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Rablat by Sodaro

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made by Sodaro for LD 43 (COMPO)

The game executable can be downloaded from here as well: https://sodaro.itch.io/rablat

Take on the role of an aging scientist, who has gotten tired of being called crazy! His latest invention has just been finished and is now about to be put in use for the first time.

Update: there is an updated version on the itch.io page which allows for resizing the window and fixes an unintended level skip in the last room

Genre: Adventure containing Point & Click and 2D Platforming elements. coverimage.png screenshot.png

Source Code https://github.com/Sodaro/Rablat/blob/master/Rablat.yyz
Windows https://sodaro.itch.io/rablat
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/rablat

Ratings

Overall 225th 3.47⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Fun 306th 3.091⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 130th 3.515⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Theme 151th 3.773⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 237th 3.379⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Audio 174th 3.242⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Humor 160th 3.097⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Mood 122th 3.531⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Given 36🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

ShenDev
03. Dec 2018 · 11:16 UTC
The mix of genres was well implemented! I wish the point and click mechanic had a little more depth to it because when I saw it I was like WOW A POINT AND CLICK!! But I know that it's hard to do much in 48 hours. Overall everything was well done. Cool idea, friend! Congratulations for this :)
🎤 Sodaro
03. Dec 2018 · 11:25 UTC
@shendev Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! The point and click part was the one I spent most of day 1 on, it was originally going to have a bigger part but as you mentioned, time was an issue :sweat_smile:
arkiruthis
03. Dec 2018 · 11:29 UTC
What a curious little game! I liked the ending. Very well done. (bit small on my monitor though, possible to have a larger version?)
Nakami
03. Dec 2018 · 11:41 UTC
I wonder all te what will append and the end was quit satisfying. (poor innocent rats haha)
When you feed the rat the firsts times it's just à the last that I ask myself if that all the game, so well design.
🎤 Sodaro
03. Dec 2018 · 12:12 UTC
@arkiruthis Hello! Glad you liked it! I added a resizeable version to the itch.io page, unfortunately chrome seems to flag the file as malicious (I have scanned it and there were no threats found, so it's a false positive), but I was able to download it with another browser!
🎤 Sodaro
03. Dec 2018 · 12:15 UTC
@nakami Glad you liked it! Originally the game idea was solely focused on the rats (more along with you working for a pharmaceutical development company.) However, I felt so bad for the rats so I made the reasoning slightly less "depressing" :smile:
Nehvis
03. Dec 2018 · 14:55 UTC
Very nice idea!
Daniel_Abeleira
03. Dec 2018 · 15:44 UTC
Nice and simple. Good job!
Thomas Lacroix
03. Dec 2018 · 15:44 UTC
Very nice game! In the end, the point and click + the "mario-like" game + the ending go very well together :)
I just wonder, why are there 2 colors on the dispenser?
Blodyavenger
03. Dec 2018 · 15:59 UTC
What a sweet little gem! Although I wasn't quite sure what am I doing exactly. I was just feeding random stuff and somehow I got enough bottles to become young. When getting really young I left the lab and fell into darkness, turning into a rat.

Weird adventure of a mad scientist, loved it - 4/5!

PS: Was scientist drinking blood of the dead rats? :smirk:
🎤 Sodaro
03. Dec 2018 · 16:00 UTC
@thomas-lacroix If you meant the different colored lights; they are there so that the player knows the button does something, even if nothing in the room changed that time. If you meant the empty dispenser sprite itself, it was supposed to give a bit of depth to the sprite (though the perspective is a bit messed up when I look at it now :smile: )
🎤 Sodaro
03. Dec 2018 · 16:04 UTC
@blodyavenger Yeah that was sort of the idea haha. Originally the idea was a bit more depressing, a random 20 year old working at a pharmaceutical company testing their drugs on rats, but I ended up changing it to be slightly more light-hearted (which also brought the 2D platformer aspect into the mix!) :smiley:
Blodyavenger
03. Dec 2018 · 16:08 UTC
@blodyavenger Thanks for explanation, you did a great job!
🎤 Sodaro
03. Dec 2018 · 16:29 UTC
@blodyavenger No problem! Glad you enjoyed the game! :slight_smile:
zircon123
03. Dec 2018 · 17:35 UTC
Weird but charming
Potatuetata
03. Dec 2018 · 18:12 UTC
A fun little game, had much fun playing it, and the point and click part made fun too. At first i didnt understand what to do, but then i went like "Sacrifice! Sacrifice! SACRIFICE!" and killed some rats. :wink:
Bart Huylebroeck
03. Dec 2018 · 20:13 UTC
Nice, good atmosphere. Controls worked really well.
The point-and-click was just the right difficulty for me, although I didn't see the need for repetition.
adventureislands
03. Dec 2018 · 20:19 UTC
Simple and charming little game. Cool ending!
m3rcurial92
04. Dec 2018 · 02:06 UTC
Cool and funny, it reflects the theme very well! Nice job!
Suchista
04. Dec 2018 · 12:36 UTC
It's interesting and has great mood
MRUniverse
05. Dec 2018 · 00:25 UTC
Interesting story, wasn't expecting the ending
incobalt
05. Dec 2018 · 03:28 UTC
Those poor rats. What did they ever do to you Rablat? This is a good start, but I really want a more complicated machine to go through. Drug the mouse, carry it off, and onto the next screen. Of course, I'm not sure I would want to play a game where we process mice into drinks, but I was disappointed when the second rat just came on screen. Even still, I like the blend of genres, and I was delighted by the slow movement at the start.
MyFriendTames
05. Dec 2018 · 06:21 UTC
What a beautiful game, with nice artwork and a little interesting story!!!! :scream:

I really like it, seriously :smiley:

Very nice, good job! :muscle:
shiqichuan
05. Dec 2018 · 07:40 UTC
Good job! Nice ending!
🎤 Sodaro
05. Dec 2018 · 09:46 UTC
@myfriendtames Thanks! Really happy you liked it! :smile:
🎤 Sodaro
05. Dec 2018 · 09:52 UTC
@incobalt Haha yea I was originally going to make the machine more complicated, with different drugs and other things you had to do. I ended up putting that to the side though as I felt that concept was too depressing to make :sweat_smile:
mrwillowb
05. Dec 2018 · 14:30 UTC
Using rats for experiments is rather fun game mate thanks
JulienLussiez
06. Dec 2018 · 00:07 UTC
I liked the art and the beginning with the slow old man, I was very intrigued. Thanks.
tigerj
07. Dec 2018 · 07:54 UTC
Loved this experience and the combination of both styles. You essentially did LD41 and LD43 at the same time.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/345732966?t=03h09m08s
Reminded me of the Secret of NIMH one of my favorite films.
🎤 Sodaro
07. Dec 2018 · 16:30 UTC
@tigerj Thanks again for playing it on the stream, it was a lot of fun to watch! :smile:
Jupiter_Hadley
08. Dec 2018 · 15:04 UTC
Interesting story! I included it in my compilation video series of games from the Ludum Dare, if you’d like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/cFpZDUQu-Js
🎤 Sodaro
08. Dec 2018 · 16:39 UTC
@jupiter-hadley Thanks for playing! I just watched video and noticed that something broke when you were playing, as you did the right thing but it wouldn't work for some reason :thinking:
Matank
12. Dec 2018 · 16:56 UTC
Really awesome game! I loved the story and the way it was presented. I actually wish you would turn this into a longer story. I also liked how you mixed between adventure and platforming mechanics.
Arvejeitor
12. Dec 2018 · 17:32 UTC
Nice one! that point and click segment was my favourite