True Story by OrangeeZ

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made by OrangeeZ for LD31 (JAM)
Getting old can be fun, or it can be pretty harsh.
As life goes by you get sick, your body becomes weary...

But what if you are a hero, what if you cannot give yourself a minute to rest?

Fight weaknesses and sicknesses regularly, battle wild ocelots, eat bad food, and do everything in your power to protect, well... whoever needs the protection.

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WASD for movement, Mouse for aiming and fire

Regularly your character will get sick or euphoric, so keep an eye on the status log above his head.

Ratings

Coolness 75% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.64 182
Audio(Jam) 3.35 236
Fun(Jam) 3.45 206
Graphics(Jam) 4.19 106
Humor(Jam) 3.31 181
Innovation(Jam) 3.29 335
Mood(Jam) 3.24 363
Theme(Jam) 3.50 552

Feedback

xWarZonex
09. Dec 2014 路 00:10 UTC
"Error launching unity web player"
馃帳 OrangeeZ
09. Dec 2014 路 05:20 UTC
@xWarZonex, did you try windows build or a direct link?
馃帳 OrangeeZ
09. Dec 2014 路 05:24 UTC
F5 is also useful.
Alendro
09. Dec 2014 路 19:53 UTC
Nice Style. I like the panic attack part.
Grindstorm
09. Dec 2014 路 19:55 UTC
Nice mood, also the aging mechanic was interesting. Controls were sometimes irresponsive and the fact that enemies started attacking before they appeared on screen were huge downoffs :/
BtheDestroyer
09. Dec 2014 路 20:37 UTC
Really creative!
AMS
10. Dec 2014 路 02:14 UTC
This is fantastic! Loved the graphics, the mechanic, it's and awesome game, thanks for making this, guys!
馃帳 OrangeeZ
10. Dec 2014 路 06:19 UTC
@AMS, Wow, thanks for the kind words, we're really happy to hear this!
Kaijuu
10. Dec 2014 路 11:33 UTC
Really nice idea!
And cool graphics
frondeus
10. Dec 2014 路 19:21 UTC
Nice, creative game :)
Maurogik
10. Dec 2014 路 19:28 UTC
So I had pink eye and diahrea while shoothing at three tail foxes with a shotgun. And my freacking eye patch block my sight ! What's left to say... AWESOME GAME ! Congrats !
OctoTeam
10. Dec 2014 路 19:38 UTC
Very addictive and fun!
馃帳 OrangeeZ
10. Dec 2014 路 20:04 UTC
We鈥檝e been working hard to make it fun, thanks! C:
Elemental Zeal Games Studios
10. Dec 2014 路 21:32 UTC
Lovely aesthetics. There is an add hovering in the unity embed on this page that will not go away.
Demy
10. Dec 2014 路 21:37 UTC
It looks so good... and scary a little. I love it.
vidarn
10. Dec 2014 路 21:41 UTC
I never thought I'd say this, but I didn't understand the diharrea machanics :P
It seemed everytime i ate something, my character got diharrea, is that correct?
Anyways, I really liked the graphics and the weird ageing effects, good job!
LeReveur
10. Dec 2014 路 21:57 UTC
Good graphics and audio, unfortunately couldn't try it too long because of "WASD" mandatory controls, but seems nice to play. ;)
馃帳 OrangeeZ
10. Dec 2014 路 21:58 UTC
@vidarn, I can totally understand you! I never thought I'd be writing a class callled DiarrheaController or literally coding crap =D

There are three types of healthy food and three types of those causing diarrhea; all of them restore health to the fullest though.
C63Industries
10. Dec 2014 路 22:10 UTC
At first glance I thought this was going to be just another dual-joystick shooter type game, but it has some fun ideas and I really like the overall theme. The graphics and atmosphere is also really nice.
Yaroslav Kravtsov
11. Dec 2014 路 11:39 UTC
Snake, Snake, Snaaaake!!!
Pulsartronic
11. Dec 2014 路 21:46 UTC
jojojo ... it becomes a crazy one in a couple of minutes :D i like it ... high rated for fun
Tuism
11. Dec 2014 路 21:50 UTC
Am I the only one who had to deal with that giant bloody banner? WHY EVEN IS THAT THERE?!

Looking past that, it's a very well put together production. Really good animations.

The random disabilities... I get that they're funny, and they add a layer of frustration... But I'm not sure that's good frustration, because it's not something I can include into my plan, and take away agency. If you're going to penalise the player, make it avoidable, or else it doesn't add to the game - it makes it less fun.

It's pretty decent, really. Just wanted something a bit more in the ideas department!
oscarabraham
11. Dec 2014 路 22:14 UTC
It was nice. I think you should opt out of the audio category because you are using the song Snake Eater (which is really cool), rules say if you use audio previously created, or created by someone not from your team, you should opt out of that category.
badlydrawnrod
12. Dec 2014 路 22:52 UTC
Lovely graphics. I'm intrigued by the title. Why is it called "True Story"? Did you get attacked by ocelots?
Poupi
13. Dec 2014 路 00:48 UTC
Nice graphics ;)
Crosstales
13. Dec 2014 路 00:48 UTC
Nice graphics and cool game with an innovative concept.

Very well done!
Elendow
13. Dec 2014 路 00:50 UTC
Very nice game, I love the status events and the aging system. The graphics are nice, but the bullets are hard to see sometimes. Great job!
Dokthar
13. Dec 2014 路 01:02 UTC
Really good game. I love the concept ^^
sorlok
13. Dec 2014 路 01:22 UTC
Clever idea, and the mechanics were pretty good. Some of the "powerups" were pretty frustrating to play with, but I guess that was the point. Great job!
馃帳 OrangeeZ
13. Dec 2014 路 08:32 UTC
@badlydrawnrod, "True Story" means that we cover not only a small part, but a whole life of a hero. First he's young and strong, but eventually withers and gets weak. And yes, we have one ocelot later in the game :D
andreaswitzen
15. Dec 2014 路 02:28 UTC
I love how nothing in this game fits together, except for the character starting to look like solid snake and the theme song starting to play (you should probably should have opted out of audio) both of which gave me a chuckle anyhow.

Had som wierd problems with fog/shroud of wall covering the left side of the screen starting from the player, and by around age 60 enemies stopped spawning.
Almax27
16. Dec 2014 路 21:53 UTC
Definitely had a few WTF moments playing this :D Very unique, and a lot of fun, nice work! (And that song at the end <3)
alyphen
21. Dec 2014 路 00:22 UTC
Quite well-polished and unique game. Graphical style was neat. Some of the hindering effects just weren't...fun though. Also, aging process was a little too fast - I felt the age should be around double for some of the effects to be happening. I got a hear attack and died at 40 after drinking numerous youth potions, which is a little bit nonsensical. Music also didn't really seem to fit well.
KrisDevelopment
24. Dec 2014 路 12:45 UTC
Love the art, like the humor but wtf I got a heart attack, then woke up and died while I had a diaria after an erection?
Dont know how I feel about this game. Nice work :D
mathmadlen
28. Dec 2014 路 04:25 UTC
Cute art, fun idea!