SENSATIONS

anchorlight 2022-10-04 02:58

Well, "Thomas Was Drunk and Alone" wasn't really anything I expected this jam.

It's on the short side, but given how aggressive the effects are this was probably for the better as the game did not overstay its welcome. The platforming felt very snappy, which is near-essential with visuals so impaired. It was a fun novelty executed very well and while frustrating, I never found it unfair.

The visuals and audio are both executed perfectly, though I would have included an audio slider... and the level design of course manages to turn what seems like just a silly gimmick into a genuine challenge without going overboard on the difficulty. This one ended up being a near-perfect five star entry.

Great work on this entry!

chris1919 2022-10-04 04:34

Great concept. Your shader was super cool. I thought it was really fun, but quite frustrating. It felt a little punishing that there were no checkpoints, but that's my only complaint. Great job!

nardandas 2022-10-04 06:07

The effects were well done, though certainly a bit nauseating. I wasn't really sure what the 30 second timer was trying to accomplish. By the time I got to the hardest jumps, I'd have to just let it run out if I failed. I think maybe a longer timer, or a reset button would've helped this? The presentation was overall really clean though, good job!

elysiagriffin 2022-10-04 15:02

Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my stream!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1608912292?t=6h40m48s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin

budark 2022-10-04 21:39

I really like the game. Did you make it with some shader?

lavendaggers 2022-10-04 21:59

Fun mechanic. Challenging but simple controls. Overall good little piece!

jungle 2022-10-05 00:10

Omg, this game is just awesome!! Very nice use of the theme. Drunk filter works very well. Congrats

leorid 2022-10-05 02:50

Very interesting shader, well done.

eugenik 2022-10-05 03:20

OMG. Best game ever!.

badcop 2022-10-05 09:23

I played this one on stream last night! unfortunately the VOD got muted, so no link :(

it was a lot of fun! for some reason everyone in my chat said the screen looked wonky, but I just thought it looked like a normal Tuesday for me...

jokes aside, the wobbly platforming was something I haven't experienced before, so it was a really interesting twist on the classic platformer!

james-joubert 2022-10-05 12:17

I love the look of the game, but after a few min I actually got really motion sick. I guess that is what it would feel like to play game drunk. :grin:

Well done on how well and polished the game feels.

rahtainka 2022-10-05 12:38

I finished the first level and couldn't finish the second one because I started feeling sick :D Great entry.

bongard22 2022-10-05 15:08

Very innovative mechanics that I really enjoyed playing through. Progressively getting more and more drunk while on such a sharp timer means you really have to master the level in order to beat it. I was a little bit confused as to what finishing the level was at first just because I happened to die right as I reached the portal for the first time, but I think that was on me and not the game.

I also loved the aggresive bright visuals. A unique visual style that really gave the game some flavor.

It'd be interesting to give a little more openess to how to solve each level such that players would need to choose what to do first while mostly sober and what parts of the level can be done later while drunk as a skunk.

Had a wonderful time playing the game on stream here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1609528446?t=2h20m6s

misterstripey 2022-10-05 16:13

Hey, thanks for submitting this on my stream! Here's the VOD that should be up for a week or two: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1609990150?t=00h13m23s

I really wanted to beat this one. The visual style is fun and vibrant. Unfortunately, the visual effects made me really nauseous. I'd recommend making a slider for it but it was kinda the whole point of the game so I guess it makes sense to not turn it off. I guess if your goal is to make a drunkeness simulator, then nausea is part of the package! haha. Either way, great job with this entry and making something so polished over the weekend.

finntastico 2022-10-05 17:32

I liked the effects :relaxed: Took me quite a while to manage to finish the first level, but I like a challenge!

studiocherno 2022-10-05 17:51

Very interesting take on a simple platformer. The drunk effect was really well made, even made it a bit nauseous, overall a really fun game. The first long jump felt a bit too hard initially, I found that I had to go closer to the edge than I expected to make the jump, but overall really fun. - Peter

javasaurus 2022-10-05 18:24

Very nice entry ! Very original, it has a polished look and it certainly was not giving me any reason to grab a bottle of beer right now. Sometimes it did not feel fair, maybe some checkpoints would have been nice. I do appreciate the effort of showing an audience the dangers and difficulties surrounding alcoholism. If you would expand a bit more on the challenges, beyond just platforming, I see this being really good ! Excellent job, thank you for having me play it at twitch.tv/drjavasaurus

hori 2022-10-05 19:47

Nice game, but after I played it everything went wzoop on my eyesight) I like how platformer felt, tho I don't really feel it connected to the theme (I've got the point that every 10 seconds you get more drunk). It was fun and I liked it!)

