Art Attack by Morgawr

made by Morgawr for LD26 (COMPO)

This is an artsy point and click game.

It was developed during the 48 hours Ludum Dare using ClojureScript (Clojure compiled to javascript).

Best played with Firefox, some other browsers might freeze or not work altogether.

If the game is stuck loading, keep waiting. If it still doesn't load, give it a gentle refresh, go get some coffee and retry (Yes, browsers are evil).

Let me know if there are problems, enjoy the ride! :)

CONTROLS:
Examine button: Examine items and talk to people
Take button: pick up items
Use button: combine items or exit through doors

A tip: If you get stuck selecting one object with the "Use" button, just change to "Examine" or "Take" to remove the marker, it's a bug.

Update #1: Fixed a bug where exits took precedence over items
Update #2: Lowered the chances (hopefully) of loading bug to show, still trying to fix it.
Update #3: It should now work on less interesting browsers like Internet Explorer or Opera or even Safari. I don't really have the time to test so let me know. (Why hurt yourself? Just use either Firefox or Chrome :)
Update #4: Fixed spelling errors in a couple of dialogues.
Update #5: The loading bug now should be *almost totally* gone. I promise guys! ;_;

Web	http://www.morgawr.eu/ld26/index.html
Source	https://github.com/Morgawr/ld26
Post Mortem	http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2013/05/01/art-attack-post-mortem/
Ending Song (for lazy people)	http://www.morgawr.eu/ld26/sound/chromatic-simplicity.mp3
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=8711

Ratings

Coolness	81%	2
Overall	3.27	447

Audio	3.53	119
Fun	2.89	643
Graphics	3.29	381
Humor	2.81	230
Innovation	2.56	954
Mood	3.63	97
Theme	3.64	446

Feedback

JohnBroadley

29. Apr 2013 · 10:28 UTC

Hey, not a bad entry, just a few bugs, and the art style gets some getting used to. Otherwise it's a pretty good game, and the art style matches the theme brilliantly. Good storyline, and a nice amount of content for two days. Keep up the good work.

martijn

29. Apr 2013 · 10:39 UTC

The graphics are very stylish (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StylisticSuck).

I thought it was going to be quite bad seeing the screenshots, but after playing it, it was very,very fun.

Also the ending is awesome. well worth the trouble

Hegemege

29. Apr 2013 · 10:42 UTC

What a great story. I couldn't find a use for quite some of the items, but it matters not. The audio was really calming and fit to the game. The graphics style is pretty cool, quite minimalistic I would say. Great job!

🎤 Morgawr

29. Apr 2013 · 10:46 UTC

@martijn
curse you for linking tvtropes! :D

@Hegemege I found out after submitting that there was a silly bug where you could click on exits placed under items/entities (like the hidden cave or the throne room) and get through without solving the puzzles. I fixed it now, the only item that has no actual use is the note in the Library.

But yeah, thanks for the comments guys, I had a lot of fun making this! :)

BarrensZeppelin

29. Apr 2013 · 10:57 UTC

Such a great & touching game.

Do not get discouraged by the art style, once you get used to it, it has its very own unique charm.

The music was also spot on.

Loved it, excellent job! ~

semi

29. Apr 2013 · 11:07 UTC

Very athmospheric, the music fits really well and I love that you took minimalism as the art style. I got the accidental ending by clicking through to the throne room and now I'm stuck trying to solve the puzzles. Do I give things to characters by clicking use, the item, and then the character? It doesn't seem to do anything (Firefox, Linux)

🎤 Morgawr

29. Apr 2013 · 11:10 UTC

Yes, to give items to characters you need to select the item in the inventory and then click on the character. I apologize if it's not polished and is unclear, I really rushed the release to stay within the 48 hours period (one hour before the end I didn't even have an ending and I didn't get to playtest this much) :(

HELLO23

29. Apr 2013 · 11:11 UTC

Finally got the game to work, using Firefox. I did not quite like this kind of games, and I do not really understand where I am supposed to go to or what am I supposed to do. But the art is AMAZING, minimalistic and everything.

Yezu

29. Apr 2013 · 13:31 UTC

That's one of hellishly trippy game :)

DangerBlack

29. Apr 2013 · 13:49 UTC

Amazing ^^
I trouble a bit to reach the end but all the task are logical. (a bit)
xD No stupid tricks to make it longer. The only flaw is the dura.

nintendoeats

29. Apr 2013 · 15:05 UTC

I'm not sure how I feel about the disconnect between the game's content and it's ending, but I have to give you credit. You clearly put a lot of effort in and made something that you can be proud of.

