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I Rarely Go Outside

By blokatt

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Audio573.80
Mood973.76
Humor1263.39
Graphics1623.87
Overall1973.60
Innovation3283.40
Theme3393.51
Fun5583.00

Comments

iceferret 2014-04-27 22:16

I got 14 trash, and i can't find a fifteenth one.

blokatt 2014-04-27 22:30

Try to look behind plants and other objects.
It's randomized.

druid 2014-04-28 08:52

I really like this one!

drmelon 2014-04-28 23:00

Very spooky! I eventually went outside after ruining my shirt cleaning the bathroom.

fox_in_sox 2014-04-29 10:14

Damn, I can't believe I spend several minutes of my life with cleaning of a virtual home. And you know what? I like it!:) Great game!

blokatt 2014-04-29 12:12

Thanks! :)

somethingsimilar 2014-04-29 12:34

Really great game! The highway bit made me jump, and the atmosphere you created was excellent!

I was left wondering what happened when he went outside though...

spotco 2014-04-29 12:39

Really well produced (art and music), but controls made it painful to play.
Felt impossible to control the guy (since he moves to the mouse but the mouse relative position changes when he moves).

Also gameplay wasn't inherently exciting, and got stuck on the "clean the bathroom" part. (It said to click to pick up the bucket, but it wasn't working).

suurin 2014-04-29 12:42

A game about my life, well done!

blokatt 2014-04-29 13:03

spotco: Sorry for that. I have no idea what causes the bug, it occurs randomly.

blokatt 2014-04-29 13:07

spotco: I'll fix the controls.

blokatt 2014-04-29 13:18

spotco: It should work now.

seraphina 2014-04-29 13:47

I wish I could clean my apartment as fast as I do in this game. ;) Great work!

blokatt 2014-04-29 13:54

Seraphina: Thank you. :)

yword 2014-04-29 14:06

Very interesting! The music brings out the atmosphere nicely.

javifugitivo 2014-04-29 14:31

Very nice game, but great effects and interesting graphics. I love the mood and the controls. Good job!

ismei 2014-04-29 19:25

I liked the mood of this game, the descriptions and the general cleaning up I had to do (compulsively it seems).

stepperz 2014-04-30 12:39

I really like the menial tasks... Some how games like this are always strangely enjoyable i don't get it. Amazing game!!

soupwithbits 2014-04-30 12:44

If I wanted to do chores I wouldn't be playing video games :P
Sweet game! Love the music and sound fx

linuus 2014-04-30 14:31

Fantastic! Very interesting and fun to play, is the end when your shirt gets ruined or is there away around that`?

blokatt 2014-04-30 14:54

Linus Lindberg: Unfortunately, there isn't. I wanted to make multiple endings, but there just wasn't enough time to do that.

bukaneerz 2014-04-30 22:32

I really like the mood of your game !

nichii 2014-05-01 10:35

Lol, such introversion :P

spaceoff 2014-05-01 10:36

Really enjoyed this- the menial tasks were surprisingly engaging, kept me playing til the end.

joshrespawns 2014-05-01 18:01

Great Good

dominator_101 2014-05-01 18:06

You'd think a recluse like him would have packed multiple shirts...

Anyway, pretty nice. It got kind of annoying that the only place to get water was the kitchen, though.

blokatt 2014-05-01 18:40

Dominator_101: Once again, I was in a rush. It would've been a nice feature, though.

oranebeast 2014-05-02 05:34

I loved it! Especially the sense of impending doom!

garethiw 2014-05-02 17:49

Haha, this was great. I thought there was going to be some huge pay-off while I was watering all those plants but you actually made us finish the job :D

greatbigjerk 2014-05-03 15:08

Doing chores, like in real life was WAY too tedious. I'm sure there was some twist payoff at the end but man that was drawn out way too much...

shasharala 2014-05-03 21:15

I appreciated a game about an extreme case of introversion. Certainly our protagonist could be a bit more happy if they chose a different perspective, but that's just the problem, isn't it?

ccglp 2014-05-04 17:07

The atmosphere of that is very nice, and the history is quite original, one of the best games I played in this LD

mcapraro 2014-05-05 00:38

funny how fun mundane virtual chores can be!

jsmars 2014-05-07 07:23

Really well made game and overall eary feeling of the the entire game.. except that it's damn annoying to be doing chores like this in a game, especially when it's watering 14 plants where you gotta go fill water each time.. and no real payoff in the end either, not sure if that was what you were aiming for, but I think it would be more fun if the tasks felt a bit more meaningful and less repetetive.

blokatt 2014-05-07 12:51

jsmars: I agree. I wanted to do more, but there just wasn't enough time. It didn't work out the way I wanted.

lemmingsurvivor 2014-05-08 17:03

The game started well enough, but then there simply was too much backtracking; it just felt like pointless padding. Being able to carry the trash can around, and not emptying your can on every plant, would make these a lot more bearable.

Doors should be set to right click. The controls work fine, but once defined you should keep the clicks' usage constant throughout.

Overall it's a good engine, with a lot of potential. The graphics do their job nicely, and you made good use of sound.

dcolgan 2014-05-08 20:55

Awesome entry! The visuals are very well done, the audio is good, the mood and theme are good, and it is a complete game. My only complaint is that it basically turned into chore simulator 2000 after a while, but you could definitely continue this further.

jupiter_hadley 2014-05-10 18:05

Love the use of theme, love the look, love the feel of the game, love the title even. Well done. I included it in part 19 of my Ludum Dare Compilation video series, if you'd like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/KGS8tZwHKag

gamepopper 2014-05-19 20:57

Like the effects, shame you didn't actually see the outside, missed opportunity for a sudden twist.