capitals 2022-10-05 20:24

Thanks for suggesting this to me on [stream](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1610069109). Well done on the game, I really enjoyed the concept and it did make it quite hard. A good twist on a platformer, however it could do with some of the trick of a platform like coyote time. https://twitter.com/slaktus/status/711919549218689025?lang=en-GB

The music was good, and fit the theme quite well. Well done!

arktas 2022-10-05 20:25

Control are smooth, the drunk effect is perfect, I have hard time with the first tall platform of first level but after it go like a charm. Crazy idea well executed, great job ! Keep coding !

etrealjunior 2022-10-06 03:33

@budark yes I used effects on the layers and adjusted the intensity to generate the effect, thank you so much.

little-doctor-games 2022-10-06 05:46

Hey! Thanks for stopping by the stream to show us your game! https://youtu.be/_ypAI4tkaho

incd021 2022-10-06 06:25

Well, can't say it's an easy game. :laughing:. The music fits the game really nicely, and the drunk shader works too. Great job :thumbsup:

jacobingalls 2022-10-07 04:24

That second platform was giving Cuphead vibes.

sanyingli 2022-10-07 13:52

Fun game and a nice level design. It is very nice that even in a short time, you guys manage to build a nice curve and such level design for the game.

flyingkaida 2022-10-07 14:06

"Okay okay, listen... you're a good person and I love the game and, and -hic-" Lol, WHOA! Holy heck this game was a trip! GREAT effect with the wavy screen! It was SOOO hard when my character got more drunk lol.

lexi 2022-10-07 15:19

The game was incredibly fun and the feeling of playing drunk is so spot on!

I loved the visual effects and the innovative use of sound effects. Really really great entry!

furano 2022-10-07 17:39

Very nice game! The platforming sensarion is great! Your animation is also really good. That is not the case for the "drunk" shader however, it made me really dizzy 😵

jvdwijk 2022-10-08 00:09

This game was really nicely done! Always love some crazy post processing! I loved that it became worse the longer you played, very nicely implemented ^^ Only feedback I'd give is make the levels a bit more mistake friendly as in the last level you cant make it if you fall (or give an easy restart option to handle that problem!)

otterfaelure 2022-10-08 12:34

Now I understand why I've never bothered to drink. x.x A platformer - my genre nemesis - AND the effects of being drunk?

I did not get far. XD Pit of dooooooooooom!

Overall though I loved it. The silly moments of too-hard, the wobbly-esque music. The visuals.

I can't comment on accuracy but it definitely has reinforced my life choices. :laughing:

Well done on this jam. :D

mika314 2022-10-09 18:09

The game has some fun moments, and the controllers feel natural. I think adding the ability to restart the level will bring a lot of fun to the gameplay loop.

coleslaughter 2022-10-10 03:07

https://youtu.be/Xty0TvPfvGA?t=4750

Thanks for submitting your game to stream!

Again, I wanted to re-iterate how much I appreciate the extra effort that went into making this 2D platformer feel nice to play. :pray: Nice job!!

harry-alissavakis 2022-10-10 07:51

A quite fun 2D platformer with some nice level design and fun effects! Really liked the snappy animations and overall feel of the game, really cool work!

serxiolas 2022-10-10 23:17

Hard to beat but fun to play! A cheap way to play games been drunk!

rage-paint-games 2022-10-15 02:48

Thanks for stopping by my stream and showing off your game to me. Was difficult to beat, but made me feel very accomplished in the end once I finally did. Really loved how you accomplished the feeling of being drunk in the game. Was so trippy! And definitely accurate -- making every little task more and more difficult the more drinks we had. Kinda want to play it again while drunk irl XD

Here's the link to the vod, if needed: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1623452036?t=2h24m35s

smilfred 2022-10-15 18:19

Sensational ;P Very fun :D Took a short while to fully understand the timers and resetting and stuff, but enough repetition did the trick ^^

lincolnsalles 2022-10-18 20:49

The music matches the game, the box animation and the pseudo 3d scenery are pretty cool. The level design is also good, but I think the stages should be shorter, time is very tight. And as for the theme, on the 30-second timer, it's like there are 3 10-second parts, but I don't know if I saw a theme fit in that. But visually it's a good job. It could be fun, but I felt frustrated in the gameplay.

frozenfire92 2022-10-20 02:01

What a fun entry. I really liked the graphics, audio and overall mood of the game. However the difficulty was a lot :joy: I would have benefited with some checkpoints haha. Keep on making games!

sarah 2022-10-20 02:06

Sorry it took me so long to get back to your game! This game really does make you feel kinda drunk xD I thought the graphics were cute but a bit simple. The jumps are really hard, and I'm really bad at platformers, so of course I couldn't beat it but I watched others beat it so its FINE haha..right? xD

Overall, well done!