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You're a Floor Lamp Now

By blinry

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Humor253.94
Coolness287
Innovation1403.72
Mood1773.40
Overall2593.45
Graphics3323.33
Audio3392.97
Fun4493.16
Theme7232.93

Comments

sanojian 2016-04-18 13:22

It is certainly original. Felt good when he finally got the cheese. Nice lighting too.

chromebookbob 2016-04-18 17:58

This was so sweet, good work on the AI and originality

danman9914 2016-04-18 18:01

Nice level of polish! Good humor.

barkingcat 2016-04-18 20:58

Funny little game for sure, but I wish I could unplug myself for a bittersweet ending :V

terop 2016-04-18 20:58

those light circles look pretty nice, with awesome fading edge. Otherwise graphics looks decent, and the ideas in this game is great..

apantaloni 2016-04-18 21:02

Original and interesting to play

theonlygooddrcz 2016-04-18 21:06

wow! turns out it's not that easy :) sounds are lovely, and waiting in the dim room for the mouse to come is surprisingly pleasant.

meganukebmp 2016-04-18 21:08

Very original and fun game. Very humorous.

idorrac 2016-04-18 21:50

The idea behind the game is really unconventional but turns out to be quite fun! I also like the humor behind the game. :)

sftrabbit 2016-04-18 21:50

Laughed out loud at the concept! Definitely an interesting idea and the lighting effects are nice - good work!

exilegl 2016-04-18 21:51

Hah. What a mean fairy. The art and sounds are nice, and the story is fun. I really enjoyed playing.

frozencow 2016-04-18 22:02

Haha wow, Blinry, I remembered that name vaguely. Found your Github profile, you worked on Gish as well! Awesome to come across a game of yours on LD!

Anyway, nice concept and narration. Had a good laugh and enjoyed the game. Took a while, I was surprised Mr Mouse didn't die on me.

alejoac 2016-04-18 22:08

Unexpected and humorous take on the theme.
Sometimes I had to wait too much for more fireflies, but in the end Mr. Mouse had its cheese.

pellanor 2016-04-18 22:15

It kept freezing in firefox for me. Could be my fault for too many tabs and other games... Worked fine in Chrome.

Very cool take on the theme. Adorable sound effects too :)

dwhiffing 2016-04-19 00:44

I see the witness reference in the grandfather clock! Very very innovative and great job taking liberty with the theme for humorous effect. Wasn't fully drawn into the gameplay, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

PS Thanks for checking out stellar pendulum!

croze 2016-04-19 01:49

Very pretty, I liked the sound effects! Th commentary was funny too

rynman56 2016-04-19 02:56

This is absolutely incredible, I really enjoyed this! The sound effects and the story were very funny

dustoutgames 2016-04-19 03:51

Being a floor lamp has opened my eyes to all of life's possibilities. Really though; fun concept that works *shock*ingly well (haha)

keyboardmonkey 2016-04-19 05:59

Be careful what you wish for. I hope in the next installment your light attracts another fairy. Good entry!

tomvert 2016-04-19 11:40

It's quirky and original, it feels fresh and unique, I liked it :)

paskal007r 2016-04-19 16:33

yes, yes little mouse, eat those dead corpses!
Funny idea, gave me a smile.

brickkid512 2016-04-19 18:47

Very original concept and great humor

shatterpointstudios 2016-04-19 18:50

Very nice! I liked the writing and silliness of the concept, it made me laugh.

pedro120 2016-04-19 19:44

Awesome game. Good take on the theme and well done polishing it. Struggling to find fault!

blobo 2016-04-19 21:38

This was hilarious. flat out genius. really well done.

kestrelgames 2016-04-19 21:51

that is a hilarious concept! Awesome little game :) I like the wry text. :) Also... zapping fireflies is kind of satisfying ;p

pjimmy 2016-04-19 21:51

ahah! very cool!

plantprogrammer 2016-04-19 22:04

Nice idea and implementation. Hilarious background story xD And some creepy firefly sounds ;)
Good job.

crowbeak 2016-04-19 23:11

Well, that was hilarious. Glad you had the hint at the bottom for people who can't figure out the rules, but glad it also had to be actively clicked. It was nice to have that control over having the rules explained to me.

giordanno92 2016-04-20 02:42

Nice little game. On my second attempt, I've finished it in a minute! It took me about ten minutes on the first try oh randomness XD Anyway, it could use some tiny jazz music or maybe a cute small lullaby to improve the game, the sfx was funny though. I was expecting being able to shapeshift inside the game, but I guess we can say you were inside the theme. And I see you commented on my game about an error, update your JRE (Java) to version 1.8 and try again. I'm waiting for your review over there. You can get more instructions on my itch.io DL page. Thanks!

dssiege11 2016-04-20 18:39

This was really fun. I played till the end cause I really wanted the mouse to get all the cheese :D Great job ;)

ekx 2016-04-20 19:39

Really cute and funny. Had a little trouble grasping on what to do exactly but hat a lot of fun after i got it.

cosmos 2016-04-21 01:21

I actually quite liked it. The way the mouse follows you around after you beat it is cute.

