Mind your Body by Meedoc

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made by Meedoc for LD29 (JAM)
Gameplay:

Your avatar is attracted by the yellow sphere. You play its mind, and you have two actions in your possession:
- say NO to one of its choice and offer another direction to move to
- say WAIT to force it to, well, wait a few seconds.

To play, you have to actually type the words once the avatar has taken its own decision.

Have fun! Or not...

Ratings

Coolness 53% 3
Overall(Jam) 2.58 666
Audio(Jam) 1.89 637
Fun(Jam) 2.24 679
Graphics(Jam) 1.86 752
Humor(Jam) 1.95 589
Innovation(Jam) 3.55 143
Mood(Jam) 2.07 714
Theme(Jam) 2.03 722

Feedback

ninjascript
29. Apr 2014 · 21:28 UTC
Apparently I don't type very fast. Interesting idea.
Crawler Studios
29. Apr 2014 · 21:29 UTC
I like how you type things to do stuff. Nice work.
legendpaul
29. Apr 2014 · 21:31 UTC
I don't get it :(
Afal
29. Apr 2014 · 21:48 UTC
Seems like you have to be a speed typist to be good at this game. Interesting concept :)
IAmSpencer
29. Apr 2014 · 22:23 UTC
this was pretty fun, great job. I was struggling to get the little cube not to move away from the goal which was surprisingly fun. Well done :)
MoArtis
30. Apr 2014 · 02:44 UTC
I got it, nice! But I suck at typing :)
Simon
30. Apr 2014 · 09:18 UTC
Dude, this is weird! (mine too) :) I'm not sure I get the link with the theme though...?
🎤 Meedoc
30. Apr 2014 · 11:35 UTC
Thanks for the feedback! I'll make an easier version with more delay. Unfortunately I'm a fast typer; and nobody tested the game except me ^^'

@Simon
Well, the mind is beneath the flesh, that was my interpretation of "beneath the surface".
Initially I planned to set the game with floors and traps to have a 2nd meaning but lack of time you know :)

@legendpaul

What didn't you get? The how to play?
Capitals
30. Apr 2014 · 17:11 UTC
Cool Idea, I just could not type fast enough.
Daskaund
30. Apr 2014 · 17:16 UTC
awesome idea, awesome game ! a little bit hard at the beginning for someone who's not used to write in english.. maybe a choice of the difficulty with more or less delay could be nice :)
LandoSystems
30. Apr 2014 · 17:22 UTC
Strange little game. I like the typing mechanic, you have to type so quickly that it really draws you in. Goals could be a little more clear though, and I wish there was music.
MunkeeBacon
01. May 2014 · 19:19 UTC
Interesting concept but the text leaves too quickly.
cr2crstudios
05. May 2014 · 05:03 UTC
Cool idea. Could be interesting to just have your player flying around as you type commands. :)
zebi24
07. May 2014 · 10:49 UTC
Really cool idea. I'll have to practice my typing skills though. :D
Penguincat
09. May 2014 · 20:04 UTC
This would be a nice concept if there wasn't that arbitrary time limit on typing; apparently you have to type at like 1000 words per minute in order to play? I'm a pretty fast typist, but the requirements for this game seem to be inhuman. Perhaps you made the mistake of tieing the timer to the frame rate rather than actual time?
TobiasW
09. May 2014 · 20:49 UTC
I'll be frank: This was a bit frustrating for me. The text vanishes so fast, and especially at the beginning I was missing clear feedback about whether what I did worked or not. It would've probably helped a lot if you had different levels of difficulty for people who don't have your typing speed - or, well, who are just beginners in your game.
SevenKingdomsSurvivors
17. May 2014 · 21:41 UTC
Nice idea. I enjoyed it. The sounds are funny. It could use some instructions on the title screen because I always skip the description on each submission page :)
kristof
17. May 2014 · 21:48 UTC
Interesting. An easy mode for us slower typists would have been great ;)