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Subocula

By drmelon

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Innovation1573.70
Mood2153.47
Theme2493.62
Humor2892.90
Overall4123.32
Fun4593.12
Audio7672.33
Graphics8002.79

Comments

archaeometrician 2014-04-28 02:43

I like the idea

superdolfy 2014-04-28 02:46

Great Idea with the seeing eye stuff but very scary.

lostautumnguy 2014-04-28 03:25

Love the idea. Would be neat to see this concept more fleshed out on a larger scale.

loggs2 2014-04-28 03:54

The game play idea was really cool, I wish I had a chance to play with it more. I thought it was hilarious though.

terraco 2014-04-28 04:00

Wow that's some creepy Stanley Kubrick stuff right there!

madmaw 2014-04-28 04:10

Eyesplodingly good

minism 2014-04-28 04:13

One of the better interpretations of the theme i think ive seen, also scary so ++mood

armanky 2014-04-28 04:14

Really cool concept, the Eversion-esque world changes really caught me off-guard. Very nice interpretation of the theme!

My main complaint is that the cooldown on the eye could be a little faster. Trying to avoid going "darker" means standing around waiting a whole lot. Overall, fun idea, well-implemented.

iamspencer 2014-04-28 04:24

Damn, that took a different turn than expected, lol, good job. Pretty creepy, but I like the pixel art.

cr2crstudios 2014-04-28 04:58

Creeeeepy. . . is there a good ending?

fyberoptic 2014-04-28 05:07

Really neat use of the theme. I like the idea of the one thing that lets you advance in the game is actually bad for you. I like the graphics, too. You could definitely take this further. Nice job!

elforama 2014-04-28 05:11

Creepy good game.

hyperbox 2014-04-28 05:23

Totally awesome, I love the turn it takes from overusing the special ability. This really reminds me of a game I've played before but I can't remember the name of it. You run around as this little flower guy and touching certain areas in the game causes it to change and become darker. Either way stuff like this is great. "Bad Ending" was funny XD

gwa 2014-04-28 05:55

Very Nice I like the idea and how you made it. (Just not good with german Kebordlayout)

idkfawin32 2014-04-28 06:12

Still trying to get the good ending. Good job on creeping me out with the using the sight too much part

slader16 2014-04-28 06:27

Awesome mechanic, poor implementation.

gafblizzard 2014-04-28 06:35

Interesting concept, and very creepy mood as a result. The mechanics were pretty simple, and if you want to avoid overusing the vision ability, there is a lot of downtime while you wait for it to cool down. I realize it might be too easy, but maybe something else could balance it.

mark-feaver 2014-04-28 06:46

One of the best I've seen so far. Good job

honcho 2014-04-28 06:49

Excellent game!

Game creeped me out when I overused the eye for the first time, the way you achieved this effect was executed well with the sfx and white screen flash transitioning. After getting the bad ending I was curious enough to play to enough to get to the good ending. Was over joyed at reaching your gold room that had a warm welcoming sign. The achievement at the end of the game was a treat.

Loved it.

x1212 2014-04-28 07:47

Realy nice!
The controlls are a little bit difficult if you use a keyboard with qwertz layout ...

techblogogy 2014-04-28 08:20

Pretty nice consent with simple execution

caridorc 2014-04-28 08:24

This game is very good, the bad that is behind what we see and the way it was executed. BUT it has 2 big problems:
1) There is no music
2) The controls are ugly

dreii 2014-04-28 08:41

ooh creepy! nice mechanic though :D

papygaragos 2014-04-28 09:15

Congrats on your frist LD

pietro-ferrantelli 2014-04-28 15:03

Great job ! I really enjoy playing your game and I like the idea :)

almost 2014-04-28 20:23

I am the new eyeball king! I assume this is a good thing. The sudden mood change was pretty unexpected.

jacob-peltola 2014-04-28 22:09

Really cool, I felt bad for turning the old guy into a skeleton from overusing the power though

darkmeatgames 2014-04-29 00:00

Hooray! I'm the new eyeball king! Loved the graphics of the 'bad world', and I liked that I had to use it 'too much' to advance. But my first playthrough, I thought that's all there was (the bad ending)

With some more guidance, and maybe another mechanic to keep it interesting, this could be really cool. I really love your weird aesthetic. Keep it up!

cryovat 2014-04-29 00:57

I agree that the controls need a little bit of work, and cooldown time is too long.

Those things aside, I'm a sucker for creepy things like this, and the ending cracked me up. :)

valid4life 2014-04-29 04:38

Great Idea!

zdonkeyx 2014-04-29 07:44

Good idea I thought it was funny. And the ending wasn't that bad. In fact it made me chuckle so I bumped up your humor to 5 stars. haha

rnlf 2014-04-29 08:31

Really nice take on the topic, first time I give 5 stars in this category this LD. I also like the disturbing feeling it produces and the totally mad world that lies beneath the surface of our own.

After 4 tries I actually became the eyeball king \o/

Found a few bugs (you probably know them already, but meh): 1. you can collect the coins multiple times by entering the house for a short while again. 2. The don't doors seem to be linked correctly.

