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A Small Earth by Skywilly

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made by Skywilly for LD 38 (JAM)

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I don't make games but i like to participate at Ludum Dare. So i try to create something and... Voila !

Just a message for some people, just an idea after a little experience with many others people this Saturday, at Nancy (France) but also at many cities worldwide.

Enjoy !

  • Download Links : :flagus: (https://tinyurl.com/ly6deog) - :flagfr: (https://tinyurl.com/l787nzb)

  • Itch.io : https://skywilly.itch.io/a-small-earth

  • Source Code : https://tinyurl.com/m82vokk

Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/a-small-earth

Ratings

Overall 772th 2.061⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Fun 776th 1.606⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 701th 2.303⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Theme 646th 2.758⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 731th 1.636⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Humor 259th 2.968⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Mood 750th 1.8⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 48🗳️ 46🗨️

Feedback

Shodanon
26. Apr 2017 · 14:48 UTC
You said it wasn't a game but it most definitely is! It's interactive, it's a game. You are hinting at the message in your blog post, so I won't spoil the surprise for others. It causes an emotional reaction- you succeeded at that for sure.
AlexHoratio
26. Apr 2017 · 15:51 UTC
Well, it's something.

I can't say I'm a fan of politicizing games like this, it feels cheap. As Shodanon said, it did cause an emotional reaction, but for me at least it was primarily one of disappointment.
GoZz
28. Apr 2017 · 11:02 UTC
Le message me plait :D
xxDOOMbox
30. Apr 2017 · 01:36 UTC
comme jeu, c'est un peu la merde xD ha mais comme annoncement public c'est superb! en fait, tu as fais des choses pas mal dans le jeu. l'accélération en commençant et en arrêtant la planète est cool. ça donne un element d'inertie à la planète. le message est bon en tout cas.
gamesplusjames
01. May 2017 · 12:33 UTC
I thought the "message" twist was pretty funny as I didn't see it coming but it was well carried out and you did a good job. I liked it for what it was, nice work! :)
blaster391
01. May 2017 · 13:03 UTC
I was playing, thinking this was a nice little minigame from someone who says they don't make games... then BAM.

I found this hilarious, thank you
Chronosv2
01. May 2017 · 13:10 UTC
The mechanic for the little game were interesting and I understand what you were aiming for, but the political spin, as appropriate as it might be, detracted from the game in my opinion.

That being said, content like this still needs to be made. If you have a message and people are willing to listen, then there's no reason not to spread the message.
nilead
01. May 2017 · 14:42 UTC
Not a bad... simulation game I guess? Reminds me of science documentaries.
Altron
01. May 2017 · 15:28 UTC
Well, not a typical game, but I guess it does what it was intended to. And I definitely didn't expect the ending.
Devastus
01. May 2017 · 17:14 UTC
Well, it was exactly what it was said to be.

Whether or not you were _seriously_ set out to bring forward a message here I wouldn't know, but in the off-chance that it is so, in my humble opinion the little mini-game lacks relevance to the actual ending. I mean, you could have just put the ending there alone and it would have had the same effect in essence.

In any case, it's a funny little thing, well done.
Dink_Dunk
01. May 2017 · 17:36 UTC
Haha that was quite a funny ending!
holgk
01. May 2017 · 17:37 UTC
Find it hard to mevo earth. but in the end this wasn't the purpose of the game, i think.
andyman404
02. May 2017 · 05:40 UTC
Hehehe. I like this game, great ending! Congrats for making it. It sure is a small world and we must take care of it!
Stellary
02. May 2017 · 05:43 UTC
When I was wondering what is the point of the game, Mr.Trump shows up and I burst into a laugh
But the game is still too simple, you could have added more interesting elements.
Pix3m
02. May 2017 · 05:55 UTC
Gave me a smile, but all in all, a game with terrible controls and a random political message to interrupt my experience.

I agree with the sentiment, but I hardly find this entertaining :I
szczebel1995
02. May 2017 · 06:26 UTC
The game is well, hard to rate, but I appreciate that you used this medium for spreading the awareness, you could make it more fun and playable tho :)
peringo
02. May 2017 · 20:11 UTC
The ending was a surprise. Besides the very simple gameplay at the beginning, I don't know how to rate the game because of the little content and the small consideration towards the actual gameplay.
mmKALLL
02. May 2017 · 20:35 UTC
This was great! Not that fun to "play", but fun enough to get to the end. The visuals were nice, and I liked the pacing. Interesting project, I'd love to see more like this!
TolMera
02. May 2017 · 21:31 UTC
Ahh... Feels like I got trolled. Was not even 30 seconds, before I got vomited at.
fanatrick
04. May 2017 · 17:59 UTC
Kept me occupied enough to play through it, but nothing spectacular. The message is strong, but where's the game? :P
masterkrepta
05. May 2017 · 00:03 UTC
At first, I thought I simply didn't understand the mechanics, then I saw where you were going for. While not actually a game, points for innovation in that regard.
Bunnery
08. May 2017 · 14:58 UTC
Well it was interesting - and surprising!
Nahkala
08. May 2017 · 21:07 UTC
Don't understand people complaining about "politicizing games" since most (all?) games are political. This was just more honest with the message. Thanks for making this game!
blobo
09. May 2017 · 20:03 UTC
I wasn't expecting a political game from this!
bestnickname
10. May 2017 · 21:12 UTC
Haha that was quite an ending. Certainly one of the more amusing LD entries I've seen this time around :)