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Pony Island

By danman9914

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Mood194.17
Coolness283
Humor423.77
Graphics1213.91
Audio1243.49
Innovation1273.86
Overall1533.67
Theme3413.77
Fun3873.26

Comments

mtinkerhess 2014-12-08 01:35

Nice atmosphere. I like the sound in the background and the different kinds of distortion on the graphics. I wasn't totally sure that the game was over. Gameplay was super simple but it did its job.

danman9914 2014-12-08 02:16

@mtinkerhess Thanks! I actually just got in a new ending probably right after you played it. It's better I think.

makatak 2014-12-08 03:40

Well that was... quite an experience. A moody masterpiece in weirdness. Five stars!

xenolupus 2014-12-08 03:41

I doubt a lot of people will get past the start screen. I was about to give up, so I watched the credits and Wala! It worked. Then... well you'll have to see for yourself.

pixelguff 2014-12-08 03:41

I really liked this. Got to the ending after a lot of confusion. :)

squirrel 2014-12-08 04:32

Not what I expected (obviously), but that was a fun way to approach the theme. Nice game and interesting concept (though it got really creepy in some parts :D ).

jhandsy 2014-12-08 04:34

Really cool! Tons of twists and turns. I only wish the pony jumping gameplay was a bit more appealing.

theunderminor 2014-12-08 04:34

One of the most entertaining games I've played so far. I'd love to see a complete version of this with more variations and hidden secrets. Good luck in the competition!

recursiveanomaly 2014-12-08 04:34

Well that escalated quickly...

spacedoubt 2014-12-08 04:58

Well. My head just exploded. Thank you for that.

paperscraps 2014-12-08 05:00

This was great. Made me laugh at the end. Well done sir.

mincemeat 2014-12-08 05:04

uhhh, I'm confused... but it's cool I guess?

danman9914 2014-12-08 05:07

@Mincemeat Did you reach the end? You will know

victorafael 2014-12-08 05:38

I... I wasn't expecting that! :P

So many things to see and try... And I'm not even sure that I own my soul anymore!

Nice game!

anokta 2014-12-08 13:13

extremely creepy in a good way! loved everything about it. no negative comments except for the description, which almost made me skip playing it. :)

sirival 2014-12-08 13:18

Wow that was amazing! Reminded me of the weirdness of Year Walk! Well done - 5 stars

ryannielson 2014-12-08 13:25

I honestly have no idea what I just played, but I kept playing anyway. Super interesting piece of work, and I loved the visuals. I wouldn't say it was an interesting use of the theme, but it technically was one one screen so I'll give you that.

thatnaughtypanda 2014-12-08 23:47

I... what...
That was interesting, lol. It took me quite off guard.

valon 2014-12-08 23:47

It was awesome. Great job!

folmerkelly 2014-12-08 23:49

This was super fun. Took me longer than I'd care to admit to figure out what was going on. really awesome work!

ellian 2014-12-08 23:57

Ahahah what the fuck, I loved it. Congrats, that was surprisingly unexpected :D

cmdr 2014-12-09 08:02

Amazing game. Totally unexpected. Great work with the UI. :D

adventureislands 2014-12-09 12:13

Managed to reach the very end, nice work! I should have guessed from the description that there is more to the game than meets the eye. Great sounds and mood.

wer2chosen 2014-12-10 01:42

I kept clicking start game, but I would get white snow pattern, then back to menu.

robber 2014-12-10 02:09

same here didn't get the game to start (also the fixed startmenu option, dunno if that was a joke, just said start game temporary unavailable, ill be back..

danman9914 2014-12-10 02:14

@wer2chosen
That is intentional. Check out the options menu ;)

@Robber
Try watching the credits

murchurl 2014-12-10 07:43

Quite a weird entry i must admit. But still worth playing, nice job!

robber 2014-12-10 20:07

yeah thanx, ok definitly sick as *@#! props!!

nuclearnapalm 2014-12-11 05:40

That was...unexpected! Really cool twist! Good job!

mrexcessive 2014-12-11 13:50

Haha.. That is strange, and maybe you are the devil. Nice sounds and atmosphere. I want my pony!

oddballdave 2014-12-14 17:32

What did I just play?! I think it took my soul... And I liked it :)

taro 2014-12-19 23:43

Yay, art(?) game! Glad to see something this crazy and off-the-wall to show up on Ludum Dare. I love seeing people go all weird on us.

vikingwarriors 2014-12-20 21:02

GOTY 2014

2014-12-20 21:38

Err. Weird. How do I start playing? I toggled even the "Fix start menu"-function. :/

danman9914 2014-12-20 23:16

@Nova 6
Try watching the credits ;)

hundredhundred 2014-12-21 06:49

Interesting atmosphere, totally did not expect it to be a creepy game ahaha. I thought i was going to get more of the pony happy vibe : ). Gameplay wise i enjoyed the mysterious element of trying to proceed further however i was stuck at one point with the red screen with the continuous beeping, im not sure if that was meant to be the end or if there was more things to solve beyond. The game left me hanging in a confused state. Overall innovative entry great job

zompi 2014-12-21 12:28

I have no idea what's going on, even in the menu screen. I got to the moment when the game want me to surrender... Well, it was moody but I can't understand the idea ^^"
Anyway, mood, theme and that creepy atmosphere... that was great.

danman9914 2014-12-21 17:28

@hundredhundred
@zompi

Perhaps I should have posted a guide. You did not reach the end!

danman9914 2014-12-21 17:38

I just added a link for a guide!

glaze_96 2014-12-21 23:01

Nice one! Love to explore these kinds of games ^^

hbocao 2014-12-23 02:47

I wasn't expecting to be scared by a game about ponies. haha Awesome job!

chaoseed 2014-12-25 14:17

Okay, I get it; the player is stuck in the physical world, tormented by obstacles (gates) which represent their own desires, but ultimately they can break free of the cycle of karma and reach enlightenment.

I'm just kidding. (Or am I?) In all seriousness, this was quite fun to play. ;) You definitely get max points for Mood. However, I kinda felt like there wasn't exactly a point to it. It reminded me of Misadventure, which is a great game because it has a story and justification for everything (a simple one, but consistent). This just seemed like a bunch of horrible-ish stuff for the sake of being horrible-ish. Which is fine, but the reason I comment is that I feel like there's potential for even more. ;)

Maybe I shouldn't be playing this on Christmas morning...

pht59x 2014-12-25 16:23

I managed to go into "OPTIONS & HELP". Bad luck, I couldn't go into the "CREDITS" no "START GAME". There must be a problem somewhere.

t4u 2014-12-25 22:57

Doesnt work for me. I press play and nothing happens.

impmaster 2014-12-26 15:16

wtf i have no clue what went on but it looked cool

Jeremias 2014-12-26 20:17

I really enjoyed this one and respective its style and atmosphere one of my favorites so far! Very good job on the glitchiness.

dans17 2014-12-27 01:57

Definitely one of the most unique entries!

drgeraud 2014-12-28 00:55

That was crazy, and cool, and crazy.

madball 2014-12-28 16:04

Completely stunning! Is there only one ending? I can expect anything from this game.