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Monster in the House

By jnyknn

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Humor1933.35
Graphics1993.67
Fun2233.39
Theme3583.55
Mood3803.11
Overall4103.19
Innovation5352.89

Comments

uthamon 2015-08-23 17:23

Nice idea and execution. I especially like sprites of husband and children, first is depressing and kids look grotesque and... cute?

namnam 2015-08-24 11:43

Cool and fun little game.

pirate_shell 2015-08-24 12:41

Nice little arcade game. I think the take on the theme is the most morbid I have seen so far. The raphics also fit and add to that, as well as the music. The game is quite difficult but also rewarding. Overall, a good entry!

qkerguelen 2015-08-24 16:32

I'm not sure she will be able to buy lots of clothes with 11€ haha! But I spent a fun time playing it, graphics are really cool!

hurlenuit 2015-08-24 16:40

Not bad, controls and graphics are really good. I just think it's a little bit depressing.

tuism 2015-08-24 17:01

Ommmmg great stuff :D Simple mechanics, dark humour, a nice tension between ease of access and difficulty in not killing your own children :) Favourite so far :D

berserker_chris 2015-08-24 17:02

Nice Idea, cool small game. With 16 Euro and 30 or more children you have a bad life^^, solid game good job

cultofmonkey 2015-08-24 17:28

Couldn't get this working in Safari or Chrome :(

mutuware 2015-08-24 17:39

Good job with the graphics.

sepharoth213 2015-08-24 17:40

Great execution! I really like the sprites and the music here. It all contributes to a really nice dark tone that the game maintains even through gameplay.
I think the game tries to not make the physics too wacky, but it inevitably is, so I think that either removing the physics or letting them be as crazy as they seem to want to be is better than treading the middle ground that it does now, especially since the frame of the game is so small.

Great work on the art and the concept execution. Congrats on the entry!

zzcalvinzz 2015-08-24 17:40

fun game...the kids are hilarious. Also feels pretty satisfying beating up that poor husband.

jnyknn 2015-08-24 17:44

"Couldn't get this working in Safari or Chrome :("
Hmm, this game should work on Chrome, Safari is not supported, though.

martinfernandez 2015-08-24 17:50

Nice graphics and idea, i really enjoy your game.

mantis 2015-08-24 17:51

Amazing graphics :)

elenesski 2015-08-24 17:53

Nice idea. Kids got in too early before for I was was able to shake him down for all his money.

ViliX 2015-08-24 18:23

Thanks for playing my game (Oranges In Love With My Fly).
I love the art consistency of your game :)

f1ak3r 2015-08-24 18:38

Maybe it says something about the society we live in that this is a silly, humorous game because it's about a wife beating her husband, but would be an edgy shock-value art piece if you'd switched the gender roles.

Overall a neat little game. The graphics are distinctive: very cute grotesque. It's maybe a bit on the easy side: I only ever killed my children when I specifically aimed to.

ferret 2015-08-24 19:04

Damn, are there any issues you'd like to vent? d: Very well executed, slightly depressing.

defacid 2015-08-25 06:05

Oh my god this game is insane Jani! It made me laugh but the story is ridiculous. :P

The graphics are pretty solid, as per usual.

aprotasenya 2015-08-25 07:05

I liked how it plays, but _man_ that's dark! A good take on the theme though, and mood is created and maintained 100%.

cyrixd 2015-08-25 08:47

Nice game, very focused idea. Good variety in children hopping patterns to keep it interesting. Art style is very distinct - I won't forget that massive chin on the wife!

gagapete 2015-08-25 10:01

This game is too much fun! Love the graphics.

acerio 2015-08-25 10:12

That was funny. The physics were great and the graphics were even better. Everyone loves whacking people.

peterthehe 2015-08-25 10:20

Nice graphics. Well executed and easy-to-play :) I rated this very highly

pauljs 2015-08-25 10:41

Nice idea

karai17 2015-08-25 10:45

A very dark and depressing game. Excellently executed. The bouncing happy children were an interesting contrast to the visibly distraught husband and the malicious wife. Great job!

squarepug 2015-08-25 15:37

I like the style of art. It would have been good if there were upgradeable weapons to get more coins per whack!

big-cow 2015-08-25 17:30

Hah, the opening made me laugh out loud, which I don't do much from playing games! Game was simple but fun with very satisfying 'hitting' feeling.

digitaldude555 2015-08-25 18:44

Pretty simple but fun. Music really fits the mood, like the drawings. Only thing was it was not very innovative only thing I score you low on.

piopio 2015-08-25 18:45

This would be one of the more "uncorrecty political"* game I've ever played. And stupid. But graphics are nice and you can have a good time ot relax yourself after a hard job day. Without this game I would need to do something in Real World(tm) and pay a lot of money to a lawyer. So thank you very much Jani.

