:59

@SiENcE hey, whats up? :) thanks for the comment, i agree that the gameplay could be more complex and challenging. maybe i will make a bigger game out of the idea and expand on the mechanics.

albertosm 2014-04-28 22:19

LOVE the artstyle!! Short and sweet :D

jomacel 2014-04-28 22:34

Good job with the game, I really enjoyed playing it. I lost it with the pimple

colorvade 2014-04-28 22:49

Haha, very charming and unique to play.

terraco 2014-04-28 23:45

Very eerie presentation

drmelon 2014-04-29 01:02

Very interesting! I tried to incinerate the crow's loose eye the first time though, haha!

hyperbox 2014-04-29 02:12

Nice concept, kind of cute but had a gruesome element to it. I was kind of bummed when it ended so soon. Great entry!

flavio 2014-04-29 08:01

I really enjoyed the ambiance and graphics. Too sad it's so short ! We want more characters ! :)

lars-faust 2014-04-29 08:05

Sweet art, interesting concept.

Wouldve loved to have some more patients.

pawegio 2014-04-29 09:14

Very nice art.

curiousexpedition 2014-04-29 14:48

Very small but charming game. I liked mood and the controls worked very nicely with my trackball device. I wish you would have explored the theme a bit further. The problems of the second patient were really gross (in a good way)

On a sidenote:
I don't know how I feel about making me go through Game-Jolt to play and vote it for the Ludum Dare to be honest.

paperblurt 2014-04-29 16:16

Fun to see something different and I think the theme really was well implemented.

mattv 2014-04-29 16:20

good use of the theme!

mase 2014-04-29 16:37

I enjoyed the dialogue especially. Appealingly cute and droll.

techblogogy 2014-04-29 18:03

This is THE game!

martijn 2014-04-29 18:33

"You have a hook for a hand", "That explains a lot". Lovely little game. It took me a while to figure out what to do though

binary_girl 2014-04-29 20:27

i liked it even tho i had no bloody idea what i was supposed to be doing :)

amour-maternel 2014-04-29 20:58

Nice art and sounds. Nice atmosphere.

bukaneerz 2014-04-29 21:49

Very interesting game !
I really want more patients ! (:
Great work !

samoojamies 2014-04-29 22:40

That was pleasant to play. My favorite entry so far.
Too short sadly! And maybe you could make it more challenging somehow.

tchem 2014-04-30 02:20

Great!!! the mechanic and gameplay are simple and intuitive,,, the artwork is awesome,,, excelent work man...

solifuge 2014-04-30 04:54

Hi, this is Vector from the Victory Garden team! (posting under Solifuge's account)

I really like this game! There's not much gameplay here, but the graphics and just... general... weirdness is really nice. I especially enjoy the understated responses to situations that are clearly grievous, which reminds me a lot of how a lot of people respond to psychological injury. So, I think the writing is definitely something keep and focus on.

I don't know if you've seen this game, but it might make a good study for gameplay mechanics in the future?

http://jayisgames.com/archives/2004/07/the_asylum.php

eufrik 2014-04-30 05:58

Nice Game. simple yet addicting. It would be much better if there were more patients but overall you did a good job!

lyje 2014-04-30 11:57

Pretty creepy! Almost salad fingers creepy. I like the idea and would have liked to see more patients!

cornedor 2014-04-30 14:17

A short but very nice experience

soupwithbits 2014-04-30 16:50

Art style is creepy...
It's perfect!

2014-04-30 23:10

Haha loved the concept and art, although the game is short with no replayability. Still, nice game! :D

madmaw 2014-04-30 23:55

So good! I wish it was longer, and maybe some branching dialog or outcomes or something, but what a great idea and so well executed!

lekochen 2014-05-01 05:23

This is lovely.

javadocmd 2014-05-01 07:43

This is amazing! The art style and the weird/creepy atmosphere are really entrancing. I hope you'll continue to develop this.

papygaragos 2014-05-01 11:15

Aww to bad there was only 2 patient.

