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Goober Goblins: A Nose Picking Simulator

By cam-moore, sine-nomine and PixelTech

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall4643.6264
Fun4083.5564
Innovation1723.7863
Theme2134.0564
Graphics6963.4164
Audio3453.5064
Humor334.1863
Mood5973.4563

Comments

nevercade 2024-10-08 02:06

My brains got eaten 😭 This was so fun! I love the animation, music and sound effects too! Got some major little big planet community level vibes from this one!

jesse-ray 2024-10-08 03:16

Great game. The art style really reminds me of WarioWare. Game was a bit short but really fun and humorous

boxedmeatrevolution 2024-10-08 03:21

Looks like it has great humour, but alas, no macOS build :(

sviborg 2024-10-08 11:47

The animation is fantastic and the music and sound effects really enhance the experience! 🎶 It gave me major Little Big Planet vibes with its quirky humor and charming art style. The gameplay was a bit short, but it was a lot of fun at the time! 🎉 I loved the challenge of not letting those little goblin goblins get to my brain! Overall, a delightful and entertaining experience – great job team! Keep up the good work! 👏

cam-moore 2024-10-08 13:39

@boxedmeatrevolution I need to look into that next jam thanks for bringing it up and also thank you for trying to play at least!

deantwotwo 2024-10-08 16:06

Lol that was hilarious! Thanks for the laughs :)

lofipop 2024-10-08 16:19

I couldn't get to the good ending unfortunately, but the concept is fun and the game over was hilarious XD well done !

cherwood 2024-10-08 16:28

I really liked the design of the little goblins and the flow of the game, with all the different interactions. It was very cool to play.

cam-moore 2024-10-08 16:29

@lofipop well we can't let everyone win >:) Thanks for playing!

cam-moore 2024-10-08 16:29

@deantwotwo Thank you for playing. I'm glad we could put a smile on your face.

cam-moore 2024-10-08 16:30

@sviborg Thank you for the great comment, for the constructive feedback and for playing!

cam-moore 2024-10-08 16:31

@jesse-ray I looove WarioWare, it almost feels like an extended WarioWare game now that I think about it:)

cam-moore 2024-10-08 16:32

@nevercade Thank you:) Thats a great comparison and @sviborg gave the same comparison I need to go back to that game.

cam-moore 2024-10-08 16:33

@cherwood Thank you, I am usually terrible when it comes to flow of gameplay and difficulty so I appreciate the comment.

p3ngui 2024-10-09 14:44

To be honest this game rly blowed me away! Super smart and funny idea and I love how disgusting everything is! xD

baumll 2024-10-09 15:02

Nice game! Loved the losing cutscene.

cam-moore 2024-10-09 15:04

@p3ngui Thank you for the kind words! I was worried it would be too gross for everyone haha

righteousz 2024-10-09 15:31

My nose feels better now, thank you for making such a funny game.

cam-moore 2024-10-09 15:36

@baumll We wanted to add a little bit of sound to the slides but ran out of time. Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for playing:)

cam-moore 2024-10-09 15:37

@righteousz Here at (INSERT CRINGEY CORPORATION NAME) we aim to please and make you feel at ease. Thanks for letting us be your number 1 "pick".

weirdbitgames 2024-10-09 19:09

Haha what a wacky game! I love the music and the art style too!

cam-moore 2024-10-09 23:06

@weirdbitgames Thank you:) Whacky is a perfect descriptor.

lisek-gagatek 2024-10-10 00:34

It's so silly, I love it. Music is simple but effective, the game is short so the repetitiveness is not a problem. I managed to kill big goblin when I had around 1-2s left on the timer, but after killing him the game was still running for a while and I lost anyway :c Also, the aiming seems kinda weird, the finger moves so slowly that there's really no point in trying to aim, because the small goblins can just jump in any moment.

caominh-le 2024-10-10 00:41

Hahaha! How did you ever come up with this idea. The game is simple yet fun, especially cuz the humor! There's even strategy with the finger wiping and waiting for the sneeze. Music and art really worked together with the game's main idea and mood. Overall, excellent job!

djtequila 2024-10-10 02:43

What a brilliant and disgusting take on the theme :laughing: It's fun and has some strategy to it. The art style definitely fits the game. Well done!

cam-moore 2024-10-10 02:58

@lisek-gagatek Gah darn it good catch on the time bug. That cut it close. We will still count it as a win. And ya the aiming has very slight skill to it. You can time it some but when the screen gets so filled thats when the sneeze comes in handy. Thanks for playing.

cam-moore 2024-10-10 02:59

@caominh-le The second I heard "Tiny Creatures" I immediately thought "Goober Goblins". Then the rest just fell into place ;) Thank you for taking the time to play!

cam-moore 2024-10-10 03:00

@djtequila Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the gross immature theme of our game haha

nyla-j 2024-10-10 06:16

Love the theme and use of goblins! Will have intrusive thoughts about this game in the future (in a good way lol)

mistagiggles 2024-10-10 18:16

What a great but gross game, fantastic concept and a well rounded game. Took a few attempts to win, but finally got there. Love the fail/wain screens too win.png

cam-moore 2024-10-11 02:15

@nyla-j When you feel a tickle, you'll know they are on the way to eat your brains XD

cam-moore 2024-10-11 02:15

@mistagiggles I'm glad you stuck around to get the winning slide! Good work. And thank you:)

saumon 2024-10-11 04:05

Really funny! It is quite disgusting but I enjoyed playing it. Great entry!

cam-moore 2024-10-11 14:25

@saumon XD Thank you for sticking it through and the kind words

lerkadverka 2024-10-11 16:06

Hahah such a funny concept! I enjoyed playing :D

cam-moore 2024-10-11 17:51

@lerkadverka Thank you for taking the time to play :)

ciaranw 2024-10-11 23:49

That was tricker than I thought it would be, probably took me about 5 or 6 attempts to win :sweat_smile: It took me a while to realise what the wiping mechanic was for.