🎤 Morgawr

29. Apr 2013 · 15:13 UTC

@nintendoeats I know it's a poor excuse but the disconnect between the two parts was intended. I wanted to make it longer but not enough time for more content (I had a lot of trouble fitting everything within the 48 hours as is). For people who played my previous LD game last April (another point and click game), the mood and feel is mostly the same (although puzzles have improved), basically a 180 degrees turn at the end.

I should plan things more thoroughly... I'll keep a note for the next time :)

fishbrain

29. Apr 2013 · 15:20 UTC

Diggin' the art and the audio!

cmayhem

29. Apr 2013 · 15:26 UTC

Works well and I really like the artistic style.

geepit

29. Apr 2013 · 15:34 UTC

Thoroughly enjoyed this, always been a fan of point and click. Graphics were cool, and the story at the end was something i wasn't expecting but was really good. Good work :)

phpboxxx

29. Apr 2013 · 16:56 UTC

This was mindblowing!

ThirteenWB

29. Apr 2013 · 17:50 UTC

This has got to be the best graphics I've seen so far. Great job! :)

Yarek

29. Apr 2013 · 19:14 UTC

Nice job here :) At first the graphics look a bit weird but you get used to them and then the story starts to shine :)

Masadow

29. Apr 2013 · 21:09 UTC

Always stuck at 94% in chrome. On firefox, I didn't have anything, but it may be because I use an old version.

🎤 Morgawr

29. Apr 2013 · 21:10 UTC

@Masadow try refreshing, eventually it will work. I promise!
I really hate this bug, I don't understand why it happens, it's so annoying and I am still trying to fix it.

JohnnySix

29. Apr 2013 · 21:23 UTC

I thought this was going to be a tribute to Neil Buchanan.

Played through, really liked the theme and the story - it went from comical to intriguing into a rather dark and sombre finish.

Dark Acre Jack

29. Apr 2013 · 22:38 UTC

A very complex entry for just 48 hours. Great work, liked the audio the best.

🎤 Morgawr

30. Apr 2013 · 13:47 UTC

Lots of updates and bugfixes (see edited main post). For people who couldn't play it before because of loading issues... well I hope they're gone now. If they aren't then re-try and keep refreshing (give it some time though).

For Opera/Safari/IE users (I feel sorry for you), the game *should* work but I haven't had the time to test it. Let me know.

Tainted_Code

30. Apr 2013 · 14:36 UTC

I had fun, good game.

zatyka

01. May 2013 · 17:58 UTC

I love point and click games. It's quite ambitious to create on in 48 hours, so nice job. The graphics went well with the theme, but I personally found them too distracting. Overall, nicely done!

berareu

01. May 2013 · 23:23 UTC

I really liked it, especially the presentation, the music... And I totally didn't expect that ending! Awesome work!

Martin_Monosys

02. May 2013 · 17:40 UTC

People once used to make games that could run on any browser, instead of telling other people what browser to use... Oo! The game is cool, however! :)

imagnity

02. May 2013 · 17:45 UTC

Sorry couldn't rate as it always gets stuck on 94% no matter how many times I refreshed.

🎤 Morgawr

02. May 2013 · 17:46 UTC

@Martin_Monosys and once browsers used to be only for web pages and not videogames :)

No, I'm sorry, really, I'd love to make it work properly on every browser but in 48hours I couldn't really do more than this. On Firefox it works, on Chrome/ium it works too. With IE, Opera or Safari it gets a bit trickier because of .mp3 and .ogg sounds, I added .mp3 music and made the proper checks to get them to work on the right browsers but I have no mean (or will) to test them. Sorry. ^^
But, hey, firefox and chrome are free!

🎤 Morgawr

02. May 2013 · 17:47 UTC

@imagnity try waiting a bit, the loading bug should technically be gone. It might take a while to load the music. If it really is stuck loading then refresh and retry. I'm sorry it is a problem :(

RealyUniqueName

02. May 2013 · 18:18 UTC

Strong entry. Moody and original. I also like the art style.

queader

02. May 2013 · 18:28 UTC

I love the style of this game!

Sylvain.p

10. May 2013 · 13:44 UTC

Will you mak a walktrhough ? I'm completely lost.

Kvisle

12. May 2013 · 01:32 UTC

I beat it! I think you've done quite a good job with this. I think the graphics are quite stylish, but I had some trouble seeing the cave entrance - I think maybe some places could emphasize what kind of items are interactable.

It's good adventure gaming fun, and we like that.

You're off to a good start.

Andy Go

15. May 2013 · 11:32 UTC

Nice style!