I liked the idead, reminded me of 'paper please'.

aaronjbaptiste 2014-05-01 19:04

That was crazy, and awesome.

bombjack 2014-05-01 20:06

weird but fun. good job!

neithr 2014-05-01 22:58

Awesome game, I wish there would be more patients in next update :D.

christinaneofotistou 2014-05-02 07:56

Oooh body horror :) Lovely lovely game. The mood, humor and graphics are fantastic! Kudos kbm!

jupiter_hadley 2014-05-02 16:20

Love the art, love the mood, love the game play. WELL DONE, I included it in part 8 of my Ludum Dare Compilation video series! http://youtu.be/0CjJInaKTls

thorig 2014-05-03 15:49

That was creepy.. I like the idea and graphics.

grooveman 2014-05-04 17:08

Amusingly gross. Everything was wonderfully neat and polished, great job!

loxo 2014-05-04 20:40

Really unique idea and graphics style. The game is fun to play and fits the theme very well. But sadly it's rather short. Would be nice to have a much longer version, maybe with randomly generated characters and more to do for the player.

mintarcade 2014-05-05 07:41

Great fun. Nice graphics. Bit short, but for the 48 hours game impressive.

joe40001 2014-05-05 09:04

I liked the game, but it felt like the engine was built, so was it just an issue of doing art that prevented more patients? Because the same game with like 6-8 patients (and slightly funnier dialogue) I think would have really clicked. Don't get me wrong, aside from this game's shortness it is a very solid Compo entry.

jorgemoag 2014-05-07 21:32

Very interesting concept

zerkruemler 2014-05-08 09:31

Very nice. Cool graphics and smooth gameplay. I also like the 'wuwawawa'.
A pity that is has only two levels.

garethiw 2014-05-08 14:28

What a wonderful idea! Beautiful art.

catman 2014-05-08 16:52

Brilliant idea, and brilliant execution. The art is great!!

kddekadenz 2014-05-08 18:15

Cool idea!
The art and sound is ok.
The actual gameplay works flawless once you figured out the controls, but it is very short.

recursor 2014-05-08 23:56

Loved this! The art, sound, everything. The conversations are absolutely hilarious. My kids and I were smiling the whole time. Please make more patients!

stvr 2014-05-09 18:25

Sir, you have a cigarette in your mouth.

mortus 2014-05-09 18:36

Nice mood. Not much of a gameplay but I love the concept and the mood. Would be great to see more patients and more challenging puzzles.

gwa 2014-05-09 19:00

I am a Doctor now :) really like your game and the special the Graphics

diptoman 2014-05-10 06:34

The art style was really cool. It gave a creepy and good feel to the game at the same time. I wish it had been longer, but I enjoyed it a lot. The idea and implementation of the theme- both were rather unique.

mcapraro 2014-05-10 14:47

i could see this going farther, i love the concept

anoarith 2014-05-11 19:22

Very surrealistic, I loved this atmosphere :o !

snoother 2014-05-13 20:58

The art and gentle surrealism is just sublime. And the curiosity of examining people (or creatures?) for medical peculiarities is really wonderful. Definitely wanted more!

I picked up the controls fine, seemingly unlike other commentators. But I did want a bit more narrative so as to pick up the premise better. Why am I helping people? For what greater purpose? At what institution? That kind of thing. It seems like it what lend itself to a cool, whacky narrative. Maybe with recurring patients that whose stories are gradually revealed through the interactions. I don't know, just some stuff that sprung to mind.

Anyway, it's still a 5/5 entry. Congrats.

depp 2014-05-14 08:58

Amazing concept! It's such a fascinating game but I can't figure out how to get past the hook on the hand.

crocantidepollo 2014-05-16 15:32

I don't know why but I really like this! It's amazingly strange

pierrec 2014-05-16 16:44

There is something unique about this game. I love it! (and obviously, this is too short)

moosefly 2014-05-16 23:45

Lovely "artsy" game! My only complaint is that it's so short, was just getting into the mood :P.

Anssi@MooseflyGames

dans17 2014-05-17 23:03

This is a really nice game and it runs well in Chrome, but when I tried to run it in internet explorer there was no hand and the first patient floated off into the sky.

franklins-ghost 2014-05-19 11:16

Loved the look and the interactive aspects. Clever little game with great design.

hyouko 2014-05-19 14:08

Would definitely love to see more of this!

Looking at the screenshots, I realize that I got the bird fellow sans beak, which only served to make him (her? it?) even more surreal-looking. Probably that's a bug, though!

kerdelos 2014-05-19 15:41

There was really a unsettling atmosphere with this game !

Lucariatias 2014-05-19 16:20

A lot of fun and wonderfully innovative. My only complaint is that there were so few patients to serve.
There also seemed to be a bug where the mouse was invisible after dropping the magnifying glass - this was (temporarily) fixed by pressing esc, wiggling the mouse around a bit, and then moving it back into the game.

eriku 2014-05-19 22:16

Very nice entry. My only wish is that it could have been a few patients longer! Well done.

kbm0 2014-05-21 20:12

Thanks for your wonderful comments, everyone! :) I will be releasing an expanded version in the coming months, so stay tuned! Once finished, you will be able to play it from here: http://kbm.itch.io