Thoroughly disgusting game too, the art was really well done and made me gag xD Very unique entry, now I can gamify my nose picking

cam-moore 2024-10-11 23:57

@ciaranw Apologies for the gagging that was not fully my intention XD Thank you for bearing through it and trying multiple times to get that win!

tomas88a 2024-10-12 00:46

game is a bit short but still a good game, good job

cam-moore 2024-10-12 01:01

@tomas88a Thank you, ya its hard to judge what a good length is in these jams since there are so many entries. But noted :)

tom-ahawk 2024-10-12 01:24

Cool idea, well done :D

wind1e 2024-10-12 03:47

Perfect interpretation of the theme, the jamiest game jam game that ever game jammed, nice work!

exa 2024-10-12 11:12

Wow it is so beautiful!!!Fantastic job!!

cam-moore 2024-10-12 14:54

@wind1e I love you for this :laughing:

cam-moore 2024-10-12 14:54

@tom-ahawk Thank you :)

cam-moore 2024-10-12 14:55

@exa Thank you this makes me happy to hear :D

axodo 2024-10-12 15:45

Nice silly game :smile: The art style goes well with the theme of the game, and the sound effects really makes the experience better. Not sure if it was pure luck, but I won first try mainly by spamming. It would have been cool to have more level with progressive difficulty :)

cam-moore 2024-10-12 15:51

@axodo Thank you:) Who knows maybe this could turn into a little mobile game with levels and stages. Good suggestion.

h1soka 2024-10-12 17:16

In my opinion, the idea is very amusing and fits the theme well, but the gameplay is a bit unbalanced. The gameplay needs a little improvement in terms of balance. Overall, the game is great, you did a good job.

surfa 2024-10-12 19:18

Absolutely loved the pixel art for the win / loose screens. The goblins were possible the weakest of the art but good enough for a game jam for sure. Found the game to be either super easy or too difficult. Was super easy when I just aimed as low as I could and it seemed to dodge the goblins most of the time.

Was fun and didn't try to overstay its welcome which was nice. :thumbsup:

cam-moore 2024-10-12 19:44

@h1soka, @surfa - I appreciate when constructive criticism is given especially in a setting like a game jam. It shows where improvements could be made in development. I feel our weakest points show through when under a time constraint or when under pressure so thank you for pointing out those points both of you :) And thank you for playing!

lofipop 2024-10-13 17:53

Ok, I went back for it and this time got the good ending ! Congrats again for the fun game, and thank you for raising awareness of this serious public health issue that is brains-eating goblins

jonathandavidlewis 2024-10-13 17:56

OMG. Once I realized what was going on story-wise I laughed out loud. (When the finger came in). Great job with the tiny creatures theme. It did feel a little repetitive and I felt like it was a real gamble whether I would hit a tiny creature or not, but I wasn't sure how to totally avoid them when there were so many at once.

cam-moore 2024-10-13 17:56

@lofipop Hey thanks for coming back! And happy to hear you were able to cure your case of goober goblins.

cam-moore 2024-10-13 18:03

@jonathandavidlewis Ya there is some technique when the number isnt at max, and my advice would be when the screen gets full, wipe the finger and sneeze right after so you can get a few clear shots in. But dont tell anyone else its a secret XD Thank you for playing!

bethwellstudios 2024-10-14 00:23

Absolute genius concept! Engaging sound and hilarious gameplay. When you lose in the game, it is truly horrifying!

cam-moore 2024-10-14 16:20

@bethwellstudios Thank you! When you lose in the game, you lose in real life 8( :o

postfrog 2024-10-14 23:44

lol nice one. Could actually see this one developed further into few more levels. Makes me feel so privileged and humbled to have a goblin-free nose

cam-moore 2024-10-15 02:44

You are among the few survivors, we thank you for your valiance.

dabuliaoyidianer 2024-10-15 08:33

lol.The sound and concept are pretty nice.What a funny game!

kokostyrko 2024-10-15 17:26

The game is humorous and fun, with fantastic animation, music, and sound effects that enhance the overall experience!

cam-moore 2024-10-16 14:23

@dabuliaoyidianer Thank you:)

cam-moore 2024-10-16 14:24

@kokostyrko Hey much appreciated! Thank you for playing:)

rohun 2024-10-16 18:27

This is so good! I love the art style. The goblins look so good and the wiping your finger animation is so gross in the best way

haayaargh 2024-10-16 20:53

Absolutely disgusting 🤮

5/5

cam-moore 2024-10-16 22:02

@rohun Thank you! Your complimentary tissue will be given to you at the door.

cam-moore 2024-10-16 22:02

@haayaargh You're welcome ;) and thank you!

volkolak 2024-10-17 20:30

This is like a dream game hahaha. Really cool job, well done!

cam-moore 2024-10-18 13:27

@volkolak Thank you! What a great compliment. :)

rallusgames 2024-10-24 09:14

The idea and gameplay are cool. But it was hard for me to start playing because of aesthetic disgust) Well done!

cam-moore 2024-10-24 14:02

@rallusgames Im sorry XD Thanks for pushing through it and leaving a comment :D

brain-siege-gameworks 2024-10-24 18:18

Rather gross. Can be pretty difficult to hit your target when they've got half their backup.