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Marbles

By lokarunith

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Mood1113.69
Theme2233.51
Innovation3253.14
Humor3712.44
Graphics3983.35
Audio5442.54
Overall5502.96
Fun7432.09

Comments

tides 2014-08-26 14:11

creepy

villhest 2014-08-26 14:12

WebGL crashed after the start screen!

jsmars 2014-08-26 14:19

Really difficult to know what was going on.. Interesting story for the theme, but it could use a bit more game to be a game.. one time it was just text and then the menu came, the next time I moved a marble quickly then menu again.

enteagd 2014-08-26 14:25

Interesting and unsettling take on the theme. The controls were a little unresponsive but the mood and atmosphere made up for that.

robert_steiner 2014-08-26 14:39

I'm not sure if I saw everything. Had to restart few times, because at first after "click to start" I had a freeze, and at seconds try I started at one of the endings. On third try I had one clicking even before the ending, not sure if that was intended.
(Kontregate build, mac, chrome)

sunflower 2014-08-26 16:23

I got to see the menu, but the game lagged terribly and I couldn't really start at all; sorry. >.<

mrexcessive 2014-08-26 16:55

Hi. Pretty weird story!

pjimmy 2014-08-26 21:20

nice, very unsettling

atomicvikings 2014-08-27 00:11

that was quite the experience! could have done with a bit of audio. but it already sets a mood. great theme implenmentation.

susanthecat 2014-08-27 13:33

Game lagged and crashed Firefox. :(

lokarunith 2014-08-27 15:04

Hi, sorry for the technicall problems, if you're having trouble playing in the web, please try the desktop version, it should work just fine.

mase 2014-08-27 17:11

I saw the various endings and had no technical problems.

I dig the surreal 3D models.

It is confusing when the controls switch from mouse to arrow keys... it didn't immediately register with me as a "platforming" level.

I enjoyed this, but it's pretty bare-bones in terms of gameplay... maybe a playable version of the marbles game described or something could've added more immersion.

ponk 2014-08-27 21:33

I like the extruding faces and crazy wireframes.

brighterorange 2014-08-28 02:13

Wow, this was pretty disturbing, like a weird art-school movie you watch in a museum. I appreciated that you did something experimental! Top marks for mood. I got all three endings. I felt confused about how to control the "kiss" part, but I found that clicking fast would take me to the "marble" storyline, so that was enough for me. :)

sunflower 2014-08-28 09:16

Lokarunith: I tried both Web and Windows versions, and both lagged to me to the point of Ctrl+Alt+Deleting it. Sorry, I've no idea what causes it. :<

lafleur 2014-08-28 20:21

Disturbingly wonderful! Great job!

perpetualraine 2014-08-29 00:46

Super weird game. Loved the art and the concept.

hypnohustla 2014-08-29 06:22

Crashes on me after the start screen. I'll try it again later :)

jjhaggar 2014-08-29 12:52

Firefox crashed after start on kongregate :( Chrome worked but there was only a cinematic and no gameplay at all (apart of clicking to skip the dialogues), apart of that, creepy & interesting story :)

bluemaroo3 2014-08-29 13:43

No problems playing the web version on chrome. The surreal and slightly disturbing graphics really helped to make the mood. Really interesting dialogue kept me hooked. Played all three endings :)

dookie 2014-08-29 21:01

Hehe, this was crazy. I like it! You get a few extra stars just for making something completely unlike the other games :)

I had trouble with it as well. The web version crashed Firefox and the downloaded windows version lagged a lot between scenes.

naytron 2014-08-30 13:40

Didnt really understand what was going on or what I was meant to be doing... good job on creating a creepy atmosphere though.

hoyt-hoy 2014-08-30 13:54

Weird...
I had problems in Web version.
The game is really different, with an intriguing story and plot.
The controls is difficult, and layout didn't help with understand the game.
But, good job!

nooner-bear 2014-08-31 06:40

Cool, but weird game. All in a good way of course :)

primaerfunktion 2014-08-31 17:34

This one's the weirdest entry I've seen so far and it's awesome!

bytegrove 2014-09-01 15:45

Weird game and story, it felt a little laggy sometimes. Took a while before I saw the quick time event, maybe try and make those clearer?

benjamin-soule 2014-09-02 15:33

nice arts, this is a very unique entry. I would like more interraction, but the storytelling is very good and counterbalance this.

banana4life 2014-09-02 15:37

Web version crashes safari and doesn't work for firefox and chrome too.
App for OS/X doesn't work either...

frogcheese 2014-09-02 16:56

Using Chrome on Macbook here, getting a WebGL crash on the web version at the fadeout after clicking start. The OS X version doesn't start up at all. : (

hbocao 2014-09-03 06:23

This game freaked me out. I like the idea of having different paths to choose. I felt like you tried to do something 3D but didn't have enough time to finish it. The story is interesting, making me want to know more about it. Unexpected entry. Good job!

conflictivelabs 2014-09-04 00:57

Web version crashes my browser after the start screen and the PC version is deemed as malicious by Chrome :/

withoutpillow 2014-09-09 21:36

fantastic, often disturbing, atmosphere! your art style is unique and very powerful, and the music works great with it. interesting and thought-provoking entry.

and thanks again for playing and commenting!

cardboard 2014-09-13 19:07

You have crafted a very unique game. The story/stories were interesting and the art style is superb.

fisholith 2014-09-15 05:49

Very cool interpretation of connected worlds.

I don't know if I happened to get all three endings in the perfect order, but it was really interesting that each one shed light on the imagery and themes from one of the previous endings.

The surreal and fractured imagery fits the theme and mood really nicely.

I was going to mention that I liked the dynamic main menu, and then when I went back to look at it again, I just realized what the menu was! :D

It's awesome that you worked so much hidden meaning into this. The backgrounds. The recurring motifs of certain objects. (Don't want to spoil anything.)

This is one of the most unique entries I've seen.
Keep up the good work. :)

jupiter_hadley 2014-09-15 18:23

The game kept crashing for me for whatever reason. :/ I included it in part 27 of my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) http://youtu.be/DOSk1bi234E