The sounds were kind of harsh, but oh well.

johnnysix 2016-04-21 21:40

Bonus points for humour an sound effects. Mouse chomping noises were hilarious. :D

dssiege11 2016-04-22 09:48

Already commented before but forgot to rate ^^' That should be done now :)

themeorch 2016-04-23 00:02

What an awesomely inventive concept, with a hilarious execution. Great art, funny writing, and gameplay that's not quite like anything else I've played. Nice work!!

josefnpat 2016-04-23 00:48

Fun little game, I didn't think of games being based on creating a path like that. I liked the cheese eating sound.
-@bytedesigning / Ashley

unnamed1334 2016-04-23 00:51

Good job on the art and game play. Defiantly a good entry especially for your first time entering a game jam.

mrshoestore 2016-04-23 05:37

i feel dumb, cause i cant get the mouse close enough to the cheese. just eats the fireflies then goes back in its hole...

kenzierocks 2016-04-23 06:02

It is a well-made game and very original, and the graphics are pretty good as well. However, I don't feel that this fully fits with the theme because shapeshifting feels like it was thrown in last-second.

hectigo 2016-04-23 06:07

I'm happy with my first day as a floor lamp. It's good to be of service to mousekind.

realitycheck 2016-04-23 08:27

A fun little game. Very original idea, and nice graphics.

redwizard 2016-04-23 10:56

Nice job doing that. Really good and original idea and well done.
Congratulations.

fin_nolimit 2016-04-23 20:08

That was a funny game!!! Excellent job!

jeasonfire 2016-04-23 23:32

Well hot damn were the sounds super loud at the start. That's the biggest critisism I have of this game, and that's just as much my system volume's problem as it is this game's.

To the game itself. The bugs flew just as weirdly and randomly as one would assume. The mouse was really afraid of lights. (Except when the light comes from organic sources? What is he, some kind of a luddite?) Good job on the realism there. The writing was funny, the graphics were alright, and the sounds were hilarious. Good work!

odyssey 2016-04-25 11:08

This was really funny! I enjoyed it

jin47 2016-04-25 15:35

Impressive, simple but very clever! good job!

webadev 2016-04-25 17:30

Best of all the html5 i tested for the moment :) Original and funny ! :) The third cheese wasn't really easy but it's ok :) Nice work on IA btw.
The only negative points : sounds are a bit annoying, and a music would have been welcomed.
Very nice game !

marmpa 2016-04-25 18:39

Nice original game.At first i thought it would be difficult

roland-m 2016-04-25 19:44

Original man, well done. =]

joemid 2016-04-26 02:47

Very creative and entertaining! Great job!

deathray 2016-04-27 03:30

Five stars for humor and mood! It is incredibly original and well executed.

sir-magic 2016-04-27 20:44

I feel so happy now. I am officially a hero to a mouse. But, seriously, great humour xD

ragnta 2016-04-28 07:17

Nice game! :) This was an original idea. :)

pietro-ferrantelli 2016-04-29 16:21

One of the most memorable and unique games I've seen in Compo so far, good job overall. Hilarious concept with great theme interpretation. Graphics are eye-candy, audio is simple but funny and fits the game well and the mood is just awesome. I enjoyed it a lot and appreciated the amount of polish you put in it.

scorched 2016-04-30 00:41

The Witness Reference is pendulum? :-P
Funny game! Couldn't get the mouse out though...

csanyk 2016-05-03 04:52

Weird.

naca 2016-05-03 14:13

This is super funny!!! I had a great time playing it :D It's not easy at all, so I was really challenged to get to the ending (my mouse finally did eat the three cheese pieces!) It's not the superpower I've dreamed of, but hey, now I know that being a floor lamp is not so boring ;) Well done!

wheerd 2016-05-04 21:36

Cool idea and really fun to play. Nice job!

thecain 2016-05-08 07:53

That was nice.

retrogradeorbit 2016-05-09 11:06

Nicely playable.