regoradin 2019-04-30 03:08
Very weird! I like it.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD44 → The Giving Thing
By jam373
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 452 | 3.53 | 56 | |
| Fun | 785 | 3.01 | 56 | |
| Innovation | 359 | 3.33 | 56 | |
| Theme | 169 | 3.83 | 56 | |
| Graphics | 685 | 3.31 | 56 | |
| Audio | 514 | 3.05 | 54 | |
| Humor | 348 | 3.16 | 53 | |
| Mood | 61 | 4.09 | 56 |
Very weird! I like it.
I liked the creepy undertone of the whole game. Interesting story for sure. Keeps you guessing at what the thing even is and why it's so inclined to give its appendages and organs away. Is this a greater metaphor for the consequences of human cloning!?!
Ooof, this made feel uneasy/sad in all the best ways... Great mood. Horrible people. Thanks for making this; keep it up!
good MOOD :D
Really sets a mood! Love it.
I liked the wacky characters, and I think each response to being given something was creepy and unexpected. Nice job!
This game was both sad and funny at the same time, I think it has some sort of message behind it... The art was obviously made by a talented programmer as well as the audio I guess... Good job on your entry !
Cool !
a day in the life of edmund mcmillen's blue baby ^-^ very interesting!
so weird and wonderful! well done!
Even though they were simple, I liked the graphics quite a bit. They fit perfectly with the type of story that was being told, and complemented the mood. Short experience, but I enjoyed it.
I gave Everything what is wrong with them? :D Very good job!
Very interesting game! I really liked how you twisted the motives of each NPC - very well writte :smile:
This WAS CREEPY as hell!
I like it!
I love it !
poor little creature :( This game makes one think about others and how to treat them really nicley done!
Incredible! Really interesting game. Fit the theme like a glove.
Haha, that was really interesting, not what I expected. I felt myself losing faith in humanity with every interaction. I like the Sierra style graphics and the happy go lucky music in contrast to the dark narrative.
Finally an interesting take on the theme! The graphics weren't my cup of tea, but the story was quite great! Good job!
That art!
Enjoyed the story telling in this game and doesn't overstay its welcome. Pretty fun to play through actually. :)
Wow, that was quite something! I'm not quite sure if I can agree with the message that I took away from this. At least, from my personal experience, helping people has so far been a very positive thing in my life. That's not to say that other experiences are invalid of course! Very interesting take on the theme for sure. Makes you think...
Sad, really sad, but in the good way. I like it.
I loved it, front to back. Even the art was pretty solid for someone who claims they're "not an artist."
Only two things: one, I think the game could've benefited from some sound effects (to make the "giving" sequences more disturbing and visceral), and two, multiple endings would've been neat. Like, what happens when our poor little homunculus decides he's had enough of "giving"?
what a sad story, everyone was so selfish... :( it's quite an achievement you made something nice and emotional with the limited resources you had. great job!
This was a really inspiring experience!
Leaves you yearning for more.
Very cool entry, I love to play/make games like this! Made me think back to a lot of old GameMaker games from the early 2000's, I don't know if you drew inspiration from those games but it certainly seems like it. I loved the graphics that you had, I'm very fond of hand-drawn crude graphics like this. My only suggestions would be to take off the GameMaker water mark at the start (it's under global game settings in the windows tab) and maybe cut the music or have more ominous tracks when the player is losing body parts. Overall nice work though, I hope you make more stuff like this in the future!
A beautiful, sad, sweet and simple game. Loved the retro graphics and the dialogue. I found it an oddly moving and emotional game!
Wow, didn't expect to actually like it so much :O good job!
This has got a great mood- you should definitely add some info to the page so more people express an interest in playing it! :)
That was a pretty cool little story! Really liked it, well done!
What did I just play.. D: Well done on this, it tells a very bizarre story, but I enjoyed it. Not much too game mechanics, but overall an enjoyable experience :)
nice and dark little story. Very good job for your first game :)
Short and sweet but really fun - love it!
Probably my favourite entry so far to be honest. It oozes charm and has a subtle, yet impactful story. Great job!
Okay well even though I told myself I'd shut up and let the game speak for itself, really need to say thank you to everyone who played, especially those who left such lovely encouraging comments. You've all made this a dreamy first game jam for me, and I'm looking forward to making more <3