Always Alone by Jake Birkett

made by Jake Birkett for LD22 (COMPO)

My main aim with this game was to tell a story, which I believe I have achieved. It's an extrapolation of feelings that I sometimes get.

Please play to the end of level 4 (it won't take long) because the vibe changes.

Thanks for playing!

Enjoy!

Tech Note: I made this in a language called Monkey which is a cross-platform language by the same people who made the Blitz3D/BlitzPlus/BlitzMax. I hadn't properly used it before, so this weekend was as much about exploring the language and making a basic engine as making a game. I even made that font from scratch! I chose the Flash export from Monkey for ease of use, but it's just as easy to make an HTML5 game, or iOS/Android game, or even PC/Mac executable.

Web	http://www.greyaliengames.pjio.com/flash/alwaysalone/index.php
Source	http://www.greyaliengames.pjio.com/flash/alwaysalone/AlwaysAloneSource.zip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-22/?action=preview&uid=3504

Ratings

Coolness	0%	685
Overall	2.73	322

Audio	2.26	330
Community	2.17	471
Fun	2.36	340
Graphics	2.31	451
Humor	3.07	63
Innovation	2.47	330
Mood	2.55	274
Theme	3.56	76

Feedback

karnakgames

19. Dec 2011 · 04:38 UTC

I loved it. It pretty much describes how we feel about life sometimes (or most of the times?)

Matt Rix

19. Dec 2011 · 06:33 UTC

Great game! Probably the best use of the theme I've seen so far. A nice simple mechanic executed well. The Psychotics level took forever for me to clear, hah! :)

King

19. Dec 2011 · 08:50 UTC

Gasp! I am not the only one with a game about a Jim that wants to be alone!!!

Dark Acre Jack

19. Dec 2011 · 11:00 UTC

Nice little story. I think that Limiting the number of pushes would have made it more game-y.

GingerMess

19. Dec 2011 · 16:09 UTC

Great take on Alone. I think a lot of people have been in this situation at least once in their lives.

TestSubject06

19. Dec 2011 · 17:05 UTC

This was fun, it's like anti-herding.

🎤 Jake Birkett

19. Dec 2011 · 19:55 UTC

Hey thanks for playing everyone! Yes I tried a take on a theme that I think most of us can associate with, even if we don't go quite as far as Jim did :-)

@Dark Acre Jack: Agreed, of course I had plans for more mechanics but time ran out. Funny how that always happens in jams ;-)

marudziik

19. Dec 2011 · 19:59 UTC

Nice story, I like the humorous beginning and gameplay mechanic. Simple, yet efficient.

bugninja

19. Dec 2011 · 19:59 UTC

Great game, awesome use of the theme, fun to play.

helloserve

20. Dec 2011 · 11:43 UTC

Very depressing! Such people should get help!

Shigor

20. Dec 2011 · 21:27 UTC

good one :)

nuria

21. Dec 2011 · 03:45 UTC

Not a very fun game but the story was funny :)

matthias_zarzecki

21. Dec 2011 · 22:33 UTC

Well, that was depressing. Interesting mechanics though :-)

hipon

22. Dec 2011 · 07:34 UTC

haha that was fun, but you should make a punishment maybe like too many farts will kill yourself XD

🎤 Jake Birkett

23. Dec 2011 · 08:45 UTC

Wow thanks for all the kind words everyone. I especially love "such people should get help!" - I assume that refers to me :-)

@hipon: Top many farts will kill you is great! Of course given more time I'd have liked to have done lots more.

frosty

24. Dec 2011 · 09:31 UTC

Really interesting how the story and mechanics worked together. Nice polished entry and definitely fits the theme. Congrats on finishing. =)

Ghostik

05. Jan 2012 · 15:02 UTC

So simple but so amusing :D

Good work ;)

SonnyBone

05. Jan 2012 · 20:15 UTC

I farted, swore, and spun. WHATTAWORLD!