*: I don't know how to say it in English. I'm sorry.

antonybaasan 2015-08-25 18:50

Such an art for combo? Awesome

humanatee_studios 2015-08-25 21:20

This made me feel like a real monster - I killed my own child.

fiveathome 2015-08-25 22:00

Haha very funny ! It becomes hard very quickly !

aeai 2015-08-25 22:40

It's a really fun game:) Poor husband got a beating for 23 dollars:P

raducumiczzz 2015-08-25 22:58

amazing artwork. Great idea.

vividhelix 2015-08-26 03:28

interesting take on the theme, kinda dark!

digiman572 2015-08-26 05:43

Interesting game, kind of strange that it actually touches on domestic violence. I think this game sends a pretty powerful message in disguise. Excellent work.

treeman 2015-08-26 11:56

Hilarious! In a good way!

quetzakol 2015-08-26 12:41

Very nice game ! I loved the graphics, they are very special :) The gameplay is simple but it works.

crucknuk 2015-08-26 13:34

Nice graphics. Too bad I could not beat my own children, they are always in the way ><'

frostvoid 2015-08-26 14:05

Great artwork and execution.. damn kids keep getting in the way though! :p

druid 2015-08-26 15:09

LOL .... Simple gameplay but that idea saves it all :D Really great entry XD I love this one, srsly :D

dat_not_my_game 2015-08-26 15:30

Nice theme use!

otrorainteractivo 2015-08-26 19:08

No a fan of the art style but gameplay is nice and its really well done.

jharler 2015-08-26 19:28

It seems someone is bitter, haha. Seriously, nice concept and good graphics. Well done.

hippolyta 2015-08-26 21:59

A nice little game. I played it too many times ;-)
Simple but addictive - imho the earnd amount of money fells too low. I'm not satisfied :-)

Anyway, well done!

lukezaz 2015-08-27 00:42

Well polished, but rather repetitive and doesn't last long.

beardybard 2015-08-27 09:42

There is no time to explain start game and beat the man.

terop2 2015-08-27 14:48

I liked the graphics style. Cartoon-like graphics looks excellent.

zampi 2015-08-27 19:27

It's based on real story and every characters was burn in Russia

5\5

vikingpotato 2015-08-27 21:04

A beautiful entry! Keep up the great work

thomcc 2015-08-27 23:56

huge fan of this one. i love the art style. really. very unsettling in a good way.

on the more mechanical side, i dig the controls a lot and also the fact that the head/arm animates with it.

i think you could have benefited from more blood particles (and maybe not just rectangles) at the end. and maybe some as you go, or the husband getting more beat up as you went.

fitting audio but i guess you didnt make it since you opted out of the category.

killersnoofie 2015-08-28 00:16

Very Nice

namrog84 2015-08-28 05:41

haha that was great.... and sad

jnyknn 2015-08-28 05:47

"fitting audio but i guess you didnt make it since you opted out of the category."
I did make it, but I didn't compose it: I used Otomate music generator and then edited the track with Audacity. But since I didn't compose it, I decided to opt it out.

mrkohcepbaht 2015-08-28 06:05

Wow. Love the art, love the audio, love the humor (What makes me feel like I am a bad person).

So little game and so much fun.

collaboration 2015-08-28 16:29

Man, that's just great, I am really feel sorry for her husband, really cool game.

daanvanyperen 2015-08-28 17:58

Disturbing but solid gameplay.

zenkerdus 2015-08-28 19:05

Looks great and feels finished. Nice looking artstyle.
Replayed several times.
Reminds me of Super Smash's "Grab the coins" mode.
Good job!

jcwelgemoed 2015-08-28 19:14

fun little game. very well done

lycanpoet 2015-08-28 19:38

Game was well made and the sprites were pretty cool too.

wizzardmaker 2015-08-28 20:27

This game was, lets say interesting, its funny.

madmaw 2015-08-28 22:02

I'm reasonably uncomfortable with the premise of this. I did play, but I don't think I'll rate as I don't think can be objective. Good satire punches upward

dregamr 2015-08-28 23:20

XD. I finally could play it!! I didn't know the name of this game... It's funny!!

slothmachine 2015-08-28 23:37

Nice painted look in graphics. Damn it takes a long time to beat a 10euro out of that man. I feel sorry for that guy. It is not easy to keep your wife satisfied.

toloagames 2015-08-29 16:19

I'ts a bit depressing and I like that.

pomb 2015-08-29 19:34

really sinister but its really whacky (pun intended) :D

metalchouchen 2015-08-29 22:41

Awesome :) Fun fact I think it's the first game I see with euro coin :) Really cool game! Congrats! (my best score : 11€40).

thepugprogrammer 2015-08-30 02:59

Really Fun! Score: 7000

synchingfeeling 2015-08-30 06:30

Great graphical style, pretty dark.

mubox 2015-08-30 14:33

Hahahahahahahah.
So many children.

Very good game. :)

sbarrio 2015-08-31 19:36

Pretty disturbing!, but the art and the best Game Over sentence ever written make this a great entry :D

perecil 2015-09-03 18:58

Very nice graphics, but the mood... omg I feel depressed now.

atmonello 2015-09-04 17:54

Love the style

voider 2015-09-10 14:27

Nice graphics and gameplay!!

taro 2015-09-11 01:46

I'm not a fan of the subject matter. I think the game could have used a positive family example to make it clear the character you play is isn't good. Otherwise, it's just another example of domestic abuse.

superfreak 2015-09-11 11:26

Insightful game with great art - thoroughly enjoyed playing

creamybacon1 2015-09-12 16:44

Very good job! Game play is smooth and works well, art is well done, and it gets the theme across well. Again Good Job!

general 2015-09-13 15:37

My video review: https://youtu.be/-YzHwfcJcZ8
Fun game and creative development approach!

liannethy 2015-09-14 09:37

oh my god

jupiter_hadley 2015-09-14 11:54

Interesting game! I included it in part 30 of my Ludum Dare 33 Compilation video series, if you would like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/aghqdpQgwgA

ellian 2015-09-14 14:48

This is a terrible game. But just because of the setting.
I loved it! Nice graphics, weird idea but not serious enough to be lame, it was fun!