Congrats on your first LD submission!

8bitpimp 2014-04-29 08:40

Funny game :) Could have used more polish, but very enjoyable. Ending was a little abrupt!

bombjack 2014-04-29 10:21

great idea!

martinysa0311 2014-04-29 10:26

fun gameplay :)

crneumre 2014-04-29 14:06

I really liked playing the game,it was weird in a good way.
Controls felt weird mainly because i couldn't press 3 buttons at the same time(Right\Left+ X + Up)
Overall the game is very good,i would love to see more of it in the future.

orangejuice724 2014-04-29 14:23

i like the idea of this game, creepy! The Eye idea was good.

sam101 2014-04-29 14:24

I liked the idea, the cooldown time was too long however ! The game was really nice, the "mad world" idea is just weird and funny at the same time.

technocf 2014-04-29 15:06

A good game idea, bit difficult to play.

trueyomic 2014-04-29 15:24

Got both endings. It was a pretty good mechanic and a good way to determine endings (even if there is barely a story). It could have used more levels though.

superzac 2014-04-29 15:35

Solid mechanic, fucking terrifying when the house started bleeding. Good job. A few issues but you did well.

binary_girl 2014-04-29 15:42

nice idea.. altho i just seemed to keep Z held down all the time without penalty ..good job and nice ending hah :)

stvr 2014-04-29 15:45

I did not see that coming. You might actually want to remove some of those screenshots so as to not spoil the surprise. I was genuinely surprised and creeped out, good job! Is there more than one ending?

brunodev 2014-04-29 17:22

Really nice entry dude! Love the demoniac mood when you overuse your new 'eyes'. haha

gravitygames 2014-04-29 17:24

It was a bit too short, there was a pit in the second part of the level I couldn't escape, and I would say that the good ending was a bit too easy to get (got it on my first try, but saying the good ending is too easy to get is hypocritical, considering that the good ending in my game is the default one...), but it was a very nice experience.

dustoutgames 2014-04-29 18:05

This is truly excellent for a first entry. Strong use of theme, simple, but clean and consistent graphics, and really spooky and engaging, to boot. Well done, Dr Melon. I'd love to see an enhanced version of this with more exploration of the theme and story.

raiyumi 2014-04-29 18:17

That was unexpected. Interesting game. Could use a bit more polish though.

suppi 2014-04-29 18:42

I really enjoyed this one. caught me off guard. got crown as the eye king :D definitely a good job!

angryloaf 2014-04-29 19:48

I thought that the lack of music and a background took away from the game, so did the poorly drawn faces. However, I think its a good idea and you should polish it up, it has potential.

szrapnel 2014-04-29 20:00

Great idea: you have special power but it comes at a cost, not only to you, but also the whole world!!! Multiple endings! Great job!

01010111 2014-04-29 20:18

oh no i'm ded :< for real I didn't see that coming. Great work :D

alvarop 2014-04-29 21:20

Got the bad ending. As someone else said, it has some kubrick-ish qualities. Kubrick meets fez?

voider 2014-04-29 21:43

Loved the concept and some details. It's short but smooth

supermsp10 2014-04-29 22:20

nice idea with the environment changing when you overuse the ability to enable platforms but is there any other consequence

danidre14 2014-04-30 01:02

Scary

joe40001 2014-04-30 03:10

Clever and fun. I'd be interested to see what kind of games you make given a longer amount of time, as is it is quite promising.

csanyk 2014-04-30 03:27

Man, I thought this was going to suck until I overdid it! I'm a sucker for glitch:) Very cool:)

grozamorei 2014-04-30 06:25

Interest idea with X.

vidsneeze 2014-04-30 19:27

Nice! i wasn't expecting a roller coaster ride.

digital_sorceress 2014-04-30 22:24

Lovely feeling to this game. Very memorable. :) I achieved both endings.

oddly-shaped-pixels 2014-05-01 08:39

Its a great idea and a nice interpretations of the theme. My only 2 complaints are the cooldown time and the controls that feel a bit unintuitive (I can't jump while walking and using the vision power at the same time, maybe it's my keyboard)

nddrylliog 2014-05-01 11:40

HOLY SHITBALLS that got creepy fast. Loved it!

sodaware 2014-05-02 00:16

It took me a few tries to figure it out, but I finally got the good ending (which is still pretty weird). Have to say I wasn't expecting what happened after holding down X for too long. Good job!

commanderstitch 2014-05-03 01:21

"what did you do to me?" best part ever

conormn 2014-05-03 21:11

Whoa, love the concept. Really great job!!!

pinkmonkeyhead 2014-05-04 18:56

i loved the mechanics

jupiter_hadley 2014-05-08 21:48

Short but cool game. I included it in part 15 of my Ludum Dare Compilation video series :) http://youtu.be/f3WpQDAZRnI

king_mew 2014-05-12 01:54

Fun little game idea. I wish it was a bit longer, but it was still fun!

xhunterko 2014-05-17 10:18

Um. Well then.