Scratch by bentosmile

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made by bentosmile for LD29 (COMPO)
This is a game of extreme teen angst! It's a visual novel, so the controls are pretty simple:

SPACE: advance text
ENTER: confirm/advance text
ARROW KEYS: pick option
ESCAPE: quit
F: toggle fullscreen (off by default)

Note - I didn't spend much energy on this game. It's primarily for fun, and not so much a test of my limits. :) Still, enjoy! It should be playable in 5 minutes at the most.

Source is included in the game.

Ratings

Coolness 79% 2
Overall 3.38 360
Fun 2.75 798
Graphics 3.80 192
Humor 3.59 87
Innovation 2.80 751
Mood 3.53 179
Theme 3.89 92

Feedback

Pierrec
28. Apr 2014 · 00:58 UTC
Not your best game of course but I enjoyed it and it surprised me. twice. in a 2 seconds intervals. cool.
jtpup0
28. Apr 2014 · 03:42 UTC
Did not see that coming in the end xD, great game nonetheless
madhoe
28. Apr 2014 · 03:45 UTC
Oh my god. THE SURPRISE.
Liens
28. Apr 2014 · 03:47 UTC
Nice take on the theme. Not sure what that thing was though, maybe aliens.
Jonochrome
28. Apr 2014 · 03:50 UTC
I got so engaged in that, and then--abrupt lovely confusion. That was quite enjoyable.
Dreii
28. Apr 2014 · 04:51 UTC
Lol! I love how the friend is just like, "Oh, why diddnt you tell me sooner? ok bye." Nice suprise though :)
badlydrawnrod
28. Apr 2014 · 16:26 UTC
Kafka would be proud!
kratorspore
28. Apr 2014 · 16:32 UTC
Hehe nice! That was sure unexpected! Nicely done.
smikulcik
28. Apr 2014 · 16:34 UTC
Nice twist at the end.
lorniebear
28. Apr 2014 · 16:38 UTC
I like the graphics! :)
trueyomic
28. Apr 2014 · 16:40 UTC
It pulls you in to give you an interesting surprise at the end. The best part of this game was the graphics. I always like games with multiple endings, so that was a plus.
KayZ
28. Apr 2014 · 16:42 UTC
There needs to be a category for storytelling or something :). Even played twice to see different dialog and endings.
Khopa
28. Apr 2014 · 18:53 UTC
Boy, that escalated quickly !
muramasa
28. Apr 2014 · 19:10 UTC
YEEEEEEEHHH! I'm an evil creature! I enjoyed it, like, every part of it. Except for the sound, because it doesn't has any.
xgeovanni
28. Apr 2014 · 19:12 UTC
That ending is up there with The Usual Suspects and Virtue's Last Reward.

Also: Boom, voice acting: https://soundcloud.com/xgeovanni/scratch
(Feel free to contact me with job offers. I won't get out of bed for less that $80 000).
burgerdare
28. Apr 2014 · 19:31 UTC
pretty cool, although I should note that white text on a yellow background is often not a superb choice.
fullmontis
28. Apr 2014 · 20:50 UTC
That made me WTF pretty hard in the end. I really enjoy the graphics, really pleasant on the eyes.
theholychicken
28. Apr 2014 · 21:17 UTC
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
That ending D:
Brilliant work on the extreme teen angst part.. I feel so disgusted with the way the character is disgusted with herself that it actually made it make more sense if you know what I mean.
PaperBlurt
29. Apr 2014 · 09:09 UTC
First manga styled game in this LD I've spotted so far.
Nice little game!
Jeremias
29. Apr 2014 · 12:01 UTC
This end xD nice one.
HybridMind
29. Apr 2014 · 23:17 UTC
I liked the surprise at the end. A tale of alienation becomes more literal! ;) Nice capturing of teen angst in the dialog. I was just clicking right along reading up the story, totally sucked into it.
Noah Ratcliff
29. Apr 2014 · 23:36 UTC
That was so deep and then all of the sudden just what. Played through again, sad I got the same path even though I changed my responses. Still a great game!
Halbernacht
30. Apr 2014 · 23:37 UTC
Wasn't expecting to see another VN in Ludum Dare. Really liked the twist and twist's design.
Delca
01. May 2014 · 10:02 UTC
I just LOVED the graphic style. Wish I could draw like this (I am awful with human-shaped things).
It is a shame that there is only one ending, because I would have gladly played through it multiple time to find them all (which I already did, and always got the same ending).
Great job anyway, loved it!
Moosefly
01. May 2014 · 12:39 UTC
The simplistic graphics style worked wonders, but for me the story wasn't all that compelling. Too bad I also spoiled myself a bit on the other comments :(.

Anssi@MooseflyGames
Nichii
01. May 2014 · 12:43 UTC
Nice game. Now, only if there is multiple endings :P
solkar
01. May 2014 · 12:45 UTC
I know some people exactly like that.
VictoryGarden
02. May 2014 · 06:42 UTC
I... really liked this. I thought the main character was just transgendered and severely depressed at first, and then... that twist *_* I actually don't have much of anything to add as far as concrit--the game looks great, with good color design and well-chosen images. It may be tiny, but I think it was just the right size for the scope, the twist, and the ideas at hand. A nice game, and I appreciated that you put in multiple endings for such a small project.

Now I want to go take a look at your work for the other competitions! Thank you. This was a nice breather in-between everything else.
Martin_Monosys
02. May 2014 · 18:15 UTC
Cool game, I really enjoyed it. I was missing some sound/music, but still... ;) I made a game by the same name, but yours is better, of course!
King_Mew
03. May 2014 · 20:13 UTC
I loved it. The ending caught me off guard :P
rfgpfeiffer
04. May 2014 · 15:45 UTC
Hey bentosmile! I immediately recognized your style on the tiny thumbnail screenshot. I have played your visual novels on my Ouya. Air Pressure was - "fun" is not the right word - really engaging.
Nanolotl
12. May 2014 · 02:43 UTC
Great ending